高中英语必修四Unit4BodyLanguageReading学案

教案：Unit4Bodylanguage

课时分析

ThisperiodincludesWarmingup,Pre-reading,Reading,Comprehendingofunit4.It

introducesbodylanguageindifferentcountries.Studentswillenlargetheirknowledgeofbody

languagebyleadingthetextandcommunicatingwiththeirpeers.Studentscanlearnmorebody

languagefromlistening,speakingandacting.Studentsshouldknowbodylanguagehasdifferent

meaningsindifferentcultures.Studentsareencouragedtothinkaboutthepurpose,formsand

functionsofbodylanguage.Studentswillrealizetheimportanceofunderstandingthebody

languageindifferentculturesandthenarealsoencouragedtousebodylanguageappropriately.

教学目标

1.Helpstudentslearnhowtoexpressthemselvesinbodylanguagewhentheyneed.

2.Helpstudentsunderstandotherswhenbodylanguageisbeingused.

3.Helpstudentsrealizetheimportanceofbodylanguageandunderstandthebodylanguagein

differentcultures.

重点难点

Tounderstandhowbodylanguagediffersamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

教学方法

1.Individualwork,pairworkandgroupwork.

2.Task-basedactivity.

教学准备

Acomputerandsomepictures.

教学过程

StepILead-in

T:Howdoyoucommunicatewithotherpeople?

Theteachershowssomepicturesonthescreen.

Ss:Speaking.

Ss:Writingandtyping.

Ss:Gesturing.

T:Verygood!Therearesomewaysofcommunication,includingspokenlanguage,written

languageandbodylanguage,andsoon.

T:Buthowcanyoucommunicatewithsomeoneifyoucannotspeak?Giveanexample.

Ss:...

Theteachershowssomepicturesonthescreen.

T:Yes,gesturesandbodymovements.

T:Well,lefsenjoyapicture.

T:Ithinkyoumusthaveknownsomethingaboutthispicture.Yes,thepictureisfrom

theEveningPartyCelebratingtheNewYearof2005.Douyourememberwhatisthename

ofthisprogram?

Ss:Yes.

T:Good!ThousandsofHandsKwan-yin.

T:Butdoyouknowwhosheis?

Ss:...

T:Yes,shewastheleadingdanceroftheprogram.HernameisTaiLihua.Youknowsheisadeaf

girl,butsheisawise,diligentgirl.Shewasfamousasanartistforherwonderfulperformance.

Sheisdeafanddumb.Buthowdidshegetthatgreatachievementandbecameasuccessful

person?Besidesherhardworking,bodylanguageplaysanimportantpartinherlife.Sowe

shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningbodylanguage.

StepIIWarmingup,Pre-reading

T:Lookatthepicturesbelow.Whatarethesepeoplecommunicating?Discussyourideaswith

yourpartner.

T:Whatistheboycommunicating?

Ss:Heiscrying.

T:Andwhat'sthemothercommunicating?

Ss:...

T:Allright,themotheristryingtoquiethercryingchild.

T:Andwhataboutthisone?

Ss:Someoneisthinkingdeeply.

T:Thisone?

Ss:Someoneisfeelingill/havingastomachache.

T:Andthelastone?

Ss:Thepolicemanisdirectingtraffic/tellingcarstogo.

T:Great!Youarewonderful!Andlefslookatthefollowinggesturesandhaveaguess.

Ss:Good!

Ss:Bad!

Ss:Goodluck!

Ss:Comehere!

T:Youdidagoodjob!

T:Doyouknow?Bodylanguageisapowerfulcommunicationsysteminallcultures,butbody

languagecansignalverydifferentthingsindifferentcultures.Nowlet'scometotheReading

StepIIIReadingpassage:Communication:Noproblem?

i)Skimming

Taskl.Whichisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Therearedifferentcustomsindifferentcountries.

B.Foreignersshouldfollowthecustomsofthecountrywheretheyarevisiting.

C.Peopleusebodymovementstosendmessagesanddifferentbodymovementshave

differentmeanings.

D.Theimportanceofknowingcustoms.

Suggestedanswer:C

Task2.Readthepassagequicklytofindthemainideaofeachpart..

Matchthemainideaofeachpart.

Part1A.Differentpeoplehavedifferentbodylanguages.

(Para.l)

Part2B.Summaryofbodylanguage.

(Para.2〜3)

Part3C.Meetthevisitorsattheairport.

(Para.4)

Part4D.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesexpressgreetingsindifferentways.

(Para.5)

Suggestedanswers:CDAB

ii)Scanning

Taskl:Decidewhichoneistrueorfalse.

1.Englishmenoftenstandclosetoothersortouchstrangersassoonastheymeet.

2.Mostpeoplearoundtheworldnowgreeteachotherbykissing.

3.Japanesewillbowtoothersasgreeting.

4.Somebodylanguagesinsomecountriesaregoodwhilesomecountries5bodylanguageare

bad.

5.PeoplefromJordanwillmoveveryclosetoyouasyouintroduceyourselftothem.

Suggestedanswers:FFTFT

Task2:Howdodifferentinternationalstudentsbehavewhentheygreetpeople?Completethe

chartwithinformationfromthepassage.

NameDescriptionBodyLanguageToWhom

TonyGarciaeveryone

notouching

manfromJapan

NameDescriptionBodyLanguageToWhom

GeorgeCook

tomen

towomen

shakehandsandkiss

twiceoneachcheek

Suggestedanswers:manfromColombia,kissonthecheek,JuliaSmith,womanfromBritain,

everyone,AkiraNagata,bowing,everyone.

manfromCanada,shakinghands,everyone,AhmedAziz,manfromJordan,shakinghands

nodding,DarleneCoulon,womanfromFrance,peoplesheknows.

iii）Retelling

Retellthetextbyfillingthefollowingblanks.

AnotherstudentandIwenttotheCapitalInternationalAirporttosome

studentsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Isawthesestudentsfromdifferentcountries

expressing_________indifferentways.Notallcultureseachothertheway,nor

aretheycomfortableinthesamewaywithtouchingorbetweenpeople.Inthe

samewaythatpeoplewithspokenlanguage,theyalsotheirfeelings

usingunspokenttlanguage^^throughdistance,actionsor.Inaword,body

languagediffer