Unit2BridgingCulturesReadingandthinking

Iamnotthesame,havingseenthemoonshineontheothersideoftheworld.

——MaryAnneRadmacherBrainstorming:Whatdoweneedtoprepareifwestayabroad?Whatdifficultieswillwemeet?Preparation:IDcardVisacardPassportlocalcustomsHouseMoneyDifficulties:LanguageLifeStudying...Predicting:Whatkindofgenre（體裁）isthistext?Welcome,XieLeiBusinessstduent

buildingbridgesA.Exposition

說(shuō)明文

B.Narration記敘文C.

Feature新聞報(bào)道D.Argumentation

議論文Para1-2:CXieLeifeelsmuchmoreathomeintheUK.BXieLeichosetostudyinLondonasanexchangestudent.AXieLei'sdailylifechallengeintheUK.DBestwishesforXieLei.Para3-4:

Para5-6:

Para7:

Para8：

E

XieLei'sacademicchallengeintheUK.Activity1:Skimandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Howisthetextorganized?Para1-2:XieLeichosetostudyinLondonasanexchangesyudent.Para3-4:XieLei'sdailylifechallengeintheUK.Para5-6:XieLei'sstudyingchallengeintheUK.Para.7:XieLeifeelsmuchmoreathomeintheUK.Para.8:BestwishesforXieLei.TimeTimeclue時(shí)間線索Activity2:Scanpara1-2:XieLeichosetostudy

inLondonasanexchangestudent.1.Why

didXieLeichoosetheexchangeprogramme?“IwanttolearnaboutglobalbusinessandimprovemyEnglish.”2.

Howdidshefeelatthattime?“Iwasveryexcitedbutalsoquitenervous.Ididn'tknowwhattoexpect.”food/restaurantsnotpoliteadaptationtoawholenewlife

Learnto_________________;

Learnto_______________________;

askedfor_____________________;loneliness

Livedwith

___________writinganessaygothelpfrom_______;_______alottoprepareparticipatingin____________andgiving______________gavepresentationon_____________________

ChallengesaWhatXieLeididtraditionalChineseartDailylife

AcademicrequirementshertutorreadclasspresentationahostfamilyusepublictransportaskforthingsnotknowinghelpwhengotlostActivity3:(1)ScanPara.3-7andfillinthetableafteryourreading.Activity3:(2)What'sherfeelingsintheUK?lonely/homesick&comfortedconfusedsurprisedconfidentcomfortableEmotionclue感情線索excited.nervous.lonely/homesick.comforted.confusedsurprised.confident.feelathome

Activity4:WhydidXieLeihavethefollowingfeelings?MakesentencesaccordingtoPara1-7.excited

nervous

lonely

comforted

confused

surprised

confidentfeelathome

XieLei

felt/feels

...,

because...

Activity5:AnalyzethewritingskillsQuoteorciteGiveexamplesActivity6:ThinkingHowhasXieLeihelpedtobuildbridgesbetweenChinaandtheUK?Actingasaculturalmessenger

GettinginvolvedinsocialactivitiestoshareChineseculturewiththem.Giving

presentation

ontraditionalChineseart

Teaching

peoplehowtocookChinesefoodBusinessstduent

buildingbridgesWelcome,XieLeiSummary

ThearticleisabouthowaChinesegirl,XieLeimanagestoadaptto________intheUKandmeetthe_________requirementsasanexchangestudent.Besides,thearticlealsotalksabouthowXieLeiactsasa________messengerbuildinga_______betweenChinaandtheUK.anewlifeacademiccultural

bridgeDiscussandspeakWhatarethe

benefits

and

difficulties

ofstudyingabroad?DifficultiesBenefits1.Helpustobeindependent2.Beeasiertolearnaforeignlanguage3.BroadenourviewsEnrichourknowledge4.Learnadvancedtechnology5.Havenewexperiences1.Costalotofmoney2.Bedifficulttocommunicatewithothers3.Betiringtoliveinanewcountry4.Behomesickandlonely...Beaculturalmessenger;Breakthebarriersbetweendifferentcultures;Bemoreconfident!Facethedifficultiesinlife!Adapttothenewsituation!Challengeourselvesconstantly!BenefitsDifficulties

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