Body language,important language

湖北 韓 蕾

主題語境：肢體語言的重要性 篇幅：359詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1Have you ever noticed when someone's behavior is completely inconsistent with what he/she says? Or,have you ever felt hard to control your bodies in certain situations because all you think of is how nervous you are? Then today let's discuss how non-verbal signals can play a key role in our daily communication.

2Studies have shown that in the process of communication,non-verbal expression has 65 per cent to 93 per cent more influence than actual text.This means that “how to say” is more important than “what to say”.

3We interviewed Emilie Suter,a senior student of EHL.She believes that the importance of body language is reflected in the ability to help people in the process of communication.It helps people have a better understanding of the overall situation,and thus adjust the content of the conversation and voice intonation (聲調).Body language is the best explanation of the behavioral psychology of individuals and groups.

4In the real workplace,body language is more important than you think! Without proper body language,you may find yourself trapped in a circle where you can't integrate with the external environment.Therefore,in addition to paying attention to your body language,you should always pay attention to how people around you use body language to express their opinions—this allows you to accurately determine your next move.

5Fidgeting (坐立不安) may mean that there is a lack of interaction between the two sides of the conversation.Turning to other directions rather than talking to each other,or crossing his/her hands to his/her chest can mean that he/she does not agree with your opinion,or that the content of the conversation gives him/her a tendency to close his/her mind.Loich Batumba,vice president of the student council of EHL,says that he clearly remembers similar experiences: “At the time of my first interview,my interviewer and I barely communicated eye-to-eye,so I could clearly feel that there was a lack of interest between our conversations.”

6 How to establish a good personal impression is a topic that people have repeatedly discussed. Interestingly,what we see often is the most important criterion for us to judge others.This has increased the importance of physical actions for us.

Reading

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Inference 1.The two questions at the beginning of the text are intended to ______.

A.let the readers answer them

B.introduce the subject of the text

C.question the function of body language

D.ask the readers if they have any non-verbal signals while talking

Detail 2.Why is body language important in communication according to the text?

A.It helps people understand the overall situation.

B.It determines the content of the conversation.

C.It prevents people from high voice intonation.

D.It reflects an individual's ability to communicate.

Detail 3.What does it mean if an interviewer does not look at you?

A.He/she is thinking deeply of your opinion.

B.He/she is a shy or uncommunicative person.

C.He/she is very satisfied with what you say.

D.He/she is not interested in your conversation.

Language

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Difficult sentences in the text

1.Turning to other directions rather than talking to each other,or crossing his/her hands to his/her chest can mean that he/she does not agree with your opinion,or that the content of the conversation gives him/her a tendency to close his/her mind.轉向其他方向而不是相互交談，或者雙手交叉在胸前，可能意味著他/她不同意你的觀點，或者談話的內容使他/她傾向于封閉自己的思想。

【點石成金】本句中，分詞短語Turning...each other 和crossing...his/her chest 作主語，兩個that引導的都是賓語從句。

2.How to establish a good personal impression is a topic that people have repeatedly discussed.Interestingly,what we see often is the most important criterion for us to judge others.如何建立一個良好的印象是人們反復討論的話題。有趣的是，我們所看到的往往是我們判斷他人最重要的標準。

【點石成金】在第一句話中，that引導的是一個定語從句，that在從句中作賓語，先行詞是a topic；在第二句話中，what引導主語從句，且what在從句中作賓語。