【教案】book4 Unit 4 Body language单元教案

Unit 4 Body language Ｉ．单元教学目标II．目标语言ＩＩＩ课型设计与课时分配1st period Warming up and Reading2nd period Language points3rd period Using Language4th period Grammar6th period Speaking & WritingⅣ．分课时教案Warming up and ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target Language目标语言a. 词汇和短语major, local, represent, curious, Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, cheek, stranger, spoken, express, action, Jordan, nod, general, avoid, comedyb. 重点句子Yesterday, another student and I , representing our university’s student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’ international students. …I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously. She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence.2. Ability goals能力目标a. Enable the students to realize the importance of body language.What is the purpose of language?What is the purpose of body language?How can you tell if someone is sad even if they do not speak?How can you communicate a feeling to someone who does not speak your language?b. Enable the students to understand the text.Where are the visitors from?How do Mr. Garcia from Columbia and Julia Smith from Britain response when they are introduced to each other?What do Mr. Cook and the Japanese visitor do as they are introduced?How can people express themselves besides their spoken language?Do all cultures greet each other the same way?Do English people and other Europeans act the same when they first meet?Is a handshake very common in Japan?Is a kiss often used in France when people meet?Why are there different kinds of body language?c. Enable the students to retell the text in their own words.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the students learn how to explain the common idea—“different cultures, different body languages” with the target language in this unit.Teaching important points 教学重点How does body language differ among people from different cultures?Teaching difficult points 教学难点The understanding of the poorly-written reading text, especially the relationship awkwardly built up between “you” and the other people in the text, who are met by the awkward arrangement of the compilers of the textbook.Teaching methods 教学方法Skimming method, task-based method, role-play method.Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a projector ,some pictures and a computer.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Lead-in1. The teacher shows ways of communicating:Spoken language speaking ringingWritten language writing typingBody language facial expression gesture action2. What is body language?Body language is one form of nonverbal communication (非言辞交际) without using words. Eye contact or gaze, facial expression, gesture, and posture (姿势), or the way you stand, are different kinds of body language.Some psychologists believe that we communicate 65% of our ideas and feelings without words! The shape of our bodies and faces, the movements and gestures wemake, the clothes we wear, how near we stand to each other and whether we touch each other … all these communicate.3. Facial expressionsLook at the following facial expressions, and try to tell us what his feeling is.Step II IntroductionGesturesDo you know what these gestures mean? Look at the pictures and discuss with your partner what the man is trying to say.Good! Bad!Come here! Me? I don’t know!ok stop silent well doneWhat else gestures do you know?victory applauseStep Ⅲ Warming upT: Look at Page 25.What are these people communicating?Read the following statements. Choose a phrase and act it out without speaking. Can your partner guess what you are trying to communicate?“Hello” “Goodbye” “Come here”“Go away!” “Expensive!”“I’m surprised!” “I’m tired.”“I’m confused.” “OK!”“Good luck!” “I’m delighted!”“I’m upset!” “I’m sad!”“I forgot!” “You’re great!”Step Ⅳ Pre-reading1. What is the purpose of language?2. How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Givean example.3. There are many different ways to greet someone using words. How many ways can you think of to greet someone if you cannot speak?Keys: The purpose of language is to communicate with other people.I can use body language to communicate with someone if I can’t speak. Forexample, if I’m angry, I might turn away and not talk to others. If I’m happy to see someone, I might smile and hold out my hand or open my arms.Ways to greet someone without words: smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss,etc.Step V PredictingT: Look at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26. What do you think the topic will be?Step VI Reading1. First-readingI. Read the passage and divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.Part 1. (Para. 1)Meet the visitors at the airport.Part 2 (Para. 2 and 3)People from different countries express greetings in different ways.Part 3. (Para. 4)Different peoples have different body languages.Part 4. (Para. 5)Summary of body language.Try to write down the main idea of the text.The text is mainly about different _____________ in different countries. In order to avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads, we should ___________________________.Keys: body language study international customs2. Second-readingRead the passage again and choose the best answers.1. In which of the following countries do people greet each other in the same way?A. Jordan and Italy.B. China and Japan.C. Canada and Colombia.2. From the text, we can know that _____.A. people are likely to keep the same distance in different countriesB. men from Britain often stand close to others to shake handsC. people are facing multicultural communication problemsKeys: A C3. Careful readingHow do different international students behave when they greet people? Complete the chart with information from the passage.4. Post-readingI. Answer the following questions.1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know?2. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed?3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemedto prefer closer physical distance?4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones?5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous sayingmeans?Keys: The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but in herculture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. He also noticed that theJapanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, soone man’s nose touched the other man’s hand.The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George,seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. TheColombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefercloser physical distance.Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similargreeting custom—a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordanalso had a similar greeting custom—a handshake, but Ahmed shakeshands only with men.This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should followthe customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.II. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1. Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.2. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing.3. Japanese will bow to others as greeting.4. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself tothem.5. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ bodylanguage are bad.6. People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding whilegreeting each other.7. The physical distance from each other that people are comfortable withgenerally depends on the culture.8. All members of a culture behave in the same way.Keys: FFTF FTTFStep VII Discussion1. 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. What are some situations where body language is the only form of communication? Why?3. Discuss ‘Do you agree with the author’s statement that body language is not good or b ad? Why or why not?’Step VIII HomeworkTalk about body languages you usually use.本单元以Body Language——“体态语”为中心话题，具体涉及什么是“体态语”，如何理解“体态语”，以及“体态语”的跨文化性等。