1. Reading

2. silent I love you. stop victory

3. GestureCountryMeaning a circle with one’s thumb and index finger most countries Japan France Germany Brazil zero rude money OK

4. thumbs up the US Nigeria Germany Japan No1 rude great / good job

5. GesturescountriesMeaning Shaking one’s head Bulgaria, parts of Greece, Iran Other countries No Yes

6. GesturescountriesMeanings Kiss on the cheek A firm handshake A loving hug A bow / a nod of head Greet friends France Russia Other countries

7. Comparison MeaningGesture in the USA Gesture in China No, don’t do that. Moving the index finger from side to side. Moving the hand from side to side I don’t know Shrugging one’s shoulders. Shaking the head

8. MeaningGesture in the USA Gesture in China Well doneThumbs up. Incredible. I can’t believe it. Rolling one’s eyes. Open one’s eye or mouth wide.

9. Meaning Gesture in the USA Gesture in China MoneyRubbing the thumb and forefinger together Rubbing the thumb and forefinger together

10. Meaning Gesture in the USA Gesture in China Come here. Moving the index finger forwards and backwards. Moving one’s hand up and down with the palm facing down.

11. What do people usually do when meeting? China, Britain Russia, France, Arab Some western countries Japan, Korea Maori in New Zealand shake hands kiss embrace bow touch noses

12. What are these people communicating?

13. Reading Communication: No problem?

14. Tony Garcia (Columbia) Julia Smith (Britain) George Cook (Canada) Japanese- Akira Nagata

15. I. While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea. Part 1. (para. 1) You are sent to Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students.

16. Part 2 (para. 2 and 3 ) Examples of learned or cultural “body language”. Part 3. (para. 4 ) Different peoples have different body languages. Part 4. (para. 5) Summary of body language.

17. II. How do different international students behave when they greet people? Complete the chart with information from the passage.

18. Name DescriptionBody LanguageTo Whom Tony Garcia everyone no touching man from Japan man from Colombia kiss on the cheek Julia Smith woman from Britain everyone Akira Nagata bowing everyone

19. NameDescriptionBody LanguageTo Whom George Cook to men to women shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek man from Canada shaking handseveryone Ahmed Aziz man from Jordan shaking hands nodding Darlene Coulon woman from France people she knows

20. 1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know ? The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author. III. Answer questions

21. 2.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.

22. 3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance ? The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance.

23. 4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones? Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting custom-a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom-a handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.

24. 5. “ When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means? This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.

25. 6. Do you agree with the author’s statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?

26. Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing. IV. Read the text carefully, then decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). F F

27. Japanese will bow to others as greeting. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad. T T F

28. People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other. The physical distance from each other that people are comfortable with generally depends on the culture. All members of a culture behave in the same way. T T F

29. 1. What is the main idea of the text? A. There are different customs in different countries. B. Foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting. C. People use body movements to send messages and different body movements have different meanings. D. The importance of knowing customs. V. Choose the correct one.

30. 2. If two men stand close to each other while talking, they cannot be from _____. A. an Arab country B. USA C. Britain D. Russia

31. 3. What should a Chinese young man do when he meets his Russian friend in Moscow? A. Kiss him. B. Nod his head to his friend. C. Shake hands with him. D. Smile at him.

32. 4. If you go to some Asian countries, which of the following can you do? A. Touch the head of a boy. B. Nod your head to others. C. Sit with your feet pointing at another person. D. Kiss each other.

33. 5. “Foreigners should follow these customs when they are visiting these countries.” The underlined word here means ___. A. habits B. fault C. words D. performance

34. If you meet a foreigner who comes up close to you to talk, what countries might he be from? How can you show him that you are uncomfortable with that?