Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonverbal_communication
Useful phrases:
1) Nonverbal communication
2) wordless message
3) focused on face-to-face interaction
4) verbal communication - meaning "of or concerned with words"
5) Nonverbal communication can occur through any sensory channel — sight, sound, smell, touch or taste.
6) was a key factor affecting
7) Proxemics - is the study of how people use and perceive the physical space around them.
8) Chronemics - is the study of the use of time in nonverbal communication.
9) several things can be at once - at the same time
10) Polychronic cultures - culture is more focused on relationships, rather than watching the clock.
11) Monochronic Time system means that things are done one at a time and time is segmented into precise, small units.
12) culture-specific gestures that can be used as replacement for words
13) another broad category of
14) Haptics is the study of touching as nonverbal communication. Touches that can be defined as communication include handshakes, holding hands, kissing (cheek, lips, hand), back slapping, high fives, a pat on the shoulder, and brushing an arm.
15) communicate via touching
16) eye gaze - the role of eyes in nonverbal communication
17) acoustic properties of speech such as tone, pitch and accent
18) Interaction of verbal and nonverbal communication: Repeating, Conflicting, Complementing, Substituting, Regulating, Accenting/Moderating
19) on average, to a moderate degree, women are better at nonverbal communication than are men
Words for remembering:
arbitrary - ˈɑːbɪtrəri - not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
Example: The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
steep - stiːp - rising or falling quickly, not gradually, sudden and very big
Example: a steep flight of stairs
Kinesics - study how people communicate through posture, gesture, stance, and movement.
Posture - ˈpɒstʃə(r) - the position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting
Example: a comfortable/relaxed posture
wink - wɪŋk - to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to somebody, or to show something is a joke
Example: He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was.
gesture - ˈdʒestʃə(r) - a movement that you make with your hands, your head or your face to show a particular meaning
Example: He made a rude gesture at the driver of the other car.
haptic - ˈhæptɪk - relating to or involving the sense of touch
Example: Players use a haptic device such as a joystick to control the game.
paralanguage - ['parəˌlanggwij] - the nonlexical component of communication by speech, for example intonation, pitch and speed of speaking, hesitation noises, gesture, and facial expression
cue - [kjuː] - a few words or an action in a play that is a signal for another actor to do sth
Example: She stood in the wings and waited for her cue to go on.
Monday 31 May 2010
Cambridge English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate - Unit 84
Cambridge English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate
Unit 84:
Warning/advice/morals
1) Don't count your chickens befor they're hatched.
2) Don't pull all your eggs in one basket.
3) Never judje a book by its cover.
4) Never look a gift horse in mouth.
5) Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
6) When th cat's away, the mice will play.
7) You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
8) One swallow doesn't make a summer.
9) All that glitters is not gold.
10) Don't cross your bridges befor you come to them.
Visualization
1) There's no smoker without fire.
2) People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
3) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
4) Many hands make light work.
Unit 84:
Warning/advice/morals
1) Don't count your chickens befor they're hatched.
2) Don't pull all your eggs in one basket.
3) Never judje a book by its cover.
4) Never look a gift horse in mouth.
5) Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
6) When th cat's away, the mice will play.
7) You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
8) One swallow doesn't make a summer.
9) All that glitters is not gold.
10) Don't cross your bridges befor you come to them.
Visualization
1) There's no smoker without fire.
2) People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
3) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
4) Many hands make light work.
Sunday 30 May 2010
Cambridge English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate
Cambridge English Vocabulary in Use Upp Advanced
Unit 75:
Vocabulary phrase for remembering
ˌthis and ˈthat - various things or activities
Example: `And what are you doing now?' - `Oh this and that.'..
that's it - that is the main point or difficulty
Example: okay, that's it, you've cried long enough
this is it - this is the main point
Example: 'You're doing too much.' 'Well, this is it. I can't cope with any more work.'
ˌthat's ˈthat - used to say that your decision cannot be changed
Example: Well I'm not going, and that's that.
come to think of it - used when you suddenly remember sth or realize that it might be important
Example: Come to think of it, he did mention seeing you.
if you ask me - used to emphasize that a statement is one's personal opinion
Example: if you ask me, it's just an excuse for laziness
Example: Their marriage was a mistake, if you ask me.
talking of sb/sth - used when you are going to say more about a subject that has already been mentioned
Example: Talking of Sue, I met her new boyfriend last week.
remind sb of sb/sth - sb/sth else, they make you remember or think about the other person, place, thing, etc. because they are similar in some way
Example: That smell reminds me of France.
