(课件网) What can you see in the pictures bridge Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Reading and Thinking "WELCOME, XIE LEI" Learning Objectives By the end of the class, you will be able to 1. know Xie Lei's experience in the UK. 2. understand the structure of the passage well. 3. trace the changes of Xie Lei's feelings. 4. learn how Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK. Lead-in Ⅰ How did you feel on your first day of senior high school One story of my friend-Xie Lei as an exchange student 1.Who is Xie Lei 2.Where is she 3.Where is the article from Prediction 4.What is the article about Abroad A. A school newspaper The article is about Xie Lei's and at a foreign university. A business student B. A travel journal study life Reading Ⅱ Activity1: Read for the structure skimming Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 Para 8 Skim the whole text quickly and fill in the blanks. Leaving China for _____. Xie Lei's _____ to set up a business in China. The_____ in writing essays. _____ of living with a host family. Feeling much more _____. Best _____ from the newspaper. Xie Leis _____ in the new way of life. The _____ in classes. trouble Advantages difficulty participation at home wishes London ambition The structure Para1-2 Para3-7 Para8 (A) The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how she handled them (B) Best wishes to Xie Lei (C) Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reasons why she went abroad to study Activity2: Read for details scanning Watch the video carefully and fill in the table Challenges What Xie Lei did Daily life adaptation to a whole new life learnt to ; learnt to ; asked for loneliness lived with Academic require- ments writing an essay got help from ; a lot to prepare participating in and giving gave presentation on ① Challenges What Xie Lei did adaptation to a whole new life learnt to ; learnt to ; asked for loneliness lived with Daily life use public transport ask for things she didn't know help when she got lost a host family Challenges What Xie Lei did writing an essay got help from a lot to prepare participating in and giving gave presentation on Academic requirements class presentations traditional Chinese art her tutor read ②What feelings has Xie Lei experienced during her exchange year Group Reading Read for feelings Circle the words that show Xie Lei's feelings and work out the reasons excited &nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at home Emotion clue feelings Xie Lei's feelings (She felt...because...) time six months ago at first academic challenge after a few weeks halfway through excited &nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at home because she left China for the first time because she had a second family in the UK because she thought she knew less than other people because she can speak up in class after just a few weeks because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success because what seemed strange be ... ...
