Unit5 Travelling abroad warming up and reading

New words1.board vt. 3.recommend vt. 5.substitute n.上(船、飞机)

2.qualification n. 资格 ,资格证明推荐；介绍

http://www.77cn.com.cnfort n. & vt. 舒服；舒适；安慰代替品

6.requirement n.

需要；需求

7.academic adj. 8.tutor n. 9.numb adj. 10.acknowledge vt. 11.occupy vt. 12.enterprise n. 13.succeed v.

学校的,学院的, 学术的 家庭教师;导师; 助教 麻木的;失去知觉的 承认；确认; 答谢 占领，使忙于 事业;计划；事业心 成功；接替; 继任

Keep it up, Xie Lei The Chinese student isfitting in well

Does she overcome the difficulties she meets?

Fast reading

Skim(略读) the text fast and match the main idea with each paragraph.

The main idea of the text The text is about an interview about Xie Lei, who is studying________________. abroad/in London She her life and study in London talks about ____________________.

Para.1 Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying Para. 4: … some choose to board with in a foreign country--London. English families. Question : 1 How long has she been in England? Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family for six months. and friends in China and boarded a plane for London. 2 Did she travel abroad before? No. It was the first time (that) she had ever left her motherland. 3 How about her feeling at that time? excited & nervous

Para. 2

The general introduction to Xie Lei and her study.Question : 1. Why did Xie Lei go to London? Xie Lei is in England to study at a university for a business qualification. 2. Why does she think that the preparation course is beneficial ? Because studying here is different So Xie Lei highly recommends it! from studying in China and she needs to get some preparation first before applying for a degree course.

Para. 3 The difficulties Xie Lei met while living in London. Question : What are some of the difficulties she faced when she first came to England? Show me some examples. She has to face the difficulties of daily life and get used to a whole new way of life, e.g., how to use the phone, how to pay on the bus.

Para. 4 The advantages of living with a host family Question : What are the advantages of living with a host family? The host family give students lots of good advice. 1. to learn more about everyday life and It gives students the chance to learn more customs about the new culture. 2. to have people to explain things not It’s a great comfort to have a substitute understood family to be with.

Para. 5 Xie Lei is getting used to the Western University’s way of learning. Question :Why did she get the mark of E in her first essay?

She summarized other people’s opinion instead of expressing her own one. What is the benefit of having a tutor? The tutor helped her to understand why she what other people had said couldn’t write ________________________ them and encouraged without acknowledging __________________ her own opinions with reasons. her to express _______________

Para. 6Xie Lei fe

els much more at home in England now and is living an active life. Question : Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few university clubs? occupied the enemy’s capital. 1. The army ________

Because she thinks important to have a occupied in it’s 2. He is ___________ solving the problem. balance between study and a social life and occupied withvarious projects. 3. He is ___________ hopefully she will make some new friends.occupation 4. He is a bus driver by ___________.

Para. 7The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s progress in later editions.

Question :What do the reporter think of Xie Lei? She deserves to succeed.

Retell the text using the key words. Xie Lei _______ boardeda plane for London six months ago to complete a business ____________. qualification She is now halfway through the preparation __________ year. At thebeginning, she had to learn almost everything again. She lives with a _____ host family, which gives her the _________ chance to learn more about the new _______ culture in her new country. essay to her tutor, but she She wrote her first ______ only got an E. Now she has got used to the life home and is going and she feels much more __ at______ to join a few university clubs in order to have a ________ balance between study and a social life. We wish Xie Lei all the best in her new enterprise __________.

Ex.1 on P40 1. acknowledged 2. contradicts 3. recommendation 4. occupied 5. requirements 6. analysed 7. comfort 8. qualification 9. preparation(s) 10. adjust

Ex.2 on P40 adjusted…to motherland cafeteria lecture recommends autonomous substitute academic requirements drafts occupies tutor idioms queue routine fit in

queue 1. The women who were waiting outside the queque toilets began to form a ________. 2. One of the passengers who was _________ queuing to get on the train suddenly had a heart attack. lecture 1. He was largely self-taught through wide lectures reading and attendance at public ________. 2. For many years Dr Black __________ lectured in economics at University College.

comfort comfort from 1. The family has taken some __________ the fact that her condition has become better. 2. She comforted __________ herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. draft draft of the first chapter and 1. I read a _______ thought it was very good. 2. Jack ________ drafted a plan which was later presented to the school board.

substitute 1. If Marsh has not fully recovered, his likely _________ substitute will be Robinson. substituted 2. Michael Owen had to be __________ after 20 minutes on the field during the match. recommend that 1. Doctors strongly recommend _______(what/that) fathers should be present at their baby’s birth. 2. I would never recommend ________(using/to use) using such an out-of-date tool. to obey 3. I recommend you __________(to obey/obeying) the safety rules. 4. Can you recommend ___