英语学习book 1 unit 8.pptVIP

Unit 8  Body Language In Communication Main Points Ⅰ. Leading In Ⅱ. Text A Ⅲ. Text B ● Vocabulary Practice V. Practical Writing Leading in : Introduction about the topic I. Group Discussion 1) what is body language? 2) Is body language, in your opinion, as important as written and spoken language or in some way more important? Why? 3) Do all the body language mean the same thing in the world? Please give more examples 2. Some gestures used in sports, look at the following pictures, find the meaning of each gesture Body language Even body language has a cultural accent. Chinese stamp their feet (跺脚) to show anger; Americans interpret this as impatience. Chinese clap （鼓掌）for themselves after a speech. Americans may see this as immodest. When giving or receiving a gift, Chinese use two hands to show respect. Americans never even notice.Americans may pat other adults on the head to show sympathy, affection（喜爱）or encouragement. This behavior could insult（侮辱）Chinese. Americans point to their chest to signify “me”, but think it is funny when Chinese point to their nose. Even laughter has the potential either to communicate or miscommunicate. An American who fell off his bike was very angry when on-looking Chinese laughed at him. I myself was angered when my son fell down and bystanders （旁观者）laughed. but I learned later that their laughter conveyed sympathy or understanding, not ridicule （嘲笑）. when east meets west, how often is offense taken when none is given? Often this is more important than getting the content of the message across. The communication about this non spoken communication, which tells us something about the relationship between people, is called Meta-Communication. Communicating about communication! Words are inadequate When we connect with a person, we also have to make it clear to each other how the content of a spoken message needs to be interpreted How we do this says something about the re