Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Reading and thinking I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. ——Mary Anne Radmacher 在世界的另一端看过月光闪耀，我就不会是同样的自己了 1. Analyse the structure of the text 2. Know the challenges and benefits of studying abroad 3. Learn how Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK 4. Express ideas by critical thinking Learning Goals 3 Step1: warming up What do we need to prepare if we stay abroad? What difficulties will we meet? Preparation: ID card Visa card Passport local customs House Money Difficulties: Language Life Studying ... Leading in Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme 7 1.Predicting: What kind of genre（体裁） is this text? Welcome, Xie Lei Business stduent building bridges A. Exposition 说明文 B. Narration 记叙文 C. Feature 新闻报道 D. Argumentation 议论文 Step2: Pre-reading 8 2.Main idea The text is about ______________________________________________________________________________ Xie Lei’s life and study in London 10 While-reading 1.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.The reasons why Xie Lei chose the exchange programme. 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. The text has been divided into three parts. Match each part with the main idea: The structure Para:1-2 Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reason why she went abroad to study Para:3-7 The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how she handled them Para:8 Best wishes to Xie Lei 13 2.Read the Para1-2 loudly, and then answer the questions: 1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme? 2. What is Xie Lei's goal after graduation? Because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English. Her goal is to set up a business in China after graduation. 14 challenges What she did Daily life adaptation to a whole new life. loneliness Learn to ____________________________ Learn to ____________________________ Asked for_______________________ live with ______________ 3.Read the Para3-7, and then complete the blanks use public transport ask for things she didn't know the English names for. help from passers-by when she got lost a host family 15 challenges What she did Academic requirements writing an essay Participating in __________ and giving ___________ Got help from ________ _______a lot to prepare gave a presentation on ________________________ her tutor read class presentations traditional Chinese art 16 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 aWhat Xie Lei did traditional Chinese art Daily life Academic requirements her tutor read class presentation a host family use public transport ask for things not knowing help when got lost Activity 3: (1)Scan Para.3-7 and fill in the table after your reading. Activity 4: What's her feelings in the UK? lonely /homesick &comforted confused surprised confident comfortable Emotion clue 感情线索 Activity 4:Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings ? Make sentences according to Para1-7. excited nervous lonely comforted confused surprised confident feel at home Xie Lei felt / feels ... , because... Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings? Make sentences using “Xie Lei felt …because… excited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at home Detailed reading 20 Keys “Xie Lei felt …because… Xie Lei felt excited and nervous because she left China for the first time. Xie Lei felt comforted because she had a second family in the UK. Xie Lei felt confused because she thought she knew less than other people. Xie Lei felt surprised because she could speak up in class after just a few weeks. Xie Lei felt confident because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success. Xie Lei felt at home because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her. 21 How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK? 5.Critical thinking: 22 How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK? Keys AS well as studying in the UK, she acts as a cultural messenger sharing Chinese culture with people around her by giving a presentation on traditional Chinese art, teaching people how to cook Chinese food, and involving herself in social activities. 23 Activity 6: Summary The article is about how a Chinese girl, Xie Lei manages to adapt to ________ in the UK and meet the _________ requirements as an exchange student. Besides, the article also talks about how Xie Lei acts as a ________ messenger building a _______between China and the UK. a new life academic cultural bridge 7.Post-reading What are the benefits and difficulties of studying abroad? Difficulties Benefits 1.Help us to be independent 2.Be easier to learn a foreign language 3.Broaden our views Enrich our knowledge 4.Learn advanced technology 5.Have new experiences 1.Cost a lot of money 2.Be difficult to communicate with others 3.Be tiring to live in a new country 4. Be homesick and lonely ... Be a cultural messenger; Break the barriers between different cultures; Be more confident ! Face the difficulties in life! Adapt to the new situation! Challenge ourselves constantly! Benefits Difficulties Step 3　Post-reading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. 　　Six months ago，Xie Lei boarded a plane for London to complete an exchange programme.She recalled that she 1.　　　(choose) the year-long exchange programme with the 2.　　　　　(ambitious) to set up a business in China after graduation.It was the first time that she 3. (leave) her motherland.When she came to England，she lived with a host family,4.______ members always helped her.At first，she had to get used to living in a new country and learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things she didn’t know the English names for.Besides，she also had to face another challenge of the academic requirements. chose ambition had left whose When writing an essay，she 5. (tell) by the tutor to acknowledge 6. other people had said if she cited their ideas,7. he wanted to know her own opinions.She also found students’ participation 8. (include) as part of the final result.9. (lucky)，after a few weeks，she could speak up in class on traditional Chinese art successfully.And she feels much more at home in the UK now.What seemed very strange before now appears quite normal.Now she has been involved in social 10. (activity) as well as studying hard! was told what but included Luckily activities One’s destination is never a place，but a new way of seeing things. —Henry Miller 一个人的目的地永远不是地方，而是一种看待事物的新方式。 ——亨利·米勒 单 元 主 题 语 境 人与社会 anks Thanks! $$