1、2018 学年度人教版必修 4Unit4Body LanguagePeriod1Reading Communication,No problem 教案设计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, comedyb. 重点句子Yesterday, anothe
2、r student and I , representing our universitys 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 defenc
3、e.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.
4、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 spok
5、en 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 te
6、xt 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 di
7、fficult 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, rol
8、e-play method.Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures Im sure there are more than two! Now whod like to give the answer to the third question?S4: Let me try, Sir / Madam. Ill try to use body language to tell the other what I need urgently. Ill do it by miming, by
9、 any proper posture, or gestures, even by drawing pictures.T: You are smart! Now whod like to do the last one. It is more challenging, right?S5: Id like to have a try, sir. Last summer I went on a study tour in the States. When I was on the way toLos Angeles on the flight of the United Airlines, we
10、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 i
11、n 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 couldnt 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
12、 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! T
13、hank you for telling us so interesting a true story and giving us so good an example of body language.Step While-reading1. ScanningWhile 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 t
14、his years 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
15、 (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
16、countries are good while some countries body language are bad.Step IV Post reading1. 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
17、? 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 mans nose touched the other mans hand. 3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more
18、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
19、 . 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 Rom
20、e, 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 authors statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?Students will give their own answers.Step Homework1. Get ready to retell the text in your own words.
