高中英语Unit 4 Body languange Period 1 Reading 优秀教案（人教版必修4）

高中英语Unit 4 Body languange Period 1 Reading 优秀教案（人教版必修4）

Period 1　Reading The General Idea of This Period This period includes Warming up,Reading and Comprehending of Unit 4.It introduces the body language from different countries.Students will enlarge their knowledge of body language by reading the text and communicating with their peer.Meanwhile the students can learn more body language from speaking,listening and acting.Students should think carefully about that body language have different meanings in different cultures.Students are encouraged to think about the purpose,forms and functions of body languages.Students will realize the importance to understand different body language in different cultures and they are also encouraged to use the body language appropriately. Teaching Important Points Help the students understand the passage better. Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period. Help the students to understand the details of the text by helping them to accomplish the exercise and activities. Teaching Difficult Points How to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better. How to master the important language points in this passage. How to help the students understand and use the body language appropriately. Teaching Methods Fast reading to get the general idea of the text. Careful reading to understand the passage better. Explanation to help the students master some language points. Discussion to help the students understand better what they’ve learned and to use the knowledge they’ve learned in this period. Teaching Aids A tape recorder The multimedia Three Dimensional Teaching Aims Knowledge and Skills Train the students’ reading ability. Learn some useful words and expressions: major,local,represent,curious,introduce,approach,touch,cheek,stranger,spoken,express,action,likely,nod,general,avoid  Enable the students to sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Enable the students to understand different body language in different cultures. Process and Strategies Act-and-guess to make the students involve in the class actively. Fast reading to make them get the main idea of the passage. Feelings and Value The teacher may approach this part by asking them to act some body movement,which can not only help them get ready for the learning of the passage,but can acquaint them with different gestures in and outside China. Teaching Procedures Step 1 Lead in ‎1.Play a song to the students and ask them to act to the music. If You’re Happy If you’re happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap)  If you’re happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap)  If you’re happy and you know it,and you really want to show it. If you’re happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap) ‎2.Introuduce gestures T:Boys and girls,why not move our bodies to get relaxed.Let’s do it together!I will say some words and you will act their meanings out.First,raise your hands.Ready?Go!(The teacher says out the words as follow and the students do the gestures.) ‎ ‎ Well done!　　 　　　　　Victory!‎ ‎ ‎ Stop!　　　 　　　　Quiet!‎ OK!‎ ‎3.Introduce the facial expressions T:Good job!Now relax your face.Show the facial expression to express the following feelings. ‎ ‎ surprised　　 　　　　　angry ‎ ‎ fear　　　　　 　　joy disgust ‎4.Intoruduce the postures T:Excellent!Now relax your whole bodies.We are going to move our whole bodies.You are expected to do the movement with your partners. ‎ ‎ nod　　　　　　 　bow ‎ ‎ ‎ hug　　　　 　　　handshake ‎5.Introduce the eye contact T:Well done!Now use your eyes to express your feelings in the following situations.Situation one:Suppose today is your birthday,you receive a very big present.It’s as big as you.So when you see the present,what’s your response? ‎(answer:wide eyed) Situation two:Suppose you are walking on the street,some ugly guy comes up to you and wants to talk to you to get your telephone number.What’s your response? ‎(answer:roll eyes) Situation three:Suppose you are walking on the street,some handsome guy walks by you.What’s your response? ‎(answer:wink) ‎6.Summarize what’s body language Body language is a form of communication without using any words and it can help us express our feelings.Now look at the pictures and guess what the man means by his body language? ‎ ‎ Come here!　　　　　　 　Bad!‎ ‎ ‎ Good!　　　　 　　　Me?‎ ‎ ‎ Good luck!　　　 　　　　I don’t know!