1、Unit 5Travelling abroad,The UK has a wellrespected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world.But to those who are new to it all, it can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing.,October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Univer
2、sities have something called Freshers Week for their newcomers. Its a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life. However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be ne
3、rvewracking. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?,Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly.Dont rush into anything that youll
4、regret for the next three years. Here are some top tips from past students on how to survive Freshers Week： Blend in. Make sure you are aware of British social etiquette. Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends. Be hospitable. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of
5、toast can give you a head start in making friends.,Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely youll be to meet new people than if youre someone who never leaves their room. Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when youre in and that sends positive messages to your neighbours that youre f
6、riendly. So with a bit of clever planning and motivation, Freshers Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon youll be passing on your wisdom to next years new recruits.,.阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1The first week of your every year at university is called Freshers Week. ()2We can infer fr
7、om the 4th paragraph that many freshers are worried about how to fit university life. ()3The author suggests having wine glasses and snacks handy to pass the time in a happy way. ()4The main purpose of the passage is to tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universities. (),F,T,F,T,.例句仿写1_du
8、ring the rush hour is tiring. 在高峰时刻开车令人厌烦。2Finally, the thief handed _ he had stolen to the police. 那贼最终把偷的全部东西交给了警察。3_ the questions are, _ he is able to answer them. 问题越难，他回答出来的可能性就越小。,the less likely,Driving a car,everything that,The more difficult,Period 1Warming Up, Prereading & Reading,.单词识记1_
9、 vt.to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true2_ adj.relating to education, especially at college or university level,academic,contradict,3_ na long talk on a particular subject that someone gives to a group of people, especially to students in a university4_ vt.to ad
10、vise someone to do something5_ na feeling of being physically relaxed and satisfied6_vt.to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists7_ na piece of writing or a plan that is not yet in its finished,draft,lecture,recommend,comfort,acknowledge,8_ vt.to live or stay in a place9_
11、nthe country where you were born10_ nan official mark put on your passport that gives you permission to temporarily enter or leave a foreign country,visa,occupy,motherland,.短语天地1_适应；调节2_保持；继续；维持3_ 相适应；相融合4_申请5_ 习惯于,get used to,adjust to,keep it up,fit in,apply for,6take up_7be occupied with_8as far
12、as one is concerned_9feel at home_10refer to _,涉及，谈到，提到；引证；查阅，参考,占据,忙着做；忙于某事,就而言,感觉自在；无拘束,.句型搜索1How difficult do you think it is to adjust to the customs of another country ? 信息提取 特殊疑问词do you think陈述语序。do you think为插入语。 例句仿写 你认为下学期谁会当我们英语教师？ _ _ _ _ will be our English teacher next term?,Who do you
13、think,2It was the first time she had ever left her motherland. 信息提取It be 序数词time从句(谓语动词用完成时形式)，“是第几次做某事”。 例句仿写这是我第一次踏上法国领土。 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ set my foot in France.,It is the first time I,have,3Although some foreign students live in student accommodation or apartments, some choose to board with English
14、families. 信息提取although意为“尽管”，引导让步状语从句。 例句仿写虽然我的汽车很旧，但我不想买一辆新的。 _my car is very old, I dont want to buy a new one.,Although,.预读理解1Fast Reading: Scan the text and put the events into order. _The difficulties Xie Lei met while living in London. _The newspaper will follow Xie Leis progress in later edit
15、ions. _The general introduction to Xie Lei and her study. _The advantages that Xie Lei gained while living with a host family.,_ Xie Lei is now getting along well and is living an active life._ Xie Lei, a Chinese girl, is studying in a foreign countryLondon._Xie Lei is getting used to the Western Un
