Show your feelings! Listen to the first part of Professor Albright’s lecture about how we show our feelings. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? T F 1 Experts all believe that fear and love are basic human emotions. 2 Emotions are shown by people’s words and by the signs their bodies give. 3 It’s a useful social skill to know how to recognise people’s feelings. Now listen to the rest of the lecture. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 When people are angry, they may A move forward. B move backward. C have a pale face. D use defensive body language. 2 Someone who is surprised has A closed eyes and an open mouth. B a closed mouth. C an open mouth. D open eyes and an open mouth. 3 A happy person probably A crosses their arms. B opens their arms. C licks their lips. D invades other people’s space. 4 A sad person probably A speaks quietly. B speaks loudly. C uses open body language. D makes errors when speaking. 5 When we are frightened, A our body ‘drops’ downwards. B we may want to drink something. C we use a flat tone of voice. D we try to make eye contact. 6 Someone who is frightened probably A moves a lot. B doesn’t move a lot. C has a low pulse rate. D breathes regularly. In groups, talk about the questions below. 1 How much notice do you take of other people’s body language? 2 How conscious are you of your own body language? 3 Do you think a person’s body language can be changed? If so, how? 4 Do you think body language is an important factor in communication? What happens if you communicate without seeing the other person (e. g. by telephone or email)? Media task. Work in pairs and choose an emotion you would like to know more about, e. g. anger, happiness, fear, disappointment, hope and do online research on it. Prepare an article about your findings. In your article you should: ■■ explain how the feeling can be expressed or controlled ■■ say what you would do in specific situations ■■ describe how you yourself normally deal with it Write around 200 words. Give your article a heading and use paragraphs to structure your text. 12 Listening a d3u3ei 19 b d427dq 20 13 Speaking 14 Writing Language skills Extras Explore 5 How do you feel? 59 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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