In pairs. Which photo in 1 shows these types of body language: smiling, shaking hands, making eye contact? How many other types of body language do you know? Make a list.
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COMMUNICATION: Body language
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In groups. Answer the questions about body language. Give reasons for your answers.
a What body language do you use when you meet someone for the first time? b Is it different when you meet a man or a woman? c Is it different when you meet someone from another country?
5 In pairs. What do you talk about when you meet someone for the first time? Examples money, jobs, the weather, politics, TV
6 6 7 1.1 Listen to four people answer the question in 5. Which speakers are similar to you?
1.1 Listen again and make notes about each speaker’s body language. Discuss your notes with a partner.
Speaker a
b c d
English for the 21st Century • Unit 1 15 Body language doesn't make a lot of eye contact