Unit2BridgingculturesReadingandThinkingReadingComprehension课件高二英语人教版选择性

Unit2BridgingculturesReadingandThinking—ReadingComprehensionBytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:gettoknowXieLei’sexperienceintheUK;tracethechangesofXieLei’sfeelings;introducethelifethatXieLeiexperienced；mastersomewordsandexpressionsonbodylanguage.Pre-readingWhatdoweneedtoprepareifwestayabroad?Whatdifficultieswillwemeet?BrainstormingIDcardPassportlocalcustomsHouseMoneyBankCardtransportPreparationLanguageuseStudyingCultureLifeDifficultiesActivity1

Fast-readingformainideas1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Thetextisabout.XieLei’sstudyandlifeatauniversityinaforeigncountryWhile-reading2．Thetexthasbeendividedintothreeparts.Matcheachpartwiththemainidea.Part1(Paras.1－2) A．ThechallengesthatXieLeifacedand howshehandledthem.Part2(Paras.3－7) B．BestwishestoXieLei.Part3(Para.8) C．BriefintroductionofXieLeiandthe reasonwhyshewentabroadtostudy.Activity2

Careful-readingfordetailsⅠ.Readparas.1－2andfinishthefollowingexercises.1．WhydidXieLeichoosetheexchangeprogramme?“IwanttolearnaboutglobalbusinessandimprovemyEnglish.”2.Howdidshefeelatthattime?“Iwasveryexcitedbutalsoquitenervous.Ididn’tknowwhattoexpect.”3．HowdidXieLeifeelwhensheboardedaplaneforLondon?A．Shefeltanxious.B．Shewassatisfied.C．Shewasdisappointed.D．Shehadmixedfeelings.√4．WhatdidXieLeihavetolearnatfirst?A．Howtosetupabusiness.B．HowtoimproveherEnglish.C．Howtoadapttothenewenvironment.D．Howtogetalongwithherclassmates.√ChallengesWhatXieLeididDailylifeadaptationtoawholenewlifelearnto_____________________;learnto__________________________;askedfor____________________;lonelinesslivedwith_____________Academicrequirementswritinganessaygothelpfrom_________;_____

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on___________________Ⅱ.Readparas.3－7anddothefollowingexercises.traditionalChinesearthertutorreadclasspresentationahostfamilyusepublictransportaskforthingsnotknowinghelpwhengotlost1．Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．XieLeiwasnotusedtoBritishfood.B．ThehostfamilycookedforXieLeieveryday.C．XieLeigotonwellwiththehostfamily.D．XieLeiandLaurastudiedinthesameuniversity.√2．WhatdoesXieLeithinkheridentityis?A．Anhonoredvisitor.B．Aculturalmessenger.C．Abridgebuilder.D．Afluenttranslator.√Ⅲ.ReadthetextagainanddescribeXieLei’semotionline.TimeFeelingssixmonthsagoatfirstacademicchallengeafterafewweekslivewithahostfamilyhalfwaythrough1excitedbutnervous2lonely/helpless/homesick3confused4surprised&confident5comforted6feelathomeItwasthefirsttimethatshehadleftchina.Shedidn’tknowwhattoexpect.Shelivedwithahostfamily.Shedidnotknowhowtoformherownopinionsbasedonotherpeople’sideas.ShefoundherselfspeakingupinclassafterjustafewweeksandherpresentationontraditionalChineseartwasagreatsuccess.Whatseemedstrangebeforenowappearsquitenormaltoher.Shehadtoadapttolifeinadifferentcountry.Activity1

Discussion1.Whatotherchallengesdoyouthinkstudentsstudyingabroadmightface?(Criticalthinking)Onebigchallengethatmanystudentshaveisthelanguage—theymaythinktheyaregoodatEnglish，buttheyarenotusedtohearingEnglishbeingspokenatanormalspeed,theyarenotusedtoEnglishbeingspokenwithaheavyaccent,andtheyarenotfamiliarwithmanyEnglishidioms.Anotherchallengemaybecomingtotermswiththedifferencesinaculturethatisdifferenttotheirown.Locals,however,willgenerallybeunderstandingthatthestudentisnewtothecountry,andwillappreciateattemptstolearnandunderstandmoreabouttheirculture.Thatiswhyitisbesttobekind,respectful,andenthusiastictotrynewthingswheninaforeigncountry—localswillbemorewillingtohelpnewstudentsandwillbepatient.Post-reading2.Howdoyouthinkweshouldpreparetohandlethesechallengesbeforegoingaboard?(Creativethinking)ThebestwaytoprepareistotrytoimmersethemselvesinEnglishbeforetheygoabroad.TheyshouldwatchavarietyofEnglish-languagefilmsandTVprogrammeswithoutusingsubtitles，listentoEnglishsongs，anduseeveryopportunitytospeakwithnativeEnglishspeakers.Itcanalsobescarytotrytofitintothenewlifestylewhilethere,sinceitissodifferenttotheirown.Maybestudentswillfacetimeswhentheydon’tunderstandtheproperwaytodosomething,suchaspayingutilitybills.Inthiscase,thereisalwayssomeonewhoiswillingtohelp—eitheratyouruniversitycampusoreveninalocalshop.WhatisCultureShock?文化冲击Cultureshockisaconditionthataffectspeoplewhotraveltoacountrydifferentfromtheirown.Thetermdescribesatraveler’sfeelingsofbewildermentwhentheenvironmentandculturechangefromtheonethatheorsheisfamiliarwith.Theunfamiliarsurroundings,foreignlanguageandstrangehabitsofanewcountrycanallcontributetoafeelingofuneasinessandconfusion.CultureShockU-CurveBeaculturalmessenger;Breakthebarriersbetweendifferentcultures;Bemoreconfident!Facethedifficultiesinlife!Adapttothenewsituation!Challengeourselvesconstantly!BenefitsDifficultiesActivity2

