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5d Gestures

1 Warm-up 

A. Listen to two friends talking about Max’s trip B. Answer the following questions.
to Japan and answer the questions.
• What are some common gestures
1. What did Max go and watch? that you use?
2. What gesture did he make? • What do they mean?
3. What does it mean?

2 Read  A. Listen, read and match the tips 1 5 with the pictures a-e.
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part of our body 1 Avoid putting your hands 4 You’re in Puerto Rico and you
W to communicate on your hips when you’re talking to want to ask ‘What’s going on?’. Well,
a particular meaning, we people in Indonesia. This gesture just wiggle your nose. That should do
are making gestures. We shows that you are angry with them. the trick!
use gestures all the time, 2 Raising your eyebrows is a 5 In most parts of Europe and
sometimes without even sign of surprise in a lot of countries. in some Latin American countries,
realising it. Examples of However, in Tonga, it means ‘Yes’ or moving your inger in a circle around
common gestures include ‘I agree’ and in Peru it means ‘money’ your ear is like telling someone
waving, smiling and or ‘pay me’. So, if someone from Peru they’re crazy. This gesture is often
shaking hands. However, owes you money, remember to raise used on German motorways, when
there are gestures that your eyebrows. someone wants to criticise another
mean different things in driver. Stop to think before using it
different parts of the world. 3 If you tap your head in though because it’s against the law! In
So, if you love travelling Argentina, it means ‘I’m thinking’ or the Netherlands, this gesture means
abroad and you don’t want ‘Think’. In other countries, however, it something completely di ferent. Dutch
to make a fool of yourself, means ‘You’re out of your mind!’. people use it to say, ‘You’ve got a
here are a few tips.
phone call.’

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