Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教案和课堂实录

Unit2 sailing the oceans Warming-up

pre-reading

Reading教案

I. Teaching aims: 1.To raise the students’ interest in studying life in the ocean 2. Develop the students’ speaking and reading ability

3. Help the students to summarize the benefits and difficulties of sailing the oceans II. Teaching procedure: Step1. pre-reading Do you want to go abroad for a further study? Give many famous universities’ pictures in the world Oxford University; Cambridge University; Princeton

University; Harvard

University;

Yale University;

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Step 2. Discussion: What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?

Advantages

1. help us to be independent

2. easy to learn a foreign language

Disadvantages

1. have communication difficulties 2. cost a lot of money 3. it would be tiring to live 1

3. easy to learn advanced abroad knowledge and technology 4. may feel alone 4. learn about different customs and views 5. have new experience

Step 3: scanning scan the whole passage as quickly as you can to tell whether the following statements are true or not. For the false ones, point out the mistakes and give the correct sentences. 1 It was the first time that Xie Lei had left her

home country. 2 She has come to the England University to complete a literature qualification. 3 Most foreign students must complete the preparation course before entering a course.

4 Xie lei lives in student apartments with her students. 5 Now ,Xie lei doesn’t feel much more at home in England

Key:TFTFF Step4: Read again and number the main idea of each paragraph. 3The difficulties Xie Lei met in London.

7The newspaper will follow Xie Lei’s progress in later editions.

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5. it’s not easy to take good care

2 Introduction to Xie Lei and her study. 4 The advantages of living with a host family. 6 Xie Lei feels much more at home in England now and is living an active life. 1 Xie Lei , a Chinese girl , is studying in a foreign country .

5 Xie Lei is getting to the Western University’s way of learning. Step5. Choose the best answer. 1)Who does Xie Lei board with in England?

A. Her classmates

B. Herself

C.

A host family

D. Her family 2) Why does Xie Lei have such a decision that she would

like to board with while studying in England?

A. She feels lonely while staying in a foreign country.

B. She is afraid to get used to a new life in a new country.

C. She can make good preparations for her courses.

D. She can have opportunities to learn more about life and customs in a new country. 3) How does Xie Lei try to get used to the new life in England?

A. She tries to avoid rising a feeling of homesick. B. She tries to join in a few university clubs to share more social activities and meet some people she had much in common with 3

C. She tries to put her heart into her preparation course. D. She tries to protect herself from the strange environment and does nothing to make herself familiar with the culture. 4) What can we learn from Xie Lei according to the passage?

A. She is timid.

B. She is brave.

C. She is determined.

D. She is honest. Step6. Read carefullyand answer the following questions: 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.

3.Why did Xie Lei feel like a child when she first arrived in England?

Because when she first arrived in England, she had to face the difficulties of daily life, for example, how to use the phone, how to pay on the bus. She had to face the difficulties of learning at the university, eg, she can’t understand the expressions others say.

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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 thought it was important to have a balance between study and social life, so she decided to join a few clubs. Step7. Read the text again and fill in the diagram below: Benefits:1. Her preparation course is to help her to get used to academic requirements of a Western university. 2.

She thinks living with a host family can give students the opportunity to learn more about everyday life and customs in their new country. 3. She thinks having a tutor is to encourage you to express your own ideas with reasons.

Difficulties:

1.at the university-------Studying here is quite different from studying in China and she needs some preparation first, either here or in China . 2.Of a new life -------She has to get used to a whole new way of life, which can take up all her concentration in the beginning. Step8. Discussion: 5

1.What kind of person do you think Xie Lei is?

Discuss with your partners and find evidence in the article to support your opinion.

Excellent;diligent; brave; strong-minded; firm determined; progressing; hard-working …

I think Xie Lei is an excellent diligent girl, she can face difficulties bravely and she has firm determination, she studies well and has already made progress.

Evidence:

1 “ It’s not just study that’s difficult. You have to get used to a whole new way of life.”

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“ When I miss my family, it’s a great comfort to have a substitute family to be with.”

3 “ I have been so occupied with work that I haven’t had time for social activities.”

2.Why do you think the reporter used some direct speech in the article? The writer used direct speech to show that he got the information in the article from Xie Lei herself. It also makes the article more interesting and gives some insight into Xie Lei’s character. 3.Where do you think this article might have been published? It may have been published in a student newspaper/magazine 6

or in a small local newspaper. Step9. summary Xie Lei boarded a plane for London six months ago to complete a businessqualification. She is now halfway through the preparation year. At the beginning, she had to learn almost

everything again. She lives with a host family, which gives her the opportunity to learn more about everyday life and customs

in her new country. She wrote her first essay

to hertutor, but she only got an E. Now she has got

used to the life and she feels much more at

home and is going to join a few university clubs in order to have a balance between study and a social life. We wish Xie lei all the best with herenterprises.

Keep it up ! Xie lei.

Step10. post-reading: When you are faced with some difficulties in a foreign country, what do you do to solve them? Step11. Homework:

Two in a group to make a dialogue: Suppose one of you is a newspaper reporter. You want to interview Xie Lei about her life in England. The following words or phrases may help you: Keep it up, get along, make progress, board,

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adjust to, It is the first time….get used to,

as far as one is concerned, feel at home,

all the best, etc. 8