ListeningandtalkingUnit4BodyLanguage

新人教選擇性必修一IMPORTAINTPOINTPart1Explorebodylanguage1.Lookatthesephotosanddiscusswhatyouthinkeachpersoniscommunicating.(P421)①Itisreallyhardtotellwhatthismaniscommunicating.Normally,wemightthinkhecouldbeupset.②Theboyhasbothhisfingerscrossed

andhashiseyesclosed,withaseriousexpressiononhisface.Usually

crossingfingersshowsthatapersonishopingforgoodluck,especiallyifheisworriedaboutfailure.Butcrossedfingerscanalsomeanthathehasmadeapromisethatheintendstobreak.③Thewomaninthephotoiseitherdeaforiscommunicatingwithherhusbandwhoisdeaf.SheisusingAmericanSignLanguage,andthesignsheisusingmeans“Iloveyou”.④Thetwochildrenseemquitehappy.Perhapstheyhavejustwonatabletennismatch.2.Discusswhenandwherepeopleneedtousebodylanguagetocommunicateeffectively.(P422)Possibleanswer:

Bodylanguageoftenneedstobeusedinsituationswherepeoplecannottalktoeachotherdirectly.Thiscaninclude,forexample,deafpeopleusingsignlanguage,orarmysoldiersoutonmanoeuvres(軍事演習)wheretheyhavetobesilentortheenemymighthearthem.3.Listentoaconversationaboutbodylanguage.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions.(P423)1.Howdidthemangettheideaofusinggesturestocommunicate?2.Whatdidthepoliceleadertellhisteambyusinggestures?3.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheacting

classesthatshe'sbeentaking?4.Whatdidthemanmeanbysaying“it'sgoodyoutried”attheendoftheconversation?Fromanactionmovie.Heusedgesturestotellthemhowmanybadguyswereinthehouse.Thenhegaveinstructionsonwhoshouldgowhere,andwhattheyshoulddo.Shesaidthatrightnowthey'relearninghowtousebodylanguagetoexpressthemselves.Hemeantthateventhoughshewasn'tverygoodatit,herexperiencewasstillworthwhile.4.Listentotheconversationagain.Arethefollowingstatementscorrectinferencesfromtheconversation?

(P424)1.Thetwospeakersaremarried.2.Makingtoomanygesturesincommunicationisnotpolite.3.Thepoliceteamwereprobablysuccessfulincatchingthecriminals.4.Bothspeakersthinkbodylanguageisuseful.5.Thewomanisnotveryconfidentabouthersilentactingability.InfermeaningSometimesthingsarenotsaiddirectly,andso

youmustguessthemeaning,relationshipofthepeople,orcontext.Youcandothisby:·drawingconclusionsfromthebackgroundinformationyoualreadyhave.·lookingatcluesthattellyouthecontext.·usinglogictoworkoutthemeaning.NoNoYesYesYesWoman:Whatwereyoudoingjustnow?Whatdidthosegesturesmean?Man:Oh,Iwasjusttellingmyfriendovertheretomeetmeforlunchdownthestreetintwentyminutes.Woman:Oh,Igetit,soyouweresendinghimsecrethandsignals.TapescriptMan:Yeah,wegottheideafromanactionmovielastnightanddecidedtotryitoutforfun.Inthemovie,thepoliceweretryingtoenterahouse,buttheyhadtobereallyquietsotheycouldtakethecriminalsbysurprise.So,thepoliceleaderusedhandgesturestotellhisteamwhattodo.Forexample,heusedthisgesturetotellthemhowmanybadguyswereinthehouse.Thenhegaveinstructionsonwhoshouldgowhere,andwhattheyshoulddo.Ithoughtitwasprettycoolhowtheyusedhandgesturestocommunicate.Woman:Well,youknow,youcansayalotwithoutspeaking.I'vebeentakingactingclasses,andrightnowwe'relearninghowtousebodylanguagetoexpressourselves.Man:Wow,that'scool.Soyoumeanyou'renotallowedtotalk,right?Woman:Yes,andit'sreallydifficultiftheywantyoutoexpresssomethingcomplicatedwithoutsayingaword.ButI'mslowlygettingbetteratit,Iguess.Man:ThatremindsmeofthoseCharlieChaplinmovies.Iguessit'snoteasytotellawholestoryonlyusingbodylanguage.Woman:Yeah,hewasarealmaster.Everyoneinmyclassloveshismovies.Weactuallyhadtowatchsomeofhismoviesandactoutsomescenes.Iwassuchanamateur!Man:Well,it'sgoodyoutried.Now,byyourbodylanguage,Icantellthatyouwanttobuymelunchtomorrow.AmIright?5.Actoutasceneusingonlybodylanguagetocommunicate.Youmayfollowthesestepstocompleteyourperformance.(P425)1.Formintogroupsoffour.Oneofyouistheperformer,andtheothersareobservers.2.Theperformerwritesdownasituationandsomemessagestoconveythroughbodylanguage.3.Theperformeractsoutthesceneandtheobserversindividuallywritedowntheirthoughtswithouttalkingtoanyoneelse.4.Theactorrevealsthesituationandmessages,andthegroupcomparesnotes.Usethetablebelowtoclarifyanymisunderstandingsordifferentanswers.5.Actoutasceneusingonlybodylanguagetocommunicate.Youmayfollowthesestepstocompleteyourperformance.(P425)Askingforandgivingclarification

