Unit2BridgingCulturesReadingandthinking課件-高中英語(yǔ)人教版選擇性

Unit2BridgingCulturesReadingandThinkingLead-inWhatdoyouthinkofthelifeofanexchangestudent?Lead-inWhatdoyouthinkofthelifeofanexchangestudent?rewardingchallengingcross-culturalconfidentbravepersistentPredicatingWhatwillbetalkedaboutinthepassage??CulturalbridgesReadingforstructureSixmonthsago,19-year-oldXieLeisaidgoodbyetoherfamilyandfriendsandboardedaplaneforLondon.ItwasthefirsttimethatshehadleftChina."Iwasveryexcitedbutalsoquitenervous.Ididn'tknowwhattoexpect,"XieLeirecalled.1.boardv.登上（火車(chē)、輪船或飛機(jī)2.itwasthefirst/secondtimethat+過(guò)去完成時(shí)3.expectv.---expectationn.期待Readingforstructure4.expectsbtodosth期待某人做某事liveuptoone’sexpectations不辜負(fù)某人的期待5.recalldoingsth回憶做過(guò)某事ReadingforstructureReadingforstructure1.qualifyv.使合格---qualifiedadj.合格的bequalifiedfor能勝任....chosenchoosetodosth選擇去做某事aladj.---globallyadv.4.ambitionn.---ambitiousadj.haveanambitiontodobeambitioustodo做某事是有雄心的ReadingforstructureAtfirst,XieLeihadtoadapttolifeinadifferentcountry."Youhavetogetusedtoawholenewlife,"shesaid."IhadtolearnhowtousepublictransportandhowtoaskforthingsIdidn'tknowtheEnglishnamesfor.WhenIgotlost,Ihadtoaskpassers-byforhelp,butpeopleherespeakfastandusewordsI'mnotfamiliarwith.Iaskthemtorepeatthemselvesalot!"Readingforstructure1.atfirst起初，首先ationn.適應(yīng)，改編adapt/adaptationto適應(yīng)...被用于做某事be/getusedtodoingsth習(xí)慣于做某事usedtodosth過(guò)去常常做某事usesthtodosth使用某物做某事ationn.運(yùn)輸5.befamiliarwithsb/sth熟悉/了解/精通....ReadingforstructureReadingforstructure

TheyarealsokeentolearnaboutChina.Laura,thedaughterofmyhostfamily,wantstostudyinChinainthefuture.Wetaketurnstocookeachevening.Theyreallylovemystir-friedtomatoesandeggs!Laurasaysshealwaysfeelshungrywhenshesmellsit,soItaughtherhowtocookit,too."1.bekeentodosth熱衷于做某事2.bekeenonsth熱衷于.....3.taketurnstodosth輪流做某事ReadingforstructureAnotherchallengeforXieLeiistheacademic

requirements.Thefirsttimethatshehadtowrite

an

essay,hertutor

explainedthat

she

must

acknowledge

whatotherpeoplehadsaid

ifshecitedtheirideas,butthathemainlywantedtoknowwhatshethought!XieLeiwasconfusedbecause

shethoughtsheknew

lessthanotherpeople.

Her

tutoradvisedhertoreadlotsofinformationinordertoformawiseopinionofherown.Readingforstructure1.academicadj.----academyn.mentn.3.advisesbtodosth4.advisev.----advicen.5.confusev.---confused/confusingadj.---confusionn.ReadingforstructureXieLeialsofoundmanycoursesincludedstudents'participationinclassaspartofthefinalresult.Studentsneedtogenerateideas,offerexamples,applyconcepts,andraisequestions,aswellasgivepresentations.Atfirst,XieLeihadnoideawhatsheshouldsay,butwhatsurprisedherwasthatshefoundherselfspeakingupinclassafterjustafewweeks."MypresentationontraditionalChineseartwasagreatsuccess,whichboostedmyconfidence."shesaid."I’llusetheseskillsbackhomeforpresentations.They'llhelpmebuildastrongbusinessinthefuture."ReadingforstructureNowhalfwaythroughherexchangeyear,XieLeifeelsmuchmoreathomeintheUK.Whatseemedstrangebeforenowappearsquitenormaltoher.

"EngaginginBritishculturehashelped,"shesaid.

"Aswellasstudyinghard,I'vebeeninvolvedinsocialactivities.Britishpeoplearefascinatedbyourcultureandeagertolearnmoreaboutit,soI'mkeentosharemyculturewiththem.WhileI'mlearningaboutbusiness,I'malsoactingasaculturalmessengerbuildingabridgebetweenus.Readingforstructure1.engagev.---engagedadj.---engagementn.engagein參與，參加engagesbindoingsth使某人參與做某事engagesbtodosth聘請(qǐng)某人做某事engagewithsb/sth與...建立密切聯(lián)系2.

be/getinvolvedin

參與，參加3.befascinatedby被..吸引/迷住4.beeagertodosth渴望做某事5.bekeentodosth熱衷于做某事ReadingforstructurePart1(paras.1-2)backgroundPart2(paras.3-7)challengesandsolutionsPart3(para8)wishesimportantsentences5.

Her

tutoradvisedhertoreadlotsofinformationinordertoformawiseopinionofherown.(para5)6.Whatsurprisedherwasthatshefoundherselfspeakingupinclassafterjustafewweeks.(para6)7.MypresentationontraditionalChineseartwasag