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Unit 6 download  PAGE 15 Unit 6 Intercultural Communication I. Difficult Sentences 1. Like most ailments it has its own cause, symptoms, and cure. What does “it” refer to in this sentence? (= “It” refers to culture shock.) In the previous sentence, the author uses the word “disease”, but here the word “ailments” is used. What is the difference between these two words? (=Disease is a general term referring to an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant. Ailment refers to an illness that is not very serious. Obviously, culture shock is not a serious physical disease