1、KEEP IT UP,XIE LEI Chinese student fitting in wellUnit 5 ReadingSkimming to get general ideasWhat is the main idea of the passage?Give one sentence to describe it.It talks about the Chinese student Xie Leis experience in the UK.SkimmingReading Comprehension I1.Xie Leis purpose of going to London is_
2、.A.for a travelling B.for seeing her friends C.for a business qualification D.for finding a new job2._ have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England.A.Her classmates B.Her friends C.Her host family and teachers D.Her familySkimmingReading Comprehension IICareful reading to solve difficult point
3、sBenefits living with a host family.Xie Leis difficulty getting used to new way of life.Xie Leis preparation year.Xie Lei,a Chinese girl,came to study in London.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Xie Leis new plan.Para.5 Para.6 Benefits of her preparation course.The authors best wish for Xie Lei.Para.7Scanning
4、 to get detail information1.Why did Xie Lei choose to live with a host family?A.She felt lonely being away from her parents.B.She couldnt afford to live in student apartments.C.There were other college students in a host family.D.It was better for her to learn about the new culture and make her life
5、 easy.scanningReading Comprehension III2.What will Xie Lei do to fit in well?A.Try to avoid being homesick.B.Take part in more social activities.C.Make some new friends.D.Spend more time studying.3.We can learn from the passage Xie Lei is _.A.timid.B.braveC.determined D.honest1.Why is she doing a pr
6、eparation course first?2.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?3.Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs?scanningReading Comprehension IVAnswer these questions.1.Why is she doing a preparation course first?Because studying in England is different from studying in Ch
7、ina and she needs to learn about these differences and improve her English.Because she had to learn how to do everyday things like using a telephone,paying on a bus,finding her way around a strange city;understanding English as spoken in real life;learning how to write essays acceptable to her Briti
8、sh lecturer.2.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?Because she thinks its important to have a balance between study and a social life,and she wants to make new friends.3.Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs?Benefitsof doing a preparation course_of living with a
9、host family_ of having a tutor_ Read the text again and fill in the diagram below.scanningReading Comprehension Vat the university_difficultiesof a new way of life_ Benefitsof doing a preparation course_ 2.to get used to a new way of life and improve her English1.to learn how to fulfil Western acade
10、mic requirementsBenefitsof living with a host family_ 1.to learn more about everyday life and customs2.to have people to explain things not understoodBenefitsof having a tutor_ 1.to explain about why you cannot use other peoples work without acknowledging it2.to encourage you to express your own ide
11、as with reasonsdifficultiesat the university_ 1.learning to read widely and analyse the texts2.expressing ones own opinion with reasons.difficultiesof a new way of life_ 1.finding a balance between study and a social life2.making new friendsIn groups,discuss the following questions.1 What kind of pe
12、rson do you think Xie Lei is?Find evidence in the article to support your opinion.2 Why do you think the reporter used some direct speech in the article?3 Where do you think this article might have been published?In groups,make a list of problems that the article mentions Xie Lei had when she first
13、went to England.Summarize what you would do if you had the same problems in England.DiscussionXie leis problemsYour solutions1.understanding and using everyday English2.reaching the academic requirements of a Western university3.making new friends1.listening to the radio or watching television to be
14、come accustomed to everyday English2.asking your tutor for advice before you start your academic writing3.joining a lot of university societiesA.Live with other students:Make friends with students from different countries and know more about the world.When Xie Lei studies abroad,where does she stay?
15、What kind of living ways do you want to choose if you have a chance to study abroad?Learn more about the culture in that country.B.Home stay:(Live with a host family)1.Read the passage again after class and find all the attributive clauses in it.2.发挥想象，连词成文发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字字).Homeworkcomfort,keep it up,recommend,fit in,substitute,adjust to,occupy,as far as one is concerned.
