高二选修7 Unit 5 Traveling abroad-Reading comprehension (www.edudown.net).pptVIP

Travelling abroad Listen to the tape carefully and to tell if the following sentences are true or false * Reading KEEP IT UP, XIE LEI Chinese student fitting in well Xie Lei came to the university to complete a science qualification. 2. At first, Xie Lei didn’t get used to the life in London, now she gets used to it. 3. Xie Lei lives in the student accommodation. 4. Xie Lei found the preparation course was very easy to learn at first. business live with a host family difficult 1. What is Xie Lei in England for? How long has she been in England? Xie Lei is in England for a degree course. She has been in England for six months. 2. Why is she doing a preparation course first? Xie Lei’s preparation course can help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university. So she first finished the course. Skimming 3.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England? She has to learn almost everything again, eg. how to use the telephone, how to pay on the bus, how to ask a shopkeeper for thing, ask for directions but she didn’t understand 4. Which two types of people have helped Xie Lei most since she came to England? When she came to England, she lived with a host family, so the members of the family always helped her. The other type of people, I think, is her tutor and classmates, especially her tutor. 5.Why has Xie Lei decided to join a few clubs? Because she thinks it is important to have a balance between study and a social life, and she wants to make new friends. Detailed reading While studying in London, Xie Lei has some difficulties as well as benefits. Read the passage again, and try to find them according to the diagram given. Benefits of doing a preparation course 1. to learn how to ________ Western ____________ ______________ . 2. to get used to a new ____________. of living with a host family 1. to learn more about _____________ and ___