‎ Step 2 Skimming T:First,I would like you to skim the text and find the names of the persons mentioned and the countries they come from.Time is limited to 2 minutes. Character(person)‎ Country You China Mr.Garcia Columbia Julia Smith Britain Mr.Cook Canada A Japanese Japan Ahmed Aziz Jordan Madame Coulon France Step 3 Scanning T:Now you have got all the characters in the text.For this time,I would like you to scan the text and find out the actions (body language) mentioned in the passage and then act them out in pairs.The following chart may help you find the movement.Time is limited to 4 minutes. Character(person)‎ Country Actions You China First ________.Then _________ _________ when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz,you ____________ when he is very close.‎ Mr.Garcia Columbia ‎_________ Ms.Smith, _________ her shoulder and ____________________.‎ Julia Smith Britain Julia Smith ___________________ at Mr.Garcia’s action and ____________________________.‎ Mr.Cook Canada ‎____________________ to the Japanese.‎ A Japanese Japan ‎____________ to Mr.Cook.‎ Ahmed Aziz Jordan ‎_____________ to you when introduced,_____________ to ask questions,__________ at women.‎ Madame Coulon France ‎______________ each other twice on the cheek.‎ Suggested answer: Character(person)‎ Country Actions You China First stand,watching and listening.Then introduce guests when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz,you move back a little when he is very close.‎ Mr.Garcia Columbia Approaches Ms.Smith,touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek.‎ Julia Smith Britain Julia Smith is surprised at Mr.Garcia’s action and takes a few steps away from him.‎ Mr.Cook Canada Reaches his hand out to the Japanese.‎ A Japanese Japan Bows to Mr.Cook.‎ Ahmed Aziz Jordan Moves very close to you when introduced,comes closer to ask questions,nods at women.‎ Madame Coulon France Shakes hands and kisses each other twice on the cheek.‎ Step 4 Intensive Reading Ask the students to look through the questions on the screen and read the text silently.Students are expected to find out all the answers by themselves. T:OK,boys and girls.You have done a good job.Now let’s read paragraphs 2-3 and find out the mistakes by using different body languages.How do the mistakes happen?Time is limited to 4 minutes. After 4 minutes,ask the students whether they’ve got the answers. T:Now who would like to be the first one to tell me how many mistakes you have found? S1:There are two mistakes at the airport by using different body language. T:What’s the first mistake?And how does it happen? S2:Mr.Garcia from Columbia approaches Ms.Smith,touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek.Julia Smith from Britain steps back appearing surprised and takes a few steps away from Mr.Garcia. T:Good!Who would like to talk about the second mistake? S3:The second mistake happens between a Japanese and a Canadian.A Japanese bows to Mr.Cook and his nose touches Mr.Cook’s moving hand,when Mr.Cook from Canada reaches his hand out to the Japanese. T:Excellent!You have understood different body language in different cultures.Now let’s move on to paragraphs 3-6 and finish the following true or false exercise. ‎1.Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. ‎2.Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing. ‎3.Japanese will bow to others as greeting. ‎4.People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them. ‎5.Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body languages are bad.‎ Suggested answers:‎ ‎1.F　2.F　3.T　4.T　5.F Step 5 Divide the passage and find the main idea of each part T:Now you have totally understood the passage.I would like you to divide the passage into 4 parts and sum up the main idea of each part.You can discuss in the group of four. After the discussion,ask some students about their opinion. T:OK,which group would like to share your idea with us? S:Part 1:Para 1.The main idea is you are sent to Pudong‎ ‎Airport to meet business people. S:Part 2:Para 2-3.It mainly talks about the examples of learned or cultural “body language”. S:Part 3:Para 4-5.It tells us that different peoples have different body language. S:Part 4:Para 6.It’s the summary of body language.