Reference Keys to TEM 8 Mini-lecture and Gap-filling Task (2010)
- function/purpose/intention
- huskiness
- common expressions
- thought/uncertainty/thinking
- indifference/lack of knowledge
- honesty
- distance
- situation
- mood
- unconscious imitation
C. proximity, posture and echoing
- proximity: physical distance between speakers
-- closeness: intimacy or threat
-- (7)__: formality or absence of interest
Proximity is person-, culture- and (8)__-specific.
(7)______________
(8)______________
- Posture
-- hunched shoulders or a hanging head: to indicate
(9) __
-- direct level eye contact: to express an open or
challenging attitude
- echoing
-- definition: imitation of similar posture
--(10)__: aid in communication
--conscious imitation: mockery
(9)______________
(10)_____________
B. gesture
Gestures are related to culture.
- British culture
-- shrugging shoulders: (5)__
-- scratching head: puzzlement
- other cultures
-- placing hand upon heart: (6)__
-- pointing at nose: secret
(5) _____________
(6)______________
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