【正文】 ood to stand to close to som eone of a higher rank. Standi ng at a l ittl e distance wi th open hands wil show that I am wil li ng to li sten. Wi th so m any cul tural differences between peopl e, i t is great to have some simi lari ti es i n body l anguage. We can ofen be wrong about each other, so it i s an am azi ng thi ng that we understand each others as wel as we do! TH E O PEN H AN DA UN ICERSAL SIGN When m eeting peopl e at the ai rport, m ost peopl e smil e and shake hands wi th peopl e they m et. We know that sm il e is usual y a si gn that peopl e feel fri endly and happy, but what i f we don’t know who the new person i s? What i f we are not i ntroduced by a friend? What i f we are meeti ng a stranger i n a unfam il ar pl ace? Som etimes people are dangerous and humans have to fi nd ways to protect themsel ves. We have to m ake sure we can trust peopl e we don’t know, and we have to show that we are not dangerous. Showi ng our hands m eans that we are not arm ed. In m any cul tures today, the Western custom of shaki ng hands i s used. We use our ri ght hand, which i s usual y strong than the l eft one. If we are usi ng our hand this way, i n cannot be hol ding a kni fe or a gun. It shows that we trust the other person, and that the other person can trust us. N ot al cultures use the handshake, and peopl e i n m any Asi an cul tures do not al ways touch another person. The tradi ti onal greeti ng i n Chi na was to cover the l eft hand wi th the ri ght and bow. Japanese peopl e mi ght cover one hand wi th other and, dependi ng on whom they are greeti ng, bow sl ightl y or quite low. In Indi a ,H indu peopl e joi n their hands i n front of thei r faces and bow thei r heads. A Muslim wil touch hi s heart, mouth and forehead to show respect. Even young peopl e in the West now gi ve each other the “hi gh fi ve”, when they sl ap each other’s hands hi gh in the ai r. They are al l keping their hands busy. In alm ost al cul tures, to smil e and show an open ri ght hand m eans, “Wel e, you are safe wi th m e.” Unit 5 Theme parks – fun and m or t ha f un Which theme park woul d you l i ke to vi si t? There are vari ous kinds of them e parks, with a different park for alm ost everythi ng: fod, culture,sci ence, cartoons, m ovies or hi story. Som e parks are fam ous for havi ng the biggest or l ongest rol er coasters, others for showi ng the fam ous si ghts and sounds of a cul ture. Whi chever and whatever you l ike, there i s them e park for you! The theme park you are probably most fam il ar wi th is Di sneyl and. It can be found i n several parts of the worl d. It wi l bri ng you i nto a magi cal worl d and make your dream s e true, whether traveli ng through space, visiting a pirate shi p or meeting your favori te fairy tal e or Di sney cartoon character. As you wander around tha fantasy am usem ent park, you may see Snow Whi te or Mi ckey Mouse i n a parade or on the stret. Of course Disneyland al so has many exciting rides, from gi ant swi ngi ng ships to terri fyi ng freefal drops. With al l these attracti ons, no wonder tourise is i ncreasing wherever there is a Di sney land. If you want to have fun and m ore than fun, e to Di sneyland! Dol lywood, in the beauti ful Sm oky Mountai ns i n the southeastern USA, i s one of the m ost uni que them e parks i n the worl d. Dol ywod shows and cel ebrates Am eri ca’s traditional southeastern culture. Although Dol lywood has ri des, the park’s m ai n attracti on i s its cul ture. Fam ous country musi c groups perform there al l year in i ndoor and outdoor theatres. Peopl e e from al l over Am eri ca to see carpenters and other craftsmen make wod, gl ass and i ron objects i n the ol dfashi oned way. Bi si t the candy shop to try the same kind of candy that Ameri can southerners made 150 years ago, or take a ride on the only steamengine train stil l worki ng i n the southeast USA. You can even se beautiful bald eagles in the world’s l argest bald eagl e preserve. And for those who li ke ri des, Dol lywod has one of the best ol d wooden tol ler coasters, Thunderhead. It i s worl dfamous for havi ng the most l ength in the smal est space. Come to Dol lywod to have fun learni ng al about Ameri ca’s hi stori cal southeastern i t is di ficul t for them to get top prices on the m arkets.” Many peopl e i n Engl and bel i eved thi s story. They rang the BBC to find out hoe to grow thei r own noodl e tree. They were tol d to “place a pi ece of nodle i n a ti n of tom ato sauce and hope for the best.” Thi s may sem very sil ly, but i n the 1950s very few Bri ti sh peopl e travel ed aboard for their holi days and even fewer of them ate noodl es. So i t seemed posible to im agine that noodl es grew on tre l ike appl es, pears and nuts. Peopl e al so trusted the Panorama programm e for its careful research and seri ous informati on. So they were shocked to fi nd the next day that they had al l beli eved an April Fool’s joke. Even today the report of the nodl e harvest i s rem em bered as one of the best April Fool’s jokes ever! Uni t 4 Comm unicat ion: No Probl em? Yesterday, another student and I, representi ng our uni versi ty’s student asoci ation, went to the Capi tal International Ai rport to meet thi s year’s i nternati onal students. They were i ng to study at Bei ji ng University. We should take them fi rst to thei r dormi tori es and then to the student cantee. After an hour of wai ti ng for their fli ght to arive, I saw several young people enter the wai ti ng area l ooking around curi ousl y. I stood for a mi nute watchi ng them and then went to greet them . The first person to arive was Tony Garcia from Col um bi a, cl osel y fol owed by Jul ia Smi th from Bri tai n. After I m et them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised. Tony approached Jul ia, touched her shoul der and ki ssed her on the chek! She stepped back appearing surpri sed and put up her hand