Reading and Thinking
Unit 2
BRIDGING CULTURES
check some new words
qualification
/?kw?l?f??ke??n/
n.(通过考试或学习课程取得的)资格;资历
ambition
/?m?b??n/
n.追求的目标;
夙愿;野心;抱负
adaptation
/??d?p?te??n/
n.适应; 改编本
comfort
/?k?mf?t/
n.安逸;令人感到安慰的人或事物;舒服;安逸 vt.安慰;抚慰
tutor
/?tju?t?(r)/
n.(英国大学中的)助教;
导师;家庭教师
participation
/pɑ??t?s??pe??n/
n.参加;参与
presentation
/?prezn?te??n/
n.报告;陈述;出示;拿出
involve
/?n?v?lv/
vt.包含;需要;涉及;
影响;(使)参加
messenger
/?mes?n??(r)/
n.送信人;信使
Is bridge a noun or a verb here?
What does “bridging” mean here?
Introduction
3.Where do you think the girl on
the left is from?
4.Where do you think she is
studying now? In China or in a
foreign country?
to build or form a bridge
5.What do you think “see the moon shine on the other side of the world” means?
I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
在世界的另一端看过月光,我就不是同样的自己了。
By travelling around the world, the author has become a different person.
Introduction
Do you want to study abroad?
Lead-in
Think and Discuss
How will you feel?
What problems might you face?
unsure
puzzled
lonely
confused
shocked
excited
curious
ambitious
hopeful
longing
Read the passage to help you.
Some true experience
Lead-in
Activity One – Warm up
Who is Xie Lei?
Where is the passage from?
Who said “Welcome, Xie Lei”?
Read the title and the picture.
“Welcome, Xie Lei!”
2. Where is the passage from?
From a (college/ school) newspaper, usually in the section of “Features (特写)”.
3. Who said “Welcome, Xie Lei”?
The editors/journalists/reporters of the newspaper.
Activity 2: Listen for main ideas and structure
P2: Her purposes of coming to the UK
P1: Xie Lei came to study in London.
repeated words
Activity 2: Read for main ideas and structure
P3: Her difficulty in getting used to a new way of life
P4: The benefits of living with a host family
Activity 2: Read for main ideas and structure
P5: The academic challenges for her
P6: Her participation in class
Activity 2: Read for main ideas and structure
P7: Her participation in social activities
P8: Editors’ best wishes to her
Activity 2: Read for main ideas and structure
G. Her purposes of coming to the UK
D. Her difficulty in getting used to a new way of life
B. The benefits of living with a host family
E. The academic challenges for her
F. Her participation in class
A. Her participation in social activities
C. Editors’ best wishes to her.
H. Xie Lei came to study in London
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
P7: Her participation in social activities
P3: Her difficulty in getting used to a new way of life
P4: The benefits of living with a host family
P8: Editors’ best wishes to her
Activity 2: Read for main ideas and structure
P2: Her purposes of coming to the UK
P1: Xie Lei came to study in London
P6: Her participation in class
P5: The academic challenges for her
Part 1
Background Introduction
Part 2
Challenges Xie Lei met & how she handled them.
Part 3
Read the Para1-2, and then answer the questions:
1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme?
2. What is Xie Lei's goal after graduation?
Because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English.
Her goal is to set up a business in China after graduation.
While-reading
Challenges
(P3-7)
Daily life
Academic
requirements
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adaptation to a whole new life
Learn to_______________________;
Learn to___________________________;
asked for _____________________;
loneliness
Lived with ______________
Daily life
(P3-4)
Challenges
What Xie Lei did
use public transport
help when she got lost
ask for things she didn’t know
a host family
When I got lost, I had to ask passers-by for help, but people here speak fast and use words I’m not familiar with. I ask them to repeat themselves a lot!”(L5,P3)
homesickness
Para3-4
What difficulties did she face when she asked for help ?
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got help from ___________ ;
_______a lot to prepare
participating in _______ and giving_____________
gave presentation on __________________________
Academic
requirements(P5-7)
Challenges
What Xie Lei did
her tutor
read
traditional Chinese art
presentations
class
writing an essay
Para5-7
Activity 5: Read for culture
As well as studying in the UK, she acts as a cultural messenger sharing Chinese culture with people around her by
How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and UK?
1
2
3
giving a presentation on traditional Chinese art
teaching people how to cook Chinese food
involving herself in social interactions while engaging in British culture.
Xie Lei’s character
strong-minded
brave
diligent
勤奋的
adaptable
适应性强的
enterprising
有事业心的
perseverant
锲而不舍的
serious
认真的
determined
Time clue
时间线索
How is the text organized?
Activity 4: Scan the article and underline the words that show Xie Lei’s feelings and work out the reasons.
lonely /homesick
&comforted
confused
surprised
confident
comfortable
Emotion clue
感情线索
excited /nervous
Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings?
Make sentences using “Xie Lei felt...because...
time
feelings
six months ago
at first
after a few weeks
halfway through
Xie Lei’s feelings
excited & nervous
surprised
comforted
feel at home
confused
(She felt ... because ...)
confident
because she left China for the first time
because she had a second family in the UK
because she thought she knew less than other people
because she could speak up in class after just a few weeks
because her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success
because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her
Activity 5: Read for culture
Culture Shock 文化冲击
Culture shock is a phenomenon you might encounter in unfamiliar surroundings. Language barriers and different customs of a new country can contribute to a feeling of uneasiness and confusion.
