上海新世纪版高一年级下学期Unit4BodyLanguagereading教案

Unit 4 Body Language Period One Teaching objectives: 1. To help the students have a general idea of the passage and sense the importance of eye contact 2. To help the students develop some reading skills(getting the main idea, guessing meanings of words according to the context, such as back, go down well, communicate good news) 3. To help the students to learn how to understand each other better by means of the reading of eye contact Teaching Procedures: Pre-reading T: Where there are people, there is communication. We communicate with each other every day. Just think about this question: in what ways can we express ourselves? S: Speaking, writing, chatting online, sending e-mail, pointing at something, staring … T: I found that someone mentioned “pointing at something”, which means we can express ourselves without words, that is we can communicate by using … S: Body language! T: Yeah, though we may not realize it, we express ourselves with body language more than expected. And among the different kinds of body language, eye contact plays a great important part. And there is a Chinese saying: Eyes are the windows of one’s mind. Eyes can communicate much information. Now let’s act the different feelings out. S: (act the feelings out) < Happy: Sad: Angry: Hurt: Afraid: Fearless: Doubtful:> While-reading T: You’ve done a really wonderful job. And through your performance, I am convinced again that eyes can help us a lot in daily communication. And today we are going to learn unit 4 body language which focuses on eye contact. Let’s turn to page 41. First read the text in 4 minutes and find the related paragraph(s) for each heading: S: Headings 1. The audience’s nonverbal signals of inattention (paragraph 5) 2. An example of eye contact (paragraph 1,2) 3. The audience’s nonverbal signals of attention (paragraph 6) 4. The speaker should be able to read the audience’s nonverbal signals (paragraph 3) 5. A further example of reading the audience’s nonverbal signals (paragraph 4) T: Now we’ve got the main idea of the passage and let’s read the text a second time and get some detailed information about the passage. Read the text in 3 minutes and finish the following exercise: 1. The writer did not help James out of the car because _______. A. he was in a hurry B. he was not generous C. James asked him not to D. James signaled him not to 2. A good speaker often _______. A. says to himself, “ No harm done” B. follows the audience’s silent signals C. introduces his subject with silent signals D. exchange looks with the person next to him 3. According to the context, which of the following is true? A. A good speaker is humorous and often tells a lot of jokes. B. A good speaker is never affected by the audience’s reaction. C. A good speaker sticks to his content and style without making any changes. D. A good speaker has a good idea of what the audience expects to hear. 4. Which of the following is NOT a signal of inattention? A. Yawning and dozing. B. Chatting with neighbors. C. Exchanging looks with neighbors. D. Studying the program sheets in hand. 5. Eye contact is important in public speaking because _______. A. it helps the speaker focus on the topic B. it helps convey the message to all the audience C. it helps the speaker guide his speech by the audience’s reaction D. it is the best means of communication on such an occasion S: give the answer and corresponding paragraph T: Now, we’ve worked out the main idea and the key point of each paragraph and now let’s read on to understand the meaning of some important words. Q1: Not a word was spoken, but the message I got was clear, “Don’t you dare try to help me out of this car1” I backed off. James got out and then gave a big smile… What is the part of speech of “back”? What does it mean according to the context? S: “back” is a verb here. It means “go backwards”. T: If you’ve told a joke or story that hasn’t gone down well, the audience may be telling you what they want to hear or what they don’t want to hear? What does “go down well” mean here? S: It means “be not well received”. T: Silent clues, however, may also communicate good news. Does it mean “talk with each other”? S: No. T: Then, what does it mean? S: It means express your thoughts and feelings clearly. T: Let’s read the new words first according to the phonetic symbol. S: … T: Read the new words after the tape and check your reading. S:… T: (one student) read the chosen paragraph Assignment: 1. Read the text after the tape for at least five times. 2. Finish C2 on page 42. 3. Prepare for the dictation about the new words.