Traveling Abroad

Unit5TravelingAbroadUnitedStates(NewYork:StatueofLiberty&SanFrancisco)France(Paris:TourEiffel)Italy(Rome:Colosseo)Australia(SydneyOperaHouse)Imagination:Ifyouareofferedachancetostudyabroadforayear,wherewouldyouliketogo?普林斯顿大学PrincetonUniversityHarvardCambridge麻省理工学院MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology耶鲁大学YaleUniversityWhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingabroad?a.It’sfuntoliveinanewcountry.b.Itwillhelpustobeindependent.c.easiertolearnaforeignlanguage;d.easiertolearnadvancedknowledgeandtechnology;Advantages:e.learnalotaboutlocalcustomsandbroadenourmind;f.relaxandgetridofanxiety;g.Peoplewholeavestheirnativecountrieshavemanynewexperiences.Disadvantages:a:Atfirstitisdifficulttocommunicatewithothers;b:costalotofmoney;c:itmaybetiringtoliveinanewcountry;d:ifachildstudiesaloneinanewcountry,he/shemustlookafterhimself/herself.ReadingI.Listentothetapecarefullyandanswerthetwoquestions.1.WhichcountrydoesXieLiestudyin?Howlonghasshebeenthere?2.WhichtwotypesofpeoplehavehelpedXieLeimostsinceshecametoEngland?ShestudiesinEngland.She’sbeenthereforsixmonths.Thehostfamilyandherteachers.II.Scanthetextandputtheeventsintoorder._____ThedifficultiesXieLeimetwhilelivinginLondon;_____ThenewspaperwillfollowXieLei’sprogressinlatereditions._____ThegeneralintroductiontoXieLeiandherstudy;_____TheadvantagesthatXieLeigainedwhilelivingwithahostfamily._____XieLeiisnowgettingalongwellandislivinganactivelife._____XieLei,aChinesegirl,isstudyinginaforeigncountry--London._____XieLeiisgettingusedtotheWesternUniversity’swayoflearning.FirstreadingI.Choosethebestanswer..1)WhodoesXieLeiboardwithinEngland?A.HerclassmatesB.HerselfC.AhostfamilyD.Herfamily2)WhydoesXieLeihavesuchadecisionthatshewouldliketoboardwithwhilestudyinginEngland?A.Shefeelslonelywhilestayinginaforeigncountry.B.Sheisafraidtogetusedtoanewlifeinanewcountry.C.Shecanmakegoodpreparationsforhercourses.D.Shecanhaveopportunitiestolearnmoreaboutlifeandcustomsinanewcountry.Secondreading3)HowdoesXieLeitrytogetusedtothenewlifeinEngland?A.Shetriestoavoidrisingafeelingofhomesick.B.ShetriestojoininafewuniversityclubstosharemoresocialactivitiesandmeetsomepeopleshehadmuchincommonwithC.Shetriestoputherheartintoherpreparationcourse.D.Shetriestoprotectherselffromthestrangeenvironmentanddoesnothingtomakeherselffamiliarwiththeculture.4)WhatcanwelearnfromXieLeiaccordingtothepassage?A.Sheistimid.B.Sheisbrave.C.Sheisdetermined.D.Sheishonest.I.Choosethebestanswer..1)WhodoesXieLeiboardwithinEngland?A.HerclassmatesB.HerselfC.AhostfamilyD.Herfamily2)WhydoesXieLeihavesuchadecisionthatshewouldliketoboardwithwhilestudyinginEngland?A.Shefeelslonelywhilestayinginaforeigncountry.B.Sheisafraidtogetusedtoanewlifeinanewcountry.C.Shecanmakegoodpreparationsforhercourses.D.Shecanhaveopportunitiestolearnmoreaboutlifeandcustomsinanewcountry.Secondreading3)HowdoesXieLeitrytogetusedtothenewlifeinEngland?A.Shetriestoavoidrisingafeelingofhomesick.B.ShetriestojoininafewuniversityclubstosharemoresocialactivitiesandmeetsomepeopleshehadmuchincommonwithC.Shetriestoputherheartintoherpreparationcourse.D.Shetriestoprotectherselffromthestrangeenvironmentanddoesnothingtomakeherselffamiliarwiththeculture.4)WhatcanwelearnfromXieLeiaccordingtothepassage?A.Sheistimid.B.Sheisbrave.C.Sheisdetermined.D.Sheishonest.Listentothetapecarefullyandtotellifthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse1.XieLeicametotheuniversitytocompleteasciencequalification.2.Atfirst,XieLeididn’tgetusedtothelifeinLondon,nowshegetsusedtoit.3.XieLeilivesinthestudentaccommodation.4.XieLeifoundthepreparationcoursewasveryeasytolearnatfirst.businesslivewithahostfamilydifficultReadthetextcarefullyandfillinthediagrambelow.1.Herpreparationcourseistohelpherto___________________________________________________2.Shethinkslivingwithahostfamilycangivestudentstheopportunityto_____________________________________________3.Shethinkshavingatutoristo_________________________________________________1.Atauniversity----______2.Ofanewlife-----____Readthetextcarefullyandfillinthediagrambelow.1.Herpreparationcourseistohelpherto____________________________________________________getusedtoacademicrequirementsofaWesternuniversity.2.Shethinkslivingwithahostfamilycangivestudentstheopportunityto______________________________________________________________________learnmoreabouteverydaylifeandcustomsintheirnewcountry.3.Shethinkshavingatutoristo_________________________________________________encourageyoutoexpressyourownideaswithreasons.Shehastogetusedtoawholenewwayoflife,whichcantakeupallherconcentrationinthebeginning.1.atauniversity------StudyinghereisquitedifferentfromstudyinginChinaandsheneedssomepreparationfirst,eitherhereorinChina.2.Ofanewlife-------DiscussionWhatkindofpersondoyouthinkXieLeiis?Discusswithyoupartnersandfindevidenceinthearticletosupportyouropinion.excellentdiligentdeterminedcanfacedifficultiesbravelystudieswellWhatkindofpersonXieLeiis?Supposeoneofyouisanewspaperreporter.YouwanttointerviewXieLeiaboutherlifeinEngland.Thefollowingwordsorphrasesmayhelpyou:Keepitup,getalong,makeprogress,board