Emotions at first glance

Game:  

Look at your partner and guess his /her emotion

Do you think facial expressions of emotions are expressed similarly by everyone?

How would it be helpful for work or life situations to be able to "read" people's emotions?

This video describes intriguing findings on the research of emotions.  

 

Questions...questions....  

A. Ask away.... 

Learn how to ask like ...a native (handout)

B.  How can you interact politely when you wish to pose some questions?

Some expressions you can use are...

I wonder…      I’d like to know…      Could you tell me…?

Can you tell me…?      Have you any idea…?      Can I ask…?

Do you know…?      Would you mind telling me…?

How do your questions change when you ask like that?

https://english-practice.net/english-grammar-exercises-for-b2-question-forms/

Empathic communication

 Andrea is the new team leader of a team working on a project. In a meeting she gets angry and shouts at you for delaying a piece of work. You had explained beforehand that you needed more info to complete the jof. You remember times in the past when Andrea didn't finish her work on time. How do you react?

a. think about why she may be angry and talk to her afterward

b. remind her of times in the past when she didn't finish her work on time

c. decide she is a bad leader and complain to the other team members in the kitchen area

Here is a video about empathy by the well-known researcher Brene Brown.

As you are watching, note down

1. The characteristics of empathy

2. How it is different than sympathy

Here are 5 tips to increase empathic reactions

Listen actively. Practice active listening by reformulating the message to the person who just said it. ...
Consider how the other person may be feeling. ...
Focus on similarities ...
Practise mindfulness...
Listen actively. Speak less that you listen
Find a way not to judge. You may disagree and still understand why they feel differently. ..

Further practice
Now, with your AP partner, look at these situations and decide how you would react empathetically:

Questions and intonation

Were  you surprised? 

Adverbs of degree

Which adjectives of feelings can you spot?

What adverbs make them more/less strong in degree?

Now write your own stories in the activity sheet.

Reactions

Choose a person and describe him/her to your partner. Can they guess who it is?

Where are these people? Can you guess why these portraits were taken?

Read about   The Inside Out Project 

So, when do YOU feel ignored, annoyed, thrilled, petrified?

Questions...questions...

What emotions do these emoticons express?

Which one is the Greek favourite do you think?

Do you use emojis? Which ones?

Chose the correct option to complete these questions

1. Christine, you studied psychology, did/didn't you?

2. I'd like to know whether a smile does mean/means the same thing around the world.

3. You've noticed, you have/haven't you?

4. Don't you do it in the same way in your country?

5. At who do you smile? Who do you smile at?