Unit 5 Traveling abroad
Part 1 Teaching Design
第一部分 教学设计
Period 3 A sample lesson plan for Using Language
(Peru)
Introduction
Language is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students read, listen, write and speak in English, making use of the focused words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit. The teaching may be carried out by steps of warming up by learning more about restrictive and non-restrictive clauses, reading for forms, making sentences with the expressions from Peru, rewriting the text, reading for forms again, copying expressions from Peru on page 43 and making sentences of your own, rewriting the text and closing down by writing a letter.
Objectives
To help students read the passage Peru
To help students to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing
Procedures
1. Warming up by learning more about restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
Restrictive clause: "Give me the pen that is on the desk." There are a number of pens in sight, but only one of them is on the desk, and that is the one I want. "Give me the pen" would leave the hearer confused as to which pen was wanted.
Non-restrictive clause: "Give me the pen, which is on the desk." I want the only pen in the room, which happens to be on the desk. "Give me the pen" would have the same result, but it might take you longer to find it.
The "'that' with restrictive clauses/'which' with non-restrictive clauses" rule is an extremely useful one and you'll never be wrong if you choose to follow it. It is particularly useful because the spoken sentence unambiguously has the same meaning as the written one.
2. Reading for forms
Read the two short paragraphs about Peru on page 42 to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.
3. Making sentences with the expressions from Peru
Next you are going to making sentences using the expressions from Peru. You may include as many attributive clauses as possible.
Collocations from Peru
a country on the pacific coast of South America在南美洲临太平洋海岸的一个国家, have three main geographical areas有三大地区, a narrow coastal belt狭长的临海地带, run parallel to the coast与海岸平行的, flat plains in the southeast在东南部的平原地区, in the high plains area在地势高的平原地区, the highest lake in the world世上最高的湖, have a variety of plants有着各种各样的植物, the centre of the powerful and extremely wealthy Inca Empire强盛而极为富裕的印加帝国的中心, be governed by…被……统治, gain one’s independence from…脱离……而获得独立, in the north on the coast位于北部的临海地区, be found high in…在……的高山上, a popular tourist destination一个旅游的热点地方, be close to…离……近, a lively city富有活力的城市
4． Rewriting the text.
Next we shall try to rewrite the text we read just now.
FujianFujian is a province/ on the pacific coast of South China. It has three main geographical areas: a narrow coastal flat belt; the Wuyi Mountains/ running parallel to the coast; and the Boping Mountains/ in the east. In the Wuyi area is Golden Lake, the most beautiful lake/ in the world/ on which/ boats can travel. Fujian has a variety of plants/ from mountain grasses/ to vast areas of jungle, and abundant wildlife.
5. Reading for forms again
Read the text Peu on page 43 to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.
6. Finding collocations from Peru on page 43 and making sentences of your own
A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time. On the other hand, other combinations may be unnatural and just sound "wrong". Look at these examples:
Natural English... Unnatural English...
the fast train
fast food the quick train
quick food
a quick shower
a quick meal a fast shower
a fast meal
Collocations from Peru on page 43
offer a variety of…提供丰富的……, offer… for all ages and tastes为各种年龄和品味的人提供……, the site of the ancient capital of…是……的古都所在地, experience the jungle and its diverse wildlife体验丛林及其多种野生动物, close up聚集生活, during this four-day walking tour在四天的步行旅途中, be amazed by…被……所令人叹为观止, pass… on our hike在徒步旅行中经过……, on the last day在最后一天, in time to see the sunrise over…赶上去……观日出, visit the ruins参观遗址, catch the train back to…乘火车返回……, a full-day trip by road from… to…全天乘车旅游从……到……, with fantastic views of the highland countryside观赏高原上的乡村秀丽景色, travel by boat across…乘船经过……, stop on the way at…停歇在……, a full day stay with…一整天和……呆在一起, a local family当地居民, return to…on the fourth day在第四天返回……, learn about…了解……, visit the museums参观博物馆, admire the Spanish architecture观赏西班牙的建筑, enjoy some excellent food品尝美食, take some time to do…花费时间去做……, buy some great souvenirs at the colourful markets在五颜六色的市场购买名贵的纪念品, take the train up to…乘火车上到……, for a guided tour of…有导游陪同的游）, a short flight短途飞行, take…from…into…把……从……带到……, travel by boat to one’s accommodation乘船旅行至某人的接待站, in a forest reserve在护林区, hold the record for…保持着……的记录, explore the jungle丛林探险, in the company of…在……的陪同下
7. Rewriting the text
Again, you are asked to write, or more exactly to rewrite the text read just now.
