Unit2Focusingonculture课件沪教版英语八年级下册

Think:Whichkindsofbodylanguagecanhelpuscommunicatebetter?Howdoeseyecontactwork?Eyecontactmeanslookingintoanotherperson’seyes.Itisaveryimportantpartofbodylanguage.Youmayavoidlookingsomeoneintheeyewhentalkingwiththembecauseyouareshy.Butinmanycases,eyecontactisthekeytogoodcommunication.Youcanshowfriendliness,interestandunderstandingthrougheyecontact.Eyecontactcanmeandifferentthingsindifferentplaces.Forexample,innorthernEurope,directeyecontactisasignthatyouaretrulyinterestedinwhattheotherpersonissaying.Ifyoulookdownandavoideyecontact,anorthernEuropeanmaythinkyouarenotlisteningtowhattheyaresaying.However,inmanyAsiancountries,lookingdownwhentalkingwithanolderperson,likeateacheroraparent,ispolite.Thesedifferencescancauseproblems.SupposethatanEastAsianwomanmeetsapersonfromnorthernEuropeforthefirsttime.Ifsheavoidsdirecteyecontactduringtheconversation,thenorthernEuropeanmaythinkherbehaviourisstrange.Heorshemayevenbelievethatthewomanislying,orthatsheisnotconfident.Infact,theEastAsianwomanismostlikelyshowingrespectandbeingpolite.Avoidingeyecontactcancauseproblems,buttoomucheyecontactisnotpoliteeither.Inmanycountries,lookingatotherpeopleforalongtimeisimpolite.Thismaymakethemfeeluncomfortable.Whatdoes“eyecontact”

mean?Whatkindsofthingsdopeopleexpressthrougheyecontact?WhatmayhappenifanEastAsianwomanavoidsdirecteyecontactwhentalkingtoanorthernEuropean?WhatisanAsianwomanmostlikelyshowingifshelooksdownandavoidseyecontactduringaconversation?Whatkindofeyecontactisimpoliteinmanycountries?Readanarticleabouteyecontactandfindouthowitisviewedindifferentcultures.Itmeanslookingintoanotherperson’seyes.Peopleshowfriendliness,interestandunderstandingthrougheyecontact.ThenorthernEuropeanmaythinktheEastAsianwoman’sbehaviourisstrange.Heorshemayevenbelievethatthewomanislying,orthatsheisnotconfident.Sheismostlikelyshowingrespectandbeingpolite.Lookingatotherpeopleforalongtimeisimpoliteinmanycountries.

Findthewordsinthearticleandmatchthemwiththeirmeanings.Readthearticleagainandcompletethetable.SituationWhatmayhappenYouusedirecteyecontactduringaconversationinnorthernEurope.YoulookdownandavoiddirecteyecontactinnorthernEurope.YoulookdownwhentalkingwithanolderpersoninAsiancountries.Youwatchastrangerforalongtime.Readthearticleagainandcompletethetable.SituationWhatmayhappenYouusedirecteyecontactduringaconversationinnorthernEurope.Peoplemaythinkyouarereallyinterestedinwhattheyaresaying.YoulookdownandavoiddirecteyecontactinnorthernEurope.Peoplemaythinkthatyouarenotlistening.YoulookdownwhentalkingwithanolderpersoninAsiancountries.Peoplemaythinkyouarepolite.Youwatchastrangerforalongtime.Theymayfeeluncomfortable.Workingroupsanddrawamindmap.Discussthequestionsbelowandshareyourideas.Whydoesthearticlesay“eyecontactcanbethekeytocommunication”?Howdoyouuseeyecontactwhenyouaretalkingwithfriendsorteachers?Howdoyourfriendsandotherpeoplearoundyouuseeyecontactwhentheyaretalking?Dosomepeopleusemore/lesseyecontactthanothers?Doyouknowwhatthesesignsmean?ChineseSignLanguageSignlanguageisasystemofcommunicationfordeafpeople.Itusesamixofhandsigns,facialexpressionsandhandmovements.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldusedifferentsignlanguages.Signlanguageisnotsimplya“silentversion”ofanyspokenlanguage.Thereisoftenastrongrelationshipbetweenacountry’ssignlanguageanditsculture.InChina,theofficialsignlanguageisChineseSignLanguage(CSL).HerearesomesimplifiedexamplesofsignsfromCSL:YesCrossyourindexfingerandmiddlefingerofonehand,pointthefingertipsforwardsandupwards,andpressdown.ListenRaiseyourhandbehindyourear,palmoutwards,fingersslightlycurved.NoRaiseonehanduprightwiththepalmoutwardsandswingitfromsidetoside.ThanksMakeathumbs-upsign,andbendyourthumbforwardtwicewithasmileonyourface.LoveMakeathumbs-upsignwithyourlefthand,pointitforwardsandgentlystrokethebackofthethumbwiththerighthand.Remember:thesedescriptionsaresimplified.IfyouwanttolearnCSL,youcantakeacourseorwatchofficialtrainingvideos.Therearealsohandbooksandotherreferencematerialsavailable.ReadthetextaboutChineseSignLanguage(CSL)andanswerthequestions.Whatissignlanguage?Whatelementsareusedinsignlanguage?Dopeoplearoundtheworldusethesamesignlanguage?Itisasystemofcommunicationfordeafpeople.No,theyusedifferentsignlanguages.Thereisoftenastrongrelationshipbetweenacountry’ssignlanguageanditsculture.Itusesamixofhandsigns,facialexpressions,andhandmovements.ReadthetextaboutChineseSignLanguage(CSL)andwritewhatthesignsinthepicturesmean.YesThanksListenLoveNODoyouknowanyotherCSLsigns?Workingroups.GoonlinetofindoutmoreCSLsignsandtheirmeanings.Showtheclasshowtodothesignandtellthemwhatitmeans.Self-assessment评价内容评分(1-5)1.我能理解眼神交流中所呈现的跨文化差异。123452.我能理解听障人士的交流方式——手语。123453.我能意识到肢体语言在社交中的重要性，并能在不同的社交场合得体地使用肢体语言。12345

