2. Writing about the importance of body language

Now you are going to read the text Showing Our Feeling again and then write a short passage telling about the importance of body language.

The importance of body language

People cannot live without each other, we are social beings. As soon as we are in contact with others we are communicating. For this we can make use of spoken and written language. In these ways we make the content of a message clear to each other. However we can also communicate without words. This kind of communication tells us something about the relationship between people. Often this is more important than getting the content of the message across. The communication about this non spoken communication, which tells us something about the relationship between people, is called Meta-Communication. Communicating about communication! 4. Reading more about body language

Positive gesture clusters - 1

●Acceptance

o Hand to chest

o Open arms and hands

o Touching gestures

o Moving closer, one to another

o Preening

o Sitting on one leg (for female)