How to create a fake smile
According to recent research, simply having a pretty or a great smile isn't enough; it's important to have the right type of smile. Yvonne and Kate discuss their own smiles and talk about what makes a good smile and and a bad smile.
This week's question:
When did the smiley face, which we often see in e-mails, first appear?
a. in the early 1960s
b. in the early 1970s
c. in the late 1970s
Listen out for the answer in the programme.
Listen
Is there a good and a bad smile?
Vocabulary from the programme
- shy
not always very comfortable around other people
- an iconic image
a symbol or picture that is representative of a certain time or era in history
- the hippy era
a time during the 1960s when people focussed on peace rather than war, beautiful things and being happy
- aggravation
irritations, troubles, worries
- a universal signal
a sign or symbol that is immediately understood by everyone around the world
- evidence
proof or information that shows something is true
- fake
artificial, not real or genuine
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