Glencoe Health
Glencoe Health
1st Edition
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN: 9780078913280
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Page 59: Reading/Writing Practice

Exercise 1
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The correct answer is B.

Crossing arms, wandering eyes, and interrupting someone are behaviors which convey that you are not interested in listening to what the other person is saying. In this case, making eye contact when someone is speaking with you is a good indicator that you are listening to him/her well.

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B. making an eye contact
Exercise 2
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The correct answer is B.

Good communication skill is the ability of an individual to speak his/her thoughts well and to listen attentively to others. The article points out that a good communicator is not just great in speaking but he/she is also good in listening.

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B. You can demonstrate effective communication by being a good listener.
Exercise 3
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Attentive listening makes you answer promptly and correctly to the conversation. The speaker thinks that you are listening promptly to him and makes him tell you more. Poor listening on the other hand, makes the speaker think and feel that you are not interested in what he is saying. This creates an impression that you do not respect him.
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Attentive and poor listening on communication
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