1、 UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURESPart I 课文语法填空 WELCOME XIE LEI!”BUSINESS STUDENT BUILDING BRIDGES Xie Lei is studying_a business qualification at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme.Six months ago,19 year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends a
2、nd boarded a plane for London.It was the first time that she _(leave)China.“I was very _(excite)but also quite nervous.I didnt know _to expect.”Xie Lei recalled.I chose the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about _(globe)business and improve my English.My ambition is to set up a business
3、in China after _(graduate).”she explained.had leftexcitedwhatglobalgraduationforPart I 课文语法填空 At first Xie Lei had to adapt _life in a different life,she said.I had to leam how to use public tansport and have to ask for things I didnt know the English names for,When I got _(lose),I had to ask passer
4、s by for help,but people here speak fast and use words Im not familiar _.I ask them to repeat themselves a lot!Although some foreign students live in campus accommodation,Xie Lei chose to live with a host family _can help with her _(adapt)to the new culture,When I miss home,I feel _(comfort)to have
5、a second family,Xie Lei said.When theres something I dont know or understand.I can ask them,They are also keen _learn about China.Laura,the daughter of my host famly,wants to sudy in China in the future.tolostwithwhoadaptationcomfortedtoPart I 课文语法填空 We take turns _(cook)each evening.They really lov
6、e my stir-fried tomatoes and eggs!Laura says she always feels _(hunger)when she smells it,so I taught her how to cook it,too.”Another challenge _Xie Lei is the academic _(require).The first time _she had to write an essay,her tutor explained that she must acknowledge what other people _(say)if she c
7、ited their ideas,but that he _(main)wanted to know what she thought!Xie Lei was confused because she thought she knew less than other people.Her tutor advised her _(read)lots of _(inform)in order to form a wise opinion of her own.to cookhungryforrequirementsthat had saidmainlyto readinformationPart
8、I 课文语法填空 Xie Lei also found many courses _(include)students participation in class as part of the final result.Students need to generate ideas,offer examples,apply concepts,and raise questions,as well as give _(presentation).At first,Xie Lei had no idea _she should say,but what surprised her was tha
9、t she found herself _(speak)up in class after just a few weeks.“My presentation on traditional Chinese art _(be)a great success,which boosted my confidence,”she said.“Ill use these skills back home for presentations.They _(help)me build a strong business in the future.”includedpresentationswhatspeak
10、ing waswill helpPart I 课文语法填空Now halfway through her exchange year,Xie Lei _(feel)much more at home in the UK.What _(seem)strange before now _(appear)quite normal to her._(engage)in British culture has helped,she said.As well as _(study)hard,I have_(involve)in social activities.British people _(fasc
11、inate)by our culture and eager to learn more about it,so Im keen to share my culture with them.While Im learning about business Im also acting as a cultural messenger _(build)a bridge between us.feels seemedappearsEngagingstudyingbeen involvedare fascinatedbuildingbuild bridges 搭建文化交流的桥梁 19-year-old
12、 Xie Lei 19岁的谢蕾say goodbye to sb 和某人说再见 board a plane for 登机前往It is/was the first time that sb+have/had done这是某人第一次做某事(句子中的谓语要用完成时态）Part II 课文知识要点精析Part II 课文知识要点精析what to expect 会发生什么recall doing sth/that.回想.come to our university 来我们的大学a business qualification 一张工商管理资格证书study for 学习为获得choose the e
13、xchange programme 选择交流项目learn about global business 了解全球商务Part II 课文知识要点精析set up a business in China after graduation毕业后在中国创办一家企业at first 起初 adapt to life in a different country 适应异国他乡的生活get used to习惯于a whole new life一种全新的生活earn how to use public transport 学会如何使用公共交通Part II 课文知识要点精析ask for.请求；要求；找kn
14、ow the English names for 知道的英文名称get lost 迷路 ask passers-by for help 向路人求助be familiar with.熟悉.live in campus accommodation 住在学校里 live with a host family 同房东一家人住一起help with.帮助.;有助于.Part II 课文知识要点精析help with ones adaptation to the new culture有助于某人适应异国文化miss home 想家feel comforted to have a second family
15、感到安慰又有一个家be keen to do/be keen on doing 急切/热衷于做某事in the future 今后，将来;日后take turns to do sth 轮流做.my stir-fried tomatoes and eggs 我做的番茄炒蛋Part II 课文知识要点精析another challenge for.面临的另一个挑战the academic requirements 学业要求the first time that.第一次.时(从属连词，引导时间状从)write an essay 写论文cite ones ideas 引用某人的观点be confuse
16、d 困惑不解Part II 课文知识要点精析know less than other people懂得没有别人多 advise sb to do sth 建议某人做.read lots of information 大量阅读form a wise opinion of ones own 形成自己睿智的观点find(that).发现.speak up in class 在课堂上大胆发言include students participation in class 包含学生的课堂参与as part of the final result作为最终成绩的一部分need to do sth 需要做某事
17、Part II 课文知识要点精析generate ideas 生成生成/形成想法形成想法/观点观点apply concepts 运用概念运用概念 raise questions 出问题出问题give presentations 进行展示进行展示 have no idea 不知道不知道;不了解不了解what surprised her was that.令她惊喜的是令她惊喜的是.after just a few weeks仅仅几周后仅仅几周后presentation on traditional Chinese art 关于中国传统艺术的展示关于中国传统艺术的展示 be a great succ
18、ess 取得巨大的成功取得巨大的成功boost ones confidence 增强某人的信心增强某人的信心Part II 课文知识要点精析use these skills back home for presentations回国运用这些技能到展示中 build a strong business打造一家强大的企业halfway through在 期间的半途halfway through her exchange year在交换生期间的半途feel much more at home感到如在家般自在what seemed strange before 以前看似奇怪的事情now appear
19、quite normal to sb现在对某人来说显得十分平常engage(oneself/sb)in sth.=be engeged in.从事.忙于.Part II 课文知识要点精析engage in British culture 从事英国文化as well as doing=in addition to doing involve sb./oneself in(doing)sth.使某人/自己参与(做)某事social activities social activities 社交活动be fascinated by.着迷于.share sth with sb与某人分享某物 act as a cultural messenger 扮演文化使者的角色building a bridge between.在.之间架起一座桥梁follow one s progress 追踪报道某人的进步Part II 课文知识要点精析in later editions 在今后几期中for now 目前,暂时 wish sb all the best in sth 祝某人某事一切顺利
