Unit2BridgingculturesReadingandThinking010203LearningobjectiveslearnaboutXieLei’sexperienceandfeelingsoflearningabroadinBritain.discuss

thebenefitsanddifficulties

ofstudyingabroadlearnhowtohandlethechallengestheywouldmeetincross-culturecommunicationIsbridgeanounoraverbhere?Whatdoes“bridging”meanhere?tobuildorformabridgeHowwillyoufeelifyoustudyabroad?excitedcuriousambitioushopefullongingunsurepuzzledlostconfusedshockedLet’sreadapassageaboutanexchangestudentandseewhathappenedtoher.Activity1:Readthetitleandthepicture.Pre-reading

1Wheredoyouthinkthisarticleisfrom?A.sciencemagazineB.schoolnewspaperC.traveljournalD.advertisementbrochure2Howisthetextorganized?Wheredoyouthinkthisarticleisfrom?A.sciencemagazineB.schoolnewspaperC.traveljournalD.advertisementbrochureReadthetitleandthepicture.Pre-reading2Howisthetextorganized?InorderoftimeActivity2:ReadformainideaandstructurePara.1Para.2Para.5-6Para.7

__________requirementsinthenewschool.Her_________tosetupabusinessinChina.LeavingChinafor_____________.Feelingmuchmore__________.Her____________tothedailylife.Para.3-4Best_______fromthenewspaper.Para.8

LondonambitionadaptationAcademicwishesathomeLet’sdividethetextintothreeparts.Summarizethemainideaofeachpart.WhilereadingP7:

FeelingmuchmoreathomeP3-4:

HeradaptationtothedailylifeP8:

BestwishesfromthenewspaperP2:

HerambitiontosetupabusinessinChinaP1:

LeavingChinaforLondonP5-6:

AcademicrequirementsinthenewschoolPart

1Background

IntroductionPart

2Challenges

Xie

Lei

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handled

them.Part

3

ThestructureofthepassagewhowherewhywhatwhenActivity3:ReadfordetailedinformationScanpara.1-2andanswerthequestions.1.WhoisXieLei?2.Wheredidshego?3.Whendidshego?4.Whatdidshedo?5.Whydidshechooseit?anexchangestudentLondonsixmonthsagoonayear-longexchangeprogrammelearnaboutglobalbusinessandimproveEnglishChallengesWhatXieLeididDailylifeadaptationtoawholenewlifelearntto____________________;learntto____________________;askedfor___________________lonelinesslivedwith___________________Academicrequire-mentswritinganessaygothelpfrom_______________;____________alottoprepareparticipatingin________andgiving_____________gaveapresentationon________________________ScanPara.3-6andfillinthetable.adaptationtoawholenewlife

learntto_______________________;

learntto____________________________________;

askedfor

_______________________loneliness

livedwith______________Dailylife(Para.3-4)ChallengesWhatXieLeididusepublictransporthelpwhenshegotlostaskforthingsshedidn’tknowahostfamily

homesickness

gothelpfrom___________;_______alottoprepareparticipatingin_______andgiving_____________

gavepresentationon_______________________Academicrequirements(Para.5-6)ChallengesWhatXieLeididhertutorreadtraditionalChineseart

presentationsclasswritinganessay

vcomfortedconfusedsurprisedconfidentfeelathomeWhydidXieLeihavethefollowingfeelings?Makesentencesusing“XieLeifelt...because...excited&nervousActivity4:CirclethewordsthatshowXieLei’sfeelings.timefeelingssixmonthsagoatfirstafterafewweekshalfwaythroughXieLei’sfeelingsexcited&nervoussurprisedcomforted

feelathomeconfused(Shefelt...because...)confidentbecausesheleftChinaforthefirsttimebecauseshehadasecondfamilyintheUKbecauseshethoughtsheknewlessthanotherpeoplebecauseshecouldspeakupinclassafterjustafewweeksbecauseherpresentationontraditionalChineseartwasagreatsuccessbecausewhatseemedstrangebeforenowappearsquitenormaltoherXieLeiisexperiencingcultureshock!Cultureshockreferstofeelingsofuncertainty,confusion,oranxietythatpeoplemayexperiencewhenmovingtoanewcountryorexperiencinganewcultureorsurroundings.Read

for

cultureCultureShock

文化沖擊inthehostfamilyinclassteachthemtocookstir-friedtomatoesandeggsgiveapresentationontraditionalChineseartinsocialactivityChinaAculturalmessengertheUKHowhasXieLeihelpedtobuildbridgesbetweenChinaandtheUK?shareChineseculturewiththemwhileengaginginBritishculturePost-readingGroupworkWhatarethedifficulties

and

benefits

ofstudyingabroad?BeeasiertolearnaforeignlanguageHelpustobeindependentHavenewlifeexperiencesCostalotofmoney(financialburden)BedifficulttocommunicatewithothersBeconfusedinstudy(academicdifficulties)BenefitsDifficultiesWhatarethedifficulties

and

benefits

ofstudyingabroad?EnrichourknowledgeBehomesickandlonelyAsstudents,weshouldkeepculturalself-confidenceandloveourcountryforeverbuildculturalconfid