Workbook
Unit4 Body language
Pre-reading
Part1. Brainstorming
Part2. Check your vocabulary. Guess the Chinese meaning of the word in each sentence and check them in the word list.
1. ( ) statement: something that you say or write that gives information or an opinion. Do all of you understand my statement?
2. ( ) The hostess greeted everyone with a smile.
3. ( ) The circle on this map represent s a city.
4. ( ) I am a member of student association. That is to say, I belong to student union.
5. ( ) The cat is always curious about everything.
6. ( ) when you approach somebody, you get close to them.
7. ( ) His cheeks always get red after drinking.
8. ( ) Our duty is to defend ourselves against the enemy.
9. ( ) dash: to go somewhere very quickly. He dashed off to keep an appointment. 他急忙赶去赴约。
10. ( ) No child could entre without the can adult.
11. ( ) We are likely to win.
12. ( ) He is tall and handsome though his facial expression never changes.
13. ( ) The function of humor is to make yourself and others happy.
14. ( ) The news that he has passed the exam would ease his mind.
15. ( ) Most students don’t feel at ease with teachers. When they are with their teachers, they always fell nervous.
16. ( ) People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again. (曾今沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云。)
17. ( ) True or false?
18. ( ) She cried with anger.
19. ( ) When learning English, you should enjoy losing your face. Just try.
20. ( ) It’s impolite to turn your back to the other when talking.
21. ( ) fist
22. ( ) To be respectful to your teacher is beneficial(有好处的).
23. ( ) In general, our opinions are always subjective. That is to say, our opinions are always based on our own ideas rather than facts.
24. ( ) Mum, give me a hug please!
25. ( ) He was eager to(急切希望) improve his social rank.
While-reading
Part1. Read for structure.
1.Fast-reading
Read to find out the topic sentence and match the main idea of each para. Paragraph1 A. to suggest studying international customs.
Paragraph2﹠3 B. to meet the international students at the Capital International
Airport.
Paragraph4 C. to introduce the students to each and explain their different ways of greeting.
Paragraph5 D. to explain different cultural “body language”in some countries.
2.Detailed-reading
⑴.Who is the first person arriving at the Capital International Airport?
A. Julia Smith
B. Tony Garcia
C. George Cook
D. Ahmed Aziz
⑵. What do Japanese do when meeting others?
A. bow
B. shake hands
C. only smile
D. kiss others cheeks
⑶. Where is Darlene Coulon from?
A. Jordan
B. Spain
C. France
D. Britain
⑷. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Never too old to learn.
B. When in Rome, do as Romans do.
C. Four eyes see more than two.
D. Every country has its own customs.
⑸. How do people use unspoken language?
A. By the movement of their bodies.
B. By eye contact.
C. By keeping physical distance, actions or posture.
D. By moving hands.
Part2. Read for language points.
1.完型填空
Yesterday, another student and I, ______ (represent) our university’s student association, ____ (go) to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students.
The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely _____ (follow) by Julia Smith from Britain. After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very ______ (surprise). Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and ______ (kiss) her on the cheek! She stepped back _______ (appear) surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence. There was probably a major _______ (misunderstand).
Then Akira Nagata from Japan came in _____ (smile), together with George Cook from Canada. As they were _______ (introduce), George reached his hand out to the Japanese student. Just at that moment, Akira bowed ____ his nose touched George’s ______hand. They both apologized-- _______ cultural mistake.
As I met the following international students, I saw even more cultural mistakes between students from different countries.
_____ I get to know more international friends, I learn more about this cultural “body language”. _____ all cultures greet each other the same way. English people, for example, _____ not usually stand very close to others or touch strangers as soon as
