Unit 4 Body language教案

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. 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 spoken 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 text in their own words.
3. learning ability goals 學能目標
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 教學重點
how does body language differ among people from different cultures?
teaching difficult points 教學難點
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 教學方法
skimming method, task-based method, role-play method.
teaching aids 教具準備
a recorder, a projector and a computer.
teaching procedures & ways教學過程與方式
stepⅰ  revision
free talk about the topic: the importance of body language. while the student on duty gives the presentation, the teacher can simultaneously approve his or her performance by using the body language learned or familiar to the students such as nodding the head, stretching out the hand with thumb up, shrugging the shoulders, etc.

step ⅱ  pre-reading
t: our text is about a special means of communication—body language. now please look at the screen. and discuss these questions with your partner first. and then some of you will be asked to report your work. are you clear?
ss: yes, sir/madam.
1. what is the purpose of language?
2. how can you tell if someone is sad even if they do not speak?
3. what would you do if you need the other’s help urgently while you two speak different languages?
4. give an example of how you can communicate a feeling to someone who does not speak your language.

after a few minutes.
t: now who’d like to answer the first question? volunteer! s1: let me try. the purpose of language, of course, is to be used as a tool of communication. that is, to exchange with others ideas, feelings, information, and so on.