B2 – Upper Intermediate
Image is everything. We often make a quick judgement about someone based on their appearance or facial expression after meeting them even for only a matter of seconds. In most cases, we likely never change our opinions about that person.
Some impressions we make are trustworthiness, dominance, and attractiveness. Making a good first impression is incredibly important because you only get one shot at it.
Let’s listen to the podcast:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-170629
Discussion questions:
1. What are the best ways to make a good first impression?
2. Have you met someone whom you didn’t like so much right away even though you didn’t know him very well yet?
3. In what jobs do people have to make very quick decisions based on first impressions?
One reply on “Faces and Impressions”
1.What are the best ways to make a good first impression?
Answer: The best ways to make a good first impression of the people are through the character (Trustworthiness, dominance and attractiveness ) and the facial expression of them.
2.Have you met someone who you hated right away even though you didn’t know them?
Answer: Yes, I have met a lot of people who hated right away without knowing them. And I still hate them.
3.In what jobs do people have to make very quick decisions based on first impressions?
Answer: The Organizational psychologists have to make quick decisions based on the first impression, when they do the interviews for choosing the new employees for the big companies.