GroupC
(Americanfamilylife)
childrenare"kings"
familiesseldomeattogether
childrenaredisrespectful
familiesdon'tspendtime
togetheronweekends
andholidays
childrenspendmore
timewithfJiendsthan
withparents
Americansfoedisunhealthy
everfoneeatsfastfoodhomelesspeople
shockingsight
Americanstudents
( classroomenvironment)
publictransportation
is notgood
needacar
usefirstnameswithteachers
collegeprofessorswearjeans
studentsaskquestions
noformaldresscode
noonetakestimeto
cookgoo~
professor'srole
studentscanchallenge
professorsGroupA GroupB
(communicationproblems)
poorverbalskills
newlanguage
lackvocabulary
showaffectioninpublic
Americanstalktoofast
theyarefriendly
peoplearealwaysina hurry
useslangandidioms
lackconfidence
useincompletesentences
poorpronunciation
Americansdifficultto
understand
unclearexpressions- Nowrewriteyourlistandgroupsimilarideastogether.Crossoutitemsthat
don'tbelongorthatareduplications.
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communicationproblems
poorverbalskills
childrenaredisrespectful
newlanguage
Americanfamilylife
families·seldomeattogether
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.showaffectioninpublic
Americanstalktoofast
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peoplearealwaysinahur·
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familiesdcin'tspemdtiniet
onweekendsandholiday
childrenare"kings"
.lackconfidence
America:nfoodis unhealthy
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Don'tstopwritinguntilyouhavefilleda page.Keeptheideasflowing.
Trytostayonthegeneraltopic;however,ifyouwritedowninformation
thatis completelyoffthetopic,don'tworryaboutit becauseyoucan
crossit outlater. - Usewords,phrases,orsentences,anddon'twon)'aboutspellingor
grammar.
Hereis anexampleofthelistingtechniqueonthetopicofthecultureshockexpe-
riencedbyinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates.MODEl.., ~., ~Listing