1、KEEP IT UP,XIE LEIChinese student fitting in wellUnit 5 ReadingWords Review keep it up fit inmotherlandvisaqueuecafeterialecturequalification 保持优秀成绩；继续干保持优秀成绩；继续干 下去下去 相适应；相融合相适应；相融合n.祖国祖国n.签证签证n.队列；行列队列；行列 vi.排队排队n.自助食堂；自助餐厅自助食堂；自助餐厅n.&vi.演讲；讲课演讲；讲课n.资格；资历资格；资历Read after the tape and speak out the
2、Chinese immediately.Words Reviewpreparationrecommend shopkeeper idiomcomfortsubstituteacademicn.准备；预备准备；预备vt.推荐；建议推荐；建议n.店主店主n.习语；成语习语；成语n.舒适；安慰舒适；安慰 vt.安慰安慰n.代替者；代用品代替者；代用品vt.用用代替代替adj.学校的；学术的学校的；学术的Words Reviewrequirementessaytutor revise revisiondraftnumbacknowledgen.需要；要求需要；要求n.文章；散文文章；散文n.导师；助教
3、；家庭教师导师；助教；家庭教师vt.复查；修正；复习复查；修正；复习n.复查；修正；复习复查；修正；复习n.草稿；草案草稿；草案 vt.草拟；起草草拟；起草adj.麻木的；失去知觉的麻木的；失去知觉的vt.承认；确认；答谢承认；确认；答谢Words Review as far as one is concernedcontradictautonomousoccupy be occupied withenterprise 就就而言而言vt.反驳；驳斥反驳；驳斥adj.自主的；自治的；独自主的；自治的；独 立的立的vt.占用；占领；占据占用；占领；占据 忙着做忙着做；忙于某；忙于某 事物事物n.事
4、业；事业心事业；事业心1.To understand the report about Xie Leis life of studying abroad2.To summarize the main idea of report.3.To get an overall understanding about studying abroadThis girl is called Xie Lei.She is studying in England.What problem do you think she will meet with?Now read the passage to check
5、your answers.Skimming for general ideaWhat does this passage come from?Can you find some details to support your answer?A newspaper.(1)Answer the following question.Check your answer!1.Watch for explanationsWhen you read an article from a newspaper,you should:2.Watch for examples and elaboration(详述详
6、述)Tips:Benefits of living with a host familyXie Leis difficulty in getting used to a new way of lifeXie Leis preparation yearXie Lei,a Chinese girl,came to study in London.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Xie Leis new planPara.5 Para.6 Benefits of her preparation courseThe authors best wish to Xie LeiPara.7(
7、2)Find the main idea of each paragraph.Scanning for specific information1.How long has Xie Lei been in England?A.She has been in England for six months.B.She has been in England for five months.C.She has been in England for two years.D.She has been in England for six weeks.2.Xie Leis tutor seemed di
8、ssatisfied with her first essay because _.A.there were too many mistakes in it B.her opinions were quite different from her tutors C.she didnt give her own opinions at all D.her tutor couldnt understand the essay3.Who does Xie Lei board with in England?A.Her tutor.B.Her classmates.C.Her family.D.A h
9、ost family.Choose the best answer.Detail readingShe studied for a business qualification and the preparation course is most beneficial.It was the first time that she had ever left her motherland.She felt excited but nervous.Xie Leis preparation yearXie Lei,a Chinese girl,came to study in London.Para
10、.1Para.2(2)Find out more details:Difficulties:1.Study 2.The new way of life:use the phone,pay bus fare,ask a shopkeeper for things,ask for the direction and so on.Xie Leis difficulty in getting used to a new way of lifePara.3Benefits of living with a host familyPara.4Benefits:Get lots of good advice
11、Learn more about the new cultureFeel comfortable when missing homeBenefits:1.Get used to the academic requirements of a Western university.2.More confident 3.A more automous learnerPara.5 Benefits of her preparation courseXie Leis new plan Para.6 The authors best wish to Xie LeiPara.7To have a balan
12、ce between study and a social lift,she is going to join a few clubs to make some new friends1.Why is Xie Lei doing a preparation course first?2.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?3.Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?4.Why has
13、 Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs?Answer these questions about the text.P39 1 11.Why is Xie Lei doing a preparation course first?Because studying in England is different from studying in China and she needs to learn about these differences and improve her English.Because she had to learn how to d
14、o 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 British lecturer.2.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?Xie Leis host family and h
15、er teachers.3.Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?Because she thinks its important to have a balance between study and a social life,and she wants to make new friends.4.Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs?What should we do if we want to study abroad?1
16、.First,we must take a preparation course to learn about the difference between study abroad and in China and to improve the native language.2.Secondly,we must adjust to the new life aboard,get used to a whole new way of life there and almost learn everything again.Discussion3.Besides,we can live wit
17、h a host family to learn more about the new culture if possible.4.Whats more,to get used to the academic requirements of a Western university,we need a tutor to help us,which can make us more autonomous learners.5.At last,its important to have a balance between study and a social life,so we can join
18、 a few clubs or take an active part in some parties to make new friends.SummaryRetell the story(Fill in the blanks according to the passage)Xie Lei,_ Chinese student,said goodbye to her family and friends in China and _ a plane for _ in order to get a _.It was _ that she_ her motherland and she foun
19、d it_ for her to adjust to the new life,which _ all her concentration in the beginning.She is now half-way through the_ year,which most foreign students comletea 21-year-oldboardedLondon six months agobusiness qualificationthe first timehad lefthardtook uppreparation before _ a degree course.Xie Lei
20、 boards with a_ family who give her lots of _ and _ when she_ her family.Studying in England is quite_ from_ in China,but her_ course is helping her to get used to the _ of a Western university.She was numb with shock when her_ gave her_ for her first essay.Only after the tutor told her did applying
21、 forhostadvicecomfortmissesdifferentthatpreparationacademic requirementstutoran E she learn that she couldnt_ exactly what other people had said without_ them and that she should _ _ and explain it by referring to other authors.Now she is trying to have a balance between_ and_ though she_ work.copyacknowledginggive her own opinionstudysocial lifeis occupied withHomeworkFinish Exx.12 at P40
