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Coming to a
new country
IELTS Paper focus:
Listening Paper
Vocabulary focus:
Topic-related vocabulary, prefixes and
suffixes
Skills focus:
Predicting, listening for specific information,
distinguishing sounds in connected speech
Grammar focus:
Intonation, grammar and meaning
Exam focus:
IELTS Listening Paper Sections 1 & 2
Short-answer questions, plan/map/diagram
labelling, multiple choice
VOCABULARY FOCUS
a) Tick (
✓
) the emotions you might feel when arriving in a new country to live or study.
1
I think you’re bound to feel ...
I suppose what I’d feel most is ...
It’s only natural to feel a bit ...
I’d almost certainly be/feel ...
1
excitement
4
homesickness
7
anxiety
10
enthusiasm
2
loneliness
5
curiosity
8
hopelessness
11
helplessness
3
delight
6
nervousness
9
determination
12
stress
Write any other emotions you think you might feel: ...................................................................................
b) Which aspects of your life in the new country do you think the feelings from Ex. 1a might be
associated with? Share your ideas with classmates using the phrases in the box below.
c) All the words in Ex. 1a are nouns. Some of them end in noun suffixes (a meaningful set of letters added
to the end of a word to make a new word). Underline the suffixes for each noun in Ex. 1a and write the
corresponding adjective that describes how someone feels. Then underline the adjective suffixes.
Tell another student which emotions you might associate with the following issues on arriving in another
country. Why?
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bureaucracy
social customs
workload
sightseeing
language
diet
personal security
contacting home
budgeting
social life
getting a tax number
buying a bicycle
ringing a member of my family/a friend
enrolling for classes
finding accommodation
signing on for health care
applying for a driving licence
going on holiday
opening a bank account
going and visiting the sights
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On arriving in a new country for study which of these would you do in which order? Number the activities
1-10 (1 = do first, 10 = do last).
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Discuss your priorities with your classmates.
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