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Fitting into village life
How to settle seamlessly into the rural
English
village
community,
from
the
international family's viewpoint.
Once a celebrated radio presenter in
Shanghai, Maggie Zhang spoke to me about
her experiences. She and her Scottish husband
1)______ a village near York in North
Yorkshire shortly after their marriage. Five
years later and still in the same village, she
reflects on how she and her expanded family,
they now have two children, find village life.
“Village life is wonderful for the
kids,” says Maggie. “There is a great
sense of 2) ____ here. Shanghai is all
about money, money, money. Here it
is more 3) ____ and you can't tell
who has money and who hasn't.”
For Maggie, 4) ____ local people
hasn’t been a problem. The post
office has been the main place of
contact and 5) ____ often greet her in
the street. Through motherhood,
attending post-natal classes and now
as her children go to nursery she
finds herself increasingly 6) _____
with the community, meeting new
people and invited to children’s
parties.
7) _____ of Maggie’s village are
hardly multi-cultural, yet in her view
seem easy going. Maggie hinted that
even if local people are curious about
her 8) _____ , so far no one has said
anything.
“English people don't ask direct
questions, unlike Chinese, English
people ‘go around the moon to meet
the sun.’"
Children, however, are much
more 9) _____ and like any mother
her greatest worry is her children’s
future and how they will 10) _____at
school.
Five months ago, Claudia, a
lawyer, and her British husband
moved from Puerto Rico to a new
housing 11) _____ within a village in
Derbyshire
to
12)
____
their
daughter of two years.
13) _____ past experiences as an
expatriate working in East Asia, the
transition to England for Claudia has
been made more difficult 14) ____
the isolation she feels through living
in the country-side. “In a city it is
easier to feel less like a 15) ____ than
in rural areas.” she says, despite the
16) ____ of a rural village being
“cheaper”.
For internationals 17) ____ city
life, living in an English country
village presents its own challenges.
18) ____, there aren’t so many
facilities as in a city and transport
links aren’t so well-developed. It can
also be harder to find 19) ____
communities of internationals. For
some expats it may be best to 20) ___
a village near a major city to
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experience the best of both worlds.
Country Life counsels people to take
the advice of estate 21) ____ on
choosing the right place to live and
identify the “five Ps: a pub, public
transport, 22) ____ church, primary
school and post office.”
1
A
visit
B
have been to
C
moved to
2
A
people
B
community
C
humour
3
A
boring
B
relaxed
C
funny
4
A
getting to know
B
to know
C
meet
5
A
neighbours
B
relations
C
managers
6
A
experienced
B
worried
C
involved
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A
the authorities
B
the residents
C
the citizens
8
A
background
B
future
C
decision
9
A
shy
B
jealous
C
direct
10 A
get off
B
get along
C
get up
11 A
place
B
area
C
estate
12 A
bring up
B
bring along
C
bring about
13 A
despite
B
in spite
C
although
14 A
because
B
because of
C
that’s why
15 A
waiter
B
guest worker
C
foreigner
16 A
income
B
truth
C
advantage
17 A
used to
B
are used to
C
using
18 A
for instance
B
on the other hand
C
moreover
19 A
hostile
B
like-minded
C
remote
20 A
selective
B
selecting
C
select
21 A
agents
B
assistants
C
officials
22 A
parish
B
public
C
private
6c Work in groups and read the ten tips for surviving in an English village .
Think of your top ten tips for surviving in a Russian village.
Top tips for surviving in an
English village
Maggie and Claudia's suggestions for
making a success of life in the
English village are:
• Improve your language skills.
• Make an effort to be part of the
community.
• Listen to the radio and read the
news to stimulate conversation.
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• Encourage your children to make
local friends.
• Try to explore different places at
weekends.
• “Recharge your batteries” by
going to London every now and then
to experience what a city has to offer
over a country village.
• Learn about gardening! English
village communities love their
gardens, so having a nice garden is a
matter of pride and a good talking
point!
7. Writing
7a Look at the Toronto City Fact file for tourists. Match these headings with
the correct section 1-5 of the factfile.
General description. Location. Tourist attractions. Size. Climate.
7b Adjectives make descriptions interesting. Write an adjective from the box
next to the correct description.
busy beautiful wonderful modern warm
7c
Write a factfile for your city or a city you’d like to live in (100-150 words).
1 It isn’t hot, it isn’t cold.
2 It’s new.
3 It’s full of people, cars and noise.
4 It isn’t ugly.
5 It’s very good.
It’s .
It’s .
It’s .
It’s .
It’s .
City Factfile: Toronto
1
.
.
Toronto is in the southeast of Canada, in Ontario. It is on the lake Ontario.
2.
.
In the summer Toronto is warm (25
0
C) and in the winter it is very cold
(-10
0
C).
3.
.
Toronto is a big city. The population is 2.5 million.
4.
.
Toronto is a modern and busy city. There is a beautiful harbour. There are a lot
of museums, theatres and restaurants.
5.
.
Chinatown
– there are a lot of restaurants and Chinese shops here.
The CN Tower
– there is a restaurant and a theatre at the top of the tower. The
views are wonderful.
Niagara Falls
– this beautiful tourist centre is 160km from Toronto.
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Unit 2
Wildlife
In this module you will:
Read about
animal invaders
Role-play
a conversation
Practise
using
much
,
many
,
little
,
a little
,
few
; comparing
animals
Listen to
a telephone discussion
Write
a project
Learn
how to describe pictures
Useful vocabulary:
Nouns
neighborhood, extinction, invader, damage, rescue worker, welfare,
ban, decline, moratorium, harpoon, delicacy, whaling fleet,
sabotage, variety, wildlife, a prohibition
Verbs
to escape, to decrease, to increase, to destroy
Adjectives
extinct, experienced
Phrases and
collocations
a front for something, to hunt for something
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1.
Lead-in
1a Which of these animals can
you see in the photos?
crab red deer elephant giraffe
gorilla hedgehog human leopard monkey panda rabbit
snail squirrel tiger
1b Which of the animals above do you have in your country?
Which do you think are cute? Are any of them dangerous? Are
any of them nearly extinct?
2.
Reading
2a Pre-reading activity
Look at the headline of the article below. What do you think the article is
about?
2b While-reading activity
Read the article and find out where these animals came from, where they
invaded and who or what they caused problems for.