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Text B

Culture Shock

Unit 1, Book 2

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New Words

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clash

clash / crash / crush

clash: 指金属制品等铿锵有声的撞击

crash: 指因坠下或猛冲而猛地砰地碰撞

crush: 压碎、碾碎、压坏

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amusement

amusement park 游乐场

interesting / amusing Amusing has the meaning of making you laugh.

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devise

de- 1. the reverse or opposite of 逆向，相反 devalue 使贬值 declass 降级 de-emphasize 降低重要性 2. derived from 从……导出 deverbative -vise see in mind vision 想象，设想

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reject

-ject throw project

reject (plan, suggestion, offer) refuse (invitation, permission, offer) decline (invitation, suggestion, offer)

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hostile

be hostile to

(anto.) friendly, amiable

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distinction

make a distinction between 强调主观上的差别

make a difference between 强调客观存在的差别

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appreciate

appreciate / enjoy

appreciate: 指对事物有深入的了解并能欣赏

enjoy: 不需要较高修养，仅指从中得到快乐

I really appreciate it …

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Reading Skills

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Reading Skills

MAIN IDEA

supported, described and explained

topic sentence

first sentence – middle – end – unstated

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Main Idea of Paragraphs

Para. 1

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4

Para.6

Studying in a different country is a new experience, but there are also some challenges.

The first stage of culture-shock adjustment is “the honeymoon”.

The second stage of culture shock, “the hostility stage”, eventually occurs.

At this point, some defense mechanisms are devised to protect yourself against the effects of culture shock.

The third stage of culture shock adjustment, “recovery”, starts.

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Passage Reading

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The prospect of packing up everything and

moving to a new and perhaps strange

environment may appear interesting and

challenging to an unmarried young man and

appallingly difficult to a slightly older man

with a wife and a small kid.

Translation

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Four Questions

What is your interpretation of “culture shock”? (What kind of feelings? When? The cause.)

What are the four stages of adjustment?

What are the defense mechanisms? Explain.

What is the best method in your eyes to adjust

to another culture? Offer your reasons.

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Oral Practice

pretend: you meet with your friend somewhere in the street or on campus

pretend: one of you has just come back from a foreign country of a different culture

make up a dialogue

include the answers to the previous four questions

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Key to Exercises

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Comprehension of the Text (II)

1. D

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. C

7. B

8. B

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Vocabulary (III)

1. utilize available for 可利用的 distance education 远程教育

2. reject be free to do 有做……的自由 accept reject 接受拒绝

3. considerable rebuild the city 城市重建 reconstruct the city

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Vocabulary (III) 4. temporary

5. acceptable be acceptable to

6. recognition beyond recognition

7. alleviate the symptoms of a cold: headache, cough, running nose,

watery eyes, sore throat …

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Vocabulary (III)

8. appreciate I would appreciate it if …

9. furthermore

10. interact interact with

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Vocabulary (IV)

1. interact with

2. gone through

3. deal with

4. recovered from

5. adjusting to

6. familiar to

7. In spite of

8. were tired of

9. prevented from

10. came to