Unit 4 Body language教案

• 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.

step iv post reading
1. 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?
    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 man’s nose touched the other man’s hand. 
3. who seemed to prefer to keep more 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 .
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 rome, 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 author’s statement  that body language is not good or bad?  why or why not?
    students will give their own answers.
step ⅴ homework
1. get ready to retell the text in your own words.

the third period reading (ii)
teaching goals 教學目標
1. target language目標語言
a. 詞匯和短語
unspoken, facial, function, at ease, lose face, turn one’s back to, fist, subjective
b. 重點句子
body language is one of the most powerful means of communication, often even more powerful than spoken language.
2. ability goals能力目標
a. enable the students to know more about body language.