1、Reading and ThinkingBridging CulturesThink and share What is the life like for exchange students while staying in other countries?Lead in1.Where is the girl in the photo?Is she in China or abroad?2.Who is Xie Lei?Who is saying“Welcome,Xie Lei”?3.Where is the article from and what is it about?Activit
2、y 11.Where is the girl in the photo?Is she in China or abroad?The girl is Xie Lei.She is abroad now.2.Who is Xie Lei?Who is saying“Welcome,Xie Lei”?A student majoring in business went to Britain on a year-long exchange programme.I think the foreign friends are welcoming her to experience a new life.
3、Activity 1:Read to check3.Where is the article from and what is it about?I think the article is from the newspaper of an overseas university,and it is about the life of Xie Lei in the UK.Para 8We will follow Xie Leis progress in later editions,but for now,we wish her all the best.Activity 1:Read to
4、checkActivity 2:Read for main ideasPart 1:(Paras.1-2)Part 2:(Paras.3-7)Part 3:(Para.8)A.Best wishes to Xie Lei B.Xie Leis background and reasons for studying abroad.C.Xie Lei overcame difficulties and adapted to studying abroad.Activity 3:Read for Get specific informationchallengesWhat Xie Lei didDa
5、ily lifeadaption to a whole new lifelonelinesslearnt to _learn to _asked for _lived with _ Academic requirementswriting an essayparticipatingin _and giving _got help from _;_a lot to preparegave presentation on _Activity 3:Read for Get specific informationchallengesWhat Xie Lei didDaily lifeadaption
6、 to a whole new lifelonelinesslearnt to _learn to _asked for _lived with _ Academic requirementswriting an essayparticipatingin _and giving _got help from _;_a lot to preparegave presentation on _use public transportask for things she didn t know the English names forhelp from passers-by when she go
7、t lost 复合句 and连接两个how to结构作宾语 I didnt know是省略了that/which的定语从句，修饰先行词thingsI had to learn how to use public transport and how to ask for things I didnt know the English names for.Activity 3:Read for Get specific informationchallengesWhat Xie Lei didDaily lifeadaption to a whole new lifelonelinesslearn
8、t to _learn to _asked for _lived with _ Academic requirementswriting an essayparticipatingin _and giving _got help from _;_a lot to preparegave presentation on _use public transportask for things she didn t know the English names forhelp from passers-by when she got losta host familyAlthough some fo
9、reign students live in campus accommodation,Xie Lei chose to live with a host family,who can help with heradaptation to the new culture.复合句 although引导让步状语从句 who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词a host family。Activity 3:Read for Get specific informationchallengesWhat Xie Lei didDaily lifeadaption to a whole new lifelo
10、nelinesslearnt to _learn to _asked for _lived with _ Academic requirementswriting an essayparticipatingin _and giving _got help from _;_a lot to preparegave presentation on _use public transportask for things she didn t know the English names forhelp from passers-by when she got losther tutorread a
11、host family The first time that she had to write an essay,her tutor explained thatshe must acknowledge what other people had said if she cited theirideas,but that he mainly wanted to know what she thought.复合句 第一个that引导定语从句，修饰先行词the first time but连接由that引导的两个宾语从句 第一个宾语从句中含有what引导的宾语从句以及if引导的条件状语从句 第二
12、个宾语从句中含有what引导的宾语从句Activity 3:Read for Get specific informationchallengesWhat Xie Lei didDaily lifeadaption to a whole new lifelonelinesslearnt to _learn to _asked for _lived with _ Academic requirementswriting an essayparticipatingin _and giving _got help from _;_a lot to preparegave presentation o
13、n _use public transportask for things she didn t know the English names forhelp from passers-by when she got losther tutorread class traditional Chinese art presentations a host familyAt first,Xie Lei had no idea what she should say,but whatsurprised her was that she found herself speaking up in cla
14、ssafter just a few weeks.并列句+复合句 but连接表示转折的并列句 第一个what引导同位语从句(idea)第二个what引导主语从句 that引导表语从句Activity 4:Read to analyzementally-strong/determined/activeWhat kind of girls is Xie Lei?Activity 4:Read to analyzeRead again to trace the changes of her feelingsActivity 4:Read to analyzeRead again to trace t
15、he changes of her feelingsexcited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at homeActivity 4:Read to analyzeWhy did Xie Lei have the following feelings durng her year abroad?excited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at homeXie Lei felt feels.because.Activity 4:Read to an
16、alyzeexcited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at homeSix months ago,19-year-old Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends and boarded a plane for London.it was the first time that she had left China.“I was very excited but also quite nervous.I didnt know what to expect,”Xie L
17、ei recalled.Xie Lei felt excited because it was the first time that she had left China.Activity 4:Read to analyzeexcited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at homeXie Lei felt nervous because she didnt know what to expect.Xie Lei felt comforted because she lived with a host family.X
18、ie Lei felt confused because she thought she knew less than other people.Activity 4:Read to analyzeexcited nervous comforted confused surprised confident feel at homeXie Lei felt surprised because she found herself speaking up in class after just a few weeks.Xie Lei felt confident because her presen
19、tation on traditional Chinese art was a great success.Xie Lei felt much more at home in the UK because what seemed strange before now appears quite normal to her.Activity 5:Read to consolidateRead Xie Leis experience aloud.Post readingDiscuss the following questions in groups.1.Why did Xie Lei choos
20、e the exchange programme?Because she wanted to learn about global business and improve her English.Her ambition was to set up a business in China after graduation.2.Why has Xie Lei got involved in social activities?Because it can help her adapt to the local culture there.Shes also keen to share her
21、culture with the British people.3.How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK?As well as studying in the UK,she acts as a culture messenger sharing Chinese culture with people around her by giving presentation on traditional Chinese art,teaching people how to cook Chinese food,a
22、nd involving herself in social activities.Post reading4.What other challenges do you think students studying abroad might face?How can students prepare to handle these challenges before going abroad?It can be scary to try to fit into the new lifestyle while there,since it is so different to their own.Maybe students will face times when they dont understand the proper way to do something,such as paying utility bills.Post reading
