UsingLanguage

BridgingCulturesUnit2LeadinTheseyears,moreandmorestudentsarechoosingto

.studyabroadIsstudyingabroadagoodideaornot?Why?(opinion+reason,usecompletesentence)Alocalnewspaperhasinvitedparentsto

sharetheiropinionsaboutstudyingabroad.Now,let’sreadtheletterstogetmoreinformation.Thetwolettersareboth_______________letters.argumentativeThinking：Whatisthetexttypeofthetwoletters?Letter1:Letter2:ReadfortexttypeWangLi(motheroftwingirls)ZhangYi(fatherofoneboy)Whattopicaretheytalkingabout?Isstudyingadroadagoodorbadidea?Howdoyouworkout?Signposts(標識性語言)Logicalwords①②③④⑤

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ReadforthestructureStartwithafactorquestionStateanopinionGivesupportingreasonsandevidenceStateaconclusionReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whataresomeoftheeconomicdisadvantagesmentioned?(2)Whatproblemsdostudentsfaceinregardstoculture,language,andadaptation?(3)HowhastheeducationalenvironmentinChinachangedinrecentyears?(1)Howdoesstudyingabroadbenefitpersonalgrowth?(2)Howdostudentsengageinculturalexchange?Howdoesculturalexchangebenefitstudentsstudyingabroad?(3)WhatcontributionscanstudentswhostudyabroadpotentiallymaketoChina?ReadfordetailsWangLiZhangYiPersonalgrowthCulturalexchangeContributiontothedevelopmentofChina……studentsarenotmatureenoughto……/depressionstudentswillbecomemoreindependentbecause….studentsmaystrugglewithcultureshockhelpstudentsviewtheworldfromadifferentangelsandgivethemmoreinsightintoourownculturetheskillsgainedthroughstudyingabroadcanbecrucialforstudents'futurecareersandcontributetoChina'sdevelopmentdomesticstudentsalsohaveagreatfuturetolookforwardtoWhoseopiniondoyouprefer?Why?HowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?ReadforlanguageParagraph1:Inthepastfewdecades,therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofpeoplestudyingabroad.Althoughstudyingabroadcanbringgreatbenefits,Ithinkthedisadvantagesforyoungpeoplearegreater.Para.1IntroductionStartwithafactStateanopiniongreat&suddenHowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?ReadforlanguageParagraph2:Tobeginwith,manystudentswhostudyabroadfacegreateconomicpressure.Thatmeansstudyingabroadisjustnotpossibleforeveryone.Tuitionfeesandlivingexpensesaremuchmoreexpensivethanathomeandcouldendupcostingmostfamiliesanarmandaleg.StudyinginChinaismuchmoreconvenientandcanhelpsavemoney.Para.2BodyReason1Evidenceexpense:theamountofmoneythatyouspendonsomethingHowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?ReadforlanguageParagraph3:Anotherimportantfactortoconsideristhetremendouspressurethatcomeswithstudyingabroad.Studentsmustlearnhowtoliveinanunfamiliarenvironment…Somemaystruggleandsufferfromcultureshockwhenlearninghowtobehaveinnewsurroundings.Otherstudentsarenotmatureenough…andmaybecomedepressed.Somestudentsmightencounterproblemswithpersonalsafety.Inaddition,differentapproachestoteachingandlearningmaycomeasashocktomanystudents.Para.3BodyReason2EvidencestudentssomeotherstudentssomestudentsInadditionHowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?ReadforlanguageParagraph4:Afinalpointtoconsideristhatwhilestudyingabroaddoeshavepotentialbenefits,youngpeoplewhostudyinChinaalsohaveagreatfuturetolookforwardto!AsChinahasboomed,theeducationalenvironmenthasimprovedsignificantly,withmanygreatuniversitiesnowavailable.Theyhavegreatfacilitiesandoutstandingprofessors,helpingtoeducateyoungpeoplewhowillcontributetotheeconomyandfurtherstrengthenourcountry.Para.4BodyReason3EvidenceHowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?Readforlanguageavailable:somethingthatyoucanget,buyorfindParagraph5:Tosumup,onecannot

denythefactthatstudyingabroadhasitsdisadvantages,sowhenyouthinkaboutstudyingabroad,youshouldconsiderthesemanyfactors.StateaconclusionPara.5ConclusionHowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?ReadforlanguagePara.ArgumentativestructureKeywordsorsentencesinLetter2①StartwithaquestionStateanopinion②Reason1③Reason2④Reason3⑤ConclusionAccordingtothesummary,readLetter2again,thenfinishthetable.ReadfordetailsPara.ArgumentchainLetter21

