高一英語必修4 Unit 5 Travelling abroad教案
para.6: xie lei feels much more at home in england now and is living an active life.
para.7: the newspaper will follow xie lei’s progress in later editions.
t: well done. now please read the text carefully to have a better understanding of the text. then we will look at some detailed information of the text. studying in london, xie lei has to face some difficulties. while on the other hand, she also gets some benefits. try to find the difficulties and benefits from the text and fill in the diagram on page 39.
to finish this task, the students need to scan the text and make a summary. after they have finished it, check the answers by asking some students to tell what they have written.
t: who would like to tell your answers?
s: i would like to say something about the benefits. the benefit of doing a preparation course is helping her to get used to academic requirements of a western university.
s: i think that the benefit of living with a host family is that she can get lots of advice; she has the opportunity to learn more about everyday life and customs of the new country. living with a host family is a great comfort when she misses her family.
s: and i think the benefit of having a tutor is getting some good advice on study and he or she can coach you with your article; you can make great progress with the help of a tutor.
t: very good! then, what about the difficulties?
s: the difficulties that xie lei met at the university were that when she heard an expression, she couldn’t understand. it seems strange to her that someone does something. she didn’t know how to write a good essay on her own.
s: in order to get used to a new way of life, she had to learn almost everything again. for example, how to use the phone, how to pay on the bus, how to ask a shopkeeper for things she didn’t know the english for. she didn’t understand the words that the local people say. she hasn’t had time for social activities.
step ⅳ post-reading
let the students listen to the tape and at the same time, get the answers to the four questions in exercise 1.
t: now let’s listen to the tape. while listening, pay attention to the correct pronunciations and tones. then read the text by yourselves to get the answers to the five questions in exercise 1.
suggested answers:
1. she is in england to study at a university. she’s been in england for six months.
2. because studying in england is different from studying in china and she needs to learn about these differences and improve her english.