Culture shock is a feeling of confusion experienced by someone visiting a new country and  being confronted with an (1. familiar)________ nonfamiliarly___________ culture. It is experienced by many of the thousands of students who leave home to study English in an English-speaking country.
 These students have to cope with changes in weather, food, language and behavior.  (2.Research)_________Researcher___________ have found that there are several stages of culture shock and that adjusting to life in a new country is an ongoing and gradual process

 Initially, students may feel (3. excite)__________excited__________ and delighted at the new culture. They take to their language studies with enthusiasm and make significant progress. 
        Once the (4. novel)________novella_________  of being in a foreign place wears off, feelings of (5. anxious)_______anxiously___________, depression and homesickness may arise, and homesick students may call home repeatedly. (6. Communicate)_________Communication_________ problems, due to  locals speaking to quickly and using strange idioms and slang, are also very common.  (7.Addition)_________Addition___________ stress may be caused by racial discrimination,  (8.finance)_______final_____________ problems or safety concerns.

    During the next stage, the student is more (9.real)__________ realise__________ and begins to accept the positive and negative aspects of both cultures. They begin to feel at home and realise that problems are also  (10. learn)__________learning__________ opportunities.