Упр.7 Unit 4 Секция 4 Рабочая тетрадь 1 ГДЗ Enjoy English 10 класс

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate options.

Reporter: You’ve travelled a lot, haven’t you? And have you ever experienced real culture (1) ______?

Andrew: No, not really… You see, I always do some homework before going to a new country.

Reporter: Homework?

Andrew: Yes, I search the media for any information about the country and (2) ______ the internet. The Internet is very useful for cultural awareness. And when you are (3) ______ of some things, which are unusual to you, they don’t tend to remain shocking and you can (4) ______ to them easily.

Reporter: But it’s impossible to (5) ______ everything that may happen there.

Andrew: You are right. And it reminds me of my first trip abroad when I really experienced a sort of culture shock.

Reporter: What country was it?

Andrew: Britain. I was taking an (6) ______ course and was staying in a student hostel. Being quite a sociable person, I (7) ______ made lots of friends. They were very friendly and very enthusiastic about meeting me. They liked me very much! I concluded that from their own words. They kept saying: “It’s fantastic to meet you! We are happy to see you!” and other things like that.

Reporter: And what happened then?

Andrew: Once, on the way to the college I saw a fellow student on the (8) ______ side of the street. And he was waving to me: “Hi! How are you! It’s great to see you!”

Reporter: Well, and?

Andrew: Instead of “I’m fine, thank you!” I said: “I feel a bit sick today.”

Reporter: And?

Andrew: “It’s fantastic! See you after classes!” It was obvious that he didn’t even listen to my reply.

Reporter: Was it disappointing?

Andrew: Yeah, it was a bit (9) ______. But soon I realised that it was the famous English (10) ______. It’s when people use set phrases without much meaning in order to sound polite and positive.