选修7选修7 马林霞

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discuss What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country.

Advantage: 1 learn standard English. 2 communicate with the local people 3 know the manners and customs of the country better. Disadvantage: 1 difficult to communicate with the foreign people, 2 adapt to the situation quickly 3 miss our homes, miss our parents and friends

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Reading Keep it up, Xie Lei Chinese student fitting in well

Discussing Why did Xie Lei choose to study in London?

Oxford University

Cambridge university

Big Ben

St Paul’s Catherdral

Buckingham Palace Queen’s residence

Tower of London

Typical London homes

Find out the main idea of each paragraph. Main idea: 1st paragraph Question : 1 Why did Xielei leave for London ? 2 How long has she been in England? Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying in a foreign country--London. She wanted to study in London for six months.

Main idea: 2st paragraph Question : Why did she consider that the preparation course is beneficial ? The general introduction to Xie Lei and her study. Because study here is different from China, she wanted to get some preparation first.

Main idea: 3st paragraph Question : What are some of the difficulties she faced when she first came to England? Show me some examples. The difficulties Xie Lei met while living in London. she has to face the difficulties of daily life and get used to a new way of life eg, how to use the phone, how to pay on the bus.

Main idea: 4th paragraph Question : What are the advantages of living with a host family? The advantages that Xie Lei gained while living with a host family. It gives students the opportunity to learn more about everyday life and customs in their new country

Main idea: 5th paragraph Question : 1 Why did she get the mark of E in her first essay ? Show us an example of how is Xie Lei getting used to the Western University’s way of learning. She summarized other people’s opinion instead of expressing her own one

2 What is the benefit of having a tutor? 3 what is the benefit of doing a preparation course ? It can help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western University. can offer some good advice on study. can coach you with your essay can make progress with the help of a tutor.

4 What is the difficulties that Xie Lei met at the University? when she heard an expression she can’t understand. It seems strange to her that someone does something. She didn’t know how to write a good essay on her own.

Main idea: 6th paragraph Question : Why has Xei Lei decided to join a few university clubs? Xie Lei is now getting along well and is living an active life. Because she thought it’s important to have a balance between study and a social life. She’s going to join a few university clubs and hopefully she would meet some people she has things in common with.

Main idea: 7th paragraph The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s progress in later editions. Question : Where do you think this article might have been published? It is possible that this article might have been published in China Daily.