This is the first reading for this course. Click on the title to find some information about the book and also read an extract from the novel, Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes.

Secrets of Body Language

Body language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously.
In this documentary we can see examples of famous people's body language.

The Human Face

This is from a BBC series which tries to uncover the secrets of the human face.
The presenter is John Cleese accompanied in sketches by actress Liz Hurley for a touch of humour.

Mobile madness Game

 See if you can understand text messages.

Play the game by clicking here.

Too easy? Try these.

ETA Separatist Group Declares End to Violence

ETA Basque separatist group published an official statement declaring the end of its violent campaign which started in the late 1960s.



You can read the transcript here

Body Language

Robert Phipps on the Five O'Clock Show with host Richard Hammond giving tips on how to catch a liar by watching their body language.

Wordmaster

Play the game to test your vocabulary skills. There are thousands of words to practise and 3 levels of difficulty: Wordmaster

The Course Book

Hi everyone,
The coursebook is Upstream Proficiency from Express Publishing.