高中英语必修四unit4Reading

1、人教课标版 高一 必修 4 Unit 4,Unit 4 Reading Communication: No problem?,Brainstorming,1. What is the purpose of language? The purpose of language is to communicate with other people.,2. How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Give an example. We can use body language to communicate with som

2、eone if we cant speak.,For example, if were angry, we might turn away and not talk to others. If were happy to see someone, we might smile and hold out our hands or open our arms.,3. There are many different ways to greet someone using words. How many ways can you think of to greet someone if you ca

3、nnot speak?,Ways to greet someone without words: smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss, etc.,handshake,kiss,bow,nod,blow a kiss,hug,Reading,Look at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26. What do you think the topic will be?,Tony Garcia (Columbia),Julia Smith (Britain),George Cook (Canada

4、),Japanese- Akira Nagata,I. While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.,Part 1. (Para. 1),Meet the visitors at the airport.,First-reading,Part 2 (Para. 2 and 3),People from different countries express greetings in different ways.,Part 3. (Para

5、. 4),Different peoples have different body languages.,Part 4. (Para. 5),Summary of body language.,II. How do different international students behave when they greet people? Complete the chart with information from the passage.,man from Colombia,kiss on the cheek,Julia Smith,woman from Britain,everyo

6、ne,Akira Nagata,bowing,everyone,man from Canada,shaking hands,everyone,Ahmed Aziz,man from Jordan,shaking hands nodding,Darlene Coulon,woman from France,people she knows,shake hands, do not stand very close to others or touch strangers when they meet,shake hands,bow,approach others closely and are m

7、ore likely to touch them,shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek,shake hands and stand quite close to other men, nod to women and do not shake hands with them,Read the passage again and then answer the following questions.,Second-reading,A. Two university students meet the international

8、students in the airport. B. Men and women use different body languages in foreign countries. C. Different cultures have different body languages. D. There are different kinds of cultures in the world.,1. What does the text mainly talk about?,2. What can we infer from the text? A. A boy from Spain is

9、 likely to touch the people he meets. B. Physical distance cant send out a message. C. English people may stand very close to their friends. D. Its friendly to touch Muslim women.,3. From the passage we know, most international students greet others by _. A. shaking hands B. bowing C. kissing D. tou

10、ching shoulders,4. When writing the text, the author is_. A. encouraging readers to do something B. informing readers of something C. drawing readers attention to some western countries D. regretting cultural difference,5. Which of the following is true? A. French people often greet people by kissin

11、g each other on both cheeks. B. All people around the world now greet people by shaking hands.,C. People from Britain and from South American countries seem to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. D. Not knowing foreign customs may cause a cultural mistake.,1. Is the author of this pas

12、sage male or female? How do you know? The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.,Post-reading,I. Answer the following questions.,2. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed? He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman

13、, but the British woman stepped back and put up her hands as if in defence. He also,noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one mans nose touched the other mans hand.,3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to pre

14、fer closer physical distance?,The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance.,4. Did any students have similar greeting cust

15、oms? If so, which ones? Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting customa kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting customa handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.,5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this fa

16、mous saying means? This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.,6. Do you agree with the authors statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?,1. Englishmen often stand close to other

17、s or touch strangers as soon as they meet. 2. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing.,II. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).,F,F,3. Japanese will bow to others as greeting. 4. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to

18、 them. 5. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries body language are bad.,T,T,F,6. People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other. 7. The physical distance from each other that people are comfortable with generally depends on th

19、e culture. 8. All members of a culture behave in the same way.,T,T,F,1. What is the main idea of the text? A. There are different customs in different countries. B. Foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting.,III. Choose the correct one.,C. People use body movements

20、to send messages and different body movements have different meanings. D. The importance of knowing customs.,2. If two men stand close to each other while talking, they cannot be from _. A. an Arab country B. USA C. Britain D. Russia,3. What should a Chinese young man do when he meets his Russian fr

21、iend in Moscow? A. Kiss him. B. Nod his head to his friend. C. Shake hands with him. D. Smile at him.,4. If you go to some Asian countries, which of the following can you do? A. Touch the head of a boy. B. Nod your head to others. C. Sit with your feet pointing at another person. D. Kiss each other.

22、,5. “Foreigners should follow these customs when they are visiting these countries.” The underlined word here means _. A. habits B. fault C. words D. performance,Discussion,1. If you meet a foreigner who comes up close to you to talk, what countries might he be from? How can you show him that you are uncomfortable with that?,2. If a girl in shorts goes into a Muslim house and a man takes her outside pointing at her shoes and shorts, what should she do? Guess why he is so particular.,3. What are some situations where body language is the only form of communica