CD2: Tracks 2 2 -2 5
in h a b ita n ts have becom e m o re o v e rtly
proud of th e ir city, too. It has received qu ite a b it of
re c o g n itio n
in re c e n t tim e s , w h ic h has re a lly placed Graz w e ll and tr u ly on th e c u ltu r a l m ap;
s o m e th in g th e in h a b ita n ts are alw ays happy to ta lk to you about. In fact, th a t is s o m e th in g
else I enjoy ab ou t going th e re : th e lo c a l people are in v a ria b ly frie n d ly and h e lp fu l.
Examiner:
W hen did you la s t go to Graz?
Candidate:
I la st w e n t th e re th e y e a r before la st. I
w is h I could go m ore often , but u n fo rtu n a te ly w o rk
c o m m itm e n ts m ean I can 't.
Tracks 23-24
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Is it on ly c h ild re n w ho exp erience ho m e sickn e ss?
Do you th in k it's b e tte r fo r c h ild re n to g ro w up in th e city o r th e cou ntry?
W hy do som e people re tire to th e c ou ntrysid e?
Patriotism
A re people fro m y o u r c o u n try p a trio tic ?
W hy do people often fe e l proud of w h e re the y com e fro m ?
Does in te nse p a trio tis m have any disadvantages?
Sample answers:
Examiner:
Is it only c h ild re n w ho exp erience h o m esickness?
Candidate:
C h ild re n pro b a b ly fe e l h o m e s ic k n e s s m ore a c u te ly because the y m ay never have been away
fro m
hom e before, and because the y are s t ill c lo s e ly attach ed to th e ir pa ren ts. They cannot
a p p re c ia te the c u ltu r a l
in s ig h ts of a new place, o r th e tim e o ff w o rk , th e w ay an a d u lt can.
A nd the y are g e n e ra lly less fle x ib le w h en it com e s to coping w ith u n fa m ilia r food and so on.
However, m any a d u lts also exp erience c u ltu re shock w hen
the y v is it a new place, w h ich I
suppose can be c on sid ered a kin d of 'a d u lt ho m e s ic k n e s s '. We find
a place stra n g e and even
s lig h tly d is tu rb in g , and th is is because it is d iffe re n t to w h a t we are used to. So,
in a sense,
w e m is s o u r fa m ilia r s u rro u n d in g s and are indeed ho m esick.
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