2023-2024学年度新人教版选择性必修一Unit4Body LanguageReading and Thinking-Understand your body language学案.docx

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1、2023-2024 学年度新人教版选择性必修一 Unit4Body Language： Reading andThinking-Understand your body language 学案Activity 1 PurposeIntroduce the topic of body language, and serve a warm-up for the activities which follow.众 Optional ActivityWhile the activity in the Student Book focuses just on conveying short phrase

2、s, this activity can be extended by having students play a game of charades (a game involving pantomime where people have to guess the meanings of the body language and gestures). Begin by having each student write a short story about an event that made them sad, happy, confused, or upset. For examp

3、le,/ came home last week and my parents had arranged a surprise birthday party for me. I was so surprised when 1 opened the door and saw the cake, but then I was happy to see all my friends.Then, break the class into groups, and have each student act out his or her story using just facial expression

4、s, body language, and gestures, but no words or sounds. The other students then have to guess what the story was about.Cultural notesIt needs to be stressed to students that the cultural points expressed in the passage vary quite a bit in seriousness, depending upon the country or area. For example,

5、 while in Japan many young people look down when talking to an older person, it is unlikely that a foreigner would cause offence by looking someone in the eye. However, in some countries, the use of the “OK” sign can be quite offensive and may cause great problems, as it is seen as a vulgar insult.

6、In addition, many gestures may seem easy to understand and perform, but are guided by complex social rules that a visitor may not know about. If these gestures are done incorrectly, it can cause great problems. This is especially true of gestures that involve bodily contact. For example, in places w

7、here people kiss on the cheek as a greeting, the kiss is sometimes an “air kiss“ 一 there is no actual physical contact between the lips and the cheek一 and it could cause problems if a real kiss is made. Further, in many countries, kissing on the cheek is more common between women, and it may be frow

8、ned upon for a man to kiss another man, or a woman he does not know well. When going abroad, it is always best to watch and learn the proper etiquette for body language before plunging on ahead.AnswersBody 1anguage/GestureMeaningCountry/RegionEye contact between men and womenNot politeMiddle EastLoo

9、king down when talking to someoneA sign of respectJapanOK signMoneyJapanZeroFranceNo t politeBrazi1 and GermanyKissing on the cheekA greetingFrance and RussiaPlacing your hands together and resting them on the side of your headT in sleepy.Most placesMoving your hand in circles over your stomach afte

10、r a mealVm full.Teaching Tipleaching lipThis is essentially a scanning exercise that can be quickly completed by students looking for country or region names in the passage, and then matching the information from the passage with the key words in the table.may be interpreted as being rude.3 Please p

11、ay attention to the social distance, which is different in China and in the West.Activity UActivity3PurposeStudents think critically about the passage by relating it to their own 时/and personal experiences.Purpggggested AnswersReadiassagg 话怕 我叫 i叫 5砥1。 example, the gesture for putting hands together

12、 and resting themPurposeBroaden students knowledge of the subject by having them view a video about fake and real smiles.Cultural NoteFrench doctor Guillaume Duchenne (1806-1875) was a pioneer in the field of neurology who made important contributions to our scientific understanding of how electrici

13、ty affects human tissue. Originally from Boulogne, he studied medicine in Parison the side of your head means sleeping.2 Avoiding eye contact andThis is essentially a scanning exercise that can be quickly completed by students looking for country or region names in thepassage, and thenmatching the i

14、nformation from the passage with the key words in the table.Activity 3 PurposeStudents think critically about the passage by relating it to their own culture and personal experiences.Suggested Answers4 Some are the same in China. For example, the gesture for putting hands together and resting them o

15、n the side of your head means sleeping.5 Avoiding eye contact and lowering one s head may mean respect and being shy in China, whereas in some other countries this body languagend a quick divorce from a second wife, so he returned to Paris in 1842 and threw himself into research while supporting him

16、self with a small private medical practice. He was most often held in disdain by more established doctors and researchers who did not understand or appreciate his work. However, as the years passed and his research continued, scientists and doctors began to realise that he had in fact made some impo

17、rtant discoveries and had made some ground-breaking contributions towards our understanding of how the human body works.Suggested Answersi Sometimes I smile when I am impatient, but I know I shouldn t be. For example, if I am riding a train and a baby starts crying, I may try to smile, because even

18、though the baby, s crying is annoying, I know that it is not the baby s fault and there is probably nothing that can be done.6 There are “crocodile tearsv . This is when a person fakes feeling sad or sympathetic for another person. (The phrase comes from an old story that crocodiles cry while they are eating, as though they feel sad for their victim.)7 Their body language is much more reliable than the words they say, because most people have trouble hiding their anger, disappointment, or irritation.