Educational exchanges encouraged “Opening educational resources （资源） to the outside world is an important part of a country’s educational development （发展）,” Minister of Education Zhou Ji said. This includes sending Chinese students to study abroad as well as receiving foreign students to study in China.

China has sent more than 580,000 students to over 103 countries or regions （地区） in the past 25 years, and the number of overseas students studying in China has continued to rise especially since China joined the WTO. Last year the Chinese mainland received a total of 86,000 students from 170 countries and regions. However, China faces a shortage （短缺） of higher-level teaching teams.

There are not enough highly qualified teachers to teach the number of students wanting to study above doctorate level, so educational exchanges are encouraged in China. The quality of higher education has also shown great progress over the past several years. China has signed agreements with Britain, France and Germany to provide a better environment for the development of educational exchanges.

match the pictures Japan Thailand New Zealand Tammy Edwin Sylvia

Where did he/she go? Who supported the trip? How long did he/she stay for? Tammy Edwin Sylvia New Zealand American Field Service One year Thailand World Vision Ten days Japan Japan Airlines Six weeks

T / F 1All three students thought that their visits were meaningful in some way. 2Tammy was a very confident person before she went to New Zealand. 3The American Field Service only arranges trips to the USA. T F F doesn’t only wasn’t

T / F 4Edwin learnt about pollution problems in Thailand. 5Sylvia flew to Japan on a JAL plane. 6Sylvia visited the capital of Japan. F T F the lives of poor people the old capital

Answer the questions 1. Why did Tammy take photos and postcards from China with her? To help her tell people about Chinese culture.

Answer the questions 2. Why did Tammy learn English quickly in Auckland? Her hosts helped her learn quickly.

3. How did Edwin feel when he saw the poor people in Thailand? He was deeply affected.

4. Who does the word we refer to in Sylvia’s article? Sylvia and other foreign students on the JAL scholarship programme.

5. How does Sylvia keep in touch with her new friends? By writing s and chatting on the computer at home.

Choose the right meaning 1. The American Field Service programme accepted me. A. agreed to haveB. started to teach 2. The trip was arranged by World Vision. A. paid for B. flown by A A

3. I was deeply affected by what I saw. A. had very strong feeling B. felt very frightened 4. I have kept in touch with my new friends by writing s, … A. travelledB. communicated Choose the right meaning A B

Words practice 1. Martha used to be a very shy girl. She didn’t like talking to strangers or standing up in class. But her new teacher has made her feel much more __________. Now she has _______ joined a course in public speaking. sightseeing tours, foreign, culture, educational, even, rubbish dump, patient, hosts, confident confident even

2. Where there is a traffic jam, most drivers are ________ and just sit and wait quietly, but a few get angry and start hooting their horns. patient sightseeing tours, foreign, culture, educational, even, rubbish dump, patient, hosts, confident Words practice

3. An ____________ programme on televisions is one which tries to teach you about something. 4. If you are interested in French ________, you will study French art, building, famous stores by French writers, and things like the way in which French people live their lives. educational culture sightseeing tours, foreign, culture, educational, even, rubbish dump, patient, hosts, confident

5. A _______ person is anyone who is in a country where they do not usually live. foreign sightseeing tours, foreign, culture, educational, even, rubbish dump, patient, hosts, confident

6. A: Why is there a big fence here? B: That’s because there’s a huge _______ _______ over there. They put this fence up because a lot of __________ _______ come along this road, and they didn’t want the tourists to see such a messy sight. rubbish dump sightseeing tours sightseeing tours, foreign, culture, educational, even, rubbish dump, patient, hosts, confident

7. If you go to party held by some other people, you are a guest and they are the ______. hosts sightseeing tours, foreign, culture, educational, even, rubbish dump, patient, hosts, confident

Language points 1. This is my first thought when the American Field Service (AFS) accepted me as part of their educational exchange programme. (P50) 当 AFS 机构接受我成为他们教育交换项目中一员 时，这就是我的第一想法。 (1) thought 意为 “ 想法 ” 。它的形容词有 thoughtful“ 深思的 ” 和 thoughtless“ 轻率的，粗 心的 ” 。

例如： It’s thoughtless of you to forget your mother’s birthday. 你真粗心，把妈妈的生日都忘了。 (2) accept“ 接受，承认 ” ，通常表示 主观上的接受，如接受建议等。 receive 也是 “ 接受 ” 的意思，但 更多表示被动地 “ 收到 ” ，如 “ 收信 ” 等。概括来讲： accept 意为 “ 收到并接受 ” ； 而 receive 只是 “ 收到 ” ，不一定 “ 接受 ” 。

例如： She received a gift from him, but didn’t accept it. 她收到了他的礼物，但是她没有 接受他的礼物。 (3) part of … “…… 的一部分 ” ，在使 用这个词组时，通常省去 a 。例如： Hong Kong is part of China. 香港是中国的一部分。 根据汉语意思完成句子。 请接受我作为你的朋友。 Please _________ me ______ your friend. accept as

2. As exchange students, we were required to tell people about our own culture, … (P50) 作为交换生，我们要求告诉人们有关我们自己的 文化， …… 解析： be required to do sth. 意为 “ 被要求做 ……” 。例如： They are required to clean the classroom after school. 要求他们课后清洁课室。

3. The trip was arranged by World Vision. (P50) 那次旅游是由世界宣明会安排的。 解析： was arranged by … 意为 “ 由 / 被 …… 安排 ” 。

4. I was deeply affected by what I saw. (P50) 我被所见到的一切深深地感动了。 解析： was affected by … 意为 “ 被 …… 感动、触 动 ” 。 deeply 在这里是用作副词。 deep 本 身也可以用作副词。 deep 意思是 “ 深 ” ，表 示空间深度； deeply 时常表示感情上 的深度， “ 深深地 ” 。

例如： He pushed the stick deep into the mud. 他把小木棒深深插入了泥土。 Even father was deeply moved by the film. 甚至父亲也被电影深深地感动了。 根据汉语意思完成句子。 那个悲伤的消息深深地触动了她。 She _____ ______ ________ by the sad news. was deeply affected

5. Although the trip was hard work, it was a very valuable experience for me. (P50) 尽管 旅途艰辛，但对于我来说那是一次有价值的经历。 解析： although 意为 “ 虽然 …… （但是） ” ，可以与 though 通用，但是不能与 but 连用。 experience 在这里是 “ 经历 ” 的意思，是可数名词，如， an unforgettable experience 一次难忘的经历；但 其指 “ 经验 ” 时，则是不可数名词，如， He got much experience from the work. 他从工作中 获得了很多经验。

6. Since then, I have kept in touch with my new friends by writing s … (P50) 自从 那时起，我通过电子邮件和新朋友保持联系。 解析： keep in touch with sb.“ 与 …… 保持联 系 ” ，相当于 be in touch with sb. 。例如： Let’s keep in close touch with each other now and in the future. 让我们今后多多联系吧。