Keep it up, Xie Lei Chinese student fitting in well教学设计
Learning objects:
1.To broden our knowledge about studying abroad.
2.To improve reading and speaking ability by completing various tasks.
3.To increase our learning motivation by reading the text and watching the video.
Difficult point in teaching.
How to deal with the problems that are likely to happen when travelling and how to prevent them.
Teaching procedure:
Step 1 Warming up
Imagination:
Do you know some world- famous universities? If you are offered a chance to study abroad for a year, where would you like to go?
Discussion:
What should we take into account before we decide to study abroad?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?
【设计说明】学生们现在是高二阶段，一年以后都要面临上大学的问题，用世界名校的话题可以迅速引起他们的兴趣，引起同学们的共鸣，并顺利引出我们本节课的内容。
Step 2 Fast reading
1.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
2. Scan the text and put the events into order.
___The difficulties Xie Lei met while living in London;
___The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s progress in later editions.
___The general introduction to Xie Lei and her study;
___The advantages that Xie Lei gained while living with a host family.
___ Xie Lei is now getting along well and is living an active life.
___ Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying in a foreign country--London.
___Xie Lei is getting used to the Western University’s way of learning
【设计说明】让学生快速浏览文章，找出每一段的中心句或用自己的语言概括段意，然后概括全文的中心大意，旨在培养学生通过略读获取大意的能力以及用自己的语言聚合信息的能力，使他们从整体上来理解这篇文章。
Step 3 Careful reading
Task1 True or False statements(para1-3)
1. It was not the first time for Xie Lie to go to London.
2. Xie Lei came to the university to complete a science qualification.
3. At first, Xie Lei didn’t get used to the life in London, now she gets used to it.
4. Xie Lei found the preparation course was very easy to learn at first.
Task2 Fill in the form with the information in the text.
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.
Benefits:
of doing a preparation course
●To get used to a new way of life and to 1._______ her English.(para2)
●To learn how to get used to Western 2. _______ requirements.(para5)
Benefits:
of living with a host family
●To learn more about the new 3_______. (para4)
●To ask the 4. _______ family for things she doesn’t understand. (para4)
Benefits:
of having a tutor
●To explain why you cannot 5.______ what other people have said without 6. _______ them. (para5)
●To encourage you to express your own 7. _______.(para5)
Difficulties
at the university[来源:学|科|网Z|X|X|K]
●Learning to read widely and 8. _______ the texts. (para5)
●Giving one’s own 9. _______ and explaining why. (para5)
Difficulties
of a new way of life
●Finding a 10. _______ between study and a social life. (para6)
●Making new_________.(para6)
Task3 Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
1). According to the first paragraph, which of the following is TRUE about Xie Lei?
A. She went to London first by plane and then by bus.
B. This was not her first time to be abroad.
C. She was not willing to go to London.
D. She had been in London for half a year.
2). Why did Xie Lei’s tutor seem dissatisfied with her first essay?
A. Because she didn’t give her own opinions at all.
B. Because there were too many mistakes in it.
C. Because what she wrote made no sense.
D. Because her opinions were different from her tutor’s.
3.) Why does Xie Lei have such a decision that she would like to board with host families 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.
【设计说明】仔细阅读部分把文章分为两个大的部分，用三个不同的题型考查学生对文章细节信息的把握，培养学生阅读中定位和查找信息的能力。
Step4 Post- reading exercises
Summary: Fill in the blanks.
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 the new culture.
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.
【设计说明】要求学生结合文章的内容补全信息，主要培养学生来获取文章细节的能力，加深对文章的理解。这个步骤属于精读，需要学生经过仔细的阅读才能找出答案,通过小组合作交流，进一步加深学生对文章的理解。
Step5 Discussion
Where have you been for a travel? At home or abroad? Share some pictures and describe your travelling experiences with your classmates.
【设计说明】这个步骤提出的问题源于本单元的话题Travelling，让学生分享自己的旅游经历，贴近学生的生活实际，让他们有话可说，并在与同学们的交流中锻炼了学生的语言运用能力。
Step 6 Assignment
Suppose you are Xie Lei. Please write a paragraph beginning with "When I came to England for the first time, it was hard for me to get used to ..."
