Facial expressions - Word Formation exercise

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.


FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

 


Body language is a very form of communication.   EFFECT
Some expressions, in particular, can be understood   FACE
all around the world. If we find something , for   DISGUST
example, we wrinkle up our noses. Anyone watching    
knows how we feel.   IMMEDIATE
     
All people smile, and a smile is likely to get a positive    
. It can, however, be obvious when you don't mean   REACT
it. When you smile, muscles around your eyes   GENUINE
automatically contract, but these muscles are difficult to    
control . An authentic smile fades quickly,too,   CONSCIOUS
while an artificial smile will last longer.   USUAL
     
The we make when we are angry, sad and   EXPRESS
scared are also common to most cultures. Despite all the    
languages spoken in the world, we can still   DIFFER
communicate using this language of facial   UNIVERSE
expressions.    
     
However, you sometimes need to be . Certain   CARE
gestures can vary, even within a single country. For example    
Italians gesturing "yes" tilt their heads forward,   SOUTH
never back, whereas people in the north nod by   TILT
the head backwards and forwards. Sometimes, this can be    
very .   CONFUSE