资源描述
Module 1 Unit 2
Body language
◆ 教材分析
This unit focuses on Body Language -- "Body Language", which refers specifically to "Body Language", how to understand "Body Language", and "Body Language" intercultural and so on. This unit of language skills and language knowledge are also around the center topic of "body language", aimed at through teaching unit, with listening, speaking, reading and writing, do (act), and other forms, let the students understand and master the role of "body language" in communication and meaning, causes the student to clear the importance of "body language" in human communication, understand "body language" in the diversity of different nationalities, different cultural communication; To make the students in the future life, study, work and daily interaction as far as possible to reduce or avoid the use of "body language" may produce misunderstanding, to improve the ability of "communication" and "non-verbal communication ability.
◆ 教学目标
【知识目标】
1.Get students to learn the useful words and expressions in this period.
2.Help students to learn about useful expressions..
【能力目标】
To read the passage and answer some questions about body languages.
【情感目标】
1.Help them understand more about body languages.
2.Develop students' sense of cooperative learning.
◆ 教学重难点
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【教学重点】
How to train their reading ability effectively.
【教学难点】
1.Develop students' reading ability.
2.Help students understand the difficulties.
◆ 课前准备
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Multimedia
◆ 教学过程
Part1
step1 Getting ready
1.Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.
How does Harry look?
What is his problem?
Do you understand why?
What does he need to do?
2) Think and say
What is body language?
step2. Play a game
1) Play a game
2) What is the function of body language?
Body language helps us communicate with others. Proper body language can help us make a good impression on others.
3) What else can help us make a good impression on others?
Your appearance and the way you dress will make a good or bad impression on others . These are also a part of your body language.
4). What do you know about … ?
A Look at the pictures below and match them with the adjectives from the
box. Write the words in the blanks.
step3. Before you read
1). B Look at the photo, the title and the introduction to the story on page 19.
Then answer the questions below.
Body Language
Debbie and Simon are students. They both have part-time jobs at a travel company.
Questions:
1. where does the story take place?
2. Who are the young people in the photo?
3. What body language are the boy and the girl showing?Tick B for the boy and G for the girl.
4. Which person looks friendlier the boy or the boy or the girl?
2). Read the introduction, the first two and last two paragraphs and complete the table.
A well-dressed lady entered the office. She looked at Debbie and Simon, and then walked over to Debbie. Debbie gave her a cheerful greeting.
Simon sighed and walked away.
Mr Yang came over at once and said, “You made a good impression on her, Simon.”
“That was my sister,” said Simon. “She wanted to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday.”
Place
l
Characters
l
3).Vocabulary
C1 Find words from the story on page 19 that have similar meanings to the words below.
1. wearing nice clothes (line 3)
2. a polite word for a woman (line 3)
3. the look on one’s face(line13)
4. the way someone or something looks (line 14)
5. keeping something in a place (line 17)
Step4. While you read
1. Read Paragraphs 3 to 10 and complete the table.
“What’s the matter?” Mr Yang asked.
“People always choose Debbie instead of me. I don’t understand.”
“I do. It’s the way you communicate.”
“How can that be?” Simon asked. “I don’t get a chance to speak.”
“Communicating is more than just speaking. Your body language is important too.”
“Body language?”
“It’s the way you stand and sit. It’s your gestures and the expression on your face. Your whole appearance communicates things. You don’t give people a good impression, Simon. You look down, you never smile and you don’t turn your head towards them.
“Look at Debbie. She’s holding her head up. She always smiles and looks friendly. Her body language is making people feel welcome, so they go to her for help.”
Body language
Impression on people
Simon
Debbie
2. Strategy
Read Paragraphs 3 to 10 again and identify the speakers.
I don’t understand .
It’s the way you communicate.
Communicating is more than just speaking.
Body language?
It’s the way you stand and sit.
She’s holding her head up.
What punctuation mark do we use when we quote people?
Identifying the speaker
• In a written conversation, a new paragraph starts and ends with quotation marks (“…”). See lines 6 –12 on page 19.
• If a paragraph does not end in a quotation mark, the same speaker will still be speaking. See lines 16 –17 on page 19.
