1、Unit 2 Bridging Cultures To check your study of grammar and vocabulary in this unit. mature adj. 成熟的成熟的 depressed adj. 沮丧的；意志消沉的沮丧的；意志消沉的 depress vt. 使沮丧；使忧愁使沮丧；使忧愁 boom vi.& n. 迅速发展；繁荣迅速发展；繁荣 strengthen vi. & vt.加强；增强；巩固加强；增强；巩固 deny vt. 否认；否定；拒绝否认；否定；拒绝 optimistic adj.乐观的乐观的 competence n. 能力；胜任；本领
2、能力；胜任；本领 competent adj. 有能力的；称职的有能力的；称职的 envoy n. 使者；使节；代表使者；使节；代表 cooperate vi. 合作；协作；配合合作；协作；配合 Rewrite the sentences with the correct forms of the words or phrases in brackets. 1. He is still too young to know how to act and talk on such occasions. (mature, behave) 2. I have to admit that I spent
3、 too much time on social activities. (deny, take up) He is still not mature enough to know how to behave and talk on such occasions. I cant deny that it social activities took up too much time. 3. If you care for others sincerely, they will come to trust you, and your relationship will grow stronger
4、. (strengthen, gradually) If you care for others sincerely, they will gradually trust you, and your relationship will be strengthened. 4. She considered the current situation in a reasonable way and decided to be positive about the outcome. (logically, optimistic) She considered the current situatio
5、n logically and decided to be optimistic about the outcome. 5. Most of the people who had applied for this position were turned down, but he stood out because he was good at working with others. (applicant, cooperate) Most of applicants for this position were turned down, but he stood out because he
6、 was good at cooperating with others. 6. The mother worried about her daughter who was studying abroad in a totally new environment, but she felt less anxious because of the fact that people there were friendly and helpful. (surroundings, take comfort in) The mother worried about her daughter who wa
7、s studying abroad in totally new surroundings, but she took comfort in the fact that people there were friendly and helpful. on such occasions在在这种情况下这种情况下 social activities 社会活动社会活动 take up拿起；开始；从事；吸收；接纳；拿起；开始；从事；吸收；接纳； 占去；继续做；做某事消遣占去；继续做；做某事消遣 care for 关心；照看关心；照看 in a reasonable way以合理的方式以合理的方式 the
8、 current situation 现状现状 apply for 申请申请 in a totally new environment在一个全新的环在一个全新的环 境里境里 take comfort in从从. 中得到安慰中得到安慰 Match the phrases or clauses below to make complete sentences. 1. My suggestion for avoiding any cultural misunderstanding is 2. No matter which country you go to, you will end up fee
9、ling like an outsider. That 3. What he said about the school was. 4. Taking a year off from school to travel abroad is 5. What I saw when I arrived was 6. That he was forgetting his mother tongue. 7. Why the school denied his application is. 8. Perhaps the most obvious challenge of studying abroad i
10、s . 9. Im afraid. 10. It remains to be seen. A beyond description. B perfectly true. C that you have to overcome the language barrier. D still unknown. E that I dont know how to acknowledge all the sources in my research paper correctly. F that you should observe what others do and how they do it. G
11、 whats generally called a gap year. H is probably why many people do not want to live abroad. I whether my research paper will be well received. J worried him a bit 5 A 6 J 4 G 7 D 1 F 2 H 3 B 8 C 10 I 9 E 在复合句中，担任主语的从句叫主语从句在复合句中，担任主语的从句叫主语从句。 引导主语从句的词有：连词引导主语从句的词有：连词that, whether；连；连 接代词接代词who, wha
12、t, which ；连接副词；连接副词when, where, why, how。 一、由连词一、由连词that, whether引导的主语从句引导的主语从句 1. that引导主语从句时，无实际意义，只起连引导主语从句时，无实际意义，只起连 接作用，不充当任何句子成分，当它引导接作用，不充当任何句子成分，当它引导 的主语从句置于句首时，的主语从句置于句首时，that不能省略。不能省略。 2. whether意为意为“是否是否”，不可以，不可以省略。省略。 二、由二、由连接代词连接代词who, what, which引导的引导的主语主语 从句从句 连接连接代词代词who, what, whic
13、h引导主语从句时，引导主语从句时， 在从句中充当主语、宾语在从句中充当主语、宾语或定语等。或定语等。 三、由连接副词三、由连接副词when, where, why, how引导引导的的 主语从句主语从句 连接连接副词副词when, where, why, how引导主语从句引导主语从句 时，在从句中充当时，在从句中充当状语。状语。 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Did the writer think it was a good idea to study abroad? Why? ga
14、in cooperation strength angle surround depress behave competent dramatic Studying abroad in Amman, Jordan, was a life changing experience for me. Every day was an adventure because life there was _ different from that at home. dramatically gain cooperation strength angle surround depress behave comp
15、etent dramatic As you know, Jordan is in the Middle East. There were so many challenges and cultural norms I had to adapt to, and I needed to learn how to _ in new _and _ with people from different cultural backgrounds. behave surroundings cooperate Fortunately, everyone I met there was understandin
16、g and welcoming. I applied through International Studies Abroad (ISA), and they were incredibly helpful and made the process less _ and overwhelming. Studying abroad let me see things from new _ and learn more about cultures around me. depressing angels gain cooperation strength angle surround depre
17、ss behave competent dramatic I hope everyone gets the opportunity to pursue further studies abroad and to _ an understanding of different cultures, too. l believe studying abroad can help you _ your abilities in cross-cultural communication and improve your general _ gain cooperation strength angle
18、surround depress behave competent dramatic gain strengthen competence Complete the passage about culture shock with the words from the box. What are the four stages of it? How do you think people can overcome culture shock? what that who when whatever because _ people move to anew country they often
19、 feel worried and stressed _ they dont know the customs and traditions of the new place. This feeling is _ is generally called “culture shock”. When because what Kalervo Oberg was the one _ first used this phrase. According to Oberg, there are several stages of culture shock. First there is the hone
20、ymoon period. During this period, _ people experience is fresh and exciting to them. In the next stage, frustration, people notice more differences between their own culture and the new one. who whatever what that who when whatever because _ people usually do about these differences is either to cha
21、nge their behaviour or return to their home country. If people stay, they come to the third stage which occurs _ they begin to adjust to the new culture. They begin to become familiar with the customs, the thinking, and the habits of the new place. What when what that who when whatever because Accep
22、tance is the fourth stage People finally begin to fit into the new culture. Differences no longer trouble them as much and they feel _ they might actually belong in the new place. what that who when whatever because that What have you learnt in this unit about the benefits of cultural exchange? What do you think are some of the differences between studying in your own country and studying abroad? If there are overseas students visiting your school, can you use what you have learnt to communicate with them? Overall, I thought this unit was Revise the content of this unit.
