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课件网) UNIT 2 BRIDGING CULTURES Reading and Thinking Learning objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1.根据图片和标题预测文章内容。 2.通过概括大意梳理文章写作思路，概括大意，把握写作特点。 3.掌握长难句分析的策略，克服阅读长难句的障碍。 4.了解谢蕾在国外面临的挑战和她的应对办法，探讨留学生在跨文化沟通和文化传播者的特殊身份和作用。 Appreciate and understand the quote on the theme picture. 在世界的另一端看过月光闪耀，我就不会是同样的自己了。 I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. —Mary Anne Radmacher To experience a different culture from one’s own Warming-up Before you read, look at the title, and the picture. Where do you think this article is from What do you think this 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. Pre-reading Skimming: Have a predicition. While-reading Read and find out the main idea of the whole passage. The article is about how a Chinese girl, Xie Lei, manages to adapt to a new life in the UK and meet the academic requirements as an exchange student. Apart from that, the article also talks about how Xie Lei acts as a cultural messenger building a bridge between China and the UK. While-reading Scanning:Read the passage to list the challenges Xie Lei faces,her solutions and her feelings. Clarify why Xie Lei was able to adapt to life in the UK. Q1: What challenges did Xie Lei face Q2: How did Xie Lei deal with these challenges Q3: How did she feel Go through the passage ,underline the main idea of each paragraph and summarize the main idea. Six months ago, 19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and boarded a plane for London. It was the first time that she had left China. “I was very excited but also quite nervous. I didn’t know what to expect,” Xie Lei recalled. Para. 1: She came to study in London. While-reading Go through the passage ,underline the main idea of each paragraph and summarize the main idea. Xie Lei is studying for a business qualification at a university in China and has come to our university on a year-long exchange programme. “I chose the exchange programme because I wanted to learn about global business and improve my English. My ambition is to set up a business in China after graduation,” she explained. Para. 2: Her purpose of coming to the UK. While-reading Para. 3: Her difficulties in getting used to a new way of life. At first, Xie Lei had to adapt to life in a different country. “You have to get used to a whole new life,” she said, “I had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didn’t know the English names for. 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!” While-reading Go through the passage ,underline the main idea o ... ...
