PeaceH.MaoPeaceH.MaoChongqingNormalUniversityChongqingNormalUniversityMay14,2010May14,2010Unit21BodylanguageDoyouknowthefollowingbodylanguage?Whatdoesthatmean?shrugshrugA.Idon’tknow.B.Iagree.C.I’mhappy.A.Idon’tknow.B.Iagree.C.Bequiet.PutafingerinfrontofthemoutheyecontactA.Idislikeyou.B.Ihateyou.C.Inoticeyou.holdupone’sheadA.I’mproud.B.I’msad.C.I’mangry.Howdoyoucommunicatethefollowingwithbodylanguage?Thankyou!No.Yes.Bye-bye!FastreadingWhydoesthesamebodylanguagehavedifferentmeaningindifferentcountries?Becausedifferentcountrieshavedifferentcultures,bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture.Summarizethetopicsentencesofeachparagraph.Para1:Wecommunicatewithpeoplenotonlybywordsbutalsobybodylanguage.Para2:Bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture..Para3:Thesamebodylanguagehasdifferentmeaningsinsomedifferentcountries.Para4:SomegesturesareuniversalPara5:Smileisthebestexampleofuniversallyunderstoodbodylanguage.1.Whatbodylanguagevariesgreatly?2.Fillinthetableofdifferentmeaningofbodylanguageindifferentcountries.CarefulreadingEyecontactEyecontactGestureOKGestureOKThumbsupThumbsupNoddingheadsNoddingheadsShakingheadsShakingheads“Crazy”gesture“Crazy”gestureWhatbodylanguagevariesgreatly?gesturecountrymeaningsomecountriesothercountriesawaytoshowone’sinterestrudeordisrespectfuleyecontactgesturecountrymeaningmostcountriesMoneyFranceRudeJapanZeroBrazilGermanymakingacirclewithone’sthumbandindexfingerOKgesturecountrymeaningtheUSrudeGermanyJapangreatorgoodjobthenumberonethenumberoneThumbs-upNigeriagesturecountrymeaningsomecountriesBrazilcrazyYouhaveaphonecall.movingtheindexfingerinacircleinfrontoftheearmovingtheindexfingerinacircleinfrontoftheearWhatisthebestexampleofuniversalbodylanguageaccordingtoparagraph4?Smileisabridgetotheworld!Thewayspeopleexpresstheirthoughtsandopinionsandcommunicatewithothers.wordsbodylanguageSummarySomesituationswhereweneedtobeverycarefulaboutourbodylanguageandgestures.ameetingajobinterviewaspeechavisittoaforeigncountryThedifferencesWeknowdirectmeaningsbywords.Bodylanguagecan’texpresscomplexthoughts,opinionsandviews.ThesimilaritiesexpressourthoughtsandopinionscommunicatewithotherpeoplebodylanguageandspokenlanguageImagineyouarethebossofthecompanyandyouwanttoemployamanasyourassistant.Judgingfromthebodylanguageofthefourmen,whichonewillyouchoose?Why?Fourstudentscometothefrontandactoutdifferentgestures.A.puttingbothhandsinpockets(lazy)B.crossingarms(self-assured,likeaboss)C.Lookingaroundfromtimetotime(payingnoattention)D.StandingstraightwithasmileThinkofsomesituationsinyourdailylifeinwhichyouusebodylanguageandthentrytoactthemoutwithoutanywords.Youcanworkinpairsorgroups.Homework1.Readthepassageandtrytoreciteit.2.Trytoknowmoreaboutbodylanguage.•Thankyou!•May14,2010
