Book4Unit4BodylanguagePeriod1Reading.doc

Book4 Unit 4 Body language Period 1Reading(By Li Chunmei inClass9)The General Idea of This PeriodThis period includes Warming up,Reading and Comprehending of Unit 4.It introduces the body language from different countries.Students will enlarge their knowledge of body language by reading the text and communicating with their peer.Meanwhile the students can learn more body language from speaking,listening and acting.Students should think carefully about that body language have different meanings in different cultures.Students are encouraged to think about the purpose,forms and functions of body languages.Students will realize the importance to understand different body language in different cultures and they are also encouraged to use the body language appropriately.Teaching Important PointsHelp the students understand the passage better.Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period.Help the students to understand the details of the text by helping them to accomplish the exercise and activities.Teaching Difficult PointsHow to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.How to master the important language points in this passage.How to help the students understand and use the body language appropriately.Teaching MethodsFast reading to get the general idea of the text.Careful reading to understand the passage better.Explanation to help the students master some language points.Discussion to help the students understand better what theyve learned and to use the knowledge theyve learned in this period.Teaching AidsA tape recorderThe multimediaThree Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge and SkillsTrain the students reading ability.Learn some useful words and expressions:major,local,represent,curious,introduce,approach,touch,cheek,stranger,spoken,express,action,likely,nod,general,avoid Enable the students to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.Enable the students to understand different body language in different cultures.Process and StrategiesAct-and-guess to make the students involve in the class actively.Fast reading to make them get the main idea of the passage.Feelings and ValueThe teacher may approach this part by asking them to act some body movement,which can not only help them get ready for the learning of the passage,but can acquaint them with different gestures in and outside China.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Lead in1.Play a song to the students and ask them to act to the music.If Youre HappyIf youre happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap) If youre happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap) If youre happy and you know it,and you really want to show it.If youre happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap)2.Introuduce gesturesT:Boys and girls,why not move our bodies to get relaxed.Lets do it together!I will say some words and you will act their meanings out.First,raise your hands.Ready?Go!(The teacher says out the words as follow and the students do the gestures.)OK!3.Introduce the facial expressionsT:Good job!Now relax your face.Show the facial expression to express the following feelings.4.Intoruduce the posturesT:Excellent!Now relax your whole bodies.We are going to move our whole bodies.You are expected to do the movement with your partners.5.Introduce the eye contactT:Well done!Now use your eyes to express your feelings in the following situations.Situation one:Suppose today is your birthday,you receive a very big present.Its as big as you.So when you see the present,whats your response?(answer:wide eyed)Situation two:Suppose you are walking on the street,some ugly guy comes up to you and wants to talk to you to get your telephone number.Whats your response?(answer:roll eyes)Situation three:Suppose you are walking on the street,some handsome guy walks by you.Whats your response?(answer:wink)6.Summarize whats body languageBody language is a form of communication without using any words and it can help us express our feelings.Now look at the pictures and guess what the man means by his body language?Step 2 SkimmingT:First,I would like you to skim the text and find the names of the persons mentioned and the countries they come from.Time is limited to 2 minutes.Character(person)CountryYouChinaMr.GarciaColumbiaJulia SmithBritainMr.CookCanadaA JapaneseJapanAhmed AzizJordanMadame CoulonFranceStep 3 ScanningT:Now you have got all the characters in the text.For this time,I would like you to scan the text and find out the actions (body language) mentioned in the passage and then act them out in pairs.The following chart may help you find the movement.Time is limited to 4 minutes.Character(person)CountryActionsYouChinaFirst _.Then _ _ when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz,you _ when he is very close.Mr.GarciaColumbia_ Ms.Smith, _ her shoulder and _.Julia SmithBritainJulia Smith _ at Mr.Garcias action and _.Mr.CookCanada_ to the Japanese.A JapaneseJapan_ to Mr.Cook.Ahmed AzizJordan_ to you when introduced,_ to ask questions,_ at women.Madame CoulonFrance_ each other twice on the cheek.Suggested answer:Character(person)CountryActionsYouChinaFirst stand,watching and listening.Then introduce guests when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz,you move back a little when he is very close.Mr.GarciaColumbiaApproaches Ms.Smith,touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek.Julia SmithBritainJulia Smith is surprised at Mr.Garcias action and takes a few steps away from him.Mr.CookCanadaReaches his hand out to the Japanese.A JapaneseJapanBows to Mr.Cook.Ahmed AzizJordanMoves very close to you when introduced,comes closer to ask questions,nods at women.Madame CoulonFranceShakes hands and kisses each other twice on the cheek.Step 4 Intensive ReadingAsk the students to look through the questions on the screen and read the text silently.Students are expected to find out all the answers by themselves.T:OK,boys and girls.You have done a good job.Now lets read paragraphs 2-3 and find out the mistakes by using different body languages.How do the mistakes happen?Time is limited to 4 minutes.After 4 minutes,ask the students whether theyve got the answers.T:Now who would like to be the first one to tell me how many mistakes you have found?S1:There are two mistakes at the airport by using different body language.T:Whats the first mistake?And how does it happen?S2:Mr.Garcia from Columbia approaches Ms.Smith,touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek.Julia Smith from Britain steps back appearing surprised and takes a few steps away from Mr.Garcia.T:Good!Who would like to talk about the second mistake?S3:The second mistake happens between a Japanese and a Canadian.A Japanese bows to Mr.Cook and his nose touches Mr.Cooks moving hand,when Mr.Cook from Canada reaches his hand out to the Japanese.T:Excellent!You have understood different body language in different cultures.Now lets move on to paragraphs 3-6 and finish the following true or false exercise.1.Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.2.Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing.3.Japanese will bow to others as greeting.4.People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them.5.Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries body languages are bad.Suggested answers:1.F2.F3.T4.T5.FStep 5 Divide the passage and find the main idea of each partT:Now you have totally understood the passage.I would like you to divide the passage into 4 parts and sum up the main idea of each part.You can discuss in the group of four.After the discussion,ask some students about their opinion.T:OK,which group would like to share your idea with us?S:Part 1:Para 1.The main idea is you are sent to Pudong Airport to meet business people.S:Part 2:Para 2-3.It mainly talks about the examples of learned or cultural “body language”.S:Part 3:Para 4-5.It tells us that different peoples have different body language.S:Part 4:Para 6.Its the summary of body language.Step 6 Retell the storyT:Since you have read the text for three times,I guess you have totally understood the text.Now lets check whether you have comprehended the text.On the blackboard,its the summary of our reading text.But its not complete.You have to think out a proper word to fill in each blank without reading your textbook.After filling the missing words,you will have a complete summary of the text.Now,I will give you 5 minutes to do this task.My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some _ people from many parts of the world,who are interested in the _ of business in China.The first one to arrive is Mr.Garcia from Columbia with Julia Smith,a British lady, _ behind closely.I _them to each other and Im _ to see Mr.Garcia comes up to Ms Smith.Just then,a visitor from Japan,comes in and _ when the Canadian,Mr.Cook _ out his hand to him.It happens that Mr.Cooks hand _ the Japaneses nose as he bows and they both _.So you see,people from _ cultures may not _ others in the same way.English people usually do not _ very close to others or touch the _ as people from Spain,Italy and South American countries do.Most people around the world _ hands when they meet while _ people will bow.People from Jordan stand quite _ to other men and shake hands and kiss others on the _.In a word,body language differs in different cultures and is widely used in _.uggested answer:My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some business people from many parts of the world,who are interested in the development of business in China.The first one to arrive is Mr.Garcia from Columbia with Julia Smith,a British lady,following behind closely.I introduce them to each other and Im surprised to see Mr.Garcia comes up to Ms Smith.Just then,a visitor from Japan,comes in and bows when the Canadian,Mr.Cook reaches out his hand to him.It happens that Mr.Cooks hand touches the Japaneses