‎ Step 6 Retell the story T:Since you have read the text for three times,I guess you have totally understood the text.Now let’s check whether you have comprehended the text.On the blackboard,it’s the summary of our reading text.But it’s not complete.You have to think out a proper word to fill in each blank without reading your textbook.After filling the missing words,you will have a complete summary of the text.Now,I will give you 5 minutes to do this task. My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some _________ people from many parts of the world,who are interested in the _________ of business in China.The first one to arrive is Mr.Garcia from Columbia with Julia ‎ Smith,a British lady, _________ behind closely.I _________　them to each other and I’m _________ to see Mr.Garcia comes up to Ms Smith.Just then,a visitor from Japan,comes in and __________ when the Canadian,Mr.Cook __________ out his hand to him.It happens that Mr.Cook’s hand __________ the Japanese’s nose as he bows and they both __________.So you see,people from __________ cultures may not __________ others in the same way.English people usually do not __________ very close to others or touch the __________ as people from Spain,Italy and South American countries do.Most people around the world __________ hands when they meet while __________ people will bow.People from Jordan stand quite __________ to other men and shake hands and kiss others on the __________.In a word,body language differs in different cultures and is widely used in __________. Suggested answer:‎ My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some business people from many parts of the world,who are interested in the development of business in China.The first one to arrive is Mr.Garcia from Columbia with Julia Smith,a British lady,following behind closely.I introduce them to each other and I’m surprised to see Mr.Garcia comes up to Ms Smith.Just then,a visitor from Japan,comes in and bows when the Canadian,Mr.Cook reaches out his hand to him.It happens that Mr.Cook’s hand touches the Japanese’s nose as he bows and they both apologize.So you see,people from different cultures may not greet others in the same way.English people usually do not stand very close to others or touch the strangers as people from Spain,Italy and South American countries do.Most people around the world shake hands when they meet while Japanese people will bow.People from Jordan stand quite close to other men and shake hands and kiss others on the cheek In a word,body language differs in different cultures and is widely used in communication.‎ Step 7 Language Points Focus T:So much for the exercises.Now look through the passage again and see if you have any language problems. S:I don’t know what’s the meaning of the sentence “Not all cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away.”? T:This sentence means “不是所有人都以同样的方式寒暄。接触陌生人时,距离太近或太远都会使他们不舒服。” In the sentence,you have to pay special attention to the usage of “not...nor...”which means “既不……也不……”.For example,they do not shake hands with women,nor are they likely to kiss women publicly.“nor” implies the negative meaning,so when it is put at the beginning of the sentence,the sentence should be inverted.表示否定意义的nor放在句首,该句子应用倒装语序,即把be动词、助动词或情态动词放在主语前。如,Not a single word did he say at the meeting last night.The words having the similar usage with nor are “not,never,seldom,hardly,rarely,little”.如,Never has he been to China.他从来没有来过中国。 T:Are you clear now with the usage of “nor”? S:We are clear now. T:Do you have any other language problems? S:I am not quite sure about the usage of “likely”. T:In the passage,the sentence “People from places like Spain,Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.” means 从西班牙、意大利或南美洲国家来的人近距离地接近对方,而且可能会（用身体）接触对方。There are two structures of “likely”.They are “sb./sth.is likely to do sth.” and “It’s likely that+clause”.如,He’s very likely to be late for class.他很有可能会上课迟到。It is likely to rain tonight.今晚可能要下雨。 T:Any more questions?If not,let’s move on to discussion.‎ Step 8 Discussion After the explanation of the language points,the students have got a total understanding of the reading text.Then teacher draws the students’ attention back to the text and puts forward a topic for them to discuss.Divide the students into four-person groups and give them five minutes to think about the question “Is body language important?” After the discussion,let the students report their discussions. T:Let’s come back to our discussion.Since you have a complete understanding of the text,I have a question for you.Is body language important? T:After your discussion with your partners,I would like you to report your discussions.Time is limited to 5 minutes.Go. ‎(After 5 minutes.) T:OK,who would like to be the first to give your report on the discussion? S:Let me try.I think body language is important,because it is used anytime and anywhere to convey people’s ideas,feelings,information,and so on. S:We can tell a lot from others’ body language.Even if they don’t speak,we know if they are sad by looking at their facial expressions. T:Good point.One more.Who would like to continue? S:Body language may have different meanings in different cultures.So it’s important for us to know more so that we won’t cause misunderstanding during our communication.