Book 7, Selective English Course, Senior High School
Unit 5 Travelling Abroad
Ⅰ. Teaching aims
1. Students get to know some knowledge about studying abroad.
2. Students are able to make use of some words, expressions and grammar applied in this unit.
Ⅱ. Knowledge aims
Words:
motherland, visa, queue, cafeteria, lecture, qualification, shopkeeper, idiom, academic, essay, tutor, revise, revision, draft, numb, autonomous, preparation, recommend, comfort, substitute, requirement, acknowledge, contradict, occupy
Phrases:
apply for, take up, feel at home, say goodbye to sb., deserve to do sth., adjust to, keep it up, fit in, as far as one is concerned, be occupied with
Sentences:
1.It was the first time she had ever left her motherland. (It
is/was the…time that…)
2.It’s not just study that’s difficult. (强调句型)
3.Besides, as far as he was concerned, what other people
thought was not the most important thing. (as far as…is/was concerned, what从句主语)
4.I have been so occupied with work that I haven’t had time for
social activities. (so…that…)
Grammar:
Non-restrictive attributive clauses
e.g.: Xie Lei, who is 21 years old, has come to our university to study for a business qualification.
Ⅲ. Teaching key and difficult points:
Teaching key: to understand the text and use your own words to retell the text
Difficult point:how to use phrases and grammar: adjust to, keep it up, fit in, as far as one is concerned, be occupied with; non restrictive attributive clauses
Ⅳ. Teaching aids:
1) Raising question approach
2) Discussion approach
*Teaching means: to use multi-media (Powerpoint Slides) as an
assistant means in teaching
Ⅴ. Teaching steps:
Step 1 Lead-in
1.To raise the following questions to students:
1)If you could go anywhere in the world, which country
would like to visit and why?
2)Do you have any friends or relatives who are studying
abroad? Do you know what they need to prepare for studying abroad before their departure?
(Offer letter, passport, visa, to get to know the culture in another country beforehand…and the most important thing is to be psychologically and mentally prepared for a totally different culture, environment and life.)
2.To ask the question as a cut-in of our text：How is life for
students who study abroad?
Step 2 Listening comprehensions
1.Present students with the following question before listening
to the tape:
What does Xie Lei find difficult when studying in England?
2.Get students to listen to the tape and then answer the above
