Unit4warming-upandpre-readingThousandsofHandsKwan-yin•Theyarealldeaf(聋的)anddumb(哑的)girls,buttheyusedancing(theirbodylanguages)toshowtheirbeauty
Whatisbodylanguage
Bodylanguageisoneformofnon-verbal(ie
withoutusinganywords)communication
Bodylanguagefacialexpressionsgesturesbodymovementssadconfused“Ihavelostmywallet
”“Ican’tbelievewhatshesaid
That’ssounfair
”“IgotanAinmaths
”“Idon’tknowwhattodo
”happyangryComehere
/Great
“No,Youcannotdothat"OKBad
Idon’tknow
shakeone’shand(handshaken
)hugandkissbodymovementsshakingtheheadnodbowbodymovementsCanyouthinkofsomesituationswhenwehavetousebodylanguagetocommunicatewithothers
Discussinpairsandgiveyouropinions
whentouseyoudon'twanttosay
youwanttobutyoucan'tsay
otherscan'thearyou
youcan'tunderstandothers'language
otherscan'tunderstandyourlang