高一英語必修4 Unit 5 Travelling abroad教案
s: we can get the information that we may meet some security problems while studying in a foreign country.
t: yes. as we know, now more and more people live or study abroad, even some senior or junior high school students are sent to study abroad. do you know why?
s: i think they want to learn more advanced technology, know more different cultures and customs; they want to enlarge their knowledge and improve their ability.
t: besides the security problems, what are other problems that they might meet in their study and daily life? today let’s learn a text about a chinese girl studying in london. first, please turn to page 37, look at the pictures and discuss the questions above them.
after discussion.
t: now who’d like to answer the first question? volunteer!
s: let me try. the advantages of studying in a foreign country are that we could learn standard english, we can communicate with the local people, and we could know the manners and customs of the country better.
t: quite right.
s: but there are still many disadvantages of studying in a foreign country. it would be difficult for us to communicate with the local people, and we should adapt to the situation quickly, we can’t understand the language very well, so it’s difficult for us to do many things even some simple things. what’ s more, we will miss our homes, miss our parents and friends.
t: yes, so many difficulties to deal with. then what do you think a chinese student will find different from studying at a chinese school?
s: they will find it’s not easy to study in a foreign country. different teaching method, different learning method and different education system, they should adapt to all these things quickly.
step ⅲ while-reading
get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, meanwhile help the students to form a good habit of reading.
t: now please skim the passage fast to obtain a general understanding of the whole passage. while reading, try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.
several minutes later, ask the students to talk about the main idea of each paragraph. at the same time, show the suggested main ideas on the screen.
main idea of each paragraph:
para.1: xie lei, a chinese girl, is studying in a foreign country — london.
para.2: general introduction to xie lei and her study.
para.3: the difficulties xie lei met while living in london.
para.4: the advantages of living with a host family.
para.5: xie lei is getting used to the western univer sity’s way of learning.