Come here. Bad! Good luck! me I don’t know. Stop! Ok! Be quiet! Victory! 6 / 15
handclap/appaluse T: What are the actions of the above gestures? What do they mean?
S1: The first gesture is a half-closed hand with the thumb up. It means the one who gives this gesture appreciates someone.
S2: The second meaning is “Come here”.
S3: The third one is a half-closed hand with the thumb down. It means the one who gives this gesture is against the other’s idea or simply refuses the request.
S4: The fourth is “Good luck.” S5: The fifth is “me”
S6: The sixth is “I don’t know”. S7: The seventh is “stop”. S8: The eighth is a gesture of “Ok”. S9: The ninth is “Keep silent”.
S10: The tenth is a V-shaped posture of the first finger and the middle finger, which suggests a wish for the other or others to succeed．
S11: The last is a handclap, which means “Come on” or “Be cheerful” or something like that. T: You have all done a good job． Now, let’s take a look at some actions. Actions They are nodding their heads. They are kissing and hugging. What are they doing? 7 / 15
They are shaking their hands. They are bowing. They are shaking their heads. Step 4 Listening
T: Is body language funny? Are you willing to know more about it? Ss: Yes.
T: Ok, now, please open your books and listen to the text on 26．While listening to the text, please underline some sentences that you can use to make up dialogues.
(After a moment)
T: What does the text mainly tell us about? S12: It tells us the importance of “body language”.
T: I appreciate what you said． OK, now, there are some roles that you can choose.
You’ll be given 6 minutes to prepare for your performance in groups of four, and you should try to perform as lively as possible. Character Country You China Action Stand watching and listening first, then introduce guests to each other; when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz, you move back a bit when the other is very close to you. Mr. Columbia Approaches Miss Smith, touches her shoulder and 8 / 15
They are kissing their hands to somebody. Garcia kissed her on the cheek. Moves very close to you when introduced, comes closer to ask you questions, nods at women. Shakes hands and kisses twice on each cheek. Surprised at Mr. Garcia’s action and Takes a few steps away from him. Reaches hand out to the Japanese. Bows. Ahmed Aziz Jordan Madame Coulon Julia Smith Mr. Cook France Britain Canada Akria Nagata Japan Step 5 Role Play
T: Now, does any group want to perform? (3 or 4 groups act their dialogues out.) Step 6 Game
T: There’s a game, do you want to do? Ss: Of course.
T: There are some sentences, please act them out without using words, you’ll be given 2 minutes to practice doing them, and then I will ask some students to act them out. Clear? Ss: Yes.
(After two minutes, one group, one person, so as to ensure that everyone has a turn.) Step 6 Time for fun
T: Now, there’s still a little time left. Let’s do someTPR (Total Physical Response) activities together, I hope you will enjoy them and have fun as well. Touch your face. Shake your head． Touch your nose. Cross your arms. Open your mouth. Close your eyes. Shake your head． Cross your fingers.
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Nod your head． Smile.
Make a face to each other. Step 7 Summary and Homework
T：Today, we have learnt much about body language. As you see, if you can use it correctly, you can communicate with others easily, even if he or she is a stranger or foreigner. So using body language correctly is very important, I hope you can practice more after class. If you want to know more about body language, you can go to the Internet to surf more information about it. Your homework:
Make a list of facial expressions and gestures and their meanings we've learned today，and do Exercise 1． Ok, so much for today, goodbye, boys and girls.
【教学反思】
这是一节口语课。通过一系列的小组合作热身活动充分调动了学生对学习身势语的积极性。在导入时，考虑到要充分调动学生的积极性，因此我让学生跟着flash中的节拍一起做动作。稍后我就对Smile的功能做了一个介绍。设置简单的任务和问题，让学生层层落实，步步明确，最后在回归到文章的整体结构上。总之，在设计本课的过程中，我一直本着两个原则，即在教学过程中所设计的问题适应目前学生的英语水平，尽量让问题简单化，让学生在学习的过程中拥有成就感；同时在这堂课中，我还采用了小组竞赛小组合作的方法，以此来激发学生的热情，让学生在不知不觉之中培养合作意识和竞争意识。学生们通过积极参与课堂活动，学到了许多有关肢体语言的知识。基本上，达到了教学的预期目标，但仍然还有少许不尽如人意的地方，以后要注意改进。
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