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Unit2Bridging CulturesWelcome,Xie Lei!Business StudentBuilding BridgesP14-15Six monthsago,19-year-old Xie Lei saidgoodbye to her familyand friendsand boardeda plane
1.London.It wasthe firsttime thatshe
2.leave China.I wasvery excitedbut alsoquite nervous.I didnt know
3.to expect,Xie Leirecalled.Xie Lei is studyingfor a business qualificationat auniversity in China andhas cometo ouruniversity ona year-long exchangeprogramme.ul chosethe exchangeprogramme
4.I wanted to learn about
5.globe businessand improvemy English.My ambitionis toset upabusinessin China
6.graduation,she explained.At first,Xie Leihad toadapt
7.life ina differentcountry.You haveto getused toa wholenew life,*she said.*1had to learn how to usepublic transportand how to askfor thingsI didnt knowthe Englishnames for.When Igot lost,I hadto askpassers-by
8.help,but peoplehere speakfast anduse wordsI mnot familiar
9..I ask them torepeat themselvesa lot!Although someforeign studentslive incampus accommodation,Xie Leichose to live witha host family,
10.can helpwith heradaptation tothe newculture.When I miss home,I feelcomforted tohave asecond family,Xie Lei said,When theres somethingI dont knowor understand,I canaskthem.They arealso keen
11.learnaboutChina.Laura,the daughterof myhostfamily,wants tostudy inChina in the future.We taketurns tocook eachevening.They reallylove mystir-fried tomatoesand eggs!Laura saysshe alwaysfeels
12.hunger whenshe smellsit,so Itaught herhowtocook it,too.Another challengefor Xie Leiis the academicrequirements.The firsttime thatshe hadto writean essay,her tutorexplained thatshe mustacknowledge
13.other peoplehad saidif shecited theirideas,but
14.he mainlywantedtoknow whatshe thought!Xie Leiwas
15.confuse becauseshe thoughtshe knewless thanother people.Her tutor advised herto readlots of
16.information inorder toform awise opinion
17.her own.Xie Leialso foundthat manycourses includedstudents
18.participate inclass aspart ofthe finalresult.Students needto generateideas,offer examples,apply concepts,and raisequestions,as wellas givepresentations.At first,XieLeihad noidea whatshe shouldsay,but whatsurprised herwas
19.she foundherself speakingup inclass afterjust afew weeks.“My presentation
20.traditional Chineseart wasa greatsuccess,
21.boosted myconfidence,she said.T IIuse theseskills backhome forpresentations.They IIhelp mebuild astrong businessin thefuture.Now halfwaythrough herexchange year,XieLeifeels much more at home in the UK.What seemedstrange beforenow appearsquite normaltoher.u
22.engage inBritish culturehas helped/she said.uAs wellas studyinghard,T vebeen involved
23.______________________social activities.British people are
24.fascinate byour cultureand eagertolearnmore aboutit,so Im keento sharemy culture
25.them.While Im learningabout business,Imalso acting
26.a culturalmessenger buildinga bridgebetween us.We willfollow XieLeisprogress inlater editions,but fornow,we wishher allthe best!Studying AbroadIs ita GoodoraBad IdeaP20Dear Editor,In thepast fewdecades,there
1.be adramatic increaseinthenumber ofpeople
2.study abroad.Although studying abroad canbring greatbenefits,I thinkthe disadvantagesfor young peopleare
3.great.To beginwith,many studentswho study abroad facegreat economicpressure.That meansstudying abroadis justnot possiblefor everyone.Tuition feesand livingexpenses are much moreexpensive thanathomeand couldend up
4.cost mostfamilies anarm anda leg.Studying inChina ismuchmoreconvenient andcan helpsave money.Another importantfactor
5.consider isthe tremendouspressure thatcomes withstudying abroad.Students mustlearn howtolivein an
6.familiar environmentwith
7.limit languageskills.Some maystruggle andsuffer
8.culture shockwhen learninghowtobehave innew surroundings.Other studentsare notmature enoughto handlethe challengesby themselvesand maybecome9depress.Some studentsmight evenencounter problemswith personalsafety.In addition,different approaches
10.teaching andlearning maycome asa shockto manystudents.A finalpoint toconsider is
11.while studying abroad doeshave potentialbenefits,youngpeople
12.study inChina alsohave agreat futureto lookforward to!As Chinahas boomed,the educationalenvironment hasimproved significantly,with manygreat universitiesnow available.They havegreat facilitiesand outstandingprofessors,
13.help toeducate youngpeople whowill contribute
14.the economyand furtherstrengthen ourcountry.To sumup,one cannotdeny thefact
15.studying abroadhas itsdisadvantages,so whenyou thinkabout studying abroad,you shouldconsider thesemany factors.Kind regards,Wang Limother oftwin girlsDear Editor,Is studyingabroad agood ideaor notThere arecertainly disadvantages,but inmy opinion,the advantagesaremuchgreater.As Ialways tellmy son,there areno greatdifficulties fora personwho isbrave,optimistic,and willingto workhard!The firstadvantage ofstudyingabroadis personal
1.grow,The educationyou gain and theexperiences youhave willchange you
2.the better.For example,you willcertainly becomemore independentbecause youwill haveto deal
3.all kindsof difficultiesby yourself.Studying abroadalso helpsyou togaina global perspectiveand improveyour general
4.competent.Another advantageisthe
5.increase chancefor culturalexchange.Chinese studentscan beseen ascultural envoys
6.promote friendshipbetween nations.International studentsinChinaalso bringtheir colourfulcultures here.Cooperating
7.people fromdiverse culturalbackgrounds helpsus viewthe worldfrom differentangles andthus givesus moreinsight
8.our ownculture.Finally,studyingabroadprovides agreat opportunity
9.contribute tothe developmentof ourmotherland Chinasglobal outlook,with projectssuch asthe Beltand RoadInitiative,has helpedus makeconnections
10.the world.Therefore,China needsmore
11.talent youngpeople
12.aglobalperspective whoare highlycompetent withlanguages,have leadershipand
13.organisation skills,and havestrong culturalawareness.Students whostudy abroadwill developsuch skillsand abilities.and thesein turnwill providethem
14.better careeropportunities.All inall,studyingabroadhelps tobuild characterand increasepeoples understandingof culturaldiversity whilestrengthening Chinaand buildinga
15.share futurefor all.I thinkthis life-changing experienceis certainworthwhile,and Ihope mychild willstudyabroadinthefuture.Sincerely yours,Zhang Yifather ofone boy。