内容正文:
BRIDGING CULTURES
XB2 U2
Reading and Thinking:
Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme
Language points
一个交换项目
1
Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and
boarded a plane for London.
Para 1
board n. 板 v. 登上(火车、轮船或飞机);寄宿
broad adj.宽广的,宽阔的
broaden v.“使变宽” ——broaden your horizons
abroad adv. 在国外——go abroad 去国外
向...告别
登上去……的飞机
1.请学生关注标题,提出问题,并给出预测的答案(Q3较难,可适当引导)
2.学生预测后,请学生速读P1和P2,找出Q1细节信息
3.速读最后1段,回答Q2
2
It was the first time that she had left China.
It is high time (that) sb should do/did sth 是时候该做某事
某人第几次做某事
It was the first/second time that sb had done sth
is have/has done
It is time (that) you __________________ (go) to school.
should go / went
have received
had studied
have been invited
“ I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn’t know what to expect.” Xie Lei recalled. 不知道会发生什么
Where to hold the meeting has not been decided yet.
I’m thinking of how to carry out this plan.
She didn’t know how to help that old man.
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.
近:build up
攻读商科(学历)
为期一年的交流项目
创办一家企业
Para 2
全球商务
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).
Para 3
起初
习惯于
get used to (doing)sth
句中and连接的两个 “疑问词+不定式短语”作 learn的宾语.
括号部分是省略了关系词that或which的定语从句。
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.”