Unit 21 Body Language-
ask the students to give more examples.
step 2 listening
tell the students that they are going to hear about ways that people use body language in different situations. then check the answers. the answers to part 1: d b a. the answers to part2: b b.
step 3 consolidation
ask one student to act the ideas in part 2 out with gestures and facial expressions. then ask the other students to guess what the actions mean in their own words.
step 4 speaking
first ask the students to read the example in the speaking part, then students work in pairs and act their dialogue out.
step 5 homework
finish the exercise in the students’ workbook.
lesson2
step 1 revision
ask the students to act their dialogues.
step 2 presentation
ask the students to act out the following body language:
thank you! no. yes. in don’t know. come here!
are always mean the same meaning?
note: there are both cultural, regional, and individual differences in how we communicate what we think and feel with our bodies.
step 3 reading
ask the students to read the text carefully and then find the main idea of each passage.
they are:
1. both words and body language can express how we think and fell.
2. gestures, a kind of body language, have different meanings in different cultures.
3. the way people greet each other varies from culture to culture.
4. some gestures, however, have the same meaning in most cultures.
5. smiles may be the most commonly understood facial expression in the world.
step 4 language points
1. names of different fingers: thumb(大拇指), index finger/forefinger(食指), middle finger(中指), ring finger(無名指), little finger(小拇指).
2. a smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers.
get through sth. (設法)做完某事
i have got through a lot of work to get through.
let’s start; there’s a lot of work to get through.
3. shaking your fist at someone is a way of saying that you are very angry.
at “向;朝;以---為目標”
she opened the door and stood there, frowning at me.
he threw a stone at the dog.
step 5 listening
get the students to listen to the text.
step 6 post-reading
ask the students to work in groups and finish the chart in this part.
step 7 homework
go over the following text and finish the exercise on p121.
lesson 3
step 1.revision
check the homework.
step 2 word study
finish the exercise 1 2 on p120 as a test on the vocabulary.
and then complete the box on p61 and the exercise 2 , make sure the students know what they are expected the do.