Warm-up
Step1Brainstorming
PublicawarenessandparticipationWisdomandcourage
Positivemindsetandcan-doattitude
Unit1
Step2Sharingyourideas
Answer1:Yes,Ionceparticipatedinanon-profitprojectandencouragedpeopletotakecareofourplanet’senvironment.
No,IplantotakepartinavolunteerprojectcalledTeachfor
Indonesia.Ialsowanttovolunteerwithanon-profitorganizationtoendchildabuseduringthissummerholiday.
Answer2:Participatinginglobalvolunteeractivitieshelpsdevelopadeeperunderstandingoftheworld,makingitpossibleforaglobalcitizentofindfeasiblesolutionstomajorglobalissues.One’srelentlesseffortstobuildtheworldcommunitywouldreinforcehis/heridentityasaglobalcitizen.
Reading1
Languagefocus1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
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Detailedunderstanding1.2.3.4.5.BDDBA
Culturalthinking
LearningtraditionalChineseculture,ormakingfulluseofeachchancetobeimmersedinChineseculture,intensifieschildren’sprideintheirChineseidentity.Alliswellthatrootswell.Besides,preservingandpassingdownChinesetraditionshelpsstrengthenthefamilybond.ToaChinese,eastorwest,home(moreofaChinesehome)isbest.
Itisnatural,orinevitable,tobecomeaglobalcitizenlivingintheever-shrinkingglobalvillage,wherewebehavegloballyandthinkglobally.But,one’snativecultureshouldalwaysbevalued.Thisisnotjustbecauseitissomethingwearebornwithorsomethingwelivewith;itis,moreimportantly,amatterofglobalharmony,towhicheverycountry’sculturecontributes.Globalharmonyisnottheduplicationofonesinglevoice.Rather,itisthecoexistenceofdifferentvoices.Whileenrichingtheworldwithirreplaceablethoughtandvaluesystems,acountry’scultureandtraditionsarealsonourishingitscitizenswithconfidenceandwisdomindealingwiththeincreasinglycomplicatedinternationalissues.
Reading2
Languagefocus1.2.3.4.5.
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Detailedunderstanding1)2)3)4)5)TFTTF
CulturalthinkingLanguageisthecarrierofculture.Eachculturehasitsuniquephilosophyandtradition.Therefore,thelossofonelanguagewilldefinitelynarrowourperspectiveofthinking.Manyinstitutionsandindividualsarestrivinghardtosaveendangeredlanguagesinordertomaintainthediversityofcultures.However,thishasnotpreventedthevanishingoflanguagesatanalarminglyincreasingrate.
Meanwhile,languageenablespeopletoexchangetraditions,ideas,andviewsmoreeffectively.Socialconnectionsandglobalperspectivesareestablishedmainlythroughtheuseoflanguage,whichenablesglobalcitizenstofaceglobalchallengestogether.So,theinabilityofusinglanguagetocommunicatewithotherswouldinevitablybecomeabarriertoglobalcitizenship.
Integratedthinking
Therelationshipbetweennationalidentityandglobalidentityisnotin
3conflict.Thefoundationforglobalcitizenshipistherecognitionoftheequalandinalienablerightsofallhumanbeings.Thatis,everyglobalcitizenisaccountableforthewell-beingofhumansbothinsideandoutsidehis/herowncountry.Globalcitizenstakeactiontogethertodefeatpoverty,protecttheplanet,andimproveequity,allofwhichrequireaglobalsolutionandconcertedaction.Withjointefforts,themultiplicityanddiversityofhumansarerecognizedandrespected.Aglobalcitizenissupposedtorecognizethesharedbeliefsandinterestsofallhumanbeingsandretainhis/hernationalidentity.Forexample,NelsonRolihlahlaMandelamadegreatcontributiontotheeliminationofracialdiscrimination.Meanwhile,hepromotedthedevelopmentofhismotherlandSouthAfrica.
Culturemosaic
1GCED:GlobalCitizenshipEducation
First,learnabouttheworld.WecanlearnaboutspecificcountriesorculturesontheInternetandbyexchangingbothsharedandcontrastinglifeexperienceswithothersacrosstheworld.Beingfullyinformedaboutothercountries,wecanestablishcross-culturalfriendshipsanddevelopacomprehensivewayofthinking.
Second,cultivatevalues,attitudes,andsocialskillsthroughtraveling.Wecanexperiencediverseculturesindifferentcountriesthroughobservingthelifestyleandattitudesofpeoplethere.Inthisway,wecanunderstandandrespectlocaltraditionstobecomesocio-emotionalglobalcitizens.Third,thinkaboutwhatactionswecantaketoimpactothers.Toupholdtherightsofglobalcitizenslivingindifferentcountries,weshouldmakesuretheactionswetakewillnotbenefitonegroupofpeopleattheexpenseofothers.
2Chinesesci-fifilm:TheWanderingEarth
Let’spicktheseriesoffilmsentitledTheMatrix.Theseriesimaginesasortofpost-Skynetfuture—oneinwhichhumanityhasfinallypaidthepriceforitstechnologicalhubris,leavingthemenslavedbytheircreations.Asoneoftheheatedlydiscussedtopics,artificialintelligence(AI)hasdividedpeopleintotwocamps:theoptimisticandthepessimistic.TheformerholdsthebeliefthatAIiscreatingasplendidworldinwhichhumanlaborcanbesavedandexceedinglydifficultmissionscanbe
4fulfilledinaninstant,manifestinganothermilestoneinhumanevolution.Manshalldevelopatanunprecedentedpace.Thepessimisticcamp,ontheotherhand,deemsthe“bravenewworld”asacatastrophicthreattohumansociety.Theyfrownatthepossibleethicaldilemmasandshiveratthedazzlingexpansionofthecomputer’sterritory.
TheMatrixseries,likemanyartisticworks,doesnotaimatprovidingdefiniteanswerstothisissue.Theymakeusthink.Andthinktwice.3GlobalCitizenLive
Asindividuals,wecantakepartinvolunteeractivities,suchassupportingfarmersandagriculture,relievingpoverty,andprotectingtheenvironmentandanimals.Wecanalsoinfluencepeoplearoundustojoininthosevolunteeractivities.
Meanwhile,collegeorganizationslikeStudentUnionsorSchoolAssociationscanworkwithcompaniestohelprelievepovertyandprotecttheplanet.Somecompaniescanofferjobstopeoplelivinginpoverty.Inthisway,theycannotonlyhelpthesepeoplegetoutofpovertybutalsocontributetothedevelopmentofsociety.Besides,somebiotechnologyorenvironmentalcompaniescanhelptoprotecttheplanetwithprofessionaltechniques.
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