1. Match the gestures below with the pictures (1-6).
cover your mouth cross your legs give a thumbs up
point scratch your head shrug your shoulders
Answer
1 shrug your shoulders 2 cover your mouth
3 cross your legs 4 scratch your head
5 give a thumbs up 6 point
2. Which parts of the body do you use to make the following gestures and expressions? Put the words below in the correct column.
nod point pout scowl shake wave wink
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head |
face |
hand |
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Answer
head nod, shake face pout, scowl, wink hand point, wave
3. Complete the text with the correct form of the words below.
bite frown grin nod shake yawn
Mark was really nervous before the Spanish speaking exam! He either fidgeted and played with a pen or he 1…………………….. his fingernails. He also started 2…………………….. , even though he wasn’t sleepy! When he looked at me, he 3…………………….. nervously, but there was nothing funny about the situation. Then, in the exam, instead of answering the examiner’s questions with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and an explanation, he just 4…………………….. or 5…………………….. his head! Luckily, the examiner 6…………………….. at these answers, so Mark got the message and started speaking in Spanish.
Answer
1 bit 2 yawning 3 grinned 4 shook / nodded
5 shook / nodded 6 frowned
4. Complete the sentences with the words below.
annoyance anxiety boredom disgust friendliness surprise
1 People will see it as a sign of ………………………… if you are yawning all the time.
2 If you bite your nails, people will think it’s a sign of …………………………
3 People will say you’re showing ………………………… if you purse your lips.
4 People will see it as a sign of ………………………… if you wave.
5 If you grimace, people will say you’re showing …………………………
6 If you raise your eyebrows, people will think it’s a sign of …………………………
Answer
1 boredom 2 anxiety 3 annoyance 4 friendliness
5 disgust 6 surprise
5. Listen to four speakers. Match sentences A-E with speakers 1-4. There is one extra sentence.
This speaker:
A gets a shock when she hears some news.
B thinks some instructions cause confusion.
C is disappointed with someone’s performance.
D is indifferent to an activity.
E feels shame for what has happened.
Answer
1 D 2 B 3 A 4 C
Transcript
See exercise 6.
6. Listen again and complete the sentences with the emotions below. There are two extra emotions.
fear ignorance indifference interest shock surprise
1 Speaker 1 feels ………………………… at their friend’s wish to go and see a musical.
2 Speaker 2 expresses his ………………………… about how he should use electrical devices.
3 Speaker 3 talks about someone who uses ………………………… to try and obtain things.
4 Speaker 4 says someone has to show more ………………………… in their work.
Answer
1 surprise 2 ignorance 3 fear 4 interest
Transcript
1
I’m not bothered about what we do. I’m not particularly interested in that film, but I don’t feel like going to the theatre. I’ll let you decide, because I don’t really mind. If we decide to go to the theatre, we’ll have to buy the tickets soon – although, to be honest, I wasn’t expecting you to show any interest in going to a musical.
2
I really don’t know what I have to do. I’ve tried pressing this button and nothing happens … but that’s what it says I have to do in the manual. To be honest, I think that if I press it too much, I’ll break it. Really, I’m useless with technology and I don’t know how anything works!
3
What?!! You’re joking!!! No … I can’t believe he did that! … I know! I would never have thought David was capable of doing such a thing! He seems to think that by making people frightened of him, he’ll be able to get what he wants. He doesn’t realise that if he continues like this, he’ll end up with no friends at all.
4
Well, Kate, you didn’t work hard enough, did you? If you don’t put the work in, you won’t get good results. I have to say, I’m disappointed with you. You are an intelligent girl. If you get more involved in your work and pay more attention, you will do well. If you don’t, you won’t. It’s as simple as that!
7. Match the words below with the descriptions. There are two extra words.
clear your throat cough gasp hiccup sigh slurp
sneeze sniff snore tut
1 Some people do this in their sleep. …………………………
2 We often do these three things when we have a cold. ………………………… , ………………………… , …………………………
3 People sometimes do this before they speak. …………………………
4 It is considered rude to do this in some cultures when you eat dishes such as soup. …………………………
5 We make this sound when we want to show disapproval of something. …………………………
6 We make this sound to express both sadness and pleasure. …………………………
Answer
1 snore 2 cough, sneeze, sniff 3 clear your throat
4 slurp 5 tut 6 sigh
Extra exercises
1. Complete the sentences with a verb from A and a body part from B.
A bowed covered crossed folded gave pursed raised shrugged
B arms eyebrows fingers head lips mouth shoulders thumbs
1 Mike’s parents ……………………… him a ……………………… up to encourage him to do his best in the race.
2 My brother ……………………… his ……………………… across his chest defensively when my parents asked where he’d been.
3 The teacher ……………………… her ……………………… in disbelief at Aaron’s excuse for not doing the homework.
4 On the day of her driving test, Olivia ……………………… her ……………………… for luck as she was getting into the car.
5 My grandmother ……………………… her ……………………… in disapproval when my brother showed her his new tattoo.
6 The boy ……………………… his ……………………… in shame when he was expelled from school.
7 The girl ……………………… her ……………………… as she yawned during the ceremony.
8 I didn’t know the answer so I just ……………………… my ………………………
Answer
1 gave, thumbs 2 folded, arms 3 raised, eyebrows
4 crossed, fingers 5 pursed, lips 6 bowed, head
7 covered, mouth 8 shrugged, shoulders
2. Match 1-6 with a-f.
1 I can’t sleep.
2 Eat your soup properly.
3 Blow your nose!
4 Ah, you don’t approve.
5 Have a drink of water.
6 Are you allergic to that?
a You’re sniffing.
b You’re tutting.
c You’re coughing.
d You’re slurping.
e You’re snoring.
f You’re sneezing.
Answer
1 e 2 d 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 f
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