Unit4BodylanguageWarmingup必修4Ifyou’rehappyandyouknowit,

clap

your

hands;Ifyou’rehappyandyouknowit,

clapyourhands;Ifyou’rehappyandyouknowit,thenyoureallywanttoshowit;Ifyou’rehappyandyouknowit,clapyourhands!Stampyourfeet!ShoutHooray!Doallthree!Let’senjoyasong!speakingringingwritingtypingSpoken

languageWritten

languageWaysofcommunicatingBody

language

gesturingThousandsofHandsKwan-yindisappointed/sadshy

astonished

Whatdoeshis/herfacialexpressionmean?sadconfusedhappyangryTherearethreemajorpartsinhumancommunicationwhicharebodylanguage,spokenlanguage,andwrittenlanguage.Accordingtotheresearch,55%ofimpactisdeterminedbybodylanguage---postures,gestures,andeyecontact,38%bythetoneofvoice,and7%bythecontentorthewordsusedinthecommunicationprocess.

Whatisbodylanguage?

Bodylanguageisoneformofnonverbalcommunication(非言辭交際)withoutusingwords.Eyecontactorgaze,

facial

expression,gesture,andposture

(姿勢(shì)),or

thewayyoustand,aredifferentkindsofbodylanguage.Lookatthepictures.

Howaretheyfeeling?happyexcitedsadangry

angryItissodifficulttomakeachoice.Idon’t

knowwhattodo.Ican’t

believeshesaidthat!Thatissounfair.confusedI’velostmywallet.Therewasoverthree

thousand

dollarsinit.Whatapity!I’vegotanA

inmaths!I’vemadegreatprogress!I’vesucceededatlast.sad

happytiredIt’sbeenalongday.Ican’tkeepmyeyesopen.anger

fear

joy

sadness

contempt

輕視

surprisedisgust厭惡happysadconfusedtiredhatefulfrighteneduneasyeasythrilledconfidentdelightedkindcuriousemotiondepressedokstopsilentwell

doneLet’slookatthefollowinggestures.Victory/peacepick-up搭便車Pleasecallme!Iloveyou!applauseGood!ThumbsupBad!ThumbsdownComehere!MovinghishandupanddownwiththepalmfacingupGoodluck!KeepinghisfingerscrossedMe?PuttingthefingersonthechestIdon’tknow!ShrugginghisshouldersThemotheristryingtoquiethercryingchild.Heisthinkingdeeply.Whataretheycommunicating?Sheisfeelingill/havingastomachache.Thepolicemanisdirectingtraffic/tellingcarstogo.Hello!Goodbye!Comehere!Goaway!Expensive!OK!I’msurprised!I’mtired!I’mconfused!Goodluck!I’mdelighted!I’mupset!I’msad!Iforgot!You’regreat!Readthefollowingstatements.Chooseoneandactitoutwithoutspeaking.SummaryJustlikeverballanguage(言辭),bodylanguageispartofculture.Itplaysanimportantrolein

dailycommunication.So,itisveryimportanttounderstandanduseitcorrectly.Andforaforeignlanguagelearner,itisasnecessarytolearnthebodylanguageastolearntheverballanguage.Isbodylanguageallthesameindifferentcultures?Bodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture,thoughsomeareuniversal.Itisdetermined

to

some

extent

bysocialandculturalpractices.UniversalgesturesIamtired.Iamfull.Iamhungry.

presspalms/restyourheadonit/eyesclosed

patorrubstomach(inacircle)

patstomachGestureCountryMeaningmostcountriesJapanFranceGermanyBrazilzerorudemoneyOKthumbsupthe

USNigeriaGermanyJapanNo.1rudegreat/goodjobGesturescountriesMeaningShakingone’sheadBulgaria,partsofGreece,IranOther

countriesNoYesGesturescountriesMeaningsKiss

on

the

cheekAfirm

handshakeAloving

hugAbow/anodofheadGreet

friendsFranceRussiaOther

countriesWhenweareinacertainplace,weshouldfollowthecustomsofthepeoplewholiveinthatplace,notourowncustoms.Becausebodylanguagevariesfromculturetoculture.Notallmembersofallculturesbehavethesameway.Weshouldtrytomasterand

respecteachother’scultureinordertomakegoodcommunication.