As I was saying - takes the cinversation back to earlier point
Example: As I was saying I was shaped as tub of lard in those days but I never gave it a thought.
ˈnow then - used when making a suggestion or an offer
Example: Now then, who wants to come for a walk?
every now and then - from time to time; occasionally
Example: I used to see him every now and then
if all else ˈfails - used to suggest sth that sb can do if nothing else they have tried is successful
Example: If all else fails, you can always sell your motorbike.
as far as - is concerned - as regards the interests or case of
Example: the measures are irrelevant as far as inflation is concerned
when it comes to sth / to doing sth - when it is a question of sth
Example: When it comes to getting things done, he's useless.
as luck would have it - in the way that chance decides what will happen
Example: As luck would have it, the train was late.
occasionally [ə'keɪʒ(ə)n(ə)lɪ] - sometimes but not often
Example: We occasionally meet for a drink after work.
Unit 82:
Vocabulary phrase for remembering
get the wrong end of the stick - неправильно понимать что-л., составить неправильное представление о чём-л., заблуждаться; просчитаться
Example: ‘And you've got hold of the wrong end of the stick,’ Kilwhillie added. ‘I have no intention of marrying Mrs Urquhart-Unwin.’
cross-purposes - If people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are working towards or talking about different things without realizing it.
Example: The two friends find themselves at cross-purposes with the officials.
get a word in edgeways - вставить, ввернуть слово, словечко
Example: When Pickering starts shouting nobody can get a word in edgeways
make head or tail of smth. - понимать что-л. (или кого-л.) , разбираться в чём-л.
Example: The pragmatists had vigour... The most important of them wrote well, and they gave an appearance of simplicity to problems which I had not been able to make head or tail of.
talk down - speak patronizingly or condescendingly to
Example: They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry...
talking behind my back
small talk - is polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions
Example: Smiling for the cameras, the two men strained to make small talk.
talk shop - to talk about your work with the people you work with, especially when you are also with other people who are not connected with or interested in it
Example: Tony talked war shop to the sergeant for a few minutes, in the hope that he would let an ex-officer through...
talking point
Example: The judge's decision became a legal talking point.
star the ball rolling
rubbish - ˈrʌbɪʃ;
Example: Don' talk rubbish! — Хватит чушь пороть!
talk sense - говорить разумно, дельно, рассуждать здраво
Don't interrupt him; he's talking sense.
wrap up the discussion - завершать, заканчивать, приводить к концу дискуссию
Example: Well, that just about wraps it up for another Saturday afternoon's popular music broadcast.
Unit 75:
Vocabulary phrase for remembering
ˌthis and ˈthat - various things or activities
Example: `And what are you doing now?' - `Oh this and that.'..
that's it - that is the main point or difficulty
Example: okay, that's it, you've cried long enough
this is it - this is the main point
Example: 'You're doing too much.' 'Well, this is it. I can't cope with any more work.'
ˌthat's ˈthat - used to say that your decision cannot be changed
Example: Well I'm not going, and that's that.
come to think of it - used when you suddenly remember sth or realize that it might be important
Example: Come to think of it, he did mention seeing you.
if you ask me - used to emphasize that a statement is one's personal opinion
Example: if you ask me, it's just an excuse for laziness
Example: Their marriage was a mistake, if you ask me.
talking of sb/sth - used when you are going to say more about a subject that has already been mentioned
Example: Talking of Sue, I met her new boyfriend last week.
remind sb of sb/sth - sb/sth else, they make you remember or think about the other person, place, thing, etc. because they are similar in some way
Example: That smell reminds me of France.
As I was saying - takes the cinversation back to earlier point
Example: As I was saying I was shaped as tub of lard in those days but I never gave it a thought.
