Aswers #3

Questions:

A. What advice would you give to a friend suffering from culture shock?
B. What personality traits do you think could help prevent culture shock?
C. What variables might make culture shock more or less severe?

Answers:

A. To try to get used to the new culture and try to meet people of that place to know how they live and how they think so it'll be easier for that person.

B. I think that if you are an open-minded and if you're not afraid of being in a new country with a new culture it would be easier for you to in different people and a different culture.

C. I think that maybe the way you think, if you want to learn from others and if you are not a shy person.

Aswers #3

QUESTIONS #2

Questions:

A. Why is culture important in studying language?
B. What aspects of your culture are most interesting for foreigners?
C. What aspects of your culture are most challenging (difficult) for foreigners?
D. What do you like best/least about American culture?
E. What do you like best/least about Costa Rican culture?
F. What would you change about Costa Rican culture if you had the chance?

Answers:

A. It's important because it will be easier to be with the people in that place and practice with them.

B. I think it's the way we treat people because we are very nice to people even if don't know them.

C. I think it's that very few people are punctual and most of us are always late and that's a big problem of us.,

D. What I like the least about american culture is that they always think they're gods and that they are over everybody else.

E. What I like the least about Costa Rican culture is that we're always late to everything.

F. I would change the punctuality of people.

In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed to stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods:

On a Sears hairdryer -- Do not use while sleeping.
(Shoot, and that's the only time I have to work on my hair.)

On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
(the shoplifter special)?

On a bar of Dial soap -- "Directions: Use like regular soap,"
(and that would be how???....)

On some Swanson frozen dinners -- "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
(but, it's "just" a suggestion).

On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom) -- "Do not turn upside down."
(well...duh, a bit late, huh)!

On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding -- "Product will be hot after heating."
(...and you thought????...)

On packaging for a Rowena iron -- "Do not iron clothes on body."
(but wouldn't this save me more time)?

On Boot's Children Cough Medicine -- "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.)

On Nytol Sleep Aid -- "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
(and...I'm taking this because???....)

On most brands of Christmas lights -- "For indoor or outdoor use only."
(as opposed to...what)?

On a Japanese food processor -- "Not to be used for the other use."
(now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious)

On Sainsbury's peanuts -- "Warning: contains nuts."
(talk about a news flash)

On an American Airlines packet of nuts -- "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."
(Step 3: maybe, ooh...fly Delta?)

On a child's Superman costume -- "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
(I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)

On a Swedish chainsaw -- "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals."
(Oh my ..was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)

Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity.

ANSWERS

Questions:

1. What do you like best about English?
2. What do you like least about English?
3. What are your strongest language skills?
4. What are your weakest skills?
5. What do you most need to improve and why?
6. What activities are most helpful?

Answers

1. What I like the best about English is that the use of verbs are easier than in Spanish, also that there are more words s than in Spanish so it's easier to express and to say things.

2. What I like the least about English is the pronunciation of some words that very difficult and some grammar rules that are very difficult to learn.

3. My strongest language skills are: reading and writing

4. My weakest languge skills are: listening and speaking.

5. Maybe what I need the mist to improve is pronunciation because some time I say some words with the wrong pronunciation and I hate that.

6. Some activities that are helpful for this are watching movies in english and speaking english with others.

What do I want to learn in this course?

What I want to learn in this course is how to pronunce some words i dont know, new vocabulary and i want to improve my english.

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