Body Language. Язык тела

1. UNIT 2

2. UNIT 4

3. UNIT 5

4. UNIT 14

5. UNIT 6

I can see a woman at a train station. This picture is from unit 2. The unit is about gestures and body language.

Body LANGUAGE

Unit 1.1

Conscious and unconscious movements and postures, hand gestures, facial expressions, eye movements and touch

Label the pictures. Make up sentences with the words.

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glare

peer

wink

stare

glance

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Roberto Benigni

trailer

https://youtu.be/HxL1kfN2XcQ

Roberto Remigio Benigni ( born 27, October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the comedy-drama film  Life Is Beautiful  (1997), for which he received the  Academy Awards Actor  (the first for a non-English speaking male performance) and  Best International Feature Film .

Do the tasks

https://student.vznaniya.ru/home/assessment/206016?slug=BNGR09GB&onlypreview=true

The writer is generally very happy with his job. He says that he has, ‘dedicated his life to studying,’ body language. It gives him, ‘a great deal of satisfaction,’ and he believes he is, ‘providing a public service’. However, there is a, ‘downside,’ and it, ‘makes (his) life difficult at times.’ All in all, though, the problems are, ‘a small price to pay for a job he enjoy(s) so much.’ I wouldn’t choose to do this kind of job because I would like to believe that most people tell the truth.

video

How to interpret Body Language

https://student.vznaniya.ru/home/video/206372?slug=t2y0Grfz&onlypreview=true

Reading SB p 6

• What information presented in the text is similar/ different to the one from the video?
• What gestures are described in the text?
• Why is body language important for people to learn?

Speaking

What gestures do people in Russia use to show anger, joy, worry, regret, annoyance and other emotions ?

Discuss with your partner

Speaking

Task 3. Imagine that you are showing your photo album to your friend. Choose one photo to present to your friend.

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In your talk remember to speak about:

· where and when the photo was taken

· what/who is in the photo

· what is happening

· why you keep the photo in your album

· why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously, starting with:

I’ve chosen photo number … .

Speaking/ Writing

“ Without gestures the world would be totally colourless”.