Title: Oletus kohteelle YTO-ViVu-EN
Course: YTO Ruotsi ITSENÄISET verkko-opinnot 1 osp kesä 2020

Kohteessa 'YTO-ViVu-EN' jaettujen kysymysten oletuskategoria.

adapted from the Boston Globe January 18, 1998 (The Boston Globe is a newspaper in Boston, USA.)

Saying Tamara Blackmore experienced culture shock when she arrived here last September is an understatement. It was more like an extreme form of “culture shock” for this adventurous student who left Melbourne’s Monash University to spend a year at Boston College (BC*). Blackmore, 20, was joined at BC by 50 other exchange students   who enroll in American colleges each year, Blackmore discovered firsthand there is a sea of difference between reading about and experiencing America firsthand. She felt the difference as soon as she stepped off the plane.

As soon as she landed in Boston, Blackmore could feel the tension in the air. She was about to taste a lifestyle far more hectic  than the one she left. “Driving in Boston is crazy,” says Blackmore. “It took me a while to get used to the roads and the driving style here. I was always afraid someone was going to hit me. It was particularly tricky since the steering wheel was on the wrong side of the car. In Australia, it’s on the right side. “Beyond the cars and the traffic jams, Blackmore said  it took a while to get used to so many  people in one place, all of  whom seemed like they  were moving very quickly.

“There are only 18 million people in Australia spread out over an entire country,” she says, “compared to more than six million people in the state of Massachusetts alone. We don’t have the kind of congestion you have in Boston. There is a whole different perception of space.”

The pressing problem for Blackmore  was making a quick adjustment  to the American lifestyle that felt like it was run by a stopwatch. For this easygoing Australian, Americans seemed like perpetual-motion machines. “Americans are very time-oriented,” Blackmore says. “Everything is done according to a plan. They’re  always busy, which made me feel  guilty about wanting to just sit  around and occasionally watch television. Australians, on the other hand, value their leisure time. The pace there is a lot slower because we don’t feel the need to always be busy. It’s not that Australians are lazy, it’s just that they have a  different concept of  how time should be spent. Back home, I used to spend a lot more time just talking  to my friends.

I didn’t take long for Blackmore to  get used to American rhythms. “I felt the pressure to work harder and do more because everyone was running around doing so much,” she says. When BC students weren’t studying , Blackmore found it strange that they were  compulsively jogging, running, biking, or  doing aerobics in  order to be thin. “Compared to home, I heard a lot of stories about the pressure to be thin and that many  young American  women have eating disorders.  I’ll go out with a friend and just enjoy a good meal and have a  good  time, whereas an American girl would just eat  only a small amount of food in her plate.”

When it comes to drinking, Blackmore says Australians have a lot more freedom. “We’re more casual about drinking at  home”, she says, “whereas there are many rules and regulations attached to when and  where you can drink in the United States,” not to mention a legal drinking age of 21 compared with Australia’s legal drinking age  of 18.

But it’s BC’s friendly learning environment that sets it apart from her Melbourne college experience. “ Generally speaking, learning facilities are a lot  better in Boston”, she says. “In Australia, students and teachers have little contact outside the classroom. It’s a formal and depersonalised relationship. College is a place you go for a few hours every day and then go home. Your social life and school life are separate.”

It’s just the opposite at BC, according to Blackmore. BC students and faculty are like one big happy family,” she says. “There is a real sense of team  spirit. It’s like we’re all in this together. Going to school here is a lifestyle, whereas at home we’re just a number. We attend school to get a degree so we can graduate, get a job, and move  ahead in our lives.”

Another pleasant surprise was the close and open relationships American students enjoy with their teachers. It’s a sharp contrast to Australia, where college students keep a discreet but respectful distance from their teachers. “I was surprised when I  learned students go out to dinner with their teachers”, she says. “We just don’t do that back home. Professors deal with hundreds of students and you’re lucky if they remember your name.

When Blackmore returns   to Australia at the end of the school year, she’ll have plenty of memories, most of them good ones. BC, like most American colleges, has gone out of its way to create a memorable experience for Blackmore and its other exchange students.

BC=Boston College

an understatement=vähättely ; « lievästi sanottuna »

join=liittyä (joukkoon)

an exchange student=vaihto-opiskelija

enroll=olla kirjoilla oppilaitoksessa tms.

discover=huomata

firsthand=itse, omakohtaisesti

a tension=jännite

land=laskeutua (lentokoneella)

hit=osua

particularly=erityisesti

tricky=hankala

a steering wheel=ratti, ohjauspyörä

a traffic jam=liikenneruuhka

spread out=levittäytyä

compare=verrata

a congestion=ruuhka, tungos

perception of space=tilakäsitys

pressing=kiireellinen, pakottava

adjustment=sopeutuminen

a stopwatch=sekuntikello

easygoing=rento

a perpetual-motion machine=ikiliikkuja

according to=(jonkun) mukaan

guilty=syyllinen

occasionally=silloin tällöin

value=arvostaa

leisure time=vapaa-aika

pace=tahti

a concept=käsitys, käsite

pressure=paine

compulsively=pakonomaisesti

in order to=jotta

an eating disorder=syömishäiriö
an amount=määrä

when it comes to=mitä tulee

casual=rento

a regulation=säädös

attached to=liittyen

not to mention=puhumattakaan

legal=laillinen

an environment=ympäristö

set apart=erota

generally speaking=yleisesti ottaen

learning facilities=opiskelutilat, -ympäristö

formal=muodollinen

depersonalised=persoonaton

a relationship=suhde

separate=erillinen

an opposite=vastakohta

faculty=opettajakunta

(a) sense=taju ; aistimus

a team spirit=joukkuehenki

attend=käydä koulua

a degree=tutkinto

graduate=valmistua

move ahead=edetä

pleasant=miellyttävä

a contrast=kontrasti, vastakohta

discreet=tahdikas

respectful=kunnioittava

a distance=etäisyys

deal with=olla tekemisissä ; käsitellä

return=palata

plenty of=runsaasti

go out of (one’s) way=tehdä kaikki mahdollinen

create=luoda

Vastaa kysymyksiin kokonaisilla lauseilla SUOMEKSI.

1. Miksi Tamara Blackmore muutti Australiasta Yhdysvaltoihin?

Vastaa kokonaisin lausein suomeksi.

1. Miksi Tamara Blackmore muutti Australiasta Yhdysvaltoihin?

2. Miten Bostonin liikenne erosi hänen kotimaansa liikenteestä? Mainitse kaksi asiaa.

3. Millaisia eroja on amerikkalaisten ja australialaisten ajankäytössä?

4. Millaisia eroja Blackmore huomasi amerikkalaisten ja australialaisten suhtautumisessa ruokaan ja liikuntaan?

5. Miten alkoholilainsäädäntö eroaa?

6. Miten Blackmore kuvailee opiskelijaelämää USA:ssa verrattuna Australiaan?

7. Millainen on opiskelijoiden ja opettajien suhde USA:ssa?

Suomenna lauseet

1. As an exchange student, I discovered firsthand how different cultures are.

2. The easygoing Australians value their leisure time.

3. The faculty and students went out of their way to make me feel welcome.

4. How do you deal with homesickness?

Kirjoita englanniksi.

1. Monet vaihto-opiskelijat kokevat kulttuurishokin ulkomailla.

2. Minun oli vaikea tottua amerikkalaiseen elämäntyyliin.

3. Käymme koulua saadaksemme tutkinnon ja edetäksemme elämässä.

4. Vapaa-ajallani käyn silloin tällöin lenkkeilemässä.