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课件网) BRIDGING CULTURES XB2 U2 Reading and Thinking: Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme Language points 一个交换项目 Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and boarded a plane for London. Para 1 board n. 板 v. 登上（火车、轮船或飞机）；寄宿 broad adj.宽广的，宽阔的 broaden v.“使变宽” ———broaden your horizons abroad adv. 在国外———go abroad 去国外 向...告别 登上去……的飞机 It was the first time that she had left China. It is high time (that) sb should do/did sth 是时候该做某事 某人第几次做某事 It was the first/second time that sb had done sth is have/has done It is time (that) you _____ (go) to school. should go / went have received had studied have been invited “ I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn’t know what to expect.” Xie Lei recalled. 不知道会发生什么 Where to hold the meeting has not been decided yet. I’m thinking of how to carry out this plan. She didn’t know how to help that old man. Xie Lei is studying for a business qualification at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme. "I chose the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about global business and improve my English. My ambition is to set up a business in China after graduation, "she explained. 近：build up 攻读商科（学历） 为期一年的交流项目 创办一家企业 Para 2 全球商务 At first, Xie Lei had to adapt to life in a different country. “You have to get used to a whole new life，” she said. “I had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things (I didn’t know the English names for）. Para 3 起初 习惯于 get used to (doing)sth 句中and连接的两个 “疑问词+不定式短语”作 learn的宾语. 括号部分是省略了关系词that或which的定语从句。 When I got lost, I had to ask passers-by for help, but people here speak fast and use words I’m not familiar with.” sb be familiar with sth 某人熟悉... sth be familiar to sb 对某人来说.......是熟悉的 Para 3 lose one's way ask sb for help = turn to sb for help Although some foreign students live in campus accommodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host family， who can help with her adaptation to the new culture. When I miss home, I feel comforted to have a second family， Xie Lei said “When there’s something I don’t know or understand I can ask them. They are also keen to learn about China. Laura, the daughter of my host family, wants to study in China in the future. We take turns to cook each evening. They really love my stir-fried tomatoes and eggs! Laura says she always feels hungry when she smells it, so I taught her how to cook it, too. Para4 定语从句 be keen to do sth渴望做某事 take turns to do sth 轮流做某事 学校宿舍 choose to do 寄宿家庭 定从 感到安慰 Para 4 番茄炒蛋 Another challenge for Xie Lei is the academic requirements. The first time that she had to write an essay, her tutor explained that she must acknowledge what other people had sai ... ...
