Unit 1 Surviving Freshman Year 21世纪大学艺术英语教程2教材.ppt

;;;; 1. Cultural Gap;; ;Preparation;Preparation; ; ;;; Almost everyone who studies, lives or works 1) experiences some degree of cultural shock. This period of 2) involves everything from getting used to the food and language to making a phone call. No matter how patient and flexible you are, the period of adapting to a new culture can be 3) . It is easy to 4) , depressed and homesick. You may even want to go back home! ; Don’t panic. These are totally 5) and you are not alone. You are on an adventure — 6) to grow and learn. Once you have gained an understanding of the country and its customs, learned a few phrases, become 7) the neighborhood, and made a few friends, you are on your way to overcoming cultural shock and becoming more 8) about the place at which you live.;Text A;;;;;; [1] The cultures of China and the United States are very different from one another, and it is easy for misunderstandings to happen between the people of each of these nations. Music, however, can provide ways to bridge this cultural gap because, while musical styles and sounds may vary, all types of music have certain common elements regardless of their place of origin. For this reason, music can be used to help promote understanding between people of vastly different cultural backgrounds.;;;; [5] One of the challenges to an exchange of musicians between American and Chinese universities is that, until recently, music students in China were expected to focus on learning musical skills and not necessarily on learning English. That, however, has changed because Chinese students are now required to take English. Conversely, American music students who have to learn any foreign language at all might be required to learn French or German, but not Chi