WARM-UP VIDEO FOR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Instructions. Watch this fascinating analysis of what makes Bill Clinton's eye contact so powerful and see examples of Present and Past Continuous in authentic speech.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

What's up everybody? This is Charlie from Charisma on Command and I'm gonna have today for you a video breakdown of charismatic eye contact. And the person (1) …………..to demonstrate this is potentially the guy with the best eye contact in the entire world and that's Bill Clinton. He is world-renowned for making people feel like even when he speaks them eye contact even more powerful. So the first thing you'll notice and throughout this is that probably 90 to 95% of the time that Bill Clinton (2) ………….., (3) ………….. directly at this woman. He holds eye contact with her. A lot of people struggle to do this. When (4) ………….. , they have no problem looking someone in the eyes but when it comes time to speak, they get very, very, very uncomfortable with it. They can't think straight. So you'll notice here, like I said, he's got very, very narrow eye contact. One of the reasons that this is especially powerful in men is because a heavy brow is associated with those sort of slitty eyes, that narrow eye contact, as (5) ………….. it. And heavy brow is associated with increased testosterone. It actually affects the shape of your skull. So, while you can't change the shape of your skull, you can certainly change the degree that enables you to communicate a whole host of different things, with just, you know, the muscles on your face. So you can see this woman (6) ………….. her head there as he speaks. She's completely hypnotized by him. What I want to do right now is fast forward towards the end of this and see one of the things that Bill Clinton does very well is when he breaks eye contact, it's not So he starts shifting his body right here. You can see he's about to walk away. And then he breaks eye contact. So hopefully those tips have been helpful. The first one, the most important. Look people in the eye when (7) ………….. . It's tough at first, but make sure (8) ………….. it. Two, narrow eyes are gonna be much better, especially with men. You can open them to communicate sort of different feelings but never go bug-eyed. Three, be expressive with your eyebrows, your head tilts, all the muscles around your eyes

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

What's up everybody? This is Charlie from Charisma on Command and I'm gonna have today for you a video breakdown of charismatic eye contact. And the person (1) (I'm choosing) to demonstrate this is potentially the guy with the best eye contact in the entire world and that's Bill Clinton. He is world-renowned for making people feel like even when he speaks them eye contact even more powerful. So the first thing you'll notice and throughout this is that probably 90 to 95% of the time that Bill Clinton (2) (is speaking) , (3) (he is looking) directly at this woman. He holds eye contact with her. A lot of people struggle to do this. When (4) (they're listening) , they have no problem looking someone in the eyes but when it comes time to speak, they get very, very, very uncomfortable with it. They can't think straight. So you'll notice here, like I said, he's got very, very narrow eye contact. One of the reasons that this is especially powerful in men is because a heavy brow is associated with those sort of slitty eyes, that narrow eye contact, as (5) (I'm calling) it. And heavy brow is associated with increased testosterone. It actually affects the shape of your skull. So, while you can't change the shape of your skull, you can certainly change the degree that enables you to communicate a whole host of different things, with just, you know, the muscles on your face. So you can see this woman (6) (is nodding) her head there as he speaks. She's completely hypnotized by him. What I want to do right now is fast forward towards the end of this and see one of the things that Bill Clinton does very well is when he breaks eye contact, it's not So he starts shifting his body right here. You can see he's about to walk away. And then he breaks eye contact. So hopefully those tips have been helpful. The first one, the most important. Look people in the eye when (7) (you're speaking) . It's tough at first, but make sure (8) (you're doing) it. Two, narrow eyes are gonna be much better, especially with men. You can open them to communicate sort of different feelings but never go bug-eyed. Three, be expressive with your eyebrows, your head tilts, all the muscles around your eyes

Sources: 

Channel: Charisma on Command. How To Make Eye Contact - Bill Clinton Charisma Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwVrWaiqsYQ

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