Book 7 unit 5 Travelling abroad[下学期]

课件28张PPT。Reading
Keep it up, Xie Lei
Chinese student fitting in wellOxford UniversityCambridge universityBig BenBig BenSt Paul’s
CatherdralWestminster
AbbeyTrafalgar
SquareBuckingham Palace Queen’s residencePalace gateBuckingham
PalaceTower of LondonHyde ParkCaving Prince Albert in Hyde ParkTriple
ArchTypical London homesCareful reading
1.Answer these questions about the text
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)What are some of the difficulties she fac-
-ed when she came to England ?
4)Which two types of people have helped
Xie Lei most since she came to England?1)What is Xie Lei in England for? How long
has she been in England?
2)Why is she doing a preparation course
first?She is in England to study at a university.
She’s been in England for six months.Because studying in England is different
from studying in China, and the preparation
course can help her get used to academic
requirement of a Western university.3)What are some of the difficulties she fac-
-ed when she came to England ?
4)Which two types of people have helped
Xie Lei most since she came to England?Learning how to do everyday things like us-
-ing a telephone, paying on a bus, finding
her way around a strange city; understand-
-ing English as spoken in real life; learning
how to write essays acceptable to her tutorXie Lei’s host family and her teacher.2.Read the text again and fill in the diagram
below.
Benefits
Of doing a preparation course
Of living with a host family1)to learn how to fulfil Western academic
requirements2)to get used to a new way of life1)to learn more about everyday life and
customs
2)to have people to explain things not un-
-derstoodOf having a tutor
Difficulties
At the university
1)to explain why you cannot use other peo-
-ple’s work without acknowledging it2)To encourage you to express your own
ideas with reasons1)learning to read widely and analyse the
texts 2)Expressing one’s own opinion with reasonsOf a new way of life
3.In groups, discuss the following questions
1)What kind of person do you think Xie Lei
is? Find evidence in the article to support
your opinion.
2)Why do you think the reporter used some
direct speech in the article?
3)Where do you think this article might have
been published?1)finding a balance between study and a
social life2)making new friends4)Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she
first arrived in England?
5)Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few uni-
-versity clubs1)What kind of person do you think Xie Lei
is? Find evidence in the article to support
your opinion.I think Xie Lei is a deligent and hardworking
girl. She is brave to face difficulties and
challenges both in life and study. (adventur-
-ous, hardworking, determined, optimistic,
sociable person )2)Why do you think the reporter used some
direct speech in the article?
3)Where do you think this article might have
been published?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 interes-
-ting and gives some insight into Xie Lei’s
characterIt may have been published in a student news
-paper / magazine or in a small newspaper.
(or in China Daily )4)Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she
first arrived in England?
5)Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few uni-
-versity clubsXie Lei felt like a child because there were so
many everyday things that she didn’t know
how to do.Because she thinks it’s important to have a
balance between her study and social life.4.In groups,male a list of problems that the
the article mentions Xie Lei had when she
first went to England. Add two or three o-
-ther problems she might have had.Then
summarize what you would do if you had
the same problems in England.
The problems mentioned in the article1)She didn’t know how to use the phone,how
to pay on the bus, how to ask a shopkeeper
for things she didn’t know the English for.

2)When she got lost and had to ask a passer
-by for directions, she didn’t always under-
-stand.3)Can’t understand the expressions others
say .4)Miss her family.5)Unable to adapt to different teaching me-
- thods.6)How to have a balance between study
and a social life.Possible problems she might have and so-
-lutions (ask host family for help)(live with a host family)(be confident and give your opinion(join some university clubs
and meet people you have things in com-
-mon with)Xie Lei’s problems:
1.Understanding and using everyday English2.Reaching the academic requirements of a
Western university3.Making new friends Your solutions:1.Listening to the radio or watching television
to become accustomed to everyday English 2.Asking your tutor for advice before you
start your academic writing3.Joining a lot of university societies