S4: climbs on to a tree.

S3: Ok. I think S2 seems the most likely, so it is her turn.

S2: What are you likely to do if the house catches fire?

(Actions) S1: fetches some water;

S3: tries to put it out with blooms;

S4: runs away as quickly as he can.

S2: Ok. I think S4 seems the most likely, so it is his turn.

S4: What are you likely to do if you meet with a fierce dog?

(Actions) S1: remains where he is and bends down, looking at the dog;

S3: tries to scare it away with small stones;

S4: runs away as quickly as possible.

S2: Ok. I think S1 seems the most likely, so we all have done a good job.

T: Yes. I couldn’t agree with you. Now, one more group.

Step V Role Play (Speaking task on P67)

T: Now, there’s still a little time left. Let’s come to Speaking Task on Page 67.

Homework

1. Team work: Discuss the importance of body language.

2. Go over the Reading:

1) Communication: No Problem?

2) Showing our feeling.

T: I think you must have known something about these pictures. Yes, they are from a program of CCTV, the Evening Party Celebrating the Spring Festival of 2005, the coming Lunar New Year of the Rooster. I think that was the best program. Do you remember the name of this program?

The second period Reading

The Second Period Reading (I)

Teaching 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, comedy

b. 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 and a computer.

Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

StepⅠ  Revision

Free talk about the topic: the Importance of Body Language. While the student on duty gives the presentation, the teacher can simultaneously approve his or her performance by using the body language learned or familiar to the students such as nodding the head, stretching out the hand with thumb up, shrugging the shoulders, etc.

Step Ⅱ  Pre-reading

T: Our text is about a special means of communication—Body Language. Now please look at the screen. And discuss these questions with your partner first. And then some of you will be asked to report your work. Are you clear?

Ss: Yes, sir/madam.

1. What is the purpose of language?

2. How can you tell if someone is sad even if they do not speak?

3. What would you do if you need the other’s help urgently while you two speak different languages?

4. Give an example of how you can communicate a feeling to someone who does not speak your language.

After a few minutes.

T: Now who’d like to answer the first question? Volunteer! S1: Let me try. The purpose of language, of course, is to be used as a tool of communication. That is, to exchange with others ideas, feelings, information, and so on.

T: Perfect! Body language is used anytime and anywhere to convey people’s ideas, feelings, information, and so on and so forth. Next question?

S2: Even if they don’t speak, I can tell if they are sad by

looking at their facial expressions. I’m a good mind-reader. (Smiling)

S3: Yes, that is quite easy. Just by watching their frowned brows, their long faces, we know that they are unhappy.

T: Very good. We have got two “mind readers” in our class; I’m sure there are more than two! Now who’d like to give the answer to the third question?

S4: Let me try, Sir / Madam. I’ll try to use body language to tell the other what I need urgently. I’ll do it by miming, by any proper posture, or gestures, even by drawing pictures.

T: You are smart! Now who’d like to do the last one. It is more challenging, right?

S5: I’d like to have a try, sir. Last summer I went on a study tour in the States. When I was on the way to

Los Angeles on the flight of the United Airlines, we stopped at Tokyo / Narita Airport in Japan for 3 hours. So I went into the shop at the airport, for I wanted to buy a digital camera. Of course I knew no Japanese, so I spoke to her in Chinese first and then in English. It seemed that she was at a loss when I spoke to her. Then I decided to try it in body language. I just pointed to the camera that I like most-Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100. The salesgirl spoke to me in Japanese this time but I couldn’t understand a word of it. So I shook my head and kept pointing at the camera. Finally I reached her understanding and she took out the camera I wanted to buy. I examined it for a little while and asked her the price of it by drawing a big “?” in the air with my forefinger. She took out her calculator and put in the price. The price was reasonable and I decided to take it. I paid for it and the salesgirl bowed to me again and again.

T: Wonderful! Thank you for telling us so interesting a true story and giving us so good an example of body language.

Step Ⅲ  While-reading

1. Scanning

While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.

Part 1 Para 1

You are sent to Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students.

Part 2 (para. 2 and 3 )

Examples of learned or cultural “body language”.

Part 3. (para. 4  )

Different peoples have different body languages.

Part 4. (para. 5)

Summary of body language.

Read the text carefully, then decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

• Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.

•  Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing .

• Japanese will bow to others as greeting.

•  People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them.

•  Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad.

Step IV Post reading

1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know ?

The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with  women, but he shakes hands with the author.

2.What were the two mistakes that the author noticed?

He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. He also noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one man’s nose touched the other man’s hand.

3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance ?

The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and  the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical  distance .

4. Did any students have similar greeting customs?  If so, which ones?

Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting custom-a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan  also had a similar  greeting custom-a  handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.

5. “ When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means?

This saying means that  when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.

6. Do you agree with the author’s statement  that body language is not good or bad?  Why or why not?

Students will give their own answers.

Step Ⅴ Homework

1. Get ready to retell the text in your own words.

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