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The world in your hands

The world in your hands. We communicate with our hands . When do you …?. take somebody's hand hold hands with somebody shake hands with somebody put up your hand clap wave reach out for somebody's hand rub your hands caress, stroke, touch lay, rest your hands somewhere.

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The world in your hands

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  1. Theworld in yourhands

  2. Wecommunicatewithourhands. When do you …? take somebody's hand hold hands with somebody shake hands with somebody put up your hand clap wave reach out for somebody's hand rub your hands caress, stroke, touch lay, rest your hands somewhere

  3. Whosehands are…? delicate long-fingered beautiful soft strong friendly capable skilled expert

  4. Buthands can alsobe … rough work-worn knotted trembling

  5. In pairs, answer the following questions: • What can you tell about a person just by looking at their hands? • Do you think hands can be deceiving, like appearance?

  6. Look at thisphotofor a fewseconds:

  7. Now work on your own and get ready to answer these questions: • Are these a man’s or a woman’s hands? Why? • Close your eyes and try to imagine this person. What does he/she look like? • Now try to guess what this person’s world is like. What do his/her hands tell you about the person’s lifestyle, hobbies … • What does this person feel when he/she looks at his/her hands? • Finally, who do you think took this photo? Why?

  8. Discuss your answers with a partner or in small groups. Is your interpretation of the photo similar?

  9. Follow –up. • Facial reconstruction: students draw a picture of this person’s face. Display photos in class. • Students bring over photos of their own hands. Display in class and guess whose hands they are. Or photos that show how we communicate with our hands (clap, shake, touch…) • Write an essay. Start like this: When you first meet her you can’t help noticing her hands.

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