UNIT2BRIDGINGCULTURESUsingLanguage1Beforeyoulisten，talkwithyourpartner.1WhatdoyouknowaboutChineselanguagelearningabroad?

2HowdopeoplefromothercountriesfindoutaboutChineseculture?AsChinahasboomed，theconnectionbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworldhasincreased.Asaresult，learningChinesehasbecomeimportantformanypeople.OtherpeoplearelearningChinesebecausetheyareinterestedinChineseculture.Bywatchingfilms，visitingChina，attendingaConfuciusInstitute，etc.2Listentotheconversationandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

2Whoarethepeoplespeaking?

3Whataretheytalkingabout?TheyaretalkingaboutChineselearningintheConfuciusInstituteinKarachi，Pakistan.Itappearstotakeplaceinaradiostudio.AradiohostandaChineseteachernamedAishaKhan.聽力文本Host：Thismorningwe’relookingatChineselanguagelearningaround

theworld.We’reverypleasedtowelcomeAishaKhan，whois

fromtheConfuciusInstituteinKarachi，Pakistan.Goodmorning，

Aisha.First，tellushowyoucametospeakChinesesowell!Aisha

Khan：Morning.Well，becauseIhadagreatteacher，MsHu!Sheis

thebestChineseteacherinmycity.Host：Sowhatmakeshersuchagreatteacher?Aisha

Khan：Well，apartfromlanguage，shetaughtusaboutChineseculture，

andwecametoloveit.Host：Oh，really，whatsortofthingsdidsheteachyou?Aisha

Khan:Well，onceshetaughtushowtomakedumplings.Shesaid

thatduringChineseNewYear，familiesusuallysittogether

andmakedumplings.Eatingthosedeliciousdumplings

togetherinMsHu’shome，wefeltlikefamily!Host：

Shesoundslikeagreatteacher.Ibetshe’sagreatinspiration，

too.Isthatwhyyoubecameateacheryourself?Aisha

Khan:Absolutely.Sheknewtheimportantrolelanguageandcultural

exchangewouldplayinthefuture.Iwantedtocarryonher

work，soIjoinedtheinstituteasateacher.Host：Hastheinstitutechangedalotsincethen?Aisha

Khan:Yes.Atfirst，weonlyhadafewstudentsandteachers.Now

wehavemanymore.TheinstituteisalsoacentreforChinese

activities，likeabridgeintoChina.Host：Sowhydoyouthinkit’sbeensosuccessful?

Aisha

Khan:Well，IthinklearningChinesehasbecomeimportantformanypeople，andChinesecultureisfamousaroundtheworld.Host：Itis，isn’tit?Ibelieveitsimportancehasgrownbecausetrade

betweenChinaandPakistanhasincreased.Aisha

Khan:Definitely.AndasMsHubelieves，breakingdownlanguage

andculturalbarriersbringstheworldtogether.Host：YourstudentsmustalsofeelthatlearningChineseisbeneficial

totheirfuture.Aisha

Khan:Indeed.ManystudentsgotoworkatChinesecompanies.It’s

greattoseethemgoontostrengthenourconnectionwithChina.Host：Youseemtoloveyourjob.Aisha

Khan:Oh，certainly.It’sverysatisfying.Host：

Oh，that’sgreattohear!Well，thanksforjoiningus.Itwasa

pleasuretalkingwithyou.Carryonthegoodwork!

3Listenagainandtakenotesbyfillingintheposterbelow.

WelcometotheConfuciusInstitute.

Learnto______________andallabout______________!Ourinstitutehasgrown!Westartedwith_______________________butnowwehavemanymore.Itisacentrefor

.YoucanlearnandpractisefascinatingChinesetraditions.KnowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureisimportantbecauseofincreasing

.Manystudentsgoontogreatjobsin

.

Joinustodaytohelpbreakdown

languageand

，andbringtheworldtogetherculturalbarriersspeakChineseChinesecultureafewstudentsandteachersChineseactivities

tradebetweenChinaandPakistanChinesecompanies4Answerthequestionsaccordingto

whatyourememberofthe

conversation.1WhatmadeAishafeellikeshewaspartofMsHu’sfamily?2WhydidAishawanttobecomeateacher?3WhydostudentslearningChineseseeitasbeneficialtotheir