1、Unit 5 Travelling abroad1)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 us learn a lo
2、t 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.IntroductionCambridge UniversityHarvard UniversityPrinceton UniversityYale Univer
3、sityMassachusetts Institute of Technology牛津大学（牛津大学（University of Oxford）What should we take into account(考虑考虑)before we decide to travel abroad?Travel abroadLocal conditions and customsApplyfor a visaMaking plansMoney(travellers cheque)TransportationThinkingLanguage-Pre-readingv 1.What are the advan
4、tages and disadvantages of studying abroad?Discuss in groups,please.Advantageshelp us to be independent.would be easier to learn a foreign languageeasier to learn advanced knowledge and technologylearn a lot about local customs and broaden our viewsfun to live in a new country.relaxingget rid of anx
5、ietyhave many new experiencesDisadvantagesdifficult to communicate with otherswill cost a lot of money.may be tiring to live in a new country.must look after oneself.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 diffe
6、rent from studying at a Chinese school/university?What do you think she might find difficult?Pre-reading 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
7、 classmates.B.Tutors C.A host family D.Her familyShe is in England to study at a university.Shes been in England for six months.ReadingHand out the problems about reading in the paper to the studentsTask2.Scan the passage and give the answers to the following questions1.How did Xie lei feel?2.Which
8、is right about her preparation course?A.She doesnt like it.B.It is very difficult.C.She has finished it.D.She thinks well of it.Shes very excited but very nervous.(para.1)(Para.2)Reading3.What are some of difficulties she faced when she first came to England?4.Why does Xie Lei choose to board with a
9、 host family while studying in England?A.She feels lonely 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.Learnin
10、g how to do everyday things like using a phone,paying on a bus,finding her way,understanding English in real life(para.3)(para.4)Reading5.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
11、.B.She tries to join in a few university 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
12、the culture.Xie Leis preparation course can help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university.So she first finished the course.(para.5)(para.6)Reading Task3.Discuss the following questions in groups.1.What is the main idea of the passage?Give one sentence to describe it.2.What ca
13、n we learn from Xie Lei according to the passage?A.She is timid B.She is brave C.She is determined D.She is honestIt talks about the Chinese student Xie Leis experience in the UK.ReadingReadingTask4 Detailed reading While studying in London,Xie Lei has some difficulties as well as benefits.Read the
14、passage again,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 ca
15、nnot _ other peoples work without _it.2.to _ you to express your own ideas.fulfillacademic requirementsway of lifeeveryday lifecustomsnot understooduseacknowledgingencourage Benefits at the university 1.learning to read _ and _the texts.2._ones own opinion with _.of a new way of life 1.finding a _ b
16、etween study and a _.2.making new _.widelyanalyzeexpressingreasonsbalancesocial lifefriendsDifficultiesSummary1.To the passage2.To the phrases1.Try telling us what you have learned about travelling abroad or about Xie Lei.2.Complete the sentences with the correct phrases.(The phrases have been refer
17、red 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 they did was wrong.5)He is _ preparing for the mid-term exams.6)I found it really easy to _because her family is similar to mine.get used tofeel at homekeep it upAs far as I am concernedoccupiedfit itHomeworkRead the passage carefully and find the difficult language points太简单了！太简单了！