ˈnow then - used when making a suggestion or an offer
Example: Now then, who wants to come for a walk?
every now and then - from time to time; occasionally
Example: I used to see him every now and then
if all else ˈfails - used to suggest sth that sb can do if nothing else they have tried is successful
Example: If all else fails, you can always sell your motorbike.
as far as - is concerned - as regards the interests or case of
Example: the measures are irrelevant as far as inflation is concerned
when it comes to sth / to doing sth - when it is a question of sth
Example: When it comes to getting things done, he's useless.
as luck would have it - in the way that chance decides what will happen
Example: As luck would have it, the train was late.
occasionally [ə'keɪʒ(ə)n(ə)lɪ] - sometimes but not often
Example: We occasionally meet for a drink after work.
Unit 82:
Vocabulary phrase for remembering
get the wrong end of the stick - неправильно понимать что-л., составить неправильное представление о чём-л., заблуждаться; просчитаться
Example: ‘And you've got hold of the wrong end of the stick,’ Kilwhillie added. ‘I have no intention of marrying Mrs Urquhart-Unwin.’
cross-purposes - If people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are working towards or talking about different things without realizing it.
Example: The two friends find themselves at cross-purposes with the officials.
get a word in edgeways - вставить, ввернуть слово, словечко
Example: When Pickering starts shouting nobody can get a word in edgeways
make head or tail of smth. - понимать что-л. (или кого-л.) , разбираться в чём-л.
Example: The pragmatists had vigour... The most important of them wrote well, and they gave an appearance of simplicity to problems which I had not been able to make head or tail of.
talk down - speak patronizingly or condescendingly to
Example: They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry...
talking behind my back
small talk - is polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions
Example: Smiling for the cameras, the two men strained to make small talk.
talk shop - to talk about your work with the people you work with, especially when you are also with other people who are not connected with or interested in it
Example: Tony talked war shop to the sergeant for a few minutes, in the hope that he would let an ex-officer through...
talking point
Example: The judge's decision became a legal talking point.
star the ball rolling
rubbish - ˈrʌbɪʃ;
Example: Don' talk rubbish! — Хватит чушь пороть!
talk sense - говорить разумно, дельно, рассуждать здраво
Don't interrupt him; he's talking sense.
wrap up the discussion - завершать, заканчивать, приводить к концу дискуссию
Example: Well, that just about wraps it up for another Saturday afternoon's popular music broadcast.
Friday 28 May 2010
Grammar tests
2) Preposition test
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-69006.php (2 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-10086.php (9 mistake from 18 variants)
1) Word order
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4267.php (3 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5304.php (3 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4274.php (0 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-12746.php (2 mistake from 7 variants)
Summary of all possible variants:
at - 5:30 (time)
at - 8 o'clock (time)
at - weekend
at - night (part of day)
at - Christmas (holiday)
at - the moment
on - Sunday (day of week)
on - 22 November (day in calendar)
on - New Year's Day (day in calendar)
on - Monday morning (not in)
in - April (month)
in - 1985 (year)
in - spring (time of year)
in - the morning
in - holidays
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-69006.php (2 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-10086.php (9 mistake from 18 variants)
1) Word order
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4267.php (3 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5304.php (3 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4274.php (0 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-12746.php (2 mistake from 7 variants)
Summary of all possible variants:
at - 5:30 (time)
at - 8 o'clock (time)
at - weekend
at - night (part of day)
at - Christmas (holiday)
at - the moment
on - Sunday (day of week)
on - 22 November (day in calendar)
on - New Year's Day (day in calendar)
on - Monday morning (not in)
in - April (month)
in - 1985 (year)
in - spring (time of year)
in - the morning
in - holidays
News
French strikers rally over pension reform
Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Vocabulary
rally - ˈræli - a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party
Example: a mass rally in support of the strike
rein in - To rein in something means to control it.
Usefull phrase
rally over pension reform
over the issue
retirement age
Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Vocabulary
rally - ˈræli - a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party
Example: a mass rally in support of the strike
rein in - To rein in something means to control it.
Usefull phrase
rally over pension reform
over the issue
retirement age
Thursday 27 May 2010
Preposition of time on/in/at
Longman grammar practice for Intermediate
Tasks 8.2B (4 mistakes) and 8.2C (2 mistakes)
Tests from internet:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-18565.php (2 mistakes from 10 questions)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/voir2r.php?id=11455 (7 mistakes from 10 questions)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-68268.php (1 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48582.php (3 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-39154.php (1 mistake from 10 variants)
I think I should be more confident when make a decision consequently remember rules again.
