1、Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Welcome,Xie Lei Business Student Building Bridges Have you ever wondered what or you will encounter when you come to a completely new country?Lead inLanguage barrier accommodationacademic requirementsPre-reading1.Who do you think is saying“Welcome,Xie Lei!”?2.What can you re
2、ad on the girls face?3.What do you think the article is about?It is about the _ of Xie Lei,an exchange student from China.lifedaily lifeacademic requirementsBasic information about Xie LeiBasic information about Xie LeiWho is Xie Lei?Why did she decide to study abroad?Xie Lei,a _left _for _six month
3、s ago in order to _.19-year-old Chinese studentChinaLondonstudy for a business qualification Para1-2Detailed informationDetailed informationIs it easy for XieLei to adapt to the lives in the UK?Tips:Tips:Use the topic sentence and signal words.ChallengesChallengesPara?Paras 3-6:The two kinds of chal
4、lenges Xie Lei met adaptation to a whole new lifelearn to_;learn to_;asked for _loneliness lived with _writing an essaygot help from _;_a lot to prepareparticipating in_and giving_gave presentation on_ ChallengesWhat Xie Lei didDaily life Academic requirementstraditional Chinese arther tutorreadclas
5、spresentationa host family use public transportask for things she didnt know the English names forhelp from passers-by when she got lostDetailed informationDetailed informationHow is Xie Lies exchange life going now?Now halfway through her exchange year,Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK.What
6、 seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her.Engaging in British culture has helped,she said.As well as studying hard,Ive been involved in social activities.British people are fascinated by our culture and eager to learn more about it,so Im keen to share my culture with them.While Im learn
7、ing about business Im also acting as a cultural messenger building a bridge between us.Detailed informationDetailed informationHow is Xie Lies exchange life going now?Now halfway through her exchange year,Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK.What seemed strange before now appears quite normal t
8、o her.Engaging in British culture has helped,she said.As well as studying hard,Ive been involved in social activities.British people are fascinated 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 m
9、essenger building a bridge between us.Detailed informationDetailed informationHow is Xie Lies exchange life going now?Now halfway through her exchange year,Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK.What seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her.Engaging in British culture has helped,she
10、said.As well as studying hard,Ive been involved in social activities.British people are fascinated 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 building a bridge between us.Detailed in
11、formationDetailed informationHow is Xie Lies exchange life going now?Now halfway through her exchange year,Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK.What seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her.Engaging in British culture has helped,she said.As well as studying hard,Ive been involved i
12、n social activities.British people are fascinated 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 building a bridge between us.Bussiness student is building _ bridges between Chinese cult
13、ure and British culture.cultural搭建文化桥梁Reading and ThinkingReading and ThinkingScan and circle the words to the changes of Xie Leis feelings.6 months agoat firstacademic challengeafter a few weekshalfway through.live with a host familyTime Emotional state excited but nervouslonely/helpless/lost/homes
14、ickconfusedsurprised&confidentcomfortedfeel at homeThinking:What helped Xie Lei adapt to the life abroad successfully?Post ReadingPost Readingexternal(外部外部)factors&internal(内部内部)factors1.living with a host family2.having a tutors guidanceto learn new things and ask for help and adviceinternal(内部内部)f
15、actorsto engage in the new culture,study hard and get involved in social activitiesPara7 ReportDiscuss on the following questions first and then finish the report.1.Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange the programme?2.Why has Xie Lei got involved in social activities?3.How has Xie Lei helped to build
16、 bridges between China and the UK?Xie Lei chose the exchange programme because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English.Her ambition was to set up a business in China after graduation.In order to adapt to the new culture in the UK,she actively got involved in social activiti
17、es.Shes also keen to share her culture with the British people.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 ac
18、tivities.Summary Six months ago,Xie Lei boarded a plane for London.It was the first time that she 1._(leave)home.She went to a university to study for a business qualification and chose the exchange programme because she wanted to learn about 2._(globe)business.She was 3._(ambition)to set up a busin
19、ess after graduation.At first,Xie Lei had to adapt to life in a different country.She chose to live with a host family，who can help with her 4._(adapt)to the new culture.When she missed home,she felt 5._(comfort)to have a second family.Also Xie Lei had to satisfy academic requirements.Her tutor told
20、 her to acknowledge 6._other people had said if she cited their ideas,and advised her to read lots of information in order to form 7._wise opinion of her own.Now halfway through her exchange year,Xie Lei felt much more at home in the UK.She said 8._(engage)in British culture had helped and that she had 9._(involve)in social activities.She also said while learning about business,she was acting as a cultural messenger building a bridge 10._the two countries.had left global ambitiousadaptationcomfortedwhat a engagingbeen involved betweenHomework1.创新设计：P17-21将单词笔记记录到单词页2.背诵重点词组、句子
