(共40张PPT)
Unit 2
Bridging Cultures
Reading and Thinking
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Learning Objectives
Be able to understand the two threads of this article through text sorting: the process in which the protagonist gradually ADAPTS to life in the UK and gradually becomes a bridge for the dissemination of Chinese culture. Be able to apply the content of this article to give a role-playing speech and summarize the study abroad experience in the article in your own words.
Learning Objectives
Language Ability
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Understand and apply the reading skills of prediction, extensive reading, intensive reading and inference, grasp the key details and main idea of the article, and sort out the structure of the article.
Learning Ability
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Be able to recognize the importance of cultural integration from a cross-cultural perspective.
Learning Objectives
Thinking Quality
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Be aware of the promoting effect of cultural integration on personal growth and feel the sense of mission and responsibility for cultural dissemination. Through Xie Lei's emotional change curve, one can understand that a positive and open mindset is conducive to cultural adaptation and cross-cultural communication.
Cultural Awareness
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Key and difficult points
Key and difficult points
1. Guide students to make predictions with the help of the title and the picture.
2. Let students obtain the real meaning of "building bridges" in the text.
Difficult points
1. Instruct students to find the basic information of Xie Lei's life in London through skimming and scanning.
2. Lead students to find out the significance of studying abroad.
Key points
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Reading and Thinking
Lead-in
I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.
-Mary Anne Radmacher
我不一样了,在世界的另一边看到了月亮的光芒。
——玛丽·安妮·拉德马赫
Mary Anne Radmacher
Mary Anne Radmacher 是美国作家和艺术家,以励志作品著称。她的名言Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.勇气并不总是咆哮。有时,它是一天结束时轻声说我明天再试一次的小小声音。被广泛引用,强调在逆境中保持坚持的重要性。
她于2010年出版了《Live Boldly Calendar》一书,倡导积极面对挑战的生活态度。
Lead-in
Pre-reading
Before you read, look at the title and picture below.
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Where do you think this article is from
What do you think the article is about
The article is from the newspaper of an overseas university, and it is probably about the life of an exchange student from China.
While-reading
Skimming for the main idea.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Xie Lei boarded a plane for London six months ago, feeling excited.
In order to learn about business and improve her English, Xie Lei chose the year-long exchange programme.
Xie Lei had to adapt to the new life there, so she had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask unfamiliar things.
Xie Lei chose to live with a host family instead of a campus accommodation.
Xie Lei's tutor explained to her how to write an essay.
Para. 6
Para. 7
Para. 8
Xie Lei got used to participation in class. Her presentation on traditional Chinese art was a great success.
Xie Lei feels much more at home now. She is not only learning about business, but also acting as a messenger.
The author's wishes for Xie Lei.
While-reading
Read the article and work with a partner to analyse the structures in the underlined sentences. Use the tip for help.
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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.
While-reading
Read the article and work with a partner to analyse the structures in the underlined sentences. Use the tip for help.
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① I had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things
I didn't know the English names for.
Modifier: Attributive clause
Complex sentence
Chinese meaning:我必须学习如何使用公共交通工具,以及如何询问一些我叫不上英文名字的东西。
Complex sentence
Chinese meaning:虽然有些外国学生住在学校宿舍,但谢蕾还是选择了寄宿家庭,这样可以帮助她适应新的文化。
While-reading
Read the article and work with a partner to analyse the structures in the underlined sentences. Use the tip for help.
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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.
Modifier: Attributive clause
Modifier:
Adverbial clause
Complex sentence
Chinese meaning:在她第一次写论文的时候,她的导师解释说,如果她引用别人的观点,她必须承认别人说了什么,但他主要是想知道她的想法!
While-reading
Read the article and work with a partner to analyse the structures in the underlined sentences. Use the tip for help.
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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!
Modifier:
Attributive clause
Modifier:Object clause
Modifier:
Object clause
While-reading
Read the article and work with a partner to analyse the structures in the underlined sentences. Use the tip for help.
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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.
Modifier:Appositive clause
Modifier:Predicative clause
Compound-complex sentence
Chinese meaning:一开始,谢磊不知道该说什么,但让她吃惊的是,几周后,她发现自己在课堂上能说些什么了。
Modifier:
Subject clause
Read the passage again and choose the best choice.
