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UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES
Assessing your progress
I.单词拼写
1. To save the ___________ (费用), the number of daily guests is limited to less than 100.
2. The exercises are designed to ____________ (加强) your stomach muscles.
3. She thanked me several times ___________ (真诚地), which made me feel extremely proud.
4. This article is closely organized and presents its ideas in a clear, _______ (合乎逻辑的) way.
5. Henderson ________ (回想起) that he first met Pollard during a business trip to Washington.
6. We all have an _____________ (期望) that we can be admitted to our own ideal universities.
7. The article gives us a real i____________ into the causes of the present economic crisis.
8. I wish that you could g___________ this chance to learn traditional Chinese culture further.
9. As we all know, computers have brought d___________ changes to the workplace.
10. The children are ___________ (成熟的) enough to make their own decision.
11. It ___________ (使沮丧) me to think that I’ll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten year’s time.
12. Boys who worked I the community g___________ competence and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society.
13. They agreed to c___________ with Brazil on a programme to protect the rain forests.
14. I spoke directly to the headmaster, asking him for support towards my ____________ (倡议).
15. At present, it is impossible to predict what the eventual o______ will be.
expense
strengthen
sincerely
logical
recalled
expectation
insight
grasp
dramatic
mature
depresses
gained
cooperate
initiative
outcome
II.单句语法填空
1. Congratulations to you on your _________ (qualify) for the World Cup Football Championship!
2. My brother’s plans are very _________ (ambition); he wants to master English and French before he is sixteen.
3. I’m going to ask each of you to make a short ____________ (present) on what you saw.
4. There is convincing evidence that skin cancer is linked to _____________ (expose) to the sun.
5. If a student lacks the __________ (motivate) to study, he will quickly become tired of studying.
6. It is likely that our parents can understand us better and give us some ________ (reason) advice.
7.The advertisement for engineers in the local paper attracted many _____ (apply).
8. They had received no news of him since his _________ (depart) from the island.
9. I ________ (firm) believe that it will be a success and we will enjoy ourselves.
10. There’s no _________ (deny) that quicker action could have saved them.
qualification
ambitious
presentation
exposure
motivation
reasonable
applicants
departure
firmly
denying
11. The students wonder __________ good the course will do to their future job.
12. ________ really makes “Gangnam Style” popular is not the lyrics, but the part of “Horse Riding Dance”.
13. Experts said in a Tuesday statement ________ southern China will continue to experience snow for the next few days.
14. ______ is known to all is that effective measures should be taken to deal with the problem of the over-exploiting of our resources.
15. My decision is ________ all of us are to start at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
16. It doesn’t matter ________ you choose to go to the UK or the USA— both countries have a good fame for their higher education.
17. After months of a frustrating voyage on the rough sea, they eventually came to ______ they called their“Dreamland”.
18. I have received an offer from an American university, but I am still hesitating _________ I should accept in.
19. Over thousands of years, they began toc depend less on ________ could be hunted or gathers from the wild, and more on animals they had raised and crops they had sown.
20. While they are rare north of 88°, there is evidence ________ they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James in Canada.
what
What
that
What
that
whether
what
whether
what
that
III.选词填空
1. Eating in the restaurants on this street will __________________.
2. ___________ , when a child learns to read, he usually begins from ABC.
3. __________________, not only does outdoor exercise get us close to nature but it also gives us relaxation from heavy schoolwork.
4. Mary told us that she would ______________ us no matter what would happen.
5. If you never ____________, people will not know what you are thinking about.
6. The new laboratory gives students a chance to _________ the creative process.
7. When you __________________ sports and athletes, a lot of racial barriers are broken down.
8. It was the culture that made it hard for him to _____________ the new environment abroad.
9. Entering the store, I was greeted by the greengrocer, whose greeting made me _____________.
10. My friend said that he was willing to ____________ the voluntary activity.
cost an arm and a leg
Generally speaking
As far as I am concerned
side with
speak up
engage in
get involved in
adapt to
feel at home
participate in
IV.补全句子。(每小题2分,共10分)
1. 我们何时开始工作都无所谓。
It makes no difference ________________________.
2. 别把我的话不当回事。
Don’t take if for granted ________________________.
3. 我不知道他们是否能准时到达。
I wonder ________________________.
4. 我确信她会成功地完成这项工程。
I don’t doubt that ________________________.
5. 谁要愿意听,他们就给谁解释他们的试验。
They explained their experiment to ________________________.
when we shall start the work
what I have said
whether they will arrive on time
she will succeed in finishing the project
whoever wanted to listen
V.用括号所给的单词翻译句子.
1.受到叔叔的鼓励,他答应在国外努力学习,不辜负家人的期望。(motivated, expectation )
Motivated by his uncle, he promised to study hard abroad and live up to his family’ s expectations.
2 据我所知,这家公司开销远超预算,所以决定修改方案,提升综合竞争力。(As far as I know, firm,expense, budget)
As far as I know, the firm’ s expenses are over budget, so it decided to revise the plan to improve its overall competitiveness.