‎ Step 9 Summary and Homework T:Today we’ve learned a text about body language.Just like verbal language(言辞),body language is part of culture.It plays an important role in daily communication.So,it is very important to understand and use it correctly.And for a foreign language learner,it is necessary to learn body language as well as to learn verbal language. T:So much for today.Here is the homework for you to do so that your knowledge can be consolidated. ‎1.Recite the key sentences in the text. ‎2.Finish Ex.1 on Page 27,Ex.2&3 on Page 28.Ex.1&2 on Page 63. ‎3.Collect some information about body language in different cultures.You are expected to share it with your partners in the next class. The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard Unit 4　Body language Period 1　Reading ‎1.Warming up act it out ‎2.Reading ‎1)skimming ‎2)scanning ‎3)questions ‎4)get the main idea of each part ‎5)retell the story ‎3.Language focus Record after Teaching Activities and Research ‎ Speak and draw ‎1.Divide the students into pairs.Give Students A in each pair some pictures containing some body language. ‎2.Student A describes the pictures to Student B.Student B will draw out the pictures according to A’s descriptions and point out the meanings of the body language in the pictures. ‎3.Student A takes up the pictures and shows them to Student B.The students discuss the meanings of the body ‎ language shown in the pictures.They are expected to figure out the exact meanings. ‎4.The students change their roles.For this time,Student B describes the pictures and Student A draws out the pictures and points out the meanings. ‎5.The teacher figures out the correct meanings of the body language in each picture. Reference for teaching Background Information Body language of Americans Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don’t talk.Gestures are the “silent language” of every culture.It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood. In the United States,people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction.The handshake must be firm.If the handshake is weak,it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness.Friends may place a hand on the other’s arm or shoulder.Some people,usually women,greet a friend with a hug.Space is important to Americans.When two people talk to each other,they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle,so they are not facing each other directly.Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close.They will move back to have their space.If Americans touch another person by accident,they say,“Pardon me.” Or “Excuse me.” Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking.If you don’t do so,it means you are bored,hiding something,or are not interested.But when you stare at someone,it is not polite.For Americans,thumbs-up means yes,very good,or well done,thumbs-down means the opposite.To call a waiter,raise one hand to head level or above.To show you want the check,make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper.It is all right to point at things but not at people with index finger.Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them. Learning a culture’s body language is something confusing.If you don’t know what to do,the safest thing to do is to smile. Language Points ‎1.Mr Garcia approaches Ms Smith,touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek. 加西亚先生走近史密斯女士,触摸了一下她的肩头,亲吻了一下她的脸颊。 在英语中,touch+one’s part of the body是比较随意的一种表达方法,而touch+sb.+介词+part of the body是比较正式的表达。 She tapped him on the shoulder.她轻轻拍了拍他的肩膀。 The teacher tapped him on the head.老师拍了拍他的头。 Susan raised her hand and slapped the boy in the face. 苏珊举手打了那男孩一个耳光。‎ ‎2.They will be meeting at a major hotel with local business people and people who represent the Chinese government. 他们将会在大酒店与当地商人和代表中国政府的人们会面。 ‎（1）will be meeting“将要见面”,will/shall be doing 表示“预料将要发生的动作”,在现代英语口语中用得很多,口气往往比较婉转、随便。 When will they be visiting us again?你什么时候再来看望我们？ I shall shortly be attending an international conference. 不久,我就要去参加一个国际会议了。 ‎（2）major adj. 较大的,主要的 The car needs major repairs.这辆车需要大修。 n. 专业 Her major is linguistics.她的专业是语言学。 vi. 主修,专攻 I major in biology.我主修生物。 ‎(3)local adj.本地的;地方的;地区的 Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. 上星期二他接到当地警察局的一封信。 Many of the local dignitaries attended his grandfather’s funeral. 当地许多达官贵人都参加了他外祖父的葬礼。 ‎(4)represent 代表,象征,标志；作为示范;作为……的例子 This painting represents a storm.这幅画描绘暴风雨。 These stones represent armies.那些石头代表部队。 The bald eagle represents the United States.秃鹰象征了美国。 The museum had several paintings representing the artist’s early style. 博物馆藏有几幅代表这个艺术家早期风格的油画。‎ ‎3.Four people enter looking around in a curious way. 有四个人走了进来,好奇地四处张望。 looking around in a curious way 用作状语,表示enter的伴随状态。 She sat at the desk reading a newspaper.她坐在桌子旁看报纸。 Tom went to school,taking a train.汤姆坐火车去上学。 While reading the newspaper,he nodded from time to time. 看报纸时,他不断地点头。 Not having received a reply,we wrote again. 没有收到回信,我们又写了一封。 Heating water,we can change it into vapor. 水加热之后就可以变成蒸汽。 curious 富有好奇心的;有求知欲的;感兴趣的 Don’t be too curious about things you are not supposed to know. 不要对那些你不应该知道的事情太过好奇。 If you are curious about Brazil,you may read this book. 如果你对巴西有兴趣,你可以看看这本书。 The tourists were surrounded by the curious children. 游客被好奇的孩子们围起来了。‎ ‎4.You think that there may have been a mistake. 你想可能出了什么差错了。 may have been/done 用来表示对过去事情的猜测,意为“可能,或许”。情态动词+have+过去分词表示推测用法如下: ‎（1）must+have+过去分词表示对过去事情肯定的猜测,意为“一定已经”,此结构用于肯定句。 I didn’t hear the phone.I must have been asleep. 我没有听到电话,我一定已经睡着了。 It must have rained last night.昨天一定下雨了。 ‎（2）can/could+have+过去分词用于疑问句或否定句中表示对行为可能性的猜测。但could have done 用于肯定句中表示与过去事实相反的假设,意为“本能够做却没有做”。 ‎—There are already five people in the car,but they managed to take me as well. 车里有5个人,但他们也把我带去了。 ‎—It couldn’t have been a comfortable journey. 这不可能是舒适的旅行。 They could not have done the experiment. 他们不可能做过这个实验。 Could they have finished the work on time? 他们能按时完成工作吗？ ‎（3）may/might+have+过去分词表示对过去事情不肯定的推测,意为“也许做过”。另外,might have done 还可表示委婉的责备,意为“本来可以……”。 You might have given him more help,though you were busy. 尽管你很忙,其实你可以多帮助他一下。 They might have tried every means.他们可能尝试了一切手段。 He might have been hurt in the accident.他有可能在事故中受伤了。‎ ‎5.Not all cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away. 不是所有人都以同样的方式寒暄。接触陌生人时,距离太近或太远都会使他们不舒服。‎ ‎（1）not...nor...既不……也不…… They do not shake hands with women,nor are they likely to kiss women publicly. 他们既不与妇女握手，也不在公共场合亲吻她们。 ‎（2）表示否定意义的nor放在句首,该句子应用部分倒装语序,即把be动词、助动词或情态动词放在主语前面。 Not a single word did he say at the meeting last night. 昨天在会上他一句话也没说。 Never has he been to China.他从来没有来过中国。 类似的用法还有not,never,seldom,hardly,rarely,little等。‎ ‎6.People from places like Spain,Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them. 从西班牙、意大利或南美洲国家来的人近距离地接近对方,而且可能会（用身体）接触对方。 likely  常用的结构有sb./sth.is likely to do sth. It’s likely that 从句 He’s very likely to be late for class.他很有可能会迟到上课。 He is much more likely to be in France now. 他现在很可能人已在法国。 It is likely to rain tonight.今晚可能要下雨。 It’s highly likely that he will succeed.他很有可能成功。 Most likely he has gone to the restaurant.很有可能他已去了餐馆。‎ ‎7.Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands,but some cultures use other greetings as well. 现在世界上多数人见面要握手互相问候,但是有些文化（背景下的人）会采取另外一些寒暄方式。 as well 同样,也,还 I am interested in painting and dancing as well. 我对绘画和跳舞都感兴趣。 It’s a big surprise for him as well as for her. 这对于他和她都是一个惊喜。‎ ‎8.It is an interesting study and can help you avoid difficulty in communication. 这个研究很有趣,它能帮助你避免交际中（可能出现）的困难。 avoid 避免,回避,躲开。后跟名词或动名词作宾语,不跟不定式。 To avoid confusion,the two teams wore different colours. 为避免混淆,两队分穿不同颜色的衣服。 I crossed the street to avoid meeting him.我横穿马路以便避开他。 To avoid the city centre,we may turn right here and take the belt highway. 从这里往右拐走环行道可以避开闹市中心。‎ ‎9.similar adj.相似的 We have similar tastes in music.我们在音乐方面爱好相似。 be similar to sb./sth.与……相似 Gold is similar in color to brass.金和黄铜的颜色相似。 similarity n. 相似；相似性 ‎10.respect  ‎(1)n.respect for sb./sth. I have the greatest respect for you.我非常尊重你。 Students should show respect for their teachers.学生要尊重老师。 in respect of sth.就某方面而言,关于某事物 The book is admirable in respect of style.这本书风格极佳。 ‎(2)v.respect sb./sth.(for sth.) I respect you for your honesty.由于你为人正直,我对你十分敬重。 respect oneself 自重,自尊 If you don’t respect yourself,how can you expect others to respect you. 如果你不自重,又怎能受到别人的尊重呢？ respectable adj.体面的,有身份的,值得尊敬的 a respectable couple 一对值得尊敬的夫妻 respectful adj.恭敬的,表示尊敬或尊重的 respectful to/towards sb.;respectful of sth. listen in respectful silence 毕恭毕敬地静听着 respectful of other people’s opinions 尊重他人意见 respective adj.各自的,各个的,分别的 After the party we all went off to our respective rooms. 聚会之后我们回到各自的房间。‎ ‎11.be willing to 愿意做某事 Are you willing to accept responsibility?你愿意承担责任吗？‎ ‎12.punish v. ‎(1)punish sb.(for sth.) (by/with sth.) 处罚或惩罚某人 He punished the children for their carelessness. 他让孩子赔偿损失,惩罚他们粗心大意。 ‎(2)punish sth.(by/with sth.) 以（过错）为由处罚某人 Serious crime should be punished by longer terms of imprisonment. 重罪须处以长期监禁。 punishment n.