(共27张PPT)
Unit 2
Unit 2
Bridging Cultures
“WELCOME XIE LEI!”
BUSINESS STUDENT BUILDING BRIDGES
To gain some knowledge about studying abroad.
To understand the passage by using different reading skills.
To learn some sentence structures.
I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
— Mary Anne Radmacher
This quote is from the book, She: A Celebration of Greatness in Every Woman (2014) written by Mary Radmacher. Paraphrased, it means that by travelling around the world, the author has become a different person.
Watch the video about the student’s first day of college studying abroad. Do you want to study abroad
Suggested Answers
1 I think she is from China.
2 She is probably studying in a foreign country.
3 No doubt she has many more foreign friends, and she has to adapt to a new culture.
Look at the title and picture 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.
Suggested Answers
Read the passage and choose the main idea of each part.
Part 1
Part 3
(para. 7-8)
Part 2
(para. 3-6)
(para.1-2)
A: Xie Lei left for London on an exchange programme and her ambition.
C: two challenges and
Xie Lei’s solutions
B: Xie Lei’s present situation and the writer’s wish for her
A
C
B
Introduce the topic
Challenges in daily life (para. 3-4)
Challenges in the academic requirements
(para. 5-6)
Read the passage and conclude the main idea of each part.
Part 2
Part 1
Part 3
(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 Lei’s solutions
Xie Lei’s present situation and the writer’s wish for her
Why did 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 home
Listen to the article about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange programme and then do the following activity.
excited
nervous
comforted
confused
Xie Lei felt
because
it was the first time that she had left China.
she didn’t know what to expect.
she lived with a host family.
she did not know how to form her own opinions based on other people’s ideas.
surprised
confident
at home
Xie Lei felt
because
she 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.
Challenges What Xie Lei did
Daily life adaptation to a whole new life learnt to__________________________;
learnt to___________________________
__________________________________;
asked for___________________________
__________________________________;
loneliness lived with________________________;
use public transport
ask for things she didn’t know the English names for
help from passers-by when she got lost
Read the article carefully and take notes on what you read by filling in the table.
a host family
Challenges What Xie Lei did
Academic requirements writing an essay got help from _________;
_______ a lot to prepare
participating in _____ and giving _______________ gave a presentation on _____________________
read
traditional Chinese art
class
presentations
her tutor
Discuss the following questions in groups.
Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme
Why has Xie Lei got involved 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. She’s also keen to share her culture with the British people.
How has Xie Lei helped 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 challenges 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 don’t understand the proper 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 Answers
Read the article and work with a partner to analyse the structures in the underlined sentences. Use the tip for help.
Understand long sentences
English 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 complex sentence.
3. Look for modifiers.
1. I had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didn’t know the English names for.
复合句
and连接两个how to结构作宾语
I didn’t know…是省略了that / which的定语从句，修饰先行词things
2. Although some foreign students live in campus accommodation, Xie Lei chose to live with a host family, who can help with her adaptation to the new culture.
复合句
although引导让步状语从句
who引导非限制性定语从句，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 cited their ideas, but that he mainly wanted to know what she thought.
复合句
第一个that引导定语从句，修饰先行词the first time
but连接由that(第二个和第三个)引导的两个宾语从句
第一个宾语从句中含有what引导的宾语从句以及if引导的条件状语从句
第二个宾语从句中含有what引导的宾语从句
4. At first, Xie Lei had no 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+复合句
but连接表示转折的并列句
第一个what引导同位语从句(idea)
第二个what引导主语从句
that引导表语从句
【语境应用】
Use these structures to make five sentences.
Useful structures:
特殊疑问词+to do
who引导非限制性定语从句
the first time that …
what引导主语从句
that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.