Whatdidyoumean

by…?

Soyoumean…?

Sodidthatmean…?

WhatIdon'tquiteunderstandis…

Couldyouexplain…?

Couldyougivemeanexample?

Inotherwords…

WhatImeantwas…

WhatIwastryingtosaywas…

Doesthatmakesense?

Isthatclear?

Icantellthat…IMPORTAINTPOINTPart2Pronunciation1.Readthequotesandnoticethepauseaftereach

sensegroup.(P431)1.Therearefourways,|andonlyfourways,|inwhichwehavecontactwiththeworld.|Weareevaluatedandclassified|bythesefourcontacts:|whatwedo,|howwelook,|whatwesay,|andhowwesayit.--DaleCarnegie2.Iflanguagewasgiventomen|toconcealtheirthoughts,

|thengesture'spurpose|wastodisclosethem.--JohnNapier1.Readthequotesandnoticethepauseaftereach

sensegroup.(P431)3.Bodylanguageisapowerfultool.|Wehadbodylanguage|beforewehadspeech,|andapparently,|

80%ofwhatyouunderstandinaconversation|isreadthroughthebody,|notthewords.--DeborahBull?Asensegroup

(意群)

isagroupofwordswhichareunitedbyhavingonebasicmeaning.

?Forthemostpart,“sensegroups”refertothevariouskindsofphrases-nounphrase,verbphrases,prepositionalphrases,andsoon-thatonefindsinasentence.?Whenitcomestopausingwhilespeaking,usuallyonepausesattheendofasensegroup.Manypeoplealsopauseforemphasis,beforeandafterthewordsthattheyfeelaremoreimportant.?Asentencecanbedividedintoseveralsensegroupsaccordingtothemeaning,grammaticalstructures,andpunctuation.2.Readthispassage.Thenmark“|”whereitneedsapause.(P432)Lifeisastage,andweareallactors.Thisisalsotruewhenyouareinaforeignland.Actingcanhelpyoucommunicateevenifyoudonotknowthelanguage.Forinstance,onedayaChineseladywhowasbabysittinghergrandchildinAmericawenttoasupermarkettobuysomebeef.Shewasconfusedtoseeallkindsofmeatthereanddidnotknowwhichoneswerebeef.Sheaskedaclerkbyputtingbothhandsupandsaying“Moo!Moo!”TheladygotwhatshewantedevenwithoutsayingawordofEnglish.Lifeisastage,|

andweareallactors.

|Thisisalsotrue|

whenyouareinaforeignland.|

Actingcanhelpyoucommunicate|evenifyoudonotknow|thelanguage.|Forinstance,|

oneday|aChineseladywhowasbabysittinghergrandchildinAmerica|

wenttoasupermarket|tobuysomebeef.|

Shewasconfused|toseeallkindsofmeatthere|anddidnotknow|whichoneswerebeef.|

Sheaskedaclerk|

byputtingbothhandsup|andsaying|

“Moo!Moo!”|

Theladygotwhatshewanted

|evenwithoutsaying|awordofEnglish.3.Listentothetextsaboveandseehowwellyouread.

(P433)1.Therearefourways,|andonlyfourways,|inwhichwehavecontactwiththeworld.|Weareevaluatedandclassified|bythesefourcontacts:|whatwedo,|howwelook,|whatwesay,|andhowwesayit.--DaleCarnegie2.Iflanguagewasgiventomen|toconcealtheirthoughts,|thengesture'spurpose|wastodisclosethem.--JohnNapier3.Bodylanguageisapowerfultool.|Wehadbodylanguage|beforewehadspeech,|andapparently,|80%ofwhatyouunderstandinaconversation|isreadthroughthebody,|notthewords.--DeborahBull3.Listentothetextsaboveandseehowwellyouread.

(P433)Lifeisastage,|

andweareallactors.|

Thisisalsotrue|

whenyouareinaforeignl