Tasks 8.2B (4 mistakes) and 8.2C (2 mistakes)
Tests from internet:
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-18565.php (2 mistakes from 10 questions)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/voir2r.php?id=11455 (7 mistakes from 10 questions)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-68268.php (1 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48582.php (3 mistake from 10 variants)
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-39154.php (1 mistake from 10 variants)
I think I should be more confident when make a decision consequently remember rules again.
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Dictations №3 and №4 from www.fonetiks.org
URL:http://www.fonetiks.org/dictations/
level: Intermediate
№3 - 1984
Mistakes
dyary -> diary
elligel -> illegal
thins -> since
the -> there
labor -> labour
№4 Prufrock
Mistakes
chilses -> throusers
rold -> rolled
pad -> part
do I dead -> do I dare
flanel -> flannel
thinging -> singing
the -> that
devil -> will
thing -> sing
Vocabulary
mermaid - ˈmɜːmeɪd - = half woman, half fish
part your hair = make a line in your hair
level: Intermediate
№3 - 1984
Mistakes
dyary -> diary
elligel -> illegal
thins -> since
the -> there
labor -> labour
№4 Prufrock
Mistakes
chilses -> throusers
rold -> rolled
pad -> part
do I dead -> do I dare
flanel -> flannel
thinging -> singing
the -> that
devil -> will
thing -> sing
Vocabulary
mermaid - ˈmɜːmeɪd - = half woman, half fish
part your hair = make a line in your hair
News
Facebook privacy settings to be made simpler
Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10157454.stm
Vocabulary
roll-out - an occasion when a company introduces or starts to use a new product
Example: Social network giant Facebook will roll out a new set of privacy.
barrage - ˈbærɑːʒ - the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy
Example: an artillery barrage from at least 1000 guns
surplus - ˈsɜːpləs - an amount that is extra or more than you need
Example: Wheat was in surplus that year.
admit - ədˈmɪt - to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
Example: It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
humble - ˈhʌmbl - showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Example: Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
Url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10157454.stm
Vocabulary
roll-out - an occasion when a company introduces or starts to use a new product
Example: Social network giant Facebook will roll out a new set of privacy.
barrage - ˈbærɑːʒ - the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy
Example: an artillery barrage from at least 1000 guns
surplus - ˈsɜːpləs - an amount that is extra or more than you need
Example: Wheat was in surplus that year.
admit - ədˈmɪt - to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true
Example: It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
humble - ˈhʌmbl - showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Example: Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
Words from last lessons
Pronunciation
price - praɪs
gas - gæs
gasoline - ˈgæsəliːn
Fuels - ˈfjuːəlz
Nuclear - ˈnjuːkliə(r)
serial - ˈsɪəriəl
series - ˈsɪəriːz
choir - ˈkwaɪə(r)
church - tʃɜːtʃ
orchestra - ˈɔːkɪstrə
context - ˈkɒntekst
price - praɪs
gas - gæs
gasoline - ˈgæsəliːn
Fuels - ˈfjuːəlz
Nuclear - ˈnjuːkliə(r)
serial - ˈsɪəriəl
series - ˈsɪəriːz
choir - ˈkwaɪə(r)
church - tʃɜːtʃ
orchestra - ˈɔːkɪstrə
context - ˈkɒntekst
Tuesday 25 May 2010
"Cold Comfort"
Source: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause/cold_comfort.htm
Vocabulary
Far-fetched - unlikely and unconvincing; implausible
Example: the theory sounded bizarre and far-fetched
offspring - ['ɔfsprɪŋ] - a person's child or children
per-capita - [pə'kæpɪtə] - for each person; in relation to people taken individually
Example: the state had fewer banks per capita than elsewhere
lousy - ['louzē] - very poor or bad
Example: the service is usually lousy
albeit - [ɔːlbi͟ːɪt] - although
Example: He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.
frivolous - ['frɪv(ə)ləs] - silly or amusing, especially when such behaviour is not suitable
Example: Sorry, I was being frivolous.
sputum - ['spjuːtəm] - liquid from the throat or lungs, especially when it is coughed up because of disease
Example: to produce the sputum
lozenge - ['lɔzɪnʤ] - a small sweet / candy, often in a lozenge shape, especially one that contains medicine and that you dissolve in your mouth :
Usefull phrase
lawyers at bay
God forbid - used to express a fervent wish that something does not happen
Example: if, God forbid, a close family member of yours were killed
The aren't and the don't.
