الحل
A- Complete the sentences with the words from the box .
norm diminishing utilize inteerlocutor
abbreviated intimidated acronym overrated
1- The disappointing results of the experiment were, unfortunatelycaused by the researcher's diminishing enthusiasm and interest.
2- unfortunately, consuming too much fast food is the norm among young people, these days, not the exception.
3- although he had spent days preparing his presentation , he got so initimidated by the aaudience that he could hardly say a word .
4- you should not give up when you run into difficulties, insted, you should utilize all your skills and experiences to deal with them .
5- UAE is an acronym it stands for united arab emirates .
6- a good communicator always tryes to facilitate his interlocutor .
7- young people use abbreviated language in texting .
8- people used to think that computers were vastly overrated as a home appliance.
B- Answer the questions.
1- what were the conclusions of research on the impact of online comunication across cultures .
* although young people communicate online , face to face communication is still very important for the formation of lasting friendships ,
2- what did the project partiipants believe about lasting friendships
* project participants believed that face to face comunication and mobility were requierments for the formation of long term friendships .
3- what was the main difference between participants who travelled to different countries and those who didn't
* participants who travelled were more highly motivated , intersted and enthusiastic and had the opportunity to experience different cultures in person . those who didn't gradually lost interest .
4- how did the project participants feel about their language competence to begin with ? why ?