课件36张PPT。Unit 5Travelling abroad1. To raise the students’ interest in studying life in a foreign country.
2. Develop the students’ speaking and reading ability.
3. Help the students to summarize the benefits and difficulties of living in a foreign country. Do you want to go abroad for a further study?Oxford UniversityPre-readingCambridge普林斯顿大学 Princeton University Harvard UniversityYale University总统的摇篮Massachusetts Institute of Technology科技宠儿的摇篮 Discussion:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?What advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?1. help us to be independent 2. easy to learn a foreign language3. easy to learn advanced knowledge and technology4. learn about different customs and views5. have new experience1. have communication difficulties2. cost a lot of money3. it would be tiring to live abroad4. may feel alone5. it’s not easy to take good care KEEP IT UP, XIE LEI
Chinese student fitting in wellscanningScan the whole passage as
quickly as you can to
tell whether the following
statements are true or not.
For the false ones, point out
the mistakes and give the
correct sentences. 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.
3 Most foreign students must complete the preparation course before entering a course. businessTrue or false
TFT4 Xie lei lives in student apartments with her students.
5 Now, Xie lei doesn’t feel much more at home in England .lives with a host family去掉 dosen’tFFTrue or false
Read again and number the main idea of each paragraph.___ Xie Lei , a Chinese girl , is studying in a
foreign country . ___ Introduction to Xie Lei and her study.___The difficulties Xie Lei met in London.___The advantages of living with a host family.___Xie Lei is getting to the Western University’s
way of learning.___ Xie Lei feels much more at home in
England now and is living an active life.___The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s
progress in later editions.3724615Choose the best answer.Who does Xie Lei board with in England?
A. Her classmates
B. Herself
C. A host family
D. Her family
Second reading
2) Why does Xie Lei have such a decision that she would like to board with while studying in England?
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 life and customs in a new country.3) How does Xie Lei try to get used to the new life in England?
A. She tries to avoid rising a feeling of homesick.
B. She tries to join in a few university clubs to share more social activities and meet some people she had much in common with
C. She tries to put her heart into her preparation course.
D. She tries to protect herself from the strange environment and does nothing to make herself familiar with the culture.
4) What can we learn from Xie Lei according to the passage?
A. She is timid.
B. She is brave.
C. She is determined.
D. She is honest.1.What is Xie Lei in England for? How long has she been in England?
2.Why is she doing a preparation course first?
3.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?
4.Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?
5. Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs?Answer the following questions:Read carefully2. Why is she doing a preparation course first? Xie Lei is in England for a degree course. She has been in England for six months.Xie Lei’s preparation course can help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university. So she first finished the course.1. What is Xie Lei in England for? How long has she been in England? 3.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?
Because when she first arrived in England, she had to face the difficulties of daily life, for example, how to use the phone, how to pay on the bus. She had to face the difficulties of learning at the university, eg, she can’t understand the expressions others say.4. Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?
When she came to England, she lived with a host family, so the members of the family always helped her. The other type of people, I think, is her tutor and classmates, especially her tutor.
5. Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs?
Because she thought it was important to have a balance between study and social life, so she decided to join a few clubs.
Her preparation course is to help her to
___________________________________________________ 2. She thinks living with a host family can give students the opportunity to __________________3. She thinks having a tutor is to
_________________________________________________ 1.At a university----______ 2. Of a new life-----____Read againRead the text again and fill in the diagram below.Her preparation course is to help her to
______________________________________get used to academic requirements of a Western university.2. She thinks living with a host family can give
students the opportunity to
____________________________________
_____________________learn more about everyday life and customs
in their new country. 3. She thinks having a tutor is to
____________________________________
_______encourage you to express your own ideas with reasons. She has to get used to a whole new way of life, which can take up all her concentration in the beginning. 1. at a university------ Studying here is quite different from studying in China and she needs some preparation first, either here or in China .2. Of a new life -------1. What kind of person do you think Xie Lei is? Discuss with your partners and find evidence in the article to support your opinion.excellent diligent brave
strong-minded firm determined
progressing hard-working … Discussion I think Xie Lei is an excellent diligent girl, she can face difficulties bravely and she has firm determination, she studies well and has already made progress. Evidence:
1 “ It’s not just study that’s difficult. You have to get used to a whole new way of life.”
2 “ When I miss my family, it’s a great comfort to have a substitute family to be with.”
3 “ I have been so occupied with work that I haven’t had time for social activities.”2.Why do you think the reporter used some direct speech in the article?
The writer used direct speech to show that he got the information in the article from Xie Lei herself. It also makes the article more interesting and gives some insight into Xie Lei’s character.
3.Where do you think this article might have been published?
It may have been published in a student newspaper/magazine or in a small local newspaper. Xie Lei _______ a plane for London six
months ago to complete a business___________. She
is now halfway through the __________ year. At the
beginning, she had to learn almost everything again.
She lives with a _____ family, which gives her the
__________ to learn more about everyday life and
_______ in her new country. She wrote her first ______
to her______, but she only got an E. Now she has
___ ____ __ the life and she feels much more __ _____
and is going to join a few university _____ in order to
have a _______ between study and a social life.
We wish Xie lei all the best with her__________.
Keep it up! Xie lei. summaryboardedqualificationpreparationhostopportunitycustomsessaytutorgot used toat homeclubsbalanceenterprisesPost- reading:
When you are faced with some difficulties in a foreign country, what do you do to solve them?Suppose one of you is a newspaper reporter.
You want to interview Xie Lei about her life
in England.
The following words or phrases may help you:
Keep it up, get along, make progress, board,
adjust to, It is the first time….get used to,
as far as one is concerned, feel at home,
all the best, etc.Two in a group to make a dialogue:
