Unit5TravelingabroadPeriod1Asamplelessonplanforreading(KEEPITUP,XIELEIChinesestudentsfittinginwell)IntroductionThisperiodwillbewarmingupbystudentstalkingaboutwhatstudyingabroadis.Thenstudentswillfirstbeguidedtopre-readthetextgettingtoknowwhypeoplestudyaboard.Thetextwillbereadbothforitsformsanditscontents.Usefulexpressionsfromthetextwillbefoundandcopied.Sentenceswillbemadewiththeexpressions.ReadingthetextagainforthetypeofwritingandthesummaryofKeepitup,XieLeiistobedonewiththeperiodendedinstudentsdrawingadiagramofthetextandretellingitintheirownwords.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsunderstandthetext’sformsandcontentsandlearnabouttravelingabroadTohelpstudentscommunicateonthetopicinfocuswiththewords,expressionsandstructureslearnedinthisunitFocusWordsboard，lecture，recommend，comfort，substitute，acknowledge，occupy，succeed，comment，governCollocationsadjustto，keepitup，getusedto，feelathome，settleinPatterns1.Howdifficultoreasydoyouthinkitistoadjusttolivinginanothercountry?2.Itwasthefirsttimeshehadeverleftherhomecountry.用心爱心专心3.Youhavetogetusedtoawholenewwayoflife,whichcantakeupallyourconcentrationinthebeginning.4.Livingwithhostfamilies,someofwhichhavechildrenwhoarealsoatuniversity,givesstudentstheopportunitytolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeandcustomsintheirnewcountry.5.Besides,asfarashewasconcerned,whatotherpeoplethoughtwasnotthemostimportantthing.6.IhavebeensooccupiedgettingusedtoeverythingthatIhaven’thadtimeforactivities.7.I’mgoingtojoinafewuniversityclubsandhopefullyI’llmeetsomepeopleIhavethingsincommonwith.AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagramsProcedures1.Warmingupbytalkingaboutwhatstudyingabroadis?Goodmorning,class.Whatisthis?Yes,it’saphoto.Aphotoofmydaughter.Sheisstudyingabroad.Studyingabroadistheactofastudentpursuingeducationalopportunitiesinaforeigncountry.Typicallyclassesaretakenwhilestudyingabroadawardcreditstransferabletohighereducationinstitutionsinthehomecountry.However,studentsmaypursuetheseopportunitiesatanyageandmaynotrequirecollegecredit.Students用心爱心专心studyingabroadmayliveinadormitoryorapartmentwithotherstudentsorwitha"hostfamily",agroupofpeoplewholiveinthatcountryandagreetoprovidestudentlodging.Topicsofstudycanvary.Somestudentschoosetostudyabroadinordertolearnalanguagefromnativespeakers.Othersmaytakeclassesintheiracademicmajorinaplacethatallowsthemtoexpandtheirhands-onexperience(e.g.someonewho’sstudyingmarinebiologystudyingabroadinJamaicaorastudentofsustainabledevelopmentlivingandstudyinginaremotevillageinSenegal).Stillotherstudentsmaystudyabroadinordertoexploretopicswithintheframeworkofadifferenteducationalsystem(e.g.astudentofEnglishwhogoestotheUnitedStatestostudyAmericanliterature).2.Pre-readingbygettingtoknowwhypeoplestudyaboardWhydoesmydaughtergostudyingabroad?Thereareavarietyofreasonsstudentsmaychoosetostudyabroad.Itisasanopportunityforthemtoimmersethemselvesinaforeigncultureandhaveexperiencesunattainableintheirowncountry.Asstatedabove,studentsmaystudyabroadinanefforttoexpandtheiropportunitiesbeyondthosetheirhomeuniversityoffers.Learningalanguageisoneofthemostcommonreasonsforstudyingabroad.Anotheristheopportunitytotravelandexperiencenewplaces.Manystudentsalsochoosetostudyabroadinhopesofenhancingtheiremploymentprospects.Studyabroadisalsoaformofdiplomacy,wherebystudentsfromdifferentcountriesareabletointeract,overcomeandappreciate...