SummaryFillinthefollowingblankswithsuitablewords.Sixmonthsago，XieLeiboardedaplaneforLondon.Itwasthefirsttimethatshe1.________(leave)home.Shewenttoauniversitytostudyforabusinessqualificationandchosetheexchangeprogrammebecauseshewantedtolearnabout2.______(globe)business.Shewas3._________(ambition)tosetupabusinessaftergraduation.hadleftglobalambitiousAtfirst，XieLeihadtoadapttolifeinadifferentcountry.Shechosetolivewithahostfamily，whocanhelpwithher4.__________(adapt)tothenewculture.Whenshemissedhome，shefelt5._________(comfort)tohaveasecondfamily.AlsoXieLeihadtosatisfyacademicrequirements.Hertutortoldhertoacknowledge6.____otherpeoplehadsaidifshecitedtheirideas，andadvisedhertoreadlotsofinformationinordertoform7.___wiseopinionofherown.Nowhalfwaythroughherexchangeyear，XieLeifeelsmuchmoreathomeintheUK.Shesaid8._________(engage)inBritishculturehadhelpedandthatshehad9._____________(involve)insocialactivities.Shealsosaidwhilelearningaboutbusiness，shewasactingasaculturalmessengerbuildingabridge10._________thetwocountries.adaptationcomfortedwhataengagingbeeninvolvedbetweenAnalyzethekeypointsofthetext“WELCOME,XIELEI!”BUSINESSSTUDENTBUILDINGBRIDGESSixmonthsago,19-year-oldXieLeisaidgoodbyetoherfamilyandfriendsandboardedaplaneforLondon.ItwasthefirsttimethatshehadleftChina.“Iwasveryexcitedbutalsoquitenervous.Ididn’tknowwhattoexpect,”XieLeirecalled.Itwasthefirsttimethatsb...这是某人第一次……向……告别上飞机“疑问词+todo”作宾语Paragraph1XieLeiisstudyingforabusinessqualificationatauniversityinChinaandhascometoouruniversityonayear-longexchangeprogramme."IchosetheexchangeprogrammebecauseIwantedtolearnaboutglobalbusinessandimprovemyEnglish.MyambitionistosetupabusinessinChinaaftergraduation,"sheexplained.betodo表示“将要，将来”Paragraph2Atfirst,XieLeihadtoadapttolifeinadifferentcountry.“Youhavetogetusedtoawholenewlife,”shesaid.“IhadtolearnhowtousepublictransportandhowtoaskforthingsIdidn’tknowtheEnglishnamesfor.WhenIgotlost,Ihadtoaskpassers-byforhelp,butpeopleherespeakfastandusewordsI’mnotfamiliarwith.Iaskthemtorepeatthemselvesalot!”时间状语从句习惯(于)……“疑问词+todo”作宾语向……寻求帮助省略了关系代词that/which的定语从句Paragraph3Althoughsomeforeignstudentsliveincampusaccommodation,XieLeichosetolivewithahostfamily,whocanhelpwithheradaptationtothenewculture.“WhenImisshome,Ifeelcomfortedtohaveasecondfamily,”XieLeisaid.“Whenthere’ssomethingIdon’tknoworunderstand,Icanaskthem.TheyarealsokeentolearnaboutChina.Laura,thedaughterofmyhostfamily,wantstostudyinChinainthefuture.Wetaketurnstocookeachevening.Theyreallylovemystir-friedtomatoesandeggs!Laurasaysshealwaysfeelshungrywhenshesmellsit,soItaughtherhowtocookit,too.”让步状语从句选择做某事who引导的非限制性定语从句渴望做某事又一；再一轮流做某事Paragraph4AnotherchallengeforXieLeiistheacademicrequirements.Thefirsttimethatshehadtowriteanessay,hertutorexplainedthatshemustacknowledgewhatotherpeoplehadsaidifshecitedtheirideas,butthathemainlywantedtoknowwhatshethought!XieLeiwasconfusedbecauseshethoughtsheknewlessthanotherpeople.Hertutoradvisedhertoreadlotsofinformationinordertoformawiseopinionofherown.时间状语从句宾语从句建议某人做某事条件状语从句宾语从句宾语从句Paragraph5but为并列连词，后面的that从句为并列的宾语从句XieLeialsofoundmanycoursesincludedstudents’participationinclassaspartofthefinalresult.Studentsneedtogenerateideas,offerexamples,applyconcepts，andraisequestions,aswellasgivepresentations.Atfirst,Xi