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Unit 2 Bridging Cultures
Assessing Your Progress
年 级:高二
学 科:高中英语(人教版 选必二)
Learning Objectives
In this class, you will
1. consolidate and check the vocabulary that you have learnt in this unit.
2. review and practice the usage of noun clauses.
3. talk and share your opinions on studying abroad.
Lead-in
Where do you think the girl might be from
Where do you think she is studying now
Studying Abroad
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Vocabulary
mature
behave
deny
take up
strengthen
gradually
logically
optimistic
applicant
cooperate
surroundings
take comfort in
B. characteristic of maturity
A. act in a certain manner
C. refuse to admit or believe
G. spend time or space
F. make strong or stronger
D. in a gradual manner; step by step
H. according to logical reasoning
E. expecting the best in all possible worlds
J. a person who applies for the position
K. feel less anxious about
I. the area in which something exists or lives
L. work together on a common project
Matching
Vocabulary
1 He is still too young to know how to act and talk on such occasions. (mature, behave)
2 I have to admit that I spent too much time on social activities. (deny, take up)
3 If you care for others sincerely, they will come to trust you, and your relationship will grow stronger. (strengthen, gradually)
4 She considered the current situation in a reasonable way and decided to be positive about the outcome. (logically, optimistic)
5 Most of the people who had applied for this position were turned down, but he stood out because he was good at working with others. (applicant, cooperate)
6 The mother worried about her daughter who was studying abroad in totally new environment, but she felt less anxious because of the fact that people there were friendly and helpful. (surroundings, take comfort in)
Rewriting
1 He is still not mature enough to know how to behave on such occasions.
2 I can't deny that social activities took up too much of my time.
3 If you care for others sincerely, they will gradually trust you, and your relationship will strengthen.
4 She considered the current situation logically and became optimistic about the outcome.
5 Most of the applicants were turned down, but he stood out because he was good at cooperating.
6 The mother worried about her daughter who was studying abroad in totally new surroundings, but she took comfort in the fact that people there were friendly and helpful.
Vocabulary
Studying abroad in Amman, Jordan, was a life changing experience for me. Every day was an adventure because life there was__________ different from that at home. As you know, Jordan is in the Middle East. There were so many challenges and cultural norms I had to adapt to, and I needed to learn how to _____in new _____________ and ________with people from different cultural backgrounds. Fortunately, everyone I met there was understanding and welcoming. I applied through International Studies Abroad (ISA), and they were incredibly helpful and made the process less ________ and overwhelming. Studying abroad let me see things from new ______ and learn more about cultures around me. I hope everyone gets the opportunity to pursue further studies abroad and to ______an understanding of different cultures, too. I believe studying abroad can help you ________ your abilities in cross-cultural communication and improve your general __________.
Filling
adv.
v.
v.
n.
adj.
n.
v.
v.
n.
dramatically
behave
surroundings
cooperate
angles
gain
strengthen
competence
depressing
Vocabulary
Studying abroad in Amman, Jordan, was a life changing experience for me. Every day was an adventure because life there was__________ different from that at home. As you know, Jordan is in the Middle East. There were so many challenges and cultural norms I had to adapt to, and I needed to learn how to _______in new ___________ and ________with people from different cultural backgrounds. Fortunately, everyone I met there was understanding and welcoming. I applied through International Studies Abroad (ISA), and they were incredibly helpful and made the process less ________ and overwhelming. Studying abroad let me see things from new ______ and learn more about cultures around me. I hope everyone gets the opportunity to pursue further studies abroad and to ______an understanding of different cultures, too. I believe studying abroad can help you ________ your abilities in cross-cultural communication and improve your general __________.
Exploring
dramatically
behave
surroundings
cooperate
depressing
angles
gain
strengthen
competence
What does the passage mainly talk about
Why did the author say “studying abroad was a life changing experience”
Did the author think it was a good idea to study abroad Why
The passage mainly talk about the experience of the author who was studying abroad in Jordan.
Yes. The reason is that studying abroad has many benefits, such as seeing things from new angles, improving general competence, and so on.
Because it was full of challenges but also benefited the author a lot.
narration
Grammar
Reviewing
Noun Clause
Subject
Clause
Object
Clause
Predicative
Clause
Appositive
Clause
as a subject
as an object
as a predicative
as an apposition
Grammar
Matching
1 My suggestion for avoiding any cultural misunderstanding is that you should observe what others do and how they do it.
2 No matter which country you go to, you will end up feeling like an outsider. That is probably why many people do not want to live abroad.
5 What I saw when I arrived was beyond description.
6 That he was forgetting his mother tongue worried him a lot.
7 Why the school denied his application is still unknown.
8 Perhaps the most obvious challenge of studying abroad is that you have to overcome the language barrier.
9 I’m afraid that I don’t know how to acknowledge all the sources in my research paper correctly.
10 It remains to be seen whether my research paper will be well received.
3 What he said about the school was perfectly true.
4 Taking a year off from school to travel abroad is what’s generally called a gap year.
引导词
Grammar
引导词
conjunction
conjunctive pronoun
conjunctive adverb
that
whether/if
who
what
which
whoever, whatever, whichever
when
where
how
why
Presenting
Grammar
1.that在主语从句中不充当任何成分,也无意
义,只起连接作用,不能省略。
That he speaks English so well surprises all of us.
2.whether和if: whether与if 引导主语从句
位于句中有时可换用。
It's uncertain whether/if he'll come this evening.
用whether不用if的情况:
1.主语从句位于句首时;
2.从句后有or或紧跟or not时
Whether we'll succeed remains to be seen.
Whether or not he will come still remains a question.
Presenting
Grammar
3.连接代词和连接副词在句中既保留自己的疑
问含义、又起连接作用,在从句中充当从句
的成分。
③ Why he didn't attend the meeting wasn't clear.
④ When the plane will take off has not been announced.
① Who will come to teach us is not known.
② What hurt my feelings was the judge's comment.
Presenting
Grammar
_________people move to a new country, they often feel worried and stressed________they don't know the customs and traditions of the new place. This feeling is ________ is generally called "culture shock". Kalervo Oberg was the one______first used this phrase. According to Oberg, there are several stages of culture shock. First there is the honeymoon period. During this period, ________ people experience is fresh and exciting to them. In the next stage, frustration, people notice more differences between their own culture and the new one. ________people usually do about these differences is either to change their behaviour or return to their home country. If people stay, they come to the third stage which occurs _______they begin to adjust to the new culture. They begin to become familiar with the customs, the thinking, and the habits of the new place. Acceptance is the fourth stage. People finally begin to fit into the new culture. Differences no longer trouble them as much, and they feel _______ they might actually belong in the new place.
When
because
what
who
whatever
What
when
that
Filling
Grammar
What are the four stages of culture shock
How do you think people can overcome culture shock Please use noun clauses to answer the question.
The four stages are the honeymoon period, frustration, adjustment, and acceptance.
E.g. My suggestion for...is that...
What I think ...is that..
I hold the view that...
It seems important that...
My suggestion for overcoming culture shock is that we could make a lot of foreign friends. Also, it seems important that we should jump right into the culture.
Exploring
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I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
——Mary Anne Radmacher
What do you think of studying abroad
Assignment
1. Finish the assignment sheet.
2. Improve the weak parts by self-study.