1、Welcome,Reading My university life,Im studying abroad.,Have you thought about studying abroad?What do you think life would be like if you studied abroad?,Questions,Look at the title “My university life” and guess what this article will be about.,The article is about what university lifeis like.,List
2、ening Listen to the tape and finish the followingtwo tasks.,1 Some questions, How long has Qin Xiaoyong beenat university?,More than one year., What sports did he play at school?,Football., What sports did his Canadian friend introduce?,Baseball and canoeing.,choose what topics are mentioned in the
3、text?, make preparations before going to university his dormitory and his roommate, subjects he has learnt at university make big adjustments to his life his teachers and his classmates advice to readers,ReadingRead the text quickly and finishthe following tasks,Questions:,1 What was the hardest thi
4、ng for QinXiaoyong when he went to university?,Leaving his family behind was the hardest thing,2 What does Qin Xiaoyong learn about inhis degree course?,He learns about civil engineering, which is the study of how tobuild things like bridges and roads.,3 What advice does Qin Xiaoyong giveabout money
5、?,Put some money away each weekto make it last.,4 how do university students spend their free time?,They study, play sports or relax.,True or false,1 He keeps in touch with his family bytelephone?,F (by email),2 His favorite foreign food is steak withmustard sauce?,T,3 Qin Xiaoyongs room is very big
6、 and rectangular with bathroom.,small,no bathroom,F,Careful reading Read the text carefully and dosome exercises.,Course,decided what course to study: Civil Engineering,University,decided which university to apply to: the East Canada TechnologyUniversity,set up e-mail addresses for his dad, mum, and
7、granny,learnt how to use a stoveand a rice cooker and how to cook some simple dishes.,learnt how to do laundry,Consolidation,Complete the dialogue:Xiaoyong(Y) and Xiaohua(H),H: Hi, Xiaoyong, You know Im going to studyabroad. Would you like give me a quick p_ of what the university life looks like ab
8、road. Y: Of course. As far as Im concerned, its very e_. H: Well, could you give me some a_ about it?,review,xciting,dvice,Y: Surely, firstly you should look t_ numerous brochures to decide which university to apply to. H Right, but I have d_ on my university. Y: Then you have to make some big a_ to
9、 your life. H: I agree with you. And anything else? Y: Maybe you should learn how to cookand do l_. Besides, youd better s_ some of your money away each week to make it last.,hrough,ecided,djustments,aundry,quirrel,H: I will. Anyway, I feel worried about myfuture university life abroad. Y: Dont worr
10、y. When planning for university,you should look f_ instead of backwards . H: thanks a lot. I think Ill the most of it. Y: You are welcome. If you have any otherquestions, do not h_ to ask me at any time.,orwards,esitate,DISCUSSION,Discuss in groups and describe Qin Xiaoyongsuniversity life with some
11、 adjectives.,e.g.,exciting,different,meaningful,busy,Language points,Words and expressions,1 give sb. a quick preview of (Lines7-8)让某人提前了解一下。preview n. a short description of something thatis going to happen. e.g. At the start of the term the teacher gave a preview of what the students would be stud
12、ying. 在学期开始老师提前让学生了解他们将要学的,Vt. To give a short account of somethingthat is going to happen e.g. 在学期的第一堂课上，我们的老师对该课程做了简要的介绍。In our first class of the semester, our teacher previewed the course for us. 2 look through( Line17)审阅，浏览 e.g. She looked through her notes before themidterm the English.她在期中考试前
13、浏览了一下笔记。,3 make some big adjustments( Lines21-22)做出大的调整 e.g. He made adjustments_ the machine.他把部机器加以调整。 如果你想适应这儿的生活你不得不调整你的 生活习惯。If you want to become used to the life here,youll have to,to,make adjustments to yourlife habits .,at some point(lines24-25)在某个时刻 e.g. 很多人在人生的某个阶段都会遭遇失败。Many people suffe
14、r from failure at some point( ) in their life. More phrases:at all points 在各方面at the point of 就要。时候in point of 就。而言off the point 离题的to the point 中肯的,moment,5 believe it or not (line43)信不信有你 It means whether no matter you believeor not. e.g. Believe it or not, we have decided onhaving a holiday at th
15、e seaside. 信不信由你，我们决定去海边去渡假。,6 squirrelaway( Lines66-67)积攒， 储存 e.g. She squirreled away her money in various bank accounts for future use.她把钱存在几个不同的银行帐户上，以备 将来之用。,7 make the most of(Line99) 充分利用,make the good use of or take advantage of,每个人应该充分利用机会学习,e.g. Everyone should make the most ofthe opportunities to study.,Homework,1 Read the text again and find out some moreimportant and difficult language points 2 Finish partD and partE on Page52-53.,
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