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Understanding Facial Expressions Across Cultures

The document discusses the impact of facial expressions on communication across different cultures, highlighting research from Glasgow University. It notes that people from different regions interpret emotions differently, which can lead to misunderstandings. The research suggests potential applications in social media, such as avatars that translate facial expressions to enhance cross-cultural understanding.

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Understanding Facial Expressions Across Cultures

The document discusses the impact of facial expressions on communication across different cultures, highlighting research from Glasgow University. It notes that people from different regions interpret emotions differently, which can lead to misunderstandings. The research suggests potential applications in social media, such as avatars that translate facial expressions to enhance cross-cultural understanding.

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Unit 15: Extra task

Read the text and write the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the gaps.

The various ________________ (EXPRESS) which we make on our faces


communicate different emotions. However, it seems that there are different
_______________ (INTERPRET) of what emotions are being expressed in different
parts of the world.
A team of scientists from Glasgow University has done research into understanding how
facial expressions are interpreted across cultures. When an observer makes a
_______________ (DECIDE) about what emotion a face is expressing, it seems that
people from the East and West actually look at different parts of the face. This could
even lead to an unfortunate _______________ (UNDERSTAND) when two people from
different cultures are communicating. The research from the Glasgow University team
may have an important _______________ (APPLY) in the world of social media when
people from different cultures are communicating. One future _______________
(POSSIBLE) is that people talking on Skype may have an on-screen avatar which could
translate the speaker’s facial expression so that the other person can understand how
they feel. This would certainly avoid a lot of _______________ (CONFUSE) and help
people from different cultures understand each other.

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