新视野大学英语课件_Book2－4Studying Abroad.pptVIP

Unit 4 Section AStudying Abroad Background information Text structure analysis Summary of the passage Grammar Language points Difficult sentences translation Writing skills After-reading discussion Host family: A Host Family is a family or individual who opens their home to an overseas student. Hosts provide comfortable accommodations, meals and introduce foreign students to the American way of life. However, since the primary goal of the overseas students is to learn English, to adapt to life in a new country, English should be the primary language spoken in the home when the family is with the student. Hosting an international student is a great way to learn about another culture. You can also make your own contribution to international understanding and bridging different cultures. /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=36626 Christians: A Christian (基督徒) is a disciple (信徒), a follower of Jesus Christ, a spiritual brother or sister to others ---one who strives to be like Jesus, regardless of denominational (宗派的) background or creedal preference. Similarly, Christianity (基督教) is an ongoing journey of discipleship to Jesus. The word “brother” is the most common term for Christians in the New Testament’s《新约》. The church is a spiritual family, dependent upon a heavenly Father (God) and led by an elder brother (Jesus). /~allenkc/openhse/christian.html Christians: Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions. 1. Whose followers are Christians? 2. What are the three major groups of Christians? 3. How important is Christianity? Income tax: An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income of people, corporations, or other legal entities. Income taxation can be progressive, proportional, or regressive. When the tax is levied on the income of companies, it is often called a corporate tax, corporate income tax, or profit tax. Individual income taxes often tax the total income of the individual (with s