Unit-5--Travelling-abroad(Reading)

TravellingabroadTeachingAims:1.Toraisethestudents’interestinstudyinglifeinaforeigncountry.2.Developthestudents’speakingandreadingability.3.Helpthestudentstosummarizethebenefitsanddifficultiesoflivinginaforeigncountry.Doyouwanttogoabroadforafurtherstudy?Let’senjoythebeautyofsomefamousuniversities.StepⅠ.WarmingUpUniversityofOxfordCambridgeUniversityHarvarduniversityYaleUniversityReadingKEEPITUP,XIELEIChinesestudent—Afittinginwellis1.Skimthetextquicklyandgetthemainideaofit.ItmainlytalksabouttheChinesestudentXieLei’s__________________________,especiallyaboutsome_______shegetsaswellassome___________shefaceswhilestudyinginLondon.benefitsdifficultiesuniversitystudyandlifeStepⅡ.FastReading2.Matchthemainideatoeachparagraph.Para.1____Para.2____Para.3____Para.5_______Para.6_______Para.4____Para.7_______A.ThegeneralintroductiontoXieLeiandherstudyB.Theadvantagesoflivingwithahostfamily.C.XieLei,aChinesegirl,isstudyinginaforeigncountry--London.D.XieLeiisgettingusedtotheWesternUniversity’swayoflearning.E..ThenewspaperwillfollowXieLei’sprogressinlatereditions.F.ThedifficultiesXieLeimetwhilelivinginLondon.G.XieLeifeelsmuchmoreathomeinEnglandnowandislivinganactivelife.CAFBDGE1.Choosethebestanswer.1)WhodoesXieLeiboardwithinEngland?A.HerclassmatesB.HerselfC.AhostfamilyD.Herfamily2)WhydoesXieLeihavesuchadecisionthatshewouldliketoboardwithEnglishfamilieswhilestudyinginEngland?A.Shefeelslonelywhilestayinginaforeigncountry.B.Sheisafraidtogetusedtoanewlifeinanewcountry.C.Shecanmakegoodpreparationsforhercourses.D.Shecanhaveopportunitiestolearnmoreaboutlifeandcustomsinanewcountry.StepⅢ.CarefulReadingcD3)HowdoesXieLeitrytogetusedtothenewlifeinEngland?A.Shetriestoavoidrisingafeelingofhomesick.B.Shetriestojoininafewuniversityclubstosharemoresocialactivitiesandmeetsomepeopleshehadmuchincommonwith.C.Shetriestoputherheartintoherpreparationcourse.D.Shetriestoprotectherselffromthestrangeenvironmentanddoesnothingtomakeherselffamiliarwiththeculture.B4).WhydidXieLei’stutorseemdissatisfiedwithherfirstessay?A.Becauseshedidn’tgiveherownopinionsatall.B.Becausethereweretoomanymistakesinit.C.Becausewhatshewrotemadenosense.D.Becauseheropinionsweredifferentfromhertutor’s.A1ItwasthefirsttimethatXieLeihadleftherhomecountry.2ShehascometotheEnglandUniversitytocompletealiteraturequalification.3Mostforeignstudentsmustcompletethepreparationcoursebeforeenteringacourse.4XieLeilivesinstudentapartmentswithherstudents.5Now,XieLeidoesn’tfeelmuchmoreathomeinEngland.businesswithahostfamily.⒉DiscussionWhilestudyinginLondon,XieLeihassomebenefitsaswellasdifficulties.Readthepassageagain,andtrytofindthemaccordingtotheinformationgiven.Benefitsofdoingapreparationcourse1.togetusedtoanew____________.2.tolearnhowto__________Westernacademicrequirementsgetusedtowayoflifeoflivingwithahostfamily1.tolearnmoreabout_____________and________.2.toaskmyhostfamily_______everydaylifecustomsforhelpofhavingatutor1.toexplainaboutwhyyoucannot_____whatotherpeoplehadsaidwithout_______________them.2.to________youtoexpressyourownideas.writeacknowledgingencourageDifficultiesattheuniversity1.learningtoread________textsand________whatyouhadread.2.______one’sownopinionsandexplained_____.differentanalyzegivingwhyofanewwayoflife1.findinga__________betweenstudyanda________________.2.makingnew__________.balancesociallifefriendsStepⅣ.Usefulpatterns重点知识点拨1.Itwasthefirsttimeshehadeverlefthermotherland.(P38,Para.1,Line4)译：StepⅣ.Someusefulpatterns这是她第一次离开自己的祖国。•句型:①Itisthefirst(second…)time(that)…that从句中用现在完成时②Itwasthefirst(second…)time(that)…that从句中用过去完成时【例句展示】这是我第二次参观长城。•ItisthesecondtimethatIhavevisitedtheGreatWall.•ItwasthesecondtimethatIhadvisitedtheGreatWall.2.It’snotjuststudythat’sdifficult.(P38,Para.3,Line20)译：•WhathasTomfoundinthebathroom？(对划线部分进行强调)•WhatisitthatTomhasfoundinthebathroom？困难的不仅仅是学习。3.Youhavetogetusedtoawholenewwayoflife,whichcantakeupallyourconcentrationinthebeginning.(P38,Para.3,Line20)译：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。4.Iwasnumbwithshock.(P38,Para.5,Line20)译：我惊得发呆。【例句展示】她因感冒没有去上学。Shewasabsentfromschoolwithacold.StepⅤ.PostReadingⅠ.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandrecitethem.•1.Sheishalfwaythroughthepreparationyear,whichmostforeignstudentscompletebeforeapplyingforadegreecourse.(P38,Para.2,Line13)大多数外籍学生在申请学位课程之前都要学习一年预科，而谢蕾已经读完半年了。halfwaythrough在…期间，半途中…2.Ihadtolearnhowtousethephone,howtopaybusfare，andhowtoaskashopkeeperforthingsIdidn’tknowtheEnglishbefore.(P38,Para.3,Line27)我必须学会怎样使用电话，在公共自行车上怎样付钱，并且请教店主我以前不会用英语表达的东西。3.Livingwithhostfamilies,inwhichtheremaybeothercollegestudents,givesherthechancetolearnmoreaboutthenewculture.(P38,Para.4,Line4)有的房东家也许会住着其他大学生，跟这样的人家住在一起会给她提供机会，更好地了解新的文化。4.Besides,asfarashewasconcerned,whatotherpeoplethoughtwasnotthemostimportantthing.(P38,Para.5,Line24)此外，他认为别人的想法不是最重要的事情。5.HewantedtoknowwhatIthought,whichconfusedmebecauseIthoughtthattheauthorofthearticleknewfarmorethanIdid.(P38,Para.5,Line26)他想要知道的是我所想的是什么，这倒把我弄糊涂了，因为我认为该文作者所知道的比我多得多。Ⅱ.Findoutthesentencesinthetextwhichhavesimilarmeaningswiththefollowingones.•1.Halfayearago,XieLeileftherfamilya