Four texts 8A
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Andy Watson
A The important thing is to not make comparisons
with the way things are done in your own country. If
something is different, it isn’t necessarily worse.
B You’ve ‘gone native’, as the expression goes, but in the
best way possible.
C It’s perfectly normal to feel disoriented during your
first few days in a foreign country but as long as you
accept from the beginning that this is all part of the
experience, you should get along just fine.
D Eventually, you’ll start thinking and behaving just like
your hosts.
E You should also remind yourself that you won’t
integrate overnight – that’s something you need to
work at and not give up if it all becomes challenging.
1 A feeling of confusion is natural at first.
2 It’s common to have some negative feelings.
3 You can quickly become part of your new
community.
Olivia Jenkins
A Providing they can maintain this momentum, they are
certain to last the course and begin playing an active
role in their community, even if they never fully become
as much a part of it as they would like.
B What’s more, they refuse to seek out the company of
their compatriots or scour the streets looking for food
from their own country.
C As soon as they arrive in a new country, many people
make an active decision to make the most of their
new situation.
D Instead, they throw themselves in at the deep end,
going places, making new friends, joining clubs.
E They tell themselves from the start that they aren’t
going to sit around feeling homesick, avoiding strangers
and complaining that ‘they don’t do things the
same here’.
1 Feelings of homesickness are common.
2 Involvement in the community helps you to
integrate.
3 People who make an effort are able to integrate.
Questions
Which person ...
1  has a similar view to Peter Carter about the process people go through as they assimilate into a new life abroad?
2  shares Olivia Jenkins’ view that a positive attitude from the start can help someone moving to another country?
3  has the same opinion as Andy Watson that becoming a part of a new community requires time and effort?
4  expresses a different view from the others regarding the extent to which people can integrate into their community?
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Alice Griffin
A They accept others and, in turn, they are accepted as
one of them.
B When they arrive in their host country, many people
have problems adapting.
C It can be three or four months before they tell
themselves that they either have to accept the way
things are or leave.
D Assuming they make the former choice – and it’s much
easier to do this when they start living and behaving
like the locals – that is when things start changing for
the better.
E The initial thrill of being somewhere different doesn’t
last long and they find themselves really missing their
friends and family back home.
1 The excitement of moving abroad is short-lived.
2 Most people leave again after a short time.
3 Integration is easier if you adapt to local ways of life.
Peter Carter
A Then they start finding themselves getting irritated with
little things, saying, ‘We don’t do things like this at
home, so why do they?’ and that’s when homesickness
sets in.
B Eventually, there comes that wonderful moment when
they really feel that they are a part of things and they
can say, ‘I’m one of you now.’
C This doesn’t happen straight away, of course, but
perseverance and determination will ensure that it
eventually does happen.
D However, they gradually begin to embrace their new
surroundings, meet people, get involved in the local
social scene and so on, and that’s when they begin to
feel a part of things.
E At first, people moving abroad experience a
‘honeymoon’ phase: everything is new and exciting.
1 Making comparisons with home isn’t a good idea.
2 People become homesick when they can’t integrate.
3 Integration cannot always be achieved.
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