Unit2BridgingCulturesIamnotthesame,havingseenthemoonshineontheothersideoftheworld.--MaryAnneRadmacherRInternationalStudentsinChinaInternationalStudentsinChinaTheinternationalstudentscametoChinatolearnthelanguageandtheculture.Theycameacrosschallenges,butalsogainedfriendship.SowhataboutChinesestudentsstudyinginforeigncountries?Whatwilltheyexperience?Let’sreadaboutXieLei’sexperienceonanexchangeprogramme.Period1ReadingandThinking

Unit2BridgingCultures“Welcome,XieLei!”BUSINESSSTUDENTBUILDINGBRIDGESLanguageCompetenceLearningAbilitiesCulturalAwarenessThinkingQualitySkimtogetmainideasandscantogetdetailsCreateanewdialogueafterreadingfordetailsRealizedifferentlearningstylesandlifeinLondonSummarizethechallengesandbenefitsofstudyingabroadLearningObjectivesLearningProcedures探究：ThinkingforCreating遷移：Assignment獲?。篟eadingforMainIdeas&DetailsStep1:ReadingforMainIdeas(Skimming)Skim

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witheachparagraph.12345678XieLeitookayear-longexchangeprograme.XieLeileftChinaforLondon.XieLeimetchallengesinacademicreqirements.XieLeichosetolivewithahostfamily.XieLeifeelsathomenow.XieLeibeganspeakingupandgivingpresentations.XieLeitriedtoadapttothenewlife.BestwishesforXieLei.

Skimthepassageandtrytomatchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.Paymoreattentiontothefirstsentencesofeachparagraph.12345678XieLeitookayear-longexchangeprograme.XieLeileftChinaforLondon.XieLeimetchallengesinacademicreqirements.XieLeichosetolivewithahostfamily.XieLeifeelsathomenow.XieLeibeganspeakingupandgivingpresentations.XieLeitriedtoadapttothenewlife.BestwishesforXieLei.Skimthepassageandtrytomatchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.XieLeileftChinaforLondon.XieLeitookayear-longexchangeprograme.XieLeitriedtoadapttothenewlife.XieLeichosetolivewithahostfamily.XieLeimetchallengesinacademicreqirements.XieLeibeganspeakingupandgivingpresentations.XieLeifeelsathomenow.BestwishesforXieLei.Part1:XieLei’leavingforLondontotakeayear-longexchangeprogramme.Part2:ThechallengesthatXieLeifacedindailylifeandstudy,andhowshehandledthemPart3:BestwishesforXieLei.?ReadthetitleandPart1andtrytoanswer:1.Whereisthearticlemostlikelytobetakenfrom,asciencemagzineoraschoolnewspaper?2.HowdidshefeelwhenleavingforLondon?3.WhatisXieLei'sgoal

aftergraduation?HergoalistosetupabusinessinChinaaftergraduation.Aschoolnewspaper.Step2:ReadingforDetails(Scanning)1m’Shewasveryexcitedbutalsoquitenervous,notknowingwhattoexpect.challengesWhatXieLeidid

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ReadPart2andtrytofillin:4m’Step2:ReadingforDetails(Scanning)Step3:ThinkingforCreating4m’PairworkSupposeyouarethereporteroftheschoolnewspaper,andnowyouareinterviewingXieLei.Pleasemakeadialoguewithyourparter,accordingtothetableaboveandthetipsbelow.Step3:ThinkingforCreating4m’PairworkReporter(R):Welcome,XieLei!Whendidyoucometoourschool?XieLei(X):Thankyou!Aboutsixmonthsago.R:How….feelthen?X:Well,excited,butnervousandpuzzledaswell.R:Didthelanguagechallengeyouatfirst?X:….R:Didyou….campusaccommodationor….hostfamily?Andwhy?X:Ichosetolive…..,because….R:Whatchallenges….inacademicrequirements?X:Howto….and…R:Whatbenefitsdoyougainfromthechallenges?X:They….myEnglishlevel,…..confidence……Step3:ThinkingforCreatingSampleReporter(R):Welcome,XieLei!Whendidyoucometoourschool?XieLei(X):Thankyou!Aboutsixmonthsago.R:Howdidyoufeelthen?X:Well,excited,butnervousandpuzzledaswell.R:Didthelanguagechallengeyouatfirst?X:Yes,peopleherespeakfastandusewordsI’mnotfamiliarwith.R:Didyouchoosetoliveincampusaccommodationorinahostfamily?Andwhy?X:Ichosetoliveinahostfamily,becausetheycanhelpwithmyadaptationtothenewculture.R:Whatchallengesdidyoumeetinacademicrequirements?X:Howtowriteanessayandparticipateinclass.R:Whatbenefitsdoyougainfromthechallenges?X:TheyimprovemyEnglishlevel,boostmyconfidence,makememoreindependent,andhelpmemakenewfriendsfromothercultures.RAssignmentReporter:IwanttogotoChinaforfurt