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Unit 21 Body Talk

Step 1 Pre-reading Match the two columns

How do you communicate the following with body language?

Thank you!

Keep silent/quiet!

Well done!/Good!

I can’t believe it!/That’s incredible!

All right!

Number 8

That’s crazy!

Come here!

French

Japanese

Zero

Making a circle

with one’s thumb

and index finger

Step2 Reading

Task1: Topic sentence

Your guess:_____________________________.

Theme/Main idea: _______________________________.

Body language varies from culture to culture.

Task2: Scanning

Find the main idea of each paragraph and divide them into

several parts.

Para1:

Para2:

Para3:

Para4:

Para5:

Both words and body language can express how we

think and feel.

Gestures, a kind of body language, have different

meanings in different countries

The way people in different countries show the same

idea in different ways.

Some gestures seem to be universal.

Smiles may be the most commonly understood facial

expression in the world.

Part1

Part2

Part3

Task3: Skimming Fill in the Chart

A way to show interest

Rude or disrespectful

A circle with

one’s thumb and index finger

France

Rudeness

“Great” or “good job”

Nigeria

The number one

Moving the index finger in a circle in front of the ear

Crazy

Step3: Practice and Consolidation

Task1: multiple-choice

Movements 1 How do people send each other message?

Only by words

Only by body language

By neither words nor body language

By both words and body language

2 In which country does nodding mean “yes”?

Iran B. China C.Bulgaria D. Parts of Greece

3 People in France often greet each other with _____

A kiss B.a firm handshake C. a loving embrace D. a bow

3 If a person is hungry, perhaps he will _____

Press his palms together B. Rest his head on the back of his hand

Rub his stomach before a meal D. Rub his stomach after a meal

4 Which can be used as another title for the text?

A. Body language B. Gestures C. Smiles D.

D

B

A

C

A

6 Which of the following gestures seems to be universal?

Pressing one’s palms together and resting one’s head on the back

of one’s hand while closing the eyes.

B. Moving the hand in circles over the stomach

C. Smile

D. All of the above

7 What does the word “down” mean in the last sentence of the passage?

From a higher place to a lower place

From an earlier time to a later time

From an inland place to the coast

(being) beaten in the struggle of life

8 From the text we can conclude that ______.

We should use body language as often as possible

We should be careful about body language

We should never use body language

Body language is more important than words

D

D

B

Task2: Comparison

Waving one’s hand

Shaking one’s

head/ hand

Same as in the US

Opening one’s eyes

and mouth wide

No Chinese gesture

No Chinese gesture

Moving one’s hand

up and down with the palm facing down

Same as in the US

Step4: Discussion

1 The smile is considered as a universally understood

body language.Why?

2 What can you learn after you reading this text?

1 There are both cultural and regional differences in how we

communicate what we think and feel with our bodies.

2 Learning a foreign language requires more than knowledge

of its vocabulary, grammar and useful expressions. It also

requires understanding of its gestures and facial expressions

since they can differ so much from culture to culture.

3 Manners make the man.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Step5: Game

One student acts out the following words , and the other

student turn around and guess the word

Group1: swimming crying jumping lying

Group2: happy confused angry tired

Group3: frightened dancing sad singing

Score:1 2 3 4

Step6: Assignment

1 Imagine that you are traveling alone in France,

and how will you communicate with Frenchman

with body language? Make a plan

2 Mark some difficulties in this text.