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Book 7 Unit 5 Travelling Abroad
Period 2 Warming up & Reading
主讲人: 费岚郁 九江市第一中学
learning objectives
1. To learn about Xie Lei's experiences in London;
2. To be able to give a brief introduction of Xie Lei's experiences in London;
3. To learn how to deal with difficulties during studying abroad.
Your dream university?
Cambridge University
Yale University
If given a chance, would you like to study abroad? Why or why not?
Warming up
Study Abroad
Yes
No
advantages
would be easier to learn a foreign language
easier to learn advanced knowledge and technology
learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views
have many new experiences...
disadvantages
difficult to communicate with others
will cost a lot of money.
must look after oneself...
Pre-Reading
What are the advantages and disadvantages
of studying in a foreign country?
Keep it up, Xie Lei
Chinese student fitting in well
Reading
It introduces Xie Lei came to study in
How long has Xie Lei been in England?
She has been in England for six months.
Reading(Para1)
London
Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends in China and boarded a plane for London. It was the first time she had ever left her motherland. "After getting my visa I was very excited because I had dreamed of this day for so long. But I was also very nervous as I didn't know what to expect," Xie Lei told me when I saw her waiting in a queue at the student cafeteria between lectures.
Notes: 1)It is the first time (that)sb+have done这是某人第一次做……
2)dream of/about
Reading
Task2: Carefully read paragraph 2 and 3 to finish related exercises.
What does she recommend?
2. Why did Xie feel like a child when she first arrived in England?
Because she had to learn almost everything again
in order to get used to a whole new way of life.
A preparation course/ year.
Difficulty
Solution
benefit both study and life
Notes: 1)take up 占用 (fill an amount of time)
Xie Lei lives with a host family who give her lots of good advice. Although some foreign students live in student accommodation(宿舍) or apartments,some choose to board with English families. Living with host families(动名词作主语), in which there may be other college students, gives her chance to learn more about the new culture. “When I hear an idiom that I don't understand, I can ask my host family for help,” explain Xie Lei. “Also, when I miss my family, It's a great comfort to have a substitute family to be with.”
Listening and reading(para4)
Reading
1. Xie lived in a student apartment, which gave her the chance to learn a new culture. ( )
2. Xie had some language difficulty in London. ( )
3. Living with a host family reduced Xie's homesickness. ( )
Para 4(True/False):
T
T
F
Difficulty
Difficulty
Solution
host family
Listening and reading(Para5)
Reading
Complete the following dialogue between Xie and her tutor.
Para 5 (Role-play):
Xie: Tutor, I don't know why my essay only got an E.
Tutor: That's because you couldn't write what other people said without ___________________( acknowledge ) them.
Xie: But I am confused, because I think the author of the article knew far _________(much) than I did.
Tutor: I don't care about others' opinion, but want to know ______ you thought.
Xie: I find it hard to get used to the___________(academy)requirements of a Western university. Could you give me some advice?
Tutor: Sure. You should give your own opinion and explain it by _________(refer) to other authors.
Xie: Thank you! I will keep it in mind.
acknowledging
more
what
academic
referring
Xie Lei told me that she feels much more at home in England now, and what had seemed very strange before now appears quite normal. "I've just got one more thing to achieve. I have been so occupied with work that I haven't had time for social activities. I think it's important to have a balance between study and a social life, so I'm going to join a few clubs. Hopefully I'll make some new friends."
We will follow Xie Lei's progress in later editions of this newspaper but for now, we wish Xie Lei all the best in her new enterprise(事业). She deserves to succeed.
Listening and reading(Para6-7)
Notes: deserve to do 值得...
deserve to be done/doing
What is Xie's recent problem?
A. She has some difficulty with her study.
B. She can't get along well with her new friends.
C. She needs to find a balance between study and a social life.
D. She wants to set up some clubs to make more friends.
C
Reading
Para 6-7 (Multiple choice):
Difficulty
join
Solution
Difficulties
· a whole new way of life.
· a preparation course
· the foreign academic requirements
· language difficulty
· homesickness
· her tutor
· living with a host
family
· a balance between study
and a social life
· join some clubs
Solutions
Xie Lei _______ (board)a plane for London six months ago to complete a business ___________(qualify). She is now halfway through the __________ (prepare)year. At the beginning, she had to learn almost everything again. She lives with a ____ family, which gives her the __________ (机会)to learn more about everyday life and _______ (风俗)in her new country.
She wrote her first essay to her ____, but she only got an E. Now she has _________ (习惯于)the life and she feels much more at home in England 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 _________(事业).Keep it up ! Xie Lei.
boarded
preparation
host
opportunity
customs
clubs
balance
qualification
tutor
enterprise
got used to
To fill the blanks
Summary
Where there is a difficulty, there is a solution.
Never stop trying!
Never stop learning!
Keep it up!
Thinking
Over the recent few weeks, we have witnessed the outbreak of the novel coronovirus. But the 1.4 billion Chinese people are united as one in fighting this "war without smoke". Now we're staying at home,but never stop learning .
Post-reading
Thinking
We all believe…
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ——Anne Bradstreet
如果没有冬天,春天也不会如此可爱;如果没有经历苦难,幸福也不会让人感动。 ——安妮·布莱德斯特律
Post-reading
Task . Write an E-mail.
假定你是Xie Lie, 你的朋友Peter在中国留学,但很难适应,写信向你求助。请你给他回信,内容包括:
1. 表示理解
2. 提出建议并说明理由
3. 提出希望
Dear Peter,
I'm sorry to hear that (你发现很难适应在中国的学习和生活)and I do hope the following suggestions are helpful.
To begin with, take it easy.
(这是你第一次到国外),so it's natural for you to find it hard to settle in(适应).
(我强烈推荐你和同学多交流), which will not only improve your spoken Chinese but also help you fit in with them. Futhermore, studying in China can broaden your views and give you a chance to experience (rich)Chinese food culture.
(就我而言), keep it up, and it will never be
(impossible)for you to like in China.
Writing
you find it hard to adjust to living in China
It is the first time that you have been in a
a foreign country
I strongly recommand you coummunicate more
with your classmates
abundant
As far as I'm concerned
out of the question
Homework
1. Retell the text in your own words.
2. Read aloud the text and underline some sentences that you think are difficult to understand.
3. Preview Reading 2.
Self-assessment
Do you have more ideas about studying abroad?
Do you understand the text better?
Can you find out all the difficulties of Xie and her solutions?
Do you enjoy group discussion and devote your ideas?
Do you participate in class actively?
You would like to know more about______________________.
A. Yes B. Just so so C. No
THANK
YOU