unit 5 travelling abroad warming-up,reading

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Unit 5 Travelling abroad
1) Have you ever been abroad?
2) Would you like to travel abroad? Why or why not?
3) What place would you like to visit?
4) Would you like to travel alone or with your family / a friend?Talking We have more and more opportunities to travel or study abroad. Travelling helps us learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views. So, quite a few people try to study abroad. If you have such chance, which country or university would you like to choose? Now, let’s enjoy some pictures of the universities abroad. IntroductionHarvard University哈弗大学The University of Sydney悉尼大学耶鲁大学Yale University总统的摇篮 Princeton University普林斯顿大学 美国政治家的摇篮 33位诺贝尔奖得主 麻省理工学院（Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) 科技宠儿的摇篮 剑桥大学（University of Cambridge） 牛津大学（University of Oxford）What should we take into account(考虑) before we decide to travel abroad?Local
conditions and
customsApply
for a visaMaking plansMoney
(traveller’s cheque)TransportationThinkingLanguage------Pre-reading 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad? Discuss in groups,please.
Advantageshelp us to be independent.
would be easier to learn a foreign languageeasier to learn advanced knowledge and technologylearn a lot about local customs and broaden our viewsfun to live in a new country.relaxing
get rid of anxiety
have many new experiencesDisadvantagesdifficult to communicate with otherswill cost a lot of money.
may be tiring to live in a new country.
must look after oneself.Pre-reading
2. Now we are going to read a magazine article about a Chinese student who is studying in England. What do you think she will find different from studying at a Chinese school/ university? What do you think she might find difficult? Reading Keep it up, Xie Lei Chinese student fitting in well Task1. Skim the text and answer the questions.
1. What is Xie Lei in England for?How long has she been in England?
2. Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?
A. Her classmates. B. Tutors
C.A host family D. Her family
B & CShe is in England to study at a university.She’s been in England for six months.
ReadingHand out the problems about reading in the paper to the studentsReadingTask2. Scan the passage and give the answers to the following questions
1.How did Xie lei feel?
2.Which is right about her preparation course?
A. She doesn’t like it. B. It is very difficult. C. She has finished it. D. She thinks well of it.She’s very excited but very nervous.D(para.1)(Para.2) Reading3.What are some of difficulties she faced when she first came to England?
4.Why does Xie Lei choose to board with a host family 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 everyday life and customs in a new country.
Learning how to do everyday things like using a phone, paying on a bus, finding her way, understanding English in real life
D(para.3)(para.4)
5. Why is she doing a preparation course first?
6. How does Xie Lei try to get used to the new social life in England?
A. She tried 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 for her courses. D. She tries to protect herself from the strange enviroment and does nothing to make herself familiar with the culture.
Reading
Xie Lei’s preparation course can help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university. So she first finished the course.
B(para.5)(para.6)Reading Task3. Discuss the following questions in groups.What is the main idea of the passage? Give one sentence to describe it.
2. 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
It talks about the Chinese student Xie Lei’s experience in the UK.
CReadingTask4 Detailed reading While studying in London, Xie Lei has some difficulties as well as benefits. Read the passage again, and try to find them according to the diagram given. (P39-2) of doing a preparation course
1. to learn how to _________Western ___________________. 2. to get used to a new ________.
of living with a host family
1.to learn more about __________ and ________.
2.to have people to explain things ____________.
of having a tutor
1. to explain about why you cannot _____ other people’s work without ______________it.
2. to _________ you to express your own ideas.
fulfill
academic requirementsway of life
everyday life
customs
not understooduse
acknowledging
encourage
Benefits at the university
1. learning to read ________ and __________the texts.
2. ____________one’s own opinion with ___________.
of a new way of life
1. finding a __________ between study and a ________________.
2. making new __________.
widely
analyzeexpressing
reasons
balance
social life
friends
DifficultiesSummary1.To the passage
2.To the phrases1. Try telling us what you have learned about travelling abroad or about Xie Lei.
2.Complete the sentences with the correct phrases. (The phrases have been referred to and been written on the blackboard during the reading.)
1) She took a long time to _________ driving on the left-hand side of the road. 2) They were very friendly people and they made me ____________ right away. 3) If only he could___________, he would break the world record. 4) I don’t care what you think. __________________ what they did was wrong. 5) He is _____________ preparing for the mid-term exams. 6) I found it really easy to _________because her family is similar to mine.
get used tofeel at home
keep it up
As far as I am concernedoccupied
fit itHomeworkRead the passage carefully and find the difficult language points