In a word, body language varies in different coltures and is widely used in communication.
Step 2. The –ing form as the Attribute and Adverbial
Ask Ss to pick out the sentences with v-ing in them and underline them:
- They are visitors coming from several other countries…
- Four people enter looking around in a curious way.
- This is an exciting experience for you, so you stand watching and listening.
- You see her step back appearing surprised, and take a few steps away from Mr. Garcia.
- The visitor from Japan comes in smiling at the same time as George Cook from Canada.
- His nose touches Mr. Cook’s moving hand, and they both apologize.
- …, nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away.
- …, they also express their feelings using unspoken language through keeping physical distance, actions or posture.
- Most people around the world now greeting each other by shaking hands…
- She arrives hurrying, recognizes Mr. Garcia’s smiling face, and then they shake hands…
- It is an interesting study and can help you avoid difficolty in communication.
- In most countries, nodding the head up and down shows agreement, while shaking the head means that you do not agree…
- If you stand holding your arms across your chest, you may be protecting yourself…
- If you sit looking at and turn toward the person you are talking to…
- We show respect for people by using different gestures.
- Children are taught that looking directly at an adolt is not good behavior.
- …so it is an amazing thing that we understand each other as well as we do.
- Showing our hands means that we are not armed.
- ..the Western custom of shaking hands is used,
- Japanese people might cover one hand with the other and, depending on whom they are greeting, how slightly or quite low.
Step 3. Language points
1. make: make sb do sth.
Make oneself done
Make sth to do
His father’s death made him leave school.
He was made to leave school by his father’s death.
I had to speak loud to make myself heard.
They had to make a fire to warm themselves.
2. prepare: v. preparation: n.
prepare for:
be prepared to do
3. disappoint: v.disappointment: n.
disappointed / disappointing: adj.
4. closely /close
She sat close against the wall.
Please listen closely.
Come close to doing sth.= almost doing sth.
5. Not all coltures greet each other the same way, nor are they ….
表否定的not放在句首，该句用倒装语序。
They do not shake hands with women, nor are they likely to kiss women publicly.
Nobody can learn body language in one day, nor can I.
类似的还有：Not, never, neither, hardly, seldom..
Not a singly word did he say at the meeting last night.
Never has he been to Columbia.
6. likely /probable/ possible
It’s possible for sb. to do sth …
It’s possible that…
It’s probable that…
It’s likely that…
He is likely to be late for class.
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