Reading comprehension

Exercise 1

Complete the chart with do and don’t statements using the information from the text.

Exercise 2

Feel in the gaps with the words from the box

First, to change your body language you must ..........1.......... of your body language. ..........2..........how you sit, how you stand, how you use your hands and legs, what you do while talking to someone.

You might want ..........3.......... in front of a mirror. Yeah, it might ..........4.......... silly but no one is watching you. This will give you good feedback on how you ..........5.......... to other people and give you an opportunity to practise a bit before going out into the world.

Another tip is to close your eyes and ..........6.......... how you would stand and sit to ..........7..........confident, open and relaxed or whatever you want to communicate. See yourself move like that version of yourself. Then ..........8.......... it out.

Some of these tips might seem like you are faking something. But ..........9.......... it till you make it is a useful way to learn something new. And remember, feelings work backwards too. If you ..........10..........a bit more you will feel happier. If you sit up straight you will feel more energetic and in control. If you ..........11.......... down your movements you’ll feel calmer.

Just play around a bit, practice and ..........12.......... yourself to find a comfortable balance.

1. Group work. Choose any 3 pictures, comment on the body language and try to create the situation when this body language was used.

2. Share your opinion on the statements below.

ü Women tend to have better perception and interpretation of body language than men.

ü Body language also depends on context: body language in a certain situation might not mean the same in another.

ü Body language is relative to age and gender.

Split into groups of three or four. Emphasize that if anyone is uncomfortable with role playing or acting they can just be an observer in their group and do not have to act out a role. Make sure there is only one observer in each group. Ask the active participants to take it in turns to walk up to their group colleagues in a way which shows either pleasure, confidence, arrogance, nerves or distress, etc. They should not speak. Ask the other two to identify which of these emotions is being demonstrated. End with a plenary discussion on how well the group members could spot the emotion. Congratulate everyone on their acting skills.

Task 1

Choose one of the articles and take the following steps:

ü read the article.

ü identify the main points.

ü write down 10 questions.

ü make the vocabulary card (new words, expressions, idioms, etc).

ü prepare and make one-minute presentation on the issue discussed in the article.

Date: 2016-01-14; view: 1063