TravellingabroadIt’saSmallWorld1It’saworldoflaughter,aworldoftears;It’saworldofhopesandaworldoffears.There’ssomuchthatwesharethatit’stimewe’reaware.It’sasmallworldafterall.CHORUSIt’sasmallworldafterall.(3X)It’sasmall,smallworld.2Thereisjustonemoonandonegoldensun.Andasmilemeansfriendshiptoev’ryone.Thoughthemountainsdivideandtheoceansarewide,It’sasmallworldafterall.HarvardUniversity哈弗大学TheUniversityofSydney悉尼大学耶鲁大学YaleUniversity总统的摇篮PrincetonUniversity普林斯顿大学•美国政治家的摇篮33位诺贝尔奖得主麻省理工学院(MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology)科技宠儿的摇篮剑桥大学(UniversityofCambridge)牛津大学(UniversityofOxford)Whataretheadvantagesofstudyingabroad?whatarethedisadvantagesofstudyingabroad?Letmetry!Advantageshelpustobeindependent.wouldbeeasiertolearnaforeignlanguagelearnalotaboutlocalcustomsandbroadenourviewshavemanynewexperiencesDisadvantagesdifficulttocommunicatewithotherswillcostalotofmoney.maybetiringtoliveinanewcountry.mustlookafteroneself.ReadingKeepitup,XieLeiChinesestudentfittinginwellSkimmingTask1Matchthemainideatoeachparagraph.Task2Summarizethemainideaofthewholepassage.Para.1____Task1Matchthemainideatoeachparagraph.Para.2____Para.3____Para.5____Para.6____Para.4____Para.7____A.XieLeiisgettingusedtotheWesternUniversity’swayoflearning.B.ThenewspaperwillfollowXieLei’sprogressinlatereditions.C.ThegeneralintroductiontoXieLeiandherstudy.D.Theadvantagesoflivingwithahostfamily.E.XieLei,aChinesegirl,isstudyinginaforeigncountry—London.F.ThedifficultiesXieLeimetwhilelivinginLondon.G.XieLeifeelsmuchmoreathomeinEnglandnowandislivinganactivelife.ECFDAGBSummarizethemainideaofthewholepassage.ItmainlytalksabouttheChinesestudentXieLei’s__________________________,especiallyaboutsome_______shegetsaswellassome_______shefaceswhilestudyinginLondon.Task2benefitsdifficultiesuniversitystudyandlifeDeepreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestions:1.HowlonghasXieLeibeeninEngland?2.WhichtwotypesofpeoplehavehelpedXieLeimostsinceshecametoEngland?3.Whichisrightaboutherpreparationcourse?4.WhydidXieLeifeellikeachildwhenshefirstarrivedinEngland?5.WhydoesXieLeichoosetoboardwithahostfamilywhilestudyinginEngland?6.Whyisshedoingapreparationcoursefirst?7.HowdoesXieLeitrytogetusedtothenewsociallifeinEngland?1.HowlonghasshebeeninEngland?2.WhichtwotypesofpeoplehavehelpedXieLeimostsinceshecametoEngland?A.Herclassmates.B.TutorsC.AhostfamilyD.HerfamilyShe’sbeeninEnglandforsixmonths.3.Whichisrightaboutherpreparationcourse?A.Shedoesn’tlikeit.B.Itisverydifficult.C.Shehasfinishedit.D.Shethinkswellofit.4.WhydidXieLeifeellikeachildwhenshefirstarrivedinEngland?5.WhydoesXieLeichoosetoboardwithahostfamilywhilestudyinginEngland?A.Shefeelslonelywhilestayinginaforeigncountry.B.Sheisafraidtogetusedtoanewlifeinanewcountry.C.Shecanmakegoodpreparationsforhercourses.D.Shecanhaveopportunitiestolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeandcustomsinanewcountry.Learninghowtodoeverydaythingslikeusingaphone,payingonabus,findingherway,understandingEnglishinreallife6.Whyisshedoingapreparationcoursefirst?7.HowdoesXieLeitrytogetusedtothenewsociallifeinEngland?A.Shetriedtoavoidrisingafeelingofhomesick.B.Shetriestojoininafewuniversityclubstosharemoresocialactivitiesandmeetsomepeopleshehadmuchincommonwith.C.Shetriestoputherheartintoherpreparationforhercourses.D.Shetriestoprotectherselffromthestrangeenvironmentanddoesnothingtomakeherselffamiliarwiththeculture.XieLei’spreparationcoursecanhelphertogetusedtoacademicrequirementsofaWesternuniversity.Soshefirstfinishedthecourse.XieLei_______aplaneforLondonsixmonthsagotocompleteabusiness___________.Sheisnowhalfwaythroughthe__________year.Atthebeginning,shehadtolearnalmosteverythingagain.Sheliveswitha_____family,whichgivesherthe__________tolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeand_______inhernewcountry.Shewroteherfirst______toher______,butsheonlygotanE.Nowshehas_________thelifeandshefeelsmuchmore_______andisgoingtojoinafewuniversity_____inordertohavea_______betweenstudyandasociallife.WewishXieleiallthebestwithher________.Keepitup!Xielei.boardedpreparationhostopportunitycustomsessayatclubsbalancequalificationtutorhomeenterprisegotusedtoFillintheblankswithwhatwehavelearned.Summary1.Youhavetogetusedtoawholenewwayoflife,whichcantakeupallyourconcentrationinthebeginning.你得适应一种全新的生活方式,在一开始的时候会占去你的全部精力。2.Livingwithhostfamilies,inwhichtheremaybeothercollegestudents,givesherthechancetolearnmoreaboutthenewculture.有的房东家也有上大学的孩子,跟这样的家庭住在一起会给她提供机会更好的了解这个国家的文化。Sentences3.IhavebeensooccupiedwithworkthatIhaven’thadtimeforsocialactivities.我一直忙于工作以至于我没有时间去搞社交活动。WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkXieLeiis?Findevidenceinthearticletosupportyouropinion.DiscussionEvidence:•ShedidresearchontheInternetforheressay.•Whenhertutordidnotgiveheragoodmarkshewenttoseehimtofindoutwhy.•Sheputhertutor’sideasintopractice.1)Sheisseriousaboutherwork.2)Sheperseveres.Evidence:•Shehadproblemswhenshefirstarrived,butworkedatthemtillshesucceededingettingoverthem.•Sheasksherhostfamilyforhelpwithanylanguageorcultureissues.•Shedidnotgiveupwithherfirstfailureovertheessay.3)Sheisenterprisingandadaptable.Evidence:•ShelefthercitytogotoEnglandeventhoughsheha