Unit5Travellingabroad1.Doyouliketraveling?2.Wouldyouliketotravelabroad?Whyorwhynot?3.Haveyoueverbeenabroad?Howwouldyoufeelwhenyouwereinanewcountry?4.Whatshouldwetakeintoaccountbeforewedecidetotravelabroad?TravelabroadMoneyIDcard(passport)TransportationLocalconditionandcustomsAccommodation……MakingplansApplyforavisaBaggageStudyingabroad!MytriptotheUKWhataretheadvantagesofstudyinginaforeigncountry?Whatarethedisadvantagesofstudyinginaforeigncountry?DiscussionAdvantages:Itwillhelpustobeindependent.2.Itwouldbeeasiertolearnaforeignlanguage.3.Itwouldbeeasiertolearnadvancedknowledgeandtechnology.4.Ithelpstolearnalotaboutlocalcustomsandbroadenourviews.5.It’sfuntoliveinanewcountry.……Disadvantages:1.

Atfirstitisdifficulttocommunicatewithothers.2.Itwillcostalotofmoney.3.Itmaybetiringtoliveinanewcountry.4.Ifachildstudiesaloneinanewcountry,he/shemustlookafterhimself/herself.……Unit5KEEPITUP,XIELEIChinesestudent

fittinginwellWordGameChoosethebestwordstoreplacetheunderlinedpartofthesentences.Getonepointforyourgroupifyouareright.1.Ittookhersometimetoadjusttolivingaloneafterthedivorce.

A.bedevotedtoB.adapttoC.payattentionto2.Teachingexperienceoffiveyearsisanecessaryqualificationforthisjob.

A.requirementB.preparationC.accustom3.IboardwithEnglishfamilysoastolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeandcustomsintheUK.

A.takeaplaneB.liveC.communicate4.Youhavetogetusedtothelifeherebecausewillyouliveinthisvillageforever.

A.makeuseofB.changeC.beaccustomedto5.Whenmakingthemodelplane,Iusedplasticsasasubstituteforwood.

A.kindofmaterialB.replacementC.choice6.IhavebeensooccupiedthesedaysforIneedtofinishmyessayinaweek.

A.busyB.annoyedC.depressed7.Maryfeltathomeduringthewholesummerholiday.

A.wasboredB.wasnervousC.wasrelaxed8.Theyrecommendthatthemachinebecheckedbecausethereseemstobesomethingwrongwithit.

A.suggestB.orderC.guessGlancethroughthepassageandanswer:--Wherecanyoureadsuchanarticle?

--In… atraveljournalanewspaperanadvertisementasurveyreportWhat’sthemainideaofthepassage?

ThedifficultiesaChinesestudentmeetsintheUK.TheChinesestudentXieLei’sexperienceintheUK.ThedifferencesofstudyandlifebetweenintheUKandinChina.ThethingsthatagirlmustpayattentiontowhenstudyingintheUK.Readthepassageparagraphbyparagraph.Findthekeywordsofeachparagraph.Thendevelopthemintothemainideas.Tips:Often,thekeywordsarerepeatedPara.1

XieLei,aChinesegirl,isstudyinginaforeigncountry--England.

Para.2ThegeneralintroductiontoXieLeiandherstudy.Para.3ThedifficultiesXieLeimetwhilelivinginLondon.

Para.4TheadvantagesthatXieLeigainedwhilelivingwithahostfamily.

Para.5

XieLeiisgettingusedtotheWesternUniversity’swayoflearning.

Para.6

XieLeiisnowgettingalongwellandislivinganactivelife.

Para.7ThenewspaperwillfollowXieLei’sprogressinlatereditions.Readcarefully&thinkstepbystepHowmanywaysdoesXieLeineedtofitin?fitinWhatarethey?So,whatdoes

shedotofitinwith?studylifehaving________coursepreparationlivingwith________hostfamilyWhatarethepurposestodo

these?…………Whatarethepurposestodothese?havingpreparationcourselivingwithhostfamilytohelphertogetusedto___________________ofaWesternuniversity.togiveherselfthe_________tolearnmoreabout___________and________inthenewcountry.academicopportunityeverydaycustomsrequirementslifeDoesshemeetanydifficultiesinbothstudyandlife?Whatarethey?DifficultiesXieLeifacesAboutstudyAboutlife

quite________fromstudyinginChina

haveto_____and_______lotsoftexts,andgiveherown_________

haveto_____almosteverythingagain

needtohavea________betweenstudyandasociallifedifferentreadanalyseopinionslearnbalanceDoesshegetanybenefitsfromstudyingabroad?Whatarethey?Benefits

ofdoingapreparationcourse

1.tolearnhowto________Western______________________.2.togetusedtoanew____________.fulfillacademicrequirementswayoflifeoflivingwithahostfamily

1.tolearnmoreabout_____________and________.2.tohavepeopletoexplainthings________________everydaylifecustomsnotunderstoodofhavingatutor1.toexplainaboutwhyyoucannot______otherpeople’sworkwithout_______________it.2.to________youtoexpressyourownideas.useacknowledgingencouragePost-reading

1.WhatisXieLeiinEnglandfor?HowlonghasshebeeninEngland?

XieLeiisinEnglandforadegreecourse.ShehasbeeninEnglandforsixmonths.

2.Whyisshedoingapreparationcoursefirst?

XieLei’spreparationcoursecanhelphertogetusedtoacademicrequirementsofaWesternuniversity.Soshefirstfinishedthecourse.3.Whydidshefeellikeachild?Shehastolearnalmosteverythingagain,eg,howtousethetelephone,howtopayonthebus,howtoaskashopkeeperforthing,askfordirectionsbutshedidn’tunderstand.4.WhydidshegetanEinheressay?Shecouldn’twritewhatotherpeoplehadsaidwithoutacknowledgingthem.Shedidn’tgiveherownopinionsandexplainwhy.

5.WhataresomeofthedifficultiesshefacedwhenshefirstcametoEngland?

WhenshefirstcametoEngland,shehastofacethedifficultiesofdailylife,eg,howtousethephone,howtopayonthebus.Shehastofacethedifficultiesoflearningattheuniversity,eg,shecan’tunderstandtheexpressionsotherssay.6.WhichtwotypesofpeoplehavehelpedXieLeimostsinceshecametoEngland?

WhenshecametoEngland,shelivedwithahostfamily,sothemembersofthefamilyalwayshelpedher.Theothertypeofpeople,Ithink,ishertutorandclassmates,especiallyhertutor.

1.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkXieLeiis?Findevidenceinthearticletosupportyouropinion?IthinkXieLeiisanexcellentdiligentgirl,shecanfacedifficultiesbravelyandshehasfirmdetermination,shestudieswellandhas