(
课件网) Reading and Thinking Unit 2 BRIDGING CULTURES What do you think of the life of an exchange student Lead-in rewarding challenging cross-cultural confident brave persistent Lead-in What do you think of the life of an exchange student What does “bridges” probably mean Pre-reading 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 new culture. Para. 3-4 Best _____ from the newspaper. Para. 8 London ambition adaptation Academic wishes at home Let’s divide the text into three parts. Read for main idea Read the whole text quickly and fill in the blanks. Part 1(Para:1-2) Part 2(Para:3-7) Part 3(Para: 8) The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how she handled them Best wishes to Xie Lei Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reason why she went abroad to study Read for structure Name: _____ Age:_____ Time:_____ Destination:_____ Reasons for choosing exchange programme: _____ 19-year-old Xie Lei ①To learn about global business ②To improve her English ③To set up a business in China after graduation London Six months ago Read for details Read Para.1-2 and fill in the blanks. How did she feel Learn to _____ use public transport learn to_____ _____ ask for things she didn't know the English names for ask passers-by for help Daily Life: adaptation to a new life Read for details Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks. campus host Read for details Read Para.4 and fill in the blanks. Daily Life: accommodation 1. Which way did she choose Why Because it can help with her adaptation to the new culture. How did she feel at first cite Read for details Read Para.5 and fill in the blanks. Academic requirements Advice 1: If you _____ others’ idea, you should _____ if first. acknowledge Read Para.5 and fill in the blanks. Read for details Academic requirements Advice 2: You should let others know _____. what you thought How did she feel at first Participation Read for details Advice 3：_____ in class is an important part of the final result. Read Para.6 and fill in the blanks. Academic requirements Read for details Para.6: How to participate in class generate give offer apply raise How did she feel after a few weeks She has engaged in_____, studied hard and involved in _____. She is acting as a _____ building a bridge between us. Read for details Read Para.7 and fill in the blanks. British culture social activities cultural messenger How did she feel now half through the exchange year Time Feelings six months ago after a few weeks now halfway through... excited but nervous comforted surprised confident feel at home Emotion clue at first (essay problems) confused at first (daily life) Why did Xie Lie change from being nervous to being confident strong-minded brave diligent 勤奋的 adaptable 适应性强的 persisent determined Studying aboard needs to be…… Place What Xie Lei did In the h ... ...
