完整版 Unit 5 Travel around the world Reading超精美

to give herself the _c_h_a_n_c_e__ to learn more about the new _c_u_l_t_u_re__.
Does she meet any difficulties in both study and life?
difficulties
study
C
A
F
B
D
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E
A. The general introduction to Xie Lei and her study B. The advantages of living with a host family. C. Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying in a foreign country--London. D. Xie Lei is getting used to the Western University’s way of learning. E. The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s progress in later editions. F. The difficulties Xie Lei met while living in London. G. Xie Lei feels much more at home in England now and is living an active life.
uncomfortable adj. 不舒适的
comfortably
adv. 舒适地
1. 这能使观众看演出时舒服地坐着。 This will enable the audience to _si_t_i_n_c_o_m__f_o_r_t while watching the shows.
2. 我们有朋友安慰我们。 We have friends _t_o__c_o_m__fo_r_t_ us.
(1) n[C]. 代替者, 代用品
We can use plastics as a substitute for steel. 我们可以用塑料做钢材的代替品。
(2) vi. 代替 vt. 用…替代…
It is not easy for a student to substitute for a teacher. 要一个学生代替一位老师不是一件容易的事情。 I can substitute cream for milk. I can substitute milk with / by cream. 我可以用那个奶油代替牛奶。
2. What are some of difficulties she faced when she first came to England? (para.3)
She needed to learn almost everything again, like using a phone, paying on a bus, finding her way, understanding English in real life.
life
• quite _d_i_ff_e_r_e_n_t from studying in China • should _r_e_a_d_ lots of different texts and _a_n_a_ly_s_e_ what she reads and then give her own _o_p_i_n_io__n__
What are the purpose to do these?
having __p_re_p__a_ra_t_i_o_n_ course
living with _h_o__st_f_a_m__il_y_
to help her to get used to _a_c_a_d_e_m__ic_ _r_e_q_u_i_re_m__e_n_t_s_ of a Western university.
5) Now, Xie Lei doesn’t feel much more at home in England.
1. What does Xie Lei need to do before applying for a degree course? (para.2)
She needs to take a preparation course.
in comfort
舒适地; 放松地
(2) vt. 安慰
I tried to comfort Joan after her mother's death.
琼的母亲去逝以后我尽力劝慰她。
comfort sb. = give comfort to sb. 安慰某人
comfortable
adj. 舒服的
他极力向他的学生推荐这本书。 recommend sth. to sb. = recommend sb. sth. 向某人推荐…
(2) vt. 建议
I recommend buying that pen.
The doctor recommended his patient to go out for a walk.
Oxford University 牛津大学
University of California, Berkeley 加州大学伯克利分校 Stanford University 斯坦福大学
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 麻省理工学院
Cambridge University 剑桥大学
3. Why does Xie Lei board with a host family while studying in England? (para.4)
A. She feels lonely while staying in a foreign country. B. She is afraid to get used to a new life in a new country. C. She can make good preparations for her courses. D. She can have opportunities to learn more about everyday life and customs in a new country.
(1) n. 舒适; 安慰
You are a great comfort to your parents. 你是父母最大的安慰。
He had to save enough money so that he could live in comfort.
他得存足够多的钱，以便能过得舒适。
be a comfort to sb. 对某人来说是个安慰
While studying in London, Xie Lei needs to fit in with
study as well as life. What does she do o fit in? fit in
study
life
having __p_re_p__a_ra_t_i_o_n_ course living with _h_o__st_f_a_m__il_y_
business 3) Most foreign students must complete the preparation course before entering a course.
4) Xie Lei lives in student apartments with her students. with a host family.
Teachers recommend parents ______ their children
under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety. (2010福建)
A. not allow
B. do not allow
C. mustn’t allow D. couldn’t allow
4. What’s the benefit of the preparation course? (para.5) Xie Lei’s preparation course can help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university.
5. What does Xie Lei become with her tutor’s help? (para.5) She becomes a more autonomous learner though she lacked confidence at first.
6. How will Xie Lei try to get used to the new social life in England? (para.6)
Harvard University 哈佛大学
Do you think you can adjust to the life in the foreign country?
What you should do to fit in well?
What’s the main idea of the text? The text is about an interview with __X__ie__L_e_i __, who is studying in __L_o_n__d_o_n___. She talks about her first few months at an English school.
If you could study in one of them, which one would you choose?
Princeton University 普林斯顿大学
Columbia University 哥伦比亚大学 Yale University 耶鲁大学
California Institute of Technology 加州理工学院
If you could go anywhere in
the world, which country
would you like to visit? Why?
Many famous universities
are located abroad. Do you know any of them?
• have to _le_a_r_n_almost everything again • need to have a _b_a_l_a_n_c_e_ between study and a social life
(1) vt. 推荐
He highly recommended the book to his students. = He highly recommended his students the book.
She recommended that I (should) buy a new car for my brother.
recommend doing sth.
建议做某事
recommend sb. to do sth.
建议某人做某事
recommend that…(should) do… 建议…
recommendation n. 推荐; 介绍信
True or False.
1) It was the first time that Xie Lei had left her home country.
2) She has come to the England University to complete a literature qualification.
A. She tried to avoid rising a feeling of homesick. B. She tries to join a few university clubs and make some friends. C. She tries to put her heart into her preparation for her courses. D. She tries to protect herself from the strange environment