Unit 1 Reading 牛津上海高一版 Brainstorming List

Unit 1 Reading 牛津上海高一版

Brainstorming: • List the body language Possible answers: 1. Facial expression 2. Eye contact 3. Gesture 4. Posture 5. …

Guess work angry victory good sad happy surprised

List the body languages between Debbie and Simon

name Debbie Simon body language sit up and hold head up, look at customers, always smile, turn head or body towards customers, greet cheerfully rest head on hand, look downwards, never smile, never turn head or body towards customers outcome look friendly, make others feel welcome Look unfriendly make others go away

Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a phrase from the box in its proper form.

without hesitation; employ as ; remind sb. of sth. ; prefer …to… ; make a good impression on ; for lack of; in many situations; encourage sb. to do sth. 1. Many companies are reluctant to take for lack of part in the new graduates______ experience. were employed as 2. Some new graduates _______ part-time guide at the Youth Travel Agency. 3. When the policeman saw the little boy drowning in the river, he jumped into the without hesitation water _________ to save his life.

without hesitation; employ as ; remind sb. of sth. ; prefer …to… ; make a good impression on ; for lack of; in many situations; encourage sb. to do sth. 4. As the traffic was bad, the middle-aged preferred to man ______ walking ______ cycling. 5. Mr. Zhang, the general manager, always encourages to do ______his employees _______the same. Reminds 6. The story you have just told_____ of me _______an experience I once had.

without hesitation; employ as ; remind sb. of sth. ; prefer …to… ; make a good impression on ; for lack of; in many situations; encourage sb. to do sth. In many situations 7. ___________ the way you say something is far more important than what you say. 8. It was their first visit, and Richard was make a good impression on determined to ____________ their parents.

Performance: (group work) • Each group shall have a narrator, a customer, a manager, Debbie and Simon, then give the performance according to the text.

n Discussion: n How to use body language to improve your relationship with the people around you in the society? (You may act it out with your group members!)

Homework: 1. 2. Read the text Do some translation

Language points 1. look up 抬头看 Hearing his name called, he looked up from his newspaper. 查阅 look up sth. in the dictionary Don’t look up every new words in the dictionary when reading an English articles. 2. well/poorly-dressed: adj. dress well/ poorly: v. The lady dresses well / she is a welldressed lady. eg, newly-built, newly-passed, wellpaid, well-known

3. glance at 瞥一眼v&n. at first glance 咋一看 He glanced at his watch to see if he had enough time to catch the flight. take a quick look at/ take(have, cast)a glance at I had no time so I just cast a glance at the headlines of the newspaper. at first glance 咋一看 At first glance, the plan seemed unworkable. glare at 凝视 stare at 怒目而视

4. walk over to sb. 5. senior adj. 级别高的，资历较长的， junior adj. 级别低的 a senior officer be senior to be older than be junior to sb. He is senior to me by two years. He is two years senior to me

6. greet: v. greet sb. (with sth. ) greeting; n. we greeted them in the street with a friendly wave of hand. T: what are the common greetings in china? (…) and how about the greetings in America? (…) 7. sigh: v. /let out breath heavily as a sign of disappointment or sadness sigh deeply/ heavily 深深地叹口气 sigh with despair 绝望地叹气 When mother saw the school report, she sighed deeply. sign: n. breathe/ give/ let out a sigh of relief 松了一口气

8. employee. n The firm has 200 employees. n. employer employment v. employ 9. what’s up/ what’s the matter /what’s happening 10. prefer A to B prefer doing A to doing B prefer to do rather than do eg. Some people prefer camping outside to staying in hotels. = Some people prefer to camp outside rather than stay in hotels. 有些人宁可露营也不愿住在酒店。

11. the way you communicate : v. / exchange information communicate with sb. 与某人交流 Nowadays we can communicate with each other by cell phone. communicate sth. to sb 把…告诉某人. With his help, we tried to communicated this feeling to the host. communication: n. the way ( that / in which ) sb. do sth. The way you say something is more important than what you say.

12. more than : 不仅仅 not only Learning English is more than memorizing vocabulary. 13. gesture: n. / hand movements T: when you are communicating a foreign language, gestures can help you express yourself.

14. expression : ①n. /look on one’s face that shows feelings or moods an expression of complete surprise ②n. /acting of expressing The scenery is beautiful beyond expression. express: v. 15. appearance: ①n. . /the way one looks Never judge a person by his or her appearance. ②n. /coming into view The sudden appearance of the police caused the thief to run away. appear: v.

16. give/ leave/ sb. a good impression give / leave a good impression on sb. make a good impression on sb. first impression 第一印象 impress: v. impress sb with She impressed me with her elegance. / Her elegance left me a good impression. Impressive adj. 令人难忘的

17. rest one’s head on one’s hand rest …on / against v. 倚靠，躺. 18. look downwards 19. turn body towards customers 20. hold one’s head up 21. go to sb. for assistance 22. seem to work It seems that… seem+adj.

23. without hesitation He asks teachers without hesitation. 毫不犹豫 hesitate v. hesitate to do 迟疑做… Never hesitate to turn to me when you are in trouble. 24. remark v. 说， He remarked that it was time to interview the farmer. remark on / upon 就---发表看法，评论 It’s not right to remark on his appearance. 25. remind v. remind sb. of/ sth. / that / sb. to do sth. He reminded me of the World Cup by phone. The sight of the clock reminded me that I was late. Please remind him to take medicine tomorrow.