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The document provides tips for living a healthy life without spending a lot of money. It suggests cutting down on sugar and salt by checking food labels. It advises meal planning to avoid expensive ready meals high in preservatives and salt. It also recommends small changes like taking the stairs, walking part of the way when traveling, and having picnics with friends instead of eating out to increase daily activity levels. These changes cost little time or money but provide health benefits.
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ESL Reading 10

The document provides tips for living a healthy life without spending a lot of money. It suggests cutting down on sugar and salt by checking food labels. It advises meal planning to avoid expensive ready meals high in preservatives and salt. It also recommends small changes like taking the stairs, walking part of the way when traveling, and having picnics with friends instead of eating out to increase daily activity levels. These changes cost little time or money but provide health benefits.
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8.0 Reading Non-Fiction


Read this article about how you can live a healthy life without spending a lot of money.

Hints and tips for a healthy life!


ne important aspect of health is what we eat. For example, it is well known that we consume far too
much sugar and salt, and if we could cut down, we would keep in better shape, and potentially prevent
conditions such as dental decay and heart disease. By simply checking the salt or sugar content of what
you buy, you can develop awareness about which foods are good or bad for you. For example, did you
know that one single serving of a well-known brand of white grape uice contains as much sugar as
four doughnuts?
Another aspect affecting health is the consumption of 'ready meals'. any people have such busy
lives that food that has been prepared to quickly pop into an oven or microwave seems like a good
idea. owever, 'ready meals’ are often full of preservatives as well as salt. ou can avoid them by
planning a menu for the week. If you plan what you are going to eat in advance on each day or
night, you can use up the fresh food you already have or make larger quantities to re-use for
several meals.
hat about exercise? his may seem easy if you live in lovely countryside, but not so simple in cities or
built-up areas. owever, there are small changes that can make your life more active. esearch has
shown that walking is one of the best forms of exercise, so next time you are about to take a lift, use the
stairs r shorten your bus ride by walking part of the way. If you are planning to meet your friends for
a pizza or film, suggest going for a walk or cycle and taking a healthy picnic.
None of the things above costs a lot of time or money. But they do take commitment. However,
once you make these small changes, you will see the benefits.

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Glossary
Consumption eating or drinking
Decay slow break-down
Preservatives chemicals that prevent food from
going bad

8.1 Answer these questions. For questions 1 and 2,


choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
1 Which of the following phrases or statements best
sums up the first paragraph?
a we consume far too much sugar and salt
b dental decay and heart disease
c white grape juice contains as much sugar as four doughnuts
2 Which of these best sums up the content of the second paragraph?
a sugar and salt
b meal planning
c healthy living
d cutting down on sugar and salt

Now, re-read the third and fourth paragraphs. Write your own subheadings for each. Make sure
you focus on the main idea and not the supporting evidence or other links.

8.2 Answer these questions.


1 Look at the first paragraph again. What sentence or sentences
contain practical advice on what the reader should do?
2 Now, identify and note down the practical tips in the remaining
paragraphs.

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9.0 Reading Non-Fiction

Synonyms are words with very similar meanings.


When people write about facts, they need to use
precise words. If they are writing about new things,
they may even have to make up new words, or use
comparisons to help us imagine what they are
describing.
Read the text and answer the questions.

Plastic soup
In 1997, Charles Moore was sailing back from Hawaii to California after
competing in a yacht race. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, he made an astonishing
discovery. He was miles from any land and human habitation, but Charles Moore saw plastic
waste floating all around him.
‘I was met, as far as the eye could see, with the sight of plastic. It seemed unbelievable, but I
never found a clear spot. For a week, no matter what time of day I looked, plastic debris was
floating everywhere,’ said Charles Moore.1 He found bottles, fragments of nets, plastic bags,
toothbrushes, to name just a few of the items.
This vast area of floating debris is now known as the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'. Most of the
waste that is drawn into this huge, slowly spinning area of ocean is non-biodegradable. That
means it does not naturally wear down or disappear. Instead, the plastic eventually breaks
down into tinier and tinier pieces.
The idea of a ‘garbage patch’ suggests a solid island made of plastic - something you could walk
on. But, in fact, the ‘garbage patch’ is mostly made up of tiny pieces of plastic, called
'microplastics’. These can’t always be seen by the naked eye. Even satellite pictures do not
show the 'garbage patch’ as a solid area. The microplastics make the water look like a cloudy
soup. Scientists have collected up to 750,000 bits of microplastic in a single square kilometre
of the Garbage Patch.
’ (Moore, C 1997 In Mindfully. 2009)

