Lesson 1 |
AIMS
• To raise awareness of the importance of communication
through body language
• To present and practise the modal verbs: will, won't
have to, don't have, should, shouldn't.
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Lead-in
Task 1
Do you ever judge people by the first
impression you have of them?
Is this a good or a bad way to judge
people you don't know? Why?
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Task 2
a. Look at the scene in the
sketch. What is the
relationship between the
two people? How does
the boy feel? How does
the woman feel towards
the boy? How do you
know?
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b. Now read the following statements and indicate if they show PROMISE,
THREAT, OFFER, PREDICTION or FACT.
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I'll tell your father if you do it again.
You know I'll always be there for you.
You'll have to start working seriously, for a change.
I'll help you if you want.
You'll fail if you don't study seriously.
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Communication |
 Grammar
Task 1
Imagine yourself
in the following
situations. What
do you say to your
friend? Use the
ideas in
parentheses.
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1. Your friend's phone doesn't work. (offer/ give yours)
2. Your friend is anxious you'll be late again. (promise/ be on time)
3. Your friend hasn't studied for the test tomorrow. (fact/ fail)
4. Your friend is a very good singer. (prediction/ become a star)
5. Your friend has shouted at you. (threat/ be angry/ do it again)
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Task 2
Use ‘should’ or
‘shouldn’t’
Look at the picture. Find six things people should or shouldn't do in a cafeteria.
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Task 3
Complete the dialogue with have to / don't have to.
A: Oh look! We ……………… to come to school on
Monday.
B: Yes, but look at that! We ……………… to have lessons
on Saturday.
A: No, you ……………… come for the lessons. Only if you
want to.
B: I'll not be coming!
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Pre-reading
Task
Your friend Paula got a leaflet from a seminar she went to in
Dublin recently. Look at the leaflet on the right and the
ideas below to discuss in pairs what you will learn if you
attend a seminar like this.
a) You will learn how to explain your problems
b) You will learn about the importance of smiling
c) You will learn how to describe a personal situation
d) You will learn the meaning of different hand movements
e) You will learn how to understand what someone means
by the way they stand
f) You will learn the meaning of eye movement.
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Do you want to know what “BODY
LANGUAGE” is?
Do you want to learn how to
communicate better with others?
Do you want to discover what's
hidden behind gestures?
THEN THIS SEMINAR IS FOR YOU!
When: 25th November, 11:00 am
Where: Town Hall Seminar Room
Admission: Free to under 16 year- olds.
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Lesson 1 |
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BODY TALK
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Reading
Read the extract from the leaflet to check for the answers to Task 2 on page 41
and then match the sketches to the body movement in the text. Compare your
answers with your partner.
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If you sometimes feel you do not explain yourself well, come to the local Town
Hall next Saturday. You will learn how to become a better communicator. You will
also learn to understand the way people use their body when they talk to you.
Communication goes on all the time, even when the people are not talking. It
sounds amazing but did you know that nearly 55% of the way we communicate
with others is through the way we use our body to show how we feel? This seems
unbelievable but it is true. What do we do when the sun is in our eyes? We squint,
and this shows that the situation is not very pleasant for us. When someone feels
excited, their facial expressions are signs to show us. People can appear happy
but they are in fact sad. When they are curious, they will stare at the person or
object for some time. An angry look is when someone glares at you with that cold
look. When we admire someone we gaze at him or her, and when you want to
look at something quickly, you take a peep. People communicate with their body
language. Most of us are not aware of it but we spend a lot of time trying to
understand body language. In this course, you will learn to start thinking more
about the meaning of a happy smile or an angry frown. We will show you what
someone means when they shrug their shoulders to show that they don't care,
or nod their head to agree, or point their finger. You will understand why
people raise their eyebrows, bite their lip in anger or pain, twist their face
when they are unhappy about something, or squeeze their nose at a bad smell,
or have their arms folded when they listen to a teacher. We will teach you how
to read the messages people give when they clench their teeth, when getting
an injection, or when they clear their throat to get ready to talk to a group. These
kinds of behaviour show how people feel. It seems unbelievable that only 7% of
our communication is with words. The way we use these words through our tone
and voice makes up another 38% of our communication tools. To show this in
action in our course, you will practise watching people and learn to imagine their
problems and their thoughts. To be a good communicator, you need to be a
good reader of body language; to be able to get the message someone wants to
send. All you need to do is watch! To be good at understanding the
meaning of body language, you should watch the speaker
carefully. You should show respect for the other person's point of
view. You should use your own body to communicate your
feelings and emotions too. The course begins at 11 am
November 25th at the Town hall. Admission free to all students
under 16.
http://changingminds.org/explanations/behaviors/body_language/mehrabian.htm
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Communication |
Task 1
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Read the text again. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Circle your
answer and then compare your answers with your partner.
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1. We gaze at someone when we are angry.
2. We frown when we are happy.
3. The words we use are less important than our body language.
4. The course will teach you how to clench your teeth.
5. We shouldn't try to be better than the people we speak to.
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T / F
T / F
T / F
T / F
T / F
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Task 2
Use the information in the text
to complete the table on the right.
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COMMUNICATION TOOLS
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body
words
other tools
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%
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Task 3
How many words showing feelings (e.g. excited) can you find in the text? In
which situations do you feel this way?
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Task 1
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Vocabulary
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Collocation - body movements. Match the verb with the body movement.
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1. raise
3. point
5. bite
7. clear
9. fold
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a) the throat
c) the eyebrows
e) the arms
g) the finger
i) the head
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2. nod
4. squeeze
6. clench
8. twist
10. shrug
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b) the nose
d) the teeth
f) the lip
h) the shoulders
j) the face
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In groups of three, mime to your partners the action in task 1. Your partners
will try to guess what the action means.
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Task 2
a. In pairs, decide which word is correct to complete each sentence.
1. Yeuch! Tea with milk! That sounds …………………
2. John ran all the way home and you can see he looks ……………… .
3. The children don't have to go to school today and they feel ……………. .
4. It seems …………….. that he put out his tongue at the teacher.
5. The boy appeared ………….. to hear that he was the winner.
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disgusted
disgusting
tired
tiring
excited
exciting
shocked
shocking
surprised
surprising
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b. Decide with your partner what kind of words these are:
Are they NOUNS, ADVERBS or ADJECTIVES?
In pairs, circle the correct word to complete the rule below on how we should
use the verbs in italics. The verbs ‘sound’, ‘look’, ‘feel’, ‘seem’, ‘appear’ take an
ADVERB / ADJECTIVE.
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Task 3
How do you show the following emotions?
anger, fear, sadness, embarrassment, surprise, happiness
In pairs, think of two more emotions and show your partner your expressions.
Show your partner what s/he did. How does your expression differ from your
partner's? In pairs, discuss the differences or similarities.
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