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Unit 2
Bridging Cultures
Reading and Thinking
Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme
I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
---Mary Anne Radmacher
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在世界的另一端看过月光闪耀,我就不会是同样的自己。
——玛丽·安妮·拉德马赫
Part 01
Lead-in
Where do you think the girl on the left comes from?
Maybe she comes from China.
Where do you think she is studying now?
She is probably studying in a foreign country.
What are the difficulties of going to a strange country alone?
What are the difficulties of going to a strange country alone?
Part 02
Pre-reading
Prediction
Before you read, look at the title, and the picture below.
Who is Xie Lei?
She is a business student.
What do you think this article is about?
It is about _________ abroad.
studying
Part 03
While-reading
Fast reading
Skim the passage and chose the best choice.
1. Who does Xie Lei live with in London?
A. Her parents
B. Herself.
C. A host family.
D. Her classmates.
Fast reading
Skim the passage and chose the best choice.
2. What does Xie Lei try to do to adapt to the new life in England?
A. Avoid a feeling of being homesick.
B. Participate in social activities.
C. Put her heart into her academic course.
D. Learn about the new environment.
Fast reading
Skim the passage and chose the best choice.
3.What can we learn about Xie Lei from the passage?
A. She is timid.
B. She is brave.
C. She is lazy.
D. She is ambitious.
Fast reading
Skim the passage and chose the best choice.
4. The passage is most probably taken from ________.
a magazine
B. a guide book
C. a website
D. a student newspaper
match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Read for structure
G. Her purposes of coming to the UK
D. Her difficulty in getting used to a new way of life
B. The benefits of living with a host family
E. The academic challenges for her
F. Her participation in class
A. Her participation in social activities
C. Editors’ best wishes to her.
H. Xie Lei came to study in London
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
Read for structure
We can divide the text into ___________ parts.
3
Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reasons why she went abroad to study.
Part 01 (Para.1-2)
The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how she handled them.
Part 02 (Para.3-7)
Best wishes to Xie Lei
Part 03 (Para.8)
Read for details
Para.1
Para.2
vt. & vi. 回忆起, 回想
n. 合格证书
n. 野心, 志向
This/It was the first/second/...+time +that...+had done...这是……第一/二/……次做......
"疑问词 +不定式"结构,作know的宾语
because引导的原因状语从句
Read for details
Para.1-2
Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme?
• to learn about global business.
• to improve her English.
• to set up a business in China after graduation.
Read for details
Para.3
Para.4
n. 适应,适合
adj.感到安慰的
作learn的宾语
although引导让步状语从句
"feel+ 过去分词"结构,表示被动
定语从句,修饰先行词something此处省略了关系词that
本句是so连接的并列复合。says后是省略了that的宾语从句,在宾语从句中又包含 when 引导的时间状语从句。
Read for details
Para.5
Para.6
v. 引用
n. 报告
时间状语
定语从句
宾语从句
定语从句
宾语从句
what引导的同位语从句
主语从句
表语从句
Read for details
Para.3-5
In which aspects did Xie lei meet challenges ?
Daily life
Academic
requirements
food/restaurants
not polite
adaptation to a whole new life
learn to________________________________;
learn to_______________________________________;
asked for _____________________
loneliness lived with ___________
writing an essay got help from ___________________ ;
_______a lot to prepare
participating in____________
and giving ______________ gave presentation
on_____________________
Challenges
What Xie Lei did
traditional Chinese art
Daily life
Academic
requirements
her tutor
read
class
presentation
a host family
use public transport
ask for things she didn't know
the English names for
help from passers-by when she got lost
Scan Para.3-6 and fill in the table after your reading.
Read for details
We will follow Xie Lei's progress in later editions, but for now, we wish her all the best.
Para.7
Para.8
v. 参加
v. 使参与;包含
what引导的主语从句, what在从句中作主语
现在分词作定语
n. 发展
Circle the words that show Xie Lei’s feelings
excited, nervous
feel at a loss helpless & awkward
homesick
&comforted
confused
surprised
confident
feel at home
Emotion clue
感情线索
Time
Feelings
six months ago
at first
the first time to write an essay
after a few weeks
now halfway through...
Describe Xie Lei’s feelings in different periods
excited
but nervous
at a loss/ helpless/ homesick;
surprised confident
comforted
feel at home
confused
Part 04
Post-reading
Discuss the following questions in groups.
1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme?
2. Why has Xie Lei got involved in social activities?
3. How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK?
4. What other challenges do you think students studying abroad might face?
5. How can students prepare to handle these challenges before going abroad?
Part 05
Language
Points
recall
vt. & vi. 记起;回想起;使想起;召回
recall doing sth. 记起做过某事
as far as I recall 据我回忆
recall one's bitter experience 回忆某人的痛苦经历
recall the details 回忆细节
recall one's schooldays 回忆某人的学生时代
The company has recalled all the faulty mobile phones.
公司回收了所有有问题的手机。
qualification
n.(通过考试或学习课程取得的)资格;学历
academic/educational/professional qualifications
学术 / 教育 / 专业资历
a nursing/teaching qualification 护理 / 教学资格
formal qualifications 正式学历
acquire/gain/get/obtain/have/hold qualifications
获 得 / 取 得 / 得 到 /拿到 / 拥有 / 持有资格
a business/law qualification 一个商业 / 法律资格
In this job, experience counts for more than paper qualifications.
在这项工作中,经验比文凭更重要。
ambition
n. 追求的目标;夙愿;野心;抱负
one’s ambition is to do sth. 某人的理想是做某事
have an ambition to do sth./of doing sth. 有做……的愿望
realise/achieve/fulfill one’s ambition 实现某人的抱负
be full of ambition 满腹雄心
burn with an ambition 野心勃勃
The novelist was determined to achieve his ambition.
那位小说家下定决心要实现自己的抱负。
ambition
n. 追求的目标;夙愿;野心;抱负
one’s ambition is to do sth. 某人的理想是做某事
have an ambition to do sth./of doing sth. 有做……的愿望
realise/achieve/fulfill one’s ambition 实现某人的抱负
be full of ambition 满腹雄心
burn with an ambition 野心勃勃
The novelist was determined to achieve his ambition.
那位小说家下定决心要实现自己的抱负。
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