1、Unit 2NoImageUnit 2 Bridging Cultures1.Where do you think the girl on the left is from?2.Where do you think she is studying now?3.How do you think her life differs from that in her home country?1.I think she is from China.2.She is probably studying in a foreign country.3.No doubt she has many more f
2、oreign friends,and she has to adapt to a new culture.l To gain some knowledge about studying abroad.l To understand the passage by using different reading skills.l To learn some sentence structures.I am not the same,having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.Mary Anne RadmacherThis qu
3、ote is from the book,She:A Celebration of Greatness in Every Woman(2014)written by Mary Radmacher.1.What do you think“see the moon shine on the other side of the world”means?To experience different culture from ones own.2.Do you have such experience?What kind of people may feel this way?People trave
4、lling to a place far away from their hometown.3.Why do you think people are not the same after having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world?4.Do you agree with the quote?Why?5.Is it possible for all of us to see the moon shine on the other side of the world?Why?Watch the video about the
5、 students first day of college studying abroad.Do you want to study abroad?Work in groups.Talk about the benefits of studying abroad.l To learn a foreign language l To get to another culture first hand l To travel and make friends around the world,and broaden your horizonl Look at the title and pict
6、ure on P14.Where do you think the article is from?What do you think the article is about?I think the article is from the newspaper of an overseas university,and it is probably about the life of an exchange student from China.Read the passage and conclude the main idea of each part.Part 2Part 1Part 3
7、(para.1-2)(para.3-6)(para.7-8)Xie Lei left for London on an exchange programme and her ambition.Introduce the topic two challenges and Xie Leis solutions Challenges in daily life(para.3-4)Xie Leis present situation and the writers wish for her.Challenges in the academic requirements(para.5-6)Why did
8、 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 homeListen to the article about Xie Leis experience on an exchange programme and then do the f
9、ollowing activity.excited nervouscomforted confusedXie Lei felt becauseit was the first time that she had left China.she didnt know what to expect.she lived with a host family.she did not know how to form her own opinions based on other peoples ideas.surprised confident at homeXie Lei felt becausesh
10、e found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks.her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success.what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her.Age：19Major:businessAmbition:to set up a business in 1._Six months agoXie Lei left for London and felt excited and 2.
11、_ about what would happen.Read the article carefully and take notes on what you read by filling in the table.China nervousDuring the past six monthsXie Lei met many challenges.3._to life:l How to use public transportl How to ask for thingsl How to ask for help when getting 4._l LonelinessAcademic re
12、quirements:How to 5._ other peoples ideas and express her own ideas when writing an essayClassroom participation:l Students participation in class was included in the final result.l She had no idea what to say when giving 6._ at first.lost cite Adaptation presentationsNowXie Lei is a student and a(n
13、)7._.l She feels much more at home in the UK.l She is studying hard and engaged in some 8._.l She is sharing Chinese culture with British people.cultural messengersocial activitiesDiscuss the following questions in groups.1.Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme?2.Why has Xie Lei got involved
14、 in social activities?Because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English.Her ambition was to set up a business in China after graduation.Because it can help her adapt to the new culture there.Shes also keen to share her culture with the British people.3.How has Xie Lei helped
15、to build bridges between China and the UK?As well as studying in the UK,she acts as a culture messenger sharing Chinese culture with people around her by giving presentation on traditional Chinese art,teaching people how to cook Chinese food,and involving herself in social activities.4.What other ch
16、allenges do you think students studying abroad might face?How can students prepare to handle these challenges before going abroad?It can be scary to try to fit into the new lifestyle while there,since it is so different to their own.Maybe students will face times when they dont understand the proper
17、 way to do something,such as paying utility bills.In this case,there is always someone who is willing to help either at your university campus or even in a local shop.Suggested AnswersRead the article and work with a partner to analyse the structures in the underlined sentences.Use the tip for help.
18、Understand long sentencesEnglish structures are different from those in Chinese,but you can figure out what a long sentence means by following a few simple steps.1.Decide if the sentence is compound(look for and,but,or,etc.)or complex(look for who,when,where,etc.).2.Find the main clause if it is a c
19、omplex sentence.3.Look for modifiers.1.I had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didnt know the English names for.复合句复合句 and连接两连接两个个how to结构作宾语结构作宾语 I didnt know是省略了是省略了that/which的定语从句，的定语从句，修饰先行词修饰先行词things2.Although some foreign students live in campus accommodation,Xi
20、e Lei chose to live with a host family,who can help with her adaptation to the new culture.复合句复合句 although引导让步状语引导让步状语从句从句 who引导非限制性定语引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词从句，修饰先行词a host family。3.The first time that she had to write an essay,her tutor explained that she must acknowledge what other people had said if she
21、cited their ideas,but that he mainly wanted to know what she thought.复合句复合句 第一个第一个that引导定语引导定语从句，修饰先行词从句，修饰先行词the first time but连接由连接由that(第二个和第三个第二个和第三个)引导的两个宾语从句引导的两个宾语从句 第一个宾语从句中含有第一个宾语从句中含有what引导引导的宾语从句的宾语从句以及以及if引引导的条件导的条件状语状语从句从句 第二第二个宾语从句中含有个宾语从句中含有what引导的宾语从句引导的宾语从句4.At first,Xie Lei had no
22、idea what she should say,but what surprised her was that she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks.并列句并列句+复合句复合句 but连接表示转折的并列句连接表示转折的并列句 第一第一个个what引导同位语引导同位语从句从句(idea)第二第二个个what引导主语引导主语从句从句 that引导表语引导表语从句从句【语境应用语境应用】Use these structures to make five sentences.Useful structures:1.
23、特殊特殊疑问词疑问词+to do2.who引导非限制性定语从句引导非限制性定语从句3.the first time that 4.what引导引导主语主语从句从句5.that引导表语从句引导表语从句Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.1.Which part of this passage interests you most?Why?2.What other challenges do you think students studying abroad might face?3.How can students prepare to handle these challenges before going abroad?Read the text and recite paragraph 7.Preview Learning about Language on pages 16-17.