Homework基础作业根据Eyecontact的思维导图提示，完成一段口头介绍，并将其录制成音频。拓展作业阅读文章“ThePowerofCheering”，参考Eyecontact的思维导图，运用思维导图对其结构与内容进行梳理。

ThePowerofCheeringCheeringisawaytoshowsupport,joyandencouragement.Whenpeoplecheer,theyshoutloudly.Atthesametime,theyusuallyclaporwavetheirhandsintheair.Cheeringcreatesasenseofexcitement,andit’sawaytoshowsupportduringevents.Peopleusuallycheerduringsportseventsorconcerts.Forexample,thecrowdatafootballmatchalwayscheerswhentheirteamscoresagoal.Cheeringnotonlyencouragesothersbutalsomakeseveryonefeelpartofsomethingbigger.Itfeelsgoodtocheertogether.However,cheeringisn’tthesameeverywhere.Insomecountries,peoplecheerveryloudlyatsportseventsandconcerts.InAsiancultures,however,peopleusuallycheermorequietly,ortheymaysimplyapplaudinstead.Whenwevisitothercountries,itisimportanttounderstandthiskindofculturaldifferences.Asyoucansee,cheeringismorethanjustmakingnoise—itisapowerfulwaytosharejoy,anditalsobringspeopletogether!Youmayavoidlookingsomeoneintheeyewhentalkingwiththembecauseyouareshy.该句是一个主从复合句，包含一个主句“Youmayavoidlookingsomeoneintheeye”、时间状语whentalkingwiththem和一个原因状语从句“becauseyouareshy”。本句意为：“你可能因为害羞，在和别人交谈时避免与他们对视。”avoid/R9vOId/v.避免；防止

Itookthetraintoavoidthetrafficontheroads.shy/SaI/adj.羞怯的；腼腆的

Susanisashyandquietgirl.Forexample,innorthernEurope,directeyecontactisasignthatyouaretrulyinterestedinwhattheotherpersonissaying.此句是一个复合句，包含一个主句和一个that引导的同位语从句，用来解释、说明和补充主句表语sign的具体内容。that作为引导同位语从句的连接词，本身无实际意义，只起连接作用。同位语从句中，you是从句的主语，谓语部分为aretrulyinterestedin，后接一个由what引导的宾语从句。本句意为：“例如，在北欧，直接的目光接触是你对对方所说的话真正感兴趣的一种表现。”direct/dR9rekt/adj.直接的

Heavoidedgivingadirectanswer.sign/saIn/n.迹象；征兆

Smilingisasignthatyouarehappy.truly/9tru:li/adv.真诚地

Itrulybelievethatourteamcanwin.However,inmanyAsiancountries,lookingdownwhentalkingwithanolderperson,likeateacheroraparent,isp