(
课件网) Unit 5 Going on an exchange trip Key question What is it like to experience a new culture 主题范畴： 人与社会 主题群： 社会服务与人际沟通 子主题： 跨文化沟通与交流，语言与文化 learn about the benefits of speaking two languages； make a welcome brochure for the exchange students. Learning objectives 学习目标 At the end of the class, I’ll be able to: Look at the words and guess what it means! Lead-in Language Magic Box bonjour gracias Guten Morgen! Domani ci vedremo 你好（法语） 你好（泰语） 谢谢（西班牙语） 早上好！（德语） 明天见 （意大利语） Cross-curricular connection|Languages* More and more people now travel and study in different parts of the world. As a result, they speak more than one language. What’s the benefits of speaking two languages While-reading Read the article and learn about the benefits of speaking two languages. How do people who speak two languages exercise their brains Read and answer People who speak two languages exercise their brains by jumping from one language to another depending on who they are talking to every day. 2. In what way are people who speak two languages better at understanding different cultures Read and answer When growing up speaking two languages, people learn to see things from different points of view, which makes them better at understanding different cultures. Read the article again and fill in the blank. The benefits of speaking two languages Using two languages is good for the _____. People who grow up speaking two languages: are better at understanding _____ and adapting to change generally make _____ are able to _____ more easily They are also better at understanding _____. People who grow up speaking two languages: learn to see things from _____ _____ to get along with all kinds of people brain different cultures new information better decisions solve problems different points of view find it easier Imagine that your school principal plans to introduce an additional foreign language (e.g. Russian, German, French) into the curriculum. Do you think it is a good idea Express your opinion and explain why. I think it’s a good idea. Learning an additional foreign language can help us make more friends from other countries. Also, it’s fun to know new words and talk in a different way. I don’t think it’s a good idea. We already have many subjects to learn. Adding a new foreign language will make us feel very tired and we might not learn it well. Useful expressions: a growing number of studies 越来越多的研究 learn a second language 学习第二语言 be good for 对……有好处 adapt to change 适应变化 Useful expressions: make better decisions 做出更好的决定 solve problems 解决问题 from different points of view 从不同的角度 get along with all kinds of people 与各种人相处 Language points 1. They discovered that these people were better at ... and adapting to change. adapt to 适应 近义词：①adjust to 调整（自身状态、行为等）以适应 ②get used to ... ...
