【精品】高一英语上册 unit 1 good friends unit1 good friends备课资料教案 大纲人教版第一册.docVIP

Reference for Teaching 一、异域风情 How to Make Friends with Foreigners —Alex Williams(澳) Just the other day, I was in a bookshop and came across a book named How to Make F riends with Foreigners by Li Yang of Crazy English. Naturally, as a foreigner who has been living in China for a year. I was curious to see what kind of advicee a Chinese writer was giving on this matter. One piece of advice really grabbed (吸引) my attention and, I must say, made me　feel quite unhappy. In ’s opinion, foreigners　are an “opportunity” to improve your oral　English; whenever you see a foreigner, you　should practice speaking English with him/her. I think this advice is not only incorrect but also harmful to relations between Chinese and foreigners in China. Like most other laowai living in China, I know how isolated one can sometimes feel living with a culture very different from our own familiar ways. However, most of the time this cultural isolation is something I simply accept as part of being here. I am, after all, here to learn about the people and the language of China and if I really hated this place then I would go home! So far my time in China has been very rewarding (有价值的). I have improved my Chinese language skills, learnt about one of the most surprising, quickly developing countries in the world today and made some very close Chinese friends. Unluckily, I have also come across many Chinese people who view me purely as an “opportunity” to improve their oral English in the name of making friends. I have experienced people following me home from town to my college flat and then asking me to teach them English or practice English with them. I have had complete strangers thrusting(猛塞)　articles, manuals and speeches in my hands, insisting that I help them with the English translation. I have had people asking me to　help with immigration applications to other　countries. All of these people have claimed at the time that what they mainly wanted was to　make friends with me. There was e