Unit21BodylanguageⅠ
TeachingGoals:1
Talkaboutbodylanguage
Describegesturesandfacialexpressions
Practisemakingoffersandrequests
Learntousethe“-ing”form(2):usedasanoun
Writeanarrative
TeachingTime:FourperiodsⅢ
BackgroundInformation:1
BodyDistanceUnconsciously,weallkeepacomfortabledistancearounduswhenweinteractwithotherpeople
Thisspacebetweenanotherpersonandusformsinvisiblewalls
Theamountofspacechangesdependingonthenatureoftherelationship
Forexample,weareusuallymorecomfortablestandingclosetofamilymembersthantostrangers
Personalityalsodeterminesthesizeoftheareawithwhichwearecomfortablewhentalkingtopeople
Introvertsoftenprefertointeractwithothersatagreaterdistancethandoextroverts
Culturalstylesareimportanttoo
AJapaneseemployerandemployeeusuallystandfartherapartwhiletalkingthandoanAmer