Unit 4 Educational exchanges Reading A Educational visits 曾小如

Enjoy the video!! Warming up: Where does Kerstin come from? Germany Where is she now? What is she doing there? Do you want to be an exchange student? Which country do you want to go? Germany In the USA She is having an educational visit.

Match the pictures A B C Japan Thailand New Zealand

Pre-reading Tammy, Edwin and Sylvia wrote some articles about educational visits to other countries in the school newspaper.

First-reading New Zealand (美国战地服务团) Thailand (世界宣明会) Japan (日本航空公司奖学金) A1: Read the 1st paragraph of each article and then complete the table in A1 with short answers. Where did he/she go Who supported the trip? How long did he/she stay for? Tammy Edwin Sylvia American Field Service New Zealand 1 year (美国战地服务团) Thailand World Vision 10 days (世界宣明会) Japan Japan Airline Scholarship 6 weeks (日本航空公司奖学金)

Write T (True) or F (False) Second-reading Write T (True) or F (False) All three students thought that their visits were meaningful in some way. Tammy was a very confident person before she went to New Zealand. The American Field Service only arranges trips to the USA. Edwin learnt about pollution problems in Thailand. Sylvia flew to Japan on a JAL plane. Sylvia visited the capital of Japan. T after F doesn’t only F the lives of poor people F T F the old capital of

Read the first article Detailed-reading Let’s follow Tammy to New Zealand!

1. Why did Tammy take photos and postcards from China with her?(A4-1) 2. Why did Tammy learn English quickly in Auckland?(A4-2) A.To send to the students in New Zealand. B. To help her tell people about Chinese culture. (L11) A. Because her hosts were very patient and they helped her learn quickly. (L9) B. Because she watched a lot of foreign movies.

Read the second article Detailed-reading Read the second article Let’s follow Edwin to Thailand!

1. What’s the aim(目的) of their trip? 2. How did Edwin feel when he saw the poor people in Thailand?(A4-3) 3. Did the government(政府) do anything to change the situation? (B L7) A.To learn about the lives of poor people in Thailand. B.To learn about the culture in Thailand. A. He was deeply affected. (L10) B. He was very happy. A. No, the government doesn’t improve it. B. Yes, the government is working hard to improve it. (L12-13)

Detailed-reading Read the third article Let’s follow Sylvia to Japan!

B. Other foreign students (L3) How long did Sylvia stay in Japan? 2. Who does the word we refer to in Sylvia’s article?(A4-4) 3. How does Sylvia keep in touch with her friends?(A4-5) A. For five week. B. For six week. (CL1) A. Japanese students B. Other foreign students (L3) A. By writing e-mails and chatting on the computer at home. (L15-17) B. By writing letters and chatting on the phone at home.

Group Competition!!!!!! post-reading Each has a question about the article and a gift. Please choose one and answer the question! Hurry! post-reading

B C A D E

A What kind of classes did Sylvia have? She had language classes and classed on Japanese culture. Gift:3 points+ chocolate

B Where did Tammy stay when he is in New Zealand? He stayed with a host family in Auckland. Gift: 2 points+ cute bread

C What did Edwin see in Thailand? He saw poor families living in rubbish dumps. Gift: 2 points+ ice cream

D Why could Sylvia visit Japan? Because she won a Japan Airlines scholarship. Gift: 3 points + camera

E How do you think about their experiences? Their experiences are very valuable! Gift:3 points + Ice lolly

Group Competition!!! If you get the chance to have an educational visit to foreign country, Where would you like to go? Why? Rules: each group chooses one student to be the interviewer The interviewers interview group members and complete the tables The interviewer then gives a report

Interview Group work!Hurry! Group members Which country does she/he want to go? reasons (e.g.) Lily Beautiful, improve English… England … Group work!Hurry!

Homework Remember the new words and phrases Read the article after the tape Group A: finish the related exercise on English Weekly Group B: Write an article to tell which country do you want to go for an educational visit, give at least 4 reasons and how can you do that.

Thank you!