1、Discover useful structures Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Lead-inStudy the sentences below and mark the noun clauses.What seemed strange before now appears quite normal to Xie Lei.What surprised Xie Lei was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks.Its important that Xie Lei keeps
2、 a balance between her studies and her social life.She thought she knew less than other people.主语从句主语从句表语从句表语从句主语从句主语从句宾语从句宾语从句Presentation名词性从句的引导词可分为三类。名词性从句的引导词可分为三类。连接代词：what/whatever、who/whoever、whom、whose、which/whichever,在从句中作成分（如：主语或宾语）。例：Who will go to the party is still unknown.The question
3、 is what we can do to protect the environment.You can ask whoever you trust.主语从句，主语从句，who在从句中作主语在从句中作主语表语从句，表语从句，what在从句中作宾语在从句中作宾语宾语从句，宾语从句，whoever在从句中作宾语在从句中作宾语名词性从句的引导词可分为三类。名词性从句的引导词可分为三类。连接副词：when/whenever、where/wherever、how/however和why,在从句中分别作时间状语、地点状语、方式状语和原因状语。例：When the train is going to ar
4、rive is not informed.Scientists are trying hard to find out where the coronavirus comes from.Thats why I cant go with you.主语从句主语从句宾语宾语从句从句表语从句表语从句名词性从句的引导词可分为三类。名词性从句的引导词可分为三类。连词：that、whether、if、as if、as though、because。不充当从句的任何成分，即它们引导的从句是完整的。例：That she was chosen as one of the nurses to go to Wuhan
5、 to help in the fight against COVID-19 made her parents both worried and proud.The fact is that he is old enough to go to school.He is hesitating about whether he should tell her the truth.主语从句，主语从句，that不能省略不能省略表语表语从句，从句，that不能省略不能省略宾语从句宾语从句注意注意：主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句所句、表语从句所使用的的引导词大体相同，但有些常用于某种名词性从句，如becau
6、se、as if、as though仅常用于表语从句，whether和if均可用于宾语从句，但在主语从句和表语从句中一般只用whether。此外，it做形式主语和形式宾语时，一般将替代它的主语从句和表语从句后置。It is reported that seven people have been seriously injured in the accident.I leave it to your own judgement whether you should do it.it作形式宾语作形式宾语it作形式主语作形式主语 Combine each pair of sentences usi
7、ng the words in brackets.Practice1 The advisor talked about maintaining reasonable expectations when studying abroad.His words were quite helpful to May.(What)_ _2 Students have to write countless research papers as part of their coursework.This was not something that Chen Hao was ready for.(that)_
8、_ _3 Who will be the successful applicant for the summer job at the law firm?This is the question.(who)_ _What the advisor talked about maintaining reasonable expectations when studying abroad was quite helpful to May.That students have to write countless research papers as part of their coursework
9、was not something that Chen Hao was ready for.The question is who will be the successful applicant for the summer job at the law firm.4 Exposure to another culture and its people can give exchange students great insights into the outside world.This is an advantage of studying abroad.(that)_5 Schools
10、 in the States are quite multicultural,with students and teachers from many different ethnic backgrounds.This impressed Liu Yang.(that)_6 Should she stick to her own way of life or follow the American way?This is her confusion.(whether)_An advantage of studying abroad is that exposure to another cul
11、ture and its people can give exchange students great insights into the world.It impressed Liu Yang that schools in the States are quite multiculural,with students and teachers from many different ethnic backgrounds.Her confusion is whether she should stick to her own way of life or follow the Americ
12、an way.Production Complete the passage with AD from the box.A that he enjoys being with Chinese peopleB how he can learn to appreciate it more deeplyC what impressed him firstD that people can eat almost everything with chopsticksAfter just a few months in China,Leon,an exchange student fromGermany,
13、says that he has fallen in love with Chinese culture._was the Chinese food.He couldnt believe how many different kinds of Chinese food there are!Something else he found impressive was _.Then theres Chinas colourful culture,from art to music,and calligraphy to literature._ remains an important goal f
14、or him as he is truly fascinated by it.Leon is also amazed by the convenience of cashless payments in China.He can go outside without any need for cashall he needs is his mobile phone!The biggest reason why he loves China,however,is_.He has made great friends herefriends that he will still remember
15、long after his departure.CDBA3 What other things do you think might attract international students to China?Learning more about traditional Chinese medicineExperiencing the technology boom and all the fast and convenient ways via apps on your smartphoneSeeing important historical monuments such as t
16、he Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors Museum Talk about Xie Leis experience by completing the following sentences with your own words.1 That.made Xie Lei confused at first.2 It surprised Xie Lei that.3 What Xie Leis tutor wanted to say was that.4 The motivation for Xie Lei to study abroad was th
17、at.3Work in pairs:1 That people in London speak fast and use unfamiliar words made Xie Lei confused at first.2 It surprised Xie Lei that her host family are so keen to learn about China.3 What Xie Leis tutor wanted to say was that she must acknowledge what other people had said if she cited their id
18、eas.4 The motivation for Xie Lei to study abroad was that she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English so that she could set up a business in China after graduation.Xie Lei studying abroadThat people in London speak fast and use familiar words made Xie Lei confused at first.It s
19、urprised Xie Lei that her host family are so keen to learn about China.What Xie Leis tutor wanted to say was that she must acknowledge what other people had said if she cited their ideas.The motivation for Xie Lei to study abroad was that she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English so that she could set up a business in China after graduation.Xie Lei said that besides studying hard,she also participated in various social activities.Acting as a cultural messenger is what she didnt expect to do before going abroad.
