课件26张PPT。Welcome Reading
My university lifeI’m studying abroad.
Have you thought about studying abroad?
What do you think life would be like if you studied abroad?QuestionsLook at the title “My university life” and guess
what this article will be about.The article is about what university life
is like.Listening
Listen to the tape and finish the following
two tasks.
1 Some questions
● How long has Qin Xiaoyong been
at university?More than one year.● What sports did he play at school?Football.● What sports did his Canadian friend
introduce?Baseball and canoeing.
choose what topics are mentioned
in the text? ★ make preparations before going to university
★ his dormitory and his roommate
★ subjects he has learnt at university
★ make big adjustments to his life
★ his teachers and his classmates
★ advice to readers
××Reading
Read the text quickly and finish
the following tasks, Questions:1 What was the hardest thing for Qin
Xiaoyong when he went to university?Leaving his family behind was the hardest thing2 What does Qin Xiaoyong learn about in
his degree course? He learns about civil engineering,
which is the study of how tobuild things
like bridges and roads.3 What advice does Qin Xiaoyong give
about money? Put some money away each week
to make it last. 4 how do university students spend
their free time?They study, play sports or relax.True or false1 He keeps in touch with his family by
telephone? F (by email)2 His favorite foreign food is steak with
mustard sauce?T3 Qin Xiaoyong’s room is very big
and rectangular with bathroom.
smallno bathroomFCareful reading
Read the text carefully and do
some exercises.Course decided what course to
study: Civil Engineering University decided which university
to apply to: the East
Canada Technology
University set up e-mail addresses
for his dad, mum, and
grannylearnt how to use a stove
and a rice cooker and how
to cook some simple dishes.learnt how to do laundryConsolidationComplete the dialogue:
Xiaoyong(Y) and Xiaohua(H)H: Hi, Xiaoyong, You know I’m going to study
abroad. Would you like give me a quick
p________ of what the university life looks like abroad.
Y: Of course. As far as I’m concerned, it’s very e________.
H: Well, could you give me some a______ about it?
reviewxcitingdviceY: Surely, firstly you should look t______
numerous brochures to decide which
university to apply to.
H Right, but I have d______ on my university.
Y: Then you have to make some big
a_______ to your life.
H: I agree with you. And anything else?
Y: Maybe you should learn how to cook
and do l________. Besides, you’d better
s_________ some of your money away
each week to make it last.
hroughecideddjustmentsaundryquirrelH: I will. Anyway, I feel worried about my
future university life abroad.
Y: Don’t worry. When planning for university,
you should look f________ instead of
backwards .
H: thanks a lot. I think I’ll the most of it.
Y: You are welcome. If you have any other
questions, do not h_______ to ask me at
any time. orwardsesitateDISCUSSIONDiscuss in groups and describe Qin Xiaoyong’s
university life with some adjectives.e.g. exciting differentmeaningfulbusy…Language pointsWords and expressions1 give sb. a quick preview of (Lines7-8)
让某人提前了解一下。。。
preview
n. a short description of something that
is going to happen.
e.g. At the start of the term the teacher
gave a preview of what the students
would be studying.
在学期开始老师提前让学生了解他们将要学的Vt. To give a short account of something
that is going to happen
e.g. 在学期的第一堂课上,我们的老师对该
课程做了简要的介绍。
In our first class of the semester, our teacher
previewed the course for us.
2 look through( Line17)
审阅,浏览
e.g. She looked through her notes before the
midterm the English.
她在期中考试前浏览了一下笔记。3 make some big adjustments( Lines21-22)
做出大的调整
e.g. He made adjustments_______ the machine.
他把部机器加以调整。
如果你想适应这儿的生活你不得不调整你的
生活习惯。
If you want to become used to the life here,
you’ll have to
tomake adjustments to your
life habits .at some point(lines24-25)
在某个时刻
e.g. 很多人在人生的某个阶段都会遭遇失败。
Many people suffer from failure at some point
( ) in their life.
More phrases:
at all points 在各方面
at the point of 就要。。。时候
in point of 就。。。而言
off the point 离题的
to the point 中肯的moment5 believe it or not (line43)
信不信有你
It means whether no matter you believe
or not.
e.g. Believe it or not, we have decided on
having a holiday at the seaside.
信不信由你,我们决定去海边去渡假。6 squirrel…away( Lines66-67)
积攒, 储存
e.g. She squirreled away her money in
various bank accounts for future use.
她把钱存在几个不同的银行帐户上,以备 将来之用。 7 make the most of(Line99)
充分利用make the good use of
or take advantage of每个人应该充分利用机会学习e.g. Everyone should make the most of
the opportunities to study.
Homework1 Read the text again and find out some more
important and difficult language points
2 Finish partD and partE on Page52-53.