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Reading Unit 1

2. You are going to read a passage about culture


shock. Read the title of the passage and the
subheading in italics. What do you think culture
shock is?
The experience and problems when moving to other place
culture.

3. Read the whole passage quickly. Which


stage of culture shock seems to be the most
uncomfortable?
The second stage.
4. Read the paragraph in blue in the passage and
say which of these statements is TRUE, which is
FALSE and which is NOT GIVEN.
a) Culture shock affects most people who spend time living
in another country. TRUE (Almost everyone who studies,
lives or works abroad has problems adjusting to a new
culture.)
b) Culture shock affects certain types of people more
quickly than others. NOT GIVEN.
c) Culture shock only affects how people feel. FALSE
(Culture shock can be defi ned as the physical and
emotional discomfort a person experiences when entering
a culture different from their own)

5.Use the underlined words in Questions 1–6 below


to fi nd the relevant part of the passage. Then read
those parts of the passage carefully to answer the
questions.
1. Australian teachers will suggest alternatives to students
rather than offer one solution. TRUE (This means that a
teacher or course tutor will not tell students what to do,
but will give them a number of options and suggest they
work out which one is the best in their circumstances.)
2. In Australia, teachers will show interest in students’
personal circumstances. NOT GIVEN(but no mention of
whether teachers show an interest in students' personal
circumstances.)
3. Australians use people’s fi rst names so that everyone
feels their status is similar TRUE (Price also comments
that Australians are uncomfortable with differences in
status and hence idealise the idea of treating everyone
equally. An illustration of this is that most adult
Australians call each other by their fi rst names.
4. Students who study all the time may receive positive
comments from their colleagues. FALSE (As a
consequence, some students may be critical of others who
they perceive as doing nothing but study.)
5. It is acceptable to discuss financial issues with people you
do not know well. FALSE (Australian notions of privacy
mean that areas suchas financial matters, appearance
and relationships are onlydiscussed with close friends.)
6. Younger Australians tend to be friendlier than older
Australians. NOT GIVEN (There is mention of
Australians, friendship and older people, but no
comparison is made regarding how friendly young and
old people are.)
6 Work in pairs. Look at Questions 7–13 below.
2 .What type of word(s) (noun, adjective, verb)
do you need for each gap? Noun and Noun phrases
3 .What type of information do you need for
each gap?
7 the name of a stage; 8 something like a connection ;9 a
length of time ;10 a feeling ;11 something you can
observe;12 something for dealing with difficulties ;13
the name of a stage
7.Now read the relevant sections of the passage and
answer Questions 7–13.
7. Honeymoon (During the fi rst stage, the new arrival is
excited to be in a new place, so this is often referred to as
the “honeymoon” stage.)
8. similarities (At this point, it is the similarities that stand
out, and it seems to the newcomer that people
everywhere and their way of life are very much alike)
9. a/one month (This period of euphoria may last from a
couple of weeks to a month, but the letdown is
inevitable.)
10. enthusiasm (The initial enthusiasm turns into irritation,
frustration, angerand depression, and these feelings may
have the effect of people rejecting the new culture so that
they notice only the things that cause them trouble,
which they then complain about)
11. cultural (They can understand some 11 which they had
not previously observed. They learn 12 for dealing with
diffi culties.)
12. (problem-solving) skills (As a result, they begin to
develop problem-solving skills, and feelings of
disorientation and anxiety no longer affect them.)
13. Adaptation (As a result, they begin to develop problem-
solving skills, and feelingsof disorientation and anxiety
no longer affect them.)

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