1、Unit 1 Asia Study skills I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. know the importance of body language; 2. learn the meanings of different kinds of body languages in different cultures; 3. learn to use proper body language in special situation
2、s. II. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 1. Learn body language in different cultures; 2. Learn to use proper body language in special situations. III. Teaching procedures Step 1 Learn about body language T: What is body language? T: Yes. Its a form of communication without using
3、any words. We can use body languages in three ways: face expression, gesture and spatial distance. 【设计意图：由视频导入新课，激发学生对于身体语言相关知识的学习兴趣。 】 Step 2 How to use body language 1. Face expression T: When we are happy, we may smile. What about these face expressions? Do you know their meanings? S: Angry, shy,
4、 sad, surprised, frightened. T: Good job! What other feelings can you show to us? 2. Gesture T: Gesture is another kind of body language. This gesture means victory. What about the other gestures? S: Good job, no, quiet, stop and OK. T: Gesture is different from culture to culture. The same gesture
5、may have different meanings in different countries. Turn to page 17 and try to complete the table on the screen. T: Good job. This gesture also has different meanings in different countries. Try to guess and match. In the USA, it means “good job”; in Nigeria, it means “rude”; in Germany, it means “o
6、ne”. T: People have different body language in different situations. If you are sleepy, what will you do? If you are full, what will you do? If you are hungry, what will you do? T: Here are other meanings of some common kinds of body language. Read them carefully and then remember. I will test your
7、memories after two minutes. T: Now, lets play a game. I will show you meanings of some body language and please act them out. T: Are you ready? No.1 T: Match the pictures with the meanings. Write the correct letter in each box. 3. Spatial distance T: I am happy because you learnt so well. I am so ha
8、ppy that I want to hug you. Can we hug strange people? Wed better not. Then what is the proper distance? 【设计意图：围绕主线展示，让学生从三个方面了解身体语言。 】 Step 3 Use body language properly 1. Sing a song T: Lets sing a song together. Try to do as the song tells you. 2. Show time T: Its your show time now. Suppose you are a teacher and you find one student cheating in the examination. Try to use your body language and show us what you will do. V. Homework Find more information about body language and make a poster.