16、iversitys way of learning.,2Careful Reading: Read the text carefully and choose the best answers according to the text. Xie Leis purpose of going to London is_. Afor a travelling Bfor seeing her friends Cfor a business qualification Dfor finding a new job,_ have helped Xie Lei most since she came to
17、 England. AHer classmates BHer friends CHer host family and teachers DHer familyWhy did Xie Lei choose to live with a host family? AShe felt lonely being away from her parents. BShe couldnt afford to live in student apartments. CThere were other college students in a host family. DIt was better for
18、her to learn about the new culture and make her life easy.,What will Xie Lei do to fit in well? ATry to avoid being homesick. BTake part in more social activities. CMake some new friends. DSpend more time studying. We can learn from the passage Xie Lei is _. Atimid Bbrave Cdetermined Dhonest 答案CCDBC
19、,board(1) vt.登(飞机、车、船等)；有偿提供食宿；用木板覆盖vi.搭伙；提供食宿The passengers boarded the plane at 9 am.旅客们上午九时登上飞机。He boarded at my house with me until he found a flat.他找到住房之前，在我家寄宿。He boarded up the windows.他用木板将窗子钉上。,1,(2)n.木板；甲板；伙食；委员会；理事会；董事会Lets clean down the board before we paint it. 让我们在上漆以前把这块板洗干净。Did you
20、pay for room and board?你付过食宿费了吗？He has recently joined the board of the company.他最近加入了该公司的董事会。,【图解助记】,登机木板膳食,We went on board Athens yesterday morning.我们昨天早晨登上雅典号。,【比较网站】board/broad/abroad/ aboard,【一言助记】 The man boarded the plane at 12 am.While on board, he looked out of the window and saw the broad
21、 prairies, imagining what the life abroad would be like. (原创)这位男士在上午12时登机。在飞机上，他向窗外望去，看到了辽阔的草原，想象着国外的生活将会是什么样子。,写出下列黑体词的意思He sawed the board in half. _She boarded with a Japanese family. _We will provide room and board for them. _,膳食,木板,寄宿,Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find o
22、ut what had happened. _The board chairman said that it was done over his head._We boarded the bus and headed for the airport._,上车,在飞机上,董事会,2preparation n. U准备；预备C准备工作；准备 He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat. 他磨快了刀准备切肉。 When we see in advance dangers ahead of us, well make prepa
23、rations to avoid them. 预见其患则可及早防范。 Have you made preparations for the coming festival？ 佳节即将来临，你们做好准备了吗？,Plans for selling the new products are now in preparation.出售新产品的计划还在准备中。When we arrived home, mother had already prepared dinner for us.当我们到家时，母亲已为我们准备好了晚餐。Hope for the best but be prepared for th
24、e worst.抱乐观的希望，作最坏的准备。,【完成句子】Theyve sold their house and car _ leaving the country. 他们卖掉了房子和汽车准备出国。The teacher urged his students_ the exam.老师劝他的学生准备考试。,to prepare for,in preparation for,You cannot pass an examination _. 你不准备就不可能通过考试。The brides parents and sisters gathered _ the wedding. 新娘的父母和姐妹们聚集
25、在一起为婚礼做准备。,to make preparations,without preparation,for,recommend vt.推荐； 赞许；劝告； 建议Can you recommend me some new books on this subject?你能推荐一些有关这个学科的新书给我吗？I recommend you to obey safety regulations.我劝你遵守安全规则。 I recommend going by airplane.我建议搭飞机去。,3,I can recommend Miss Green as a good typist.我可以推荐格林小
26、姐作为一名优秀的打字员。I recommend these pills for your cough. 我推荐你用这些药治你的咳嗽。Its strongly recommended that the machine should be checked every year.强烈建议机器每年必须检修一次。,The boss commanded that he should start work at once.老板命令他马上开始工作。,【完成句子】The doctor strongly recommended that he _. 医生竭力劝他去休假。Can you _？ 你能给我介绍一本好词典
27、吗？,ecommend a good dictionary to me,take a holiday,【句型转换】I recommend you to think very carefully before you do anything foolish. I recommend _ _ very carefully before you do anything foolish.,you think,4comfort (1)n.舒适，安逸；安慰，慰藉 His large income enabled him to live in comfort. 他那丰厚的收入使他可以过舒服的生活。 My m
28、om always gives me comfort when I am sick. 在我生病时，妈妈总是给我以安慰。 Her children are a great comfort to her. 她的孩子是她极大的安慰。,【温馨提示】comfort作“舒适”讲时，是不可数名词；作“使人舒适的事或物品”讲时为可数名词。(2)vt.安慰；使舒适He did his best to comfort (to give comfort to) the unfortunate man.他尽力安慰那个不幸的人。When Tommy fell off the ladder, his mother pic
