A Words, words, words

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A2 Match.

A2 Match.

A2 Match.

B Before we start...

B1 Complete the definition of culture shock with the correct words. There are two words you do not need.

C Reading and listening

C1 Read this excerpt from Cody McClain Brown’s book Chasing a Croatian Girl. What is the purpose of the paragraph? Is it negative towards Croatian culture, or is it just light-hearted fun? Explain why you think so.

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Propuh

Huh? Pro-what? Right. The closest thing Americans have for this word is draft, but this alone is deficient in explaining the cultural (and medical) importance of propuh in any way. In English a draft is defined as a current of cool air in a confined space. The end. Propuh on the other hand is the scourge of Croatian grandmas. This dastardly, and yes, at times deadly, draft, this awful form of air-flow is associated with all sorts of ailments: muscle aches, headaches, back aches, ear aches, colds, the flu, bacterial infection of the kidneys, bladder and spleen, and the most feared of them all, inflammation of the brain. Ladies and gentlemen, dear readers, in short, Propuh Kills!

In order to preclude such maladies it is necessary to:
1 Immediately dry your hair after a shower. Never go outside or go to sleep with wet hair.
2 Never expose the…

C2 Read again. Find information about…

1 where the author is from.
2 how Americans feel about propuh.
3 how Croatians feel about propuh.
4 how dangerous propuh is.

C3 Listen to the rest of the excerpt. What other items of advice did the author give his readers?

For curious minds

Visit Cody McClain Brown’s blog.

McClain Brown’s Blog

 Propuh - podcast

Summer time in Croatia and America

 

Watch the interview with the author and find out more about his Croatian adventure.

Lesson 3C: A Shocker!

A Words, words, words

A1 Listen and repeat. Flip to check the meaning.

A2 Match.

B Before we start...

B1 Complete the definition of culture shock with the correct words. There are two words you do not need.

C Reading and listening

C1 Read this excerpt from Cody McClain Brown’s book Chasing a Croatian Girl. What is the purpose of the paragraph? Is it negative towards Croatian culture, or is it just light-hearted fun? Explain why you think so.

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Propuh

Huh? Pro-what? Right. The closest thing Americans have for this word is draft, but this alone is deficient in explaining the cultural (and medical) importance of propuh in any way. In English a draft is defined as a current of cool air in a confined space. The end. Propuh on the other hand is the scourge of Croatian grandmas. This dastardly, and yes, at times deadly, draft, this awful form of air-flow is associated with all sorts of ailments: muscle aches, headaches, back aches, ear aches, colds, the flu, bacterial infection of the kidneys, bladder and spleen, and the most feared of them all, inflammation of the brain. Ladies and gentlemen, dear readers, in short, Propuh Kills!

In order to preclude such maladies it is necessary to:
1 Immediately dry your hair after a shower. Never go outside or go to sleep with wet hair.
2 Never expose the…

C2 Read again. Find information about…

1 where the author is from.
2 how Americans feel about propuh.
3 how Croatians feel about propuh.
4 how dangerous propuh is.

C3 Listen to the rest of the excerpt. What other items of advice did the author give his readers?

1 Immediately dry your hair after a shower. Never go outside or go to sleep with wet hair.

2 Never expose the back of your or your child’s neck to the wind during the fall, winter or spring. The back of your neck should always be covered with a hood or a scarf.

3 Never go barefoot. Always wear socks and slippers (even during the summer on the coast).

4 Avoid having two or more windows open in the same room, especially if they are on different walls. The cross-breeze is one of the worst nefarious forms of propuh.

5 Always cover your midriff and the vital organs contained therein, so that the breeze can’t get to them.

For curious minds

Watch the interview with the author and find out more about his Croatian adventure.

Visit Cody McClain Brown’s blog.

McClain Brown’s Blog

 Propuh - podcast

Summer time in Croatia and America

 

Lesson 3C

WORD LIST