vocabulary
a movement that you make with your hands, head, or face.
gesture
punctual / are. / are / people / as / German people / almost / as / Swiss
German people are almost as punctual as Swiss people are. / Swiss people are almost as punctual as German people are.
People in South Korea said it's common to make _____ for a long time with strangers.
eye contact
polite behaviour or care for people or things.
respect
believed / In China, / that / '6' and '8' / lucky. / the / numbers / it's
In China. it's believed that the numbers '6' and '8' are lucky.
something you do to say thank you, show appreciation or celebrate an occasion.
giving gifts
use / Korean people. / twice / as / Italians / hand gestures / likely / are / to / as
Italians are twice as likely to use hand gestures as Korean people.
Switzerland, famous for its watches, just loves being _____
punctual
to negotiate with someone to reach an agreement, usually about the price of something.
haggling
you. / thought / to / coming / In India, / it's / that / money / is / having / hands / means / itchy
In India, it's thought that having itchy hands means money is coming to you.
a special occasion that involves a series of actions.
ceremony
Italy. / it / Haggling / as / is / in / nearly / is / as / unusual / in / Wales
Haggling in Wales is nearly as unusual as it is in Italy.
Our North American readers said that ______ to children during Christmas is very popular.
giving gifts
an action used to say hello or goodbye, or when you have made an agreement.
shaking hands
ladybug / will / on / good luck / you. / lands / if / In Peru, / a / it's / that / said / have
In Peru, it's said that you will have good luck if a ladybug lands on you.
the space directly around where you are standing or siting.
personal space
100 / as / superstitions / Believing / years ago. / is / half / as / in / common / it / was
Believing in superstitions is half as common as it was 100 years ago.
In New Zealand, it is also popular to make a physical ____ when greeting each other.
gesture
doing something at the agreed or correct time and not being late.
punctuality
Spain. / believed / yellow/ It's / unlucky / are / that / flowers
It's believed that yellow flowers are unlucky in Spain.
the act of looking directly around where you are standing or sitting.
eye contact
as / just / shaking hands. / common / Western countries, / is / as / making / eye contact / In many
In many Western countries, making eye contact is just as common as shaking hands.
In many Asian countries, there is a _____ which predicts a child's future career or personality.
ceremony
something that you regularly did in the past and you don't do it anymore.
past habit
respect / considered / sign / America. / It's / that / of / eye contact / in / is / a
It's considered that eye contact is a sign of respect in America.