【课堂新坐标】(教师用书)2013-2014学年高中英语Unit12CutureShock教案北师大版必修4【美文阅读】Cultureshockstories留学国外,总会遇到这样或那样的问题,阅读下面的文章,看看你是否了解这些文化差异
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BeforeIcametotheUSAforstudying,Ihadpicturedthateverythingtherewasextralarge
Inmyimagination,everyonewasoverweight,mealswerebig,andthesizeoftheclotheswaslarge
Butthosewereonlymyimagination
WhenIfirstcametoNWS(NationalWeatherService),Iwasshockedbythesizeoftheschool
Isthereonesinglebuildingwithonlythreefloors
ThenIsteppedintothedormitory
OhmyGod
TheroomwassotinythatIcouldreachthetwoendswithinthreebigsteps
Ididn'thaveachoice;Icouldonlybearwithit
Ieventeased(嘲笑)myself,“IwaswrongabouttheXXLimageofAmerica
”Surprisingly,thingsworkedoutverywell
Beinginasmallschoolhelpedmetoknowalmosteveryoneinschoolandbuildcloserelationshipswiththeteachers
Thesmallsizeoftheclassgavem