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It’s nice to hear you came back home in one piece. I am sure you have plenty stories to tell us, and these will be facinating and scintillating. But you shouldn’t burn yourself out, and you must look after yourself first. Moving on to ‘folded arms’, I fold my arms when am listening a long conversation,am an onlooker or a witness to an incident. I also fold my arms to get comfy or when I feel cold and lastly if I get cross with someone or at something I tend to cross my arms. Looking forward to reading next your letters.xx

Hello Sarah; nice to you from you again.To answer your question about "folded arms" - there is no doubt about what it means: a person with foldes arms shows- often unconscious - that she feels a bit uncomftable, a bit sceptical. She thinks it's better to become distant. Have you ever observed lovers? It's very interesting because they often use the same gestures. Warm greetings, Felicitas

Thanks for having a chance to hear from you again. I love your writing very much!

Hi Sarah! It´s nice to see your back on the Blogland :-). Well, I think that depends on the situation we´re sending out a subconscious signal. I cross my arms because it´s comfy for me, but nowadays I´m trying not to do that because many people think that I´m not open to their opinions which is not true. Have a good day, Ana Paula.

Hi, I am frank, and I think it's hard question to answer if "folded arms" means "closed". Personally, I don't think people "closed" when they "folding arms". Usually, when we talking with someone, we likely would show that we are very intereted in the conversation, so I think we would be a bit serious at first. But after a while, we may feel a bit tired for we have listened seriously for many minutes, so we begin to fold our arms and keep on listening by such a more comfy posture. That's my opinion about "folded arms", thanks for your interesting questions.

This is an interesting issue for me. I like to look at people's body language just for fun but we must be very carefull. We have to watch not only one sign but all of them. The way someone smile, the corner of his(her) lips, the way someone sit, the way the feet are positioned, the eyes (I think the eyes are the most important). So... maybe someone knows how to behave and know all the signs of body language but after sometime talking, your body will naturally show what you think, wish. It's very funny when you go out and see if someone is trying to look interested in a conversation with all the right signs in the face but the feet and arms are sending other messages to the interlocutor.I'm looking forward to read the new series.

it's no doubt that folded arms usually mean 'close'.Our sales training tutor told me that but i didnot believe it. But after long term observation in businesses,I think it's true.for example,when negotiation,customers often fold arms before they say 'no'.Folded arms also delivery the strong information that he or she doesnot believe you.

Hi sarah,Folded hands displays that a person is self-absorbed.It can also mean that a person is slef-concious and not comfotable eith the situaton he or she is in.This is considered to be a negative attitude.We should avoid it.

I , as a LA,like to fold my arms because when I stand along in class, I feel a bit awkard and have no ideas where to place them. Folding arms does make me feel more secure and less subsconscious.

Hello Sarah! Nice to see you after a long time. I hope you have had a good time in China. I don't cross my hands while listening or walking. I usually keep my hands open. But i feel sometimes its comfortable to closed your arms specially when i feel cold. I've heard that people who crossed their arms most of the time are defensive in nature. Maybe, but how i can be judgemental to that extent -:). What do you think about it Sarah. We're waiting to read your comments about it. See you soon.

Hi Sarah!! Nice to see you back in the blog.I think that the body language is a very interesting subjet.When I see somebody with the arms croos, I usually think that this person is waiting to see or heard something which doesn't like so,It's a kind of defense position.If the person is walking I'd say that he or she feels uncorfortable for any idea in mind. What do you think? I'm looking foward to heard your opinion. BYE!!

Hi Sarah, There is no need to grovel. I must tell you how I looked forward to see the teachers’ blog in the BBC LE site. I turned to this page two or three times every day and see whether new entry appears on that particular day. Any reply from the teacher about previous comments shows, it is just because of the curiosity of the learning the language. Don’t ask me how many new words you learn from the previous blogs and used the new words in your writing. Reading the new entry from the teacher itself is a great satisfaction. It makes us to reply something. Surely it gives confidence. Regarding body language when teacher ask some question in the class room if the student does not know the answer he or she put down his or her head suddenly the teacher realize that the student not ready for the answer and ask him to stand and answer. If the student knows the answer he kept his head up. Do you find any kind of this situation in this virtual class room?