Unit2BridgingCulturesReadingandthinkingLeadinIamnotthesame,havingseenthemoonshineontheothersideoftheworld.

—MaryAnneRadmacherReadaboutXieLei’sexperienceonanexchangeprogramme

“Welcome,XieLei”

BusinessStudentBuildingBridgesLookatthetitleandthepicture.Wheredoyouthinkthisarticleisfrom?A.asciencemagazineB.aschoolnewspaperC.atraveljournalD.anadvertisementbrochureBWhatdoyouthinkthearticleisabout?ItisaboutthelifeofanexchangestudentfromChina.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswers.1.HowdidXieLeifeelwhensheboardedaplaneforLondon?A.Shefeltanxious.B.Shewassatisfied.C.Shewasdisappointed.D.Shehadmixedfeelings.2.WhatdidXieLeihavetolearnatfirst?A.Howtosetupabusiness.B.HowtoimproveherEnglish.C.Howtoadapttothenewenvironment.D.Howtogetalongwithherclassmates.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.XieLeiwerenotusedtoBritishfood.B.ThehostfamilycookedforXieLeieveryday.C.XieLeigotonwellwiththehostfamily.

D.XieLeiandLaurastudiedinthesameuniversity.4.WhodoesXieLiethinkheridentityis?A.Anhonoredvisitor.B.Aculturalmessenger.C.Abridgebuilder.D.Afluenttranslator.Thetextcanbedividedintothreeparts.Matcheachpartwiththemainidea:Thestructure

Para:BriefintroductionofXieLeiandthereasonwhyshewentabroadtostudyPara:ThechallengesthatXieLeifacedandhowshehandledthemPara:BestwishestoXieLei1-23-78ChallengesAcademic

requirementsDailylifeWhatXieLeididTakenotesonwhatyoureadinthearticlebyfillinginthetable.adaptationtoawholenewlife.lonelinesslearntto___________________learntto________________________askedfor_______________________livedwith___________writinganessayparticipatingin_____andgiving______gothelpfrom_______________alottopreparegavepresentationon________________usepublictransportaskforthingsshedidn'tknowthe

Englishnamesfor.helpfrompassers-bywhenshegotlostahostfamilyhertutorreadclasspresentationstraditionalChineseartScanningexcitedReadthearticleandunderlinethewordsthatshowXieLei’sfeelingsandworkoutthereasons.nervouscomfortedconfusedsurprisedconfidentfeelathomeReason:_____Reason:_____Reason:_____Reason:_____Reason:_____Reason:_______Talkabouttheinformationaboveusingthestructure“Xieleifelt……because……”XieLeifeltexcitedbecausesheleftChinaforthefirsttime.XieLeifeltcomfortedbecauseshelivedwithahostfamilyintheUK.XieLeifeltsurprisedbecauseshecouldspeakupinclassafterjustafewweeks.XieLeifeltconfusedbecauseshethoughtsheknewlessthanotherpeople.XieLeifeltconfidentbecauseherpresentationontraditionalChineseartwasagreatsuccess.XieLeifeltathomebecausewhatseemedstrangebeforenowappearsquitenormaltoher.Reason:_____XieLeifeltnervousbecauseshedidn’tknowwhattoexpect.What'sherfeelingsintheUK?comfortedconfusedsurprisedconfidentfeelathomeEmotionclue感情線索excited/nervousBeaculturalmessenger;Breakthebarriersbetweendifferentcultures;Bemoreconfident!Facethedifficultiesinlife!Adapttothenewsituation!Challengeourselvesconstantly!Supposeyouwereanexchangestudent,whatcouldyoulearnfromXieLei’sexperienceinLondon?ThinkanddiscussSummaryExcitedandnervous,XieLeileftChinasixmonthsago1________(study)forabusinessqualificationas2______exchangestudent.Shefound3____noteasytoadapttolifethereForexample,shehaddifficulty4_______(use)publictransport,andaskingforshedidn’tknowtheEnglishnamesforthings.Academic5_____________(require)alsoconfusedher.Shediscussedwithhertutorabout6_____towriteanessay.7________(follow)hertutor’sadvice,shereadalotandparticipatedinclassactivelythoughitwaschallenging8___thebeginning.

Bystudyinghardandgetting9_______(involve)insocialactivities,XieLeifeelsathomeintheUK.10______seemedstrangebeforenowappearsquitenormaltoher.tostudyanitusingrequirementshowFollo