It’s the way you stand and sit. it's your gestures and expression on your face and in your eyes. your whole appearance communicate things.you don’t give them a good impressin,simon,you look down,you never smile and you don’t turn your head towards them.
Look at Debbie. She is holding her head up . She always smiles and looks friendly. Her body language is making people feel welcome,so they go to her for help.
These words were said by the same person-Mr Wang.
Step5. After you read
1).Read Paragraphs 11 and 12 and complete the table.
Simon decided to improve his body language. He sat up straight and tried smiling at people.
Minutes later, a beautiful girl entered. She walked over to Simon. A few moments later, she left with a smile.
Changes in Simon’s body language
Before
After
2).Read the last two paragraphs and identify the speakers.
You made a good impression on her.
That was my sister.
She wanted to remind me that tomorrow is her birthday.
Step6. More details
1). C2 Later that day, Simon was talking with his mother. Complete their conversation with the words from the box.(图片展示填空)
2). The beginning
• Whom did the well-dressed woman prefer?
_________________________________________________
• How did Debbie greet the woman?
_________________________________________________
• What did Simon do then?
_________________________________________________
3). Read the story again and put the following sentences into the correct order.(图片展示)课本内容
Step7 Comprehension
D1 Simon is talking to a friend on the phone. Read the story on page 19 and completehis words with the information from the story.
Our customers always (1) ___________________________ .
I didn’t know why and Mr Yang told me the reason. It was
because of the way (2) ______________ . I wasn’t giving customers (3) ________________ . My (4) _______________
wasn’t making them (5) _____________ . So I decided to improve it.
D2 Read the story again and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
1 What is body language according to Mr Yang?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
2 Why did Simon not give customers a good impression?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
3 Why did customers choose to talk to Debbie?
____________________________________________________
4 What happened after Simon sat up straight and tried smiling at people?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
5 Who was the girl that walked over to Simon?
_____________________________________________________
Step7. Homework
1. 抄写单词和短语:
2. 模仿录音的语音、语调,朗读课文。
3. 完成《综合练习册》Reading的练习。
Part2
step1 Show time
Share your report about your and your classmate’s body language.
step2. Gerunds
Gerunds are nouns ending in –ing . These nouns refer to actions and activities.We use gerunds as subjects,objects,predicatives,etc.
• Communicating is more than just speaking.
• He tried smiling at people.
2)
We form gerunds from verbs.
begin
beginning
communicate
communicating
dance
dancing
hold
holding
sigh
sighing
lie
lying
3).work out the rule.
4). Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with gerunds.
1. I like _______.
2. ______ damages your health.
3. ______ builds your imagination
4. ________ is fun.
step3. Gerunds as subjects
• 1). Smiling shows that you are happy.
• Ballet training usually starts at an early age.
• Dancing is her favourite hobby.
When we use a gerund as the subject of a sentence,the main verb is in (single/plural)form.
2). In pairs, ask and answer questions about the pictures. Follow the example.
S1: What can shaking your closed hand show?
S2: Shaking your closed hand can show that you’re angry.
S1: What can resting your head on your hand show?
S2: Resting your head on your hand can show that you’re bored.
S1: What can sighing show?
S2: Sighing can show that you’re sad.
S1: What can closing your eyes show?
S2: Closing your eyes can show that you’re thinking.
Step4. Gerunds as objects
1. Debbie enjoys smiling and always looks friendly.
Simon tried smiling at people.
We often use gerunds after these verbs.
consider finish mind suggest
enjoy imagine practise
2. In pairs, ask and answer questions about the pictures. Follow the example.
1)S1: What does the boy enjoy? S2: He enjoys reading books.
2)S1: What is the girl practising?S2: She is practising climbing mountains.
3)S1: What is the girl good at? S2: She is good at skiing.
4)S1: What is the girl interested in? S2: She is interested in playing chess.
3. We often use gerunds after prepositions.
Debbie is good at communicating with people.
I am looking forward to going to Beijing.
We often use gerunds after these phrases.
be fond of
be interested in
be used to
keep on
think of
be good at
be tired of
give up
look forward to
be bored with
4.EX:
1.She is afraid of __________ (scold) by her teacher.
