EXERCISE 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1.
1. Lifting up the mat in his cell the entrance to the tunnel he had dug to
escape by.
2. My brother brought some beautiful wooden ornaments back from
Jamaica with him.
3. The statue was made by pouring metal into a mould.
4. During the war in Iraq many irreplacable cultural were looted from the
Baghdad museum.
5. I'm just going outside to some wood for the fire.
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E X E R C I S E 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as:
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a) something new, and often exciting , which
requires effort and determination to succeed in
b) be opposed to; come together violently
(phrase)
c) confusion; not knowing where one is in relation
to other places
d) experience; pass through
e) indication (usually indirectly)
f) related to the process of learning; showing
knowledge
g) a part of something which helps to make it
complete
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CULTURE SHOCK
Your long expectation has finally been realized: you are going to a university
abroad. This new challenge and opportunity might soon collide with the reality of
being in a new culture, something known as culture shock. Culture shock has been
viewed as a psychological reaction or a generalized disorientation and trauma
experienced by a person learning to cope with a new culture and circumstances. It is
a normal and natural part of living in a foreign cultural environment. Culture shock
doesn't mean that one is adjusting poorly - it means that one is undergoing a normal
reaction. However, the way that one manages culture shock can have important
implications for the success of one's adaptability to the new culture. The
psychological reaction in coping with culture shock includes emotional and cognitive
components, as well as the effects of social changes. These changes also result in a
psychophysiological reaction to the experience of another culture. The changes
caused by culture shock include fatigue, role stress and identity loss, excessive
concern with cleanliness, and a fear of danger from food and water.
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