Gestures Talk
ジェスチャーはコミュニケーション手段として、言語に負けないくらいの重要な役割を果たしています。
国や言葉が違っても同じ意味を表すジェスチャーもあれば、国や文化圏が変わると全く違う意味を表わすものもあります。

TRACK16　ジェスチャーの方が言葉よりも便利な場面があります

　We often use gestures for communication.

For example, soccer players sometimes communicatie with each other without words.

They use body movements and eye contact.

In such cases, gestures are more useful than words.

　There are many gestures.

We use them with words or without words.

TRACK17　世界で一番使われているジェスチャーは何ですか？

　Some gestures are the same in many countries.

For example, the V-sign is the most popular.

Almost everyone knows it.

Gestures are useful when we talk with foreign prople.

　Maybe you know Chaplin’s silent movies.

People do not talk in them.

They use many gestures.

　We can communicate across cultures with gestures.

TRACK18　このジェスチャーはどんな意味ですか？

Tom:　How do you show “Be quiet”?

Ken:　We put a fingere on our lips.

Tom:　It’s the same in the USA.

Ken:　Yes. This is as popular as the V-sign.

Tom:　Then, how about the gesture for “Come here”?

Ken:　We move our hands and fingers like this.

Tom:　Oh. It’s different. In the USA it may mean “Go away.”