29、ked him up and comforted him.汤米从梯子上摔下来时，他母亲把他扶起并且安慰他。We were trying to comfort her, but her pain was too much.我们当时尽力安慰她，但她实在是太痛苦了。,We found the beds very comfortable.我们觉得这些床很舒服。,用comfort的适当形式填空The car will sit five people _. The child was _ in his tight boots.He had saved enough money so that he cou
30、ld live in _.Its only human nature to want a _ life.,comfortable,comfortably,uncomfortable,comfort,substitute(1)n. 代替者；代用品Vitamin pills are no substitute for healthy diet.维他命药片不能代替健康饮食。Honey can often be used as a substitute for sugar.蜂蜜常用来作糖的代替品。We can use plastics as a substitute for steel. 我们可以用塑
31、料做钢的代用品。,5,(2)vt.用替代Mr.Wang substituted for the teacher who was in hospital.王先生代替了生病住院的那位老师。The coach substituted Smith for Jones. 教练让史密斯上场，换下了琼斯。Nothing can substitute for hard work. Life is a process of struggle for success.没有什么能代替不断的艰苦劳动，人生就是一个拼搏的过程。,It looks as though the coach is going to make
32、a substitution.教练看上去好像要换队员了。,【比较网站】replace/substitute,He replaced a broken window with a new one.他用新窗户代替了旧窗户。We substituted a red ball for blue to see if the baby would notice.我们用红皮球换下了蓝皮球，看这婴儿会不会发觉。,【完成句子】Water is not _wine. 水不是酒的适当代用品。Id like_ feta cheese _the American cheese. 我要用羊奶酪代替美国奶酪。,to sub
33、stitute for,a proper substitute for,6acknowledge vt.承认；感谢；告知收到；致意，对作 出反应 They acknowledged having been defeated at last. 最后，他们承认失败了。 Lina is acknowledged as the best tennisplayer in China. 李娜被公认为是中国最佳网球选手。 He refused to acknowledge that he was defeated. 他拒绝承认他被击败。,It is generally acknowledged that h
34、e has made great progress.大家都认为他已取得了很大进步。We must not fail to acknowledge his services to the town.我们必须感谢他对本市的贡献。I passed her in the street but she didnt even acknowledge me when I smiled.我在街上遇到她，可是当我向她微笑时，她却连招呼都没有向我打一个。,【完成句子】Mary _ with a pleasant letter. 玛丽致函感谢馈赠的礼物。I _her criticism is just. 我承认她的
35、批评是公正的。,acknowledge that,acknowledged the gift,_ your childs behaviors and emotions as they arise. 当孩子出现行为和情绪上的变化时，接受它们。_ the hotel offers a high standard of comfort and service. 普遍认为这家旅馆提供高标准的舒适享受和(优质)服务。,It is acknowledged that,Acknowledge,7occupy vt.占，占用；占据，占领；使忙碌，使从事 Reading occupies most of my
36、free time. 阅读占去了我大部分的闲暇时间。 I have been so occupied in doing business that I have had no time to take social activities. 我一直忙于经商无暇参加社交活动。 He occupied himself with routine business for the remainder of the morning. 他在上午剩下的那段时间里忙于处理一些日常工作。,Her time is fully occupied with her three children.她的时间全部用在她的三个
37、孩子身上了。,【翻译句子】He occupied himself with various research projects. _She is occupied in writing a novel. _Many troubles occupy his mind. _The enemy occupied the town. _,敌人占据了这个城镇。,他终日从事各种研究计划。,她忙于写小说。,许多烦恼盘据在他的心头。,【句型转换】He is busy in dealing with some important work.He is _ _ some important work.He is
38、_some important work.,occupied in dealing with,busy /occupied with,1keep it up继续下去；继续努力；坚持下去，加油 If only she could keep it up, she would break the world record. 只要她坚韧不拔，她就能打破世界记录。 Ive been working twelve hours a day, but，I shall not be able to keep it up. 我一直是每天工作12小时，不过我再也坚持不住了。 The first two or thr
39、ee days of a slimming diet are not difficult, but then I always find it hard to keep it up. 开始二三天的减肥饮食并不困难，不过我总发现难以坚持下去。,Nobody can entirely keep away from this competitive world.没有人能够完全远离这个竞争社会。Great trees keep down the little ones. 谚大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米。She has kept up physical training for several years w
40、ithout interruption.她多年来从未间断锻炼身体。Young girls like to keep up with the latest fashions.年轻女孩喜欢赶最新潮流。,介、副词填空We should keep _ the soaring prices.We must not keep _anything we know.He has some difficulties in his study, but with his classmates help he has kept _ the class.Keep it _！ Final victory is in s
41、ight.We should keep _ from cigarette and keep healthy.,away,down,back,up with,up,2fit in相处融洽，适应；顺应 Hes never done this type of work before; Im not sure how hell fit in. 他以前从未做过这种工作，我不知道他是否能适应。 He didnt fit in living in the city so that he came back to his little village. 他不适应生活在大城市，因此他回到了他的小山村。 Its
42、necessary for us to fit in with the times. 我们必须与时俱进。,If I gain any more weight, I shant be able to fit into my clothes.假如我的体重还要增加，我就穿不进我的衣服了。You may have the coat fit on before you buy it.你可以把大衣试穿一下再决定买不买。The road is no longer fit for heavy traffic, and will be finally graded down. 这条公路不适应繁忙的交通，最终会被降低级别。,
