(共19张PPT)
Welcome
Warming up
Egypt The Pyramids
America The Grand Canyon
Japan (Mount Fuji)
Britain Cambridge University
The Great Barrier Reef
Australia
KEEP IT UP, XIE LEI
Chinese student fitting in well
What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?
It is easier to learn a foreign language.
We can learn a lot about
foreign customs and broaden our horizons.
We can have valuable experiences.
It is difficult to
communicate with others.
It is tiring.
It costs much money.
We must look after ourselves.
Advantages Disadvantages
1.What is Xie Lei in Britain for?How long has she been there?
She is in Britian to study at a university.She’s been there for six months.
A. Her classmates. B. Her tutors
C. Her host family D. Her family
I. Skim the text and answer the questions.
2.Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?
3.What is the main idea of the passage?
It mainly tells us Xie Lei’s study experience in the UK.
Task 2 Answer the following questions:
2.What are some of difficulties she faced when she first came to England?
1.What do most foreign students have to finish before
applying for a degree course?
3.Why was she doing a preparation course first?
4. What was Xie Lei’s tutor’s opinion on her essay?
5. Did Xie Lei have time for social life in England?
How did she manage to strike the balance?
1. They must complete the preparation year.
2. Study; get used to a new way of life like using a phone, pay a bus fare, ask a passer-by for directions, understand English in real life
3.Xie Lei’s preparation course can help her to get used to
academic requirements of a Western university. So she
first finished the course.
4.She should acknowledge other people if she wrote
what they said. Besides, what other people thought
was not the most important. She should give her
own opinion and explain it.
5.No. Because she had been so occupied with work .
She struck the balance between study and social
life by joining clubs.
这是她第一次离开自己的祖国。
1. It was the first time she had ever left her home country.
2. Xie Lei has come to our university to complete a business qualification.
谢蕾来我们大学上学,希望获得工商管理资格证书。
一开始的时候,习惯一种全新的生活方式
会占去你的全部注意力。
3. The preparation course is most beneficial.
4. Getting used to a whole new way of life can take up all your concentration in the beginning.
预科课程非常有益。
虽然有些外国学生同其他学生一起住在学生宿舍或公寓里,但有些学生选择寄宿在英国人的家中。
5. Although some foreign students live in student accommodation or apartments with other students, some choose to board with English families.
6. When I miss my family, it’s a great comfort
to have a substitute family to be with.
当我想家的时候,有一个我家的替身可以在一起,给了我很大的安慰。
谢蕾的预科课程还帮助她熟悉了西方大学里在学术方面的要求。
7. Xie Lei’s preparation course is helping her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university.
8. I couldn’t write what other people had said without acknowledging them.
我不能把别人的话写下来而不表示感谢。
Task 4
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
Xie Lei is studying in our university for a business 1____________.She said that it's not just study that's difficult. In fact,in the beginning the thing that took 2 _______ all her concentration is to get used to a whole new way of life. She had to learn almost 3__________ again. Xie Lei lives with a host family. When she misses her family, it’s a great 4_________ to have a host family to be with. The course she is taking will help her get used to the academic 5_____________ of a Western university. Once Xie Lei used the information in an article on the Internet without 6_______________ the author. As 7___ as her tutor was concerned,the most important thing was 8________ Xie Lei thought.He even encouraged her to 9___________ the authors she'd read. Now Xie Lei feels much more 10____ _____ in England,and will lead a more active and happier life in the future.
qualification
up
everything
comfort
requirements
acknowledging
far
what
contradict
at
home
Correct mistakes
1. It is the second time Tom left his motherland.
2. After got my visa, I became very excited.
3. You have to get used to do this in a foreign country.
4. It’s great comfort to have a substitute family to be with.
5. I have been so occupied in work that I haven’t
had time to social activities.
6. She deserves to success.
Tom后加has
After后加 I 或者改got为getting
改do 为doing
It’s后加a
in改为with; to改为for
success改为succeed
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words
You must complete the preparation year
before __________(apply) for a degree course.
2. XieLei __________(high) recommends it.
3. I was numb _________ shock.
4. _________(hope) I’ll make some new friends.
5. I conldn’t write what other people had said
without ________________(acknowledge) them.
6. She said that,___________(laugh).
applying
highly
with
Hopefully
acknowledging
laughing
Homework
1. Recite the words and expressions.
2. Recite the important sentences.