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5- Read the following passage, then answer the questions: (5 marks)
Gestures - movements of the hands and arms - are an important type of nonverbal communication. The most common types of gestures are what social scientists call illustrators - movements that accompany speech. Scratching your head when searching for an idea and snapping your fingers when you find an idea are examples of illustrators that complement verbal messages. Research shows that people use illustrators more often when they are emotionally aroused - trying to explain ideas that are difficult to put into words when they are furious, horrified, very agitated, distressed or excited.
A second type of gestures is emblems - deliberate nonverbal behaviours that have a very precise meaning, known to everyone within a cultural group. For example, we all know that a head nod means 'yes,' a head shake means 'no,' a wave means 'hello' or 'goodbye,' and a hand to the ear means T cannot hear you.'
A- Answer the following questions:

1. What are the types of gestures mentioned in the passage?
The types of gestures are: illustrators and emblems

2. When do people usually use illustrators?
Research shows that people use illustrators more often when they are emotionally aroused - trying to explain ideas that are difficult to put into words when they are furious, horrified, very agitated, distressed or excited.

3. How far can you agree that body gestures can replace verbal communication?
I don't think body gestures can replace verbal communication , that's because they complement verbal messages , not replace them.As a result they can just play a secondery role in the process of communication.


B- Choose the correct answer from a, b, c or d:
4. 'Illustrators' are gestures that---.
a) are recognized only by a particular group within a culture
b) have no meaning without accompanying speech
c) include shaking head for 'no'
d) are hardly studied by sociologists
5. The word 'agitated' means---—.
a) thrilled b) relaxed c) desperate d) nervous