twice on knows each cheek
Ways to greet each other
Approach others closely and are more likely to touch them. Columbia Bow Japan Shake hands. Canada Shake hands and stand quite close to other men. Nod to women but do not shake hands with them. Jordan Countries: Japan , Jordan , Columbia, Canada
3. Why did the author move back from Ahmed Aziz?
The author moved back because he comes too close to talk to the author.
4. What do French people often do when they meet people they know? They shake hands & kiss each other twice on each cheek.
8. It ’ s necessary to study body language because it helps us to get better understanding among people from different cultures. T
Choose the best answer.
Definition of Body Language
One form of communicationwithout using any words.
gesture
posture
eye contact
facial expression
What are the following facial expressions?
The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes with the author.
7. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed?
He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. He also noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one man ’ s nose touched the other man’ s hand.
a Japanese
The second mistake
George Cook from
(Canada)
He _b__o_w_e_d__ to Mr. Cook and his nose __to_u_c_h_e_d__ Mr. Cook’ sm_o_v_in_g___ __h_a_n_d__.
He _r_e_a_c_h_e_d_ _h_i_s___ _h__a_n_d_ __o_u_t___ to the Japanese.
several countries.
2. Where is Tony Garcia from? C
A. Britain.
B. Japan.
C. Colombia. D. Canada.
3. From Paragraph 2 we know that
Japanese prefer to _A___ when they
True or false?
1. Mr. Garcia kissed Miss Julia Smith because they have known each other well. F
2. George Cook reaches his hand out in order to shake hands with the Japanese. T
Divide the passage into several parts and find out the main idea.
Part 1: You are sent to CIA to meet this (Para 1) year ’ s international students.
Part 2 Examples of learned or cultural (Para2-3) “ body language ”． Part 3: Different people has different (Para 4) body language. Part 4: Summary of body language. (Para 5)
3. All cultures don ’ t greet each the same way. T
4. When a Japanese bows to you, he is apologizing to you for what he has done. F
5. French people, like the English, will keep a certain distance from othersF.
8. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance?
A. nod heads and wave hands to girls B. touch others ’ heads when they first
meet C. kiss each other twice on each cheek
when they are introduced to others D. stand quite close to other men when
smile
cry
happy
surprise
angry
fear
What do people in different countries usually do when meeting?
China, Britain: handshake
Japan: bow
Some western countries: hug
Russia, France, Arab: kiss
Reading
COMMUNICATION: NO PROBLEM?
Fast Reading
The main idea of the whole text:
It tells us about the importance and necessity of body language and its differences between different cultures.
To Whom everyone
Julia Smith
woman from Britain
no touching
everyone
Akira man from Nagata Japan
bowing
everyone
Name Description Body
Language
George man from Cook Canada
Find out the two mistakes.
Mr. Garcia
The
from
first
(Columbia)
mistake
Julia Smith from
(Britain )
He approaches Ms Smith by t_o_u_c_hi_n_g_ h_e_r__ _s_h_o_u_ld__e_r _ andk_i_s_s_e_d_ her on the _c_h_e_e_k___. Shes_t_e_p_p_e_d_ _b_a_c_k__ appearing s_u_r_p_r_is_e_d__ and take a few steps __a_w_a_y__ _f_r_o_m__ Mr. Garcia.
5. Can we expect people everywhere to act the same? Why?
No. Because people from different culture or countries act quite differently sometimes.
6. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know?
a Japanese
George Cook (Canada)
Julia Smith (Britain)
Mr. Garcia (Columbia)
Complete the chart.
Name
Tony Garcia
Description
man from Colombia
Body Language
kiss on the cheek
they talk
Answer the questions.
1. Why are the international students coming to China?
They are coming to China to study at Beijing University.