The Inside Story - Reading
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Eva from Spain lives in the United States. She notes that people drive slowly and use their cars for everything in the US. Mónica from Argentina lives in Canada. She says there is almost no crime in Canada and you can safely walk around at night or leave things in your car without them being stolen. Kevin from the UK lives in Japan. He observes that appearance and dressing stylishly is very important in Japan, and it is easy to spot British people based on how they dress. Work is also a major priority over family and social life.
The Inside Story - Reading
- 1. What countries are these cities in? Rio de Janeiro / Milan / Tokyo / Montpellier Los Angeles / Barcelona / Nairobi / Berlin
- 2. Read the article and guess where these people are living
- 3. The inside story Three people who live abroad talk about their ‘new’ countries.
- 4. Driving I was surprised - people drive pretty slowly. People use their cars for everything. You never see people walking on the street. Eva from Spain lives in _________________________
- 5. Social life People don’t go out during the week because they work very hard. It’s normal to work twelve hours a day and people usually only have one or two weeks’ holiday. Work is the most important thing here, more important than family and social life. People People are really nice here. It’s easy to talk to them. And in shops the shop assistants are very helpful. They always say ‘Have a good day!’
- 6. Safety There is almost no crime here. You can walk safely in the city late at night. And you can leave things in your car and nobody steals them! Mónica from Argentina lives in ________________
- 7. Driving People drive carefully, but the big problem is that there aren’t any street names. It’s impossible to find where you want to go. Even taxi drivers don’t know! Also traffic lights are horizontal and they are difficult to see. People They are shy and polite and they speak very quietly. But when they drink some of them change completely! Last Friday night I went out with people from work and we ended up in a karaoke bar. My boss is usually quite serious but he sang ‘My Way’ very loudly and badly.
- 8. Clothes Appearance is very important. Everybody dresses well, but especially the men. They are very elegant and wear very stylish clothes. It is easy to see who the British people are here! Kevin from the UK lives in _______________________
- 9. Food They love food here and it is fantastic! But times are changing. Today many people under 35 can’t cook. Supermarkets are full of food now which you can put in the microwave. When I first came to live here there weren’t any McDonald’s but now they are everywhere. Driving People here are in love with their cars and they drive very fast. Even the nicest people become more aggressive when they drive.