Unit 4 Body Language Reading II

Showing our feelings

Reading Task 1 Reading Task 1  Skim the text and try to get the main idea.  Divide the text into three parts and find out the topic sentences or sum up the main idea of each part.

Main idea of each part:  Part 1 (Para 1) Body language shows all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes and sometimes more important than spoken language.  Part 2 (Para 2-Para6) Denotation and examples of some body language.  Part 3 (Para 7-Para8) There are differences in body language, it ’ s important for us to know them.

Reading Task 2 Reading Task 2  Scan the text and decide whether the following statements are true or false.  If it is false, explain why it is wrong.

True or false statements:  ( ) 1. Body language is never as important as spoken language.  ( ) 2. If you are angry at a person, you might turn your back to him or her.  ( ) 3. You can threaten a person by refusing to speak.  ( ) 4. If you stand with your arms across your body, you are always protecting yourself from being physically attacked. F T F F

True or false statements:  ( ) 5. If you sit looking away from a person, or with your back turned, you’re saying you’re not interested in that person.  ( ) 6. You should not greet your new boss by giving her or him a hug.  ( ) 7. Body language is the same all over the world.  ( ) 8. Most people can understand each other if they try. F T T T

Assignments:  Finish doing the exercises of Unit 4 WB.  Recite Para. 1- Para. 3 of the passage.