Unit 3 Language in use板书设计

Module 11 Body language Unit Two Here are some ways to welcome them.

Learning Aims 1. To understand the passage about body language. 2. To understand and respect body language and cultures in other countries.

3.To be able to use correct body language when meeting foreigners. 4.To be able to understand imperative sentences. (祈使句)

Read carefully and fill in the form. 1. _________________________in the Middle East.How close doyou stand?2. ________________________North Americans.Give them ____________________________.Body languagesHow aboutTouchingpeople?3.Chinese girls often ____________________________4.South Americans_________________________5. _____________________________In Britain. 6. In some places, _______________________________Do you look at people when7. But in other countries, _________________________you talk?8. In Britain and the US________________________How do you9. ___________________ in China.say goodbye?10. _______________wave to say goodbye in Greece.

Group work Some foreign students are going to visit our school next week, and you’re going to show your schoolmates how to welcome them in a polite way. Work in group of six, four students introduce body languages in four aspects(方面). Two students act the body language at the same time.

Extended reading

We are always using body language in our daily life. When we have a conversation with someone, we may be using more body language than words. However, the same body language may mean different things in different countries. That’s why people sometimes do not understand each other correctly.

Pointing to one part of the body can mean differently in different cultures. For example, in the USA people point to their heads when they think someone is clever. However, in Europe it means ‘He or she is stupid or something is wrong with his or her head’. In our Chinese culture, nodding our head up and down means ‘yes’ and shaking our head from side to side means ‘no’. However, in parts of India, Greece and Turkey, it means just the opposite.

In England and the USA, when you raise your hand and make a circle with the thumb and the second finger, it means ‘You’re all right’or ‘Everything is OK’. However, if we do this in France or Belgium, it means “You’re worth(价值) zero”. In Greece or Turkey, we should not make this gesture（手势）. Or we are thought to be very rude.

In Russia and some of South American countries, men kiss each other when they meet. But men don’t do this in China or English-speaking countries. In France, people in the office greet each other by shaking hands every morning. That shows they are friendly and polite. French people kiss each other more often than English people when they meet or leave.

The meaning of gestures can also change over time. In the 1960s, the V sign meant ‘peace’. However, during World War II, it meant ‘victory’. In Greece, it is a very insulting（污辱性）sign.

Though the meaning of body language is different, there are some expressions (表情)having the same meaning around the world, such as smiling and crying. (1)In England, if people point to their heads it means they think someone is _______. A. clever

B. stupid

C. headache

D. angry (2)In India, if one nods his head up and down, it means he ______. A. doesn’t agree

B. agree

C. is happy

D. is sad

(3)In France, if you raise your hand and make a circle with the thumb and the second finger, it means _________. A. you are clever

B. everything is OK

C. it is true

D. you are worth nothing (4) V sign meant _________ about fifty years ago. A. victory

B. killing

C. festival

D. peace (5)Which body language has the same meaning around the world? A. Nodding the head

B. The ‘OK’ gesture

C. smiling

D. Kissing

Quiz

1. 不要站得离北美人太近. 2.给他们更多的空间. 3.中国女孩常常和朋友手挽手走在一起. 4.在一些地方,交谈时看着对方是礼貌的. 5.在希腊,挥手告别是很粗鲁的.