高一英語必修4 Unit 5 Travelling abroad教案
3. 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 write essays acceptable to her british lecturer.
4. xie lei’s host family and her teachers.
5. because she thinks it’s important to have a balance between study and a social life, and she wants to make new friends.
then let the students discuss the questions in exercise 3.
t: good. all of you did a very good job. now let’s move on to exercise 3. discuss the questions in groups.
suggested answers:
1. she is serious about her work. the evidence is:
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.
she put her tutor’s ideas into practice.
2. she perseveres. the evidence is:
she had problems when she first arrived, but worked at them till she succeeded in getting over them.
she asks her host family for help with any language or culture issues.
she did not give up with her first setback over the essay.
3. she is enterprising and adaptable. the evidence is:
she left her city to go to england even though she had never travelled abroad before.
she settled down well enough to feel at home in a strange country.
t: ok. we have already talked about the difficulties and benefits of studying in a foreign country. now, let’s list the problems that xie lei had when she first went to england, and try to add two or three other problems that she might have and summarize what you would do if you had the same problems. work in groups.
possible problems and solutions:
xie lei’s problems your solutions
1. understanding and using everyday english 1. listening to the radio or watching television to become accustomed to everyday english
2. reaching the academic requirements of a western university 2. asking your tutor for advice before you start your academic writing
3. making new friends 3. joining a lot of university societies
step ⅴ homework
t: suppose you are xie lei, write a letter to your parents or friends in china, telling them about your present life according to what you have learned from the text.
the third period listening and speaking
teaching goals 教學目標
1. target language目標語言
a. 重點詞匯和短語
agent, travel, parallel, abundant, govern, destination
b. 功能句式
we could ...
you might ...
it would be possible to ...
it isn’t possible to ...
... would be a perfect place for us.
i don’t think you’d enjoy ...