1、Unit 5 Travelling abroad,1) Have you ever been abroad? 2) Would you like to travel abroad? Why or why not? 3) What place would you like to visit? 4) Would you like to travel alone or with your family / a friend?,Talking,We have more and more opportunities to travel or study abroad. Travelling helps

2、us learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views. So, quite a few people try to study abroad. If you have such chance, which country or university would you like to choose? Now, lets enjoy some pictures of the universities abroad.,Introduction,Harvard University,哈弗大學(xué),The University of Sydney

3、,悉尼大學(xué),耶魯大學(xué)Yale University總統(tǒng)的搖籃,Princeton University普林斯頓大學(xué),美國政治家的搖籃 33位諾貝爾獎得主,麻省理工學(xué)院（Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) 科技寵兒的搖籃,劍橋大學(xué)（University of Cambridge）,牛津大學(xué)（University of Oxford）,What should we take into account(考慮) before we decide to travel abroad?,Local conditions and customs,Apply for

4、a visa,Making plans,Money (travellers cheque),Transportation,Thinking,Language,-,-,Pre-reading,1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad? Discuss in groups,please.,Advantages,help us to be independent.,would be easier to learn a foreign language,easier to learn advanced knowled

5、ge and technology,learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views,fun to live in a new country.,relaxing,get rid of anxiety,have many new experiences,Disadvantages,difficult to communicate with others,will cost a lot of money.,may be tiring to live in a new country.,must look after oneself.,Pr

6、e-reading,2. Now we are going to read a magazine article about a Chinese student who is studying in England. What do you think she will find different from studying at a Chinese school/ university? What do you think she might find difficult?,Reading,Keep it up, Xie Lei Chinese student fitting in wel

7、l,Task1. Skim the text and answer the questions.,1. What is Xie Lei in England for?How long has she been in England? 2. Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England? A. Her classmates. B. Tutors C.A host family D. Her family,B & C,She is in England to study at a unive

8、rsity.Shes been in England for six months.,Reading,Hand out the problems about reading in the paper to the students,Reading,Task2. Scan the passage and give the answers to the following questions,1.How did Xie lei feel? 2.Which is right about her preparation course? A. She doesnt like it. B. It is v

9、ery difficult. C. She has finished it. D. She thinks well of it.,Shes very excited but very nervous.,D,(para.1),(Para.2),Reading,3.What are some of difficulties she faced when she first came to England? 4.Why does Xie Lei choose to board with a host family while studying in England? A. She feels lon

10、ely while staying in a foreign country. B. She is afraid to get used to a new life in a new country. C. She can make good preparations for her courses. D. She can have opportunities to learn more about everyday life and customs in a new country.,Learning how to do everyday things like using a phone,

11、 paying on a bus, finding her way, understanding English in real life,D,(para.3),(para.4),5. Why is she doing a preparation course first? 6. How does Xie Lei try to get used to the new social life in England? A. She tried to avoid rising a feeling of homesick. B. She tries to join in a few universit

12、y clubs to share more social activities and meet some people she had much in common with. C. She tries to put her heart into her preparation for her courses. D. She tries to protect herself from the strange enviroment and does nothing to make herself familiar with the culture.,Reading,Xie Leis prepa

13、ration course can help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university. So she first finished the course.,B,(para.5),(para.6),Reading,Task3. Discuss the following questions in groups.,What is the main idea of the passage? Give one sentence to describe it. 2. What can we learn from X

14、ie Lei according to the passage? A. She is timid B. She is brave C. She is determined D. She is honest,It talks about the Chinese student Xie Leis experience in the UK.,C,Reading,Task4 Detailed reading,While studying in London, Xie Lei has some difficulties as well as benefits. Read the passage agai

15、n, and try to find them according to the diagram given. (P39-2),of doing a preparation course 1. to learn how to _Western _. 2. to get used to a new _.,of living with a host family 1.to learn more about _ and _. 2.to have people to explain things _.,of having a tutor 1. to explain about why you cann

16、ot _ other peoples work without _it. 2. to _ you to express your own ideas.,fulfill,academic requirements,way of life,everyday life,customs,not understood,use,acknowledging,encourage,Benefits,at the university 1. learning to read _ and _the texts. 2. _ones own opinion with _.,of a new way of life 1.

17、 finding a _ between study and a _. 2. making new _.,widely,analyze,expressing,reasons,balance,social life,friends,Difficulties,Summary,1.To the passage 2.To the phrases,1. Try telling us what you have learned about travelling abroad or about Xie Lei.,2.Complete the sentences with the correct phrase

18、s. (The phrases have been referred to and been written on the blackboard during the reading.),1) She took a long time to _ driving on the left-hand side of the road. 2) They were very friendly people and they made me _ right away. 3) If only he could_, he would break the world record. 4) I dont care what you think. _ what t