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Unit 2 Bridging Cultures
Reading and thinking
I am not the same, having seen the
moon shine on the other side of the world.
——Mary Anne Radmacher
在世界的另一端看過月光閃耀，我就不會是同樣的自己了
1. Analyse the structure of the text
2. Know the challenges and benefits of studying abroad
3. Learn how Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK
4. Express ideas by critical thinking
Learning Goals
Step1: warming up
What do we need to prepare if we stay abroad
What difficulties will we meet
Preparation:
Difficulties:
Language
Life
Studying
...
Leading in
Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme
1.Predicting: What kind of genre（體裁） is this text
Welcome,
Xie Lei
business stduent
building bridges
A. Exposition 說明文
B. Narration 記敘文
C. Feature 新聞報道
D. Argumentation
議論文
Step2: Pre-reading
2.Main idea
The text is about ______________________________________________________________________________
Xie Lei’s life and study in London
While-reading
1.Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1　 A.Xie Lei’s trouble in the new way of life.
Para.2 B.Xie Lei went to study abroad.
Para.3 C.The participation in classes.
Para.4 D.Xie Lei has been involved in her exchange life.
Para.5 E.The reasons why Xie Lei chose the exchange
programme.
Para.6 F.The author’s best wishes for Xie Lei.
Para.7 G.Advantages of living with a host family.
Para.8 H.The difficulty in writing essays.
The text has been divided into three parts. Match each part with the main idea:
The structure
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
2.Read the Para1-2 loudly, and then answer the questions:
1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme
2. What is Xie Lei's goal after graduation
Because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English.
Her goal is to set up a business in China after graduation.
challenges
What she did
Daily life
adaptation to a whole new life.
loneliness
Learn to ____________________________
Learn to ____________________________
Asked for_______________________
live with ______________
3.Read the Para3-7, and then complete the blanks
use public transport
ask for things she didn't know the English names for.
help from passers-by when she got lost
a host family
challenges
What she did
Academic requirements
writing an essay
Participating in __________
and giving ___________
Got help from ________
_______a lot to prepare
gave a presentation on
________________________
her tutor
read
class
presentations
traditional Chinese art
food/restaurants
not polite
adaptation to a whole new life Learn to_________________;
Learn to_______________________;
asked for _____________________;
loneliness Lived with ___________
writing an essay
got help from _______ ;
_______a lot to prepare
participating in____________ and giving ______________
gave presentation
on_____________________
Challenges
aWhat Xie Lei did
traditional Chinese art
Daily life
Academic
requirements
her tutor
read
class
presentation
a host family
use public transport
ask for things not knowing
help when got lost
Activity 3: (1)Scan Para.3-7 and fill in the table after your reading.
Activity 4: What's her feelings in the UK
lonely /homesick
&comforted
confused
surprised
confident
comfortable
Emotion clue
感情線索
Activity 4:Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings
Make sentences according to Para1-7.
excited nervous lonely comforted confused surprised confident feel at home
Xie Lei felt / feels ... , because...
Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings Make sentences
using “Xie Lei felt …because…
excited nervous comforted
confused surprised confident
feel at home
Detailed reading
Keys
“Xie Lei felt …because…
Xie Lei felt excited and nervous because she left China for the first time.
Xie Lei felt comforted because she had a second family in the UK.
Xie Lei felt confused because she thought she knew less than other people.
Xie Lei felt surprised because she could speak up in class after just a few weeks.
Xie Lei felt confident because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success.
Xie Lei felt at home because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her.
How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK
5.Critical thinking:
How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK
Keys
AS well as studying in the UK, she acts as a cultural messenger sharing Chinese culture with people around her by giving a presentation on traditional Chinese art, teaching people how to cook Chinese food, and involving herself in social activities.
Activity 6: Summary
The article is about how a Chinese girl, Xie Lei manages to adapt to ________ in the UK and meet the _________ requirements as an exchange student.
Besides, the article also talks about how Xie Lei acts as a ________ messenger building a _______between China and the UK.
a new life
academic
cultural
bridge
7.Post-reading
What are the benefits and difficulties of studying abroad
Difficulties Benefits
1.Help us to be independent
2.Be easier to learn a foreign
language
3.Broaden our views
Enrich our knowledge
4.Learn advanced technology
5.Have new experiences
1.Cost a lot of money
2.Be difficult to communicate
with others
3.Be tiring to live in a new country
4. Be homesick and lonely
...
Be a cultural messenger;
Break the barriers between different cultures;
Be more confident !
Face the difficulties in life!
Adapt to the new situation!
Challenge ourselves constantly!
Benefits
Difficulties
Step 3　Post-reading
After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.
　　Six months ago，Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete an exchange programme.She recalled that she 1.　　　(choose) the year-long exchange programme with the 2.　　　　　(ambitious) to set up a business in China after graduation.It was the first time that she 3. (leave) her motherland.When she came to England，she lived with a host family,4.______ members always helped her.At first，she had to get used to living in a new country and learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things she didn’t know the English names for.Besides，she also had to face another challenge of the academic requirements.
chose
ambition
had left
whose
When writing an essay，she 5. (tell) by the tutor to acknowledge
6. other people had said if she cited their ideas,7. he wanted to know her own opinions.She also found students’ participation 8. (include) as part of the final result.9. (lucky)，after a few weeks，she could speak up in class on traditional Chinese art successfully.And she feels much more at home in the UK now.What seemed very strange before now appears quite normal.Now she has been involved in social 10. (activity) as well as studying hard!
was told
what
but
included
Luckily
activities
One’s destination is never a place，but a new
way of seeing things. —Henry Miller
一個人的目的地永遠不是地方，而是一種看待事物的新方式。 ——亨利·米勒
單
元
主
題
語
境
人與社會
anks
Thanks!

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