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

Book5 Unit2 Bridging Cultures Reading and Thinking Part 01 Lead-in Look and Discuss 1. Where do you think the girl on the left is from? 2. Where do you think she is studying now? I think she is from China. She is probably studying in a foreign country. 3. What does “bridging” mean here? It is a verb here, which means to build or form a bridge. The Life of Exchange Student Lead-in If you have a chance, would you like to be an exchange student? How will you feel? lost confused shocked excited curious hopeful What problems might you face? homesickness language barrier loneliness culture shock academic difficulties 导入环节，... text has been truncated due to evaluation version limitation. 5 Part 02 Pre-reading Activity 1 Q1: Who is Xie Lei? Q2: Where do you think the text is from? Q3: What is the text about? XIe Lei is a student majoring in business who went to Britain on a year-long exchange programme. A. a science magazine B. a school newspaper C. a travel journal D. an advertisement brochure The text is about Xie Lei’s and at a university in London. study life B. a school newspaper Part 03 While-reading How is the text organized? Para1-2:Xie Lei chose to study in London as an exchange syudent. Para3-4:Xie Lei 's daily life challenge in the UK. Para5-6:Xie Lei 's studying challenge in the UK. Para.7:Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK. Para.8: Best wishes for Xie Lei. Time Time clue 时间线索 Activity 2 Skimming for the order Activity 3: The text can be divided into three parts. Match each part with the main idea. Part 1(para:1-2) Part 2 (para:3-7) Part 3 (para 8) The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how she handled them Best wishes to Xie Lei Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reason why she went abroad to study 10 1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme? Because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English. 2. What is Xie Lei's goal after graduation? Her goal is to set up a business in China after graduation. Activity 4 : Scan para1-2: Xie Lei chose to study in London as an exchange student, and answer th questions: food/restaurants not polite adaptation to a whole new life learnt to_________________; learnt 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 presentations a host family use public transport ask for things she didn't know the English names for help from passers-by when got lost Activity 5 : Scan para3-7 and fill in the table after your reading. Activity 6 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 academic challenge after a few weeks halfway through Xie Lei’s feelings excited & nervous surprised at a loss/ helpless/ homesick; comforted feel at home confused (She felt ... because ...) confident because she left China for the first time because she lived with a host family in the UK because she thought she knew less than other people because she could speak up in class after just a few weeks because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her Part 04 Post-reading cultural shocks 1. How can we understand “building bridges? Critical thinking 2. How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK? A cultural messenger How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK? Acting as a cultural messenger Getting involved in social activities to share Chinese culture with them. Giving presentation on traditional Chinese art Teaching people how to cook Chinese food solutions If you go abroad to study after graduation, what challenges you might face and how to handle them. challenges Group work Language Barrier Feel lonely and homesick Academic Difficulties …… Practice more Contact with my parents, and make new friends …… Ⅴ. Summary What have you learned from this class? How Xie Lei acts as a cultural messenger building a bridge between China and the UK. How Xie Lei adapts to a new life in the UK and meet the academic requirements 19 Xie Lei, whose 　 (ambitious) is to set up a business in China, _______(leave) for London six months ago to study as 　 　 exchange student. In London, she found _____ not easy to adapt to life there. People there use a lot of words that she is not familiar with and they speak fast. So she had difficulty using public transport and 　 　(ask) for things she didn’t know the English names for.  Academic requirements also confused her. She discussed how 　 _________(write) an essay with her tutor. Following her tutor’s advice, she read a lot and participated 　 　 (active) in class. The fact _______ now she can give an attractive presentation in class even surprises herself. Nowadays she is more __________(confidence) and determined to put what she is learning 　 　 practice when back in China.  ambition left an asking to write actively that confident into it Complete the passage Now Xie Lei 9._______(feel) much more at home in the UK. She has been involved in social activities and share Chinese culture with foreigners. Xie Lei is also acting as a 10.__________(culture) messenger building a bridge between two countries. feels cultural Exercise 课前自主探究 21 Lavf58.20.100 $$