Warming up& reading&using language

Unit4BodylanguageWarmingup&readingWhatisbodylanguage?Bodylanguageisoneformofnonverbalcommunication(非言辞交际)withoutusingwords.Eyecontact,facialexpression,gesture,andposture(姿势),orthewayyoustand,aredifferentkindsofbodylanguage.angerfearjoysadnesscontempt轻视surprisedisgust厌恶What’sthefeelingofeachpicture?ABCDEFGokstopsilentLet’slookatthefollowinggestures.Victory/peacePleasecallme!Iloveyou!applauseGood!Thumbsuppick-up搭便车Bad!ThumbsdownComehere!MovinghishandupanddownwiththepalmfacingupGoodluck!KeepinghisfingerscrossedMe?PuttingthefingersonthechestIdon’tknow!ShrugginghisshouldersIsbodylanguageallthesameindifferentcultures?Bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture,thoughsomeareuniversal.Itisdeterminedtosomeextentbysocialandculturalpractices.GestureCountryMeaningmostcountriesJapanFranceGermanyBrazilzerorudemoneyOKthumbsuptheUSNigeriaGermanyJapanNo.1rudegreat/goodjobGesturescountriesMeaningShakingone’sheadBulgaria,partsofGreece,IranOthercountriesNoYesPre-reading:Whatdopeopleindifferentcountriesusuallydowhenmeeting?Japan:bowChina,Britain:handshakeSomewesterncountries:hugRussia,France,Arab:kissReadingCOMMUNICATION:NOPROBLEM?Ittellsusabouttheimportanceandnecessityofbodylanguageanditsdifferencesbetweendifferentcultures.Themainideaofthewholetext:FastReadingDividethepassageintoseveralpartsandfindoutthemainidea.TheauthorwassenttoCIAtomeetthisyear’sinternationalstudents.Part1:(Para1)Examplesoflearnedorcultural“bodylanguage”.Part2(Para2-3)Summaryofbodylanguage.Part4:(Para5)Differentpeoplehasdifferentbodylanguage.Part3:(Para4)Mr.Garcia(Columbia)JuliaSmith(Britain)GeorgeCook(Canada)aJapanesePara1.TheauthorwassenttoCIAtomeetthisyear’sinternationalstudents.1.WhyaretheinternationalstudentscomingtoChina?TheyarecomingtoChinatostudyatBeijingUniversity.NameDescriptionBodyLanguageToWhom1TonyGarciaeveryonenotouchingmanfromJapanmanfromColombiaTouchshoulderandkissonthecheekbowingeveryoneeveryone2JuliaSmith3AkiraNagatawomanfromBritainPara2-3Completethechart.NameDescriptionBodyLanguageToWhom4GeorgeCooktomentowomenshakehandsandkisstwiceoneachcheekmanfromCanadashakinghandsshakinghandsnodding5AhmedAziz6DarleneCoulonmanfromJordaneveryonewomanfromFrancepeoplesheknowsPara4.Differentpeoplehasdifferentbodylanguage.1.Howmanywayspeoplecanexpressthemselvesthroughbodylanguage?Physicaldistance,actions,postures.2.Howmanyexampleswerementionedtoargueforthisopinion?1)Englishpeopledonotusuallystandveryclosetoothersortouchstrangersassoonastheymeet.2)PeoplefromSpain,ItalyorSouthAmericacountriesapproachotherscloselyandaremorelikelytotouchthem.3)Mostpeoplearoundtheworldnowgreeteachotherbyshakinghands,butsomeculturesuseothergreetingsaswell,suchasJapanese,whoprefertobow.Para.5Whydoweneedtostudybodylanguage?Studyinginternationalcustomscancertainlyhelpavoiddifficultiesintoday’sworldofculturalcrossroads.2.WhenaJapanesebowstoyou,heisapologizingtoyouforwhathehasdone.3.Frenchpeople,liketheEnglish,willkeepacertaindistancefromothers.FF1.Allculturesdon’tgreeteachthesameway.TTrueorfalse?Theyshookhandsandkissotherstwiceonthecheek.Greet4.Fromthepassagewecanseewesternculturesarebetterthaneasterncultures.5.It’snecessarytostudybodylanguagebecauseithelpsustogetbetterunderstandingamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.FTThankyou!smileUniversalgesturesAsmilecanhideotherfeelings,suchasanger,fearorworry.Ifsomeone“losesface”theymaysmiletohideit.Asmileusuallyintendstoputpeopleatease.What’sthefunctionofsmile?Howtoshowothersthatyouarebored?lookawayfrom…/yawning/rollmyeyes/turnmyheadaway1.Bodylanguageisneverasimportantasspokenlanguage.2.Ifyouareangryataperson,youmightturnyourbacktohimorher.Usinglanguage:Trueorfalse.FToftenmore3.Youcanthreatenapersonbyrefusingtospeak.Youdonotthreatenapersonbyrefusingtospeak.Youthreatenapersonbyphysicalactionlikemakingafistandshakingit.F4.Youshouldnotgreetyournewbossbygivingherorhimahug.T5.Bodylanguageisthesameallovertheworld.Bodylanguageissometimesthesame,butitissometimesquitedifferent.6.Mostpeoplecanunderstandeachotheriftheytry.FTThankyou!