If you can speak English, you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and understand. But there is another kind of language you need to know-body language.
All over the world, people “talk” with their hands, heads and eyes. When Japanese people meet, they bow(鞠躬).When Indians meet, they put their hands together. What do American and British people do?
Americans are more informal(非正式的)than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first names, they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down，they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.
British people are more reserved (保守的),they take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you something about your home.
When British and American people meet someone for the first time, they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends, and men kiss women friends. When a man meets a man friend, he just smiles and says “hello”. Men do not kiss each other or shake hands. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.
【小题1】People can communicate with each other using .| A．only words | B．only body language |
| C．only the English language | D．not only words but also body language |
| A．handshake and kiss can not be used in greeting | B．people can “talk” with their hands, heads and eyes |
| C．only a few people use body language | D．body language is more often used by people than words |
| A．they are quite conservative (保守的） | B．they don’t like people to go to their homes |
| C．they are not as friendly as the Americans | D．they find it more interesting to stay alone |
| A．kiss each other | B．bow to each other | C．put their hands together | D．just smile |
| A．men always kiss their women friends when they meet |
| B．people would like to shake hands whenever they meet their friends |
| C．women are likely to kiss each other while men aren’t |
| D．fathers and sons often kiss each other |
