CULTURE SHOCK

deal successfully with new situations
If you are adaptable, what can

you do?
What kind of people are adaptable?

People say cockroaches are very adaptable insects. Why is this?

Are you an adaptable person?

to find out how adaptable you are.
Work in pairs. Ask

and answer the questions below.

you
feel about this change?

Have you had to change jobs

or schools several times? Do
you find it difficult to adapt to a new job or school?

Have you travelled to different countries? Which ones? Did
you enjoy the experience?

What is the longest time you have lived outside of your
country?

Do you think you are open to different ideas and different
cultures?

Would you go and live in a different country if you spoke the
language?

Would you go and live in a different country if you didn’t
speak the language?

Do you know what culture shock is?

and beliefs, art, way of life and social organization of

a particular country or group: European, Islamic, African,
Beliefs /attitudes - the beliefs and attitudes about smth that people in particular group share
Culture shock –
a feeling of confusion and anxiety that smb may feel when they live or visit another country or social group

researching culture shock.
They have studied the reactions and experiences

during the first few months in a new country of travellers and diplomats, business people and international students.
Research has shown that what most of these people have in common is a series of reactions to the new culture.
Culture shock can affect people to different degrees, but there is a predictable sequence of stages that people undergo.

shock acceptance
Read and explain the stage to

the others (Worksheet 1, cards for 5 groups)

decide what is the order of the stages that someone goes through.

honeymoon,
shock,
adaptation,
acceptance,
re-entry shock

culture shock? Why? / Why not?

Is it possible to prepare

for culture shock? If ‘yes’, what a person can do?

will not suffer from culture shock so seriously: open-mindedness, curiosity,

a sense of humour, tolerance, a strong sense of self, adaptability and flexibility.
Why do you think this is true?

culture shock?
Have you ever had culture shock?
People can have

culture shock if they change place where they work, or their school, for example. Has this ever happened to you?
Imagine you have a friend who is suffering from culture shock: what would you recommend them to do to suffer less?

summarizes it.

1. Everyone experiences culture shock and it is impossible

to do anything about it.

2. Although it’s impossible to avoid culture shock, you can prepare for it so not to suffer too much.

3. If you prepare properly, you will never experience any culture shock.

After reading the text and doing the exercises discuss the issues above

do True/ False (F2F p.64)
Listen to a radio interview about

giving and receiving presents (F2F p.65)
Listen to an interview Cubans escape (New Op
L. 34 )
Listen to Culture Matters (New Op. L. 35)

shock , speaking lesson.
Face2Face Pre-intermediate. C.Redston & G.Cunningham. Cambridge University

Press
New Opportunities Intermediate (Russian edition). M.Harris, D.Mower and others. Pearson Education ltd