Culture Shock

Culture Shock is the name given to describe the range (0) ….. reactions and emotions we experience when we find ourselves in a new and unfamiliar environment. People sometimes choose to (1) ….. their homeland to work or study in another country, but the important differences in lifestyle in the new country (2) ….. be confusing. The new customs challenge your ideas of normal standards of behaviour. The (3) ….. common areas of difference are language, food and eating habits, climate, and hours of working, eating and sleeping. Initially, (4) ….. is a lot of excitement about moving to and living (5) ….. a new country. People look (6) ….. to meeting new people, seeing new places and having new experiences. Unfortunately, the very newness of everything can lead (7) ….. Culture Shock. What (8) ….. looked exciting can soon look frightening, and people start to feel lonely, homesick, and overreact to trivial events. Generally, they think that they would (9) ….. have stayed in (10) ….. own country.

It is important to remember that although things might be different, they are not necessarily wrong or worse (11) ….. what you are used to. Gradually, people start to settle into their new life and find that not only are they enjoying it, (12) ….. it is broadening their horizons, too. Strangely enough, people returning to their home country from abroad often have very similar difficulties getting (13) ….. to a new lifestyle. Their happiness at being in familiar surroundings and seeing (14) ….. family again soon wears off, and they start to wish they (15) ….. stayed where they were.

(Judy Copage First Certificate Use of English)

Additional activities

Activity 1.

a) Read the article Stereotypes Aren't So Bad quickly and answer the questions.

1. What is the main purpose of this article?

(a) To give a brief history of research in the field of stereotypes.

(b) To argue that we should study history in order to understand the current crisis in science.

(c) To review a new book about stereotypes.

2. What is the title of the book?

(a) A Stereotype for Eternity

(b) Stereotype Accuracy

(c) Stereotypes Aren't So Bad

3. Does the author of the article like the book?

(a)The author thinks the book helps to explain the current crisis in science.

(b)The author dislikes the book and thinks many people will find it overfilled with mathematical diagrams and graphs.

(c)The author thinks the book is a demanding read, with its fair share of academic jargon and tables, but the fascination of the subject does come across.

National Review Online

February 1st, 2001 Article by John Derbyshire

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