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Body LanguageBody LanguageBody languageBody LanguageBody LanguageBody language
Unit 4
speaking Spoken Language
Ways of communicating
writing
typing
Written Language
Body Language
gesturing
What do you think is the purpose of language?
To communicate with each other.
Look at the following pictures. What do these gestures mean?
How are they feeling?
happy
How are they feeling?
sad
How is he feeling?
angry
Look at the pictures below.
What are these people
communicating? Discuss your
ideas with your partner. Do you
both have the same idea about
each picture?
The mother is trying to quiet hercrying child.
Someone is thinking deeply.
Someone is feeling
ill / having a
stomachache.
The policeman is
directing traffic /
telling cars to go.
Body Language is a form of non-verbal communication.
It uses movements or positions of our body to show other people what we are thinking or feeling.
It includes body movements, facial expressions, gestures, posture, speaking distance and other non-verbal signals.
What is body language?
Body Language
eye contact
facial expression
gesture posture
anger fear joy sadness contempt 轻视
surprise disgust厌恶
mysterious smile
pleased smile
successful smile
Think of a situation in which you communicate with a smile.
So we say “A smile is a universallyunderstood body language.”
To express almost
any emotion
to apologizeto greetto ask for helpto start a conversationto make people happyto get through difficulty
Let’s look at
the following
gestures.
Guess
Good!
thumb up
Guess
Bad!
thumb down
GuessCome here!moving his
hand up and down with the palm facing up
Guess
Me?
putting the
fingers on
the chest
Guess
I don’t know
!shrugging his shoulders
Do you know?
Body language is a powerful
communication system in all
cultures, but body language can
signal very different things in
different cultures.
How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Give an example.
Gestures and body movements.
She was the leadingdancer of the program. Her name is Tai Lihua.She is a deaf girl, butshe is a wise, diligent girl.She is deaf and dumb, so body language plays avery important part inher life.
Do you know who she is?
The picture is from
the Evening Party
Celebrating the
coming Lunar New
Year of the Rooster
of 2005. What is the
name of this program?
Thousands of Hands Kwan-yin.
Words review
statement
greet
n. 陈述；说明vi. & vt. 迎接；问候
approach
ease
major
represent
function
v.& n. 接近；方法v.& n. 减轻；舒适adj. 主要的 n. 大多数v. 代表v. 起作用； n. 功能，作用
Words review
Homework
1. Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary.2. Preview the Reading: COMMUNICATION: NO PROBLEM?
