Unit4BODYLANGUAGE

ReadingandThinking

UnderstandbodylanguageLearningObjectivesBytheendofthisclass,youwillbeableto:analyzethestructureofanexpositoryessay;understandthefunctionofbodylanguageanditsimplicationsindifferentculturesrealizetheimportanceofrespectingdifferentcultureswheninteractingwithothers.

LookandDescribeWhatmighttheybedoingandfeeling?

LookandDescribeWhatIhidebymylanguage,mybodyutters.---RolandBartheps我的身體會說出我用言語掩飾的話What’sthefuntionofbodylanguage?TocommunicatewitheachotherChoosefivesentencesandactthemoutwithoutspeaking.Letyourpartnerguesswhatyouaretryingtocommunicate.Hello!Goodbye!Comehere!Goaway!Tooexpensive!I'msurprised!I'mtired!I'mconfused!OK!Goodluck!I'mhappy!I'mupset!I'msad!Iforgot!You'regreat!Eyecontact眼神接觸Facialexpressions

面部表情Postures姿勢Gestures手勢Formsofnon-verbalcommunication非言語的溝通形式BodylanguageHowmanytypesofbodylanguagedoyoufind?LookandPredictWhatmightbethemainideaofthepassage?ObservingwhatbodieslooklikeInterpretingwhatbodiesconveyIt’sOK.Isitalwaysso?Thepassagemaytalkabout_______________________________________.meaningsofbodylanguageindifferentculturesBodylanguageplaysanimportantroleindailycommunication.Justlikespokenlanguage,bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture.Thegesturefor"OK"hasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.Eventhegesturesweusefor"yes"and"no"differaroundtheworld.Underlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraphandgivethemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Somegesturesseemtohavethesamemeaningeverywhere.Somebodylanguagehasmanydifferentuses.Para.5Para.6IntroductionThedifferencesThesimilaritiesDifferentusesReadforthestructureReadandanswerWhatisthegenreofthepassage?narration

argumentation

expositorywriting

newsreport

Whichisthestructureofthepassage?GeneralSpecificGeneralGeneralSpecific2.WhatisthefunctionofthelastsentenceinParagraph1?Itisbothatopicsentence(主題句)

andatransitionalsentence(過渡句).Canyouguessthemeaningoftheword“interaction”

accordingtothecontext?“Interaction”

means“communication”.12Para1ReadforthedetailsWhat’sthemeaningofeachgestureindifferentcultures?Readfordetails-Paragraph2-4Bodylanguage/GesturesMeaningCountry/RegionEyecontactbetweenmenandwomen

NotpoliteLookingdownwhentalkingtosomeoneOKsignKissingonthecheekMiddleEastJapanJapanFranceBrazilandGermanyAsignofrespectMoneyZeroNotpoliteAgreetingFranceandRussiaIdentifyhoweachparagraphisdeveloped.Readfordetails-Paragraph2-4Justlikespokenlanguage,bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture.Thecrucialthingisusingbodylanguageinawaythatisappropriatetothecultureyouarein.Forexample,makingeyecontact—lookingintosomeone’seyes—insomecountriesisawaytodisplayinterest.Inothercountries,bycontrast,eyecontactisnotalwaysapprovedof.Forexample,inmanyMiddleEasterncountries,menandwomenarenotsociallypermittedtomakeeyecontact.InJapan,itmaydemonstraterespecttolookdownwhentalkingtoanolderperson.Para2topicsentencesupportingidea1(example)supportingidea2(examples)contrastThegesturefor“OK”hasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.InJapan,someonewhowitnessesanotherpersonemployingthegesturemightthinkitmeansmoney.InFrance,apersonencounteringanidenticalgesturemayinterpretitasmeaningzero.However,youshouldavoidmakingthisgestureinBrazilandGermany,asitisnotconsideredpolite.topicsentenceIn

JapanInBrazilandGermanycontrastInFrancePara3Eventhegesturesweusefor“yes”and“no”differaroundtheworld.

Inmanycountries,shakingone’sheadmeans“no”,andnoddingmeans“yes”.Bycomparison,inBulgariaandsouthernAlbania,thegestureshavetheoppositemeaning.Therearealsodifferencesinhowwetoucheachother,howclosewestandtosomeonewearetalkingto,andhowweactwhenwemeetorpart.IncountrieslikeFranceandRussia,peoplemaykisstheirfriendsonthecheekwhentheymeet.Elsewhere,peoplefavourshakinghands,bowingfromthewaist,ornoddingtheheadwhentheymeetsomeoneelse.topicsentencesupportingidea1(example)supportingidea2(example)contrastsupportingidea1(example)supportingidea2(example)parallelingparallelingPara4topicsentenceWhat’sthemeaningofthegesturethatmeansthesameeverywhere?Readfordetails-Paragraph5Bodylanguage/GesturesMeaningCountry/RegionPlacingyourhandstogetherandrestingthemonthesideofyourheadwhileclosingyoureyesEverywhereMovingyourhandincirclesoveryourstomachafteramealI’msleepy.I’mfull.smilegetthroughdifficultsituationsandfindfriendsbreakdownbarriersmakeyourselffeelhappierandstrongernotfeelingdownorlonelyapologiseaskforhelp

greetsomeone

startaconversationQ1:Whatarethebenefitsofsmile?Para6Q2:Whatcanasmilecanbeusedtodo?FindoutthevariedsentencestructuresusedtoshowusesofsmilingSomebodylanguagehasmanydifferentuses.Perhapsthebestexampleissmiling.Asmilecanhelpusgetthroughdifficultsituationsandfindfriendsinaworldofstrangers.Asmilecanbreak

downbarriers.Wecanuseasmiletoapologise,tog