ACTIVITY 2

Learning task 2. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with the linking words below. You may use the
same connector more than once, but not all of them will be used. Furthermore, because, because of, in spite of
the fact that, but in contrast, although, for, since, and, eventually, even though, in order to, moreover, indeed,
first, as a result of, as a result, also, actually, so that, in fact,
My Experience with Culture Shock
Every person who has lived in
culture has had
shock. (1)
experience with culture
I am no exception, (2)
1. too, have had an experience
with culture shock (3)
sometimes feel homesick, and still miss my family. When I first came
I have lived in the United States for almost one year,
to the U.S., 1
very
excited. (4)
everything
new, everything
interesting enjoyed my
independence from my parents: 1 (5)
enjoyed experiencing new situations and making
new friends. (6)
everything was a little strange. I enjoyed these new experiences.
(7)
I got used to many of the differences, and (8)
used to them. I still wasn't comfortable. (9)
little by little grew tired of the
differences. (10)
the things in America weren't new to me anymore, the differences
weren't interesting. (11)
they had actually become boring. (12)
I began to miss things about Indonesia, such as food, friends, and the warm tropical climate more and more. i
soon began depressed and homesick. I stayed in my room (13)
I was tired of speaking
English all the time. (14)
I studied hard, my grades weren't good. I wanted to go home.
(15)
these feelings, I decided to see my advisor (16)
could get some advice about returning home without finishing my studies. He told me two important things
about culture shock. (17)
I learned that any person in a new culture has a similar kind
of experience, (18)
that culture shock can't be avoided. (19)
learned that culture shock is not only universal, but also temporary. (20)
his advice,
realized that I should be patient, and that I shouldn't go home just yet. My advisor also suggested that I try to
keep busy and talk about my culture shock with my friends.
I followed this good advice. (21)
as a result, my culture shock has become less
troublesome. (22)
I sometimes still miss my life in Indonesia, I don't feel as depressed
as I did. (23)
I no longer want to return home before I finish my studies. I know that I
can adjust to this new life.

Every person who has lived in a new culture has had some experience with culture shock, (1) and I am no exception, (2) for/because/since I, too, have had an experience with culture shock. (3) In spite of the fact that/Although/Even though I have lived in the United States for almost one year, I sometimes feel homesick, and still miss my family. When I first came to the U.S., I was very excited. (4) Since/Because everything was new, everything was interesting. I enjoyed my independence from my parents; I (5) alsoenjoyed experiencing new situations and making new friends. (6) In spite of the fact that/Although/Even though everything was a little strange, I enjoyed these new experiences.

(7) Eventually I got used to many of the differences, and (8) even though/although/in spite of the fact that I was used to them, I still wasn’t comfortable.(9) In fact/Indeed, little by little I grew tired of the differences. (10) Because/Since the things in America weren’t new to me anymore, the differences weren’t interesting. (11)In fact/Indeed, they had actually become boring. (12) As a result, I began to miss things about Indonesia, such as food, friends and the warm tropical climate more and more. I soon began depressed and homesick. I stayed in my room (13) because/sinceI was tired of speaking English all the time. (14) Even though/Although/In spite of the fact that I studied hard, my grades weren’t good. I wanted to go home.

(15) Because of these feelings, I decided to see my advisor (16) so that I could get some advice about returning home without finishing my studies. He told me two important things about culture shock. (17) First, I learned that any person in a new culture has a similar kind of experience, (18) and that culture shock can’t be avoided.(19) Moreover/Furthermore, I learned that culture shock is not only universal, but also temporary. (20) As a result of his advice, I realized that I should be patient, and that I shouldn’t go home just yet. My advisor also suggested that I try to keep busy and talk about my culture shock with my friends.

I followed this good advice, (21) and, as a result, my culture shock has become less troublesome. (22) Even though/Although/In spite of the fact that I sometimes still miss my life in Indonesia, I don’t feel as depressed as I did. (23)Moreover/Furthermore, I no longer want to return home before I finish my studies. I know that I can adjust to this new life.

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