【设计说明】作业是课堂教学的巩固与延伸，在对文章理解的基础上，让学生运用所学知识解决实际问题,达到学以致用的教学目标。
板书设计：
Unit5 ?Travelling Abroad
Step 1 Warming up
Step 2 Fast reading
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课件30张PPT。
课题：Unit 5 Traveling Abroad
学科：英语
年级：高二
版本：人教版《英语》选修7 Unit 5
Traveling Abroad
Learning objects1.To broden our knowledge about studying abroad.
2. To improve reading and speaking ability by completing various tasks.
3.To increase our learning motivation by reading the text and watching the video.Imagination:
Do you know some world- famous universities?If you are offered a chance to study abroad for a year, where would you like to go?Warming upLet’s go to some World –famous universities ! What should we take into account before
we decide to study abroad?Study abroadMoney ID cardTransportation Local condition
and customsAccommodation Weather Study plansApplication Keep it up, Xie Lei
Chinese student fitting in wellReading
1.What is Xie Lei in England for?How long has she been in England?She is in England to study at a university.She’s been in England for six months.A. Her classmates. B. Tutors
C.A host family D. Her familyB & CI. Skim the text and answer the questions.
2.Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?II. Scan the text Put the events into order.
___The difficulties Xie Lei met while living in London;
___The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s progress in later editions.
___The general introduction to Xie Lei and her study;
___The advantages that Xie Lei gained while living with a host family.
___ Xie Lei is now getting along well and is living an active life.
___ Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying in a foreign country--London.
___Xie Lei is getting used to the Western University’s way of learning.1234567Careful reading True or false statements（para1-3）
It was not the first time for Xie Lie to go to London.
2.Xie Lei came to the university to complete a science qualification.
3. At first, Xie Lei didn’t get used to the life in
London, now she gets used to it.
4. Xie Lei found the preparation course was
very easy to learn at first.
FFFTWhile studying in London, Xie Lei has some difficulties as well as benefits. Read the passage （para4-7）, and try to find them according to the diagram given.Benefits of doing a preparation course
1. to get used to a new ____________.(para3)
2. to learn how to get used to Western ________requirements .(para5)way of lifeof living with a host family
1.to learn more about_____________.(para4)
2. to ask ______________for help (para4)the new culture of having a tutor
1. to explain about why you cannot _____what other people had said without _______________them. (para5)
2. to encourage you to express your own___. (para5)writeacknowledgingideasacademicthe host familyDifficulties at the university
1.learning to read widely and ________the texts. (para5)
2. giving one’s own_______ and explaining why. (para5)analyzeopinionsof a new way of life
finding a __________ between study and a __________.(para6)
making new __________.(para6)balancesocial lifefriends Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
1). According to the first paragraph, which
of the following is TRUE about Xie Lei?
A. She went to London first by plane and
then by bus.
B. This was not her first time to be abroad.
C. She was not willing to go to London.
D. She had been in London for half a year.2). Why did Xie Lei’s tutor seem
dissatisfied with her first essay?
A. Because she didn’t give her own
opinions at all.
B. Because there were too many mistakes
in it.
C. Because what she wrote made no sense.
D. Because her opinions were different
from her tutor’s.3.) Why does Xie Lei have such a decision that she would like to board with host families 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.enterprisingdiligentdeterminedcan face difficulties bravelyadaptableWhat kind of person is Xie Lei? 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 the new culture.
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.
boardedpreparationhostchanceessayclubsbalancequalificationtutorhomeenterprise_______got used toSummary: Fill in the blanks.at Discussion Where have you been for a travel? At home or abroad? Share some pictures and describe your travelling experiences with classmates.
If not, where do you want to go most? why?
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Unit 5 Travelling abroad评测练习
语篇填空
Six months ago, Xie Lei boarded a plane for London six months ago _______ (complete) a business qualification. It was the first time she _________(leave)her motherland. She is now halfway through the __________ (prepare) year, which is ____must for any student before entering a degree course. At the beginning, she had to learn almost everything again. She lives with a host family,______ act as a substitute ___her own and allows her to live a __________(comfore)life.
At first, it was________(exterme) difficult for her to study in London, but preparation course is helping her to get used to the __________(academy) requirements. Gradually she has gained back her __________(confident) and her marks are improving. She is so _____(occupy) with study that she has no time for social activities.
