Unit2BridgingCulturesReadingandthinking

Iamnotthesame,havingseenthemoonshineontheothersideoftheworld.

——MaryAnneRadmacher在世界的另一端看過月光閃耀，我就不會是同樣的自己了1.Analysethestructureofthetext2.Knowthechallengesandbenefitsofstudyingabroad3.LearnhowXieLeihelpedtobuildbridgesbetweenChinaandtheUK4.ExpressideasbycriticalthinkingLearningGoalsStep1:warmingupWhatdoweneedtoprepareifwestayabroad?Whatdifficultieswillwemeet?Preparation:IDcardVisacardPassportlocalcustomsHouseMoneyDifficulties:LanguageLifeStudying...LeadinginReadaboutXieLei’sexperienceonanexchangeprogramme1.Predicting:Whatkindofgenre（體裁）isthistext?Welcome,XieLeiBusinessstduent

buildingbridgesA.Exposition

說明文

B.Narration記敘文C.

Feature新聞報道D.Argumentation

議論文Step2:Pre-reading2.Mainidea

Thetextisabout______________________________________________________________________________XieLei’slifeandstudyinLondonWhile-reading1.Skimandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1

A.XieLei’stroubleinthenewwayoflife.Para.2 B.XieLeiwenttostudyabroad.Para.3 C.Theparticipationinclasses.Para.4 D.XieLeihasbeeninvolvedinherexchangelife.Para.5 E.ThereasonswhyXieLeichosetheexchange

programme.Para.6 F.Theauthor’sbestwishesforXieLei.Para.7 G.Advantagesoflivingwithahostfamily.Para.8 H.Thedifficultyinwritingessays.Thetexthasbeendividedintothreeparts.Matcheachpartwiththemainidea:Thestructure

Para:1-2BriefintroductionofXieLeiandthereasonwhyshewentabroadtostudyPara:3-7ThechallengesthatXieLeifacedandhowshehandledthemPara:8BestwishestoXieLei2.ReadthePara1-2loudly,andthenanswerthequestions:1.WhydidXieLeichoosetheexchangeprogramme?2.WhatisXieLei'sgoalaftergraduation?BecauseshewantedtolearnaboutglobalbusinessandimproveherEnglish.HergoalistosetupabusinessinChinaaftergraduation.challenges

Whatshedid

Dailylifeadaptationtoawholenewlife.lonelinessLearnto____________________________Learnto____________________________Askedfor_______________________livewith______________3.ReadthePara3-7,andthencompletetheblanksusepublictransportaskforthingsshedidn'tknowtheEnglishnamesfor.helpfrompassers-bywhenshegotlostahostfamilychallenges

Whatshedid

AcademicrequirementswritinganessayParticipatingin__________andgiving___________Gothelpfrom_______________alottopreparegaveapresentationon________________________hertutorreadclasspresentationstraditionalChineseartfood/restaurantsnotpoliteadaptationtoawholenewlife

Learnto_________________;

Learnto_______________________;

askedfor_____________________;loneliness

Livedwith

___________writinganessaygothelpfrom_______;_______alottoprepareparticipatingin____________andgiving______________gavepresentationon_____________________

ChallengesaWhatXieLeididtraditionalChineseartDailylife

AcademicrequirementshertutorreadclasspresentationahostfamilyusepublictransportaskforthingsnotknowinghelpwhengotlostActivity3:(1)ScanPara.3-7andfillinthetableafteryourreading.Activity4:What'sherfeelingsintheUK?lonely/homesick&comfortedconfusedsurprisedconfidentcomfortableEmotionclue感情線索

Activity4:WhydidXieLeihavethefollowingfeelings?MakesentencesaccordingtoPara1-7.excited

nervous

lonely

comforted

confused

surprised

confidentfeelathome

XieLei

felt/feels

...,

because...

WhydidXieLeihavethefollowingfeelings?Makesentences

using“XieLeifelt…because…excitednervouscomfortedconfusedsurprisedconfidentfeelathomeDetailedreadingKeys“XieLeifelt…because…XieLeifeltexcitedandnervousbecausesheleftChinaforthefirsttime.XieLeifeltcomfortedbecauseshehadasecondfamilyintheUK.XieLeifeltconfusedbecauseshethoughtsheknewlessthanotherpeople.XieLeifeltsurprisedbecauseshecouldspeakupinclassafterjustafewweeks.XieLeifeltconfidentbecauseherpresentationontraditionalChineseartwasagreatsuccess.XieLeifeltathomebecausewhatseemedstrangebeforenowappearsquitenormaltoher.HowhasXieLeihelpedtobuildbridgesbetweenChinaandtheUK?

5.Criticalthinking:HowhasXieLeihelpedtobuildbridgesbetweenChinaandtheUK?KeysASwellasstudyingintheUK,sheactsasaculturalmessengersharingChineseculturewithpeoplearoundherbygivingapresentationontraditionalChineseart,teachingpeoplehowtocookChinesefood,andinvolvingherselfinsocialactivities.Activity6:Summary

ThearticleisabouthowaChinesegirl,XieLeimanagestoadaptto________intheUKandmeetthe_________requirementsasanexchangestudent.Besides,thearticlealsotalksabouthowXieLeiactsasa________messengerbuildinga_______betweenChinaandtheUK.anewlifeacademiccultural

bridge7.Post-readingWhatarethe

benefits

and

difficulties

ofstudyingabroad?DifficultiesBenefits1.Helpustobeindependent2.Beeasiertolearnaforeignlanguage3.BroadenourviewsEnrichourknowledge4.Learnadvancedtechnology5.Havenewexperiences1.Costalotofmoney2.Bedifficulttocommunicatewithothers3.Betiringtoliveinanewcountry4.Behomesickandlonely...Beaculturalmessenger;Breakthebarriersbetweendifferentcultures;Bemoreconfident!Facethedifficultiesinlife!Adapttothenewsituation!Challengeourselvesconstantly!BenefitsDifficultiesStep3

Post-readingAfterreadingthepassage，pleasefillinthefollowingblanks.

Sixmonthsago，XieLeiboardedaplaneforLondontocompleteanexchangeprogramme.Sherecalledthatshe1.

(choose)theyear-longexchangeprogrammewiththe2.

(ambitious)tosetupabusinessinChinaaftergraduation.Itwasthefirsttimethatshe3.

(leave)hermotherland.WhenshecametoEngland，shelivedwithahostfamily,4.______

membersalwayshelpedher.Atfirst，shehadtogetusedtolivinginanewcountryandlearnhowtousepublictransportandhowtoaskforthingsshedidn’tknowtheEnglishnamesfor.Besides，shealsohadtofaceanotherchallengeoftheacademicrequirements.choseambitionhadleftwhoseWhenwritinganessay，she5.

(tell)bythetutortoacknowledge