2.She didn’t go to school because of __________ (ill)
3. I am fond of _______ (listen) to music, so I have bought a lot of CDs.
4. Everybody likes ________ (praise).
5. I am sorry for ________ (late).
5. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box in the -ing form.
breathe do hear organize smoke take use walk
1 She is tired of ________ the dirty air in the city centre.
2 She keeps on ________ to school instead of _________ a bus.
3 He finally gave up ________.
4 She is used to ________ a handkerchief instead of a tissue.
5 She was interested in ________ the puzzle.
6 She looks forward to ________ from her new e-friend.
7 She is good at __________ party activities.
Step5. 根据下列句子回答问题。
(1) Cycling is fun.
(2) Karen likes reading.
(3) David found the answer by looking in the encyclopaedia.
(4) An abacus is used for doing sums.
• In sentence 1, which word is the subject?
• In sentence 2, which word is the object?
• How did David find the answer?
• What is an abacus used for?
Step6. Homework
完成《综合练习册》Grammar的练习。
Part3
step1. Listening
1).Look at the picture and read the title and the notes. Then, tell whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).(通过图片展示课本填空内容)
• Ballet tells stories through the dancers’ steps, gestures and the expressions on their faces.
• Ballet began in America in the 15th century.
• In the ballet Swan Lake, the dancers move their legs like swans’ wings.
• The dancers use their bodies to communicate all kinds of messages.
2) Listen to a speech about ballet and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank.
Ballet
a. Dancers use such as steps,gestures and the expressions on their faces to tell stories.
b. This type of dance started in Europe in the century.
c. Swan Lake is one of the most ballet in the world. The dancers move their arms like and move their necks like the
Of swans.
d. Ballet dancers start training at an age.
e. The dancers use their to communicate messagers.
l Do you like watching ballet?
l What’s your favourite ballet?
step2. Talk time
1) let’s go to watch the ballet Swan Lake.
Ø When we make suggestions, we use:
We can also use the following expressions to make suggestions.
l Why don’t we/you (do) …?
l Why not (do)…?
l What/How about (doing) …?
l You’d better (do) … !
When we accept suggestions, we use:
l That’s a good idea.
l Good idea.
l It sounds nice/great/wonderful.
When we reject suggestions, we use:
l No, thanks.
l Sorry, I can’t make it.
l I don’t feel like it.
l I’d love to, but I …
l I’m afraid I can’t …
2) Listen to the conversation. Repeat after the recording.
When we want to express concern, we say:
l What’s the matter?
l What’s wrong?
l What’s the problem?
l What’s up?
4). In pairs, read the example below. Pay attention to the words in blue.
Situation 2
S1: What’s the matter?
S2: I’m thinking about going somewhere nice during the summer holidays with my parents.
S1: Why don’t you go to Harbin? It’s cool there in summer.
S2: I went there last summer.
S1: What about Qingdao? The beach city is a perfect place for the summer holidays.
S2: Qingdao is a good place, but it’s a bit far away from here. We want a short trip.
S1: Well, you’d better find some ideas for a short trip in a travel guide.
S2: That’s a good idea. Thank you.
S1: You’re welcome.
In pairs, make conversations according to the situations below. You may use your own situations.
Situation : S2 keeps getting low marks in English and wants to improve.
Situation : S2wants to buy a birthday present for his /her friend.
step3. Speak up
1). Match the phrases from the box with the correct pictures.
Crossing one’s arms shaking hands nodding one’s head shaking one’s head
2). Discuss the meaning of each gesture. Follow the example.
S1: Hii, look at Picture 1. The man is crossing his arms. What does it mean?
S2: Maybe he's unhappy about something.
S1: I'm not sure. I cross my arms when I feel cold.
S2: I think is means he's angry. Just look at his face.
S1: Maybe you're right.
Step7. Homework
1. 仿照Speak up部分的示例,与同伴挑选其他肢体动作并讨论它们的含义。
2. 完成《综合练习册》第22至24页Listening and speaking的练习。
Part4
step1. The form of a letter
1).the address of the receiver
The date
The greeting
The main body
Tha closing
The signature
2) remember
• We often write short messages to family me
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