While-reading
1. Who does Xie Lei live with in London
A. Her parents B. Herself.
C. A host family. D. Her classmates.
2. What does Xie Lei try to do to adapt to the new life in England
A. Avoid a feeling of being homesick.
B. Participate in social activities.
C. Put her heart into her academic course.
D. Learn about the new environment.
Read the passage again and choose the best choice.
While-reading
3. What can we learn about Xie Lei from the passage
A. She is timid. B. She is brave.
C. She is lazy. D. She is ambitious.
4. The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A. a magazine B. a guide book
C. a website D. a student newspaper
Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings during her year studying abroad Make sentences using “Xie Lei's felt/feels ... because ...” according to the article.
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While-reading
excited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at home
1. Xie Lei felt excited because it was the first time that she had left China.
2. Xie Lei felt nervous because she didn't know what to expect.
3. Xie Lei felt comforted because she lived with a host family.
4. Xie Lei felt confused because she did not know how to form her own
opinions based on other people's ideas.
Why did Xie Lei have the following feelings during her year studying abroad Make sentences using “Xie Lei's felt/feels ... because ...” according to the article.
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While-reading
5. Xie Lei felt surprised because she found herself speaking up in class
after just a few weeks.
6. Xie Lei felt confident because her presentation on traditional Chinese
art was a great success.
7. Xie Lei feels much more at home in the UK because what seemed
strange before now appears quite normal to her.
Take notes on what you read in the article by filling in the table.
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While-reading
Challenges What Xie Lei did
Daily life adaptation to a whole new life learnt to ;
learnt to __________________________________
_________;
asked for __________________________________
loneliness lived with _____________
Academic requirements writing an essay got help from __________;
_____ a lot to prepare
participating in _____ and giving __________ gave a presentation on ____________________
class
presentations
use public transport
ask for things she didn't know the English names for
help from passers-by when she got lost
a host family
her tutor
traditional Chinese art
read
Post-reading
Summary: The structure
Para1-2
Para3-7
Para8
(A) The challenges that Xie Lei faced and how
she handled them
(B) Best wishes to Xie Lei
(C) Brief introduction of Xie Lei and the reasons
why she went abroad to study
Post-reading
1. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme
2. Why has Xie Lei got involved in social activities
Discuss the following questions in groups.
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She 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.
Because it can help her adapt to the new culture there. She's also keen to share her culture with the British people.
Post-reading
3. How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK
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 activities.
Discuss the following questions in groups.
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Post-reading
4. What other challenges do you think students studying abroad might face
How can students prepare to handle these challenges before going abroad
One big challenge is the language—they may think they are good at English, but they are not used to hearing English being spoken at a normal speed, they are not used to English being spoken with a heavy accent, and they are not familiar with many English idioms.
The best way to prepare is to try to immerse themselves in English before they go abroad. They should watch a variety of English-language films and TV programmes without using subtitles, listen to English songs, and use every opportunity to speak with native English speakers.
Discuss the following questions in groups.
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Post-reading
Another challenge may be coming to terms with the differences in a culture that is different to their own. Locals, however, will generally be understanding that the student is new to the country, and will appreciate attempts to learn and understand more about their culture. That is why it is best to be kind, respectful, and enthusiastic to try new things when in a foreign country—locals will be more willing to help new students and will be patient.
It can also 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.
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Vocabulary
recall doing sth.记起做过某事
as far as I recall 据我回忆
recall one's bitter experience回忆某人的痛苦经历
recall the details 回忆细节
recall one's schooldays 回忆某人的学生时代
例句:He couldn't recall the complex process of application.
他想不起申请的复杂过程了。
Vocabulary
recall v.记起;回想起;使想起;召回
练习:John recalled _________ (attend) school with Mary.
attending
例句:In this job, experience counts more than paper qualifications.
在这项工作中,经验比文凭更重要。
qualify v.(使)具备资格;(使)有资格
qualify to do sth.有资格做某事
qualify sb./oneself to do sth.使某人/自己有资格做某事
qualify sb. for sth.使某人有权做某事
qualify as(使)有资格作为······
qualified adj.具备···的学历或资历;具备···的知识或技能
be (highly/well) qualified for(高度/完全)具备····的资格
be qualified to do sth.有资格做某事
Vocabulary
qualification n.(通过考试或学习课程取得的)资格;学历
练习:They were very _________ (ambition) for their
children.
one's ambition is to do sth.某人的理想是做某事
have an ambition to do sth./of doing sth.有做····的愿望
realise/achieve/fulfill one's ambition 实现某人的抱负
be full of ambition 满腹雄心
burn with ambition野心勃勃
ambitious adj.有野心的,有雄心的;耗资的
be ambitious for 渴望获得
例句:Although disabled, he has always had an ambition to be an
astronomer. 尽管身有残疾,但他一直渴望当一名天文学家。
Vocabulary
ambition n.追求的目标;夙愿;野心;抱负
ambitious
例句:The television adaptation of the stage play was a great success.
