BODY LANGUAGE

1) Match the pictures with gestures given on

the right. (one gesture is extra)
a) nod b) hug c) bow d) kiss
1 2 3 4
e) wink f) point g) wave h) beckon

2) Complete the expressions with the parts of the body given

in the box.
thumbs / hands / legs / arms / head / shoulders / back
5 6 7
a) pat smb on the _____/_____ e) shrug your __________
b) hold ____________ f) fold your ____________
c) shake ___________ g) shake your __________ 5) Choose the correct answers.
d) give a __________ up h) cross your ____/______ 1. At the end of the play the actors ______
to the audience.
a) pointed b) nodded c) bowed

3) Write the correct gesture. Use the words or phrases 2. I asked Mary if she was OK and
from exercises 1 and 2. she_____.
a) shook b) nodded c) patted
What do you do when you:
3. He _____goodbye as the train left the
1. want to say that you don’t know? _____________ station.
a) waved b) hugged c) shook
2. want to say that it’s a joke or a secret? _________
4. He said, ‘It’s a secret, and_____. I don’t
3. want to say ‘yes’ or to show that you agree?_____
trust him.
4. want to say ‘no’? ___________________________ a) beckoned b) winked c) shrugged
5. want to say ‘Come here’? ____________________ 5. The mother ______ her son’s hand when
they crossed the road.
6. say goodbye to someone? ____________________
a) pointed b) held c) patted
7. say ‘well done’? ____________________________
6. The shopkeeper _____ us over and we
8. want to comfort a family member? ____________ went to see what he was selling.
a) winked b) pointed c) beckoned
9. want to show smth to smb? ___________________
7. The headmaster ____ Sarah on the back
when he gave her the prize.
a) hugged b) waved c) patted
4) If the underlined word is incorrect, write the correct word 8. ‘That’s where I live, Mr. Brown said
next to the sentence. If there is no mistake, write T (true). and ____ at the cottage.
1. Ann shook at me, so I knew it was a joke.________ a) beckoned b) pointed c) shrugged
9. The host _____ hands with his guests.
2. The tennis players held hands after the match. ___
a) shook b) folded c) crossed
3. Jill winked to us to come nearer so she could talk to us.
_________
4. Sam asked the man why the bus was late, but he just bowed
his shoulders. _________ Students work in pairs.

5. Mark is giving me a big thumbs up! He’s passed his English 6) One student says the gesture, e.g.
test! ______________ nod your head, and the partner
mimes or acts it out. Students can
6. Ted asked his mother for some money but she patted her
take turns.
head. _______________
7) Students make five-seven
7. Mr. Smith shook my hand and beckoned me on the back.
____________ sentences that describe body
language in their own country.
8. John shook my hand as we walked down the street_____