必修四unit4BODYLANGUAGE(Firstperiod)

1、The First Period SpeakingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target Language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语misunderstand, similar, facial, expression, agreement, yawn, chest, gesture, adult, punishb. 重点句型或交际用语Act out the following meanings, please.Please guess what I mean.Please show the actions, using body language.Now it is you

2、r turn to show the action / gesture.Please use either spoken words or body language to express your ideas.Please use both spoken words and body language to express your ideas.2. Ability goals能力目标a. Enable the students to understand what a certain gesture of the body language means in a given situati

3、on.b. Enable the students to act out some meanings, requirements, requests or situations given in the target language.c. Enable the students to express with the target language the meanings given in body language.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标a. Help the students learn how to express themselves in b

4、ody language when needed.b. Help the students understand others when body language is being used.Teaching important points教学重点a. Teach the students how to understand body language used in different countries or cultures as well as in different occasions.b. Teach the students how to use body language

5、 in the most appropriate occasions.Teaching difficult points 教学难点a. Enable the students to realize the importance of body language in communication so that little or no misunderstanding may occur.b. Let the students know that there is both positive body language and negative body language.Teaching m

6、ethods教学方法a. Individual work, pair work and group work.b. Acting out by imitation, mime or with gestures and body movement.Teaching aids教具准备A computer, a projector and some pictures.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Lead-inThe teacher shows some pictures on screen. These pictures are from the

7、Evening Party Celebrating the coming Lunar New Year of the Rooster of 2005. Ss: Yes, Thousands of Hands Kwan-yin. T: But do you know who she is? Yes, she was the leading dancer of the program. Her name is Tai Lihua（邰丽华）. She is called a Fairy of Peach blossom(桃花仙子) by people. You know she is a deaf

8、girl, but she is a wise, diligent, charming and energetic girl. She studied very hard and got two degrees of bachelors in university. She was famous as an artist for her wonderful performance. She is deaf and dumb. But how did she get that great achievement and became a successful person? She loves

9、life very much. We should learn from her spirit. Besides her hard working, body language plays a very important part in her life. We are all healthy people, sometimes we can use body language to express ourselves. So we should pay more attention to learning body languages. Step II IntroductionT: Now

10、 lets do some TPR (Total Physical Response) activities together, I hope you will enjoy them and have fun as well.Touch your head / face / eyes / nose / mouth / ears / cheeks / forehead / shoulders / stomach / legs / feet / toes .Shake your head / arm / hand .Wave your arm / hand .Open your eyes / ar

11、ms /mouth .Close your eyes / mouth .Twist your wrist / waist.Cross your arms / fingers.Nod your head. Bow your head. Make a face to each other.Bend / cry / shout / scream / smile / laugh .T: All right. Now lets do them a little bit difficult. Lets play a game together. Those who fail to follow the r

12、ule of the game will be dropped out. The game is: “Simon says”. For example, if I say “Simon says, touch your head”, then you touch your head. If not, you shouldnt touch your head but remain still. Clear? Ready? Now lets start.3 or 5 minutes for the game.T: Ok. Its time to take up the lesson. Please

13、 look at the screen. Lets take a look at the following gestures:GestureActionMeaningA handshake You are welcome.A clap of handCome on; be cheerful.A V-shape of the fore-finger and middle fingerMay you succeed!Or congratulations on your success!A half-closed hand with thumb downI am not in favor of y

14、our idea or Ill have to refuse you.A wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure or a scowlShe is worried.Tears coming out of his eyes.He is very sad.All smiles on her faceShe is very happy.Waving their handsThey are waving goodbye to people around.A hand stretched out forward with strengthHe is

15、 stopping a tank.People jump with their both hands stretched open in the air.They are cheering for the victory.T: What are the actions of the above gestures? What do they mean?S4: The first gesture is a handshake, which means “Youre welcome”.S5: The second is a handclap, which means “Come on” or “Be

16、 cheerful” or something like that.S6: The third one is a V-shaped posture of the first finger and the middle finger, which suggests a wish for the other or others to succeed.S7: The fourth is a half-closed hand with the thumb down. It means the one who gives this gesture is against the others idea o

17、r simply refuses the request.S8: The fifth is a worried look of a woman. She wrinkles her brows or frowns. It also seems that she scowls. It shows that she is worried or sad. In other words, she is unhappy.S9: The sixth is a man shedding tears. Tears were running down his cheeks. He is very sad for

18、losing his relatives or sad for his failure.S10: The seventh is a smiling face. It is easy to see that she is very happy.S11: The eighth is a gesture of waving hands. They are waving goodbye to people who are around to see them off.S12: The ninth is a hand stretched out forward with great strength.

19、The boy is trying to stop a tank from entering into his homeland. S13: The tenth is hands stretched out upward. They are all very cheerful. They are wild with joy; maybe they have just won a game. So we can see that they are cheering for their victory.T: You have all done a good job. So you see that

20、 there are many cases or situations in which body language can convey meanings as well as spoken or written languages. If you want to know more about it, lets come to Unit 4 Body Language.Step PracticeT: Look at Page 25. What are these people communicating?Step Time for FunT: Now lets play a game in

21、 groups of four. One thinks of a situation and asks the others to show some actions using body language. When the one chooses the action that is most likely, it is his or her turn to think of some other situation for the others to show the actions so that the game may go on for a few rounds. Clear?

22、Ss: Yes. Thats funny!T: Try to make the situations as interesting and enjoyable as you can. And show the situation as lively as possible. Besides, make sure that everyone has a turn.Ss: All right.S1: What are you likely to do if it rains?(Actions) S2: reads a book; S3: puts on a raincoat; S4: cleans

23、 the house.S1: Ok. I think S3 seems the most likely, so it is his turn.S3: What are you likely to do if the river floods?(Actions) S1: runs away as fast as he can; S2: helps the younger or elder to escape as soon as possible; S4: climbs on to a tree.S3: Ok. I think S2 seems the most likely, so it is

24、 her turn.S2: What are you likely to do if the house catches fire?(Actions) S1: fetches some water; S3: tries to put it out with blooms; S4: runs away as quickly as he can.S2: Ok. I think S4 seems the most likely, so it is his turn.S4: What are you likely to do if you meet with a fierce dog?(Actions) S1: remains w