Day reading Passage (Australian culture and culture shock)

CHANGING OUR MINDS?)
Word list
1 
Capture the attention 
(C1
) -
If something captures your imagination or attention, 
you feel very interested and excited by it
Example: The American drive to land a man on the Moon captured the imagination/
attention o f the whole world.
2
 
Shallow (adj) 
(C2) - not showing serious or careful thought 
Example: I thought the film was pretty shallow.
3 
Mature -
1) 
(adj) 
(B2) mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are 
well developed emotionally
Example: He’s very mature for his age.
2) 
(adj) 
completely grown physically
Example: a mature adult
4 
Superficial (adj) 
(C2) - not complete and involving only the most obvious things 
Example: I thought that article was written at a very superficial level.
5 
Exposure (n) 
(C1
) -
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it 
because of being in a particular situation or place
Example: You should always limit your exposure to the sun.
Example: Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous.
6 
Cite (v) 
- to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something 
has happened
Example: The company cited a 13 percent decline in new orders as evidence that
overall demand for its products was falling
7 
Immerse (v) 
- to become completely involved in something
Example: She got some books out of the library and immersed herself in Jewish
history and culture.
8 
Digest -
1
) (v) 
(C1
) 
to change food in your stomach into substances that your body 
can use
Example: I find that I don’t digest meat easily.

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2) 
(v) 
(С1) to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to 
understand it
Example: This chapter is so difficult to digest, I’ll have to read it again later