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(共21张PPT)
1. To read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme
in London.
2. To understand the structure and the writing style of the
passage well.
3. To learn some reading strategies by scanning and skimming.
4. To learn from Xie Lei’s experiences and spirits.
Learning objectives
Unit 2 Bridging Cultures
Reading and thinking
“Welcome, Xie Lei!”
Business student building bridges
Is “bridge” a noun or a verb here
What do you think “bridge” means here
To build or form a bridge
What are some ways to “bridge cultures”
learn
foreign cultures
share
Chinese culture
A verb
Introduction
What do you think “see the moon shine on the other side of the world” means
I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
在世界的另一端看过月光，我就不是同样的自己了。
By travelling around the world, the author has become a different person.
Introduction
How might you feel
What problems might you face
unsure
puzzled
lost
confused
shocked
excited
curious
ambitious
hopeful
longing
currency differences
homesickness
language barrier
loneliness
cultural shock
academic difficulties
If you have chance, do you want to study abroad
Lead in
Critical Thinking
Watch the video for advice for exchange students.
Before you read, look at the title and the picture below.
Who is Xie Lei
Where does she go
Who is telling the story of Xie Lei
What kind of genre(体裁) is this text
Where can you read the passage
Lead-in
Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 5-6
Para. 7
__________ requirements in the new school.
Her _________ to set up a business in China.
Leaving China for _____________.
Feeling much more __________.
Her ____________ to the daily life.
Para. 3-4
Best _______ from the newspaper.
Para. 8
London
ambition
adaptation
Academic
wishes
at home
While reading
Who is Xie Lei
Where does she go
A student majoring in _______ went to ______ on __________________
___________
business
London
a year-long exchange
programme.
Who is telling the story
Where can you read the passage
Para.8:We will follow … in later editions.
Para.2：Xie Lei is… and has come to our university…
an ______ from the
__________________
editor
school newspaper
What kind of genre is this text
A. Exposition B. Narration C. Feature(专题) D. Argumentation
Reading
adaptation to a whole new life learnt to_______________________;
learnt to__________________________;
asked for _______________________
loneliness lived with ______________
Daily life
(Para.3-4）)
Challenges
What Xie Lei did
use public transport
help when she got lost
ask for things she didn’t know
a host family
homesickness
culture shock
language barrier
Read paragraphs 3-4 and fill in the blanks.
Reason:
may not get used to the speed of native speakers;
may not get used to the accent of native speakers;
may not be familiar with English idioms.
got help from ___________ ;
_______a lot to prepare
participating in _______ and giving _____________ gave presentation on _______________________
Academic
requirements
(Para. 5-6)
Challenges
What Xie Lei did
her tutor
read
traditional Chinese art
presentations
class
writing an ________
Academic pressure
Read paragraphs 5-6 and fill in the blanks.
essay
1. What did her tutor teach her when she wrote an essay
She must acknowledge what other people said if she cited their ideas. But her tutor wanted to know her ideas and advised her to read a lot to form her own opinion.
Read for details
2. How to participate in class
Generate
Give
Offer
Raise
Apply
3. How did she feel
Confused.
Weeks later
4. What did she do in class
After just a few weeks, she found herself speaking up in class and she found her presentation on __________________________ was a great success.
traditional Chinese art
5. How did she feel
Read for details
Confident.
in the host family
in class
teach them to cook stir-fried tomatoes and eggs
give a presentation on traditional Chinese art
in social activity
China
A cultural messenger
the UK
How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK
share Chinese culture
with them while engaging in
British culture
Read Para7-8 to understand.
Read for details
Underline the words that show Xie Lei’s feelings.
excited
&nervous
homesick
&comforted
confused
surprised
confident
feel at home
time
feelings
six months ago
at first
academic challenge
after a few weeks
halfway through
(She felt ... because ...)
because she left China for the first time
because she had a second 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
excited
& nervous
comforted
confused
surprised
confident
feel at home
Describe Xie Lei’s feelings in different periods
What kind of person do you think she is
brave
勇敢的
ambitious
有野心的
adaptable
适应性强的
outgoing
外向的
active
活跃的
positive
积极的
serious
认真的
perseverant
锲而不舍的
diligent
勤奋的
determined
坚定的
Xie Lei, whose 　 (ambitious) is to set up a business in China, _______(leave) for London six months ago to study as 　 　 exchange student. In London, she found _____ not easy to adapt to life there. People there use a lot of words that she is not familiar with and they speak fast. So she had difficulty using public transport and 　 　(ask) for things she didn’t know the English names for.
Academic requirements also confused her. She discussed how 　 　 _________(write) an essay with her tutor. Following her tutor’s advice, she read a lot and participated 　 　 (active) in class. The fact _______ now she can give an attractive presentation in class even surprises herself. Nowadays she is more __________(confidence) and determined to put what she is learning 　 　 practice when back in China.
ambition
left
an
asking
to write
actively
that
confident
into
it
Post reading
Homework checking
Understand long sentences
English structures are different from those in Chinese, but you can figure out what a long sentence means by following a few simple steps.
Decide if the sentence is compound (look for and, but, or, etc.) or complex (look for who, when, where, etc.).
Find the main clause if it is a complex sentence.
Look for modifiers(修饰语)!
THANKS

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