UNIT 1


STUDYING ABROAD

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PROBLEMS STUDENTS FACE WHEN ABROAD

1. FITTING IN 

(students inicially feel like outsiders)


2. THE CULTURE 

(differences regardin dressing, communication, customs)


3. THE FOOD 

(adapt to new ingredients and tastes)


4. THE LANGUAGE 

(learning the new language takes time)


5. SOCIAL LIFE 

(making new friends)


6. LEARNING STYLE 

(Asian students are used to lecture based clases. In other countries 

students are used to group discussions, seminars, interactive 

learning)


7. ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS 

(at the beginning the academic performance can be depressing and 

discouraging)


8. ACCOMMODATION 

(coexistence with people from different cultures)


9. FINANCIAL AID 

(part time job, scholarships)


10. HEALTH PROBLEMS 

(bodily, mentally)


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Expressing a wish or a regret


Use of I wish / if only:

There are three distinct types of  I wish / if only  sentences:
  1. Wish, wanting change for the present or future with the simple past.
  2. Regret with the past perfect.
  3. Complaints with would + verb.

Expressing a wish:

Form:

If only / I wish + simple past
Example:
If only I knew how to use a computer. (I don’t know how to use a computer and I would like to learn how to use it)

Use:

  • To express a wish in the present or in the future.
  • The simple past here is an unreal past.
  • When you use the verb to be the form is “were”. 
    Example:
    I wish I were on vacations!

Expressing regret:

Form:

If only / I wish + past perfect
Example:
If only I had woken up early. (I didn't wake up early and I missed my flight.)

Use:

  • To express a regret.
  • The action is past.

Complaining:

Form:

I wish / if only + would + verb
Example:
I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time (I'm annoyed because you always come late and I want you to arrive on time)

Use:

  • To complain about a behavior that you disapprove.
  • Expressing impatience, annoyance or dissatisfaction with a present action.

Exercises


(Wish You Were Here - Avril Lavigne (Lyrics)

Vocabulary


How to study abroad
-Listen
 -Read



Experiences abroad
-Read
-Listen

Advantages/disadvantages of studying abroad
-Read
-Listen

Tips for studying abroad
-in Canada
-In Japan
-in Australia
-in Korea
-in Brazil
-in Germany
-in US





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