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XB2 U2 Bridging Cultures
Reading and Thinking
Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange program
Learning objectives:
In this class, you will:
1. Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme in London.
2. Trace the changes of Xie Lei’s feeling.
3. Learn how Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK.
4. Know the challenges and benefits of studying abroad and learn from Xie Lei’s experiences and spirits.
Look at the advertisement for an
exchange programme.
If you participate in this exchange
programme:
Brainstorming:
1.What challenges will you face
2.How will you feel
Lead in
What challenges will you face
loneliness
academic difficulties
language barrier
homesickness
culture shock
Lead in
excited
curious
ambitious
hopeful
…
helpless
puzzled
nervous
confused
…
Let’s read a passage about an exchange student and see what happened to her.
How will you feel
Lead in
Q1: What kind of genre is this text
Predict: Look at the title and picture below.
Pre-reading
A. Exposition B. Narration
C. Feature D. Argumentation
Q2: What do you think the article is about
The passage is mainly about Xie Lei’s ______ and _______ at a university in a ________ country.
study
life
foreign
Read for main idea: Read the text and fill in the blanks.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 5
Para. 7
The ________ in writing essays.
The ______ why Xie Lei chose the exchange program.
She went to ________ to study.
Feeling much more __________.
She had to ______ to a whole new life.
Para. 3
Best _______ from the newspaper.
Para. 8
London
reasons
adapt
difficulty
wishes
at home
While-reading
Para. 4
Advantages of living with a ____________.
host family
Para. 6
Students’ _____________ in classes
participation
Read for structure: Match the main idea of each part.
While-reading
Para. 1-2
Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reason why she went abroad to study
Para. 3-7
The challenges that Xie Lei faced and
how she handled them
Para. 8
Best wishes to Xie Lei
Read for details: Read Para 1-2 and finish the name card of Xie Lei.
While-reading
Name: ___________________
Age:_____________________
Nationality:_______________
Destination:_______________
Initial feeling:______________
Major:____________________
Reason for choosing exchange programme: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
19-year-old
Xie Lei
①To learn about global business.
②To improve her English
③To set up a business in China after graduation.
excited but quite nervous
China
London
business
While-reading
adaptation to a whole new life Learn to_______________________;
Learn to _________________________ ;
asked for _ ___________________;
loneliness Lived with ________________.
Daily life
(P3-4)
What Xie Lei did
use public transport
help when she got lost
ask for things she didn’t know
a host family
Challenges
got help from ___________ ;
_______a lot to prepare
participating in ______ and giving____________ gave presentation on _________________________
Academic
requirements(P5-6)
Challenges
What Xie Lei did
her tutor
read
traditional Chinese art
presentations
class
writing an essay
time
feelings
six months ago
When missing home
when she met academic challenge
after a few weeks
halfway through
presentation on Chinese art
Find out Xie Lei's different feelings during her year studying abroad and the reasons, according to the timeline.
Answer by using the following sentence pattern:
(She felt/was ... because ...)
While-reading
Read for feelings
excited, nervous
homesick, comforted
confused
While-reading
Find out Xie Lei's different feelings during her year studying abroad and the reasons.
(She felt/was ... because ...)
because she left China for the first time
because she lived with a host family in the UK
because she thought she knew less than other people
surprised
confident
feel at home
(She felt/was ... because ...)
While-reading
because she could speak up in class after just a few weeks
because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success
because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her
time
feelings
excited
& nervous
surprised
comforted
feel at home
confused
(She felt/was ... because ...)
confident
because she left China for the first time
because she lived with a host family in the UK
because she thought she knew less than other people
because she could speak up in class after just a few weeks
because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success
because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her
six months ago
when she met academic challenge
after a few weeks
halfway through
presentation on Chinese art
When missing home
Discussion
What are the difficulties and benefits of studying abroad
Be easier to learn a foreign language
Help us to be independent
Have new life experiences
Cost a lot of money (financial burden)
Be difficult to communicate with others
Be confused in study (academic difficulties)
Benefits
Difficulties
Enrich our knowledge
Be homesick and lonely
in the host family
in class
taught them to cook stir-fried tomatoes and eggs
gave a presentation on traditional Chinese art
in social activities
China
A cultural messenger
the UK
What did Xie Lei do as a cultural messenger
shared Chinese culture with them while engaging in British culture
Post-reading
Role Play
Group Work
Sample:
Reporter: Hi Xie Lei, I’m from the school newspaper. We’re doing a feature on exchange students—could I ask you a few questions about your life in the UK
Xie Lei: Sure, go ahead.
Reporter: Let’s start with your daily life. What was the biggest adjustment when you first arrived
Xie Lei: Adapting to the new environment was tough. I had to……
Work in pairs. Suppose one of you is the reporter for your school newspaper and the other is Xie Lei. The reporter needs to interview Xie Lei about her life in the UK.
How can we bridge cultures
Did she bridge cultures
Further thinking
We will improve our ability to engage in international communication so as to tell China’s stories well, make the voice of China heard, and present a true, multi-dimensional(多维), and panoramic(全面的) view of China to the world. —Xi Jinping
讲好中国故事，传播好中国声音，展示真实、立体、全面的中国，是加强我国国际传播能力建设的重要任务。
Homework
Underline the long and difficult sentences that you can’t understand in the passage. And we will analyze them together next class.
THANK YOU!

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