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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