B. Answer the questions.

When Don winked at Linda, she threw her drink in his face. What can you say about Don and Linda?

Don liked Linda, but she didn't like him.

1. Yesterday in the cafeteria, John was giving Sue the eye. What can you conclude about John?

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2. Dick told his mother that he didn’t know who ate all the cookies, but he wouldn't look her in the eye. What do you think happened to the cookies?

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3. Bill winked at Mary. Then he said something to Ruth. After that, both Bill

and Mary laughed. Why did Bill wink at Mary?

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4. Mark and Carol make eye contact at a party. Carol smiles and starts to walk

toward Mark. What is probably true about Carol?

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5. Every day for a week, a man with shifty eyes was seen at the jewelry store.

Last night the store was robbed. What does this suggest?

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DISCUSSION

1. In the United States, people think that if you don't look at the person who is speaking, you're not listening. In parts of Latin America, however, it is sometimes considered bad manners to look at a speaker. Which is true in your country? Can you explain why people would feel one way or the other?

2. An old song contains the line "Your lips tell me 'No, no,' but there's 'Yes, yes' in your eyes." What does this mean?

3. Write a paragraph in which there is some confusion over the meaning of a wink.

4. Describe fully what a person with shifty eyes might look like. Make a list of the kinds of "work" that person might do.

5. In your country, do people use their eyes to communicate the same things we studied here? How do they use their eyes differently?

UNIT 3

THE FINGERS AND THE THUMB

RE READING

We can use our fingers to give many kinds of signals. If you want someone's attention, you can snap your fingers. In some places, people snap their fingers in restaurants to call the waiter. This is considered very impolite in the United States.

Sometimes people snap their fingers rapidly while they are trying to remember something. Or they snap their fingers when they finally think of an answer.

I’ve do it!  

If you want to say that something is easy, you can say "It's a snap." (It's as easy as snapping your fingers.)

When you cross your fingers, it means that you hope something good will happen. For example, if you are worried about an exam, you might say to a friend, "Keep your fingers crossed for me." Of course, people don't really think that this gesture will bring good luck. It is simply a way to tell others that we hope all will go well.

When people don't like something that others do or say, they might tell them so while shaking a finger at them. This is often done in anger. A parent might do this to a child, for example.

Don’t you ever do that again!  

People also use this gesture when they want others to know they are saying something important. In these situations, they are not angry. They are just emphasizing a point.

I think we should vote «Yes.»  

The thumb has some important uses, too. A very old gesture that is known in many places is thumbs up or thumbs down. We use thumbs up to mean "yes" or "good," and thumbs down to mean "no" or "bad." These gestures are used after a decision or a judgment has been made. For example, if someone wants to know your opinion of a new product on the market, he or she might ask, "What do you think-thumbs up or down?" If you like the product, give it thumbs up. If you don't like it, give it thumbs down. (Notice that the gesture is called thumbs up or down, but it is usually given with only one hand.)

The thumb is also used by some travelers who have no form of transportation. They hope that a driver will stop and offer them a free ride. These travelers are trying to thumb a ride.

Thumbing a ride may save the traveler some money, but it is not always wise. Sometimes thumbing a ride can be dangerous. In some parts of the United States, it is also against the law.

EX EXERCISES

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