Tree times a day (not "at" or "per" day)
knee-jerk reaction
We act locally, while thinking globally.
Pronunciation
consciousness - ˈkɒnʃəsnəs
towards - təˈwɔːdz;
antibiotic - æntibaɪˈˈɑːtɪk
bacteria - bækˈtɪəriə
pneumonia - njuːˈməʊniə
consumption - kənˈsʌmpʃn
viral - ˈvaɪrəl
survey - ˈsɜːveɪ
vitamin - ˈvɪtəmɪn
cough - kɒf;
adults - ˈædʌlt
symptoms - ˈsɪmptəm;
waking - ˈweɪkɪŋ
teaspoon - ˈtiːspuːn
Vocabulary
Far-fetched - unlikely and unconvincing; implausible
Example: the theory sounded bizarre and far-fetched
offspring - ['ɔfsprɪŋ] - a person's child or children
per-capita - [pə'kæpɪtə] - for each person; in relation to people taken individually
Example: the state had fewer banks per capita than elsewhere
lousy - ['louzē] - very poor or bad
Example: the service is usually lousy
albeit - [ɔːlbi͟ːɪt] - although
Example: He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.
frivolous - ['frɪv(ə)ləs] - silly or amusing, especially when such behaviour is not suitable
Example: Sorry, I was being frivolous.
sputum - ['spjuːtəm] - liquid from the throat or lungs, especially when it is coughed up because of disease
Example: to produce the sputum
lozenge - ['lɔzɪnʤ] - a small sweet / candy, often in a lozenge shape, especially one that contains medicine and that you dissolve in your mouth :
Usefull phrase
lawyers at bay
God forbid - used to express a fervent wish that something does not happen
Example: if, God forbid, a close family member of yours were killed
The aren't and the don't.
Tree times a day (not "at" or "per" day)
knee-jerk reaction
We act locally, while thinking globally.
Pronunciation
consciousness - ˈkɒnʃəsnəs
towards - təˈwɔːdz;
antibiotic - æntibaɪˈˈɑːtɪk
bacteria - bækˈtɪəriə
pneumonia - njuːˈməʊniə
consumption - kənˈsʌmpʃn
viral - ˈvaɪrəl
survey - ˈsɜːveɪ
vitamin - ˈvɪtəmɪn
cough - kɒf;
adults - ˈædʌlt
symptoms - ˈsɪmptəm;
waking - ˈweɪkɪŋ
teaspoon - ˈtiːspuːn
Grammar
Red Murphy
Unit 96 (preposition at, on, in)
enough errors, need more exercises
Unit 97 (from.... to, until, since, for )
Few mistake.
Unit 98 (before, after, during, while)
Few mistake but interesting know about rule:
during + noun (during the film)
while + verb (while I'm watching)
Unit 96 (preposition at, on, in)
enough errors, need more exercises
Unit 97 (from.... to, until, since, for )
Few mistake.
Unit 98 (before, after, during, while)
Few mistake but interesting know about rule:
during + noun (during the film)
while + verb (while I'm watching)
Monday 24 May 2010
News
Is Time an Illusion?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-time-an-illusion
New words:
hang on - If you ask someone to hang on, you ask them to wait or stop what they are doing or saying for a moment.
reexamine [ˌrē-ig'zamən] - examine again or further
demote [dɪmo͟ʊt] - If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
somehow [sʌ̱mhaʊ] - You use somehow to say that you do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done.
equation [ɪkwe͟ɪʒ(ə)n] - An equation is a mathematical statement saying that two amounts or values are the same, for example 6x4=12x2.
v.c.: especially hot topic right now in ....
v.c.: I understand, Mr. Mason. I'll take 'em right now.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-time-an-illusion
New words:
hang on - If you ask someone to hang on, you ask them to wait or stop what they are doing or saying for a moment.
reexamine [ˌrē-ig'zamən] - examine again or further
demote [dɪmo͟ʊt] - If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
somehow [sʌ̱mhaʊ] - You use somehow to say that you do not know or cannot say how something was done or will be done.
equation [ɪkwe͟ɪʒ(ə)n] - An equation is a mathematical statement saying that two amounts or values are the same, for example 6x4=12x2.
v.c.: especially hot topic right now in ....
v.c.: I understand, Mr. Mason. I'll take 'em right now.
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