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UNIT 5

Lesson 1       Have you ever been abroad?

 

 

Andy:     Hey Justin. How are you?

Justin:   I’m fine thanks. How are you?

Andy:     I’m OK, thanks. I’d like to ask you a question.

Justin:   No problem. Go ahead.

Andy:     Have you ever been abroad?

Justin:  Yes, I have visited many countries. Last year I went to Italy and the

               year before I visited my cousins in Denmark.

Andy:    What have you done in Italy?

Justin:  I have camped there with a friend of mine. We have visited many

               towns to see the sights.

Andy:    Which sights did you like most?

Justin:  I think that the buildings in Rome were the most beautiful sights I

               have ever seen. They were the oldest and most interesting things for

               me. But my friend Peter didn’t like them so much. He liked the

               countryside in Tuscany the most.

Andy:    And have you met people there too? Have you met locals?

Justin:  Yes, we have. An uncle of mine lives in Rome, so we went to visit him

               and his family.

Andy:    Have they got children of your age?

Justin:  Yes, they have. And fortunately they speak English, so we were able

               to talk to one another easily.

Andy:    What was most different from your culture in Italy?

Justin:  I think the food culture was very different from ours. They really take

               time for their meals. The meals they eat are eaten slowly and they

               talk constantly to each other. In a very relaxed way. But when they

 

                    have got a difference in opinion, they start

            speaking very loudly and are easily agitated.

            Italian people are extremely easily excited over

            virtually anything. That’s kind of funny and

            sometimes it scares me, especially when they

            seem to be angry with eachother. And you

            know what happens next? When you think they

            are really going to fight? They stop talking

            aggressively and talk nicely to eachother again.

               It was kind of hard to get used to that. But eventually we have been able to get

               used to it.

Andy:    Wow! I wish I had relatives abroad. I would really like to get to know what

               people are really like.

Justin:  Well, next year I am going to visit my cousins in Switzerland. They have got

               totally different habits than we have. Maybe you could come!

Andy:    I would really like that! A lot!! See you soon, Justin.

Justin:  See you around Andy.

go ahead

abroad

countries (country)

cousins

Denmark

 

camped (camp)

the sights

which

buildings

countryside

 

locals

age

fortunately

be able to

different

 

culture

Dutch

meals

constantly

are eaten

each other

difference

agitated 

excited 

virtually

kind of 

it scares me

seem

next

aggressively

 

nicely

hard

get used to 

eventually

wish

 

relatives

get to know

Switzerland

habits

than

 

maybe

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