高一英语人教版必修4课件：Unit4BodylanguageReading.ppt

Name Description Body Language To Whom George Cook to men to women shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek man from Canada shaking hands everyone Ahmed Aziz man from Jordan shaking hands nodding Darlene Coulon woman from France people she knows Country/Area Ways to greet each other Britain Canada Japan shake hands, do not stand very close to others or touch strangers when they meet shake hands bow Spain, Italy, South American countries France approach others closely and are more likely to touch them shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek (men from) Middle East and other Muslim cultures shake hands and stand quite close to other men, nod to women and do not shake hands with them 1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know? The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author. Answer the following 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 noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one man’s nose touched the other man’s 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 man, 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 similar 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? Thi