5. Fill in the gaps with words from the previous exercise: The government believes in family …………… .
The people of the tribe perform a …………. dance for the gods.
She doesn’t fit the typical …………… of a teacher.
After growing up in Tashkent city moving to the countryside was a real ……………… .
France has a large amount of ethnic and cultural ……………. .
Cooking and eating sumalak on Navruz holiday in Uzbekistan is a …………… .
It took a long time to …………… to working life after university.
Too many different …………… live within the USA today.
6. Match the words from column A with their synonyms from column C and fill the column B:
A
B
C
Ex: environment
surroundings
dreamed
unpleasant
hobbies
perhaps
not enjoyable
specialist
embarrassed
culture
longtime
shock
surroundings
figure out
levels
bored
maybe
imagined
confusion
self-conscious
fear
disorientation
customs, traditions
role
make changes
wear off
pain
adjust to
position
paranoia
gradually stop
stages
understand
long-term
expert
pastimes
uninterested
7. Choose the correct word and fill the blanks: Culture shock occurs when someone lives in a foreign country for an ………… period of time.
estranged
entranced
envied
extended
Living …………… can be a wonderful experience, but it can be difficult because you may have to adapt to a culture that is very different from your own.
kitty-cornered
crosswise
abroad
overboard
…………….. are people who have left their home countries to live as permanent residents in foreign countries.
Expatriates
Ex-cons
Extremities
Examiners
Many people ……………. from culture shock when they move to an exotic, foreign country.
infect
fall
suffer
come
At first, people who move to another country are usually ……………. by their new surroundings and the different culture.
tracked
communicated
ransomed
fascinated
However, after the initial stages, a person may begin to feel …………… and frustrated about his/her surroundings.
delegated
dignified
denominated
disoriented
In order to overcome culture shock, a person usually begins to ………….. himself/herself in the local culture.
invade
integrate
incase
imitate
People often travel and live in foreign countries in order …………… a new culture.
scan
translate
experience
embed
When people move ……………., he/she would be wise to familiarize himself/herself to with the country and the local language beforehand.
countries
foreign
overseas
distant
People often get frustrated when they reside in a foreign country because of the language …………….. that exist.
bridges
barriers
bans
bombs
8. Choose and underline the right word in each sentence. When moving to a new country, people often find it difficult to allot/adapt/allow to the cultural differences.
Being completely swallowed/gulped/immersed in a foreign language and culture can be very stressful at first.
Jamshid tried to develop a routine to further accept/annoy/acclimate himself to his new and foreign environment.
When you move to a foreign country, you will be viewing the world from a different perspective/perchance/pretense.
When you move to a foreign place, your mind will automatically construct/compare/contact the new and different things to what you knew beforehand.
Usually, people grow/make/attain in many ways from a cultural experience.
People who live in a country on a legal, permanent basis are often called android/adapted/alien residents.
Try to stay optimistic when you move to a foreign country or you will become very normal/negative/nominated and you will not get much enjoyment out of your experience.
After about six to twelve months, people often become annoyed/accustomed/allotted to their new surroundings and the culture begins to make sense.
Reverse culture shock is also called resolved/reentry/relocated shock and can occur when a person returns to his/her home country after having lived in another country for an extended period of time.