Unit 2 Period 4 Using language 1, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time（同步课件）-2024-2025学年高二英语同步精美课件（人教版2019选择性必修第二册）

Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Talk about Chinese language learning abroad To talk about Chinese language learning abroad To practise listening and speaking skills 1. What do you know about Chinese language learning abroad? 2. How do people from other countries find out about Chinese culture? Before you listen, talk with your partner. 4 Foreign students practise calligraphy. Foreign students are learning how to pronounce Chinese characters. textbooks Watch the video about one day studying in the Confucius Institute. What do you know about the Confucius Institute? The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit organisation that strongly believes in the value of global education. It aims to bridge cultural divides by providing opportunities to experience the world from each other’s point of view and allow people to exchange their culture, customs and history person to person. The Centres for Community have a group of individuals who believe in the value of global education and who love Chinese fascinating culture. They host monthly events, conferences, and group discussions all with the goal of bringing people together and providing them with a space to join in cross-cultural exchange and create lifelong friendships. Apart from the many Confucius Institutes all over the world, communities also offer Confucius Classrooms that provide Chinese language education and cultural programs. Some programs include the following: Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Hands-on Chinese Crafts (技艺), Chinese Game Club, Cultural Festivals and Events, Chinese Cooking, East / West Medicine as well as Chinese Dance. Confucius Classrooms are generally based in primary and secondary schools. Students participate in a great variety of cultural and language programs at Confucius Institutes across the world, representing all ages, ethnicities (种族), and backgrounds. Each year the Confucius Institute honors ten excellent Confucius Institute students, to celebrate their achievements in Chinese language and cultural education and promote the value of global education. By September, 2019, 535 Confucius Institutes and 1,134 Confucius classrooms had been set up in 158 countries or regions around the globe. Introduce the Confucius Institute Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions. 1. Where does this conversation take place? 2. Who are the people speaking? 3. What are they talking about? It appears to take place in a radio studio. A radio host and a Chinese teacher named Aisha Khan. They are talking about Chinese learning in the Confucius Institute in Karachi, Pakistan. Listen again and take notes by filling in the poster below. Welcome to the Confucius Institute. Learn to _____________ and all about ______________! Our institute has grown! We started with __________________ ________ but now we have many more. It is a centre for _________________. You can learn and practise fascinating Chinese traditions. Knowledge of the Chinese language and culture is important because of increasing _____________________________. Many students go on to great jobs in _____________________. Join us today to help break down language and _______________, and bring the world together! speak Chinese Chinese culture teachers a few students and Chinese activities trade between China and Pakistan Chinese companies cultural barriers Answer the questions according to what you remember of the conversation. What made Aisha feel like she was part of Ms Hu’s family? 2. Why did Aisha want to become a teacher? 3. Why do students learning Chinese see it as beneficial to their future? Making and eating delicious dumplings together in Ms Hu’s home made Aisha feel like she was part of her family. Because she wanted to carry on Ms Hu’s work. Because learning Chinese would help them find good jobs at Chinese companies. Imagine you’re interviewing a student at a Confucius Institute in another country about his or her experience. Work with a partner to brainstorm what the interviewer might ask and how the student might answer. Then role-play the interview. Use the phrases and questions in the box to help you. Interviewing someone We are pleased to welcome ... Thanks for joining us. Tell us more about … Thanks for your time. It was a pleasure talking with you. What was your biggest challenge? How did you overcome it? What are you keen on? What is the key to your success? What do you feel is your biggest achievement? A: Hi, Jane. Welcome to the show! B: Thanks for inviting me. A: Tell us, what was your biggest challenge in learning Chinese at the beginning? B: Well, suppose it was difficult to grasp the tones at first. A: I bet! Did joining the Confucius Institute help overcome this problem? B: Absolutely! Getting involved with Chinese cultural activities there definitely helped a lot... Read the conversation and answer the questions： 1. What problem is Lu Yao having? He is having a problem with an English listening task. 2. What may be the cause of the problem? He has trouble hearing the weak forms of the words which are not stressed. 3. How can he solve his problem? He should pay more attention to the weak forms, watch some movies, and study how the weak forms are used. Listen to the conversation and underline the weak forms the speakers used. Then practice the conversation with your partner. Watch the video about the weak forms. Learn to practise the rules. 语法填空练习 About Confucius Institutes As China’s economy and exchanges with the world have seen rapid ______(grow), there has also been a sharp increase in the world’s demands for Chinese learning. 　 (benefit) from the UK, France, Germany and Spain’s experience in promoting their 　 (nation) languages, China began 　 (it) own exploration through establishing non-profit public institutions 　 aim to promote Chinese language and culture in foreign 　 (country) in 2004: these were given the name — the Confucius Institute.  Confucius Institutes adopt flexible teaching patterns adapt to suit local conditions when 　 (teach) Chinese language and promoting culture in foreign primary schools, secondary schools,communities and enterprises.  growth Benefiting national its which/that countries and teaching Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Assessing Your Progress To check your study of grammar and vocabulary in this unit. mature adj. 成熟的 depressed adj. 沮丧的；意志消沉的 depress vt. 使沮丧；使忧愁 boom vi.& n. 迅速发展；繁荣 strengthen vi. & vt. 加强；增强；巩固 deny vt. 否认；否定；拒绝 optimistic adj. 乐观的 competence n. 能力；胜任；本领 competent adj. 有能力的；称职的 envoy n. 使者；使节；代表 cooperate vi. 合作；协作；配合 1 Rewrite the sentences with the correct forms of the words or phrases in brackets. 