Body Language and Non-verbal Communication

Vocabulary

By Zhang JianhuaBy Zhang Jianhua

Words to revise

position n. raise vt. trust vt.

wave vt

greet vt

more than

1._______money for charity

2. a lying ________

3. ____________ your hand

4. They don’t _______ each other any more.

5. ______ sheep on a farm

6. We are ____________ friends.

7. ______ an interesting question

8. I go across the street to _______my old friend.

9. ______ your voice

10. apply for a ________

11. I love you _____________ I can say.

position

position

raise

raise/wave

raise

raise

raise

trust

more than

more than

greet

Read the passage for 3 minutes and underline the words you don’t know.

…can be guessed…cannot be guessed

formalbowslapinvolve

make a deal varyon guardaggressivegesturethreateninggive awaymind readerforeheadoutwards

…cannot be guessed

formal adjbow vi.&vt.slap vt. involve vt.

Find out the same “ involve ”A. The test will involve answering questionsabout “body language.” B. Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.C. I don’t want to get involved in your family arguments.

The man is wearing ( ) clothes.

The girl is wearing ( ) clothes.

formal

informal

Bow: to bend the upper body forward

The two girl ( ) as the boss left.bowed

slap: to hit sb quickly

People often ( ) hands to congratulate on winning

slap

Meaning:__________________________Example:employee: What does the job require?employer: It involves a lot of working experience.

to conclude or require

Fill in the blanks using the following words with proper forms

formal , involve, bow, slap

Sometimes, ________ one's head doesn't always mean you really want to show your respect. Sometimes, ________across one's face doesn't mean you dislike someone. Indeed, to some degree, our behaviors can't truly get our ideas across. If so, understanding others _________communicating, no matter in the _______ situation or informal one.involves

formal

bowing

slapping

"We are opposite."

formal in-informal

possible

legal

regular

conscious

understand

appear

im-

dis-

il-

mis-

ir-un-

disappear

impossible

irregularillegal

unconscious

misunderstand

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…can be guessed

make a dealvaryon guardaggressivethreateninggesture

mind readerforeheadoutwards

We shake hands when we make a deal.It means, " we agree and we trust each other.“

make a deal : make an agreement

We see examples of unconscious bodylanguage very often, yet there's also"learned" body language, which variesfrom country to country.

vary: to change or differvarious: all kinds of…a variety of: all kinds of…

Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to relax.

on guard: paying careful attention

Every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not aggressive. Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand -the strongest hand for most people. If our right hand is busy greeting someone,it cannot be holding a weapon. the gesture is saying:"Look,I trust you. I am not carrying a threatening weapon."

read +mind=mind readerfore+head=foreheadout+-wards =outwards

"We are one."

eyeicebloodfooteararmhairhand

printballchairringguncutcreampressure

(verb.phr.)

(v.)

(prep.phr.)(a.)

(a.)

(n.)

(n.)

(n.)

(adv.)

People give away much more by their gestures than by their words.

Find out the same “give away”A. His accent gave him away as a northerner.B. He gave away lots of money to charity.

give away (verb.phr.)

Revision

formalbowslapinvolve

make a dealvaryon guardaggressivethreateninggesturegive awaymind readerforeheadoutwards

1. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ________ the shocking ending.

A. give out B. give off C. give up D. give away

Exercise

2. -- Do you need any help, Lucy? -- Yes. The job is ___ I could do myself. A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than

Exercise

3. I don’t want to get____ in this quarrel. It’s none of my business. A. involved B. involvement C. to involve D. involving

Exercise

4. There is always a necessity for us to____our studying methods to deal with____problems.A. vary; variety B. vary; variousC. differ; variety D. differ; various

Exercise

5. Some people believe that watching violence on TV is one of the major causes of ___behavior and crime in society.A. childish B. artificialC. aggressive D. heroic

Exercise

Make up a story about Samon

greet, involve, gesture,

bow, more than, aggressive,

formal, slap, give away, vary, on guard, trust,

make a deal, raise, threatening, wave,

mind reader, outwards

Story 1 Story 3Story 2