Body language 閱讀課教學設計
● how do you communicate the following with body language?
thank you! no. yes. i don’t know. come here!
經過這三個問題的討論使學生置身于“身勢語”之中，增添了實效性與可操作性。接著提問:
● do you want to know more about body language? 引入正文。
2.reading
(1) skimming:
★ task3: find out the main idea of each paragraph.
main idea:
paragraph 1: we use both words and body language to express our thoughts and opinions and to communicate with other people.
paragraph 2: body language varies from culture to culture.
paragraph 3: the same body language has different meanings in some different countries.
paragraph 4: some gestures are universal.
paragraph 5: smile is the best example of universally understood body language.
(2) scanning:
★ task 4: read the passage again and finish answering the following questions:
● what can we use words and body language to express?
● find out the different meanings of eye contact, ok, thumps up, ”crazy” gesture.
● in bulgaria ,parts of greece, and iran, does the gesture “shaking one’s head” mean no?
● how to greet each other?
● how to express “i am tired.” “i am full.” “i am hungry.”
● what can smile help us to do?
(3) practice for word study
在幫助學生理清文章的線索的過程中，仍須處理以下問題：
● which of the following words is similar to “vary”?
a. change b. be the same as c. be similar to
key: a
● what’s the chinese meaning for the word “disrespectful”?
a 尊敬的 b 尊敬 c 無禮的
key: c
(4) consolidation
a. students are asked to do some body languages and their neighbours are asked to tell the meanings.
b. which conclusion can you draw from this passage?
a. body language is very important. you can use body language to communicate with people from foreign countries without any difficulty even if you don’t know their language.
b. when you’re in a foreign country, it’s very important for you to know what they speak. it doesn’t matter whether you know the meaning of gestures and movements of the people in their country.
c. when you are in a foreign country, using body language in a correct way is important even though you know the language they speak very well for it can make your stay in the country easy and comfortable.