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familiarity |
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disorientated |
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homesick |
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(15)international, intercultural: inter means Another example:
(16)self-conscious, self-image: self means
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E. Skimming
Look quickly at the next page. Answer these questions.
1.What is this page?
2.How is it organized?
F. Scanning
Answer these questions as quickly as possible.
1.How many different kinds of restaurants are listed here?
2.What is the name of an Indonesian restaurant?
3.Which restaurants recommend reservations?
4.Where is Zola located?
5.How many Japanese restaurants are there?
6.Which restaurants are open after midnight?
7.Which restaurant serves Kirin beer?
8.How many health food restaurants are listed?
9.Is Assad's an Indian restaurant?
10.Where would you like to eat tonight?
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chapter 5
Culture Shock
section 1
A First Look
A. Background Building
DIRECTIONS: Answer these questions about yourself. The ones on this page are about your first days in the U.S. The ones on the next page are about how you feel now.
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The title of this chapter is "Culture Shock." What do you think that means?
B. Topic '
DIRECTIONS: Before you begin to read, look at these topics. There is one topic for each paragraph. Look quickly at the reading to find these topics. Do not read every word at this point. Write the number of the paragraph next to the topic of that paragraph.
1.the people who experience culture shock
2.the things people say when you leave home
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3.three stages of culture shock
4.the feelings of culture shock
5.problems in a new culture
6.definition of culture shock
C. Reading
DIRECTIONS: Now read.
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culture. In the final stage of culture shock, the newcomers begin to |
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orientation may be homesickness, imagined illness, or even para- |
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noia (unreasonable fear). When people feel the disorientation of cul- |
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want to protect themselves from the unfamiliar environment. They |
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themselves a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem |
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of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to familiar- |
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React
1.Look at the reading. Underline a sentence you agree with.
2.Underline a sentence you don't understand.
3.Discuss these sentences with your classmates and teacher.
D.Scanning/Vocabulary
PART 1
DIRECTIONS: Write the line number where you find the word(s). Then choose the best meaning for the word as it is used in that sentence.
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1.line 2 unlucky
2.line 11 native
3. line 20 most difficult
4.line 23 forget
5.line 30 best
6.line 32 lazy
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E. Reading Comprehension
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section 2
Look Again
A. Vocabulary
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