上海牛津高一S1A U1 More Reading.ppt

What is body language? facial expressions eye contact gestures postures 眼神交流 the communication made when two people look at each other in the eye. Work in pairs: Use eye contact to show the following emotions. Interest Friendliness Understanding Questions How do you feel when others look at you for a long time? How do you feel when others avoid looking at you? v. try not to Please skim the title, introduction part and the text and then find the main idea of the passage. Eye contact is a form of communication which can mean different things in different cultures. The importance The different meanings in different cultures Skimming Skim the passage and order the main ideas. Problems caused by misunderstanding of eye contact. Eye contact is the key to communication. Eye contact in many Asian cultures. Eye contact is a subtle thing. Eye contact in western cultures. Body is more important than words. P1 P5 P2 P4 P6 P3 1. How do we understand the sentence “In many situations, the way you say something is far more important than what you say”? Body language such as eye contact is much more important than words. 2. Which sentences can show you the importance of eye contact? Unfriendly feeling The state of being not interested To be a sign of The feeling of not understanding clearly n. the most important thing Eye contact is sometimes the key to communication. It can signal friendliness or hostility, interest or boredom, and understanding or confusion. P3 In western cultures, maintaining eye contact when you are talking to each other is______. A westerner might consider a lack of eye contact as_______. necessary a lack of interest Spain, Italy and Greece. v. to keep v. to think of v. not having enough In which countries is eye contact more frequent between speakers? Different cultures Eye contact Meanings Western cultures Asian cultures maintaining eye contact; necessary; more frequent; last having interest; polite avoiding eye contact; closing eyes or looking down