Unit21BodylanguageBodyTalkDoyouknowwhatisthebodytalk
Canyouguesswhatthefollowingpicturesmean
ReadthepassageandtellthemainideaofeachparagraphBothwordsandbodylanguagecanexpresswhatwethinkandhowwefeel
Gestures,akindofbodylanguage,havedifferentmeaningsindifferentculture
Thewaypeoplegreeteachothervariesfromculturetoculture
Somegestures,however,havethesamemeaninginmostcultures
Smilesmaybethemostcommonlyunderstoodfacialexpressionsintheworld
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InBrazilandGermany,thegesturethatmakesacirclewithone’sthumbandindexfingermeansOk
Thegestureshakingone’sheadhasthesamemeaninginbothIranandFrance
Whenyouaretalkingwithotherpeople,youshouldalwayslookdirectlyintohiseyes,nomatterwhereyouare
Thepassagetoldusthatbodylanguagecanexpressourthoughtsandopinionsaswellaswords
Russiansoftengreeteachothe