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Question: How do people Question: How do people communicate with others?communicate with others?

• How do people communicate with others?

speaking ringing writing typing

Spoken language Written language

Body movements Body language

Body Language is a set of __________, _______________ and ____________ . People use to make themselves understood.

What is body language ?

gesturesbody movements facial expressions

姿势 ;手势

肢体动作

面部表情

Do you know the meaning of these gestures?

stop

Be quiet! well done

ok

Good!

Bad!

Come here!

Good luck!

Me?

I don’t know!

Do people all over the world act the same?

ReadingReading

Communication:

No problem?

Match the right main idea of each part.

I went to the Airport to meet the

international students.

People from different countries

have different body language.

Summary of body language.

Part 1

(para )

Part 2

(para )

Part 3

(para )

A

B

C

1

2-4

5

The main idea of the text

• The text is about different ____________ in different countries. In order to avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural rossroads, we had better ______________________

body languages

study international customs

Careful reading : Para. 1

Time: _________

People: ______________________________

______________________________

Place: _______________________________

What would we do: ____________________________

____________________________

__________________

yesterday

another student and I

the Capital International Airport

this year’s international students

We would take them first to

their dormitories and then to

the student canteen.

Tony Garcia

____________

Julia Smith

____________

Akira Nagata

____________

George Cook

____________

Coulon

____________

Matching the people and their different ways of greeting (para2-4)

1.shakes hands and kisses others twice on each cheek

2.bows

3.shakes hands

4.approaches others closely and touches their shoulder and kisses them on the cheek

5.does not stand very close to others or touch strangers

Part 2

(Columbia)

(Britain)

(Japan)

(Canada)

(France)

Find out the two misunderstandings the writer found in the airport:

Mr. Garcia

Julia Smith

The first mistake

from

from

(Columbia )

(Britain)

He approaches Ms Smith by _______ ______ _________ and _______ her on the ________.

She ______ ________ appearing _________ and take a few steps _______ ______ Mr. Garcia.

shouldertouching her

kissedcheek

stepped backsurprised

away from

Para 2

The second mistake

a Japanese

George Cook

from(Canada)

He ________ ________ _______ ________ to the Japanese.

He ________ to Mr. Cook and his nose _________ Mr. Cook’s _______ ________.

bowed

touchedmoving

hand

reached

his handout

Para.3

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.

T

F

T

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 countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad.

F

True or False

don’t

shaking hands.

None of these actions is either good or bad.

Body language is very _________in our

daily life, and it may _____from different

_______. When we are visiting other

countries, we should______ their customs. That is to say,

_________________________.

What can you learn from this passage?important

vary

cultures

follow

SummarySummary

The first person who arrives is Garcia from Columbia, closely _________ by Julia Smith from Britain. When they are introduced to each other, Mr.Garcia approaches Julia Smith, _______ her shoulder and _______ her on the cheek . Ms Smith steps back appearing surprised. The visitorfrom Japan comes in smiling at the same time as George Cook from Canada. As they are introduced, Mr. Cook _______ his hand out to the Japanese who ______ . His nose touches Mr. Cook’s moving hand, and they both _________.

followed

toucheskisses

reachesbows

apologize

These are examples of learned or cultural “body language”. Not all cultures ________ each other the same way, nor are they comfortable _________ or being too close or too far away. In the same way that people ____________ with spoken language, they also __________ their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance, actions or _________.

expresscommunicate

strangers

greet

posture

Fill in the blanks:Fill in the blanks:

touching