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Are facial expressions universal? The answer is both yes and no.  \nReading Preview  \nPreview. Read the title of Reading 1 and look at the photos and small chart on pages 168–171. Then discuss the following questions with a partner or in a small group.  \n1. How are the people in the pictures feeling?  \n2. In your opinion, which emoticon in Figure 1 on page 171 best shows the feeling of happiness? Which one best shows the feeling of sadness?  \nTopic vocabulary. The following words appear in Reading 1. Look at the words and answer the questions with a partner.  \nbiological fear read  \nconfusion happiness senses disgust physical social  \nexpress  \n1. Which words relate to emotions?  \n2. Which words can be used to talk about humans or their bodies?  \n3. Which words relate to showing and understanding expressions?  \nPredict. What do you think this reading will be about? Discuss each word in Exercise B and predict how it may relate to the reading.  \n168 UNIT NINE Expressions  \nA man from Rajasthan, India wearing traditional clothes and turban  \nIn You Fac  \nVOC  \nAca  \nFith  \nR  \n1  \n23  \n4  \n56  \nMul  \nFiu  \n174  \nAcademic Vocabulary sections develop the words and phrases that students will encounter in academic readings.  \nTopic Vocabulary is presented as a reading preview strategy to enhance learner comprehension of the text.  \nMultiword Vocabulary sections identify words and phrases that are commonly grouped together and then prompt learners to work with them in different contexts for enhanced comprehension.  \nr  \n\n| Reading Skill |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Understanding Connectors of Contrast\u003Cbr>There are many different ways to show contrast between sentences. You may be familiar\u003Cbr>with connectors of direct contrast that show opposite ideas, such as however: She wants to visit Brazil; however, her husband does not.\u003Cbr>Not all contrast connectors express such a direct contrast. Some of them have specialized meanings or restrictions.\u003Cbr>1. instead\u003Cbr>We didn’t go to Brazil; instead, we spent our vacation money on a new roof. The sentence or clause before instead says what did not happen. The sentence or clause that follows instead says what did happen.\u003Cbr>2. nevertheless\u003Cbr>She has always wanted to visit Brazil; nevertheless, she spends all of her vacations in Latvia.\u003Cbr>A reader would expect her to go to Brazil on vacation. 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