1、Unit 2 Bridging CulturesReading and ThinkingCONTENTSLeading-inWhile-classAfter-classPart 1Part 1Part 2Part 2Part 3Part 3Part.1Leading-inLeading in1.Read the passage as a whole and summarize the main idea.2.Describe Xie Leis experience of living abroad.3.Analyze the challenges that students might be
2、faced with while studying abroad and share their opinions on how to handle them.Leading inWarming upLook at the picture and title.Is the girl in the photo in China or abroad?How do you think she is building bridges?Where is the article from and what is it about?The girl is probably studying abroad,j
3、ust as the title reads“Welcome,Xie Lei!”.She might be trying to build bridges through exchanging cultures.Its probably a feature in newspapers talking about a Chinese students experience of studying abroad.Part.2While-class1 recall vt.&vi.记起；回想起；使想起；召回搭配 recall doing sth.记起做过某事as far as I recall 据我回
4、忆recall ones bitter experience 回忆某人的痛苦经历 recall the details 回忆细节 recall ones schooldays 回忆某人的学生时代 He couldnt recall the complex process of application.他想不起申请的复杂过程了。John recalled attending school with Mary.约翰回想起同玛丽一起上学的情景。The poem recalls Eliots“The Waste Land”.这首诗令人想起艾略特的荒原。The company has recalled
5、all the faulty mobile phones.公司回收了所有有问题的手机。2 qualification n.（通过考试或学习课程取得的）资格；学历academic/educational/professional qualifications 学术/教育/专业资历 a nursing/teaching qualification 护理/教学资格formal qualifications 正式学历acquire/gain/get/obtain/have/hold qualifications 获 得/取 得/得 到/拿到/拥有/持有资格a business/law qualific
6、ation 一个商业/法律资格In this job，experience counts for more than paper qualifications.在这项工作中，经验比文凭更重要。3 ambition n.追求的目标；夙愿；野心；抱负ones ambition is to do sth.某人的理想是做某事have an ambition to do sth./of doing sth.有做的愿望搭配搭配realise/achieve/fulfill ones ambition 实现某人的抱负be full of ambition 满腹雄心burn with an ambition
7、野心勃勃Although disabled，he has always had an ambition to be an astronaut.尽管身有残疾，但他一直渴望当宇航员。The novelist was determined to achieve his ambition.那位小说家下定决心要实现自己的抱负。4 get/be used to 习惯于做某事get/be used to 短语中的 to 是介词，后接名词或动名词作宾语。My grandpa is used to living alone.我爷爷习惯独自一人居住。【用法辨析】【用法辨析】（1）used to do sth.过去
8、常常做某事；过去曾经做某事（而现在不再）（2）be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事（to 是介词）（3）be used to do sth.被用来做某事（被动语态）Mrs.Brown is used to using the cleaner，which is used to clean the house.布朗太太习惯于使用清洁器，这是用来打扫屋子的。5 adaptation n.适应；改编本 adaptation to the new environment 适应新环境 the adaptation of his book 他的书的改编本 These activities
9、can help you with your adaptation to your new life.这些活动有助于你适应新的生活。The television adaptation of the stage play was a great success.由这个舞台剧改编成的电视剧是一个很大的成功。Reading for main ideas Go through the passage,find out the following elements,the main idea of each paragraph and summarize the main idea.Five eleme
10、nts:who:_what:_where:_when:_why:_Main idea:_Reading for main ideaswho:a Chinese student named Xie Leiwhat:her experience of studying abroad,mainly including challenges in daily life and academic requirements and building bridgeswhere:the UKwhen:six months after she arrived in Londonwhy:to complete h
11、er exchange programme Main idea of the whole passage:The article is about how a Chinese girl,Xie Lei,manage to adapt to a new life in the UK and meet the academic requirements as an exchange student.Apart from that,the article also talks about how Xie Lei acts as a cultural messenger building a brid
12、ge between China and the UK.Reading for main ideasReading for detailsDraw a mind map,then describe Xie Leis experience in your own words.Part.3After-classDiscussHow has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK?As well as studying in the UK,she acts as a cultural messenger sharing Chinese culture with people around her by giving a presentation on traditional Chinese art,teaching people how to cook Chinese food,and involving herself in social activities.Thank you！
