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THEME 14 TRAVEL

Reading

a) Answer the following questions:
1. Have you ever experienced culture shock while travelling? How did you cope with it?
2. What is your favourite way to immerse yourself in a new culture when you travel?

b) Match the word or phrases with their meanings.

bucket list easygoing enriching quote

1. _____________: improving or enhancing the quality or value of something

2. _____________: a person’s exact words, as repeated by someone else
3. _____________: the things that a person would like to do within their lifetime

4. _____________: relaxed and happy to accept things without getting upset or worried

c) Read Lauraine’s blog post and fill in the blanks with the statements below.

a. I tried to discover the city from all sides with my new friends.
b. When I look back now, it was fully an unforgettable adventure for me.

c. Being so different from the American lifestyle, French culture has always attracted me.

d. I made all the arrangements and found a suitable language school.

Nice to meet you, Paris!

My beloved Paris! I’ve Paris is really an awesome city with a variety
been in love with this city of activities. (3)__ I joined the street art tours of
since I read about it in the Butte Aux Cailles and the historical walking
books and movies. (1)__ tours of Central Paris; I drank the best coffee in
Visiting France one day Arc de Triomphe cafés and I watched concerts
has been on my bucket in the Opéra National de Paris. I did so many
list for a very long time. things in 12 weeks that I cannot write here, as
So, last year, it was the right time for the journey the list may be quite long.
to begin. (2)__ I received the best advice about It’s been six months since I came back home.
life in Paris and contacted my host family. I was (4)__ I developed my French skills and had a
ready to leave Louisiana and spend 12 weeks in truly enriching experience on a personal level.
France to learn French! I have friends from all over Paris, and I’m much
When I arrived in Paris, my host family more confident than ever. I miss Paris all the
welcomed me at the airport. They were a great time, and I can’t wait to go back.
family that supported me during my entire stay I recommend all teenagers to travel to foreign
in the country. I started at my new school; it was countries and learn as many languages as they
in the city centre. My teachers and the other can. Please always keep St. Augustine’s quote
students were so easygoing. After two weeks in mind, “The world is a book, and those who do
in the city, I started to make new friends, not not travel read only one page.”
only at school but also outside. Lauraine Wells

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