选修七 Unit 5 Travelling abroad 第一课时 Warming up & reading

about life
Read the passage
carefully to complete
the tables below!
Para1. Xie Lei left her ___________for motherland London and she didn’t know ____________ what to expect in a foreign city
B: But there are still many disadvantages of studying there. It would be difficult for us to communicate with the foreign people, and we should adapt to the situation quickly. What’s more, we will miss our our parents and friends. And above all, we have to learn to take good care of ourselves.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad?
advantages of studying in a foreign country disadvantages of studying in a foreign country
of having a tutor
about study
about life
of doing a preparation course 1. to learn how to fulfill Western academicrequirements . 2. to ___________ way of life get used to a new____ ____ ____. of living with a host family 1. to learn more about everyday life and _______. 2. to have people customs explain things_______________. not understood of having a tutor 1. to explain about why you cannot use other people’s work without acknowledging _____________them. 2. toencourage ________ you to express your own ideas.
Para.6
studying in China • have to _____ and read analyse _______ lots of texts, and opinions gቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱve her own _________
• have to _____almost learn everything again balance • need to have a ________ between study and a social life
Para4. She lives with a host family __________, which gives her the opportunity to learn more about new culture the____________. Para5. From the first essay she did for _____ her tutor, she has understood that she has to give her own ________and explain them by opinions referring to other authors.
Find the main idea of each paragraph Para 1: Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying
in a foreign country — London.
Para 2: The general introduction to Xie Lei
Para2. She has to complete a business ____________. In her opinion, the qualification
preparation course is most beneficial _________
Para3. Adapting herself to the new life takes up all her____________. concentration
benefits
Para.3 Para.4 Para.5
Does she meet any difficulties in both study and life? What•quite different from are they? ________
about study
Difficulties Xie Lei faces Para.5
progress in later editions.
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: The advantages are that we could learn standard English. We can communicate with the local people, and we could know the manners and customs of the country better. In a word, we can broaden our horizen.
fit in
study
life
having preparation ________ course
living with host family ________
……
……
What are the purposes to do these? having preparation course
to help her to get used to academic _______ ____________of a requirements Western university.
and her study.
Para 3: The difficulties that Xie Lei met
while living in London.
Para 4: The advantage that Xie Lei gained
while living with a host family. university’s way of learning.
2. What do you think a Chinese student will find different from studying at a Chinese university? They will find it’s not easy to study in a foreign country. The different teaching methods, different learning methods and different situations, they should adapt to all things quickly.
3. Xie Lei lives in student apartments with her students with a host family 4. Her classmates have helped Xie Lei most
since she came to England 5. She’s very excited but very nervous.
Does she get any benefits or difficulties from studying abroad ? What are they?
benefits difficulties
of living with a host family of doing a preparation course
Para 5: Xie Lei is getting used to the western Para 6: Xie Lei is now getting along well
and is living an active life.
Para 7: The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s
Her tutor and her host family
business
Read carefully & think step by step
How many ways does Xie Lei need to fit in? What are they? So, what does she do to fit in with? What are the purposes to do these?
living with host family
to give herself the opportunity __________ to learn more about everyday _______ customs life ____and ________in the new country.