emotion
kind confused
frightened confident
depressed
thrilled curious
Let’s look at the following gestures.
ok
stop
silent
well done
Victory / peace
pick-up 搭便车
foreign language learner, it is as necessary to
learn the body language as to learn the verbal
language.
Is body language all the same in different cultures?
I am tired.
Body language varies from culture to culture, though some are universal. It is determined to some extent by social and cultural practices.
Universal gestures
Unit 4 Body language Warming up
Lets’ enjoy a song!
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands; If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands; If you’re happy and you know it, then you really want to show it; If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands! Stamp your feet! Shout Hooray! Do all three!
tired
It’s been a long day. I can’t keep my eyes open.
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surprise anger fear joy sadness disgust contempt 厌恶 轻视
happy sad uneasy easy
tired delighted hateful
Me?
Putting the fingers on the chest
I don’t know!
Shrugging his shoulders
What are they communicating? The mother is trying to quiet her crying child.
of body language.
Look at the pictures. How are they feeling?
excited
happy
angry
It is so difficult to make a choice. I don’t know what to do.
confused
Just like verbal language(言辞), body language
is part of culture. It plays an important role in
daily communication. So, it is very important
to understand and use it correctly. And for a
He is thinking deeply.
She is feeling ill / having a stomachache.
The policeman is directing traffic / telling cars to go.
Read the following statements. Choose one and act it out without speaking.
Hello! Goodbye! Come here! Go away! Expensive! OK! I’m surprised! I’m tired! I’m confused! Good luck! I’m delighted! I’m upset! I’m sad! I forgot! You’re great!
I love you!
Please call me!
applause
Good!
Thumbs up
Bad!
Thumbs down
Come here!
Moving his hand up and down with the palm facing up
Good luck!
Keeping his fingers crossed
Body language is one form of nonverbal
communication (非言辞交际) without
using words. Eye contact or gaze, facial
expression, gesture, and posture (姿势),
or the way you stand, are different kinds
Ways of communicating
Spoken language
speaking
ringing
Written language
writing typing
Body language
gesturing
Thousands of Hands Kwan-yin
What is body language?
I can’t believe she said that! That is so unfair. angry
I’ve lost my wallet. There was over three thousand dollars in it. What a pity! sad I’ve got an A in maths! I’ve made great progress! I’ve succeeded at last. happy