新视野大学英语第一册第四课U-04B.ppt

1、Unit 4,AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS,Body Language,Section B,Contents,Reading Skills,Text B,Test Yourself,Reading Skills,Like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced in this unit does render you better ability in reading.,This practice i

2、s designed to help you get a deeper insight into the skill for this unit.,随 笔,Practice,Reading for the Main Ideas in Paragraphs,A paragraph is a group of sentences about related ideas or subjects. As you read a paragraph, you look for the key idea that each sentence presents. Adding up these key ide

3、as, you see that each sentence helps build the main idea of the paragraph, the basic subject that all the sentences are related to. In order to understand the information you are reading, you must know what the main idea of the paragraph is.,To be continued,Often one sentence in a paragraph tells th

4、e reader what the rest of the paragraph deals with and, therefore, gives the main idea. This sentence may appear at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the paragraph.,To be continued,随 笔,Practice,The trick is to be consistently you, at your best. The most effective people never change fro

5、m one situation to another. Theyre the same whether theyre having a conversation, addressing their garden club or being interviewed for a job. They communicate with their whole being; the tones of their voices and their gestures match their words. (Para. 7),Example 1,Here are two examples from Text

6、A:,Main Idea: ?,Be consistent in whatever you do.,随 笔,Practice,Others will want to be with you and help you if you use your good qualities. They include: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expression through the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest

7、of others. Others form an impression about you based on these. (Para. 4),Example 2,Make a good impression on others with your good qualities.,Main Idea: ?,随 笔,Practice,The main idea of a paragraph might be stated clearly in a sentence in a paragraph. However, it is also possible for the main idea to

8、 be expressed in more than one simple sentence or even to be implied or suggested.,随 笔,Practice,Practice,Introduction,随 笔,Directions: Write down the main idea in your own words for each of the following paragraphs.,1. As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find the importance of speech

9、 has been overestimated. Although speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms of which we may be only partially aware or, in some cases, completely unaware. It is possible we are unconsciously sending messages with every action, messages that are unconsciously picked up b

10、y others and used in forming opinions. These unconscious actions and reactions to them may in part account for our “feelings” and “snap judgments”.,Main Idea:,Besides speech, people use other forms to communicate.,Introduction,随 笔,2. We communicate a great deal, researchers have found, with our bodi

11、esby the way we move, sit, stand and what we do with our hands and heads. Imagine a few people sitting in a waiting room: One is tapping his fingers on his briefcase, another keeps rubbing his hands together, another is biting his fingernails, still another grabs the arms of his chair tightly and on

12、e keeps running his fingers through his hair. These people arent talking but theyre “saying” a lot if you know the “body language” theyre using.,Main Idea:,We communicate a great deal with our body movements.,Introduction,随 笔,3. While clothing serves a purely practical function, how you dress also c

13、ommunicates many things about your social status, state of mind and even your aspirations and dreams. An eleven-year-old girl who dresses like a college student and a forty-year-old woman who dresses like a teenager are saying something through what they wear. What you communicate through your kind

14、of dress definitely influences others to accept the picture of yourself you are projecting: In the business world, the person who dresses like a successful manager is most likely to be promoted into a managing position. (Para. 7),Main Idea:,The clothes you wear also communicate many things.,Introduc

15、tion,随 笔,4. Also important are the ornaments a person wears: buttons, medals, jewels, etc. Such ornaments are often the means by which a person announces a variety of things about himself: his convictions (campaign buttons), his beliefs (religious tokens), his membership in certain groups (club pins

16、 or badges), his past achievements (college ring or Phi Beta Kappa key) and his economic status (diamonds). (Para. 8),Main Idea:,Small ornaments you wear communicate many things, too.,Introduction,随 笔,5. When you see a person for the first time, even though he doesnt speak to you, you begin watching

17、 himhis actions, his attitude, his clothing and many other things. Theres a wealth of information there if you know how to “read” it. Perhaps snap judgments arent so unsound after all. (Para. 10),Main Idea:,A wealth of information from body language makes snap judgments seem sound.,Introduction,随 笔,

18、Text B,Questions,Text Study,Choice Making,随 笔,New Words not completely 在某种程 度；部分,从某种程度上讲，延误是由大雨造成的。,The delay was in part due to the heavy rain.,account for: explain or give a reason for 作出解释， 说明,The mother asked her son to account for every sum of money he had spent.,1. 母亲要求儿子说明他花掉的每一笔钱的用途所在。,2. 她无

19、法向老板解释为何她屡屡迟到。,She couldnt account for her coming late repeatedly to her boss.,give insight into: make sb. use his / her mind to see or understand the true nature of a situation 使了解，洞察，熟悉,环球旅行让我了解了各地的传统习俗。,Traveling around the world gave me insight into the traditions and customs of different places.,promote: v. 1) raise someone to a higher level or position 提升，晋升 2) encourage; help the progress of something 促进，增进,1. 老板把他提升为经理。,The boss promoted him to the post of manager.,2. 人们普遍认为这次和平会谈能促进两国间的友谊。,It is generally believed that the pe