Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Reading and thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

“Welcome! Xie Lei” Business Student Building Bridges Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Reading and Thinking 1 Lead-in What do you think of the life of an exchange student? 2 Lead-in What do you think of the life of an exchange student? rewarding challenging cross-cultural confident brave persistent 3 Predicating What will be talked about in the passage? ? Cultural bridges 4 Reading for structure Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and boarded a plane for London. It was the first time that she had left China. "I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn't know what to expect," Xie Lei recalled. 1. board v. 登上（火车、轮船或飞机 2. it was the first/second time that+过去完成时 3.expect v.---expectation n.期待 5 Reading for structure 4. expect sb to do sth 期待某人做某事 live up to one’s expectations 不辜负某人的期待 5. recall doing sth回忆做过某事 6 Reading for structure Xie Lei is studying for a business qualification at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme. "I chose the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about global business and improve my English.My ambition is to set up a business in China after graduation," she explained. 7 Reading for structure 1. qualify v.使合格---qualified adj.合格的 be qualified for 能胜任.... 2.choose v.--chose--chosen choose to do sth 选择去做某事 3. globe n.---global adj.---globally adv. 4. ambition n.---ambitious adj. have an ambition to do be ambitious to do 做某事是有雄心的 8 Reading for structure At first, Xie Lei had to adapt to life in a different country. "You have to get used to a whole new life," she said. " I had to learn 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 passers-by for help, but people here speak fast and use words I'm not familiar with. I ask them to repeat themselves a lot!" 9 Reading for structure 1. at first 起初，首先 2. adapt v.---adaptation n.适应，改编 adapt/adaptation to 适应... 3.