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Unit 17 Lesson 3

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Unit 17 Lesson 3
Verbal and non-verbal communication

Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• talked about verbal and non-verbal communication
• guessed the meaning of non-verbal gestures.
• written a passage on some modes of non-verbal communication in Bangladesh.
A Look at the following pictures and say what the actions of the people mean.


Picture
These people are not using spoken language and yet they are giving a message.

B In pairs discuss what the words 'verbal' and 'non-verbal' mean? Now what is 'verbal communication' and what is 'non-verbal communication'? What kind of communication is taking place in task A?

C In pairs discuss what the following non-verbal gestures mean in our culture?
1 pointing your thumb upwards
3 smiling
5 raising one arm 2 nodding
4 clapping
6 embracing

D Discuss how the following can be expressed through non-verbal gestures. In pairs exchange non-verbal gestures to express the following.
anger, approval, disapproval, agreeing, disagreeing, happiness

E Write a short article (100 words) for your college magazine about the importance of non-verbal communication that we commonly use.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking,
writing.
Functions.
Expressing approval/disapproval.
Grammar/Structure.
Gerund, participle, infinitive.
Vocabulary.
verbal, non-verbal, clapping, approval, disapproval, beckoning.






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