Literature
Aspects of British and American Life. Texts for reading and discussion. – Minsk, 2001.
Global Issues of Contemporaneity. – Мн.: МГЛУ, 1998.
Joh and Liz Soars. Headway (advanced). – Oxford University Press. 1997.
Klimkovich, Tokareva I. Advanced Reader in Cross-Cultural Studies. Contexts for critical reading and discussion. Part 1. – Minsk, 1994.
Горизонты. Тексты для чтения и творческих презентаций. –Минск: «Лексис», 2002.
c. Look at the two pictures that follow the text. In which is the woman on the left more likely to confide in the woman on the right? How do you know?
d. Now read the text below and decide which picture it goes with. Find the words and phrases that helped you to decide.
By mirroring her friend’s posture, she demonstrates sympathy and creates a feeling of friendship between them. Their bodies are turned towards one another in the typically relaxed pose of intimate friends. Mirroring often occurs between friends and lovers, but professional listeners do it deliberately to create trust. A slight tilt of the head shows interest and attention, as does nodding at appropriate intervals.
Before you read another extract from the book, guess what the gestures in the pictures mean in Provence. Try to find out:
a) what the gestures mean;
b) why aerobics never became popular in Provence.