ShanxiShanxi Province, in north China, offers a variety of experiences/ from ancient ruins/ and centuries-old Shanxi villages/ to thick forests, high mountains and green river areas. Travel Shanxi offers tours/ for all ages and tastes. The following tours are based/ at Pingyao, the site of the ancient city of Chinese Han civilization.…
8. Closing down by writing a letter
To end this period go to page 45 to write a letter to your American pen friend, telling him about life in China.
Amedan,Thanks for your letter. It was wonderful to hear from you.Hearing that you would be in China studying Chinese culture I’d like to tell you something about what life will be like here.Things you will find different here are the food, study conditions, transport and accommodation.Food in north China is very salty. You have to drink much water to get balanced. Study conditions in the south is much better than those in the north.Transport is the city is very troublesome. There are too many people in the street.Accommodations at colleges are very comfortable for the foreign students. You share a room with a classmate. You have a TV set in the room. You get online day and night.It’s easy to make friends with Chinese people. They can speak English. And you can learn to speak Chinese by being friends with them.The best and easiest way to learn about Chinese culture is to travel on foot. You may go around the country in 50 years. That is a joke. You may ride around the country in 25 years. That is a joke, too. What I mean is that this country is very big. You must be prepared to live and work here all your life to get to know her and her people.Love, NannanUnit 5 Traveling abroad
Part 1 Teaching Design
第一部分 教学设计
Period 2 A sample lesson plan for Learning about Language
(Revise the Attributive Clause )
Introduction
In this period students will be first helped by the teacher to discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions, and then to revise the attributive clause . The following steps of teaching may be taken: Warming up by having a dictation; Reading aloud the text and doing the exercises; Learning about non-restrictive clauses and doing related exercises and Closing down by summing up uses of non-restrictive clauses.
Objectives
To help students Revise the Attributive Clause
To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions
To help students discover and learn to use some useful structures
Procedures
Warming up by having a dictation
Hello friends. My name is Mary Chen from Xiamen, China and I am studying abroad in New York the USA in an intensive English language program. The city is amazing, the people are incredibly friendly and the food is to die for. Every day I wake up I cannot believe I live in a city that has a castle. Every building has a history older than that of China but has stores as modern as Meet All, it truly is amazing. Although I love it here and do not want to leave at all, there is a big part of me craving the beach and that laidback Xiamen lifestyle again. " — Mary Chen
"Last year I studied abroad in Goettingen, Germany, which was definetly the best college experience a student could ever ask for. Not only are you learing about yourself, and the country you are visiting, but at the same time learning significantly about your home country. You learn about how other countries around the world view your country and you get the chance to act as a laison for the US and tell others how Americans and America really is. Studying abroad is the best experience ever and everyone should take advantage of it!!" — Dahlia Krausse
2. Reading aloud the text and doing the exercises
Now go to page 38 to read aloud the text again. By reading aloud students can:
continue to associate reading with warm, pleasant feelings;
learn about words and language; build listening skills; expand vocabularies;
talk about the characters, settings, and plot and relate them to their own lives;
gain knowledge about a variety of topics;
explore social and moral issues and behaviors;
become more skilled independent readers;
be motivated to read on their own;
discover which authors and writing styles they like.
establish a lifelong commitment to reading.
Now go on to do exercises on page 40, one by one. Just do them on the page.
3. Learning about non-restrictive clauses and doing related exercises
A non-essential clause or phrase adds additional, probably important, information, about an already specified person or thing, or about an entire class of people or things (ALL).
A non-essential or non-restrictive clause is separated from the noun it modifies and from the rest of the sentence by commas, dashes, or parentheses.
Now go on to do exercises on page 41, one by one. Just do them on the page.
