大英2Unit2

大学英语2课程教案

Unit2 Body Language

I.W arm-up Activity

Since body language is an important part of communication, students should distinguish the signals that people send out with their body language. Ask students share some popular body language with each other, and discuss the meaning of each gesture.

Ask the students to give their own answers to the following questions:

1.List some examples of overall positive body language.

2.How can you improve your skills in interpreting body language?

3.Can you think of an example of misunderstanding caused by inappropriate body

language? Demonstrate it in front of your classmates if you can.

4.Can you show some examples of different body language in different cultures?

II.Listening Task

Listen to a passage about body language and answer the questions on page 27.

List some new words and expressions the students may meet. Then play the recording three times, pausing at the second time, and ask the students to take notes and answer the questions. Then check the answers.

III.Background Information

1. Lydia Ramsey

Lydia Ramsey is a business etiquette expert, professional speaker, corporate trainer and author of “Manners That Sell —Adding the Polish That Builds Profits”. She has been quoted or featured in The New Y ork Times, Investors’ Business Daily, Entrepreneur, Inc., Real Simple and Woman’s Day.

nguage Points

1.master: n. a person who is skilled at sth.

e.g. He is a master of the clever remark.他擅长作机智的评论。

a master at hard sell强行推销的老手

2.disguise: n. [U]the art of changing your appearance so that people do not recognize you

e.g. His c heerful manner is a disguise that hides the pain.

他表面上快乐的举止掩饰了内心的痛苦。

Detectives sometimes depend on disguise.侦探有时得靠化妆。

3.constantly: adv. all the time, repeatedly

e.g. We are c onstantly reminded of his su cc ess. 总有人向我们提起他的成功。

She was constantly in the media spotlight.她总在媒体的聚光灯下。

4.account for: to be a particular amount or part of sth.

e.g. Repeat purchases account for 73% of our sales. 重复购买占我们销售量的73%。

It accounts for 30 percent of all railway accidents. 这占全部铁道事故的30% 。

5.convey: v. to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to sb.

e.g. A good photo can often convey far more than words.

一张好照片常常能够比话语表达更多的含义。

Her slow smile conveyed disbelief. 她迟疑地一笑，表示不信。

6.remaining:adj. still left after other people or things have gone, have been dealt with

etc.

e.g. Any remaining tickets for the concert will be sold on the door.

其余门票均于音乐会即场发售。

The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital.

其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了

7.transmit: v. to send an electronic signal, radio or television broadcast, etc.

e.g. signals transmitted from a satellite 从卫星传送来的信号

The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries.

典礼通过卫星向五十多个国家进行了实况转播。

8.setting: n. a set of surroundings; the place at which sth. happens

e.g. It was the perfect setting for a wonderful Christmas.

环境气氛无可挑剔，正是一个美好的圣诞节所需要的。

Working in university setting, you can’t ignore these things.

在大学环境中工作，你不能忽视这些事情。

9.aggressive: adj. angry, and behaving in a threatening way; ready to attack

e.g. He gets aggressive when he is drunk. 他喝醉了就喜欢寻衅滋事。

Domestic animals can become usually aggressive because they are upset by a

change.