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Listen to the dialogue and decide to whom John (A), Sarah (B) or to both ofthem (C) refer the following statements. Youll hear the dialogue twice.

John Sarah Both

1 !a"e#has fathers birthda$ in August , -

2 %hins that Susans newborn bab$ is big , -

%hins that Susans bab$ got a good name , -

/ Suggest#s "isiting Susan and her bab$ , -

!a"e#has a car which needs re'air , -

Li"e#s net to the State Ban& , -

Suggest#s 'resenting to Susan a 'lant in a 'ot , -

3 Suggest#s chocolates as a 'resent for Susan , -4 Suggest#s bu$ing a soft to$ as a 'resent for the bab$ , -

10 ro'ose#s to bu$ all the 'resents , -

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Listen to a 'art of a lecture and decide whether the following statements are%rue (A) or *alse (B). Youll hear the tet twice.

According to the lecturer... %rue *alse11 ... the culture shoc& is e'erienced b$ e"er$ 'erson ma&ing the

first tri' to another countr$.5

12 ... the culture shoc& is "iewed as a''lication of different culturalrules.

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1 ... the culture shoc& is a relati"el$ sim'le thing. 5

1/ ... he 'lans to conclude his lecture describing his own e'eriencewith the culture shoc&.

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1 ... a 'erson grows u' rel$ing on the rules eisting in his#her

social grou'.

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1 ... a 'erson alwa$s has &nowledge of the eisting social rules. 5

1 ... the social rules are not im'ortant if a 'erson doesnt encountera social grou' li"ing under a different set of rules.

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13 ... the culture shoc& is sure to ta&e 'lace when $ou are ha"ingcold water 'oured o"er $ou.

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14 ... the culture shoc& ser"es as a beha"iour guide in a differentculture.

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20 ... e'eriencing the culture shoc& 'eo'le often beha"e

unreasonabl$.

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Listen to the dialogue and decide to whom John (A), Sarah (B) or to both of

them (C) refer the statements ++- in $our boo&let. Youll hear the dialogue twice.

Sarah John, /"e 0ust had some good news. Susan has had her bab$.

John 1o $ou &now when she had it2

Sarah Yesterda$. %he tenth of August.John 3h, m$ father was born on August the tenth. 4i"e me the details and /ll ma&e anote for e"er$one at wor&.Sarah 35.

John 6ell, was it a bo$ or a girl2Sarah /ts a bo$.John And what are the$ going to call him2Sarah %om. %om Lightfoot. /t sounds 7uite good, dont $ou thin&2John Yes, that has 7uite a good ring to it.Sarah You &now hes 7uite a big bab$. !e weighed four and a 7uarter &ilos when hewas born.John %hat does sound big, four and a 7uarter &ilos.Sarah And hes long too, fort$si centimeters.

John 8mmmm. %all 'arents. !ell grow u' to be o"er two meters. /d sa$.Sarah 6ith masses of blac& hair, curl$ blac& hair. You &now, we should go and "isitthem in hos'ital. 6hat about tomorrow afternoon at around + 'm2JohnYes, 35.Sarah 6here should we meet2 ...Ah, / could come and 'ic& $ou u' at $our house if$ou li&e.John Yes, that would be wonderful. 8$ car is still off the road.Sarah Just refresh m$ memor$. 6hats the address again2John /ts +9 Chesterfield :oad, addington.

Sarah /ts net to the librar$, isnt it2John ;ot eactl$. /ts net to a ban&. %he State Ban& actuall$. %he librar$ is o''ositeus, on the corner.Sarah %hats right, and theres a garage on the other street corner. / remember now.John So, $oull 'ic& me u' at a 7uarter to one and well be there at one easil$.Sarah ;ow what should we ta&e2 6e must ta&e them something.John / alwa$s thin& flowers are good to ta&e to someone in hos'ital, dont $ou2Sarah 6ell, not reall$.


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John Yes, $oure right. 6hat do $ou thin& of something li&e bab$ sham'oo or talcum'owder2Sarah 3r we could get a little hat, or something li&e that.John 6e dont &now the si=e, or the right colour, do we2Sarah / thin& we should get something the$ wouldnt normall$ bu$. 6hat about a

soft to$ of some sort2John Yes, a soft to$.Sarah 6hat about a tedd$ bear2John / could get one earl$ tomorrow at the mar&et and / could 'robabl$ get thechocolates there too.Sarah 4ood.John So $oull 'ic& me u' at a 7uarter to one at m$ 'lace and /ll ma&e sure that /"egot the 'resents.Sarah You must remember how much $ou 'aid for the gifts, so / can 'a$ $ou bac&

for the half. /f the$re going to be from both of us, + would li&e to go shares.John 35. /d sa$ the chocolates would be about >+9 for something nice and not toosmall and the to$ would be around >?9 or so, /d thin&.Sarah 4ood, thatll be fine. About >@9 each then. 4ood, /ll 'ic& $ou u' then onSunda$ at twel"e fort$fi"e.John 35.Sarah See $ou then. B$e.

Listen to the tet again.

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Listen to a 'art of a lecture and decide whether the statements ++@- in $our

boo&let are %rue (A) or *alse (B). Youll hear the tet twice.

%he sub0ect of toda$s lecture is Culture Shoc& 4rou' ressure in Action.Culture shoc&, as $ou &now, is the term used to describe the e'erience man$

'eo'le ha"e when the$ tra"el to another countr$, and it can be seen as a manifestationof grou' 'ressure in action. /ts a good eam'le of grou' 'ressure, because it showswhat ha''ens when an indi"idual suddenl$ e'eriences different cultural rules therules of another cultural grou'.

;ow culture shoc& is a com'le 'henomenon, but /m going to focus on threemain ideas in this lecture. *irst of all, we will consider the reasons wh$ 'eo'lee'erience culture shoc&. Secondl$, / will describe the different stages of thise'erience. *inall$, /ll mention some 'ossible a''lications of this research becausealthough $ou might thin& that culture shoc& affects, sa$, onl$ tra"elers, that is not the


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case. /n fact, crosscultural studies ha"e immense 'ractical "alue for modern societ$.*irst, then, wh$ do 'eo'le e'erience culture shoc&2 %hin& about this for a

minute. 6hen $ou grow u' in a 'articular set of surroundings, naturall$ $ou get usedto the rules and guidelines that go"ern the beha"ior of the 'eo'le around $ou. /n asense, $ou become totall$ de'endent on the rules of $our social grou'. You tend not

to 7uestion them $ou 0ust acce't them without thin&ing. %hese rules are often notclearl$ articulated, and therefore, $oure not aware of their im'act. /n other words,$ou are not necessaril$ conscious of them. %he$ onl$ become im'ortant when, foream'le, $ou go to another countr$ or a different en"ironment thats go"erned b$ adifferent set of rules. /n fact this e'erience can be so shoc&ing that it has beencom'ared to ha"ing a buc&et of cold water thrown o"er $ou. Culture shoc& ha''ens

'recisel$ because $ou cannot use $our own culture as a ma' to guide $our ownbeha"ior and $our own understanding of what surrounds $ou. Youre totall$ out ofcontrol, 0ust as if $ou were dri"ing along a highwa$ in the dar&, without a road ma'.

And because of this, 'eo'le often beha"e irrationall$. /ts a highl$ stressfule'erience, and there are different s$m'toms in different stages.

Listen to the tet again.

Listening com'rehension 'art is o"er. %ransfer $our answers to the Answer Sheet

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