人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第一册Unit 4 Body Language教学设计

2019新人教高中英语选择性必修一

Unit 4 Reading and Thinking公开课教案

Teaching aims:

1.    Enable students to get a better understanding of body language;
2.    Identify the feature of body language---cultural-specific;
3.    Develop the sense of cross-cultural communication.

Teaching key points:

1. Lead students to understand the implied meaning of some sentences.
2. Help students identify the feature of body language--cultural-specific.

Teaching difficult points:

1.    Enable students to understand the implied meaning of some sentences.
2.    Get students to know the function of body language.

StepⅠLead-in

Activity 1 Look at the following pictures and think about the question: How do people communicate with others?

(1)   ________________(2)_____________________(3)___________________

Suggested answers:

(1)  By speaking   (2) By ringing    (3) By writing

StepⅡRead for the main idea

Read the text and summarize the main idea.

Suggested answer:

The passage tells us that body language plays an important part in our communication and while body language is cultural-specific,some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere.

StepⅢ Skim for the structure of the text

Please draw a mind map to show the structure of the text.

Suggested answer:

StepⅣ Scan for the specific information

Activity 1 Scan the text and find out the following information.（红色为学生填写部分）

Activity 2 Answer the following two questions based on the text.

(1)Can you think of an example of body language that is appropriate in China but might be misunderstood in another culture?

(2)What advice on body language can you give a foreign friend on his/her first trip to China?

Suggested answer:

(1)Avoiding eye contact and lowering one’s head may mean respect and being shy in China,whereas in some other countries this body language may be interpreted as being rude.

(2)Please pay attention to the social distance,which is different in China and in the West.

StepⅤ Video-watching and discussion

Activity 1 Watch the video Smile Trail

Activity 2 Discuss the following questions.

(1)Smiles can be used to hide feelings like anger,fear,or worry.Can you describe a situation where you might smile when you don’t mean it?

(2)Apart from fake smiles,is there any other kind of body language that can sometimes be fake?

(3)Which is a more reliable guide for understanding someone’s feelings,their body language or the words they speak?

Suggested answers:

(1)Sometimes I smile when I am impatient,but I know I shouldn’t be.For example,if I am riding a train and a baby starts crying,I may try to smile,because even though the baby’s crying is annoying,I know that it is not the baby’s fault and there is probably nothing that can be done.

(2)There are “crocodile tears”.This is when a person fakes feeling sad or sympathetic for another person.

(3)Their body language is much more reliable than the words they say,because most people have trouble hiding their anger or disappointment.

StepⅥ Practice

Complete the summary with the words from the text.

Body language 1.　　　　　　(vary)from culture to culture.Eye contact is not always 2.　　　　　　(approve) of.In Japan,it may demonstrate respect to look down when 3.　　　　　　(talk)to an older person.In France,a person who 4.___________(witness)the gesture for “OK” may interpret it 5._____________　　　　　　 meaning zero.You should avoid 6.　　　　　　(make) this gesture in Brazil and Germany.Even the gestures we use 7.　　　　　　 “yes” and “no” differ around the world.In many countries,8.　　　　　　(shake) one’s head means “no”,and nodding means “yes”.By 9.　　　　　　(compare),in Bulgaria and southern Albania,the gestures have the opposite meaning.Elsewhere,people favour shaking hands,10.__________ (bow) from the waist or nodding the head when they meet someone else. 

Suggested answers:

1.varies　2.approved　3.talking　4.witnesses　5.as 6.making　7.for　8.shaking　9.comparison 10.bowing