Cover of the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6 - A shock to the system for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Read an email from Ben to a friend back home. Which things you thought of does he mention? Are you surprised by his reaction? Why? / Why not?

Answer

  • the heat (hot and humid, unlike England)
  • the overwhelming nature of a big city, busy city life (people, parties, etc.)
  • living in a high-rise apartment