Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Reading and Thinking 课件 2025-2026学年人教版高中英语选择性必修第二册

人教版高中英语教材选择性必修Book 2 Unit 2 BRIDGING CULTURES Period 1 Reading and Thinking： “Welcome, Xie Lei!” Business Student Building Bridges 1 1. Enable the Ss to read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange program in London. 2. Enable the Ss to understand the structure and the writing style of the passage well. 3. Let the Ss learn some reading strategies by scanning and skimming. 4.To learn from Xie Lei’s experiences and spirits. Learning Objectives 1. Read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange program in London. 2. Understand the structure and the writing style of the passage. 3. Learn how to use prediction, skimming and scanning. 4. Establish cultural self-confidence. 2 Talking Who are they? What helps them meet ? Magpie Bridge Lead-in 3 Try to guess 1.Where is this girl? A. China B. England C. Japan 2. What is the type of the passage? A. News report B. Fiction C. Poem heading subheading Task 1 Information Nationality Name Job Xie Lei Chinese Business Student Pictrue Pre-reading Prediction F. Her participation in class D. Her difficulty in adapting to a new way of life G. Her purposes of coming to the UK E. The academic challenges for her A. Her participation in social activities C. Editors’ best wishes to her. P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 H. Xie Lei came to study in London B. The benefits of living with a host family Task 1 Skim the passage and match the main ideas with each paragraph. While-reading Scan para1-2 and fill in the table. Time:_________________ Age: ________________ Six months ago 19-year-old Why: ___________________________ ___________________________ _________________________________ to learn about global business. to improve her English. to set up a business in China after graduation. Task2 Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and boarded a plane for London. It was the first time that she had left China. “I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn’t know what to expect,” Xie Lei recalled. Xie Lei is studying for a business qualification at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme. “I chose the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about global business and improve my English. My ambition is to set up a business in China after graduation,” she explained. Where: from _____ to_____ China London while-reading 6 Scan Para.3-4 and fill in the table. ask for things she didn't know the English names for Task 3 Paragraph 3 a host family use public transport help from passers-by when lost Paragraph 4 While-reading 7 Scan Para.5-6 and fill in the table. Task 4 Paragraph 6 writing an essay got help from _______ ; _______a lot to prepare participating in___ and giving_______ gave presentation on____________________ Academic requirements Challenges a What Xie Lei did Paragraph 5 her tutor read class presentation traditional Chinese art While-reading 8 Scan Para.5-6 and fill in the table. Q1: How has Xie Lei helped to build cultural bridges between China and the UK? She acts as a cultural messager sharing with people around her and herself in social activities. Task 5 Chinese culture involving While-reading Scan Para.8 and answer the question. Task 6 Paragraph 8 Where can you read the passage? A. A travel journal B. A science magazine C. A school newspaper D. An advertisement brochure While-reading Circle the words that show time . Task 1 Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and boarded a plane for London. At first, Xie Lei had to adapt to life in a different country." but what surprised her was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks. Now halfway through her exchange year, Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK. We will follow Xie Lei's progress in later editions, but for now, we wish her all the best. The Past Time The future time The present time Time clue 时间 线索 Post-reading Thinking: Why did the author organize the passage with time clues? A.Time clues help to organize a passage with logic(逻辑). B. Time clues can catch the reader’s attention. C. Time clues help to make the passage be more vivid(生动的). Post-reading Find Xie Lei’s feeling and fill in the blanks. Xie Lei felt excited because it was the first time that she had left China. Xie Lei felt because she didn’t know what to expect. Xie Lei felt becauseshe lived with a host family. Xie Lei felt because she did not know how to form her own opinions based on other people’s ideas. Xie Lei felt because she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks. Xie Lei felt because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success. Xie Lei felt because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her. nervous comforted confused surprised confident much more at home in the UK Task 2 Emotion clue 感情线索 Post-reading Thinking: "I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn't know what to expect," Xie Lei recalled. "When I miss home, I feel comforted to have a second family," Xie Lei said." "My presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success, which boosted my confidence," she said. Why did the author cited(引用) Xie Lei's words ? A. To make a humorous effect. B. To make a reliable(真实可信的) and vivid effect. C. To make a dramatic(戏剧性的) effect. Who said these words? Post-reading 1.What can help to build the cultural bridge? 2.Why do we learn English? Discussion 15 Write an introduction to Tu Youyou for a TV programme entitled “Touching the Heart of China”. Search the stories of other Ihad to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didn't know the English names for. great people and share them in the next class. Homework (Necessary task) Try to analyse the structures with you group members. I had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didn't know the English names for. Although some foreign students live in campus accommodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host family, who can help with her adaptation to the new culture." The first time that she had to writean essay, her tutor explained that she must acknowledge what other people had said if she cited their ideas, but that he mainly wanted to know what she thought! At first. Xie Lei had no idea what she should say. but what surprised her was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks. 16 Write an introduction to Tu Youyou for a TV programme entitled “Touching the Heart of China”. Search the stories of other great people and share them in the next class. Homework (Optional task) Half a year later, Laura came to China on an exchange program 人物：Laura 身份：交换生 城市：北京 住址：谢蕾的家 写作要求：请根据文中谢蕾的经历，猜想Laura在生活中和学习中可能遇到的困难，她会如何适应在中国的新生活。 17 Thank you ! 18 $