肢体语言，独特的魅力1

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Positive body language supports your points， helps you convey ideas more clearly， and avoids sending mixed messages.

Here are some basic postures that you can adopt to show self⁃confidence and openness.

Body language for a good first impression

Have an open posture. Be relaxed but don't slouch （耷拉）！ Sit or stand upright and place your hands by your sides.

Use a firm handshake. But don't get carried away！ You don't want it to become awkward， aggressive， or painful for the other person.

Maintain good eye contact. Try to hold the other person's gaze for a few seconds at a time. This will show them that you're sincere and engaged.

Avoid touching your face. If you do while answering questions， it can be seen as a sign of dishonesty.

Body language examples for effective public speaking

Positive body language can help you to engage people， mask any presentation nerves（紧张）， and show confidence when you speak in public. Here are a few tips to help you do this：

Have a positive posture. Sit or stand upright， with your shoulders back and your arms unfolded by your sides or in front of you.

Keep your head up. Your head should be upright and level. Leaning too far forward or backwards can make you look aggressive or arrogant （傲慢的）.

Practice and perfect your posture. Stand in a relaxed manner， with your weight evenly distributed. Keep one foot slightly in front of the other to help hold your posture.

Use open hand gestures. Spread your hands apart， in front of you， with your palms

facing slightly towards your audience. This indicates a willingness to communicate and share ideas.

1. What body language can be regarded as being dishonest？

A. Having an open posture. B. Using a firm handshake.

C. Maintaining good eye contact. D. Touching your face.

2. What does the underlined word “mask” probably mean？

A. Wear. B. Hide. C. Prevent. D. Show.

3. How can you make public speaking effective？

A. By sitting with arms folded. B. By leaning your head forward.

C. By standing in an easy manner. D. By spreading your arms apart.

B

Teachers are having lessons in how to read children's body language and change their own to deal with bad behavior in the classroom. Thousands have been trained to watch pupils' gestures， mannerisms， facial expressions and speech to know what they are thinking and how they feel. They are encouraged to copy a child's gestures to give the child a message that the teacher understands him or her.

For example， if a child is talking with his left hand touching his chin （下巴）， teachers should stand and hold their left hand to touch their chin. Teachers are also taught to avoid “closed” signals such as folded arms or standing behind a desk. The training is part of a set of exercises called neuronlinguistic programming （NLP） which is designed to improve communication and patterns of behavior.

NLP was developed in the 1970s at the University of California in the US. Currently， its methods have been employed in a variety of fields， including sales and marketing. In the UK， at least 50 companies now offer courses in NLP， many aimed at teachers. More than

1，200 teachers in England have received training in NLP. Hundreds of schools also pay thousands of pounds for the training.

Supporters of the application of the technology to teaching pupils claim it is a new way to deal with poor behavior in the classroom. In their eyes， since matching body language means looking at the world through the young persons' eyes， it can improve children's behavior in the classroom and motivate them to learn.

However， critics say that NLP is simply an educational fashion that is actually destroying teachers' good teaching. Frank， a sociology professor at the University of Kent， says， “What NLP means is that teachers must learn to get cues （暗示） from children， which is the opposite of what students get from teachers. Every few years there's a big idea that becomes the theme in education. They are tricks and will be replaced with the next big thing.”

4. What is the purpose of teacher training according to paragraph 1？

A. To learn how to please the students.

B. To teach them how to control students.

C. To improve their classroom management.

D. To make their later classes more enjoyable.

5. What ability is important when teachers use NLP in teaching？

A. Imitation. B. Survey.   C. Analysis. D. Judgment.

6. What does Frank think of the use of NLP in education？

A. It is like going against the tide.

B. It has an impact on respect for teachers.

C. It will be washed out by the tide of the times.

D. It is the same as going the old way with new shoes.

7. What is the author's attitude to the use of NLP in education？

A. Concerned. B. Supportive. C. Unclear. D. Objective.

C

I met Ariep on an island in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. Being the last fluent Naati speaker in the area， he sadly expressed his fear that， with his death， the language would disappear.