U-Curve
Be easier to learn a foreign language
Help us to be independent
Have new life experiences
Cost a lot of money(financial burden)
Be difficult to communicate with others
Be confused in study(academic difficulties)
Benefits
Difficulties
Discussion
What are the difficulties and benefits of studying abroad?
Enrich our knowledge
Be homesick and lonely
As students, we should keep cultural self-confidence and love our country forever
build cultural confidence
Have a good knowledge of our own culture
Understand the differences and try to fit in.
Respect the culture differences.
Open your mind
Master English and use it to tell Chinese stories
Supplement: reading tip
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 (并列句)(look for and, but, or, etc.) or complex (复合句)(look for who, when, where, etc.).
2. Find the main clause (主句)if it is a complex sentence.
3. Look for modifiers.(修饰语)
Complex
Sentences
Attributive Clause
(定语从句)
Noun Clause
(名词性从句)
Adverbial Clause
(状语从句)
Appositive Clause
Predicative Clause
Subject Clause
Object Clause
Complex sentences
1. I had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didn't know the English names for.
(that/which)
宾语:疑问词+to do
定语从句
Let’s practice!
翻译:我必须学会如何使用公共交通工具,以及如何询问我不知道英文名字的东西。
宾语:疑问词+to do
Understand long sentences
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.
although引导的让步状语从句
主句
定语从句
翻译:虽然一些外国学生住在学校宿舍,但谢蕾选择了寄宿家庭,他们可以帮助她适应新的文化。
Understand long sentences
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!
宾语从句
宾语从句
宾语从句
翻译:她第一次不得不写论文时,她的导师解释说,如果她引用别人的观点,她必须认可别人说过的话,但他主要想知道她的想法!
that引导的定语从句
Understand long sentences
if 引导的让步状语从句
并列句
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.
主语
同位语从句
主语从句
表语从句
翻译:一开始,谢蕾不知道自己该说些什么,但让她吃惊的是仅仅几周后,她就发现自己可以在课堂上发言了。
Understand long sentences
并列句
Group 1 Passage 1
Group 2 Passage 2
Group 3 Passage 3
Group 4 Passage 4
Reading tips:
Read the questions first before reading the passages.
Underline or circle the key words you need while reading.
Pay attention to the long sentences.
Jigsaw reading
How can we get the answers quickly?
1.How did he/she feel?
2.What were the difficulties
he/she met?
3.How did his/her life change?
4. What’s the order of the text?
Read and compare
Homework
Each group each passage
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questions
Chinese students studying abroad
Xie Lei
in UK(P14-P15)
A student
in UK(P16)
A student
in Jordan(P68)
Zhan Tianyou
in the USA(P73-P74)
How did he/she feel?
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What were the difficulties he/she met?
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How did his/her life change ?
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What’s the order of the text?
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Read and fill
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questions
Xie Lei
in UK(P14-P15)
How did he/she feel?
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What were the difficulties he/she met?
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What influences did he/she bring?
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What’s the order of the text?
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Read and fill in the blanks
Group 1
Chinese students studying abroad
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contents
questions
A student
in UK(P16)
How did he/she feel?
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What were the difficulties he/she met?
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What influences did he/she bring?
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What’s the order of the text?
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qualification
accommodation
recalling
feeling at home
ambition
Group 2
Read and fill in the blanks
Chinese students studying abroad
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questions
A student
in Jordan(P68)
How did he/she feel?
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What were the difficulties he/she met?
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What influences did he/she bring?
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What’s the order of the text?
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dramatically
behave
surroundings
cooperation
depressing
angles
gain
strengthen
competence
Group 3
Read and fill in the blanks
Chinese students studying abroad
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contents
questions
Zhan Tianyou
in the USA(P73-P74)
How did he/she feel?
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What were the difficulties he/she met?
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What influences did he/she bring?
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What’s the order of the text?
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Group 4
Read and fill in the blanks
Chinese students studying abroad
1.How did he/she feel?
19 years old, USA
12 years old, UK
excited, nervous, comforted, confused, surprised, confident
amazing, increasingly interested, saddened, be afraid
absolutely overwhelming, different, confused and lost, confident, feel at home
dramatically different, less depressing and whelming
Summary
2.What were the difficulties he/she met?
19 years old, USA
12 years old, UK
had to get used to life in a different country
feel loneliness
the academic requirement
be away from his parents for nine years
language barrier
had to adapt to new life
Everything was so different compared to things back home
had to adapt to many challenges and cultural norms
learn how to behave in new surroundings and
cooperate with people
Summary
3. How did her/his life change?
19 years old, USA
12 years old, UK
help her build a strong business in the future
also acting as a cultural messenger
help China develop and strengthen through education
serve country and improve life for millions of people
meet people from diverse backgrounds
I became more motivated, and I’m also a lot more ambitious now!
see things from new angles and learn more about cultures
strengthen abilities in cross-cultural communication and improve general competence
Summary
Time order
Time order
Time order
4.What’s the order of the text from passage 1-4?
Introduction-body-conclusion
Summary
Language-building chart
Tianyou
Thank you!