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Unit 6 Studying Overseas
Read a list of advantages of studying a foreign language abroad in a country where the
language is spoken. Choose five advantages. Then rate them from 1-4, 1 being the best
advantage. You may add other advantages to the list. Then share your ratings with your
partner. Find out how similar your partner’s ratings are to yours.

My rating My partner’s rating

01. cheap vegetables 4 4

02. the foreign-language environment 2 3

03. a chance to make new friends 1 1

04. a break from the usual routine 2 3

05. being able to practice the language all the time 1 1

06. being able to watch foreign-language TV 1 1

07. being able to read foreign-language newspapers 1 1

08. romance 4 4

09. get to know the country better 1 2

10. have no limits in a conversation 1 1

Now read a list of disadvantages of studying a foreign language abroad in a country where
the language is spoken. Choose five disadvantages. Then rate them from 1-4, 1 being the
worst disadvantage. You may add other disadvantages to the list. Then share your ratings
with your partner. Find out how similar your partner’s ratings are to yours.

My rating My partner’s rating

01. the costs of traveling and accommodation 3 4

02. loneliness/homesickness 2 3

03. unfamiliar places 4 2

04. culture shock 1 2

05. strange food 1 1

06. unfriendly locals 1 1

07. unprepared for the weather 3 2

08. an unfamiliar sense of humor 2 3

09. discrimination of others 1 1

10. the distance from the family 2 2

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