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Unit4BodyLanguageWhatisbodylanguage?Oneformofcommunicationwithoutusinganyword.goodcomeherebadgoodluckmeIdon’tknowGuessingBodylanguageisapowerfulcommunicationsysteminallcultures,butbodylanguagecansignalverydifferentthingsindifferentcultures.Somebodylanguagesaresimilarinmostcountries.Somebodylanguagesaredifferentindifferentcountries.InAmerica,peoplecanusethisgesturefortakingaliftinstrangeplaces.ThisgestureusuallymeansyouaregreatorwonderfulinChina.TobeshamedInChinaInAmericaThisgestureusuallymeansmoneyinJapan.ThisgestureusuallymeansZeroinFrance.ThisgestureusuallymeansyouarerudeinBrazil&Germany.Communication:Noproblem?ScanningScanthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Howmanyinternationalstudentsarethereinthestory?2.Whoaretheyandwherearetheyfrom?SixWhoaretheyandwheredotheyfrom?peoplecountryTonyGarciaColumbiaJuliaSmithBritainAkiraNagataJapanGeorgeCookCanadaAhmedAzizJordanDarleneCoulonFranceTonyGarciaJuliaSmithAkiraNagataAhmedAzizGeorgeCookDarleneCoulonFast-ReadingReadthepassagequicklyanddividethewholepassageintofourpartsandmatchthemainidea.Part1Para(s)___Part2Para(s)___Part3Para(s)___Part4Para(s)___12-345Bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture,notallthesame.Examplesofcultural“bodylanguage”.YouaresenttoAirporttomeetforforeignstudents.Summaryofbodylanguage.Careful-Reading1.WhywereinternationalstudentscomingtoChina?2.WhometinternationalstudentsattheCapitalInternationalAirport?3.Whatwouldbetheirarrangement(安排）afterarrivingschool?toStudyatBeijingUniversityAnotherstudentandI--representingstudentassociationFirsttotheirdormitoriesandthentothestudentcanteen,Para.1ReaditCarefullyandthenanswerthequestion.Para.2FindoutthetwoculturalmistakesinPara2.TonyGarciaJuliaSmithThefirstmistake(Columbia)(Britain)HeapproachedJulia,______________________and_______heronthe________.She______________appearing_________andputupherhands,asif__________.shouldertouchedherkissedcheeksteppedbacksurprisedindefenceThesecondmistakeAkiraNagataGeorgeCook(Canada)He________hishand_____totheJapanesestudent.He________sohisnose________George’s_______________.bowedtouchedmovinghandreachedout(Japanese)1.HowdomenfromJordangreetothers?2.Istheauthormaleorfemale?Howdoyouknow?3.HowdidTonyandDarlenegreeteachother?standclose,andshakehandsnoddingTomen:Towomen:Para.3ReaditCarefullyandthenanswerthequestions.Man.ThelastsentenceofPara3shakehands;kisseachothertwiceoneachcheekPara.4FillinthetableaccordingtoPara4.Peopleinthecountry/areaWaystogreeteachotherEnglishpeoplePeoplefromSpain,ItalyandSouthAmericancountriesMostpeoplearoundtheworldJapaneseDonotstand_________toothersortouch________whentheymeet.veryclosestrangers_________otherscloselyandaremorelikelyto__________.ApproachtouchthemBowShakehands1.Bodylanguageinsomecountriesisgoodwhilesomeinothersisbad.2.Allmembersofaculturebehaveinthesameway.3.LearningEnglishwellcancertainlyhelpavoiddifficultiesintoday’sworldofculturalcrossroads.Noneoftheseactionsiseithergoodorbad.NotallStudyinginternationalcustomsPara.5Trueorfalse?SummaryYesterday,anotherstudentandI,__________ouruniversity’sstudent__________,wenttotheCapitalInternationalAirporttomeetthisyear’sinternationalstudentstoBeiJingUniversity.Afterhalfanhourofwaitingfortheir____toarrive,Isawseveralyoungpeopleenterthewaitingarealookingaround________.ThefirsttoarrivewasTonyGarciafromColombia,Tony_________Julia,touchedhershoulderandkissedheronthecheek!Shesteppedbackasifin_______.Iguessedtherewasprobablya_____________representingassociationflightcuriouslyapproacheddefencemisunderstandingSummaryAsIgettoknowmoreinternationalfriends,I’velearnedthatpeoplecommunicatewith_____languageandtheyalsoexpresstheirfeelingusingunspoken“language”.In______,studyinginternationalcustomscancertainlyhelpavoiddifficultiesintoday’sworldofcultural_________.spokengeneralcrossroadsWhatisthebestexampleofuniversalbodylanguage?Smileisabridgetotheworld!Assignment1.DoExerciseinpost-readingonP272.Paymoreattentionthephrasesandexpressionsinthetext.