英语选修7unit5Reading

1、高二高二 选修选修 7 unit 5do you like travelling?suppose you have a chance to travel abroad which place or country would you like to visit most ? the united kingdom (big ben) london eye & london bridgethe united states (the statue of liberty) egypt (pyramids)paris (eiffel tower)niagara falls 尼亚加拉大瀑布veni

2、ce 威尼斯maldivesmaldivesmany students choose to study abroad because of some famous universities.harvard universityharvard universityharvard 哈佛大学哈佛大学oxford universityoxford universityoxford university牛津大学牛津大学 cambridge universitycambridge universitycambridge university 剑桥大学剑桥大学 massachusetts institute

3、 of technology麻省理工学院麻省理工学院 ( (科技宠儿的摇篮科技宠儿的摇篮 )yale universityyale university耶鲁大学耶鲁大学 (总统的摇篮总统的摇篮)princeton university princeton university princeton university 普林斯顿大学普林斯顿大学 美国政治家的摇篮美国政治家的摇篮 3333位诺贝尔奖得主位诺贝尔奖得主 advantagesdisadvantagesstudying abroad ? it will help us to be independent. it would be eas

4、y to learn a foreign language.3. travelling is relaxing and we can get rid of anxiety.4. it helps to learn about the customs of the country. advantagesdisadvantages it is difficult for us to communicate with the foreign people.2. we should adapt to the situation quickly. 3. it will cost a lot of mon

5、ey.4. miss our homes, miss our parents and friends. (homesick) what is the main idea of the article? find the answers to “who、where、what”.a chinese student xie lei studyin london.xie leis studying experience in london.glance quickly through the article and find out the answers to these questions. wh

6、ich country is xie lei studying in now?2. how old is she now? 3. who does she live with?4. did xie lei get a good mark for her first essay?5. how is her life now?1. which country is xie lei studying in now?2. how old is she now? 3. who does she live with?4. did xie lei get a good mark for her first

7、essay?5. how is her life now?xie lei is studying in england.she is 21 years old.she lives with a host family.no, she got an e.she feels much more at home now.try to get the main idea of each try to get the main idea of each paragraph after listening to the paragraph after listening to the tape. tape

8、. para1 xie lei came to study in london. para 2 her preparation year. para 3 the difficulty getting used to the new life. para 4 the benefits of living with a host family. para 5 the benefits of her preparation year and her tutor. para 6 her new plan about social life. para 7 the reporters best wish

9、es.match the main idea with each paragraph.p1p2p3p4 p5p6p7no.1 xie leis preparation year(一年预科一年预科)no.2 benefits of her preparation courseno.3 the authors best wish for xieleino.4 benefits of living with a host familyno.5 xie leis new planno.6 xie lei, a chinese girl, came to study in londonno.7 xie

10、leis difficulty getting used to a new way of lifenew wordsboard vt. qualification n. recommend vt. comfort n. substitute n. requirement n. 需要需要; 需求需求资格资格推荐推荐; 介绍介绍舒服舒服; 舒适舒适; 安慰安慰代替品代替品上上(船、飞机船、飞机)acknowledge vt. occupy v. enterprise n. succeed v. comment n&v. 评论评论; 批评批评 成功成功; 继任继任 事业计划事业计划; 事业心

11、事业心 占领占领, 使忙于使忙于 承认承认; 确认确认1.you have to get used to a whole new way of life, which can take up all your concentration in the beginning.你必须习惯一种全新的生活方式，你必须习惯一种全新的生活方式，在一开始的时候会占去你的全部精力。在一开始的时候会占去你的全部精力。sentences2. living with host families, in which there may be other college students, gives her the c

12、hance to learn more about the new culture.房东家也房东家也 住着其他大学生，跟这样的家庭住着其他大学生，跟这样的家庭住在一起会给她提供机会，来了解这个国住在一起会给她提供机会，来了解这个国家的文化。家的文化。3. i have been so occupied with work that i havent had time for social activities.我一直忙于学习以至于没有时间我一直忙于学习以至于没有时间去参加社交活动。去参加社交活动。 read the text para by para carefully and then an

13、swer some questions related to each paragraph.para 1 &2 background of her study what is xie lei in england for? how long has she been in england?(2) why is she doing a preparation course first? (1) what is xie lei in england for? how long has she been in england? she is in england to study at a

14、university. she has been in england for six months.(2) why is she doing a preparation course first? because studying in england is different from studying in china and she needs to learn about these differences and improve her english.para 3 the difficulty getting used to the new life why did she fe

15、el like a child when she first arrived in england? why did she feel like a child when she first arrived in england?because she had to learn almost everything again like using the phone, paying bus fare, buying things and so on; understanding english which is spoken in real life. para 4 the benefits

16、of living with a host family what benefits of living with a host family can xie lei get? what benefits of living with a host family can xie lei get?she can learn more about the new culture and when she cant understand something, she can ask the host family to explain.para 5 the benefits of her prepa

17、ration year and her tutor. what benefits has she got from her preparation and her tutor? what benefits has she got from her preparation and her tutor?she can get used to the academic requirements of a western university.the tutor encouraged her to express her own opinions rather than write other peo

18、ples words without acknowledging them.para 6 her new plan about social life why has xie lei decided to join a few clubs? why has xie lei decided to join a few clubs?because she thinks its important to have a balance between study and a social life, and she wants to make new friends.detailed reading

19、while studying in london, xie lei has while studying in london, xie lei has some some difficultiesdifficulties as well as as well as benefits.benefits. read read the passage again, and discuss them the passage again, and discuss them according to the diagram given.(ex2 on page according to the diagr

20、am given.(ex2 on page 39)39)benefits of doing a preparation course to learn how to fulfill western academic requirements. to get used to a new way of life and improve her english. of living with a host family to learn more about everyday life and customs. 1. to have people to explain things not unde

21、rstoodof 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.difficulties at the university1. learning to read widely and analyze the texts. 2. expressing ones own opinion with reasons.of a new w

22、ay of life finding a balance between study and a social life1. making new friends. what kind of person do you think xie lei is? if you can ,try to find some evidence in the article.discuss the following question in groups. she did research on the internet for her essay. when her tutor did not give her a good mark she went to see him to find out why. example i think xie lie is serious