UNIT2 BRTDGING CULTURES Reading And Thinking -2025-2026学年高二英语精美课件（人教版选择性必修第二册)

UNIT2 BRIDGING CULTURES Reading And Thinking WELCOM,XIELEI Business Student Building Bridges 1 What’s the meaning of bridge? What’s the meaning of bridge here?How to bridge cultures? A structure that is built over a road,railway/reilroard,river so that people or vehiclesv can cross from one side to the other. Verb,to build a bridge. By some activities ,like learning foreign language and share Chinese culture,to make relationship between different cultural groups. 2 Enjoy a video and think the reason why does Xu write this poem? Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again Here comes the experience of Xie Lei WELCOM,XIELEI Business Student Building Bridges 4 Pre-reading Before you read,look at the title and picture below.Where do you think this article is from? A science magazine school newspaper travel journal advertisement brochure Read the article and work with a parter to analyse the structures . Part1 1-2 Part2 3-7 Part3 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. What do you think the article is about? The text is about Xie Lei’s _____ and ____ at a foreign university. study life While-reading Read the part1 and fill the information card. Name: ___________________ Age:_____________________ Nationality:_______________ Destination:_______________ Initial feeling:______________ Major:____________________ Reason for choosing exchange programme: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Xie Lei 19-year-old China London excited but quite nervous business ① To learn about global business. ②To improve her English ③To set up a business in China after graduation. Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings during her year studying abroad? Make sentences using Xie Lei felt/feels...because...according to the article. excited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at home feelings time excited & nervous because she left China for the first time comforted because she had a second family in the UK because she thought she knew less than other people confused surprised because she could speak up in class after just a few weeks because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success confident feel at home because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her six months ago at first when she met academic challenge after a few weeks now halfway through her exchange year (She felt ... because ...) Take notes on what you read in the article by filling in the table. Challanges What Xie Lei did Daily life adaptation to a whole new life Learn to_______________________; Learn to_________________________ ; asked for _ ___________________; loneliness Lived with ____________. Academic Requirements writing an essay got help from ___________ ; _______a lot to prepare participating in _______ and giving_____________ gave presentation on __________________________ use public transport ask for things she didn’t know help when she got lost a host family class presentations her tutor read traditional Chinese art Post-reading Discuss the following questions in group. 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? How can students prepare to handle these challenges before going abroad? 1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme? 2. Why has Xie Lei got involved in social activities? Because it can help her adaoptation to life in a different country,and she is keen to share her culture with the British people. A cultural messenger 02 01 03 in the host family teach them to cook stir-fried tomatoes and eggs in class give a presentation on traditional Chinese art in social activity share Chinese culture with them while engaging in British culture 3. How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK? What other challenges do you think students studying abroad might face? How to deal with them? Language Barrier Loneliness Homesickness Academic Difficulties Different Diet gain moreknowledge of foreign language read books/watch videos... keep in touch with families/friends by social media participate in social activities consult a reliable study abroad agency ask help for peers/professors... learn to cook for yourself be brave to try foreign food Culture Shocks Safety Problem money go along with others avoid staying late in pubs... choose suitable country to study have a partime job learn to manage monetary matters... When in Rome, do as Romas do 入乡随俗 Enjoy the video about text and retell the story of Xie Lei. Six months ago, Xie Lei boarded a plane for London. It was the first time that she 1.__________(leave) home. She went to a university to study for a business 2.____________(qualify) and chose the exchange programme because she wanted to learn about 3. ______( globe ) business. She was 4.__________(ambition) to set up a business after 5.__________(graduate). At first, Xie Lei had to adapt 6._____ life in a different country. She chose to live with a host family, 7.______ can help with her 8. __________( adapt) to the new culture. When she missed home, she felt 9. __________(comfort) to have a second family. Also Xie Lei had to satisfy academic requirements. Her tutor told her to acknowledge 10. ______other people had said if she cited their ideas, and advised her 11. ________(read) lots of information in order to form 12.____wise opinion of her own. Now halfway through her exchange year, Xie Lei felt much more at home in the UK. She said 13._________(engage) in British culture had helped and that she 14.________________( involve ) in social activities. She also said while learning about business, she was acting as a cultural messenger building a bridge 15. _________the two countries. had left qualification global ambitious graduation to who adaptation comfortable what to read a engaging had been involved between 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。 ——玛丽·安妮·拉德马赫 Deep-thinking 20 Before studying abroad, the world in your eyes just likes a tiny grass After studying abroad, the world in your eyes is a big marvellous garden. Wherever we go,we should learn from the preminent culture be confident to share our Chinese culture. 23 $