必修四unit4Using language

Unit4BodylanguageUsinglanguageBesideswords,howcanweknowwhatapersonisthinkingorfeeling?BywatchinghisorherbodylanguagethewayapersonstandsthewayoffoldinghisorherarmsthewaytomovehisorherhandsDiscussionthinkingnoddingwelcomepauseangryshysilentlaughingYou’regreat!Comeandjoinus!I’mlisteningcarefully!Whataretheytryingtotellus?Howaretheyexpressingthemselves?Nicetomeetyou!I’msorry!Givemealittletime!I’mthinking!It’simportant.Igiveup.OK!mysterioussmilepleasedsmilesuccessfulsmileThinkofasituationinwhichyoucommunicatewithasmile.Asmileisauniversallyunderstoodbodylanguage.ToexpressalmostanyemotiontoapologizetogreettoaskforhelptostartaconversationtomakepeoplehappytogetthroughdifficultysmileUniversalgesturesAsmiledoesnotalwaysmeanthatoneishappy.Asmilecanhideotherfeelings,suchasanger,fearorworry.Ifsomeone“losesface”theymaysmiletohideit.Asmileusuallyintendstoputpeopleatease.1.Bodylanguageisneverasimportantasspokenlanguage.2.Ifyouareangryataperson,youmightturnyourbacktohimorher.FastReading:Trueorfalse.FToftenmore3.Youcanthreatenapersonbyrefusingtospeak.Youdonotthreatenapersonbyrefusingtospeak.Youthreatenapersonbyphysicalactionlikemakingafistandshakingit.F4.Ifyoustandwithyourarmsacrossyourbody,youarealwaysprotectingyourselffrombeingphysicallyattacked.Youmaybeprotectingyourselffromaconversationyoudonotwant,oryoumaybeshowingthatyoudonotagreewithsomeone.F5.Ifyousitlookingawayfromaperson,orwithyourbackturned,youaresayingyouarenotinterestedinthatperson.6.Youshouldnotgreetyournewbossbygivingherorhimahug.TT7.Bodylanguageisthesameallovertheworld.Bodylanguageissometimesthesame,butitissometimesquitedifferent.8.Mostpeoplecanunderstandeachotheriftheytry.FTsimilarbodylanguage1.frowningorturningone’sbacktosomeonetoshowanger2.closingone’shandandshakingitatsomeonetothreatenthatperson3.noddingtheheadupanddowntoshowagreementCarefulreadingsimilarbodylanguage4.shakingtheheadtoshowdisagreementorrefusal5.lookingawayfromapersonoryawningtoshownointeresttotheperson6.standing,holdingyourarmsacrossyourchesttoprotectyourselffromanunwantedconversationsimilarbodylanguage7.sitting,lookingatandturningtowardsthepersonyouaretalkingto8.rollingyoureyesandturnyourheadawaytoshowyouareinterestedtoshowyoudonotbelievewhatyouhearoryoudonotlikeitdifferentbodylanguage1.children’slookingdirectlyatanadultinAsiaandSouthAmericanotgoodbehavior2.children’snotlookingdirectlyattheteacherinNorthAmericatogetpunishmentfromtheirteachersbecausetheythinkthechildrenarenottellingthetruthmisunderstanding1.standingtooclosetoyourbossorteacher2.ahugtoyourbossorteachernotacceptableprobablynotagoodideatoshowrespectBodylanguageisusedbypeopleto_______theirthoughtsandopinionsandto_____________witheachother.Whenyoutalkwithothers,youarenotjustusingwords,butalsousingfacialexpressionsaswellas________.Justlikewords,bodylanguage_______fromculturetoculture.Forexample,inmanycountries,shakingone’sheadexpresscommunicategesturesvariesSummarymeans“no”while________means“yes”.However,inBulgaria,partsofGreeceandIran,thegestureshavethe_______meaning.Althoughthere’remanyinterpretationsofourbodylanguage,somegesturesare_________.The_____isthebestexample.Itcanbeusedtoexpressalmostany________.oppositeuniversalsmileemotionnodding•Usethetopicsentencesofthefirstandlastparagraphstohelpyouwritethemainidea.•Usethetopicsentencesofthemiddleparagraphsforthesupportingpoints.1Beforewriting,authorsusuallymakeawritingoutline.Completethisoutlineinyourownwords,usingthesesteps.Mainidea:Points:1Showinghappiness2Showingunhappinessoranger345Bodylanguagehasmanyuniversalgesture.UniversalbodylanguagetoshowagreementordisagreementUniversalbodylanguagetoshowboredomUniversalbodylanguagetoshowrespect1.Howcanweknowother’sfeelings,eveniftheydonotspeaktous?2.Whyshouldwebecarefulwithourbodylanguage?3.Whyisitimportanttowatchaswellaslistentoothers?4.Whataresomejobsinwhichusingbodylanguageisextremelyimportant?2Workingroupsoffour.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Itispossibleto“read”othersaroundus,eveniftheydonotintendforustocatchtheirunspokencommunication.我们可以了解别人,即使有时他们并不想要我们了解他们没说出来的语言。evenif,eventhough是连词词组,用来引导让步状语从句,意为“尽管;即使”。注意:若主句与从句皆表示将来情况,evenif从句可用一般现在时代替将来时。①WehavedecidedtovisittheMuseumevenif/eventhoughitrainstomorrow.②EvenifIleavenow,it’llbetoolate.即使我现在离开,我也会迟到的。③SheunderstoodwhatIwasIwastalkingabout,eventhoughitwasthefirsttimewehadspokentogether.④Hewillnotletoutthesecretevenifheknowsit.⑤Hewillnotletoutthesecreteventhoughheknowsit.2.…itsfunctionistoshowhappinessandputpeopleatease.atease表示“舒适;自由自在”。如：Heisquiteateaseinpublic.HismannerwassobrightandpleasantthatArthurfeltateasewithhimatonce.他的态度这样爽朗愉快,亚瑟立刻觉得和他在一起没有什么拘束。Theretiredoldworkerislivingathisease.这位退休工人的生活过得很舒服。Hefeltateaseandconfidentaboutthefuture.他对未来感到轻松自在并且充满信心。feelatease感到舒适而无忧虑illatease使某人感到不舒适withease容易地;无困难地easeoff减轻;缓和用ease短语的适当形式填空。①在这个陌生的地方,我觉得不自在。Idon’tfeel_______inthestrangeplace.②他轻而易举地考及格了。Hepassedthetest__________.③她在那儿人生地不熟,感到很不安。Shewas__________,forshewasastrangerthere.④气象预报说,暴风雨午夜将逐渐减弱。Theweatherforecastsaysthestormwill_________atmidnight.ateasewitheaseillateaseease