International Social Skills

International Social Skills

Gestures and expressions;

Human sounds;

Customs and taboos.

Aims:

Expand vocabulary on the topic;

Improve listening and reading comprehension;

Develop speaking skills.

Remember to take notes during the lesson!

Look at the people in the photos. What feelings does their body language express?

Confused;

He is frowning and scratching his head.

Look at the people in the photos. What feelings does their body language express?

Stressed, anxious or alarmed;

She is biting her nails.

Look at the people in the photos. What feelings does their body language express?

Surprised or stunned;

She is raising her eyebrows.

Look at the people in the photos. What feelings does their body language express?

Confused.

She is shrugging her shoulders and raising eyebrows.

Bow your head

to bend your neck so that you are looking at the ground, especially because you want to show respect for God, or because you are embarrassed or upset

Cover your mouth

piesegt muti

Cross your fingers

to put one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck.

Fidget

to keep making small quick movements with parts of your body because you are bored, nervous, or impatient

Frown

To make a serious, angry, or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear on your forehead.

Grimace

to make an ugly expression by twisting your face, for example, because you are in pain or do not like something

Grin

to smile showing your teeth

Pout

to push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive.

Purse your lips

to bring your lips tightly together so that they form a rounded shape, usually as an expression of disapproval

Scowl

to look at sb/sth in an angry ar annoyed way

Gestures

- point;

- scratch your head;

- shake your head;

- wave;

- wink.

Take turns to choose emotions from below and make gestures and expressions to convey them. The class identifies the gesture or expression and guesses the emotion.

Annoyance, anxiety, boredom, confusion, disapproval disgust, fear, friendliness, happiness, ignorance, indifference, interest, pain, shame, shock surprise.

E.g. You're grimacing, so you're expressing pain, or maybe disgust.

Listen and write in your notebook the sounds below in the order you hear them.

clear your throat

cough

gasp

hiccup

sigh

slurp

sneeze

sniff

snore

tut

Check your answers

1 sneeze

2 hiccup

3 sigh

4 sniff

5 cough

6 tut

7 slurp sneeze

8 clear your throat

9 gasp

10 snore

Exercise

Choose the appropriate words to complete quiz questions. Use the words we have studied today. You are going to complete 7 sentences.

Multiple Choice

1 You should ___ rather than blow your nose in

A Japan B Russia C France

• cross

• sniff

• tut

Multiple Choice

2 If you raise your ___ in Turkey, people will understand that you mean

А 'nо' В 'I'm confused' С 'yes'

• fingers

• eyebrows

• eyes

Multiple Choice

3 Where will people get angry if you ___ your fingers for good luck?

A Ireland В Vietnam С New Zealand

• sniff

• tut

• cross

Multiple Choice

4 If someone says 'yes' with a gesture in Bulgaria, they will

A nod their head. В ___ their head. С shrug their shoulders.

• shake

• bow

Multiple Choice

5 People in Indonesia will feel you are rude if you

A ___ at people. В scratch your head. С lick your lips.

• look

• point

• tut

Multiple Choice

6 It's perfectly polite to ___ noisily while drinking your tea in

A Brazil. В Canada. С Japan.

• slurp

• snore

• snore

Multiple Choice

7 Giving a __ is considered childish in

A Thailand. В Australia. С Italy.

• thumbs up

• hand

• sigh

'INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SKILLS:' 

have you got them? 

The gestures that you use in your country often exist in other countries, but sometimes they can have very different meanings!

Find out if you are ready to travel abroad by doing our quiz on international gestures.

Do the quiz

1 You should sniff rather than blow your nose in A Japan. B Russia. С France. 

2 If you raise your eyebrows in Turkey, people will understand that you mean

А 'nо' В 'I'm confused' С 'yes'

3 Where will people get angry if you cross your fingers for good luck? 

A Ireland В Vietnam С New Zealand

4 If someone says 'yes' with a gesture in Bulgaria, they will 

A nod their head. В shake their head. С shrug their shoulders.

5 People in Indonesia will feel you are rude if you 

A point at people. В scratch your head. С lick your lips.

6 It's perfectly polite to slurp noisily while drinking your tea in

A Brazil. В Canada. С Japan. 

7 Giving a thumbs up is considered childish in 

A Thailand. В Australia. С Italy.

Answer the question.

Are you surprised by any of the customs and taboos? 

Listen to four different situations. Match the questions to each situation 1-4.

In which situation do they talk about...

a making a good impression? _

b making something appear believable? _

с dealing with the symptoms of being unwell?_

d different ways of expressing yourself?_

Ask and answer the questions. Work in small groups. Look at the example.

If I were wishing someone luck in an exam, I might ...

Which gesture or expression might you use if... 

1 you were wishing someone luck in an exam?

2 you were puzzled by a question?

3 you didn't know the answer to a question that somebody asked? 

4 you tasted something very bad?

5 you were very anxious about something?

6 you wanted to indicate that something you said wasn't serious?

7 one of your friends was very rude to you?

Poll

After the lesson, I can/know ___

• understand gestures

• human sounds

• describe some customs and taboos