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hairdryer or kitchen stuff, and while our
neighbours in the apartment next door 1 1 manners 5 dress
were friendly, we didn’t see much of 2 interpret 6 beliefs
anyone else around. That was probably 3 values 7 culture shock
a good job – we were rather noisy at 4 tradition 8 diverse
times! 2 1 patiently 5 curiously
Narrator: Speaker 4 2 brilliantly 6 accidentally
Boy: I love camping and my dad and I go 3 eagerly 7 nervously
every school holiday. We’ve got all our 4 warmly 8 enthusiastically
own gear, but this one time we decided
to go to this awesome campsite where 3 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 C 7 C
everything’s already set up for you.
As soon as we walked in we were like, Narrator: Track 10 Listening Part 4,
‘Yeah, this is exactly what we wanted!’ – Worksheet 1
a really cool spot right on the lakeside
where you could go swimming – perfect You will hear an interview with a
for us! We still should have taken some travel writer called Anna Bryant,
stuff – there weren’t many cooking who is talking about what to do
utensils and it was pretty basic. I’m not when visiting other countries. For
usually bothered when places are a bit questions 1–7, choose the best
noisy – I didn’t expect to be kept awake answer (A, B or C). You now have
half the night by other people’s music, one minute to look at the questions.
though. Man: Good morning Anna, and thank you for
Narrator: Speaker 5 joining us on the Travel Programme.
Woman: We were really impressed by the You’re here to talk about travelling to
other countries and how to deal with
cottage we rented out on holiday a cultural differences. How can you find
couple of weeks ago. We didn’t know out about a country’s culture before you
a lot about the area, though it looked travel?
stunning on the website. It was nice – I
think the website photographer must Anna: Well, it’s often tempting to turn to guide
have used some interesting angles to books, though many focus on things to
get those particular shots, though! What do rather than how to behave. If you’re
was immediately remarkable was the lucky enough to know someone from
silence – I slept like a baby! The only the country you’re visiting – I rarely
thing we felt let down by was nobody have been – you’ve got the perfect
coming to meet us when we arrived – consultant! My preference is to eat in a
we’d expected the owners to be there. restaurant where the staff are from the
They’d sounded really friendly when we place you’re planning to visit – you can
arranged the accommodation on the observe things like greetings and table
phone, so that was strange. Anyway, we manners. That isn’t always possible,
had a great time. either, but it’s worth a try!
Narrator: Now listen again. Man: How can you get over the language
barrier?
Anna: It does no harm to try to use the local
3a 1 Terminal 5 captain language, especially if it’s one you’ve
2 boarded 6 approach studied at school. Even if you only
3 aircraft 7 landing remember a bit it helps – though maybe,
4 take-off 8 scheduled
not much! Often, you might not know
3b 1 scheduled 5 take-off any of the language and you’ll have to
2 captain 6 aircraft rely on hand gestures or even drawing.
3 approach 7 landing I’ve been in situations where nobody
4 board 8 terminal understood a word anyone else was
saying. Surprisingly the messages got
Get it right! across and now that’s the least of my
Our holiday was very amusing, and Crete was beautiful.
concerns when travelling, though I try to
pick up as much language as I can.

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