stop Shake hands Happy Ok! Or zero Different feelings of the baby happy sad frightened angrysurprisedcurious.

stop

Shake hands

Happy

Ok! Or zero

Different feelings of the baby

happy sad frightened

angry surprised curious

Meaning Action

1. You are welcome. 1.

2. I am worried 2.

3. I ate too much! 3.

4. I am sorry that I did something wrong.

4.

5. I’m so happy! 5.

6. I don’t agree. 6.

●

Feelings and actionFeelings and action

A smile and a handshake

Twisting hands together or holding headPatting or rubbing

stomach

Hanging head

Smiling, arms open and head backShaking head

• Body Language is a form of non-verbal communication.

• It uses movements or positions of our body to show other people what we are thinking or feeling.

• It includes body movements, facial expressions, gestures, posture , speaking distance and other non-verbal signals.

What is body language?

What’s the purpose of language?

• To communicate with others

• To tell and express our thoughts,

feelings, reactions etc.

How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Give an example.•I can use body language to communicate with someone. For example, if I’m angry, I might turn away and not talk to others. If I’m happy to see someone, I might smile and hold out my hand or open my arms.

There are many different ways to greet someone using words. How many ways can you think of to greet someone if you CANNOT speak? Share your ideas with your partner.•Ways to greet someone without

words: smile, wave, shake hands,

hug, kiss, etc.

COMMUNICATION:

NO PROBELEM?

Reading

Look at the title and picture of the passage.

Predict what you think the topic will be. Then

skim the passage and check to see if your

prediction was right.

Scanning Find the characters and where they are from?

Character CountryMr. Garcia

Britain

Mr. Cook

A Japanese Japan

Jordan

Madame Coulon

You

Julia Smith

Columbia

Canada

Ahmed Aziz

France

China

Does body language stay the same in different countries /cultures ? Why?

No. Body language varies from culture to culture. (conclusion)

Because cultures have developed in different ways.

Fast-reading

You are going to meet business people from several countries.

Not all cultures greet each other the same way.

A conclusion of the passage.

Para 3

Para 5

Para 6

Para 1-2

Para 4

Main idea

( Read para1-2 Find out the answers to the questions)

Para.1-2

(example)

people present

purpose

people from different countries

local businessmen

people representing the Chinese government

interest

1 Who will be present at the meeting?

2 Why are people visiting China?

3 what does the word mistake mean?mistakes People from different countries

misunderstand each other.

Careful reading

Para. 3-6

(variety)

Read Para 3-6 again and decide whether the statement is true or false

1 Only Australia and central America are not represented by the visitors. ( )

2 Not all cultures greet each other the same way, so people everywhere act the same. ( )

3 Julia Smith is surprised because Mr. Garcia touches her shoulder and kisses her. ( )

4 French people will often bow and kiss people they know on both cheeks. ( )

5 The main character is female. ( )

F

F

T

F

F

Country/Area Ways to greet each

Britain

Canada

Japan

Spain, Italy, South

Americans

France

Middle East, some

Muslim countries

Shake hands. Do not stand very close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet

Shake hands.

Bow.Approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.Shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek.

Shake hands and stand quite close to other men. Nods to women and do not shake hands with them

Find out the two mistakes the writer found in the airport:

Mr. Garcia

Julia Smith

The first

mistake

from

from

(Columbia )

(Britain)

He approaches Ms Smith by _______ ______ _________ and _______ her on the ________.

She ______ ________ appearing _________ and take a few steps _______ ______ Mr. Garcia.

shouldertouching her

kissingcheek

stepped backsurprised

away from

The second mistake

a Japanese

George Cook

from(Canada)

He ________ ________ _______ ________ to the Japanese.

He ________ to Mr. Cook and his nose _________ Mr. Cook’s _______ ________.

bowed

touchedmoving

hand

reached

his hand

out

Read the last paragraph and have a discussion : What does the following sentence mean? what can we learn from the whole passage?

None of these actions is either good or bad.Body language varies from culture to

culture. Not all members of all cultures

behave the same way. We should try to

master and respect each other’s culture in

order to make good communication.

How do different international students behave when they greet people? Complete the chart with information from the passage.

Comprehending

name description

Body language

To whom

Tony Garcia

Man from Colombia

Kiss on the cheek

Everyone

Julia Smith

Woman from Britain

No touching Everyone

Akira Nagata

Man from Japan

bowing Everyone

Check your answers

namedescription

Body language

To whom

George Cook

Man from Canada

Shaking hands everyone

Ahmed Aziz

Man from Jordan

Shaking handsNodding

To men To women

Darlene Coulon

Woman from France

Shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek

People she knows

Check your answers

Use the passage to help you answer the following questions.

1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know?

2. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed?

The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.

He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. He also noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one man’s nose touched the other man’s hand.

3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance?

4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones?

The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance.

Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France bad a similar greeting custom – a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom – a handshake, but Ahmed shakes

hands only with men.

5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means?

6. Do you agree with the author’s statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?

This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.

Give your own opinions.

Work in groups of four. Read the following questions and then choose one to discuss together.

1. If you meet a foreigner who comes up close to you to talk, what countries might he be from? How can you show him that you are uncomfortable with that?

2. If a girl in shorts goes into a Muslim house and a man takes her outside pointing at her shoes and shorts, what should she do? Guess why he is so particular.

3. What are some situations where body language is the only form of communication? Why?

Different countries have different cultures, so

when people greet each other, they will have

different ways. If people don’t know the cultural

differences well, people may have difficulties in

communicating with others throughout the world.

Person and country

Suitable greeting

A man from Columbia

To a man:

To a woman:

A woman from Britain

To a man:

To a woman:

A man from Japan

To a man:

To a woman:

same as for a woman

touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek

not too close, shake hands

*shake hands, will get close

bows

*bows

Person and country Suitable greeting

A man from Canada To a man:

To a woman:

A woman from France

To a man:

To a woman:

A man from the Middle East or some Muslim countries

To a man:

To a woman:

shake hands

*shake hands or kisses

shake hands, kisses

same to someone she knows

comes close, shakes hands

nods

on both cheeks if known

twice on the cheek

My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some _________people from many parts of the world, who are interested in the __________of the economy in China.

The first one to arrive is Mr. Garcia from Columbia with Julia Smith, a British lady, __________ behind closely. I ___________them to each other and I’m ___________to see Mr. Garcia come up to Ms Smith. Just then, in comes a visitor from Japan, smiling at the time when the Canadian, Gorge Cook __________out his hand to him.

business

development

following introduce

surprised

reaches

Text retelling:

It happens that Mr. Cook’s hand __________ the Japanese’s nose as he bows and they both____________ So you see, people from _________ cultures maynot _______others in the same way. English peopleusually do not _______very close to others or touchthe ___________as people from Spain, Italy and SouthAmerican countries do. Most People around theworld _________hands when they meet while____________people will bow. People from Jordan stand quite ______to other menand shake hands and kiss others on the________. In a word, body language differs in differentcultures and is widely used in________________.

touchesapologize

differentgreet

standstrangers

shakeJapanese

closecheck

communication

Situation1: Mr. Garcia (Columbia, South America) meet Julia Smith (Britain, Europe)

Situation2: George Cook (Canada, North America) meet Japanese (East Asia)

Situation3: Chinese (East Asia) meet Ahmed Aziz (Jordan, West Asia)

Situation4: Madame Coulon (France, West Europe) meet Mr. Garcia (Columbia, South America )

1. Surf the internet or go to the library to search for more information about body language and present it to the class.

2. Finish reading task in workbook, Page 66.

Homework