复习非限制性定语从句一、关系代词 as, which二者都可以引导非限制性定语从句。指主句的全部内容，其中as可放在句首也可置于句末；而which只能跟在主句后面。As is known to all, the US is made up of 50 states.众所周知，美国是由五十个州组成的。Tom has passed the examination, which made his parents very happy.汤姆已经通过了考试，这使的他的父母非常高兴。二、非限制性定语从句中应注意的几个问题：1. 在选择关系词时，注意标点符号会影响句子的结构。Yesterday I got a letter from Lily, ____said that she was getting along well with her studies. A. who B. whom C. which D. it Yesterday I got a letter from Lily. ____said that she was getting along well with her studies.A. Who B. Whom C. Which D. It 句横线前用了逗号，说明前后是一个句子的两个部分。根据句意判断出逗号后为定语从句。因此1句答案应为C. which 。而2 句用的是句号，说明其前后是两个完整的句子，空格中应填入能作主语的、代替a letter的人称代词，因此2句答案应为 D. It非限制性定语从句的关系代词which或whom前可以有(all, any, both, few, enough, many,most, several, none, some, 数词、名词等) +of 形式。He wrote a book, the name of which I’ve completely forgotten. 他写了一本书，书名我全忘了。It’s a family of eight people, all of whom love music.这是一个八口之家，都喜爱音乐。There are fifty students in the class, sixty percent of whom are boys.这个班有五十个学生，其中百分之六十是男生。注意as, which在非限制性定语从句中的区别用法:1）都可在主系表结构和主谓结构中作主语，两者可替换。The street was blocked, as/which often happens in rush hours. 街道堵啦，高峰时经常这样。2） as有“正如”之意，而which没有She is beautiful, as are all her sisters.她很美，就像她的所有姐妹一样。3） 用作主谓宾或主谓宾补结构的主语时，用which不用as。He bullied my sister, which annoyed me very much.他欺侮我妹妹，这使我很恼火。4）从句为否定句或有否定前缀时，不用as而用which.She has married again, which was unexpected.她又结婚了，这是人们没有料到的。5）关系代词前有（短语）介词时，只能用which不用as.He might be still in bed, in which case we can go without him. 他可能还睡着呢，既然如此我们就自己去吧。
4. Closing down by summing up uses of non-restrictive clauses
A non-restrictive clause gives information which is not strictly essential. The information may be very interesting, but the reader does not need it to be able to identify the person or thing that the clause modifies. You MUST use commas to set a non-restrictive clause off from the rest of the sentence.
Mary, who has started to go hungry, was begging from door to door. [modifies Mary, but you don't need the clause to know which Mary.]
Compare the following restrictive and non-restrictive clauses:
Non-restrictive: The meeting, which had begun in a dispute over education, lasted until dawn.
Restrictive: The meeting that began in a dispute over education lasted longer than the meeting that began after an argument about transportation.
Non-restrictive: The basketball player, who wore a red hat, burst into a big cry.
Restrictive: The basketball player who wore a red hat was chosen to appear in the friendship match.Unit 5 Traveling abroad
第一部分
《金色教案》教学设计说明
About the topic and the structures单元话题和结构 本单元的中心话题是“出国旅游”，课文始终围绕这一主题展开。具体涉及在国外学习、旅游等，语言知识和语言技能部分主要是围绕“旅游”这一中心话题进行设计的。本单元语言功能项目是：喜欢/不喜欢；可能/不可能本单元语言结构项目是“复习非限制性定语从句”。本单元还要求学生学习写作“私人信函：笔友信”。《金色教案》教学设计在单元课时划分上与课本保持一致，即“阅读课、知识课、运用课三课时/三课型划分”。但在实际教学过程中，建议教师依据学生基础、教学条件、学校安排的因素，对课本、对《金色教案》教学设计重新划分课时，裁剪、拼接使用提供的材料，以便“物尽所用”，达到最佳教学效果。教师也可以参照《金色教案》提供的“实际教学过程课时划分建议”进行教学。
Period 1Reading 阅读课 Warming Up 通过了解什么是留学，进行“热身”活动。 留学，旧称留洋，一般是指一个人去母国以外的国家接受各类教育，时间可以为短期或长期（从几个星期到几年）。这些人被称为“留学生”。在中国大陆，学生把前往香港、澳门等地区的学习也称为留学,这是由于这些地区有着不同的教育制度。 另外，美国等国家组织的一类海外短期的交换学生计划，其英文名字“Study abroad”直译也为留学，请参见海外研修（中国大陆称为海外交流）。 Pre-reading 讨论留学的原因。留学的原因主要有下：开阔眼界和经验 学习与该国有关的语言、文化知识；追求更好的教育条件；在从发展中国家到发达国家留学的学生中，这个原因最为常见；外交原因，政府之间为了表示亲善合作，可能互派学生、官员或者军人到对方学校学习；与移民有关的原因，例如：随父母暂时居住在外国的未成年人；以留学生身份申请学生签证，获得暂时定居权；熟悉该国社会，积累经验，为以后永久性定居做准备。 Pre-reading部分设计了两个问题，第一个问题是开放性的，讨论出国学生的优点和缺点。可以让学生展开思维，阐述自己的观点，为正文的阅读作好知识上和心理上的铺垫，第二个问题要求学生预测阅读课文中的主人公在英国学习可能遇到的困难和英国学校学习与中国学校学习的不同。Reading部分介绍了主人公谢蕾第一次去国外求学进预科班时所面临的问题，以及房东和导师对他的帮助，使她大胆正视困难，迎接挑战，最终树立了信心。教师应当研究影响阅读理解的内部因素，从阅读方法、注意、记忆和思维等方面引导学生读懂课文、活用课文。
