(1) Without saying a word, people can communicate a confident attitude with different kinds of body language. (2) Lifting up the chin so that the head is held high can be one sign of confidence. (3) Maintaining direct eye contact during interactions with others is another way of indicating self-assurance. (4) Confident people also state their opinions forcefully and assertively. (5) But one thing
they do not do is slouch; instead, they stand tall, with a straight spine and a chest pointing forward, not slumped forward. (6) Finally, people with confidence tend to stand with their weight distributed evenly on both legs rather than putting all of their weight on just one leg. (7) Just by positioning the head, torso, and legs in these ways makes a person feel more confident about himself or herself.
What kind of order is used to organize the details in this paragraph?
A) time order B) space order C) order of importance
B
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Abbinate la persona con quello che fece e scrivete i verbi al passato remoto. (Match the people below with what they did, then change the infinitive of the verbs to the passato remoto.)
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Adjectival nouns and adjectives/pronouns of indefinite number Fill in the blank with the correct ending.
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Hören Sie fünf Fragen zum Thema Berlin. Wählen Sie die beste Antwort.
a. Wir hätten in die Philharmonie gehen können. b. Wir könnten die Club-Szene in Prenzlauer Berg ausprobieren. c. Wir konnten den Abend im Biergarten verbringen.