Unit 4 Body Language導學案
5. some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad. f
6. people from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other. t
7. the physical distance from each other that people are comfortable with generally depends on the culture. t
8. all members of a culture behave in the same way. f
【學習反思】 answer the following questions.
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?
【課后練習】 choose the correct one.
1. what is the main idea of the text?
a. there are different customs in different countries.
b. foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting.
c. people use body movements to send messages and different body movements have different meanings.
d. the importance of knowing customs.
2. if two men stand close to each other while talking, they cannot be from _____.
a. an arab country b. usa
c.britain d. russia