(
课件网) Unit 2 BRIDGING CULTURES — Reading and Thinking To learn about Xie Lei’s life and challenges when studying abroad as an exchange student To analyze Xie Lei’s emotions To talk about how Xie Lei built cultural bridges Learning Objectives Think about what it might be like if you study in a place where you've never been. How will you feel excited curious ambitious hopeful longing unsure puzzled lost confused longely Let’s review the passage about an exchange student (Xie Lei)and see what happened to her. Lead in Q1: Where do you think this article is from Q2: What do you think the article is about A. A science magazine B. A school newspaper C. A travel journal D. An advertisement brochure The text is about Xie Lei’s _____ and ____ at a foreign university. study life Reading for main idea Q3: How does the author develop the passage Time order Skimming Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 5-6 Para. 7 _____ requirements in the new school. Her _____ to set up a business in China. Leaving China for _____. Feeling much more _____. Her _____ to the daily life. Para. 3-4 Best _____ from the newspaper. Para. 8 London ambition adaptation Academic wishes at home Let’s divide the text into three parts. Summarize the main idea of each part. Scanning Para. 1-2 Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reason why she went abroad to study Para. 3-7 The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how she handled them Para. 8 Best wishes to Xie Lei Reading for structure Scanning Character: Xie Lei, 19 years old, has come to a university in London on _____. Her daily life in London _____ Challenge 1: Adaptation to _____: Solution: ①Learning how to _____. ②Learning how to ask for things she didn’t know the English names for. ③_____. Challenge 2: Missing home Solution: Living with _____. Challenge 1: _____ Solution: Getting help from her tutor (her tutor advised her to _____ _____. Challenge 2: Participation in class. Solution: Giving a presentation on _____. As well as studying hard, Xie Lei _____. She is also acting as a cultural messenger. a year-long exchange programme Her study in London a whole new life use public transport Writing an essay read lots of information in order to form a wise opinion of her own traditional Chinese art has been involved in social activities Asking passers-by for help a host family homesick &comforted confused surprised confident feel at home Emotion clues excited &nervous Circle the words that show Xie Lei’s feelings and work out the reasons. Detailed Reading time feelings six months ago at first when she met academic challenge after a few weeks now halfway through her exchange year excited & nervous surprised comforted feel at home confused (She felt ... because ...) confident 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 could speak up in class ... ...
