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章節: Book 4 Unit 4 Body Language. Reading and Thinking
題目: Listening to how Bodies Talk
學習目標（根據核心素養）： After this class, Ss will be able to: 1. Figure out this text’s genre, structure, and meaning. 2. Learn and talk about how people use and understand body language. 3. Learn about the function of body language and its implications in different cultures. 4. Master some words and expressions about body language. 修改意 見
重點： 1. The meaning and structure of this text. 2. The appropriate use of body language in different countries 3. The importance and limitations of body language.
難點 ： 1. Different meaning of the same body language in different countries 2. The difference of body language in China and other countries
學法指導：Autonomous learning, Cooperative learning
教法指導: The Situational Method, The Guided-discovery Method, Task-based Language Teaching
預習案 Ss preview the text from page 38 to 39.
情景設置 The teacher asks the following question: Suppose we are living in a silent world. How will you communicate with each other Possible answers: write letters, use gestures, send texts and emails. 問題驅動 Step 1. The teacher shows some pictures on the screen and asks the following questions: (1) What might the people be doing in the photos (2) What do you think they might be feeling (3) When and how do you use body language to convey meanings Then T asks Ss to partner up with deskmates and act out 3 sentences without speaking, then asks: How many types of body language do you find T summarizes the body language used in daily life: facial expressions, gestures, postures, eye contact, standing distance, etc. Then T asks Ss to look at page 38 and discuss the title of the article, which enables Ss to predict the contents of the upcoming article. Step 2. T shows the article on the screen and leads the Ss to find out the topic sentences in each paragraph. Then, T asks Ss to summarize where the key sentences are usually placed and shows answers on the screen. According to the key sentences given, T asks Ss to conclude the main ideas of each paragraph. Based on the main ideas, T asks Ss to guess the structure of the article by showing some tree graphs on the screen. By this step, Ss could be able to form a basic understanding from the structure of the article to each paragraph, which may lay a foundation for activity 3. Step 3. T asks Ss the meaning of the word “interaction” according to the context, after which presents the reading tip on the screen. Step2: Using the previous article structure, T leads Ss into the detailed comprehension of the whole article. In this section, T asks Ss to complete a table about body language. Then T asks Ss to further explore the following questions based on the table: (1) How is the body language mentioned in the text interpreted in China (2) Can you think of an example of body language that is appropriate in China but might be misunderstood in another culture Step 5. 1. T shows a video about the true smile and the fake smile. 2. T asks Ss to describe a situation in which they might use a fake smile. 3. T asks Ss to think about more body languages that could sometimes be fake. 4. T asks Ss to compare the reliability of understanding people’s feelings, people’s body languages or their conversations. 合作探究 T divides the students into groups of four. Ss are asked to discuss the question and one member of the group will act as a reporter and present ideas of his/ her group after discussion. Q: What advice on body language can you give to a foreign friend on his/ her first trip to China 四、總結升華 After discussion, T shows the title on the screen again and asks Ss to share their thoughts on it, after which T shows front-page quote on screen and lead Ss to reflect on the association between the title and the quote. What I hide by my language, my body utters (say). —— Roland Barthes
五、當堂檢測（檢測案） Fill in the blanks. We use both words and body language __________(express) our thoughts and opinions in our ____________(interact) with other people. Just like spoken language, body language _________(vary) from culture to culture. The crucial thing is _________(use) body language in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are in. For example, ____ (make) eye contact is not appropriate for all cultures. Some gestures like the one for “OK’ have different meanings in different cultures. Even the gestures we use for “yes” and “no” differ around the world. There are also differences ___how we touch each other, how close we stand _____ someone we are talking to, and how we act when we meet or part. Such gestures _____ the ones for “sleep” and “I am full” seem to have _____ same meaning everywhere. Some body language has many different uses. One example is smiling.
六、強化延伸 Complete the following sentences about body language in China. In China, when people meet, it is proper for us to ________ rather than_______, and keep _______. In China, it’s good manners to __________and have ___________ when talking to others. In China, when we sit or stand, we’d better not _ __ or ______.
作業布置： 必做： 1. Exercise on page 40. 2. Read the article aloud 3. Review the words in bold in the article. 選做：
板書設計 Body Language Facial expression Gestures/ postures Eye contact …

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