nose as he bows and they both apologize.So you see,people from different cultures may not greet others in the same way.English people usually do not stand very close to others or touch the strangers as people from Spain,Italy and South American countries do.Most people around the world shake hands when they meet while Japanese people will bow.People from Jordan stand quite close to other men and shake hands and kiss others on the cheek In a word,body language differs in different cultures and is widely used in communication.Step 7 Language Points FocusT:So much for the exercises.Now look through the passage again and see if you have any language problems.S:I dont know whats the meaning of the sentence “Not all cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away.”?T:This sentence means “不是所有人都以同样的方式寒暄。接触陌生人时,距离太近或太远都会使他们不舒服。” In the sentence,you have to pay special attention to the usage of “not.nor.”which means “既不也不”.For example,they do not shake hands with women,nor are they likely to kiss women publicly.“nor” implies the negative meaning,so when it is put at the beginning of the sentence,the sentence should be inverted.表示否定意义的nor放在句首,该句子应用倒装语序,即把be动词、助动词或情态动词放在主语前。如,Not a single word did he say at the meeting last night.The words having the similar usage with nor are “not,never,seldom,hardly,rarely,little”.如,Never has he been to China.他从来没有来过中国。T:Are you clear now with the usage of “nor”?S:We are clear now.T:Do you have any other language problems?S:I am not quite sure about the usage of “likely”.T:In the passage,the sentence “People from places like Spain,Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.” means 从西班牙、意大利或南美洲国家来的人近距离地接近对方,而且可能会（用身体）接触对方。There are two structures of “likely”.They are “sb./sth.is likely to do sth.” and “Its likely that+clause”.如,Hes very likely to be late for class.他很有可能会上课迟到。It is likely to rain tonight.今晚可能要下雨。T:Any more questions?If not,lets move on to discussion.Step 8 DiscussionAfter the explanation of the language points,the students have got a total understanding of the reading text.Then teacher draws the students attention back to the text and puts forward a topic for them to discuss.Divide the students into four-person groups and give them five minutes to think about the question “Is body language important?” After the discussion,let the students report their discussions.T:Lets come back to our discussion.Since you have a complete understanding of the text,I have a question for you.Is body language important?T:After your discussion with your partners,I would like you to report your discussions.Time is limited to 5 minutes.Go.(After 5 minutes.)T:OK,who would like to be the first to give your report on the discussion?S:Let me try.I think body language is important,because it is used anytime and anywhere to convey peoples ideas,feelings,information,and so on.S:We can tell a lot from others body language.Even if they dont speak,we know if they are sad by looking at their facial expressions.T:Good point.One more.Who would like to continue?S:Body language may have different meanings in different cultures.So its important for us to know more so that we wont cause misunderstanding during our communication.Step 9 Summary and HomeworkT:Today weve learned a text about body language.Just like verbal language(言辞),body language is part of culture.It plays an important role in daily communication.So,it is very important to understand and use it correctly.And for a foreign language learner,it is necessary to learn body language as well as to learn verbal language.T:So much for today.Here is the homework for you to do so that your knowledge can be consolidated.1.Recite the key sentences in the text.2.Finish Ex.1 on Page 27,Ex.2&3 on Page 28.Ex.1&2 on Page 63.3.Collect some information about body language in different cultures.You are expected to share it with your partners in the next class.The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 4Body languagePeriod 1Reading1.Warming upact it out2.Reading1)skimming2)scanning3)questions4)get the main idea of each part5)retell the story3.Language focusRecord after TeachingActivities and Research Speak and draw1.Divide the students into pairs.Give Students A in each pair some pictures containing some body language.2.Student A describes the pictures to Student B.Student B will draw out the pictures according to As descriptions and point out the meanings of the body language in the pictures.3.Student A takes up the pictures and shows them to Student B.The students discuss the meanings of the body language shown in the pictures.They are expected to figure out the exact meanings.4.The students change their roles.For this time,Student B describes the pictures and Student A draws out the pictures and points out the meanings.5.The teacher figures out the correct meanings of the body language in each picture.Reference for teachingBackground InformationBody language of AmericansSometimes people add to what they say even when