1、BOOK 7 Unit 5 Travelling abroad-reading: KEEP IT UP, XIE LEI Chinese student fitting in well 评测练习Step 1：Lead inadvantages and disadvantages of studying abroadadvantagesdisadvantagesIt is easier to learn a foreign language.We can learn a lot about foreign customs and broaden our horizons.We can have
2、valuable experiences.It is difficult to communicate with others.It is tiring.It costs much money.We must look after ourselves.Step 2：Fast reading:1.What is Xie Lei in Britain for?How long has she been there?2.Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England?3.What is the
3、main idea of the passage?Step 3: Detailed reading: Para 1:（read Pa1 for 1 minute and answer questions ）Was she nervous before going? Why? (para.1)2. read Pa2 for 1 minute and answer questionsWhat do most foreign students have to finish before applying for a degree course? (para.2)3. read Pa3 for 2 m
4、inutes and answer questionsWhat are some of difficulties she faced when she first came to England? (para.3)4. read Pa4 for 1 minute and answer questionsWhy does Xie Lei have such a decision that she would like to board with a host family while studying in England? (para.4)A.She feels lonely while st
5、aying in a foreign country.B.She is afraid to get used to a new life in a new country.C.She can make good preparations for her courses.D.She can have opportunities to learn more about the new culture and idioms in a new country.5. read Pa5 for 2 minutes and answer questionsWhy was she doing a prepar
6、ation course first? (para.5)What was Xie Leis tutors opinion on her essay? (para.5)6. read Pa6 for 1 minute and answer questionsDid Xie Lei have time for social life in England? How did she manage to strike the balance?Step 4: Further Comprehension . (translation)1. It was the first time she had eve
7、r left her home country.2. Xie Lei has come to our university to complete a business qualification.3. The preparation course is most beneficial.4. Getting used to a whole new way of life can take up all your concentration in the beginning.5. Although some foreign students live in student accommodati
8、on or apartments with other students, some choose to board with English families.6. When I miss my family, its a great comfort to have a substitute family to be with.7. Xie Leis preparation course is helping her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university.8. I couldnt write what oth
9、er people had said without acknowledging them.Step 5: read the text aloud.Step 6: Ability improving(用单词正确形式填空或填上合适的词） Fill in the blanks according to the text.Xie Lei，a 21yearold girl，is studying in our university for a business _.She said that its not just _ thats difficult. In fact，in the beginnin
10、g the thing that took _ all her concentration is to get used to a whole new way of life. She had to learn almost _ again. So Xie Lei lives with a _ _ and can get help from the family members. Meanwhile，when she misses her family, its a great _ to have a _ family to be with. The course she is taking
11、will help her get used to the academic 5._ of a Western university. Once Xie Lei used the information in an article on the Internet without 6._ the author. As 7._ as her tutor was concerned，the most important thing was 8._ Xie Lei thought. He even encouraged her to 9._ the authors shed read. Now Xie
12、 Lei feels much more 10._ _ in England，and will lead a more active and happier life in the future.Step 7: Team work : correct mistakes1. It is the second time Tom left his motherland.2. After got my visa, I became very excited.3. You have to get used to do this in a foreign country.4. Its great comf
13、ort to have a substitute family to be with.5. I have been so occupied in work that I havent had time to social activities.6. She deserves to success.Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words 1. You must complete the preparation year before _(apply) for a degree course.2. XieLei _(high) recommends it.3. I was numb _ shock.4. _(hope) Ill make some new friends.5. I conldnt write what other people had said without _(acknowledge) them.6. She said that,_(laugh).
