1. BODY LANGUAGE

2. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES of Body Language
Lesson Review…
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES of Body Language
Same body language,
different meanings

3. Different body languages,
same meaning.
Greeting

4. What are the ways of SAYING HELLO in different countries?

5. Task 1: Describe their body language2 3
Task 1: Describe their body language 4 5 6
Task 2: Guess where they come from

6. Countries/Areas Ways of Greeting
Most countries
(China, Britain, the US)
Shake Hands
Korea, Japan
Bow
Europe
(France, Italy, Spain)
Kiss on the Cheeks
South America
(Brazil, Argentina)
Hug
New Zealand,
the Middle East
Touch the Nose
Thailand, India
Hold Palms Together

7. Game: Let’s Listen and Do
T: Speak a country name Ss: Act out its way of greeting

8. France
China
Japan
India A
New Zealand
Argentina

9. HOMEWORK
Please prepare for an oral report on Cultural Differences of Body Language.

10. Thank You

11. Unconscious
Conscious

14. The Steeple
Confident he has
the right answers
People who are confident, superior types often use this gesture and, by doing so, signal their confident attitude.

15. Hand support
Middle managers often use this gesture to feign interest to the company president who is giving a dull, boring speech.
Having negative thoughts: He's heard enough or is not impressed
Interested evaluation —
the head supports itself and
the hand rests on the cheek

16. THUMB DISPLAYS
Thumb displays revealing confident, authoritative attitudes

17. CHIN STROKING
This Chin Stroke is the signal that the listener is going through the decision-making process.
Making a decision

18. Lean forward
They are interested in what you’re saying.

19. Crossed-Arms-on-Chest
When a listener folds his arms, he has negative thoughts about the speaker, and pay little attention to what's being said.
Comfortable but others will think you're not approachable.

20. We do not have bodies; we ARE our bodies.