What is body language? Body language is one form of nonverbal communication ( 非言辞交际 ) without using words. Eye contact or stare, facial expression, gesture, and posture ( 姿势 ), or the way you stand, are different kinds of body language.

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Try to write down 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

1. In which of the following countries do people greet each other in the same way? A. Jordan and Italy. B. China and Japan. C. Canada and Colombia. Read the passage again and choose the best answers.

2. From the text, we can know that _____. A. people are likely to keep the same distance in different countries B. men from Britain often stand close to others to shake hands C. people are facing multicultural communication problems

How do different international students behave when they greet people? 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 Britain everyone Akira Nagata bowing everyone

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

Spain, Italy, South American countries France approach others closely and are more likely to touch them shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek

(men from) Middle East and other Muslim cultures shake hands and stand quite close to other men, nod to women and do not shake hands with them

1. Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. 2. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing. II. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). F F

3. Japanese will bow to others as greeting. 4. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them. 5. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad. T T F

6. People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other. 7. The physical distance from each other that people are comfortable with generally depends on the culture. 8. All members of a culture behave in the same way. T T F