牛津深圳广州版八年级下Unit2BodylanguagePeriod5MPCultureCorner

Unit2BodylanguageMorepractice&Culturecorner牛津深圳·广州版八年级下Learningobjects2.

learntoidentifythesourceofliterarystyle,findthecentralsentence.1.understandthemeaningofeyecontactanditsusagedifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWest.Afterlearningthislesson,youcan:3.

knowaboutdifferentwaysofgreetingpeoplearoundtheworld.LeadinSimon:Betty!Couldyouhelpme?Myteacheraskedmetofindoutthemeaningsofeyecontactonthepicture.Betty:Wow!Socute!En…ButIdon’tknowallthemeaningsofthem.Ithinkweshouldlearnmoreabouteyecontact.

Afewdayslater,SimonwastalkingwithBetty.……LeadinWatchavideo,andlearnsomethingabouteyecontact.1.Whereisthispassagefrom_______.A.Newspaper B.InternetC.Advertisement D.Travelguide2.Thispassagetellsusthedifferencesofeyecontactbetween_________________and_______________.WesterncountriesAsiancountriesBPre-readingBeforereadingthepassagecarefully,skimandfinishthequestions.EyecontactinWesterncountriesTheintroductionofeyecontactThetipsforusingeyecontactEyecontactinAsiancountriesMatchthemainideasEyecontactinWesterncountriesTheintroductionofeyecontactEyecontactinAsiancountriesThetipsforusingeyecontactPre-readingReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestions.Whatdoeseyecontactmean?Becauseitcanshowfeelingssuchasfriendliness,interestandunderstanding.IfyoudonotuseeyecontactinWesterncountries,whatmayhappen?ReadingDoAsiansuseeyecontactasoftenasWesterners?Whatkindofeyecontactisimpoliteinmanycountries?ReadingNo,theydon't.Asianadj./ˈeɪʃn/oforconnectedwithAsiapolite

adj./pəˈlaɪt/(impolite)havingorshowinggoodmannersandrespectforthefeelingsofotherscausev./kɔːz/tomakesthhappenwhileconj./waɪl/duringthetimethatsthishappeningespecially

adv./ɪˈspeʃəli/morewithoneperson,thing,etc.thanwithothers,ormoreinparticularcircumstancesthaninothersstranger

n./ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/apersonthatyoudonotknowEyecontactWesterncountriesAsiancountriesItis____________touseeyecontactinconversations.Ifyoudonotuseeyecontact,Westernersmaythinkthat_____________________.Ifyoulookaway,theymaythinkthat____________________.Ifyoulookdown,theymaythinkthat__________________________________________________.Itis______tolookdownwhentalkingwithanolderperson.Itis________tolookatanolderpersonintheeyewhentalking.importantyouarenotlisteningyouarenotinterestedinwhattheyaresayingyouarelyingpoliteimpoliteReadParagraph2and3,fillinthetable.ReadingPost-readingIknow...GroupworkWhatcanyoutellaperson’sfeelingsthroughhis/hereyes?Thereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountry.It’seasytounderstandthoughyoucan’thearit.It’ssignlanguage.It’severybody’ssecondlanguage.Whenyouwavetoafriendwalkingacrossthestreet,you’reusingsignlanguage.Whenyousmileatsomeone,youmean

“Iwanttobefriendly.”Onefingerinfrontofyourmouthcanmean“quiet”.Raisingyourhandinclass,maybeyouaresaying,“IthinkIknowthecorrectanswer.”Apolicemanholdsuphishandtostopacarorabus.He’susingsignlanguage.Usingit,youcantalktopeoplebehindaclosedwindow.Andwhenyougoswimmingwithyourfriends,youcanhaveaconversationunderwater!WinstonChurchill’sfamous“V-for-Victory”issignlanguagetoo.Manyyearsago,aFrenchmancalledCharlesMicheldeI’Epecinventedafingeralphabet.Withit,thedeafcanreadandunderstandothers.Today,TherearespecialTVprogrammesfordeafpeopleusingsignlanguage.Therearealsosometheatresforthedeaf.Mostoftheactorsworkinginthemaredeaf.Theyplay,readpoemsanddanceinsignlanguage.ExtensivereadingFillintheblanks.1.Puttingafingerinfrontofyourmouthmeans“______”.2.Thedeafcanreadandunderstandotherswith________________.quietafingeralphabetExtensivereadingFurther

Thinking：Whatistheimportanceofbodylanguage?Whataretheydoing?Peopleusuallyshakehandswhentheygreeteachothers.Whendopeopleusuallyusethisway?Theyareshakinghands.CulturecornerDifferent

waysofgreetingothersPeopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentwaysofgreetingothers.Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,peopleoftenshakehandswhentheymeet.However,inIndiaandsomeotherAsiancountries,peopledonottoucheachotherwhentheymeet.Instead,theyholdtheirownhandstogetherandraisethemtotheirfaces.TheBraziliansandtheFrenchgreetbothmenandwomenwithakissoneachcheek.CulturecornerCompletethetablebelow.PlacesWaysofgreetingothersInmanycountries

InIndiaandsomeotherAsiancountries

InBrazilandFrance

Peopleholdtheirownhandstogetherandraisethemtotheirfaces.Peopleoftenshakehands.Peoplekisseachotheronthecheek.CulturecornerCulturecornerDoyouknowanyotherwaysofgreetingpeople?Whatarethey?Shakinghands.Noddingheads.Smiling.Anyotherways?Couldyouhelpus?ChineseJapaneseShakehandsandnodheads.Bowandnodtheirheads.CulturecornerAmericanShakehands,kissorhug.FrenchandBraziliansKissoneachcheek.CulturecornerIndian

Puthandstogetherandnodheads(namaste合十礼)ThaiCulturecornerSmilingisthebestwaytogreetothersintheworld!CulturecornerTrytolearnmoreaboutthedifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWest.(lookdown/polite/notinterested)Learntohelpotherssolveproblems.(If…,theymightthinkthat…)Useeyeconta