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I can describe body language, gestures and movement.
| Unit map Vocabulary Gestures and expressions Human sounds Compound adjectives Word Skills American English Grammar Modals: present and future Modals in the past Listening When in Rome....
Reading The Kite Runner
Speaking Topic-based presentation Pronunciation Unstressed words
Writing A blog post Culture Cải Lương
Vocabulary Builder page 109 Grammar Builder and Reference pages 120-122 |
1 VOCABULARY Look at the people in the photos (A-E). What feelings does their body language express?2 Check the meaning of the gestures and expressions below. Which ones can you match with the photos?Gestures and expressions bite your fingernails bow your head fidget fold your arms frown give a thumbs up grimace grin nod your head point pout purse your lips raise your eyebrows shake your head shrug your shoulders wink yawn The woman in the first photo is shrugging... and... 3 Work in pairs. Take turns to choose emotions from below and make gestures and expressions to convey them. Your partner identifies the gesture or expression and guesses the emotion.annoyance anxiety boredom confusion disapproval disgust fear friendliness happiness ignorance indifference interest pain shame shock surprise You're grimacing, so you're expressing pain, or maybe disgust. 4 VOCABULARY Listen and write in your notebook the sounds below in the order you hear them.Human sounds clear your throat cough gasp hiccup sigh slurp sneeze sniff snore tut 5 Which sound(s) are you likely to make when you ...1 have a bad cold? (more than one possible answer) 2 are disappointed or sad? 3 are shocked? 4 disapprove of something? 5 are drinking a very hot liquid? |
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| INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SKILLS: have you got them? The gestures that you use in your country often exist in other countries, but sometimes they can have very different meanings! Find out if you are ready to travel abroad by doing our quiz on international gestures. 1 If you raise your (1) ................. in Turkey, people will understand that you mean A 'no'. B 'T'm confused'. C 'yes'. 2 If someone says 'yes' with a gesture in Bulgaria, they will A nod their head. B (2) ........... their head. C shrug their (3) ............. 3 People in Indonesia will feel you are rude if you A (4) ........... at people. B scratch your head. C Click your lips. 4 It's perfectly polite to (5) ........... noisily while drinking your tea in A Brazil. B Canada. C Japan. 5 Giving a (6) ............ is considered childish in A Thailand. B Australia. C Italy. 6 Read and complete the quiz with words from exercises 2 and 4. Then do the quiz.7 Listen and check the answers to the quiz. Are you surprised by any of the customs and taboos?8 Listen to three different situations. Match the questions to each situation (1-3).In which situation do they talk about... a making a good impression? b dealing with the symptoms of being unwell? c different ways of expressing yourself? |
9 Read the Recycle! box. Listen again. Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.1 If you can't control your coughing or sniffing, you .................................................................................. . (might) 2 If you use British ways of expressing yourself with Spanish people, they ....................................... . (could) 3 If you don't control your body language in an interview, you ..................................................... .(might not) 10 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.Which gesture or expression might you use if ... 1 you wish someone good luck in an exam? 2 you are puzzled by a question? 3 you don't know the answer to a question that someone has asked? If I wish someone luck in an exam, I might...
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