Unit 4 Body language教案

  a wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure or a scowl she is worried.
  tears coming out of his eyes. he is very sad.
  all smiles on her face she is very happy.
  waving their hands they are waving goodbye to people around.
  a hand stretched out forward with strength he is stopping a tank.
  people jump with their both hands stretched open in the air. they are cheering for the victory.
t: what are the actions of the above gestures? what do they mean?
s4: the first gesture is a handshake, which means “you’re welcome”.
s5: the second is a handclap, which means “come on” or “be cheerful” or something like that.
s6: the third one is a v-shaped posture of the first finger and the middle finger, which suggests a wish for the other or others to succeed.
s7: the fourth is a half-closed hand with the thumb down. it means the one who gives this gesture is against the other’s idea or simply refuses the request.
s8: the fifth is a worried look of a woman. she wrinkles her brows or frowns. it also seems that she scowls. it shows that she is worried or sad. in other words, she is unhappy.
s9: the sixth is a man shedding tears. tears were running down his cheeks. he is very sad for losing his relatives or sad for his failure.
s10: the seventh is a smiling face. it is easy to see that she is very happy.
s11: the eighth is a gesture of waving hands. they are waving goodbye to people who are around to see them off.
s12: the ninth is a hand stretched out forward with great strength. the boy is trying to stop a tank from entering into his homeland.
s13: the tenth is hands stretched out upward. they are all very cheerful. they are wild with joy; maybe they have just won a game. so we can see that they are cheering for their victory.
t: you have all done a good job. so you see that there are many cases or situations in which body language can convey meanings as well as spoken or written languages. if you want to know more about it, let’s come to unit 4 body language.

step ⅲ practice
t: look at page 25.
 
what are these people communicating?

step ⅳ time for fun
t: now let’s play a game in groups of four. one thinks of a situation and asks the others to show some actions using body language. when the one chooses the action that is most likely, it is his or her turn to think of some other situation for the others to show the actions so that the game may go on for a few rounds. clear?
ss: yes. that’s funny!