Eye Contact

teacher: Wang Huiclass: senior one class twodate: March 20th, 2009

1.You will __________ if you feel a little tired.2.You __________ when taking a short nap.3.The sleeping child _________ against her

mother’s shoulder.4.You will _____________ in the seat when

feeling uneasy in your seat.5.The teacher managed to ____________

curiosity in the students.

doze arouse shift lean yawn

yawn doze

leaned

shift

arouse

me James

offered to drive

got outwent quickly to his sideopened the doorleaned forwardreached out

backed off

walked over to my place

accepted the lift

eyes met

got out

gave me a big smile

Don’t you dare try to help me out of this car!

No harm done. All is well.

Q: If a speech doesn’t go down well, what is the most obvious display of the audience?

A: Their lack of attention.Q: What are the possible warnings from the au

dience?A: Yawning, programme studying, chatting in v

ery low voices or dozing----silent communication.

Q: What will such information lead to?A: It will lead to some change in the content, hu

mour, style and attitude.

Para D&E

para D&E

If you’ve made a speech that hasn’t _____________, the audience will tell you with their body language. The most obvious _________ of an audience’s _______ communication is their ______ attention. Yawning, _______________, chatting _______________ or dozing, to ______________, are warnings. You know you have _______ them. Such information __________ some change in the ________, humour, style and an immediate change of attitude is _________. No speaker is ever _________ for _________ with the ship.

gone down well

display silentlake of

lostcontent

called for

honoured going down

programme studying

in a low voicemention the worst

lead to

Para C&F

The audience are communicating with us even when they are not talking.

If a person shift in the seat, that means the speech is boring.

Our speech should based on the eyes of the audience.

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Para C&F

Q: How do you know you have aroused the audience’s attention?

A: The subject causes much movement in the audience.

Q: What are the silent clues of an interesting speech?

Shifting in the seat, exchanging looks with their neighbors, smiling, leaning forward, watching attentively.

uninteresting

speech

interesting speech

body language of audience

lecturer need to do

yawningprogramme studyingchatting in very low voicedozing

shift in seats,exchange looks,smiling,leaning forward, watching attentively

change in the content, humour and style

an immediate change of attitude

know what to drop, what to revise and what to addgo ahead

Discussion:Discussion: How do you understand the ChinHow do you understand the Chinese proverb “ese proverb “Eyes are the windows Eyes are the windows of one’s mindof one’s mind”?”?

Discussion:Discussion: The World Expo will be held in Shanghai in 2010. Our government is advocating excellent manner( 礼仪 ). As a native, what do you think you will do to greet friends both at home and abroad?

Tips on eye contact :

Eye contact is important in many countries. In Western culture, maintaining eye contact in conversation is necessary. As a matter of fact, a Westerner might consider lack of eye contact as lack of attention or interest.

In Spain, France, Italy and Greece, where people stand close together talking to each other, eye contact is more frequent and lasts longer.

Eye contact is a subtle thing. If you do not have it, you might be considered impolite. But too much eye contact could also lead to trouble, for staring at others is considered rude and should always be avoided.

Homework:

1. read the text three times

2. finish exercise c2 on page 42