Module 3　Body Language and Non-verbal Communication

　　Brief Statements Based on This Module

　　The Analysis of Teaching Contents in This Module

　　The topic of this module is "Body Language and Non-verbal Communication".Related information is introduced through reading and listening.The reading part gives a brief introduction of body language in different cultures while the listening part shows how to behave well when you are invited to an American's home.The vocabulary,sentence patterns,grammar,the main content of the context as well as the students' activities such as listening,speaking,reading and writing and so on all develop around this topic.The teacher can design and organize such activities as organizing students to interview foreign friends or communicate with net pal to develop the students'language skills and communication skills.

　　Introduction

　　This part is made up of four activities which introduce not only vocabulary concerning physic contact or gestures but also a part of important expressions and body languages probably used on communication occasions.Through these activities the students can be familiar with some useful words and expressions concerning non-verbal communication and make good preparations for the following reading activities.

　　This passage gives a brief introduction of how body languages are usually used in different customs and cultures.And three exercises concerning the content and vocabulary of the passage are designed.By doing these exercises the students can have a good understanding of the content of this passage and learn some words related to the content of this passage.

　　Grammar 1

　　This part introduces adverbial clause of condition around which three activities are designed.Through Activity 1 the students can have a knowledge of the general things of this grammar phenomenon such as the situation it describes,the subordinate conjunctions it uses to introduce the situation,why it is used as well as the tenses in both the independent clause and dependent clause.And Activity 2 will help students be far more familiar with the content of the passage and get to know clearly about the situations where adverbial clause of condition is used,that is,this activity will be of great help to consolidate what students have learned in Activity 1.The last activity is to match the two parts of the sentences about body language in Europe or America.It not only further consolidates students' understanding of this grammar phenomenon's use but also get them to know more about European and American body languages and gestures concerning non-verbal communication so as to interest them in understanding "different countries have different customs" and "when in Rome,do as the Romans do".

　　Listening and Vocabulary

This part brings in both the content closely concerning the theme or topic of this module in the form of listening-behaviors in the communication with westerners and the related vocabulary.It is made up of four activities.In Activity 1 students are demanded to match the given words with the parts of the body in the picture.It helps the students exactly know how to express the parts of the body in English and smoothly leads students to Activity 2.Meanwhile these words are closely connected to the theme of this module.Activity 2 shows students how their body parts are used in non-verbal communication and have them form a series of vivid pictures in their minds about these body languages.Both Activity 3 and 4 are based on Activity 1 and 2.Through Activity