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Unit 2 Bridging cultures
Reading and Thinking
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Learning objectives
learn about Xie Lei’s experience and feelings of learning abroad in Britain.
discuss the benefits and difficulties of studying abroad
learn how to handle the challenges they would meet in cross-culture communication
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Is bridge a noun or a verb here?
What does “bridging” mean here?
to build or form a bridge
How will you feel if you study abroad?
excited
curious
ambitious
hopeful
longing
unsure
puzzled
lost
confused
shocked
Let’s read a passage about an exchange student and see what happened to her.
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Activity 1: Read the title and the picture.
Pre-reading
1 Where do you think this article is from?
A. science magazine
B. school newspaper
C. travel journal
D. advertisement brochure
2 How is the text organized?
Where do you think this article is from?
A. science magazine
B. school newspaper
C. travel journal
D. advertisement brochure
Read the title and the picture.
Pre-reading
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2 How is the text organized?
In order of time
Activity 2: Read for main idea and structure
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.
While reading
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P7: Feeling much more at home
P3-4: Her adaptation to the daily life
P8: Best wishes from the newspaper
P2: Her ambition to set up a business in China
P1: Leaving China for London
P5-6: Academic requirements in the new school
Part 1
Background Introduction
Part 2
Challenges Xie Lei met & how she handled them.
Part 3
The structure of the passage
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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Activity 3: Read for detailed information
Scan para. 1-2 and answer the questions.
1.Who is Xie Lei?
2.Where