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The association today has basically lost its past glory as international governance for its mem-ber states. Since many former dependencies have become independent, the Queen of the UK is only a symbolic head of the state for these countries. The real power of managing these countries is in the hands of their own parliaments. The Commonwealth Book 3-Unit 8 Book 3-Unit 8 Return to Menu * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Extended Activities Part III Book 3-Unit 8 Dictation Read More Grammar and Vocabulary Translation Raise Questions Writing Cultural Information Extended Activities Book 3-Unit 8 Return to Menu Language is the commonest means of communication for human beings, but if people speak different languages, they usually turn to other means. Gesture, then, is often the first choice. Gestures in most cases help people a lot in getting their message across. How-ever, since the same gestures may be used for different ideas in different cultures, failures in communication often happen. Some-times this may lead to terrible consequences. Several years ago, some European sailors were swimming near a coastal area in a foreign country, which was closed to outsiders. Seeing these un-known swimmers, the guards on the coast wanted to question them. The guards shouted to them to come nearer, and made at the same time their usual “come here” gesture. The sailors did not understand the language and took the gesture to mean “go away”, and they realized they might be near coastal defenses, so they swam off. The consequence was that the guards who were now highly suspicious, opened fire, with tragic results. Book 3-Unit 8 Script Gesture Before reading the article, identify the following words by observing the teacher’s mime. Anger Happiness Surprise Discuss in groups about the relationship between body language and culture and try to find the principles of using body language . Book 3-Unit 8 Principles of Using Body Language Body la