+Unit+2+Bridging+Cultures+Reading+and+Thinking 高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit2BridgingCulturesReadingandThinking

LookandDiscuss1.Wheredoyouthinkthegirlontheleftisfrom?2.Wheredoyouthinksheisstudyingnow?IthinksheisfromChina.Sheisprobablystudyinginafroeigncountry.3.Whatdoes“bridging”meanhere?Itisaverbhere,whichmeansbuildingorformingabridge.Whatproblemsmightyouface?homesicknesslanguagebarrierlonelinessculturalshockacademicdifficulties

Ifyouhavechancetostudyabroad,

LeadinHowmightyoufeel?unsurelostconfusedshockedexcitedcurioushopefulambitiousBefore-readingWhatdoyouexpecttoreadinthispassage?WhoisXieLei?Whatdidshedo?Howcanshe,abusinessstudent,buildbridges?...G.

Herpurposes

of

comingtotheUKD.

Herdifficultyingettingusedtoanewwayoflife.B.

ThebenefitsoflivingwithahostfamilyE.

TheacademicchallengesforherF.

HerparticipationinclassA.

HerparticipationinsocialactivitiesC.

Editors’

bestwishes

to

her.H.

XieLeicametostudyinLondonP1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8HGDBEFACReadandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Howmanypartscanitbedivided？ReadformainideaP7:

HerparticipationinsocialactivitiesP3:

HerdifficultyingettingusedtoanewwayoflifeP4:

ThebenefitsoflivingwithahostfamilyP8:

Editors’bestwishestoherP2:

HerpurposesofcomingtotheUKP1:

XieLeicametostudyinLondonP6:

HerparticipationinclassP5:

TheacademicchallengesforherBackgroundinformationofXieLeiXieLei’schallenges,feelings,andrelevantsolutionsThewriter’swishesforXieLeiHowmanypartscanitbedivided？ReadforstructureReadfordetails(2)(1)HowdidXieLeifeelleavingChinaforthefirsttime?XieLeiwasexcitedbutnervousWhydidshewanttolearnabroad?XieLeiwantedtolearnaboutglobalbusinessandimproveherEnglishsothatshecouldsetupherownbusinessinChina.ReadPara1-2tofindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions.WhenandwheredidXieLeistudyabroad?Sixmonthsago,sheboardedaplaneforLondon.ChallengesWhatXieLeididFeelingAtfirstleftChinaforthefirsttimeexcitedbut

nervousDailylifeadaptationtoawholenewlifelearntto____________________;learntto____________________;askedfor___________________lonelinesslivedwith___________________Academicrequirementswritinganessaygothelpfrom_______________;____________alottoprepareparticipatingin________andgiving_____________gaveapresentationon________________________Nowshare______,build_____betweenforeignersandherReadfordetailsusepublictransporthelpwhenshegotlostaskforthingsshedidn’tknowAtalossahostfamilylonely→comfortedhertutorreadConfusedpresentationsclasstraditionalChineseartsurprisedandconfidentScanpara3-7andfinishthetableculturebridgefeelathomeinthehostfamilyinclassinsocialactivitiesChinaAculturalmessengertheUKHowhasXieLeihelpedtobuildbridgesbetweenChinaandtheUK?After-readingXie

Lei,

whowas

(ambition)

to

set

up

a

business

in

China,_______(leave)

for

London

six

months

ago

to

study

as

exchange

student.In

London,

she

found

she_______(have)tolearn

howtousepublictransportandhowtoaskforthingsfor______shedidn’tknowtheEnglishname.So

she

had

difficulty

using

public

transport

and

(ask)

for

things

she

didn’t

know

the

English

names

for.

Academic

requirements

also

confused

her.

She

discussed

how

_________(write)

an

essay

with

her

tutor.

Following

her

tutor’s

advice,

she

read

a

lot

and

participated

___

(active)

in

class.

The

factthat

now

she

can

give

an

attractive

presentation

in

class

evensurprises

herself.

Nowadays

sheis________________(confident)andhasbeeninvolvedinsocial_________(activity).She’salsoactingasaculturalmessengerbuildingbridgebetweenforeignersandher.ambitiousleftanaskingtowriteactivelymoreconfidentactivitieshadwhichSummaryStudyingabroadisagoodwaytoimprove