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Unit 4 Body Language

Period 1 Warming-up, Pre-reading, Reading

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Background information: There are 45 students in the class. Teaching time: 40 minutes. Theoretic basis: Interactive teaching, task-based teaching, game-teaching.

Analysis of the teaching material: The material is about body language and train the Ss' abilities of reading and speaking. Though reading the passage, the main idea is to let students learn different countries have different culture, please pay attention cross-cultural communication.

Intelligence analysis:

This passage is too long for students to attract their attention. Attractive teaching method is important. In order to concentrate students’ attention, I adopt group work, PK competition between students on the basis of improving students’ passion. Teaching aims: 1 Knowledge Objects;

(1). The students can hear, read, and talk about relevant topic.

(2). The students can understand the content of the passage better.

2 Emotion Objects:

(1). Enable the students to realize the importance of body language.

(2). Help the students learn how to explain the common idea "different cultures, different

Body language.”

Teaching Important Points:

1. Teach students understand body language used in different countries or cultures as well as in different occasions.

2. Learn and master some reading application abilityTeaching Difficult Points:

1. How to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage 2. How to express themselves clearlyTeaching Methods:

Group work, discussion, role-play method, PK competition.

Teaching Aids:

A recorder, a computer, and the blackboard

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1: Lead in:

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.(clap, handsIf you’re happy and you know it, stamp your feet.(stamp, feet)

2: Introduce gestures Play the game, I guess you gesticulate.(Page 25 warming-up 2) Step 2: Pre-reading (1)

Do you know how many ways of communicating there are in the world? Can you give some examples?

(2)

Does the same gesture always have the same meaning?

(3)

Why? Can you give me some examples?

Step 3 Fast reading We can make a conclusion: different culture, different body language. Because of different culture, different body language, we should not only learn to speak English as well as we can, but also get hang of the body language. Do you want to know more about different culture, different body langrage?

1 Play the tape for them to follow, and then work together with their partners so as to grasp the general idea of the text. 2 Try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea of each part .

Part 1 (Para. l): You are sent to Pu dong Airport to meet business people.

Part 2 (Paras.2 and 3): Examples of learning cultural "body language" .

Part 3 (Paras.4 and 5): Different peoples have different body language.

Part 4 (para.6): Summary of body language.

Step 4 Careful reading Look at the following chart. Try to fill in the missing parts according to the text.

Character

You

Country

China

Action (body language used)

Stand watching and listening, first, then introduce guests to each others; when introducing; yourself to Ahmed Aziz, you move back a bit when the other is very close to you.

Mr Garcia

Columbia

Approaches Ms Smith, touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek.

Julia Smith

Britain

Surprised at Mr Garcia's action and takes a few steps away from him.

Mr Cook

A Japanese

Canada

Japan

Reaches his hand out to the Japanese.

Bow to Mr Cook

Both apologize when Mr Cook’s moving hand touches the Japanese’s nose

Step 5 Summary What can we learn from this passage? Step 6 Discussion If you come across a foreigner, what should you do? Golden rule: Treat someone who you can not communicate as you are treated. Step 7 Homework

1. Find out the language points in the text

2. Write a short passage, how do you understand the golden rule? Blackboard Design:

Unit Four Body Language

A

B

C

D

Means of Spoken Language

Written Language

communication:

Body Language

Teaching reflection: Based on students, make students learn while playing. Using attractive teaching methods is to get hang of English easily. Interest is the best teacher, not just depending on reciting. Let our children learn English happily, not becoming a burden.