3.临别之际,她想起与朋友一起度过的美好时光,意识到可能很长时间见不到他们了,因此十分惆怅。(departure, recall,depressed )。
On the eve of depature she recalled the good times she had spent with her friends, and realized that she might not see them for a long time so she was very depressed.
4.一般来说,多接供一原其他施人的事物能够帮助你从不同角度看问题。(generally speaking,exposure, angle)
Generally speaking, being exposed to things from other parts of the world can help you see things from a different angles.
5. 大学不仅意味着抓住继续深造的机会,还意味着加深对周围世界的感悟 (grasp, insight )。
Going to university means not only grasping the opportunity to further your education, but also deepening your insight of the world around you.
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I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
——Mary Anne Radmacher
What do you think of studying abroad?
Lead-in
Vocabulary
mature
behave
deny
take up
strengthen
gradually
logically
optimistic
applicant
cooperate
surroundings
take comfort in
B. characteristic of maturity
A. act in a certain manner
C. refuse to admit or believe
G. spend time or space
F. make strong or stronger
D. in a gradual manner; step by step
H. according to logical reasoning
E. expecting the best in all possible worlds
J. a person who applies for the position
K. feel less anxious about
I. the area in which something exists or lives
L. work together on a common project
Matching
Vocabulary
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)
3 If you care for others sincerely, they will come to trust you, and your relationship will grow stronger. (strengthen, gradually)
4 She considered the current situation in a reasonable way and decided to be positive about the outcome. (logically, optimistic)
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)
6 The mother worried about her daughter who was studying abroad in totally new environment, but she felt less anxious because of the fact that people there were friendly and helpful. (surroundings, take comfort in)
Rewriting
1 He is still not mature enough to know how to behave on such occasions.
2 I can't deny that social activities took up too much of my time.
3 If you care for others sincerely, they will gradually trust you, and your relationship will strengthen.
4 She considered the current situation logically and became optimistic about the outcome.
5 Most of the applicants were turned down, but he stood out because he was good at cooperating.
6 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.
Vocabulary
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 __________.
Filling
adv.
v.
v.
n.
adj.
n.
v.
v.
n.
dramatically
behave
surroundings
cooperate
angles
gain
strengthen
competence
depressing
Vocabulary
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 __________.
Exploring
dramatically
behave
surroundings
cooperate
depressing
angles
gain
strengthen
competence
What does the passage mainly talk about?
Why did the author say “studying abroad was a life changing experience” ?
Did the author think it was a good idea to study abroad? Why?
The passage mainly talk about the experience of the author who was studying abroad in Jordan.
Yes. The reason is that studying abroad has many benefits, such as seeing things from new angles, improving general competence, and so on.
Because it was full of challenges but also benefited the author a lot.
narration
Grammar
Reviewing
Noun Clause
Subject
Clause
Object
Clause
Predicative
Clause
Appositive
Clause
as a subject
as an object
as a predicative
as an apposition
Grammar
Matching
1 My suggestion for avoiding any cultural misunderstanding is that you should observe what others do and how they do it.
2 No matter which country you go to, you will end up feeling like an outsider. That is probably why many people do not want to live abroad.
5 What I saw when I arrived was beyond description.
6 That he was forgetting his mother tongue worried him a lot.
7 Why the school denied his application is still unknown.
8 Perhaps the most obvious challenge of studying abroad is that you have to overcome the language barrier.
9 I’m afraid that I don’t know how to acknowledge all the sources in my research paper correctly.
10 It remains to be seen whether my research paper will be well received.
3 What he said about the school was perfectly true.
4 Taking a year off from school to travel abroad is what’s generally called a gap year.
引导词
Grammar
引导词
conjunction
conjunctive pronoun
conjunctive adverb
that
whether/if
who
what
which
whoever, whatever, whichever
when
where
how
why
Presenting
Grammar
1.that在主语从句中不充当任何成分,也无意
义,只起连接作用,不能省略。
That he speaks English so well surprises all of us.
2.whether和if: whether与if 引导主语从句
位于句中有时可换用。
It's uncertain whether/if he'll come this evening.
用whether不用if的情况:
1.主语从句位于句首时;
2.从句后有or或紧跟or not时
Whether we'll succeed remains to be seen.
Whether or not he will come still remains a question.
Presenting
Grammar
3.连接代词和连接副词在句中既保留自己的疑
问含义、又起连接作用,在从句中充当从句
的成分。
③ Why he didn't attend the meeting wasn't clear.
④ When the plane will take off has not been announced.
① Who will come to teach us is not known.
② What hurt my feelings was the judge's comment.
Presenting
Grammar
_________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 actually belong in the new place.
When
because
what
who
whatever
What
when
that
Filling
Grammar
What are the four stages of culture shock?
How do you think people can overcome culture shock? Please use noun clauses to answer the question.
The four stages are the honeymoon period, frustration, adjustment, and acceptance.
E.g. My suggestion for...is that...
What I think ...is that..
I hold the view that...
It seems important that...
My suggestion for overcoming culture shock is that we could make a lot of foreign friends. Also, it seems important that we should jump right into the culture.
Exploring
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