Unit 3
Standard Vocabulary
Name
1 Match situations 1–8 with the words in the box.
gesture greet shake hands shout smile
translate wave whisper
1 when you see your friend across the street and
move your hand to say hello:
2 when your face shows that you are happy
because you do this:
3 when you tell someone a secret in a public place:
4 when you are at a noisy party and you want to
tell your friend something:
5 when you move your hands to show the meaning
of a word:
6 Some people do this when they meet someone
for the first time:
7 when you help your friend understand
something in a foreign language:
8 when you say hello to someone:
LEARN TO LEARN
2 Complete the spidergram with five words
from the box. Then in your notebook, make
another spidergram for body language and
complete it with the rest of the words.
describe gesture interpret shout shake
hands smile translate wave whisper
communication
with words
3 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences.
1 My father said a very funny joke at dinner
last night.
2 Can you translate the person you saw stealing
the car?
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3 Pardon? Did you just tell something?
4 You shouldn’t interpret messages on social
media while you are angry!
5 I want you to say me a story about a princess
and a monster.
6 Tourists often wave with their hands to show
what they want to buy.
4 Circle the correct options.
When you travel, it’s important to know the rules
of communication. In some countries, you mustn’t
1wave / smile with an open hand, because it is an
insult. In others, you must only 2shake hands /
whisper with the right. In some places, it’s important
not to 3shout / translate, even if you are angry! There
are special ways to 4smile / greet people in different
cultures. There are even rules about how to
5 say / tell hello. Of course, in every country you
should 6say / tell the truth, but it depends how
direct you want to be!
5 Write four communication tips for people
travelling in your country, using the words
in the box. Then share with a partner.
gesture greet say say hello say sorry
tell tell a lie tell the truth
1 We usually
2 It’s important to
3 Remember to
4 Don’t
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