Unit2BridgingCultures

Usinglanguage

StudyingAbroad:Isitagoodorabadidea?

FreetalkXieLei,anexchangestudent,whomovedfromaChineseuniversitytostudyintheUK.Doyouwanttostudyabroad?Inyouropinion,isstudyingabroadagoodideaorabadone?Why?

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makeforeignfriendsimprovelanguageskillsbroadenyourhorizons...

costanarmandalegexperiencecultureshockfeelhomesicklanguagebarriers...FreetalkLet’sseewhatsomeparentsthink.Readforbasicinformation①

Wherearethetwopassagesfrom?

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Whoarethewriters?③

Whattopicaretheytalkingabout?④

Whatisthetexttypeofthetwoletters?Fromlocalnewspapers.Twoparents:WangLiandZhangYiIsstudyingabroadagoodorbadidea?A:narrativeB:expositorywritingC:argumentativeessay

Salutation/Greeting稱呼BodyComplimentaryclose信尾客套語Readforstructure②③④⑤

①General-Specific-GeneralSignposts

(標(biāo)識(shí)性語言)LogicalwordsReadforstructureReadpara.1carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.ReadforOpinionsfactopinionquestionopinionWhatarethewriters’opinions?Howdoesthewritersintroducetheiropinions?ReadforOREOReadpara.2topara.4andtrytofindoutthereasons.ReadforReasonsLetterAThedisadvantagesaregreater.LetterBTheadvantagesaremuchgreater.Para.2reasonPara.3reasonPara.4reasongreateconomicpressuretremendouspressure:unfamiliarenvironment;limitedlanguageskills,cultureshock,notmature,personalsafety,differentapproachestoteachingandlearninggreatfutureforyoungpeoplestudyinginChinapersonalgrowththeincreasedchanceforculturalexchangeagreatopportunitytocontributetoourmotherlandHowdoesthewriterssupporttheiropinions?listingexamples

listingexamplesStudyinginChinamakingacomparisonReadforevidencestudentssomeOtherstudentsSomestudentsInadditionChinesestudentsInternationalstudentsHowdoesthewritergivetheevidence?listingexampleslistingexamplesHowdoesthewritergivetheevidence?makingacomparisonReadpara.5carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.ReadforOpinionsWhatisthefunctionofpara.5?opinionopinionStateaconclusion:restateyouropinionSummarizethestructureofargumentativeletters.para.1Introductionpara.2-4Bodypara.5Summary2.statea_________1.introducethetopicbya_____ora________drawa__________list________andmakea__________tosupportthemainpointfactquestionmainpointexamplescomparisonconclusionWatchavideo

假定你是李華,你的美國筆友David最近在考慮是否要出國留學(xué),他來信征求你的意見。請你就此用英語給他寫一封電子郵件,闡述出國留學(xué)的優(yōu)點(diǎn),并給出理由(不少于三個(gè))。要點(diǎn)：1.推動(dòng)個(gè)人成長。

2.增加文化交流機(jī)會(huì)。

3.提供更大為國貢獻(xiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)。WritingDearDavid,Havinglearnedthatyou’reconsideringstudyingabroad,I’mwritingtosharemyideasandhopetheycanbeofsomereference.Firstandforemost,itpromotesall-roundpersonalgrowth.Livingoverseasalonehelpsyoudevelopindependenceandproblem-solvingabilities.Besides,itofferspreciousculturalexchangeopportunities,allowingyoutointeractwithglobalpeersandappreciatediversecultures.Moreimportantly,youcangainadvancedknowledgeabroad,whichwillequipyoutomakegreatercontributionstoyourcountryint