Period 2Learning about language 知识课 Learning about Language部分共有词汇和语法两部分，词汇部分第一题要求学生用课文中的词语填空。第二题要求学生学习和运用同根词。语法部分是复习非限制性定语从句的用法。语法教学应该抓住形式、意义和用法三个环节，正确处理三者之间的关系。明确让学生掌握语言形式是基础、了解其意义是关键、学会使用才是真正的目的。
Period 3Using language运用课 Using Language部分共设计了“听力”、“读和说”和“写”三大块。“听力”部分共有四题，而且由浅入深，层层深入。
实际教学过程课时划分建议
Period 1 将Warming Up、 Pre-reading、Reading和Comprehending整合在一起上一节“阅读课”。
Period 2 将Learning about language 和Workbook中的 USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS、USING STRUCTURES 整合在一起上一节“语言知识课”。
Period 3 将Using language 设计为一节包括听说读写单项技能或组合技能训练的“综合技能课（一）”。
Period 4 将Workbook 的READING AND LISTENING和TALKING整合在一起上一节“听说课”。
Period 5 将Workbook 的LISTENING TASK、READING AND WRITING TASK和 SPEAKING TASK整合为一节“综合技能课（二）”。
第二部分
教学资源说明
Section 1Background 背景 围绕单元话题“Festival around the world”，《金色教案》提供了几则语言规范、短小精干的趣味性材料。这些材料既可以作为教师教学参考材料为教师所用，也可以直接或改写、重组后作为课堂内外的拓展性阅读材料呈现给学生。
Section 2Explanation解析 重点针对“阅读课型”中的课文难句，《金色教案》不仅提供了详尽的，就句论句的解析和翻译，而且还以解析的焦点话题为线索，进行了一定的归纳、辨析和总结，以帮助教师更好地实施“语言形式”的教学。
Section 3Vocabulary词汇 按照课本单元词汇表顺序，《金色教案》重点提供动词、短语搭配的讲解。所提供的例句，经典、地道、实用、易懂，完全可以直接用于教学。
第三部分
教学测评说明
围绕单元词法、句法项目，《金色教案》提供了长短不一的“单元教学测评”，并备有参考答案供教师使用。有些测评题目直接源于历年高考试卷，更具有说服力和实用性。
Part 1 Teaching Design
第一部分 教学设计
Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading
(KEEP IT UP, XIE LEI Chinese students fitting in well)
Introduction
This period will be warming up by students talking about what studying abroad is. Then students will first be guided to pre-read the text getting to know why people study aboard. The text will be read both for its forms and its contents. Useful expressions from the text will be found and copied. Sentences will be made with the expressions. Reading the text again for the type of writing and the summary of Keep it up, Xie Lei is to be done with the period ended in students drawing a diagram of the text and retelling it in their own words.
Objectives
To help students understand the text’s forms and contents and learn about traveling abroad
To help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unit
Focus
Words board，lecture，recommend，comfort，substitute，acknowledge，occupy， succeed，comment，govern
Collocations adjust to，keep it up，get used to，feel at home，settle in
Patterns 1. How difficult or easy do you think it is to adjust to living in another country 2. It was the first time she had ever left her home country. 3. You have to get used to a whole new way of life, which can take up all your concentration in the beginning. 4. Living with host families, some of which have children who are also at university, gives students the opportunity to learn more about everyday life and customs in their new country. 5. Besides, as far as he was concerned, what other people thought was not the most important thing. 6. I have been so occupied getting used to everything that I haven’t had time for activities. 7. I’m going to join a few university clubs and hopefully I’ll meet some people I have things in common with.
