南大附中

TaskReportingonbodylanguage南大附中于莉莉Unit2LanguageSkillsbuilding1AnticipatingaresponseTrytofindoutsomebehaviouraldifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternersUnderstandhowtopredicttheanswerstothequestionwhilelistening.QuestionWheredotheylive?Whendidthistakeplace?Howlonghavetheybeeninthiscountry?WhichhanddoArabseatwith?Whywouldyouliketowriteabookaboutcustoms?InformationyouexpecttohavenameofaplaceaspecifictimeatimeperiodleftorrighthandAreasonorreasonsChecktheanswers:1.T2.F3.F4.F5.T6.F7.F8.T9.TStep1:fillinginachat1.good2.tellingthetrue3.Yes4.No5.Helloorgoodbye6.crazy7.whereyouare(youplace)8.goodjob9.OkSkillsbuilding2:formulatingwrittenquestionsRememberthefollowingpointswhenwritingquestions•Gettothepoint!•Giveallthenecessaryinformation.•UsesimplelanguageSampleanswers2.Lastnight,wewatchedatelevisionshowonCCTV8.Didyouseeit?Ifso,didyoulikeit?3.Ifinishedabooklastnight.Howaboutyou?WhathappenedinthelastbookYouread?Step2:surveyingyourclassmates5Youandyourfriendaretakingphotosinapark.Youareposingandyourfriendisholdingacamera.Afteraflash,yourfriendholdsuphishandwithfingerspointingupandpalmfacingout.Indexfingerandthumbmakean‘O’.aHeissaying'OK'.bHeisaskingyoutoposeagain.Other:_______________________________1.a2.b3.a4.a6Yourdaughterandyouaregoingshopping.Youwanttobuyanewskirtforyourdaughter.Youpickupablueoneandshowittoher.Sheshakesherheadfromsidetoside.Thenyoupickuparedone.Shenodsherheadupanddown.Yourdaughter:alikestheblueskirt.bissatisfiedwiththeredskirtyouchose.Other:_______________________________7AllofyourfamilyareenjoyingabigdinneronMid-AutumnDay.Afterthemeal,youleanbackandpatyourstomachwiththepalmofyourhand.Youmean:aOh,Iamfull.It'squitedelicious.bIhavegotastomach-ache.Other:______________________________Skillsbuilding3:OrganizingareportAnswers842635197Step3:WritingareportonbodylanguageIntroductionProcedures/MethodResults/FindingsConclusionSampleanswersThisreportisaboutbodylanguageusedinbothChinaandtheUnitedStates.ItlooksathowthesamegestureisusedintwoDifferentcountriesandhowthegestureexpressesdifferentmeaningsinthetwocountries.Italsostatesthesimilaritiesanddifferencesofbodylanguageinthesetwocountries.Theinformationwascollectedfrommyclassmatesthroughasurvey.Inordertoconductthesurvey,Icreatedsomesituationsandanswersforsomecommongesturesformyclassmatestorespondto.Aftercollectingtheiranswers,Irecordedtheiranswersandanalyzedthestatistics.Fromtheoutcomeofmysurvey,wecanseethatformostofthegestures,peopleinbothcountriessharethesamemeaning,aswiththegesturesoftheheadnoddingupanddown,theheadshakingfromsidetosideandthumbsup.Therearealsosomedifferencesinthemeaningofsomegestures.Forexample,therearedifferencesinthemeaningofthegestureofwaving,whenthepalmfacesoutandthehandmovesleftandright.IntheUSAitmeans‘Hello’,butinChinaitmeans'N0.',anegativeanswer.Nowadays,someyoungChinesealsousethisgesturetogreetothers.Sowiththeincreaseincultural,educationalandeconomicexchangebetweenthetwocountries,thedifferencesinbodylanguagebetweenthetwonationswillbecomesmallerandsmaller.Theseresultssuggestthatpeoplefromdifferentculturesmoreorlesscanunderstandeachotherbyusingthesegestures.Itseemsthatinthefuturewecanmakefulluseofbodylanguagetohelpusconveyourideasorfeelingswhenwetalkwithforeignfriends.