Book4 Unit 4 Body Language
Communication: No Problem?
一、教材分析
本单元的中心话题是“肢体语言”，介绍了肢体语言在世界范围内的人们生活中所承担的例外角色及严重作用，还介绍了世界通用的肢体语言。Reading部分通过举例说明例外地区表达问候的肢体语言的例外，总结出例外文化背景下肢体语言的例外含义。肢体语言这一话题贴近生活，学生学习本单元较有兴趣。课前要求学生标注部分生词并预习课文。
二、学情分析
我所教是普通班，学生的英语基础差距较大，但总体英语水平还是比较单薄。所以我在设置的问题尽可能的简单，使他们有信心完成阅读任务。
三、学习目标
1.知识目标
1) let students know more about the cultural differences of using body language.
2) let students know some new words and expressions
2.能力目标
develop students’reading skills（skimming and scanning）as well as speaking ability.
3.情感目标
Increase students’ awareness of using body language correctly in different cultures.
四、教学重点
let students master the differences and similarity of body language in different parts of the world.
五、教学难点
1. develop students’ reading ability
2. ask the students to show their opinions in English.
六、教学方法
1. task-based teaching and learning
2. discussion
七、教学过程
Step 1warming up
1.首先由“waysofcommunicating”引出“bodylanguage”,包括facialexpression,gesture,action.接着通过一些图片来表现例外的肢体语言。这个环节主要是为了引起学生的阅读兴趣。
2.让学生观察课本P25的四幅图片并表述其肢体语言所传达的含义。
Step 2pre-reading
1.通过提问“H ow many ways can you think of to greet someone if you cannot speak?”引出本篇文章的主题。向学生展示一些图片，以便学生更清撤地了解例外地区表示问候的肢体语言。
2.Predicting.让学生借助文章的题目和图片，预测文章的主题和主要内容，对文章有初步的了解。
Step 3 Reading
1.Answer two questions.
How many international students are there in the story?
Who are they and where are they come from?
2.skimming
在这个环节中，要求学生快速阅读，找出文章和每段的大意，有助于学生更好地把握全文。
Readthepassageanddividethewholepassageintoseveralpartsandmatchthemain idea.
Part 1(Para. 1)People from different countries express greetings in different ways.Part 2(Para. 2-3)Meet the visitors at the airport.
Part 3(Para. 4)Summary of body language.
Part 4(Para. 5)Different peoples have different body languages.
Try to finish the main idea of the text.
The text is mainly about different ______________ in different countries. In order to avoiddifficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads, we
should________________________.
3.scanning
Read the passage quickly and finish jinban P43 task2.
4.careful reading
How do different international students behave when they greet people? Completethe chart with information from the passage. P27
Name
Tony Garcia
NameDescription
man from Japan
DescriptionBody Language
no touching
Body LanguageToWhomeveryone
ToWhomto men
to womenGeorgeCook
shakehandsandkisstwice
on each cheek
Read the text carefully, and do the T or F. If false, correct the mistakes.
1. English men often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.()
2. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing. ()
3. Japanese will bow to others as greeting. ()
5.post reading
Answer the following questions.
Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know?
“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.”Whatdoyouthinkthisfamoussayingmeans?
Step 5 Homework
1.Finish the exercise
2.line out some difficult sentences and useful language points.
3.