Aids
Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams
Procedures
1. Warming up by talking about what studying abroad is
Good morning, class. What is this Yes, it’s a photo. A photo of my daughter. She is studying abroad.
Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a foreign country. Typically classes are taken while studying abroad award credits transferable to higher education institutions in the home country. However, students may pursue these opportunities at any age and may not require college credit. Students studying abroad may live in a dormitory or apartment with other students or with a "host family", a group of people who live in that country and agree to provide student lodging.
Topics of study can vary. Some students choose to study abroad in order to learn a language from native speakers. Others may take classes in their academic major in a place that allows them to expand their hands-on experience (e.g. someone who’s studying marine biology studying abroad in Jamaica or a student of sustainable development living and studying in a remote village in Senegal). Still other students may study abroad in order to explore topics within the framework of a different educational system (e.g. a student of English who goes to the United States to study American literature).
2. Pre-reading by getting to know why people study aboard
Why does my daughter go studying abroad
There are a variety of reasons students may choose to study abroad. It is as an opportunity for them to immerse themselves in a foreign culture and have experiences unattainable in their own country.
As stated above, students may study abroad in an effort to expand their opportunities beyond those their home university offers. Learning a language is one of the most common reasons for studying abroad. Another is the opportunity to travel and experience new places. Many students also choose to study abroad in hopes of enhancing their employment prospects.
Study abroad is also a form of diplomacy, whereby students from different countries are able to interact, overcome and appreciate cultural differences and build relationships with people outside their native country. This is foreign relations on a personalized level and contributes to the current trend of globalization.
3. Reading for forms
Read the text again to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.
4. Copying expressions
You are asked to copy all the useful expressions into your notebook after class as homework.
Collocations from Keep It Up，Xie LeiChinese student fitting in well
say goodbye to…跟……说再见, board a plane for…登上前往……的飞机, It is the first time…这是……的第一次, leave one’s home country.离开某人的祖国 dream of …梦想……, meet … in the student cafeteria在学生餐厅碰到……, between lectures课间休息, complete a business qualification获得工商管理资格证书, halfway through the preparation year读完半年的预科班, enter a degree course进入学位课程, highly recommend…非常推荐……, need some preparation first首先需要做一些准备, get used to a whole new way of life习惯一种全新的生活方式, take up all your concentration占去你的全部注意力, in the beginning在开始时, live in the same city居住在同一个城市, all her life她的一生, learn almost everything again几乎每件事都得再重新学习, feel like a child感觉象个孩子, how to pay on the bus乘公交时怎样付款, how to ask…for…如何向……要……, know the English for…知道……的英文, get lost迷失, ask a passer-by for directions向过路人问路, talk on listening tapes在听力磁带上说的那样, live with a host family与房东一家人同住, give… lots of good advice给……许多好的建议, live in student accommodation or apartments with other students和其他学生一起住在学生宿舍或公寓房里, board with English families寄宿在英国人家中, live with host families和房东家人住在一起, at university上大学, give … the opportunity to learn more about…给……提供机会学习更多……, customs in their new country他们新国家的风俗习惯, hear an expression听到……的表达, seem strange to…对……似乎奇怪, ask…for help向……寻求帮助, miss my family想念我的家人, a great comfort很大的安慰, have a substitute family有个替身家庭, preparation course预科课程, get used to academic requirements of a Western university熟悉西方大学里在学术方面的要求, do the first essay for…做第一篇论文, find an article on the Internet在网上找到一篇文章, make a sort of summary of…做了一个…的小结, hand… in把……上交, get a really good mark得到一个高分, get an E得了一个E, numb with shock非常吃惊, first of all首先, without acknowledging…没有感谢……, as far as如……一样远, read lots of different texts阅读大量的不同文章, have different opinions有着不同的观点, give one’s own opinions给出自己的见解, refer to…提及……, lack confidence to try…缺乏信心去试着做……, get the idea开始懂得，得到意旨, feel much more at home感到如在家般自在, at the beginning,在开始时 appear quite normal似乎很正常了, be so occupied ~ing that…如此忙于……, get used to…习惯……于, have a balance between…and…在……和……方面之间的平衡, join a few university clubs参加几个大学里的俱乐部, have… in common with…和……有……的共同之处, follow one’s progress跟踪某人的进展, in later editions of this newspaper在今后的几期的报纸中, wish…all the best with …’s enterprises衷心祝愿……事业有成, deserve to succeed应该取得成功
5. Making sentences with the expressions
You are to write your own sentences with the expressions you found from the text. Use as many non-restrictive clauses as possible.
