Lesson Plan: Body Language

Lesson Level:   Senior                     Duration:  45 Minutes

Lesson Title:     Body Language

Grammar and Vocabulary

Words representing emotions

Dialogues for social situations.

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to express a range of emotions through words and body language.

Students will be able to create dialogues (and discuss associated body language) for various situations.

Materials Required

Worksheet showing silhouettes for various examples of body language.

Practical Oral English Senior 1 Term 2. (Note this section of the lesson can be omitted.)

Preparation

 Prepare enough worksheets to give one per group of four students.

Procedure

1 Put class into eight groups.

   Give some examples of emotion words. (Angry, happy)

   Give groups two minutes to write as many words about emotions as they can.

   While students do that divide the board into eight numbered columns.

2 Get one student from each group to come and write their words on the board.

   Check the answers - two points for a good word correctly spelled, one point if spelling is wrong,

no points if not an emotion words.

3 Regroup the students into groups of four. Give each group a copy of the body language pictures

 and reference to the pictures in the book.

   Tell groups to choose words from the boards to describe each picture. Feedback. 

4 If possible put two chairs at front of class and put on an old dirty T-shirt or coat. Get a student to come to the front to interview you for a job. In the job interview do all the following.

Slouch

Don’t shake hands

Look around the room

Sit with legs crossed. leaning back

Chew

Scratch

Fold your arms

Wave arms

5. Get groups to identify the mistakes. Feedback.

6  Get groups to think of other situations where body language is important and (if time) create a dialogue/ performance sowing bad body language in one of the situations.

Feedback with student volunteers to show their performances.

Notes