Reflections
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 461.
Idioms
Listening
1. Watch the video «How to show understanding» and then give examples of body language
Why is it important for teachers to know how to use body language?
2. Watch the following videos, what idioms are proposed here? (videos: hair, arm, head)
From:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7eLh5dEfh0&list=PLFB0DCA376C15EA3C&index=6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvWZMtbEdfk&index=2&list=PLFB0DCA376C15EA3C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nT_HqWCUk&index=5&list=PLFB0DCA376C15EA3C
1.Match each idiom on the left with an appropriate explanation on the right. What other useful phrases or idioms do you know with the words “hair, arm, head”?
| 1. to let one's hair down | b) to keep calm |
| 2. to keep one's hair on | a) to act freely and naturally |
| 3. to tear one's hair out | g) very angry |
| 4. to bang one's hair against a brick wall | d) to accomplish some task or achieve some goal that is or seems ultimately hopeless |
| 5. to have one's head in the clouds | h) used to convey a strong desire to have or do something |
| 6. to have an old head on young shoulders | i) to force |
| 7. up in arms | c) to be very anxious about something |
| 8. to give one's right arm to do something | e) to be unaware of what is going on from fantasies or daydreams |
| 9. to twist one's arm | f) a child or young person who thinks and talks like an older person who has more experience of life |
2.Look through the explanations of the idioms and fill in the gaps in the sentences with an appropriate idiom.
1. Kings and queens can seldom ____________________.
2. If you want someone who's angry to calm down, you can say ____________________.
3. I've been ____________________ trying to get the job finished on time.
4. Some people are never going to agree with you on this, so it's no use ____________________ trying to convince everyone.
5. She walks around all day with her____________________. She must be in love.
6. My little nephew said people who dislike other people don't like themselves very much. That's ____________________.
7. The population was ____________________ over the demolition of the old theatre.
8. I'd give my ____________________ to have an apartment on Central Park.
9. I had __________ Tom's __________ to make him eat the candy.
Evaluation of body language
Record a lesson and then choose a part of the lesson to evaluate and complete the following boxes.
| Describe a part of the lesson here: | Description of what the sequence was trying to communicate to the audience: | How well did the teacher use appropriate body language at this moment? Give details. | Comment on any further refinements that could have improved the moment? Give details. |
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| Reading | | | Phrases for Teachers to Encourage Students |