Business EnglishPsychology
The Frown That Lost a Pitch
Grammar: cause and effect language
A Business English English lesson exploring psychology.
psychologycauseeffect language
What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on psychology, practising cause and effect language. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: The Frown That Lost a Pitch
In 1920s Moscow, the filmmaker Lev Kuleshov ran a small experiment. He filmed an actor with a blank face, then placed that shot beside a bowl of soup, a coffin and a woman on a sofa. Audiences praised the actor's subtle acting: hunger, grief, desire. Yet his face had never changed. Context had done all the work.
Vocabulary
- back up
- come across
- run through
- stand out
- as a result
- at first glance
- in other words
- in the end
- on its own
Discussion questions
- Who is the most convincing speaker you have ever seen?
- Can you trust someone you have only met online?
- What is the first thing you notice about a stranger?
The Frown That Lost a Pitch
Grammar: cause and effect language
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