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Glossary
Debris bits of waste, the remains of something larger that has been broken
(Garbage US word for ‘rubbish’, as in 'garbage can’ (dustbin/waste bin
Litter pieces of rubbish, often paper, bottles or cans, left lying in a public or open space
Trash US word for ‘rubbish’; something you throw away, as in the ‘Trash’ can you may have on
your computer
Waste something that is disposed or got rid of once it is no longer used or wanted
Make sure you know these words and the slight differences between them. Add them to
your Word Book.

9.1 Answer the following questions.


1 Look at paragraphs 1 and 2.
What was it about the plastic waste that astonished Charles? Give two things.

2 What are ‘microplastics’?

9.2 For each of these questions, choose the correct answer, a, b or c.


1 What does ‘can’t be seen by the naked eye’ mean?
a You need to use a microscope to see them.
b You need to wear goggles to see them.
c You need a satellite camera to see them.

2 According to the text, how does the plastic waste harm turtles?
a Turtles drown in the plastic soup.
b Turtles get tangled in the old plastic.
c Turtles eat the plastic by mistake

3 The main purpose of this text is ….


a to persuade people to pick up plastic debris.
b to tell people about the extent of sea pollution.
c to advertise a book written by Charles Moore.

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10.0 Reading Non-Fiction

10.1 Read the text below and then answer the questions that follow.

Why are the Galapagos Islands so popular with tourists?


These remote islands were discovered by Charles Darwin in 1835.There are around 450
species of animal on the islands. Of these, 106 are now considered in danger of
extinction. Some species of the giant tortoise and the Galapagos mouse have
disappeared completely. The animals on the Galapagos have no fear of humans
so tourists can get really close to them.

Glossary
In danger of extinction in
danger of dying out

Species type or kind of

Answer these questions about the text above.


1 Copy and complete this table.

Facts about Galapagos Islands


A Number of different types of animal
there
B Number of different type of animals
there that might die out soon
c The year when the islands were
discovered

2 Name two kinds of Galapagos animal that have become extinct, according to the text.

3 Why are visitors to the Galapagos able to approach the animals so closely?

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10.2 Here is part of a magazine article by Sir David Attenborough, a British naturalist who has presented
many nature series on television.

I first visited the Galapagos Islands in 1978, filming Life on Earth, and in fact last
returned on my 80th birthday. I think what knocks everyone for six when they first
arrive and step off the
boat is the realisation that there are albatross and pelicans just... sitting there....
I really understood what Darwin must have seen in 1835. There are giant tortoises in
different parts of the world, but what are visibly and obviously unique in the Galapagos
are the marine iguanas. ... When you first see them they are dramatic ...; there are these
huge herds of them sitting on the black rocks. ... It is most fascinating to see the marine
iguanas swimming. If you’re a swimmer, you come round on the coast having been
watching trigger fish, sea lions and so on and there at the bottom is this lizard - a lizard!
- 20 feet down, holding on to the rocks with especially long claws, grazing green
.seaweed

For each of these questions, choose the correct answer, a, bore.


1 According to the article, which of the following can be found only on the Galapagos?

a giant tortoise b marine iguana c trigger fish

2 Which of these phrases tells you that marine iguanas crowd together in large numbers?

a huge herds b obviously unique c 20 feet down

3 Which statement about the marine iguana is true?


a They chew on bits of rock that they hold in their claws.
b They can’t go underwater, but eat seaweed in shallow pools,
c They nibble on marine plants, like cows eating grass.

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10.3 Answer these questions.


1 According to the text, which two sights are most likely to amaze tourists and why?
2 Look at this extract from the article:

there at the bottom is this lizard - a lizard! - 20 feet down

Why does David Attenborough use the word ‘lizard’ twice here?
a It is exciting to see what he expected to find on the sea floor,
b It is a shock to see what looks like a land animal on the sea floor,
c It is frightening to see such an ugly creature on the sea floor.

Glossary
Knock you for six an idiom that means 'takes you by surprise' (literally means 'to knock you out’,
like in a boxing match)
Marine living in or to do with the sea
Unique one of a kind

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11.0 Reading Non-Fiction

First, read the words and phrases in the Glossary. Make sure you understand what they mean.
Then read the article about ecotourism and answer the questions that follow.

Ecotourism - how does it work?


Tour guides organize visits to places of beauty with the aim of causing as little damage as possible.
Tourists are helped to understand what makes these places so special, and they learn to help preserve
them for the future generations. Ecotourism raises funds for conservation projects to help protect
these special places, the environment and the animals that live there. At the same time, the aim is to
help the local people. They have the chance to earn a living - running hotels, perhaps, or organizing
trips to see wildlife. There may be opportunities to present cultural events such as traditional dances.
The inhabitants are encouraged to make sure the endangered animals survive and the surroundings
remain attractive. In this way, more tourists will visit and so keep the money coming in. Ecotourism
is designed to be of benefit to the visitor and the local inhabitant alike.

The Galapagos Islands have developed their own kind of ecotourism. The visitors arrive on boats, and
sleep on the boats. This means that where the tourists go and when they go can be watched closely. All
the tourists are taken to different places at different times and never meet - they all have the
impression that they are the only ones there. Some people think this works so well, that they
should have twice as many tourists and get twice the income.
David Attenborough writes:
That will always seem to be the temptation, to push so far that you destroy the golden goose that
lays the eggs. Tourism is a mixed blessing for the Galapagos but the fact is, if there was not tourism
to the islands and the local people did not get any income from it, there would be nothing left there
now. It would all be gone. It is the lesson of conservation around the world that unless the people
who live in such places ... are on the side of conservation, you're doomed. So tourism, if it’s evil, is
a necessary evil...

It looks as though ecotourism is the best way forward.

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Glossary
Conservation protection of nature and wildlife
Ecotourism a type of tourism that aims not to harm the natural environment
Endangered at risk of becoming extinct
Environment natural world
Inhabitant person who lives there
Mixed blessing something good that, at the same time, has some disadvantages
Mutual benefit of help to both groups of people
Preserve keep safe
NOTE: In his article, Attenborough talks about the golden goose that lays the eggs - this refers to a
child's story about a goose that lays golden eggs. The idea here is that if you kill the goose, you will lose
.your source of money

11.1 For each of these questions, choose the correct answer, a b or c.


1 What is the main point of the first paragraph in the article?
a to tell you how ecotourism can save endangered animals
b to explain the benefits of ecotourism for tourists and locals
c to persuade you to give money for conservation projects

2 What is the main point of the second paragraph?

a to introduce you to Attenborough’s work as a naturalist


b to explain why so many tourists love to visit the Galapagos
c to show how the Galapagos succeed in using tourism

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11.2 Answer these questions.


1 According to the article, how does ecotourism help the wild
animals in the tourist destinations?

2 Give three ways in which the article suggests local people can earn
a living from ecotourism.

3 Why is it quite easy to control the movements of the tourists on the


Galapagos?

4 In David Attenborough’s opinion, what would happen to the


Galapagos Islands and their animals, if there were no tourism?

11.3 Answer these questions.


1 Find one word that David Attenborough uses that means ‘without hope for the future’.

2 What does ‘they all have the impression that they are the only ones there’ mean?

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12.0 Reading Non-Fiction


We all need to balance mental learning with physical activity. Read the article below, which is from a school
website and explores why sports are good for you. .

Why students should have to do sports at school

A lot of teenagers, and sometimes their parents, too, ask why teenagers should be forced to take part
in sports at our school. The answer is quite simple - through sport, young people develop in mind and
in body. Sports help to foster the physical and mental skills that everyone needs - not just at school,
but throughout their lives. Let me explain this in more detail.

Firstly, we all know how important it is to eat properly and exercise regularly. Teenagers who play a
sport are starting a habit of exercise that they can continue through adulthood into old age. It's
never too early - or too late-to start this habit.

Now for my second reason. Think of the physical skills that sports help develop. In class, students are
working hard at developing their fine motor skills. There are many opportunities while they draw,
carry out experiments, or learn musical instruments. But they have to sit still most of the time.
Sports allow young men and women to develop what are known as ‘gross motor skills' -the whole-
body skills. Through structured physical activities, such as swimming or football, students develop
balance, agility and strength, which

The third big advantage of taking part in a sport is how it develops social skills. Many jobs these days
need you to be a good team player and to solve problems with other people. How better to learn
these skills than in a football or basketball team? In addition, you’ll learn to develop close bonds
with your teammates.

Next, here is a practical reason, in case I haven't already convinced you. Colleges and universities like
to see that candidates have a good work-life balance. Extra-curricular activities are always a good
thing to put on your application form. One good example of these is sport, especially if you took on a
position of leadership, such as team captain.

Last - and definitely not least - you should do sport because it’s fun!

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Glossary
Bonds close relationships curriculum what you learn at
school
Extra-curricular activities things that you do outside
normal school hours (notice the prefix and suffix)
Fine motor skills physical abilities using small
movements, for example using fingers to thread a
needle
Good team player someone who works well with other
people
Good work-life balance just the right amount of work and just the right amount of leisure activity,
so you have a healthy mind
Gross motor skills physical abilities using the whole body, for example learning to kick a football
Mental to do with the mind
Physical to do with the body
Social skills abilities that help you to get on well with other people

12.1 Answer the questions.


1 ‘Sports help to foster the physical and mental skills that everyone needs.’ (paragraph 1) Explain what
this means.

2 Which word in the first paragraph tells you that in this school teenagers have no choice about whether
or not they do sports?

3 According to paragraph 2, why is it good for school students to create a habit of taking part in a sport?

Give two examples of activities the writer says develop fine motor skills

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12.2 Answer these questions.


1 Choose the correct answer to complete the
following sentence.

The word ‘structured’ in the phrase ‘structured physical


activities’ (paragraph 3) suggest that the activities ...
a are planned very carefully.
b take place inside a building.
c are difficult and challenging.

2 In paragraph 3, find one word that means ‘the

ability to move quickly’.

3 According to paragraph 4, why do employers these days want workers who can be good ‘team
players’? Give two reasons.

12.3 Answer these questions.


1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.

The word ‘bonds’ in paragraph 4 means ...

a physical ties, b emotional links, c economic connections.

2 This article explains why it is good for students to take part in sports. List five different reasons the article
gives.

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13.0 Reading Non-Fiction

Read this article about the traditional ways some countries help young children settle into school.

First day of school - world traditions

In Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria, on the first day of school, parents and grandparents give their
children a schultuete. This can be translated as a ‘school bag’. In fact, it is made of paper, and it’s a large cone
in shape, stuffed with sweets, small gifts, pencils and suchlike. The tradition started around 200 years ago, but
is so popular it is unlikely to end soon, at least if the children have anything to do with it!

Other countries also follow the tradition of small gifts to celebrate that important step into school. India is one
example. As ‘Admissions Day’ (praveshanotshavan as it is known) is often the beginning of the monsoon (the
rainy season) as well as the school year, parents often include an umbrella among the gifts. In Japan, the gift is
usually a special school bag, a backpack with sturdy sides called a randoseru. These bags, in the past, were
coloured red for the girls, and black for the boys. These days, the bags come in all sizes, shapes and colours.

Other countries mark the day with a small gift for the teacher. The first day of school in Russia is known as
'Knowledge and Skills Day’. The children dress up in smart clothes, and there are speeches and ceremonies at
the school. The children often bring a flower bouquet for the teacher, and receive a balloon in return.
Kazakhstan has a similar tradition, but instead of a bouquet, the children take a single flower.

In the USA, it was traditional for young children to start the new school term with an apple for the teacher. It
is thought that the tradition began in the 1800s, when apples were available to children from poorer homes
who otherwise could not afford school fees. The image of a shiny red apple as a healthy, tasty treat persists to
this day. Many US States have a Golden Apple Award for their most outstanding teacher.

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13.1 For each question, choose the correct answer, a, b or c.


1 According to the article, why is it unlikely that the tradition of
giving a schultuete will die out?

a The children give it to their parents.

b The children enjoy it.

c It is a large cone.

2 The phrase a large cone stuffed with...’ suggests that the cones ...
a contain only things the children can eat.

b are made from thin, sweet ice cream wafers.

c are filled up to the top with many things.

3 Which word in paragraph 2 suggests that parents want this day to be one their children remember?

a celebrate b monsoon c sturdy

13.2 Answer these questions.


1 Why do some parents in India give their children an umbrella?

2 Give three things that always happen in Russian schools on this first day of the school year.

3 What gift do the children receive in Russian schools?

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13.3 Answer these questions.


1 Look at paragraph 2 and paragraph 3.

What is the main point of difference between these two paragraphs as regards the giving of gifts?

2 Look at paragraph 3. What is the main difference between the first-day traditions of Russia and Kazakhstan?

3 Why might a teacher be given a golden-coloured apple in America?

Useful words/phrases
It is traditional/customary to have
a birthday cake.

There is a tradition of putting


candles on the cake.

My family has always followed


the tradition of eating birthday
cake.

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14.0 Reading Non-Fiction

The United Nations (UN) is an organisation that discusses many


important world issues. On 12 July 2013, the first ever Youth Takeover
of the UN took place. Hundreds of young people from around the
world were invited to speak about education.
One of the most well-known was Malala Yousafzai. It was her first
public speech since she had been injured during an attack in Pakistan,
her home country, as she was travelling on a school bus.
This is the closing section of her speech:

Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child’s bright future. We will continue our
journey to our destination of peace and education for everyone. No one can stop us. We will speak for our
rights and we will bring change through our voice. We must believe in the power and the strength of our
words. Our words can change the world.
Because we are all together, united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us
empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.
Dear brothers and sisters, we must not forget that millions of people are suffering from poverty, injustice and
ignorance. We must not forget that millions of children are out of schools. We must not forget that our sisters
and brothers are waiting for a bright peaceful future.
So let us wage a global struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism and let us pick up our books and
pens. They are our most powerful weapons.

One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.
Education is the only solution. Education First

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Glossary
Cause an idea that people believe in and want to work hard to achieve
Empower to make strong
Ignorance lack of knowledge or education
Illiteracy the state of being uneducated
Unity all acting together, as one
Wage a struggle fight a battle
Make sure you understand these words and ideas. You may need to use a dictionary.

14.1 For each of these questions, choose the correct answer, a, b or c.


1 Malala calls her listeners ‘dear brothers and sisters’ because...
a all of her family and relatives have come to listen.
b she wants her listeners to feel they can work together.
c she wants boys and girls to be treated the same.

2 Malala says: ‘Our words can change the world.’


This shows that Malala is ...
a hopeful for the future.
b afraid of the future.
c indifferent about the future.

3 In the first paragraph, find one word that means ‘the place we are aiming at’.
a journey b destination c future

4 What is the main point of the third paragraph?


To remind everyone...
a that the world’s children face many problems.
b that they must make donations to children’s charities.
c that lack of food is the biggest problem today.

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14.2 Answer these questions.


1 In paragraph 2, Malala says she is ready to battle for the rights of children. Explain how she chooses
words and phrases that make it clear she is ready for a fight.

2 What does Malala think is the best weapon? Is a, b or c correct?

a a shield b one child c writing

3 In paragraph 4, which one word means that the problems facing children can be found everywhere?
a No one can stop change.
b Education is the only way
forward.
c Shields are powerful
weapons.

14.3 Answer these questions.


1 According to Malala’s
speech, there are a number of
‘enemies’ or problems facing
the world’s youth.
a Name four ‘enemies’ or problems.
b Name four things that can defeat them.

2 In paragraph 2, Malala says: ‘let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge’. What does this
mean?

3 Malala says one teacher can change the world. What do you think she means by this?

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15.0 Reading Non-Fiction


Read this blog, which was written by Judith Enders who left her home in Germany to spend a year at an
Australian High School. Here, she writes about culture shock’, something everyone experiences if they leave
their home country to study elsewhere.

Culture shock
When I first arrived in Australia at the age of 16 to go to High School for one year and live with a host family I
was completely over the moon with everything ... Many people confuse the term culture shock with the
phase of feeling confusion, frustration and homesickness before adjusting to a foreign culture. However,
culture shock is so much more!

It also includes those first weeks or months of the so-called ‘honeymoon phase’ where you are super happy
to be in that other culture ... However, as I was going to experience soon enough this feeling didn't last
forever. After about two months, things started to feel odd. Differences became more apparent. I started
missing my friends and family more and more. Annoying thoughts increasingly populated my head: "Nobody
really understands me, my English is not good enough.... Why is it so impossible to find proper bread
(‘proper’ in my opinion referring to bread from Germany)? I wish public transportation would work the same
way as at home! And so on....

Over the next few months, though, ... I developed my own little routine, learned to adapt... and made many
new friends. I had slowly and unknowingly entered the ‘adjustment phase’. I had learned what to expect in
most situations, had adapted my own behavior and learned to appreciate new ways of thinking and
attitudes. My English had improved dramatically - not only my vocabulary had expanded significantly but I
also thought and dreamt exclusively in English!...

Things started to make sense and I understood Australian culture better ... Every day I felt more and more
comfortable with my new home. I adopted many new traits while also keeping earlier ones from my home
country. I would often refer to myself as 'having a second nationality'. This process which occurred over my
last few months abroad is called the 'mastery phase’. My happiest moment was when my dear friend one day
remarked during a conversation: 'You are Australian now, Jude! You sound just like us!’...

I want to point out that the effects of culture shock are different for everyone ... One thing's for sure though:
culture shock is inevitable and acceptance is the first step towards adjusting better to a foreign culture.

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Glossary
Adjusting changing so that you fit in better
Frustration a feeling of annoyance because you cannot do something
Honeymoon a romantic holiday taken by a newly married couple
Inevitable unavoidable
Over the moon an idiom meaning 'really happy’
Phase a period of time, a ‘stage’
Populated my head filled my head
Traits characteristics

15.1 Answer these questions.


1 What is the main point of paragraph 2? Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
a to explain what early culture shock feels like
b to say that culture shock is nothing serious
c to show that Australian bread is not very good
2 How long after arriving did Judith start to feel uneasy?
What made Judith feel frustrated early on? Name two things

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15.2 Answer these questions.


1 In paragraph 3, how can you tell that Judith’s English has reached a high level?
2 In what ways did Judith herself change so that she became less affected by culture shock? Give three
ways.
3 In paragraph 3, how can you tell that Judith feels more at home?
4 Judith identifies different stages of culture shock. Copy and complete this table, using ideas from the
blog to fill in the gaps.

Name of stage Feeling


Early honeymoon phase …………………………….
Later………………… phase Felt frustrated
……………………….. phase Appreciated new ways of doing things
……………………….. phase Had same attitudes as an Australian

5 What advice does Judith give for getting over culture shock?

15.3 | Do you think Judith was positive or negative generally about her experience of living in Australia?
Give two reasons for your answer.

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