Unit 2 Task Reporting on body language

导学案

Learning  aims:

1. Know about some behavioural differences among different countries.

2. Learn about the similarities and differences of body language between America and China.

3. Learn how to write a report on body language

Teaching procedures

Step 1   Lead in

Step 2   Task 1  Predicting  an  answer

1.Decide if the statements below are true or false:

（1）In China when you are invited to dinner, the host will be upset if you do not try all of the dishes.

（2）In the Middle East,it is polite to eat with your left hand .

（3）When eating noodles in Italy, making a noise is okay.

（4）People in Japan always take their shoes off inside someone's  house.

（5）When you are late for a meeting, there is no need to say ‘sorry’.

（6）In England it is usual to talk about the weather when you start a conversation

2. Understand how to predict the answers to the question while listening.

3. Listen to the tape and check your answers.

Task 2  Listen and fill  in a chart

1.Let’s make the gesture:

（1）Shaking hands by grasping the other person’s hand quite firmly.

（2）Looking at another person straight in the eye.

（3）Nodding your head up and down.

（4）Shaking your head from side to side.

（5）Moving your hand left to right.

（6）Pointing to the head and moving the finger in a circle

2.Listen to the recording and fill in the chart.

Step 3  How to organize a report

There are four main sections you can sort your information into.

Introduction ———— What the report is about.

Method ———— How you found the information.

Results ———— What you found out or proved in your report.

Conclusion ———— A summary of the report. It sometimes includes advices.

1. Group work

Group members work together to fill in the forms about the similarities and differences of body language between USA and China. 

Form 1

Form 2

Task 3  Discussion

Discuss with your partners and try to answer the following questions according to the information provided in the above forms.

1. How many gestures in the form share the same meaning to people in both countries? What are they?

2. Do you think people from different countries can understand each other by using gestures?

3. Do you think the difference in body language between the two countries will become smaller and smaller?  Why or why not?

4. What is your suggestion for people from different cultures who want to communicate with each other?

Step 4  Summary

Step 5  Homework

Organize your first draft of report on body language into the final version.