Period 1 Warming-up & Reading

-----By Ye Binbin

• 1)Have you ever been abroad?• 2)How would you feel when you were in a new country?• 3)Would you like to travel abroad? Why or why not?• 4)What place would you like to visit? Why?• 5)Would you like to travel alone or with your family / a

friend?

We have more and more opportunities to travel or study abroad. Travelling helps us learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views. Now, let’s enjoy some pictures of the universities abroad. Try to guess the names of the universities according to the list below:

Guessing

• The University of Sydney• 耶鲁大学 Yale University• Harvard University• 牛津大学（ University of Oxford ）• Princeton University 普林斯顿大学• 麻省理工学院（ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) 科技宠

儿的摇篮• 剑桥大学（ University of Cambridge ）

Harvard University

The University of Sydney

耶鲁大学 Yale University 总统的摇篮

Princeton University 普林斯顿大学

• 美国政治家的摇篮 33 位诺贝尔奖得主

麻省理工学院（ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) 科技宠儿的摇篮

剑桥大学（ University of Cambridge ）

牛津大学（ University of Oxford ）

Travel in London

What do you learn from the video about London?

Keep it up, Xie LeiChinese student fitting in well

BeautifulLovelyHardworkingBrave…

Fast readingTask 1 Individual work

Para.1____

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

Para.2____ Para.3____

Para.5_______ Para.6_______

Para.4____

Para.7_______A. Xie Lei is getting used to the Western University’s way of l

earning.B. The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s progress in later editio

ns.C. The general introduction to Xie Lei and her study.D. The advantages of living with a host family.E. Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying in a foreign country--Lo

ndon.F. The difficulties Xie Lei met while living in London.G. Xie Lei feels much more at home in England now and is liv

ing an active life.

E C F D

A G B

Summarize the main idea of the whole passage.

It mainly talks about the Chinese student Xie Lei’s __________ ______ ____ ______, especially about some _______ she gets as well as some _______ she faces while studying in London.

Task 2

benefits

difficulties

university studyand life

(30words)

Benefits

of doing a preparation course

1. to learn how to fulfill Western academic ___________ . 2. to get used to a new____ ____ ____. requirements

of living with a host family

1. to learn more about everyday life and ________. 2. to have people explain things not understood.

customs

of having a tutor

1. to explain about why you cannot use other people’s work without _____________them. 2. to encourage you to express your own ideas.

acknowledging

way of lifeTask 3

Para.3Para.4Para.5

Difficulties

at the university

1.learning to read widely and ________the texts.

2. expressing one’s own _______with reasons.

analyse

of a new way of life

1. finding a __________ between study and a social life.

2. making new __________.

balance

friends

opinionsTask 4

Para.5Para.6

A. Her classmates. B. Tutors

C. A host family D. Her family

1.Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?

Task 5

2.What are some of difficulties she faced when she first came to England? (para.3)Learning how to do everyday things like using a phone, paying on a bus, finding her way andunderstanding English in real life.

3.How does Xie Lei try to get used to the new social life in England? (para.6)

A.She tried to avoid rising a feeling of homesick.

B.She tries to join in a few university clubs to share more social activities and meet some people she had much in common with.

C.She tries to put her heart into her preparation for

her courses.

D.She tries to protect herself from the strange environment and does nothing to make herself familiar with the culture.

1 It was the first time that Xie Lei had left her home country.

2 She has come to the England University to complete a literature qualification.

3 Most foreign students must complete the preparation course before entering a course.

4 Xie Lei lives in student apartments with her students.

5 Now ,Xie Lei doesn’t feel much more at home in England.

Task6

business

with a host family.

Xie Lei 1_______ a plane for London six months ago to complete a business2__________. She is now halfway through the 3_________ year. At the beginning, she had to learn almost everything again. She lives with a 4_____ family, which gives her the 5_________ to learn more about everyday life and 6_______ in her new country. She wrote her first 7______ to her tutor, but she only got an E. Now she has got used to the life and she feels much more 8__ ______ and is going to join a few university clubs in order to have a 9______ between study and a social life. We wish Xie Lei all the best with her10______.

boarded

preparation hos

topportunity

customs

essay

at home balanc

e

qualification

enterprises

Task7 Summary Fill in the blanks.

Practice

Suppose you are a newspaper reporter. Please interview Xie Lei using the following words or phrases:

(Pair Work)One-minute Interview

board, adjust to, It is the first time that .... , get used to, as far as one is concerned, feel at home, hopefully, all the best, etc.

A sample dialogue: Reporter: R Xie Lei: X

R: Good morning. I’m a newspaper reporter.

May I ask you one question?

X: With pleasure.

R: Why have you decided to join a few university clubs?

X: I think it’s important to have a balance between study and a social life. And hopefully I’ll make many new friends.

R: Thanks for your answer. I wish you all the best with your enterprises!

X: You’re welcome. All the best!

HomeworkTask1 : Write a composition in about 150 words. The

following information should be included:1) Sum up the text in 30 words ;2) Write about your own opinion about whether

middle school students should study abroad in 120 words.

Task2: Find out language points in reading.