Ideas on Living in a Foreign Read the text and insert the words into the gaps Emigration, abroad, approvals, get, acceptance, self-reliance, traveler, face up, hostility, confident, search, remind, encounter, responsible, meaning Thousands of people emigrate every year For many, who lives and works … for long periods of time, it becomes the adventure of a lifetime Many set off to unknown lands to fill a gap of time in their lives, improve a foreign language, meet new and interesting people and build … The reasons for … are quite different: political or religious persecution, poverty, awful living conditions, climate and many more But people often take the chance in … of a better life However, living in a foreign country can be rather interesting, and yet has its negative effects also The major effect is missing anything that reminding you of your family and hometown: especially, when you … some problems which you are unable to resolve and lacked of your relatives’ support You realize how valuable your family is Furthermore, the simple things would … you where you belong such as a bird's song, trees blowing in the wind, sunrise, calm night, people' speech and so on The second main effect is … of culture and traditions of foreign societies The behavior and customs of the guests may be very different from those of the inhabitants of the host culture Living abroad, the … can lose his cultural identity Another potential problem is that one may become a victim of discrimination The traveler may … negative reactions - unfriendliness, or even …, for example However you can meet many interesting characters, collect a wealth of tales to bring back home The third and perhaps most important effect are personal development and learning a new language to communicate with people in the foreign country The language may have different grammar or pronunciation, so you should study a lot of things Living away from home, makes you more … and independent You have to be … of organizing your life Living abroad brings a lot of hard things and it could give some people a new life Living far from family could be sometimes difficult in your life, but on the other hand it would be to lead you to … new knowledge Anyway, there are no … of living in a foreign country You should work for the country that you were born in, that has brought you up, educated you So that saying "Home Sweet Home" has a stronger … than meets the eye! Make a project “My experience of living in a foreign country” What country did you visit or live? What did you like or dislike there? Describe your own attitude to living in a foreign country