Whatshouldwetakeintoaccountbeforewedecidetotravelabroad?TravelabroadMoneyIDcardTransportationLocalconditionandcustomsAccommodationWeatherMakingplansApplyforavisaWhatarethebenefitsoftravellingabroad?whatarethedifficultiesoftravellingabroad?Letmetry!Letmetry!BenefitsDifficultieshelpustobeindependent.wouldbeeasiertolearnaforeignlanguage.easiertolearnadvancedknowledgeandtechnology.difficulttocommunicatewithotherswillcostalotofmoney.Maybetiringtoliveinanewcountry.learnalotaboutlocalcustomsandbroadenourviews.funtoliveinanewcountry.relaxinggetridofanxietyhavemanynewexperiencesmustlookafteroneself.Firstreading1.WhatisXieLeiinEnglandfor?HowlonghasshebeeninEngland?2.Doesshedowellinherstudy?1.WhatisXieLeiinEnglandfor?HowlonghasshebeeninEngland?SheisinEnglandtostudyatauniversity.She’sbeeninEnglandforsixmonths.2.Doesshedowellinherstudy?Atfirst,shedidn’t,butlattershediditwell.1.WhenXieLeiwenttoNewYork,shefeltveryexitedandrelaxed.2.XieLeicametotheuniversitytocompleteasciencequalification.3.Atfirst,XieLeididn’tgetusedtothelifeinLondon,nowshegetsusedtoit.4.XieLeilivesinthestudentaccommodation.5.XieLeifoundthepreparationcoursewasveryeasytolearnatfirst.6.XieLei’stutorhelpedheralotinherstudy.CarefulreadingFFFFFFFFTTTT1.WhyisXieLeidoingapreparationcoursefirst?2.WhichtwotypesofpeoplehavehelpedXieLeimostsinceshecametoEngland?3.WhataresomeofthedifficultiesshefacedwhenshefirstcametoEngland?Furtherreading1.WhyisXieLeidoingapreparationcoursefirst?BecausestudyinginEnglandisdifferentfromstudyinginChinaandsheneedstolearnaboutthesedifferencesandimproveherEnglish.2.WhichtwotypesofpeoplehavehelpedXieLeimostsinceshecametoEngland?XieLei’shostfamilyandherteachers.1)Learninghowtodoeverydaythings.2)UnderstandingEnglishasspokeninreallife.3)LearninghowtoreachtheacademicrequirementsofaWesternuniversity.4)makingnewfriends3.WhataresomeofthedifficultiesshefacedwhenshefirstcametoEngland?benefitsbenefitsOfdoingapreparationcourseOfdoingapreparationcourse__________________________________________________________________OfhavingatutorOfhavingatutor____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________OflivingwithahostfamilyOflivingwithahostfamily__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.1.TolearnhowtofulfillWesternTolearnhowtofulfillWesternacademicrequirementsacademicrequirements2.Togetusedtoanewwayoflife2.Togetusedtoanewwayoflife1.Tolearnmoreabouteveryday1.Tolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeandcustomslifeandcustoms2.Tohavepeople2.Tohavepeopletoexplainthingsnotunderstoodtoexplainthingsnotunderstood1.Toexplainwhyyou1.Toexplainwhyyoucannotuseotherpeople’scannotuseotherpeople’sworkwithoutworkwithoutacknowledgingitacknowledgingit2.Toencourageyouto2.ToencourageyoutoexpressyourownideasexpressyourownideaswithreasonwithreasondifficultiesdifficultiesOfawayoflifeOfawayoflife__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________AttheuniversityAttheuniversity__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.1.LearningtoreadwidelyLearningtoreadwidelyandanalyzethetextsandanalyzethetexts2.expressingone’sown2.expressingone’sownopinionswithreasonsopinionswithreasons1.1.FindingabalancebetweenFindingabalancebetweenstudyandasociallifestudyandasociallife2.makingnewfriends2.makingnewfriendsHowtosolveXieLei’sproblems?Xielei’sproblemsYoursolutions1.understandingandusingeverydayEnglish2.reachingtheacademicrequirementsofaWesternuniversity3.makingnewfriends1.listeningtotheradioorwatchingtelevisiontobecomeaccustomedtoeverydayEnglish2.askingyourtutorforadvicebeforeyoustartyouracademicwriting3.joiningalotofuniversitysocietiesIfyouhaveachancetostudyabroad,wouldyouliketogo?Whyorwhynot?Chooseyourfavouriteplace,trytosurftheInternetandfindasmuchinformationasyoucan.Ifpossiblemakeamapofyourplace.
