Answer — Exercise 4

Dong Mei

1. Wales
2. halls of residence
3. to do a masters
4. good: shared kitchen is a good place to make friends; she’s more confident, has more freedom; bad: has to share a bathroom, misses family

Kenta

1. Togliatti, Russia
2. an apartment 
3. had to move for work in his company 
4. good: good opportunity to find out about other cultures; getting good experience for his career; bad: misses family; feels lonely; (maybe also cold weather / bad food)

Yohannes

1. Eritrea
2. army base
3. he had to do it for military service 
4. good: doesn’t have to fight; he’s helping his country develop (doing construction); bad: he has less money to send to his parents; he may have to be there a long time (over 18 months)

Elsie

1. south coast of England
2. old people’s home
3. her husband died, she didn’t want to stay in her house, too many memories
4. good: own room; staff are wonderful, they look after her; she has freedom; they do nice trips; bad: none mentioned!