必修四unit4 Reading

Divide the passage into several parts and find out the main idea.
Part 1: You are sent to CIA to meet this (Para 1) year’s international students. Part 2 Examples of learned or cultural (Para2-3) “body language”. Part 3: Different people has different (Para 4) body language. Part 4: Summary of body language. (Para 5)
Tony Garcia
Julia Smith
everyone
no touching bowing
everyone
Akira man from Nagata Japan
everyone
Name
George Cook Ahmed Aziz
Description Body Language
man from Canada
language because it helps us to get better understanding among people from different cultures. T
Choose the best answer.
1. What did the writer go to the Capital International Airport for yesterday? B A. To see off his friend. B. To meet international students. C. To buy a flight ticket. D. To meet some visitors coming from several countries.
4. When a Japanese bows to you, he
is apologizing to you for what he has done. F 5. French people, like the English, will keep a certain distance from others. F
people she knows
What do people in different countries usually do when meeting?
countries
Ways to greet each other
Columbia approach others closely and are more likely to touch them. Japan bow
Find out the two mistakes.
He approaches Ms Mr. Garcia Smith by touching ____ _______ her from The shoulder kissed (Columbia) _________ and ______ first her on the ________. cheek mistake Julia Smith She stepped ______ _______ back from surprised appearing _________ (Britain) and take a few steps away from _______ ______ Mr. Garcia.
2. Where is Tony Garcia from? C A. Britain. B. Japan. C. Colombia. D. Canada. 3. From Paragraph 2 we know that A Japanese prefer to ____ when they are introduced to others. A. bow B. shake hands C. kiss each other D. touch others’ shoulders
smile
cry
happy
surprise
angry
fear
What do people in different countries usually do when meeting?
China, Britain: handshake
Japan: bow
Some western countries: hug
Unit 4 Body language
Reading
What is body language？
◆Body language is actions. ◆Body language is used to express yourself,
and communicate ideas.
◆Body language goes with no words. ◆ Body language is actions that can communicate ideas without use of words.
George Cook (Canada)
a Japanese
Julia Smith (Britain)
Mr. Garcia (Columbia)
Complete the chart.
Name Description man from Colombia woman from Britain Body Language kiss on the cheek To Whom
man from Jordan shaking hands
To Whom
everyone
shaking hands nodding shake hands Darlene woman and kiss Coulon from France twice on each cheek
to men to women
Definition of Body Language
One form of communication without using any words.
gesture
posture
eye contact
facial expression
What are the following facial expressions?
a Japanese The second mistake
George Cook from (Canada)
He ________ to Mr. bowed Cook and his nose touched _________ Mr. moving Cook’s _______ hand _______. He ________ reached his hand ______ ______ out _______ to the Japanese.
Russia, France, Arab: kiss
Reading
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Fast Reading The main idea of the whole text:
It tells us about the importance and necessity
6. Men from all Muslin countries will
not shake hands with women. F
7. From the passage we can see
western cultures are better than
eastern cultures. F
8. It’s necessary to study body
Answer the questions.
1. Why are the international students coming to China?
They are coming to China to study at Beijing University.
2. Why is Julia Smith surprised? Julia Smith is surprised that Mr Garcia touches her shoulder and kisses on the cheek when they meet. 3. Why did the author move back from Ahmed Aziz? The author moved back because he comes too close to talk to the author.
of
and its differences between different cultures.
body language
Listen to the tape and match the main idea of each part with lines. Part 1. Different people have different (Para.1) body language. Part 2. (Para. 2~3) Part 3. (Para. 4) Part 4. (Para. 5) Summary of body language. Meet the visitors at the airport. People from different countries express greetings in different ways.
canada shake hands
Jordan
Shake hands and stand quite close to other men. Nod to women but do not shake hands with thems
France
shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek
4. According to the text, men from the Middle East often ____. D A. nod heads and wave hands to girls B. touch others’ heads when they first meet C. kiss each other twice on each cheek when they are introduced to others D. stand quite close to other men when they talk
True or false?
1. Mr. Garcia kissed Miss Julia Smith because they have known each other well. F 2. George Cook reaches his hand out in order to shake hands with the Japanese. T 3. All cultures don’t greet each the same way. T
4. What do French people often do when they meet people they know? They shake hands & kiss each other twice on each cheek. 5. Can we expect people everywhere to act the same? Why?
Read one’s mind(察言观色)
⒈ ⒉ ⒊
⒋
⒌
Keys:
1. oh my god, surprise 2. happy, proud 3. I don’t know, confused 4. angry, 5. say yes, agree
Pre-reading
What do you think is the purpose of language? To communicate with each other. How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Give an example.