Module 3Body Language and Non-verbal C

ommunication

局四中 王 丹

Can you guess the meanings of these hand gesture?

well done ok

care love

Reading

Vocabulary

• aggressive• • position

• trust• unconscious

• weapon

• deal

• gesture

greet• • formal

• informal

agressive,deal,gesture,greet,formal,informal,position,trust,unconscious,weapon

• 1.Guns and knives are two different types of ________.

• 2.Someone who has a(n) __________ atititude may be violent.

• 3.You can _______ someone by saying "Hello".• 4.Your ________ is the way you are sitting or st

anding.• 5.If you are _________of something you do not

know it is happing.

agressive

weapons

greetposition

unconsious

agressive,deal,gesture,greet,formal,informal,position,trust,unconscious,weapon

• 6. A(n)______is a business agreement.• 7. A(n)________ is a movement of the body to

communicate something.• 8. If you _______someone you believe them and

rely on them.• 9. ''Give me five!" is a(n)_________greeting.• 10. People are usually more ________ with peo

ple they don't know.

deal

gesture

trust

informal

formal

Read the passage and choose the best title.

1 Saying It Without Words

2 When in Rome,Do as the Romans Do

3 Greetings Around the World

4 Read My Mind

Read the passage carefully and say if the sentences are true(T) or false(F).

1.Not all body language is conscious. 2.Europeans shake hands with their left

hand. 3.In Asia,people touch strangers when they meet. 4.In the US a "high five" is a way of saying hello. 5.A "high five" is a formal gesture. 6.Body language is less communication than spoken or written language.

Fill in the forms with the details.Countries or areas

Way of greetingbody parts involved

meaning of the greeting

Europe,

America

China

Muslims

Hindus

American youths

shake hands

the right hand

I trust you

put the right hand over the left and bow slightly or shake hands

the hands show respect

give a salaamhand, heart, mouth and forehead

join hands and bow heads

hands and head

show repect

high five hands commom greeting

show respect

Read the passage again and match the main idea with each paragraph.

• Para 1 greetings in western countries

• Para 2 ways of communication • Para 3 the use of hand on informal occasions

• Para 4 conclusion • • Para 5 the use of hands in Asia

Gesture Country Meaning

a circle with one’s

thumb and index finger

most countries

OK

Japan money

France zero

Germanyrude

Brazil

Thank you