Third Culture Kids - Unit 4

C2 Proficiency · Open Cloze · Close-up C2, National Geographic Learning

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Living in other cultures (1) ___ well broaden a person's perspectives, and their children will, in (2) ___ likelihood, embrace a blend of cultures. These children can (3) ___ called Third Culture Kids (TCKs). A TCK is an individual who, after spending a significant part of their formative years in a culture other than that of their parents, develops a relationship to both the first culture from which the parents came, and the second culture, where the family lives. The expression 'third culture' can be used to refer to the cultural mix that these children experience. The chances (4) ___ that these children, whose parents could be business executives, soldiers, sailors or diplomats, will become 'culture-blended' people. As such, they don't (5) ___ to accept one single culture and will often have an expanded world view and unique perspective. Try as they (6) ___ , a TCK cannot change back into a monocultural person. Parents of TCKs are (7) ___ to return 'home' to their country of origin, but the children, although enriched by their third culture status, might (8) ___ always feel a sense of belonging in one particular country.

Third Culture Kids

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