Unit 21 body language
Period 3 language study
Teaching aims:
1 Learn how to use some useful words, phrases and understand some difficult sentences.
2 Study the rules of-ing and wants to go ahead of the queen
Teaching procedure:
1 Somebody is late for a flight and wants to go ahead of the queen
ahead of 在 ~ 之前，比 ~强，好
Ahead of us was a river
The time here is nine hours ahead of London
He is ahead of me in maths
2 Avoiding eye contact with the salesman when you are buying
I just avoided running over the car
3I can manage it myself
Manage The question is too difficult ,I can’t manage it myself
Manage to do
He managed to finish the work on time ,try to do ‘
4 Just like spoken language ,body language varies from culture to culture
Prices vary with the seasons
various varity
5 There are also differences as to how often we touch each other ,how close we stand to someone we are talking to ,and how we act when we meet or part
1) as to conj
Every week they received reports as to what was going on
Prep As to money ,she is indifferent
2) part
Part sth from sth;part sb
The English Channel parts Britain from France .
We tried to part the two fighters
Part with
In order to raise money ,Mr Brown had to part with his gold watch .
6In some countries, ~ a visiting friend is greeted with a kiss on the cheek, in other countries people greet each other with a firm handshake
1)greet sb with a smile
They greeted me with a shower of stones ,the smell of coffee greeted us as we entered.
Greeting
A greetings telegram2 firm adj,
as firm as a rock
be on firm ground
7 While there are many different interpretations of our body
language, some gestures seem to be universal
Television provides universal entertainment.
There was universalagreement on this issue
War cause universalmisery .
8 a smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of stangers
get through
Let us start, there is a lot of work to get through
It is extremely difficult to get through the work in such a short time
The line is busy now ,I can’t get through
Tom failed but his sister got through
Try to get through to him that he is ruining his own life
9if we are feeling down or lonely, there is noting better than to see the smiling face of a good friend
I can’t agree more
We couldn’t feel better
10 a smile can open doors and tear down walls
These beautiful old houses are being torn down to make way.she tore his letter into little pieces
She tore up the letter
This material tears easily .
11-ing form can be used as subject,object,predicative and attributive
1) Subject :In many countries ,shaking hands means “no” and nodding means “yes”
2 Object: we can learn a lot about what a person is thinking by watching his or her body language
3)Predicative:
A good way of saying I am full is rubbing stomach after a meal
4)Attributive
A pair of walking sticks can help you walk if you are a disabled in feet


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