新人教版选修二教学设计Unit 2 Bridging cultures Period 1 Reading and thinking.docVIP

PAGE 2 Unit 2 Period1 Reading and thinking 教学设计 The theme of the text is about Xie Lei’s foreign studying experiences as an exchange student. Her experiences reflect the real life of most of students studying abroad who encounter lots of challenges and sometimes even misunderstandings and safety problems. Besides, culture shock is another big dilemma. After learning the text, our students should be well aware of the challenges and benefits of studying abroad and strengthen their own cultural confidence. While learning, the teacher should instruct students to dig out the changes of Xie Lei’s feelings as she tried to get used to her new life. Meanwhile, the teacher should lead students to pay attention to the time order of the writing. 1. Enable the Ss to read about Xie Lei’s experience on an exchange program in London. 2. Enable the Ss to understand the structure and the writing style of the passage well. 3. Let the Ss learn some reading strategies by scanning and skimming. 4.To?learn?from?Xie Lei’s experiences and spirits. 1. Enable the Ss to understand the structure and the writing style of the passage well. 2. Let the Ss learn some reading strategies by scanning and skimming. Step1: Prediction Before you read, look at the title, and the picture below. Where do you think this article is from? What do you think this article is about? keys: It may come from a school newspaper. It is about studying abroad. Step2: Read the text and find out the answers to the following questions. 1. What’s the purpose of the text? 2. Why did Xie Lei choose the exchange programme? 3 Why has Xie L ei got involved in social activities? 4 How has Xie Lei helped to build bridges between China and the UK? 5 What other challenges do you think students studying abroad might face? 6.How can students prepare to handle these challenges before going abroad? keys: 1.To tell us the experiences of a Chinese student studying in London. 2.Because she wanted to get a business q