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课件网) Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Welcome, Xie Lei Business Student Building Bridges Learning objectives: By the end of the class, students will 1. learn about Xie Lei’s experience in the UK; 2. trace 追踪 the changes of Xie Lei’s feelings; 3. know some knowledge about building cultural bridges. 1. What is an exchange student 2. Have you ever considered studying abroad 3. What should be taken into consideration if you choose to study abroad 4. What difficulties will you meet when you stay abroad Brainstorming Make a prediction “ !” Q2: Who is saying it Where may you read this passage Q1: Who is Xie Lei Q3: How has Xie Lei helped build bridges subheading Xie Lei is a student majoring in business who went to Britain on a year-long exchange programme. The newspaper editor of the overseas university in London What is the text type of the passage A. Exposition 说明文 B. Narration 记叙文 C. Feature 特写/News report 新闻报道 D. Argumentation 议论文 √ An article from the feature(特写) of a newspaper Title: show the main idea directly Use quotation to make the passage vivid, real, convincing : recalled...said... Typical expression of Feature Neutral. (中立的) Writer’s attitude How is the text organized Time clue 时间线索 Para 1 A. her reason for coming to UK Para 2 B. coming to study in London Para 3 C. benefits of living with a host family Para 4 D. challenge for Xie Lei : the academic requirements Para 5 E. her difficulty in getting used to new life Para 6 F. the reporter's best wishes Para 7 G. participating in class and giving presentations Para 8 H. feeling much more at home in the UK Activity 2: Read for the main idea and structure Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para 1 her purposes of coming to the UK Para 2 coming to study in London Para 3 benefits of living with a host family Para 4 challenge for Xie Lei : the academic requirements Para 5 her difficulty in getting used to a new way of life Para 6 the reporter's best wishes Para 7 participation in class Para 8 her new plan for social activities Activity 2: Read for the main idea and structure Part 1 Part 3 Part 2 Brief introduction to Xie Lei and the reason why she went abroad to study The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how she handled them. Best wishes to Xie Lei why Divide the text into three parts & summarize the main idea. Activity 3: Read for detailed information Scan Part 1 (Para.1-2) carefully and answer the questions. 1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme Because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English. 2. What is Xie Lei's goal after graduation Her goal is to set up a business in China after graduation. challenges Activity 4: Read for detailed information T4 Scan Part 2 (Para.3-7) carefully and fill in the table. adaptation to a whole new life learn to_____; learn to_____; asked for _____ loneliness lived with _____ writing an essay got help from _____ ; _____a lot to pr ... ...
