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@ Work in pairs. Look at Questions 7-13 below. Exam advice Table completion
1 Will you need to read the whole passage again
• Check how many words you are aJJowed to use.
to answer the questions?
• Use words exactly as they are spelled in the
2 What type of word(s) (noun, adjective, verb)
passage.
do you need for each gap?
3 What type of information do you need for • Check that your answers are grammatically correct.
each gap?

Vocabulary
Questions 7-13
Problem or trouble? Affect or effect?
Complete the table below.
0 IELTS candidates often confuse problem/trouble
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS and affect/effect. Read these extracts from the
from the passage for each answer. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (CALD)
and the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary (CLD).
THE STAGES OF CULTURE SHOCK Then circle the correct word in sentences 1-4.
name newcomers' reaction to
trouble or problem?
problems
Problem means 'a s1tuat1on that causes difficulties and that needs to
They notice the 8 . . ......... be dealt with' You can talk about a problem or problems
.
Stage 7 ... ···········
1 between different Tell me what the problem is.
nationalities and cultures. He's having a few problems at work
They may experience this
stage for up to 9 ................... Trouble means 'problems, difficulties or worries and 1s used to talk
about problems in a more general way Trouble is almost always
Stage Rejection They reject the new culture uncountable, so do not use the determ1ner a before 1!
2 and lose the 10 .................. We had some trouble while we were on holiday.
they had at the beginning.
Stage Adjustment They can understand some affect or effect?
Affect is a verb wh1ch means 'to cause a change'
3 and 11 .................. which they had
Pollution seriously affects the environment.
reorientation not previously observed.
Use the noun effect to talk about the change, react1on or result caused
They learn 12 .................. for
by someth1ng
dealing with difficulties.
Global warming is one of the effects of pollution.
Stage 13 ... ............. They enjoy some of the
4 customs that annoyed them 1 They may have some{jiroblem§J/ troubles, but
before. usually they accept them.
2 They notice only the things that cause them a
problem I trouble.
3 Feelings of disorientation and anxiety no longer
f) Now read the relevant sections of the passage and
affect I effect them.
answer Questions 7-13.
4 These feelings may have the affect I effect of
€) Work in small groups. people rejecting the new culture.
• Have you ever lived or travelled abroad? If so,
6 @ Five of these sentences contain a mistake made
how did you feel about the different culture? Did
by IELTS candidates. Find and correct the mistakes.
you suffer from culture shock to start with?
• How is your culture similar to or different from 1 Many students' studies are effected by difficulties
with language. et-P-Pe.cte.d
Australian culture as described in the passage?
2 Overseas students have accommodation problems.
3 Modern lifestyles have an affect on our health.
4 Other countries effect our customs.
5 Immigrants have an affect on the local economy.
6 Most children can deal with their own troubles.
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