1、Unit 5 Travelling abroadReading IUniversity of Cambridge 剑桥大学剑桥大学Oxford University英国牛津大学英国牛津大学University of Oxford牛津大学牛津大学Harvard University哈佛大学哈佛大学Advantages&Disadvantages Studying abroad helps us learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views.Besides,it is relaxing and we can get rid of our
2、 anxiety and stress.But in the meantime,it is a challenge.Its difficult for us to communicate with others.We have to look after ourselves.Is she taking a degree course or a preparation course?skimming paragraph1&2(when)_,(who)_ has come to(where)_ to(what)_.Six months agoXie LeiLondonstudy for a bus
3、iness qualification _ The difficulty getting used to a new way of life._ The reporters best wishes._ Her preparation year._ The benefits of living with a host family._ Her new plan for social activities._ Coming to study in London._ The benefits of her preparation course and the tutor.Match the main
4、 idea to each paragraph.3724615Difficultiesof a new way of life2.Understanding and using everyday_.1.Learning almost _ in daily life.Para.3 The difficulty getting used to a new way of life.everythingEnglishBenefitsof living with a host family1.To learn more about everyday life and _.2.To have people
5、 explain things you cant _.Para.4 The benefits of living with a host family.cultureunderstandDifficulties3.Finding a _ between study and a _ _.4.Making new_.balancesocial lifefriendsat the university1.Learning to read _ _ _ _ and _ the texts.2._ ones own opinion and _ it.Para.5 The benefits of her p
6、reparation course and the tutor.lots of differenttextsanalyzeGivingexplainingBenefitsof doing a preparation course1.To learn how to _ _ _Western _ _.Para.5 The benefits of her preparation course and the tutor.get used to academic requirementsBenefitsof having a tutor1.To explain about why you cannot
7、 _ what other people had said without _ them.2.To _ you to _ the authors you had read.Para.5 The benefits of her preparation course and the tutor.writeacknowledgingencouragecontradictDifficulties of a new way of life.1.Finding a _ between study and a _ _.2.Making new_.Para.6 Her new plan for social
8、activities.balancesocial lifefriendsSummarize the main idea of the whole text within 30 words.It mainly talks about the Chinese student Xie Leis _ _ _ _,especially about some _ she gets as well as some _ she faces while study in London.university study and lifebenefitsdifficultiesLet s list the prob
9、lems that Xie Lei had when she first went to England,and try to add two or three other problems that she might have and summarize what you would do if you had the same problems.Work in groups.Xie Leis ProblemYour solutions1.She didnt know how to use the phone,how to pay bus fare,how to ask a shopkee
10、per for things she didnt know the English for.1.Make friends with local people and let them help you.Take an electronic dictionary with you in case you dont know the English name of something you want to buy.Xie Leis ProblemYour solutions2.When she got lost and had to ask a passer-by for directions,
11、she didnt always understand.2.Let the passer-by write down what they would say on a piece of paper.Xie Leis ProblemYour solutions3.Cant understand the expressions others say.4.Miss her family.5.Unable to adapt to different teaching methods or rather learning styles.3.Ask host families for help.4.Liv
12、e with a host family.5.Be confident and give your own opinions.Xie Leis ProblemYour solutions6.How to have a balance between study and social life.6.IN your spare time,join some university clubs and meet people you have something in common with.Xie Leis ProblemYour solutions7.Unable to make friends
13、with students from different cultures.7.Dont be shy and say“hello”to someone you would like to make friends with.Xie Lei _ a plane for London six months ago to complete a business _.She is now halfway through the _ year.At the beginning,she had to learn almost everything again.She lives with a _ fam
14、ily,which gives her the_ to learn more about everyday life and _ in her new country.QuizQuizFill in the blanks according to the passage.She wrote her first _ to her_,but she only got an E.Now she has _ the life and she feels much more _ and is going to join a few university _ in order to have a _ be
15、tween study and a social life.We wish Xie lei all the best with her_.Xie Lei _ a plane for London six months ago to complete a business _.She is now halfway through the _ year.At the beginning,she had to learn almost everything again.She lives with a _ family,which gives her the_ to learn more about
16、 everyday life and _ in her new country.boardedpreparationhostopportunitycustomsqualificationAnswerAnswer She wrote her first _ to her_,but she only got an E.Now she has _ the life and she feels much more _ and is going to join a few university _ in order to have a _ between study and a social life.We wish Xie lei all the best with her_.essayclubsbalancetutorat homeenterprisegot used toMassachusetts Institute of Technology 麻省理工学院麻省理工学院
