1、Oxford EnglishModule 1 Explorations and exchangesOxford EnglishShare with your classmates the culture shock Brad experienced in the US.1 Answer the following questions according to the text.Answer the following questions according to the text.My name is Brad Li.Im here today to tell you about my exp
2、erience as an exchange student in the United States last year.I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me.Many things were strange to me:the language,the food and even the school.2Read the first two paragraphs and complete the following diagram.Read the first two paragraphs and
3、 complete the following diagram.Read the third and fourth paragraphs and complete the diagram.However,to a certain degree,life in the US was hard to get used to.My main problem was with the language.I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast.Though I soon manag
4、ed to get used to it,I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms.For example,they often say they are“under the weather”when they are ill.Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.in ones spare timeRead the third and fourth paragraphs and complete the diagram.Cau
5、se 1 Cause 2 Cause 3EffectAnother difference was the food.My host family always had bread,potatoes and salad for meals.I really missed the dumplings,rice and delicious dishes from home.School was a big shock too.They do not require students to wear uniforms,so students can wear almost whatever they
6、like.Some students have strange hairstyles as well.Some students even have pink or purple hair!Read the fifth and sixth paragraphs and fill in the table.Read the fifth and sixth paragraphs and fill in the table.In the USIn ChinaFoodPeople have _.People have_.SchoolStudents _ _.Some students _ _,and
7、some students _ _.Students _.bread,potatoes and salad for meals dumplings,rice and delicious dishes can wear almost whatever they like have strange hairstyles even have pink or purple hair have to wear uniforms at schoolRead the seventh and eighth paragraphs and find the topic sentence and supportin
8、g details of each paragraph.ParagraphTopic sentenceSupporting details7_ playing in the snow in winter _ _ _ _ _8_ I understand_ _ I think about _ _I have many great memories of that year.It was an exciting year,and it was a valuable education for me.playing baseballgoing to a party dressed as Harry
9、Potter at Halloweenhaving a big dinner with a huge turkey at Thanksgiving more about American culture.my own culture as well.Read the seventh and eighth paragraphs and find the topic sentence and supporting details of each paragraph.3 D1 Read Brads speech on page 19 and the sentences below.Circle T(
10、True)or F(False).Find facts in the speech to support your answers.Then write down the facts.D1 Read Brads speech on page 19 and the sentences below.Circle T(True)or F(False).Find facts in the speech to support your answers.Then write down the facts.D2 Read the speech again and answer the questions b
11、elow.D3 What cultural differences did Brad experience?Discuss this with your classmates.The words in brackets explain the meanings of some words on page 19.Find thesewords to complete the sentences.1)Brad found their _(daily)English was quite different from what he learnt in China.2)Unlike students
12、in China,students in the US dont need to wear their school _(a set of clothes worn by children at school).Instead,they can wear almost _(anything or everything)they like.3)Some students even dye their hair _(pale red)or _ (the colour of red and blue mixed together).4)Brad has many great memories,_(p
13、articularly)playing _(an outdoor game between two teams of nine players,in which players try to get points by hitting a ball and running around four bases)and playing in the snow in winter.everydayuniformswhateverpinkpurplebaseballespecially4C2 Brad is talking about his stay in the US.Complete his s
14、peech with the words from the box.Change their forms if necessary.Suppose you are Brad Li,and make a speech about your life in the US as an international exchange student last year.5H1.抄写单词和短语：admit，degree，everyday，uniform，whatever，pink，purple，anyway，especially，baseball；in ones spare time，to a certa
15、in degree，get used to。2.根据课文内容，补全下面的短文。Brad stayed with(1)_during his stay in the US.The host family were(2)_ him.In order to help him(3)_ the life there,they(4)_for him.They(5)_with him in winter.They taught him to play(6)_.They took him to a(7)_.They also prepared a big Thanksgiving dinner with(8)_ for him.Brad learnt a lot about(9)_from them.3.搜集体现中美文化差异的其他方面素材，如：popular sport，main transportation，education等，准备下节课作口头汇报。4.完成综合练习册第26至27页Reading B，C的练习。
