Track 15

Unit 2A.

Anthropology.

Culture shock.

Page 21.

Build your vocabulary.

1. adjustment.

Driving in the United Kingdom can be a big adjustment. A lot of people are used to driving on the right side of the road.

1. anxious.

When my brother first moved to Japan, he felt anxious about speaking in Japanese. But slowly he felt better about it.

1. behavior.

After one week, the new student’s behavior changed. She stopped being quiet and started talking all the time.

1. customs.

According to Chinese wedding customs, a woman wears a red dress to her wedding. Other cultures have different wedding traditions.

1. excitement.

I couldn’t sleep before my trip to Egypt because I felt so much excitement. I was so ready to go!

1. normal.

Sometimes I feel lonely, but my teacher says it is normal everybody misses their family when they move to another culture.

1. process.

Understanding another culture is a process, a person slowly learns how people in the new culture act and think.

1. reject.

At first, people reject parts of a new culture. Because things seem strange, people don’t like them.

1. similar.

The cultures of Scotland and England are similar in many ways. Both are English-speaking, for example.

1. symptoms.

Crying and feeling tired are two symptoms of sadness.