Giúp mk với!!! In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This, of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear to be hiding something; that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people...
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Giúp mk với!!!
In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This, of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear to be hiding something; that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But they always turn immediately back to look the listener directly in the eyes. These social “rules” are the same for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child.
1. In the US and Canada, when you are having a conversation with someone, ________.
A. do not look directly in the eyes
B. it is impolite to look at the eyes of the speaker or hearer
C. you should look him or her directly in the eyes
D. look down or to the side
2. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, you ________.
A. will be thought to be not interested in the conversation
B. are very interested in what is being said
C. are very polite
D. are the interesting person
3. If you look down or to the side when you are talking,________.
A. the Americans are interested in you B. you are thought to be dishonest
C. you are very polite D. you are interested in the conversation
4. The speaker will sometimes look away because ___________.
A. he or she wants to end the conversation
B. he or she thinks that the hearer is not honest
C. the hearer is interested in what is being said
D. because they are thinking or finding the right word
5. These social “rules” are ________.
A. for men only B. for women only
C. for children only D. the same for everybody
