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第07讲 Unit 2 Bridging cultures
【学习目标】
1. 复习Unit2重点单词、短语、句型
二.复习Unit3语法(名词性从句)
2. 写作(利弊讨论)
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课内知识回馈
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(课文语篇改编版)
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Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and 1 (board) a plane for London. It was the first time that she 2 (leave) China. “I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn’t know 3 to expect,” Xie Lei recalled.
Xie Lei is studying for a business 4 (qualify) at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme. "I chose the exchange programme 5 I wanted to learn about global business and improve my English. My 6 (ambitious) is to set up a business in China after graduation," she explained.
At first, Xie Lei had to adapt 7 life in a different country. “You have to get used to 8 whole new life.” she said. I had to earn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didn’t know the English names for. When I got lost, I had to ask 9 (passer-by) for help, but people here speak fast and use words I’m not familiar 10 . I ask them to repeat themselves a lot!”
Although some foreign students live 11 campus accommodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host family, who can help with her 12 (adapt) to the new culture. “When I miss home, I feel 13 (comfort) to have a second family,” Xie Lei said. “When there’s something I don’t know or understand, I can ask them. They are also keen 14 (learn) about China. Laura, the daughter of my host family, wants to study in China in the future. We take 15 (turn) to cook each evening. They really love my stir-fried 16 (tomato) and eggs! Laura says she always feels hungry when she smells it, so I taught her how to cook it, too.
Another challenge for Xie Lei is the 17 (academy) requirements. The first time that she had to write an essay, her tutor explained that she must acknowledge 18 other people had said if she cited their ideas, 19 that he mainly wanted to know what she