Wheredoyouthinkthegirlontheleftisfrom?Wheredoyouthinksheisstudyingnow?InChinaorinaforeigncountry?Howdoyouthinkherlifediffersfromthatinherhomecountry?IntroductionofUnit2IntroductionofUnit2Unit2BridgingCultures

Welcome,XieLei

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StudentBuildingBridges人教版選擇性必修二U2readingandthinking

Afterthereadingclass,youwillbeableto:understandXieLei’sexperienceonanexchangeprogrammeinLondon;understandhowthepassageisorganizedanditstextfeatures;deepenyourunderstandingofstudyingabroad,includingpotentialchallengesbroughtbydifferentculturesandpreparationsthatcanbemadeinadvance;haveabetterunderstandingoftherolesweshouldplayinbridgingcultures.LearningObjectives“!”WhoisXieLei?Whoissayingit?Whatbridges?Pre-reading:Activity1:ReadtocheckQ1:WhoisXieLei?Q2:Wheredoyouthinkthetextisfrom?Q3:Whatisthetextabout?Q4:Whoissaying“welcome,XieLie”?Q5:Howisthetextorganized?XieLeiisastudentmajoringinbusinesswhowenttoBritainonayear-longexchangeprogramme.A.asciencemagazineB.aschoolnewspaperC.atraveljournalD.anadvertisementbrochure

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studylifeEditor/reportertimePara1herpurposesofcomingtotheUKPara2comingtostudyinLondonPara3benefitsoflivingwithahostfamilyPara4challengeforXieLei:theacademicrequirementsPara5herdifficultyingettingusedtoanewwayoflifePara6thereporter'sbestwishesPara7participationinclassPara8hernewplanforsocialactivitiesActivity2:ReadforthemainideaandstructureSkimandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para1herpurposesofcomingtotheUKPara2comingtostudyinLondonPara3benefitsoflivingwithahostfamilyPara4challengeforXieLei:theacademicrequirementsPara5herdifficultyingettingusedtoanewwayoflifePara6thereporter'sbestwishesPara7participationinclassPara8hernewplanforsocialactivitiesActivity2:ReadforthemainideaandstructureDividethetextintothreeparts&summarizethemainideaofeachpart.Part1Part3Part2BriefintroductionofXieLeiandthereasonwhyshestudiedintheUK.ThechallengesthatXieLeifacedandhowshehandledthem.BestwishestoXieLeiFeelings?Activity3:ReadfordetailedinformationScanPart1(Para.1-2)carefully

andanswerthequestions.1.

WhydidXieLeichoosetheexchangeprogramme?BecauseshewantedtolearnaboutglobalbusinessandimproveherEnglish.2.

WhatisXieLei’sambitionaftergraduation?HerambitionistosetupabusinessinChinaaftergraduation.3.

HowdoesXieLeifeel?excited,nervousambitious;daringtotrynewthings;Activity3:Readfordetailedinformation(3-6)

adaptationtoawholenewlifelearnto_________________;learnto_______________________;askedfor_____________________loneliness

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___________writinganessaygothelpfrom_______;_______alottoprepareparticipatingin_______andgiving________gavepresentationon__________________

ChallengesWhatXieLeididDailylife

AcademicrequirementstraditionalChinesearthertutorreadclasspresentationahostfamilyusepublictransportaskforthingsshedidn'tknowtheEnglishnamesforhelpfrompassers-bywhenIgotlostnewapproachestoteachingandlearningbeinvolvedinsocialactivitiesSolutionsAdaptiontotheBritishcultureChallengesfeelingsexcitedbutnervousItwasthefirsttimethatshehadleftChina.adaptationtoawholenewlifenervous/anxioushomesicknesslonely/homesickwritinganessayconfusednewapproachestoteachingandlearningatalosscomfortedsurprisedandconfident/proudfeelathomelivingwithahostfamilyHerpresentationonChineseartwasagreatsuccess.beinvolvedinsocialactivitiesSolutionsActivity3ReadfordetailedinformationCirclethewordstotraceXieLei’sfeelings..SpreadingtheChinesecultureWhatXieLeididtospreadtheChineseculture

taughtthedaughterofherhostfamilyhowtocookChinesecuisinegaveapresentationontraditionalChineseartengagedherselfinsocialactivitiesandshareChineseculturewiththemActivity4Readto

answerWhatbridges?aculturalmessengerAdaptiontotheBritishcultureSpreadingtheChinesecultureGroupdiscussion1.IfyouhaveanopportunitytogetinvolvedinanexperienceprogrammelikeXieLei,willyougraspit?2.Whatotherchallengesdoyouthinkstudentsstudyingabroadmightface?Howcanstudentspreparetohandletheseschallengesbeforegoingabroad?

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