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Period 3
Using Language Ⅰ
Learning aims
To understand some facial expressions and talk about body language;
To understand a conversation and learn to infer meaning for it;
To learn to ask for and make clarification;
To learn about the pause in sentences.
Leading-in
1. Look at the following facial expressions and guess their meanings.
2. Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating.
3. Discuss when and where people need to use body language to communicate effectively.
People communicate
when
can’t speak
can’t hear well
not convenient
where
……
Task 1: Listen to a conversation about body language. Then answer the following questions.
Listening and Speaking
How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate
2. What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures
He got the idea from an action movie last night and decided to try it out.
He told his team how many bad guys were in the house and gave them instructions who should go where and what they should do
3. What did the woman say about the acting classes that she's been taking
4. What did the man mean by saying "It's good you tried" at the end of the conversation
She is learning body language now and it's really difficult if they ask her to express something complicted without saying a word.
He encouraged the woman to take it easy.
Task 2: Listen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation
Infer meaning
Sometimes things are not said directly, and so you must guess the meaning, relationship of the people, or context. You can do this by:
drawing conclusions from the background information you already have.
looking at clues that tell you the context.
using logic to work out the meaning.
1. The two speakers are married.
2. Making too many gestures in communication is not polite.
3. The police team were probably successful in catching the criminals.
4. Both speakers think body language is useful.
5. The woman is not very confident about her silent acting ability.
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Woman: What were you doing just now What did those gestures mean
Man: Oh, I was just telling my friend over there to meet me for lunch down the street in twenty minutes.
Woman:Oh, I get it, so you were sending him secret hand signals.
Man: Yeah, we got the idea from an action movie last night and decided to try it out for fun. In the movie, the police were trying to enter a house, but they had to be really quiet so they could take the criminals by surprise. So,the police leader used hand gestures to tell his team what to do. For example, he used this gesture to tell them how many bad guys were in the house. Then he gave instructions on who should go where, and what they should do. I thought it was pretty cool how they used hand gestures to communicate.
Listening text
Woman:Well, you know, you can say a lot without speaking, I've been taking acting classes, and right now we're learning how to use body language to express ourselves.
Man: Wow, that's cool. So you mean you're not allowed to talk, right
Woman: Yes, and it's really difficult if they want you to express something complicated without saying a word. But I'm slowly getting better at it, I guess.
Man: That reminds me of those Charlie Chaplin movies. I guess it's not easy to tell a whole story only using body language.
Woman: Yeah, he was a real master. Everyone in my class loves his movies. We actually had to watch some of his movies and act out some scenes. I was such an amateur!
Man: Well, it's good you tried. Now, by your body language, I can tell that you want to buy me lunch tomorrow. Am I right
Act out a scene using only body language to communicate. You may follow these steps to complete your performance.
Post listening
1. Form into groups of four. One of you is the performer, and the others are observers.
2. The performer writes down a situation and some messages to convey through body language.
3. The performer acts out the scene and the observers individually write down their thoughts without talking to anyone else.
4. The actor reveals the situation and messages, and the group compares notes.
Asking for and making clarification What did you mean by ... So you mean …？ So did that mean ... What I don’t quite understand is ... Could you explain… Could you give me an example In other wards ...
What I meant was ...
What I was trying to say was ...
Does that make sense
Is that clear
I can tell that ...
Use the table below to clarify any misunderstandings or different answers.
1. There are four ways, | and only four ways, | in which we have contact with the world. | We are evaluated and classified | by these four contacts: | what we do, | how we look, | what we say, | and how we say it.
— Dale Carnegie
Ⅰ. Read the quotes and notice the pause after each sense group.
Pronunciation
2. If language was given to men | to conceal their thoughts, | then gesture's purpose | was to disclose them.
― John Napier
3. Body language is a powerful tool. | We had body language | before we had speech, | and apparently, | 80% of what you understand in a conversation | is read through the body, | not the words.
— Deborah Bull
Tip: A sentence can be divided into several sense groups according to the meaning, grammatical structures, and punctuation.
Life is a stage, and we are all actors. This is also true when you are in a foreign land. Acting can help you communicate even if you do not know the language. For instance, one day a Chinese lady who was babysitting her grandchild in America went to a supermarket to buy some beef. She was confused to see all kinds of meat there and did not know which ones were beef. She asked a clerk by putting both hands up and saying “Moo! Moo!" The lady got what she wanted even without saying a word of English.
Ⅱ. Read this passage. Then mark “ ” where it needs a pause.
Ⅲ. Listen to the texts above and see how well you read.
The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man. 　　
伟人之所以伟大，是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。

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