1、Body Language,How are they feeling?,happy,sad,angry,confident,confused,guess, guess, guess,gestures,ok,stop,silent,well done,victory,applause,Good!,Bad!,Come here!,Good luck!,Me?,I dont know!,Reading,Communication: No problem?,Predict what you think the topic will be?,Tony Garcia (Columbia),Julia Sm

2、ith (Britain),George Cook (Canada),Japanese- Akira Nagata,I. While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.,Part 1. (para. 1),You are sent to Capital International Airport to meet this years international students.,Part 2 (para. 2 and 3 ),Example

3、s of learned or cultural “body language”.,Part 3. (para. 4 ),Different peoples have different body languages.,Part 4. (para. 5),Summary of body language.,II. How do different international students behave when they greet people? Complete the chart with information from the passage.,man from Colombia

4、,kiss on the cheek,Julia Smith,woman from Britain,everyone,Akira Nagata,bowing,everyone,man from Canada,shaking hands,everyone,Ahmed Aziz,man from Jordan,shaking hands nodding,Darlene Coulon,woman from France,people she knows,1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know ? The aut

5、hor is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.,III. Answer questions,2.What were the two mistakes that the author noticed? He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. He also

6、noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one mans nose touched the other mans hand.,3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance ? The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian m

7、an, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance .,4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones? Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a simi

8、lar greeting custom-a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom-a handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.,5. “ When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means? This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we sh

9、ould follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.,6. Do you agree with the authors statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?,Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. Most people around the world now greet

10、each other by kissing .,IV. Read the text carefully, then decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).,F,F,Japanese will bow to others as greeting. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them. Some body languages in some countries are good while

11、some countries body language are bad.,T,T,F,People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other. The physical distance from each other that people are comfortable with generally depends on the culture. All members of a culture behave in the same way.,T,T,F,1.

12、What is the main idea of the text? A. There are different customs in different countries. B. Foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting. C. People use body movements to send messages and different body movements have different meanings. D. The importance of knowing c

13、ustoms.,V. Choose the correct one.,2. If two men stand close to each other while talking, they cannot be from _. A. an Arab country B. USA C. Britain D. Russia,3. What should a Chinese young man do when he meets his Russian friend in Moscow? A. Kiss him. B. Nod his head to his friend. C. Shake hands

14、 with him. D. Smile at him.,4. If you go to some Asian countries, which of the following can you do? A. Touch the head of a boy. B. Nod your head to others. C. Sit with your feet pointing at another person. D. Kiss each other.,5. “Foreigners should follow these customs when they are visiting these countries.” The underlined wo