Learning about Language优秀教案

Step 1：Leading-in and warming up

Lead in by showing pictures about postures ,gestures and facial expressions Step 2：Pre-reading

Predicate the text according to the picture and the title

What do you think the passage will tell us?

Step 3：Reading

1. Skimming 1). Divide the whole passage into four parts and match each

part with it main idea.

Part 1 (Para.1):

Different peoples have different body languages. Part 2 (Para.2 - 3):

Summary of body language. Part 3 (Para.4):

Meet the visitors at the airport. Part 4 (Para.5):

Examples of cultural “body language”. 2). What does the text mainly talk about？

A. Two university students meet the international students in

the airport. B. Men and women use different body languages in foreign countries. C. Different cultures have different body languages. D. There are different kinds of cultures in the world. 2. Scanning 1). Read para1 and answer the following question:

Who were they？

2). Read para2-3 and then answer the following questions:

What happened when they greeted each other?

Role play:

Please make short dialogues and then act the following situations out : Situation1: Tony Garcia (Columbia, South America) met Julia Smith (Britain, Europe) Situation2: George Cook (Canada, North America) met Akira Nagata (Japan, East Asia) Situation3: The author (China, East Asia) met Ahmed Aziz (Jordan, Middle Eastern) Situation4: Darlene Coulon (France, West Europe) met Tony Garcia (Columbia, South America ) 3). Read para4 and finish the following exercises. ①.

Why were there communication problems?

②.

What the right ways to greet each other in these countries? People in the country/area Ways to greet each other English people

People from Spain,Italy and South American countries Japanese

Most people around the world

4). Read para5 and answer the following question. In the author’s

opinion, how can we avoid difficulties in today’s

world of cultural crossroads? Step 4：Post-reading

1. Discussion: In your opinion, how can we avoid difficulties in today’s

world of cultural crossroads? 2. Summary: Summarize the passage according to the following questions discussed above.

Who

what

why

how

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? 3. Game (Performing & Guessing):

What are they trying to tell you? I’m

happy!

Good luck!

Stop please!

Please call me!

Well done!

I’m

strong!

I love you! Step 5：Homework 1. Preview the reading SHOWING OUR FEELINGS on P30. 2. Surf the internet to collect more information about body

language.