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QuestionMainpointReason1Reason2Reason3ConclusionQuestion:Isstudyingabroadagoodideaornot?Theadvantagesaremuchgreater.personalgrowth:lifechangingeducationandexperience;moreindependentglobalperspective,generalcompetencechanceforculturalexchange：Promotefriendshipbetweennations;Viewtheworldfromdifferentanglesandgivesusmoreinsightintoourownculturegreatopportunitytocontributetothedevelopmentofourmotherland:Chinaneedstalentedyoungpeoplewithaglobalperspective&Competentwithskillsandabilities;BettercareeropportunitiesThislife-changingexperienceisworthwhile.HowtowriteanargumentativeessayPara.1IntroductionStartwithafactStateanopinionPara.2Argument1Reason1EvidencePara.5ConclusionStateaconclusionTopicPara.3Argument2Para.4Argument3Reason2EvidenceReason3EvidenceSummarySummarizetheconnectorsusedtoshowthedifferentpartsoftheargumentintheletters.ReadforlanguagefeatureLetter1Letter2StateanopinionGivereasonsandevidencetosupportanopinionStateaconclusioninmyopiniontobeginwithforexamplethatmeansfinallyinadditionsuchasastherefore

tosumupallinallsoIthinkReadforlanguagefeatureReadthelettersagain,thenusetheconnectorstorewritethesentencesbelow.Readforlanguagefeature1.Studentswhowanttostudyabroadmustconsidertheirparents’budget.Thatistosay,theyshouldthinkaboutwhethertheycanaffordthecostofstudyingoverseas.2.Studyingabroadcanputgreatpressureonyoungpeople.Forinstance,Theymayfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.3.Studyingabroadwillgivestudentsagoodeducation.Besides,italsohelpsthemtogainaglobalperspective.4.GlobaldevelopmentstrategieshelptomakeconnectionsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Asaresult,youngpeoplewithlanguageskillsandstrongculturalawanessareneeded.ReadforlanguagefeatureWriting

(1)得知你在考慮出國留學，我很高興和你分享我的觀點，希望能對你有所幫助。____________________________________________________________________(2)坦率地說，我認為出國留學很有意義。(makesense)_____________________________________________Frankly,Ithinkitmakesgoodsensetostudyabroad.WritingLearningthatyouaereconsideringstudyingabroad,I'mmorethandelightedtosharemyopinion,whichIhopewillbeofhelptoyou.Para.1亮出觀點。(1)出國留學時，我們會身處一種外語環境，這使得學習過程有趣且有效。(exposure;make)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)沐浴在異國文化中，我們可以對世界有深刻的了解。(bathedin;insight)______________________________________________________________________________________(3)出國留學讓我們走出舒適區，讓我們變得更好，這在我看來是最重要的。(定語從句)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Exposuretoaforeignlanguagesettingwhilewearestudyingabroadmakeslearningprocessinterestingandeffective.Bathedinadifferentcultureofaforeigncountry,wecangaingreatinsightsintotheworld.Studyingabroadtakesusoutofourcomfortzoneandchangesusforthebetter,whichisthemostimportantfrommypointofview.WritingPara2.句間銜接，過渡自然1．在句(1)前添加連接詞tobeginwith。2．在句(1)和句(2)之間添加表示遞進關系的副詞moreover。Para.3做出總結綜合考慮，我希望你能選擇出國留學，開始新的生活。(獨立主格)________________________________________________________________________Allthingsconsidered,Ihopeyoucanchoosetostudyabroadandstartanewlife.WritingDearJackson，I'mmorethandelightedto

sharemyopinion,whichIhopewillbeofhelptoyou.Frankly,Ithinkitmakesgoodsensetostudyabroad.Thereasonsareasfollows.Tobeginwith,exposuretoaforeignlanguagesettingwhilewearestudyingabroadmakeslearningprocessinterestingandeffective.Moreover,bathedinadifferentcultureofaforeigncountry,wecangaingreatinsightsintotheworld.Finally,studyingabroad

takesusoutofourcomfortzoneandchangesusforthebetter,whichisthemostimportantfrommypointofview.Allthingsconsidered,Ihopeyoucanchoosetostudyabroadandstartanewlife.Yours，LiHuaDearJackson，Iwasgladtohearfromyouandunderstandthatyou’recontemplatingstudyingabroad.Ibelieveit’safantasticopportunityforseveralreasons.Tobeginwith,

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exposesyoutonewculturesandwaysoflife,whichcanbroadenyourhorizonsandhelpyoudevelopaglobalperspective.Moreover,itoffersachancetolearnorimprovea