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Non - verbal behaviour
or body language is as important as language itself .
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Actions speak as
loud as words ( and sometimes ... more ! ) .
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A wave of the hand , an eye contact , a
touch with the hand , head nodding , handshaking , a kiss ...or
sometimes more than one , a thumb and index circle , tapping the
temple , all these actions make
sense .
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Surprisingly enough , these gestures or
signs may be the cause of
misunderstanding abroad : hence the
necessity of watching one ' s step when visiting foreign countries
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Indeed , the same sign may mean
various - if not opposite -
things !
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First match each drawing with the
jumbled titles
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Then find the common interpretation
given to the sign or gesture in our country
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Example : 1 / G / IV
1 
2
3 
4 
5
6 
7
JUMBLED TITLES
A. Scratching one's head
B. Shaking hands
C. Keeping one's hands on the table
D. Kissing
E. The V sign
F. Thumb up
INTERPRETATIONS
I. Love
II. First used by Churchill as victory
III.Meeting someone
IV. Excellence or with a slight move hitch - hiking
V. Politeness at table
VI. Nought or I got it
VII. Thinking about something or worrying