Sentences made with expressions from Keep It Up, Xie Lei
Six months ago, I said goodbye to my father, who is sick in bed.I boarded a plane for China, which is a great country.It is the first time I left my home country, which is situated in central Asia.I dreamed of becoming a college teacher for so long.I will meet you in the student cafeteria, which is five miles away south of the campus.Between lectures, I will go to the library, at which I read and rest during the noon.To complete a business qualification, I have to go to Japan, which is east of my home country.Halfway through the preparation year, I entered a degree course which was highly recommended by my father.Quite different from my father, this man needs some preparation first to get used to a whole new way of life here.I will take up all your concentration, about which I know little.In the beginning I lived in the same city for five years.To learn almost everything again, I felt like a child.You have to learn how to use the phone, which is red in color.I don’t know how to pay on the bus, which is driven by robots.I don’t know how to ask my teacher for help, which is very important for me.
6. Reading more about studying abroad
"I spent the 2002-2003 year at Beijing University in Japan, and I enjoyed myself so much that I will be returning to work for an additional 6 months. Being abroad, in a time of war, was an eye opening experience. I was in Tokyo for the largest public demonstration ever held in Japan, and it was unbelievable. Living and studying in Japan was absolutely brilliant... can't wait to get back to my local for a pint with my old mates from Vietnam." --- Lasa Tieja
"I am emailing from an internet cafe in China, my study abroad country. After spending almost a year here, I am certain that the study-abroad experience is absolutely indispensable for global studies majors. Studying concepts of globalization and reading about the impacts can never compare to the experience of living in a country directly impacted by these processes. (Which are often overlooked in Russia, especially when it comes to cultural aspects.)" ---Yanfa Gata
"My name is Shalanmu and I am a fourth year global major. I have been studying this entire year in Korea. I would say that no global studies education would be complete without studying abroad. Traveling is important, but seeing new places and cultures is not as powerful or important as living in new places and really getting to know what its like. Just learning how to communicate in a new language provides a wider lens and deeper range. Studying in Korea is definitely going to validate my degree in global studies. And if you're going to do study abroad, 6 months doesn't really cut it, because soon as you get your bearings and catch your breath its over and time to get back to India" --- Shalanmu
7. Reading the text again for the type of writing and summary of Keep it up, Xie Lei
Determining the type of writing will help you determine the author’s topic (subject), purpose (why he is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject - supportive, condeming, objective, etc.)
It is important to find main ideas when reading. Main ideas help you remember important information. The main idea of a paragraph tells the topic of the paragraph. The topic tells what all or most of the sentences are about. The other sentences in the paragraph are called details. Details describe or explain the main idea. Read the text to find the main idea.
Type of writing A news report
Idea of 1st para. Six months ago Xie Lei came to London to study.
Idea of 2nd para. Xie Lei came to complete a business qualification.
Idea of 3rd para. She had to get used to a whole new way of life in London.
Idea of 4th para. Xie Lei lived with a host family who gave her lots of good advice.
Idea of 5th para. Xie Lei’s preparation courses helped her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university.
Idea of 6th para. Xie Lei began to feel more at home soon.
Idea of 7th para. Xie Lei’s progress in London would be followed.
7. Closing down by drawing a diagram of the text and retelling it in your own words
Most texts have a three-part structure—introduction, body, and conclusion. You can see this structure in texts whether they are narrating, describing, comparing, contrasting, or analyzing information. Each part of the text plays an important role in communicating writer’s meaning to the reader. Now read the text for its structure and draw a text diagram. Retell the text story with the help of the diagram if possible.
Keep It Up, Xie Lei
Chinese student fitting in well
Xie Lei
coming to London
To complete a business qualification.
getting used to a whole new way of life
living with a host family
getting used to academic requirements of a Western university
At first lacking confidence
Feeling much more at home in England now
Following Xie Lei’s progress in later editions