由这个舞台剧改编成的电视剧是一个很大的成功。
adapt v.(使)适应,(使)适合;改编(剧本等)
adapt to 适应/适合·.....
adapt oneself to使某人自己适应/适合
adapt A for B把A改编成B
adapt A from B由B改编成A
adaptable adj.能适应的;有适应能力的
Vocabulary
adaptation n.适应;改编本
练习:Tomorrow's workers will have to be more _________ (adaptation).
adaptable
It is a comfort to do sth.做····是件令人安慰的事。
for comfort为了舒服
in comfort 舒适地
give comfort to sb.安慰某人
comfort zone舒适区
comfortable adj.舒适的,使人舒服的
comfortably adv.舒服地;自在地
uncomfortable adj.不舒服的
例句:Robert felt comforted to have friends around him.
有朋友在身边,罗伯特感到欣慰。
I tried to offer a few words of comfort.
我试图说上几句安慰的话。
Vocabulary
comfort v. 安慰;抚慰 n.安慰;舒服;安逸
participation in...参加·····;参与······
例句:The tendency of girls' participation in getting education has been
increasing all over the world.
世界范围内,女孩受教育的趋势增加。
participate v.参加;参与 participate in...参加······;参与······
participant n.参加者;参与者
[词语辨析]不一样的“参加”:
participate in/take part in the sports meeting/the Olympic Games
参加运动会/奥运会
join the Arm/League/Party参军入团/入党
attend the meeting/ceremony/wedding出席会议/出席仪式/参加婚礼
attend school/class 上学/上课
Vocabulary
participation n.参加;参与
例句:Susan gave a brilliant presentation on the project at the meeting.
苏珊在会上对这个项目进行了精彩的陈述。
present adj.目前的,现在的(前置定语);出席的,到场的(后置定语)
n. 礼物;目前,现在
v. 颁发,授予,赠送,展示;呈现;陈述;报告
at present目前,现在
present sth. to sb.向某人颁发某物
present sb. with sth.向某人颁发某物
Vocabulary
presentation n.报告;陈述;出示;陈列;上演;颁奖等仪式
练习:I always ask how much time I have to make
my _____________ (报告).
presentation
例句:Please speak up, we can't hear you at the back.
请大声点讲,我们在后面听不见。
[归纳拓展]
speak up for 支持;替···说话
speak for 代表······讲话;为·····辩护
speak well of说······的好话;称赞
speak ill of说······的坏话
speak of谈到;讲到
speak out 大胆讲;毫不保留地说出
Vocabulary
speak up 大声点说;明确表态
练习:Finally he decided he would have to
________. 最后他只好决定喊话了。
speak up
engage in(使)从事;参与
engage oneself in 使····参与;使····忙于
engage sb. to do sth.雇用某人做某事 engage sb. as...雇用某人为····
engaged adj.忙于,从事于;已订婚
be engaged in/on...忙于···· be engaged to sb.与某人订婚
engagement n.参与;婚约;订婚;约定
例句:I have no time to engage in the discussion.我没时间参与讨论。
He is engaged as a manager.他受雇为经理。
Vocabulary
engage vi. 参加,参与(活动)
vt. 吸引(注意力、兴趣);雇用,聘用
练习:Their ___________ (engage) was announced in
the local paper.
engagement
involve sb. in (doing) sth.使某人参与(做)某事
involve doing sth.包括做某事
例句:This problem involves eight people.这个问题涉及八个人。
involved adj.参与的;卷入的
be/become/get involved in 参与;参加
be involved in/with...专注于····
involvement n.参加;参与;涉及;牵连
Vocabulary
involve v.(使)参加,加入;牵涉,影响;包含;需要
练习:There was a growing unease about their
___________ (involve) in the war.
involvement
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Homework
Complete the exercises at the end of the class.
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Preview the grammar knowledge for the next class.
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Thank you