DISCUSS GESTURES AND CUSTOMS

Name: Dagmar Andrea Alcocer Manzano Date:07/01/2021

IDENTIFY SUPPORTING DETAILS. Check the statements that are true, according to the
article write X next to the statement that are not true. Explain your answers.
x 1.- In most of Europe, a thumb and an index finger mean” two”
2.- In north America, a thumb and a pinkie means “two”
3.- Japanese point at pictures with an open palm facing up.
x 4.- To be friendly North Americans greet others with a light handshake
x 5. Everyone uses the thumbs-up sign for “that’s good”
RELATE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Discuss the questions
1. In most of Europeans uses a thumb for “one” so for “two” they use two thumbs.
4. In North America the firm handshake means a friendly gesture.
5. That gesture is considered rude in Australia and the Middle East.
Have you ever been surprised by someone’s gestures or body language in real life? What
did you see? What do you think the action meant Why were you surprised?
-Not really, because many of the gestures we use are globalized, that is why I have not
been surprised by even one