1、Unit 3 The world meets China Cultural exchangeCultural exchangeThe world meets China了解中外文化交流活动了解中外文化交流活动深入了解中国文化的精华深入了解中国文化的精华让世界更好地了解中国让世界更好地了解中国Starting out 第第1课时课时Using language 第第3课时课时Listening: Cultural exchange第第4课时课时Understanding ideas:Welcome to Dunhuang!第第2课时课时Developing ideas:Reading China
2、第第5课时课时Writing: Recommending cultural highlights第第6课时课时Presenting ideas: Designing an opening ceremony for a cultural exchange exhibition第第7课时课时单元大观念单元大观念: 着眼中外文化交流，立足于中国本土文化，从不同的视角理解着眼中外文化交流，立足于中国本土文化，从不同的视角理解中国文化和中国文明，从更广阔的角度探讨中国如何更好地走向世界。中国文化和中国文明，从更广阔的角度探讨中国如何更好地走向世界。 History of cultural exchang
3、e between China and foreign countries; Expressions related to cultural exchange, giving reasons and drawing conclusions; Making use of the expressions to voice your own opinion.Lead inZhang QianXuanzang Marco PoloZheng He The second century BCThe first century ADThe 7th century The 8th centuryThe 13
4、th centuryZhang Qian, a diplomat, gave a reliable account of the lands of central Asia for the Han court.Gan Yin, a military envoy, explored the Persian Gulf and became the first Chinese to get information on Europe.The 15th centuryXuanzang, a Chinese monk, scholar and traveler, translated volumes o
5、f scriptures from Sanskrit to Chinese. He also wrote The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions, a description of the countries he visited on his travel.After six attempts, over a period of twelve years, Chinese monk Jianzhen arrived in Japan, where he promoted exchange and understanding b
6、etween China and Japan.Marco Polo travelled from Europe to Asia. The Travels of Marco Polo served to bring knowledge of Asia to the West. Zheng He sailed to South-east Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and East Africa. Some of his voyages comprised as many as sixty treasure ships. These voyages led to a
7、legacy of cultural exchange between China and other countries.Vocabulary buildingPage 30Persian Gulf : the area of sea between Saudi Arabia and Iran. 波斯湾 Sanskrit: an ancient language which used to be spoken in India and is now used only in religious writings and ceremonies. 梵文1.give a reliable acco
8、unt of2.get information on3.translate from4.promote exchange and understanding5.lead to a legacyVocabulary building给出可靠的描述获得信息把从翻译成推进交流和理解留下遗产Marriage is like a fortress besieged: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out.Language application- lead in Tips:fortre
9、ss: a castle or other large strong building, or a well-protected place, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter. 城堡; besiege: to surround a building, city, etc. with soldiers until the people inside are forced to let you in 围困；包围Complete the passage with the correct form of the expres
10、sions in Activity 5 Qian Zhongshu was a renowned literary scholar and writer. Born in 1910 in Jiangsu Province, he showed a strong interest in books at a very young age, earning him the name “Zhongshu”, which means fondness for books. His translations and writings 1 _ of cultural exchange between Ch
11、ina and the West that continues to this day.In 1929,Qian was accepted into the Department of Foreign Languages at Tsinghua University. In 1935, he went to Europe. He spent two years at Oxford University, where he studied and 2 _ English literature. He also studied in Paris for a year, before returni
12、ng to China to teach. In addition to studying Western literature, he wrote a number of works on Chinese culture.led to a legacy got information on Language applicationQian was an expert in both Chinese and Western languages and culture.This made him an excellent translator, who 3 _ between Western a
13、nd Chinese academics. Selected and Annotated Song Dynasty Poetry was one of the great quantity of works he 4 _ Chinese to English. One of Qians great achievements was to produce comparative studies of classical Chinese texts, which made these works more accessible to Western readers.These books help
14、ed 5 _ Chinese literature to the West.promoted exchange and understanding translated from bring knowledge of Listening - lead in Confucius Institute The Confucius Institute is a non-profit educational organisation run by the Chinese Ministry of Education,aiming to promote Chinese language and cultur
15、e abroad and to encourage cultural exchange. The first institute opened in 2004, and today there are over 500 institutes around the world. In addition to Chinese language courses, the institutes also support activities, such as art exhibitions, conferences and film festivals.Listening - lead in List
16、en to the conversation and choose the topics covered.1. The reason why Liang Ran decided to work for the Confucius Institute.2. The working environment at the Institute.3. The troubles he had during teaching.4. A special moment from his time at the Institute.5. What he learnt from his students.6. Th
17、e friends he made in New York.ListeningListen again and complete the passage.Liang Ran spent 1_abroad working as a teacher at 2 _. He said it was a difficult decision, because it would mean 3 _. Finally, he decided to go as he wanted to help foreigners learn Chinese and learn about China. He also wa
18、nted to 4 _.ListeningListen again and complete the passage.Liang Ran spent 1_abroad working as a teacher at 2 _.He said it was a difficult decision, because it would mean 3 _. Finally, he decided to go as he wanted to help foreigners learn Chinese and learn about China. He also wanted to 4 _.Listeni
19、ngListen again and complete the passage.Liang Ran spent 1_abroad working as a teacher at 2 _.He said it was a difficult decision, because it would mean 3 _. Finally, he decided to go as he wanted to help foreigners learn Chinese and learn about China. He also wanted to 4 _.a whole yearthe Confucius
