Unit 4 Body language Period 1 Warming Up & Reading课堂10分钟达标 When you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally(不用语言地). Before saying anything, people communicate nonverbally by making gestures. According to an investigation(调查), only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people dont know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world. In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means“yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean“no”. In southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying“Ive heard you”. In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someones life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right. ”However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there. In the United States, raising your clasped(握紧的)hands above your head means“Im the champion”or“Im the winner”. It is the sign prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman(政治家)made his gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship. There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people dont like touching somebody or being touched. Now in America, touch is important. Friends touch each other on the arm, for example. They often put an arm around a friend when they say“hello”or“goodbye”. 【语篇概述】不同的国家有不同的身势语, 你了解它们吗? 这对于我们与不同国家的人交际非常有用。. Skim the passage quickly and give the main idea of the passage. The passage tells us _. 答案: different gestures in different countries have different meanings. Read the passage again and choose the best answers. 1. It is very important to know how to communicate nonverbally when you are in another country because_. A. most people speak different languagesB. much of our communication is nonverbal on many occasionsC. people usually make gestures before saying anythingD. its easy to learn how to express oneself through gestures【解析】选B。推理判断题。从第一段第三句According to an investigation, only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. 可知选B。2. If a native in Singapore nods his head up and down when you talk to him, his motion means“_”. A. yesB. noC. thats all rightD. Ive heard you【解析】选D。细节理解题。Singapore新加坡属于东南亚, 从第二段最后一句In southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying“Ive heard you”. 可知选D。3. When the Russian leader put up his clasped hands after the meeting at the White House_. A. he meant Russia was the winnerB. he was insulting AmericaC. he made a show of friendship to AmericaD. he in fact meant nothing at all【解析】选C。细节理解题。从倒数第二段最后一句In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship. 知选C。4. The gesture of putting ones thumb up shouldnt be used when you are travelling in_. A. ItalyB. the United StatesC. GreeceD. Southeast Asia【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第三段最后一句However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there. 可知这个动作在撒丁岛和希腊是侮辱性的, 因而不能使用, 故选C。. According to the passage, answer the following questions. 1. What should we do when we are in a foreign country and we dont know the language of it? _2. What does it mean when someone raise his/her clasped hands above his/her head in the United States? _3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese. English people dont like touching somebody or being touched. _答案: 1. For us the most common way to communicate is through gestures. 2. It means he/she is the champion or he/she is the winner. 3. 英国人不喜欢触碰别人, 也不喜欢被别人触碰。 - 3 -