高中英語必修4Unit4教案

3 or 5 minutes for the game.
t: ok. it’s time to take up the lesson. please look at the screen. let’s take a look at the following gestures:

gesture  action meaning
  a handshake    you are welcome.
  a clap of hand come on; be cheerful.
  a v-shape of the fore-finger and middle finger may you succeed!
or congratulations on your success!
  a half-closed hand with thumb down i am not in favor of your idea or i’ll have to refuse you.
  a wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure or a scowl she is worried.
  tears coming out of his eyes. he is very sad.
  all smiles on her face she is very happy.
  waving their hands they are waving goodbye to people around.
  a hand stretched out forward with strength he is stopping a tank.
  people jump with their both hands stretched open in the air. they are cheering for the victory.
t: what are the actions of the above gestures? what do they mean?
s4: the first gesture is a handshake, which means “you’re welcome”.
s5: the second is a handclap, which means “come on” or “be cheerful” or something like that.
s6: the third one is a v-shaped posture of the first finger and the middle finger, which suggests a wish for the other or others to succeed.
s7: the fourth is a half-closed hand with the thumb down. it means the one who gives this gesture is against the other’s idea or simply refuses the request.
s8: the fifth is a worried look of a woman. she wrinkles her brows or frowns. it also seems that she scowls. it shows that she is worried or sad. in other words, she is unhappy.
s9: the sixth is a man shedding tears. tears were running down his cheeks. he is very sad for losing his relatives or sad for his failure.
s10: the seventh is a smiling face. it is easy to see that she is very happy.
s11: the eighth is a gesture of waving hands. they are waving goodbye to people who are around to see them off.
s12: the ninth is a hand stretched out forward with great strength. the boy is trying to stop a tank from entering into his homeland.
s13: the tenth is hands stretched out upward. they are all very cheerful. they are wild with joy; maybe they have just won a game. so we can see that they are cheering for their victory.
t: you have all done a good job. so you see that there are many cases or situations in which body language can convey meanings as well as spoken or written languages. if you want to know more about it, let’s come to unit 4 body language.