1. He is still too young to know how to act and talk on such occasions. (mature, behave) 2. I have to admit that I spent too much time on social activities.(deny, take up) He is still not mature enough to know how to behave on such occasions. I can’t deny that social activities took up too much of my time. 3. If you care for others sincerely, they will come to trust you, and your relationship will grow stronger. (strengthen, gradually) If you care for others sincerely, they will gradually trust you, and your relationship will be strengthened. 4. She considered the current situation in a reasonable way and decided to be positive about the outcome. (logically, optimistic) She considered the current situation logically and decided to be optimistic about the outcome. 5. Most of the people who had applied for this position were turned down, but he stood out because he was good at working with others.(applicant, cooperate) Most of the applicants for this position were turned down, but he stood out because he was good at cooperating with others. 6. The mother worried about her daughter who was studying abroad in a totally new environment, but she felt less anxious because of the fact that people there were friendly and helpful.(surroundings, take comfort in) The mother worried about her daughter who was studying abroad in totally new surroundings, but she took comfort in the fact that people there were friendly and helpful. on such occasions 在这样的情况下 social activities 社会活动 take up 拿起；开始；从事；吸收；接纳；占去；继续做；做某事消遣 care for 关心；照看 in a reasonable way 以合理的方式 the current situation 现状 apply for 申请 in a totally new environment 在一个全新的环境里 take comfort in 从……中得到安慰 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Did the writer think it was a good idea to study abroad? Why? gain, cooperation, strength, angle, surround, depress, behave, competent, dramatic Studying abroad in Amman, Jordan, was a life changing experience for me. Every day was an adventure because life there was ___________ different from that at home. As you know, Jordan is in the Middle East. There were so many challenges and cultural norms I had to adapt to, and I needed to learn how to _______ in new _________ and ___________ with people from different cultural backgrounds. Fortunately, everyone I met there was understanding and welcoming. I applied through International Studies Abroad (ISA), and they were incredibly helpful and made the process less __________ and overwhelming. Studying abroad let me see things from new _______ and learn more about cultures around me. I hope everyone gets the opportunity to pursue further studies abroad and to _____ an understanding of different cultures, too. I believe studying abroad can help you __________ your abilities in cross-cultural communication and improve your general ___________. dramatically behave cooperate surroundings depressing angels gain strengthen competence Complete the passage about culture shock with the words from the box. What are the four stages of it? How do you think people can overcome culture shock? what, that, who, when, whatever, because _____ people move to a new country they often feel worried and stressed _______ they don’t know the customs and traditions of the new place. This feeling is _____ is generally called “culture shock”. Kalervo Oberg was the one ____ first used this phrase. According to Oberg, there are several stages of culture shock. First there is the honeymoon period. During this period, _________ people experience is fresh and exciting to them. In the next stage, frustration, people notice more differences between their own culture and the new one. _____ people usually do about these differences is either to change their behaviour or return to their home country. If people stay, they come to the third stage which occurs ______ they begin to adjust to the new culture. They begin to become familiar with the customs, the thinking, and the habits of the new place. Acceptance is the fourth stage. People finally begin to fit into the new culture. Differences no longer trouble them as much and they feel _____ they might belong to the new place. When because what who whatever What when that What have you learnt in this unit about the benefits of cultural exchange? What do you think are some of the differences between studying in your own country and studying abroad? If there are overseas students visiting your school, can you use what you have learnt to communicate with them? Overall, I thought this unit was cool helpful so-so difficult Reflecting International Students in China Video Time 30 To learn to gain information from a video. BEFORE YOU WATCH What do you think the foreign students in the video enjoy most about China? calligraphy kung fu Peking Opera food What do you think the foreign students in the video enjoy most about China? Tick the items that you think will be mentioned. calligraphy fast delivery service language music online shopping kung fu people scenic spots history Peking Opera shared bikes food International students in China In this video, we talk to four international students, Karim, Kathy, Stella, and Anthony, about their time in China. Watch the video and complete the following activities. Fill in the table with information about each person. Student Country What impressed him / her Karim Kathy Stella Anthony WHILE YOU WATCH Pakistan Chinese language, calligraphy Peru Chinese language, Chinese friends and birthday customs Rwanda Peking Opera the UK kung fu (tai chi) Complete these quotes with the words you hear in the video. 1 I think calligraphy is a wonderful expression of ________ and _____________________. 2 I especially like ________________. You can figure out every character’s personality and status through ___________ and _____________________! 3 I’ve found that almost everything in Chinese culture is connected to _______________________. When I do tai chi, I feel __________________ come over me. 4 They told me that in China, people won’t __________________ without these noodles, because long noodles represent _________________. freedom respect for individuality the facial makeup the colours symbols on their faces the life wisdom of kung fu a real sense of peace celebrate a birthday the longevity of life 1 Imagine that your family is hosting an international student. What would you want to share with him / her about China? 2 If you had a chance to go overseas as an international student, which country would you go to? Why? AFTER YOU WATCH Discuss the following questions in groups. Preview the next part on Page 20-21 — Using language：Express your opinions on studying abroad. null 169621.8 null 169621.8 null 117371.805 Lavf58.29.100 vid:v03a77f90000brieek4g07ohhedghqf0 Lavf58.29.100 $$