BOOK 4 Module 3 Reading _ Body Language教案

Teaching Plan for Module3
Body language and non-verbal communication
Reading and vocabulary
资中刘莲
Target language:
Important words and expressions:
Vary (in)formal aggressive involve bow spread slap gesture position weapon on guard make a deal hold up shake hands with sb be busy (in) doing sth involve doing give away read one’s mind
Important sentences:
1. If you say the word “communication〞, most people think of words and sentences.
2. Although these are very important, we communicate with more than just…
3. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax.
4. Nowadays, it is quite a common greeting.
Ability goals:
Enable the students to improve skimming, scanning and careful reading skills Learning ability goals:
Help the students learn how to talk about greetings around the world.
Teaching important and difficult points:
Get the students to talk about greetings in different countries.
Teaching methods:
Skimming reading, scanning reading, careful reading, pair work and discussing.: Teaching aids:
A computer, a projector and a recorder.
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step2. Lead-in
(1). Let students guess some simple gestures.
(2). Discuss the ways of communication to bring about the topic.
Step 3.Skimming
(1) Skim the passage and choose the best title, paying attention to repeated words.
A. Saying it without words
B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do
C. Greetings around the world
D. Read my mind
(2) Match the main idea with each paragraph, paying attention to topic sentences or key words, such as places or names:
Para1 A. Greetings in Asian countries
Para2 B. Ways of communication
Para3 C. Fascinating body language
Para4 D. Greetings in Western countries
Para5 E. American youth’s greeting today
Step4. Fast reading
Paragraph1: Read aloud and fill in the blanks
Communications
body language
body language
，_________ and Americans
_____________, meaning ____________
China: We put the left hand______
the right and _______ slightly Examples of 2. Traditionally Muslims: Give a ____________ Greetings in
____ Hindus: They ________ their hands
countries and bow their heads
______________
3. American youths:_______________
Paragraph5: Read and decide true or false.
(1).Body language is interesting for everyone to study.
(2).People express as much by their gestures as by their words.
Step5. Detailed reading
Read the text and choose the best answers
(1). We use “learned〞body language when we are _____.
A. introduced to strangers
B. greeting someone
C. carrying a weapon
D. busy with the talking
(2). Why has every culture developed a formal way to greet strangers?
A. to relax
B. to show them we are not aggressive.
C. because we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax
D. both B&C
(3). We shake hands in the following situation except____
A. when we are introduced to strangers
B. when we greet a Muslins
C. when we make a deal
D. when we greet Americans
(4). Greetings in _____ countries do not involve touching the other person.
A. African
B. European
C. American
D. Asian
(5). W hat’s NOT true about the gesture “Give me five〞?
A. It is an informal style of greeting.
B. It is a traditional American greeting
C. It is a gesture of trust
D. It is quite a common greeting nowadays
Step6. Pair work: Act it out
(1) Greet your partner as a/an European/ Chinese/ Muslim/ American youth/ Hindu
(2) Choose your lucky number and act it out.
Step7. Summery
We use both _____ and ______________ to express our thoughts and opinions and _______________ (communicate) with other people. Just like spoken language, body language _______(vary) from culture ______ culture. Different people in different countries have different ________ (greet) ways. We should try to grasp and respect each other’s culture in order to make good communication.
Homework:
1.Surf the Internet to collect more information about body language.
2.Read a passage and finish the task.
For as long as humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a spoken language problem, communication can be carried out through sign language, in which gestures stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and people unable to hear or speak have often had to turn to this form of expression. When gestures describe words or ideas, they can often be used internationally. When used for spelling words however, where each gesture stands for a single letter, people must share the same written language.
Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not. A wink can be a way of showing that the person is only joking. A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement.
Other forms of language can be found in Braille (a reading system of raised dots read with the fingertips used by the blind), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
1. What does the author mainly want to say?
A．People can communicate in many different ways.
B．Everybody uses only one form of communication.
C．Language is invaluable to foreigners.
D．Non-spoken communication is of little value.
2. According to the text, which part of the body can be used to show you are joking? A．Fingers. B．Eyes. C．Head. D．Feet.
3. What can’t be effectively communicated by sign language when people belong to different language groups?
A．Spelling. B．Idea. C．Whole words. D．Expressions.
4. How many different forms of communication are mentioned in the text? A．Three. B．Five. C．Six. D．Nine.。