高中英語必修4Unit4教案
step ⅲ while-reading
1. scanning
while reading, please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.
part 1 para 1
you are sent to capital international airport to meet this year’s international students.
part 2 (para. 2 and 3 )
examples of learned or cultural “body language”.
part 3. (para. 4 )
different peoples have different body languages.
part 4. (para. 5)
summary of body language.
read the text carefully, then decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f).
• 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.