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1 Identifying Expressions to State Problems

1. Listen to the audio. Write the example of each problem that Liam encounters. Refer to the example.
Problem Example
a. Language Example:
Hard to understand local slangs

b. Food

c. Transportation

d. Making friends

2. Listen again to the same audio. Below are some expressions that Liam uses when stating the problems
that he encounters while being an international student. Complete the expressions using the provided
options. Write the letter of the expression on the provided space.
a) another problem I experience e) The final challenge
b) it all comes down to f) The issue here is
c) The next thing I struggle with g) I think I am facing a problem
d) The first challenge

1) _______ is the language.
2) I started learning Bahasa Indonesia before I came, but _______ the hardship of understanding native
speakers, especially when they speak quickly or use local slang.
3) _______ with is food.
4) _______ that some dishes are really spicy, and my stomach wasn’t ready at first!
5) Also, _______ here is transportation.
6) But in Indonesia, _______ here in finding the most practical form of transportation.
7) _______ is making friends.

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