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Unit 2 Bridging Cultures
Reading and Thinking
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1. Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange program in London.
2. Improve our reading skills by scanning and skimming.
3. Learn from Xie Lei’s experiences and spirits.
Learning aims
where do you think the girl on the left is from?
where do you think she is studying now?
Reading and Thinking:“Welcome, Xie Lei”
Business stduent
building bridges
What’s the main idea of this text?
Step1.pre- reading
The text is about
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Xie Lei’s study and life at a university in a foreign country.
Step2.while- reading
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Skim and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1 A.Xie Lei’s trouble in the new way of life.
Para. 2 B.Xie Lei went to study abroad.
Para. 3 C.The participation in classes.
Para. 4 D.Xie Lei has been involved in her exchange life.
Para. 5 E.Her purposes of coming to the London.
Para. 6 F.The author’s best wishes for Xie Lei.
Para. 7 G.Advantages of living with a host family.
Para. 8 H.The difficulty in writing essays.
Fast Reading
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How many parts can be divided of this text?
How to divide?
The structure
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P7: Xie Lei has been involved in her exchange life.
P3: Xie Lei’s trouble in the new way of life.
P4: Advantages of living with a host family.
P8: The author’s best wishes for Xie Lei.
P2: Her purposes of coming to the London.
P1: Xie Lei went to study abroad.
P6: The participation in classes.
P5: The difficulty in writing essays.
Part 1
Background Introduction
Part 2
Challenges Xie Lei met & how she handled them.
Part 3 Best wishes to Xie Lei
General Reading:
Read for main ideas and structure.
找出段落大意后,请学生思考将文章分为多少部分,怎么分
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1.How did Xie Lei feel when she boarded a plane for London?
A.She felt anxious.
B.She was satisfied.
C.She was disappointed.
D.She had mixed feelin