高三英语学习资料-More reading.pptVIP

Please listen to the passage, and then put the following statements in correct order. Body is more important than words. Problems caused by misunderstanding of eye contact.  Eye contact is the key to communication.  Eye contact in many Asian cultures.  Eye contact is a subtle thing. Eye contact in western cultures. Culture differences Language points 1. contact: n. communication * make/ lose contact with sb. * keep/ be in contact with * bring/ come into contact vt. get in touch with sb. eg. I must contact my lawyer before I make my final decision. 2. key to + n. (entrance to sth.) 3. signal: n. a sound or action intended to warn, command or give a message eg. She made a signal with her arms for a left turn. Its a signal for us to leave. v. give a signal * signal sth./ that/ sb. to do sth. 4. hostility: n. a state of extreme unfriendliness --- a. hostile (to) 5. boredom n. the feeling of being tired or uninterested, especially by continue dull talk --- vt. bore * be bored with = be tired of eg. That guy really bores the pants off me. 6. confusion: n. 1) disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably eg. His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion. 2) a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another eg. There have been some confusion of names. --- v. confuse * confuse A with B 7. maintain: v. keep sth at the same level * maintain friendship/ contact/ health/ peace/ strength/relation/speed/ law and order/ prices * a well-maintained house --- n. maintenance 8. as a matter of fact = in fact 9. consider: v. 1) think about carefully * consider doing... * all things considered 综合各方面来看；通盘考虑起来 2) judge or regard * consider sb. as / (to be ) + n. / adj. 12. avoid: v. prevent from happening eg. No one can avoid (making ) mistakes. 13. authority: n. the power or right to give orders or make decisions * in authority * have the authority to do/ for doing eg. A good dictionary is an authority on