Name: _______________ Surname: _______________ Class: 9th __________ Evaluation

Date: ______________________________________________, 20___________ ______%

Signatures: ___________________________ / __________________________  Muito Bom  Bom  Suficiente
(Teacher) (Parent / E.E.)  Insuficiente  Muito insuficiente

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Becoming a digital nomad – working while travelling

If you’ve got the travel bug, you can probably think of a million and one reasons to explore
the world. But the number one thing that usually stops people from travelling is lack of money.
That’s why becoming a digital nomad is such a great way to explore other countries and
cultures. You get paid to travel while building your career and enjoying an adventure of a
5 lifetime. However, if you’re wondering whether becoming a digital nomad might be the right
move for you, there’s a lot to consider. We encourage you to read over these reasons to
become a digital nomad and decipher if they align with your goals.
Get paid to travel
Working abroad is the perfect opportunity to travel while getting paid. You just need an
10 internet connection and you get to explore a new country while earning a decent income.
Learn new skills
No matter what country you travel to, working there will undoubtedly1 lead you to learn new
skills, like soft skills, from communication to networking skills. After all, navigating a new city
without speaking the language makes you resourceful, and trying to fit in with the people
15 around you will help to improve your communication skills.
Personal development
Moving to a new country will push you out of your comfort zone. Nothing helps you grow as
a person like interrupting your safe and comfortable routine. Working as a digital nomad, you’ll
gain new perspectives and learn things about yourself and your home country that you never
20 knew before.
With the right set of skills and some adventurous spirit, you can become a digital nomad
and make a good living while working from anywhere in the world.
Adapted from: www.goabroad.com

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undoubtedly: definitely
1 Choose the best options to complete these sentences. /30

a. According to the text, one of the reasons that might prevent people from travelling is … .

1. family 2. money 3. job opportunities

b. As a digital nomad, you can travel while … .

1. making good 2. stop paying 3. becoming rich

money your bills

c. In addition to working in a different country, you will … .

1. lose all your 2. always do the 3. learn other skills

friends same thing

d. People not only get to travel, but also want to … .

1. have children 2. buy a house 3. get to know

themselves better

e. You need … to become a digital nomad.

1. an irreverent 2. the right set of 3. soft skills

personality skills

2 Look at the words in bold in the text. Find a synonym for the words below. /30

a. adjust
b. in a foreign country
c. ingenious
d. proper
e. shortage of

3 Complete the sentences with the words below. /40

wondering • communication skills • right move • comfort zone • path

a. We all know learning something new will make you move out of your .
b. Just focus and keep on the right . You’ll be just fine.
c. I was when you would make up your mind.
d. Nowadays, it’s not just knowing how to do things that is valued.
Having excellent and speaking
in public will take you places.
e. I’m not sure if that was the to make, but it’s
your call, not mine!
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Cultural competence
Working and living in a global society requires the ability to create interactions and
relationships with people who are different from us. It is critical to know how to assess our
cultural competence and evaluate our own cultural behaviours.
What is cultural intelligence?
5 Cultural intelligence is the ability to interpret someone’s behaviour in the way his / her
fellow countrymen would.
What is cultural competence?
Cultural competence is the awareness¹ towards cultural differences and also the ability to
adapt to other cultural environments. In short, it’s understanding how unknown cultural
10 environments influences our thoughts and behaviours.
Why do we need to develop cultural competence?
Developing cultural competence helps us understand, communicate with, and effectively
interact with people across cultures. It gives us the ability to compare different cultures with
our own and better understand the differences.
15 How do we develop cultural competence?
We need to develop skills to better engage with people from different cultures. We can
adopt some strategies to practise effective communication in intercultural situations. Some
examples are: practice openness; demonstrate acceptance of difference; be flexible;
demonstrate humility² through suspension of judgement; show ability to learn; be sensitive to
20 others by appreciating cultural differences; show a spirit of adventure by showing curiosity and
seeing opportunities in different situations; use sense of humour and laugh at ourselves.
Bottom line? Cultural competence is about valuing diversity for the richness and creativity
it brings to society. So, go ahead and develop yours!
Adapted from: https://extension.psu.edu

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awareness: consciousness 2 humility: modesty
1 Complete the sentences with information from the text. /20
a. We need an to work and live in a global society.
b. Our cultural directly impacts how we adapt to other cultural
environments.
c. Our capacity for understanding someone’s behaviour as if we were his / her compatriot is
called .
d. Cultural competence allows us to successfully interact with people .
e. It’s important to adopt some to better communicate with other
people.

2 Answer the questions about the text. /30

a. What does living in a global society require people to do?

b. Why is cultural intelligence important?

c. According to the text, what is “cultural competence”?

d. According to the text, why is it important to develop cultural competence?

e. Name three things we can do to become culturally competent citizens.

3 Match the words to their synonyms. /20

a. assess 1. compatriots
b. behaviour 2. sentence
c. fellow countrymen 3. evaluate
d. engage 4. interact
e. judgement 5. conduct

4 Complete the sentences with the words below. /30

effectively • attitude • enhance • acceptance • culture

a. Moving to Spain from the US was quite a shock for Tom.

b. They are doing all they can to their already existing cultural
competence skills.
c. What kind of change will you make that will cause a positive
transformation in people’s behaviour?
d. of differences is the beginning of change for our society.
e. Having a positive towards other nations and nationalities is essential
in our global world.