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How do we communicate with people? words facial expressions body movements / gestures
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What is the purpose of language? To communicate with each other. Language is used to communicate or tell people thoughts,feelings reactions. Body language is the use of actions, gestures, posture and expression.
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It is a facial expression of anger. eyebrow
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It is a facial expression of great surprise/ shock.
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Miming: OK WC Yes No Bye bye Sad Happy Stop Great Have a stomachache. Welcome. Come here. Please be quiet!
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What do people usually do when meeting? Shake hands Kiss Embrace bow Touch noses China, Britain Russia, France, Arab Some western countries Japan, Korea Maori in New Zealand
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1.What is the main idea of the text? A. There are different customs in different countries. B. Foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting. C. People use body movements to send messages and different body movements have different meanings. D. The importance of knowing customs. C. People use body movements to send messages and different body movements have different meanings.
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2. When an Arab and an Englishman finish their talk, they may be quite a distance from the place where they were standing. How does this come? A. Because they have a habit of talking while walking. B. Because they are afraid of each other. C. Because they love to do so. D. Because the Arab wants to stand close, while the Englishman does not want to stand close. 3. If two men stand close to each other while talking, they cannot be from _____. A. an Arab country B. USA C. Britain D. Russia D. Because the Arab wants to stand close, while the Englishman does not want to stand close. C. Britain
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4. What should a Chinese young man do when he meets his Russian friend in Moscow? A. Kiss him. B. Nod his head to his friend. C. Shake hands with him. D. Smile at him. 5. What are two older Englishmen likely to do when they meet each other for the first time? A. Kiss him. C. Shake hands with him.
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6. People in Arab countries _____. A. shake hands with each other when they meet B. eat with the fingers of their right hand C. shake hands with people in the office every day D. kiss each other 7. If a man often shakes hands with people in the office every morning, he must come from _____. A. Britain B. France C. China D. Russia B. eat with the fingers of their right hand B. France
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8. If you go to some Asian countries, which of the following can you do? A. Touch the head of a boy. B. Nod your head to others. C. Sit with your feet pointing at another person. D. Kiss each other. 9. “Foreigners should follow these customs when they are visiting these countries.” The underlined word here means ____. A. habits B. fault C. words D. performance B. Nod your head to others. A. habits
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Waving one’s hand is to say “Goodbye”. Nodding the head means agreement, while shaking it means disagreement. In Arab countries, you eat using the fingers of your right hand. In parts of Asia you must not sit with your feet pointing at another person. The old man lay on the grass, with his eyes looking at the sky. subject adverbial
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When in Rome do as the Romans do.
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major: the major cities in China the major universities in UK a major road local adj. localize v. localization n. local news This is a local sheep. represent=stand for representative n. be curious about/at
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approach=get close to reach one’s hand out to introduce vt. introduction n. learned adj. a learned man
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disappoint vt. I can’t disappoint my teacher by being late again. The result of the game disappointed us so much. disappointment n. be disappointed at /to disappointing
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avoid sth. /doing sth. avoidable unavoidable It is unavoidable to make mistakes in our life.
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I don’t do well in ____ English. A. speaks B. to speak C. spoken D. speak We must practise ____ English every day. A. to speak B. speak C. in speaking D. speaking spoken English written English English-speaking countries C. spoken D. speaking
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Generally speaking Personally speaking Exactly speaking Frankly / Honestly speaking
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1.Because they are interested in developing business in China. 2.Africa,Australia and Central America are not represented. 3.Because Mr. Garcia touches her shoulder and kiss her on the cheek. 4.Because Ahmed Aziz is standing very close to you. 5.French people will often kiss people they know on both cheeks.
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6. No, we can’t. Because not all cultures greet each other the same way. 7. 8. I am male. Because Ahmed Aziz shakes hands with him, but does not shakes with the women.
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