20、Institute in New Yorkdelaying his studiesexperience life abroad and learn about Western cultureListeningAt first, Liang was surprised at 5 _ as they were quite varied. They were all interested in Chinese culture, however. One challenge they met was that they 6 _ so Liang had to give them a lot of su
21、pport.the different ages of the studentshad some difficulty with Chinese charactersLiangs most memorable experience was at the end of the year when students learnt about traditional Chinese dancing and 7 _. Liang said their 8 _ was amazing.Chinese costumesenthusiasmWorking there made Liang a better
22、person. Through teaching Chinese, he 9_ and through interacting with students, he 10 _.became even more proud of Chinalearnt more about the worldFriend: Liang Ran, Im so glad to see you again! Has it really been a whole year?Welcome back!Liang Ran: Thanks! Its so good to be back in China.Friend: So
23、you spent a whole year at the Confucius Institute in New York working as a Chinese language teacher, right?Liang Ran: I did, yes.Friend: But that meant you had to put university on hold for a year. Wasnt that a tough decision? Werent you worried about delaying your studies?Liang Ran: It was a diffic
24、ult decision to make. But the reason why I went is that I think helping people learn Chinese is a good thing. Also, I wanted to experience life abroad and learn about Western culture. The job at the Confucius Institute was the perfect opportunity.Friend: What was your work like?Liang Ran: I was a bi
25、t surprised at first. That was due to the different ages of the students. Some were teenagers, some were young adults, and some were in their forties and fifties. The thought of teaching people much older than me made me really nervous.Friend: I would have been nervous, too. Did everything work out
26、OK?Liang Ran: Yes, I shouldnt have been at all worried. My students were all really interested in Chinese culture and happy to learn from me. They did have some difficulty with Chinese characters, and I had to give them lots of support there. On the whole, it was a wonderful experience.Friend: Do yo
27、u have any special memories?Liang Ran: Hmm.Yes! Right at the end of the year, there was a show of traditionalChinese dancing at the institute. The very next day, I came into class to find mystudents practising the dances.Friend: They were learning Chinese dancing?!Liang Ran: Yes! laughing They ended
28、 up organizing their own dance show. It wasimpressive seeing them dance in Chinese costumes. Their enthusiasm was amazing.Friend: Do you think youve changed in any way?Liang Ran: To sum up, the whole experience made me a better person. Through teaching them Chinese, I realised that there are people
29、all over the world who are fascinated by Chinese culture, which made me become even more proud of China. And through interacting with my students, I learnt more about the world, which will help me in my studies and career. In short, I learnt a lot this year.Complete the boxes with the expressions fr
30、om the conversation.The reason why. is that.That was due to.On the whole,.To sum up,.In short,.Drawing conclusionsGiving reasonsDrawing conclusionsComplete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Drawing conclusionsThe reason why. is that.That was due to.On the whole,.To sum up,.In shor
31、t,.Giving reasonsDrawing conclusions1. Id attribute a lot of success of mine to the unselfish sacrifice from my family.2. To my mind, train travel is more enjoyable than taking any other means of transport. A reason for this is when the train moves, we can enjoy the beautiful sceneries outside the t
32、rain window.3. In my view, life in a small place is more comfortable than life in a large city. Id put it down to the fact that the life pace in a small city is much slower than that of a big city.4. Now, I can always come up with many convincing ideas for my writing. Its all thanks to my reading ha
33、bit which has been developed since I was pretty young.More expressions 1. In a word, I cant go out as have many things to do.2. Generally speaking, the coldest weather comes in January.3. To conclude, we must make a final decision right now.4. We both thought that all in all it might not be a bad id
34、ea. 5. In closing, class of 2002, we would like to leave you with some words of wisdom.More expressions Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.Drawing conclusionsThe reason why. is that.That was due to.Id attribute to Its all thanks toA reason for this is Id put it down to the
35、 fact thatOn the whole,.To sum up,.In short,.In a wordGenerally speakingTo concludeAll in all In closingGiving reasonsDrawing conclusionsBeijing Olympic Games Expo 2010 Shanghai ChinaOlympic Winter Games Beijing 2022Enjoy itAssignment Think of a way about what you can do to spread Chinese culture an
36、d share it with your family using the expressions in this section.ReflectionPeriod 1Period 2Period 3Period 4Period 5Period 61. What is your understanding of the relationship and communication between China and the rest of the world?2. What text types have you learnt about? What are their features?3.
37、 What words, expressions and structures have you learnt?4. What improvement have you made in understanding different cultures?5. What improvement have you made in using learning strategies and exploring effective ways of learning?6. What improvement have you made in analyzing and solving problems?7. One thing I need to improve next time.
