Unit-5-Traveling-Abroad-Reading

LearningGoals:1.LearnaboutXieLei’slifeinLondon2.LearnhowtodealwithproblemsthattheywouldfacewhenstudyinginaforeigncountryWehavemoreandmoreopportunitiestostudyabroad,whichhelpsuslearnalotaboutlocalcustomsandbroadenourviews.Soquiteafewpeopletrytostudyabroad.Nowlet’senjoysomepicturesoftheuniversitiesabroad.IntroductionUniversityofOxfordUniversityofCambridgeHarvardUniversityYaleUniversityReadingKeepitup,XieLeiChinesestudentfittinginwellFastreading1.WhyisXieLeidoingapreparationcoursefirst?2.WhatdifficultiesdidXieLeihavetogetusedto?Fastreading1.WhyisXieLeidoingapreparationcoursefirst?BecausestudyingabroadisquitedifferentfromstudyinginChina.2.WhatdifficultiesdidXieLeihavetogetusedto?XieLeihadtogetusedto⑴⑵awholenewwayoflifetheacademicrequirementsofaWesternuniversityCarefulreadingPara.1-21.HowdidXieLeifeelaftergettinghervisa?2.Whatdoes“it”in“XieLeihighlyrecommendsit”referto?1.HowdidXieLeifeelaftergettinghervisa?She’sveryexcitedbutverynervous.2.Whatdoes“it”in“XieLeihighlyrecommendsit”referto?A.heruniversityB.businessqualificationC.preparationcourseD.degreecoursePara.3-41.WhataresomedifficultiesshefacedwhenshefirstcametoEngland?2.WhydoesXieLeichoosetoboardwithahostfamilywhilestudyinginEngland?Para.3-41.WhataresomedifficultiesshefacedwhenshefirstcametoEngland?1.Howtousethephone2.Howtopaybusfare3.Howtoaskashopkeeperforthingsshedidn’tknowtheEnglishfor4.Whenshegotlostandhadtoaskapasser-byfordirections,shedidn’talwaysunderstand.Para.3-42.WhydoesXieLeichoosetoboardwithahostfamilywhilestudyinginEngland?A.Shefeelslonelywhilestayinginaforeigncountry.B.Sheisafraidtogetusedtoanewlifeinanewcountry.C.Shecanmakegoodpreparationsforhercourses.D.Shecanhaveopportunitiestolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeandcustomsinanewcountry.Para.51.Howdidshewriteherfirstessay?2.Whatadvicedidthetutorgiveher?findanarticle1.Howdidshewriteherfirstessay?makeasummaryrevisethedrafthanditinTheresultEmadehernumbwithshock.2.Whatadvicedidthetutorgiveher?Herecommendedthatsheshould_____manyarticles,_______them,giveherown_______,andexplainitby__________otherauthors.Ifsherefertoothers’opinion,sheshould____________them.Thetutorevenencouragedherto__________others’opinionandbecomean____________learner.readanalyzeopinionreferringtoacknowledgecontradictautonomous1.HowdoesXieLeitrytogetusedtothenewsociallifeinEngland?2.What’sthemeaningof“occupied”inPara6?3.Wheredoyouthinkthisarticlemighthavebeenpublished?Para.6-71.HowdoesXieLeitrytogetusedtothenewsociallifeinEngland?A.Shetriedtoavoidrisingafeelingofhomesick.B.Shetriestojoininafewuniversityclubstosharemoresocialactivitiesandmeetsomepeopleshehadmuchincommonwith.C.Shetriestoputherheartintoherpreparationforhercourses.D.Shetriestoprotectherselffromthestrangeenvironmentanddoesnothingtomakeherselffamiliarwiththeculture.Para.6-72.What’sthemeaningof“occupied”inPara6?A.patientB.seriousC.worriedD.busy3.Wheredoyouthinkthisarticlemighthavebeenpublished?A.novelB.magazineC.newspaperD.storybookPara.6-7Post-readingWhilestudyinginLondon,XieLeihassomebenefitsaswellasdifficulties.Readthepassageagain,andtrytofindthemaccordingtothediagramgiven.(P39-2)ofdoingapreparationcourse1.togetusedtothe_______________________ofaWesternuniversity2.togetusedtoanew_____________oflivingwithahostfamily1.tolearnmoreaboutthenew___________2.tohelpunderstandsome____________ofhavingatutor1.toexplainaboutwhyyoucannotuseotherpeople’sworkwithout_________________it.2.toencourageyoutoexpress_________________.academicrequirementswayoflifeacknowledgingBenefitscultureidiomsyourownideasattheuniversity1.readlotsofdifferent________and__________them.2._____one’sownopinionand___________it.ofanewwayoflife1.finda__________betweenstudyanda________________.2.makenew__________.textsanalyzegiveexplainbalancesociallifefriendsDifficultiesXieLei_______aplaneforLondonsixmonthsagotostudyforabusiness___________.Sheisnowhalfwaythroughthe__________year.Atthebeginning,shehadtolearnalmosteverythingagain.Sheliveswitha_____family,whichgivesherthe__________tolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeand_______inhernewcountry.boardedqualificationpreparationhostopportunitycustomsShegotanEinherfirst______.Thankstoher____,sheisnowan___________learner.Shefeelsmuchmore_______andisgoingtoparticipatein_____activitiesinordertohavea_______betweenstudyandasociallife.WewishXieLeiallthebestwithher___________.Keepitup,XieLei!autonomoustutoressayathomesocialbalanceenterpriseHomeworkSupposeyouareXieLei,writealettertoyourparentsorfriendsinChina,tellingthemaboutyourpresentlifeaccordingtowhatyouhavelearnedfromthetext.Wehavetalkedaboutthebenefitsanddifficultiesofstudyinginaforeigncountry.Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadthesameproblems?XieLei’sproblemYoursolution1.Shedidn’tknowhowtousethephone,howtopayonthebus,howtoaskashopkeeperforthingsshedidn’tknowtheEnglishfor.2.Whenshegotlostandhadtoaskapasser-byfordirections,shedidn’talwaysunderstand.3.Can’tunderstandtheidiomsotherssay.1.Makefriendswithlocalpeopleandletthemhelpyou.Takeanelectronicdictionarywithyouincaseyoudon’tknowtheEnglishnameofsomethingyouwanttobuy.2.Letthepasser-bywritedownwhattheywouldsa