1. Cambridge English for Academics May 20 th, 2013

2. Lesson Summary 1.Overview of the course 2.Speaking Lesson 3 (pp.18-21). - warm-up Non-verbal communication - cultural conventions in body language (discussion + video) - conversation techniques (responding to news/ following the conversation/ making small talk) - conversation practice - follow-up reading Small Talk 3.Survey

3. The Human Animal by Paul Desmond Some gestures have different meanings in different countries. For example, Sometimes a single message is given in different ways. The most vivid examples are Desmond Morris compiled a dictionary of the human body language. It took him … years and he was in about … countries. A single gesture can have countless variations across cultures. For instance, Body language evolves with the society. Handshake is a ………………………. phenomenon because it means

4. Responding to news The 3A-rule ANSWER ADD ASK

5. Echo questions (auxiliary + pronoun) 1.We’ve got a test tomorrow. Have we? 2. I don’t understand this sentence. 3.Fiona phoned me last night. 4.I don’t like ice-cream. 5.Tom is leaving tomorrow. 6.There’s a policeman at the door. 7.Lisa has just had a baby. 8.I haven’t Chinese food. 9.I met David in France.

6. Safe topics Are you a Catholic? How much money do you make? Do you like Chinese food? Do you like to travel? Are you married? Who did you vote for in the latest elections?

7. Safe topics Unsafe/ taboo topics

8. Small talk WHO? WHAT ABOUT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY?