Culture shock is experienced by students who study abroad in a new country with an unfamiliar culture. Researchers have found there are several stages of culture shock as students adjust to changes in weather, food, language, and behavior in their new environment. Initially, students feel excited about the new culture but later may experience anxiety, depression, and homesickness once the novelty wears off and they face communication problems, financial stress, or discrimination. Eventually, students become more realistic and see both opportunities and challenges in both their home and host cultures.

1. •How would you feel if you
had to study in another
country?
•What things would you find
the most difficult?
•How could you overcome
these difficulties?

2. confuse
confused
confusion
confusing

3. familiar
anxious
communicate
addition
excite
finance
novel
real
learn

4. Confuse
Familiar
Research
Excite
Novel
Anxious
Communicate
Addition
Finance
Real
Learn

5. English Students and Culture Shock
Culture shock is a feeling of (0) ...................... (CONFUSE) experienced by someone
visiting a new country and being confronted with an (25) ................... (FAMILIAR)
culture. It is experienced by many of the thousands of students who leave home to
study English in an English-speaking country.
These students have to cope with changes in weather, food, language and behaviour.
(26) .................. (RESEARCH) have found that there are several stages of culture
shock and that adjusting to life in a new country is an ongoing and gradual process.
Initially, students may feel (27) ................... (EXCITE) and delight at the new
culture. They take to their language studies with enthusiasm and make significant
progress.
Once the (28).................... (NOVEL) of being in a foreign place wears off, feelings of
(29) .................... (ANXIOUS), depression and homesickness may arise, and homesick
students may call home repeatedly. (30) ...................... (COMMUNICATE) problems,
due to locals speaking too quickly and using strange idioms and slang, are also very
common. (31) ....................... (ADDITION) stress may be caused by racial
discrimination, (32).................... (FINANCE) problems or safety concerns.
During the next stage, the student is more (33) ..................... (REAL) and begins to
accept the positive and negative aspects of both cultures. They begin to feel at
home and realise that problems are also (34)...................... (LEARN) opportunities.

6. Culture shock is a feeling of (0) ...................... (CONFUSE)
experienced by someone visiting a new country and being confronted
with an (25) ............................ (FAMILIAR) culture. It is experienced
by many of the thousands of students who leave home to study
English in an English-speaking country.
These students have to cope with changes in weather, food,
language and behaviour. (26) ................................. (RESEARCH) have
found that there are several stages of culture shock and that
adjusting to life in a new country is an ongoing and gradual process.
Initially, students may feel (27) .......................... (EXCITE) and delight
at the new culture. They take to their language studies with
enthusiasm and make significant progress.
confusion
unfamiliar
Researchers
excitement

7. Once the (28).................... (NOVEL) of being in a foreign place wears
off, feelings of (29) .................... (ANXIOUS), depression and
homesickness may arise, and homesick students may call home
repeatedly. (30) ................................. (COMMUNICATE) problems, due
to locals speaking too quickly and using strange idioms and slang, are
also very common. (31) ....................... (ADDITION) stress may be
caused by racial discrimination, (32).................... (FINANCE) problems
or safety concerns.
During the next stage, the student is more (33) ..................... (REAL)
and begins to accept the positive and negative aspects of both
cultures. They begin to feel at home and realise that problems are
also (34)...................... (LEARN) opportunities.
novelty
anxiety
Communication
Additional
financial
realistic
learning