选修UNITKeepItUpXieLeiPPT学习教案

1、会计学1 The world is getting smaller and smaller. We have more and more opportunities to travel or study abroad. Travelling helps us learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views. Besides, it is relaxing and we can get rid of our anxiety and stress. It also provides to us the chances of learnin

2、g up-to-date science and technology.第1页/共35页What should we take into account before we decide to travel abroad?Travel abroadMoney ID cardTransportation Local conditions and customsAccommodation Weather Make plansApply for a visa第2页/共35页Pre-readingDo you want to go abroad for further study?第3页/共35页Ox

3、ford University第4页/共35页Cambridge University第5页/共35页Harvard University第6页/共35页Princeton University第7页/共35页Yale University第8页/共35页Massachusetts Institute of Technology第9页/共35页What advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?第10页/共35页 Advantages Disadvantages 1. help us to be independ

4、ent2. easy to learn a foreign language3. easy to learn advanced knowledge and technology4. learn different customs and views5. have new experience1.have commu-nication difficulties2. cost a lot of money3. may feel lonely4. its not easy to be taken good care of第11页/共35页第12页/共35页We are going to read a

5、 newspaper article about a Chinese student who goes to study in England. What do you think she will find different from studying at a Chinese school/university? What do you think she might find difficult?第13页/共35页1. Who is the girl in the picture and how does she look? Why do you think she looks tha

6、t way ?Xie Lei. A big smile and a sign of victory indicate her confidence.Prediction and Summary2. What is the main idea of the passage? It is about how one overseas student has adapted/adjusted to university life in England.第14页/共35页Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6para7Find out the main idea of each

7、paragraphHow Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, felt when she just came to England for study.Xie Lei is halfway through her preparation year, which she highly recommends.The difficulties Xie Lei met with while living in London.The advantages that Xie Lei gained while living with a host family.Xie Lei is getti

8、ng used to the Western Universitys way of learning.Xie Lei is now getting along well and is living an active life.The newspaper will follow Xie Leis progress in later editions.第15页/共35页1. What is Xie Lei in England for? How long has she been in England?2. Why is she doing a preparation course first?

9、3. Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?4. Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?5. Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs?Answer these questions about the text.Answer these questions about the text.第16页/共35页2. Why is she doi

10、ng a preparation course first? Xie Lei is in England to study at a university. She has been in England for six months. Because studying in England is different from studying in China and she needs to learn about these differences and improve her English. 1. What is Xie Lei in England for? How long h

11、as she been in England? 第17页/共35页3. Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England? 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 wr

12、ite essays acceptable to her British lecturer.第18页/共35页4. Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?5. Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs? Her host family and her teachers. Because she thinks its important to have a balance between study and a social life,

13、 and she wants to make new friends.第19页/共35页 Read the passage again, and fill in the diagram below.第20页/共35页Benefits of doing a preparation course 1. to learn how to fulfill Western academic requirements.2. to get used to a new way of life and improve her English. of living with a host family 1. to

14、learn more about everyday life and customs. 2. to have people to explain things not understoodof having a tutor1. to explain about why you cannot use other peoples work without acknowledging it. 2. to encourage you to express your own ideas with reasons.第21页/共35页Difficulties at the university1. lear

15、ning to read widely and analyze the texts. 2. expressing ones own opinion with reasons.of a new way of life1. finding a balance between study and a social life2. making new friends.第22页/共35页Discussion What kind of person do you think Xie Lei is? Find evidence in the article to support your opinion.第

16、23页/共35页 I think Xie Lei is an excellent diligent girl, she can face difficulties bravely and she has firm determination, she studies well and has already made progress. Evidence: 1. “Its not just study thats difficult. You have to get used to a whole new way of life.”2. “When I miss my family, its

17、a great comfort to have a substitute family to be with.”第24页/共35页 I think Xie Lei is an excellent diligent girl, she can face difficulties bravely and she has firm determination, she studies well and has already made progress. Evidence: 3. “I have been so occupied with work that I havent had time fo

18、r social activities.”第25页/共35页 Why do you think the reporter used some direct speech in the article? Direct speech makes the passage appear more immediate and vivid. Using direct speech shows the writer of the article has done some research. The writer makes it clear that this article is not referri

19、ng to people in general but concentrating on the experience of one student.第26页/共35页Benefits 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. 4Para. 5 Para. 6 Benefits

20、 of her preparation course.The authors best wish for Xie Lei.Para. 7第27页/共35页 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 le

21、arn more about everyday life and _ in her new country. boardedpreparationhostopportunitycustomsqualificationSUMMARY 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

22、social life. We wish Xie lei all the best with her _.essayclubsbalancetutorat homeenterprisegot used to第28页/共35页第29页/共35页1.Learn more about studying abroad and travelling overseas.2.Collect the language points and useful expressions in reading passage. 第30页/共35页第31页/共35页Suppose you are a newspaper reporter. Please writ