Unit2BridgingCulturesUsingLanguage2:ExpressyouropiniononstudyingabroadLearningOjectives1.Learnsomewordsandexpressionsaboutstudyingabroad2.Findoutthe“OREO”structureofanargumentativeletterandapplyittowriteanargumentativeessay.3.Useconnectorsaswellassentencepatternstomakeargumentativeletterinalogicalorder.Lead-inQ:Whatdoyouthinkofstudyingabroad?Activity1:ReadforTextTypeReadthetitleandthepassagequickly.Whatisthetexttypeofthispassage?A.NarrationB.ExpositorywritingC.Argumentativeletters

Readthetitleandthepassagequickly.Whatisthetexttypeofthispassage?Argumentativeletters

Greeting/SalutationBodyClose/ComplimentaryClose

Activity2:ReadforMainIdea

Ⅰ.Readthepassagequicklyandgetthegeneralideaofthepassage.1．What’sthemainideaofthepassageonP20?_________________________________________________________2．ReadWangLi’sletterandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1

A．Sufferingfromcultureshock.Para.2

B．Thinkingcarefullyaboutstudyingabroad.Para.3

C．Moredisadvantagesthanadvantages.Para.4

D．Greateconomicpressure.Para.5

E．Benefitsofstudyingathome.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingabroad.3．ReadZhangYi’sletterandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1

A．Todevelopourcountry.Para.2

B．Moreculturalexchange.Para.3

C．Studyingabroadisworthwhile.Para.4

D．Studyingabroadhasgreateradvantages.Para.5

E．Studyingabroadispersonalgrowth.Activity3:ReadforStructureReadthepassagequicklyandworkoutthestructure.①②③④⑤①②③④⑤

Readthepassagequicklyandworkoutthestructure.①②③④⑤

Structure?Signposts

(標(biāo)識性語言)LogicalwordsGeneral-Specific-GeneralReadpara.1carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.ReadforOpinionsfactopinionquestionopiniongreat&suddenWhatarethewriters’opinions?Howdoesthewritersintroducetheiropinions?Activity4:ReadforOREOReadpara.2topara.4andtrytofindoutthereasons.ReadforReasonsLetterALetterBPara.2reasonPara.3reasonPara.4reasonTobeginwith,manystudentswhostudyabroadfacegreateconomicpressure.thetremendouspressurethatcomeswithstudyabroadYoungpeoplewhostudyinChinaalsohaveagreatfuturetolookforwardtoThefirstadvantageofstudyingabroadispersonalgrowth.Anotheradvantageistheincreasedchanceforculturalexchange.contributetothedevelopmentofmotherlandHowdoesthewritersgivetheevidence?bylistingexamplessoexpensivethatsbcan’taffordby

showingevidenceStudyinginChinabymakingcomparisonReadforevidencestudentssomeOtherstudentsSomestudentsInadditionChinesestudentsInternationalstudentsHowdoesthewritergivetheevidence?

bylistingexamples

bylistinganexampleHowdoesthewritergivetheevidence?

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showingevidenceReadpara.5carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.ReadforOpinionsWhatarethefinalopinionsofthetwowriters?Whatisthefunctionofthisparagraph?opinionopinionTomakeasummaryoftheopinionOpinionReasonEvidenceOpinionHowtowriteanargumentativeletterafact/aquestionopinionrestateopinionReason1Evidence1Reason2Evidence2Reason3Evidence3Letter1Letter2StateanopinionGivereasonsandevidencetosupportanopinionStateaconclusioninmyopiniontobeginwithinadditiontherefore thusforexample suchastosumupallinallActivity5:ReadforConnctorsReadthelettersagain,thenusetheconnectorstorewritethesentencesbelow.MoreexpressionReadthelettersagain,findoutthesentencepatternthatwecanuse

toexpressopinionsandviews系表結(jié)構(gòu)表語從句同位語從句Ving作主語AnotherimportantfactortoconsideristremendouspressureAfinalpointtoconsideristhatwhilestudyingabroaddoeshavepotentialbenefits,youngpeople… Onecannotdenythefactthatstudyingabroadhasitsadvantage…ThefirstadvantageofstudyingabroadispersonalgrowthAnotheradvantageistheincreasedchanceforculturalexchangeStudyingabroad

providesagreatopportunityStudyingabroad

helpstobuildcharacterandincreasepeople’s….Activity6:ReadforSentencePatternDiscusswithyourgroupmembersWhataresomeotheradvantagesordisadvantagesofstudyingabroadthatwerenotmentionedintheletters?WritingTaskExpressyouropinionsonstudyingabroad.

OpinionReasonOpinionEvidenceInmyopinion/asfarasI’mconcerned/personallyspeakingAfinalpoint/animportantfactortoconsideristhat…Thefirst/secondadvantageofstudyingabroadis…Studyingabroadprovidesagreatopportunity…Onecannotdenythefactthat…Tobeginwith/inaddition/what’smore/inaddition/what’smore/thereforeForexample/forinstanceTosumup/Inshort/inconclusionWritingtipsAssessmentChecklistDoyoustateyourpointwithaquestionorafact?Isyourmainpointclear?Isthebodyofyourletterlogicalandconvincing?Isyourconclusionclear?Haveyouusedtheconnectors?SampleLetterDearEditior,Manypeopleaskthequestion,“Whystudyabroad?

Afterall,therearemanygreatuniversitiesandschoolsinChinathatattractgreatprofessorsbothlocalandforeign.”Ithinkthatwhilethisistrue,thisgetsthingsslightlywrong.Thequestionisn’tthatpeoplethinkthequalityoftheirlocaluniversityisnotadequate,butratherhowstudyingabroadhelpsandbenefitstheindividualsintheirownstudyandcareerplans.

Bystudyingabroad,Chinesestudentsgetabetterunderstandingofotherculturesandcountries,andlearntoseethemselvesasglobalcitizens.Asaresult,theycanbetterunderstandChina’splaceintheworldandhowtheycancontributetoworldpeaceanddevelopment.

Inaddition,overseasstudentscanlearncross-culturalcommnunicationskills,whichwillhelpthemunderstandhowtheycanparticipateontheworldstage.Therearesomanyplacesintheworldwithhurting,needypeople.Withsuchskillsandknowledge,theycanbetterlendthemahelpinghand.

Finally,whenourstudentsreturnhome,theycansharetheirexperiencewithothers.Thereisawideopenworldwhichtheyfirstlearnaboutpeoplefromothercountires,andtheirstrugglesandchallenges.

Inconclusion,thebestwaytogetisbygiving,andtheeasiestwaytobelovedisbylovingothers.Ihopeeveryonewillagreethatthereisawonderfulworldouttherewhi