speaking

ringing

writing

typing

Spoken language

Written language

Body language

Ways of communicating

gesturefacial expression

action

Look at the following facial

expressions, and try to tell us

what his feeling is.

Guess what the man is trying to say.

Good! Bad!

Come

here!Me?

I don’t know!

ok stop

silent well done

What else gestures do you know?

victory applause

Ways to greet someone without words:

handshake

kiss bow hug

act it out without speaking

“Hello” “Goodbye” “Come here”

“Go away!” “surprised!”

“tired.”

“confused.” “Good luck!”

“delighted!”

“upset!” “sad!”

“You’re great!”

I. Read the passage and divide the

whole passage into several parts

and find out the main idea.

Part 1. (Para. 1)

Meet the visitors at the airport.

Part 2 (Para. 2 and 3)

People from different countries express

greetings in different ways.

Part 3. (Para. 4) Different peoples have different body

languages.

Part 4. (Para. 5)

Summary of body language.

the main idea of the text.

The text is mainly about different

_____________ in different countries.

In order to avoid difficulties in today’s

world of cultural crossroads, we should

___________________________.

body language

study international customs

Complete the chart with

information from the passage.

Name Description Body

Language

To

Whom

Tony

Garcia

everyone

no touching

man from

Japan

man from Colombia

kiss on the cheek

Julia Smith

woman

from Britaineveryone

Akira Nagata bowing everyone

Name Description Body Language

To Whom

George Cook

to men

to women

shake hands

and kiss twice

on each cheek

man from Canada

shaking hands everyone

Ahmed Aziz

man from Jordan

shaking hands

nodding

Darlene Coulon

woman from France

people she knows

Country/

Area

Ways to greet each other

Britain

Canada

Japan

do not stand very close to others or touch strangers when they meet, shake hands

shake hands

bow

Spain, Italy,

South

American

countries

approach others closely

and are more likely to

touch them

Body language

varies from culture

to culture.

Gesture Country Meaning

a circle with one’s thumb

and index finger

most countries

Japan

France

Germany

Brazil

zero

rude

money

OK

Gesture Country Meaning

thumbs up

the US

Nigeria

Germany

JapanNo.1

rude

great / good job

Gestures countries Meanings

Kiss on the

cheek

A firm

handshake

A loving hug

A bow / a nod

of head

Greet friends

France

Russia

Other countries

Talk about body languages you

usually use.