Unit5 Unit5Educational exchanges exchangesReading.

Unit5Unit5Educational Educational exchangesexchanges

ReadingReading

A what do you know about …? Eric is talking about his

exchange visit to China. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

Chinese culture host family local school new friends

I stayed with a ______________host family

I visited a ________________local school

I made some _____________new friends

I learnt a lot about _____________Chinese culture

B Before you read Look at the pictures, the title and

the introduction to the article on page 67 . Then answer the question below .

1. Which country are the students from?

They will tour around Beijng with their host family.

2. Where do they study during their exchange visit ?

3. What will they probably do during their exchange visit ?

Xinhua Junior High School.

Woodpark School in London.

4.What do they think of the exchange?

Notes: 1. a group of 一组 A group of students will come to visit o

ur school. 有一组学生将会到我们学校参观。

•They think it is a fantastic experience.

a group of + 可数名词复数 A group of sheep ______coming

towards us .

有一群羊向我们走来。

are

2. at first 首先，开始 At first , I don’t like swimming . 开始我并不喜欢游泳。 反义词 ： at last 最后，终于

3. be glad to do sth 乐于做某事 He is very glad to do the job. 他很乐意做这份工作。 I am very glad to see you! 我很高兴见到你！

4. learn to do sth 学习做某事 This summer holiday, I want to le

arn to swim. 这个暑假，我想学会游泳。 He learnt to play computer games

when he was seven years old . 他七岁就学会了玩电脑游戏。

5. The students spend the weekdays studying with Chinese students .

spend + 时间 +doing sth 花多少时间做某事 I spend two hours reading every

morning.

spend + 金钱 +doing sth 花费多少钱去做某事 He spent two hundred yuan buyi

ng the books. 他花了两百块钱来买书了。

spend + 金钱、时间 +on sth 花费多少时间与金钱来做某事 e.g He spent two hundred yuan

on the books. Tom spends two hours on his h

omework every day!

spend + 时间、金钱 +doing sth spend + 时间、金钱 +on sth cost + 金钱 pay + 金钱 +for sth

The book cost me two hundred yuan.

这本书花了我两百元。I paid two hundred yuan for the book.

我为这本书付了两百元I spent two hundred yuan on the book

cost sb sth

Pay… for

spend .on sth

Spend…in doing

6. They tour around Beijing and visit places of interest with their host families.

他们环游北京并且和他们的主人参观了北京的名胜古迹。

tour around 环游 places of interest 名胜古迹

7. It has been a fantastic experience so far.

到目前为止，这已经是一次了不起的经历了。

so far 意为“到目前为止”一般用于完成时

e.g I have been to three different countries so far.

到目前为止，我已经去了三个不同的国家了。

8. We’ve also tried to paint some pictures ourselves!

我们自己也试图绘画。 try to do sth 试图，努力做某事 try doingh sth 尝试做某事

He tried to climb up the tree, but he could not.

他试图爬山那棵树，但不成。 I tried riding the horse, but I faile

d. 我试着骑马，但是我失败了。

9. They are teaching me a little Chinese. 他们在教我一点点中文。 teach sb sth . 教某人某事 My father teaches me some history know

ledge. teach sb how to do sth . He teaches me how to play chess. 他教我怎么样下棋！

10. I haven’t had much success yet, but I will keep trying.

我还没有多大的成功，但我会继续努力。

keep doing sth 坚持，继续做某事 He kept learning to swim. At last ,

he did it. 他坚持学游泳，最后，他学会了。

11. I plan to keep in touch with them when I return home.

在我回家后，我打算和他们保持联系。 plan to do sth 计划做某事 I plan to visit France this summer holid

ay. 这个暑假我打算去参观法国。

keep in touch with sb 与某人保持联系 He has left school for years, but he ke

eps touch with his teachers . 他已经离开学校很多年了，但是他和他的

老师还是保持联系。

12. We will see one another soon because they will come over to the UK for the second part of the exchange next month.

我们很快会彼此见面的因为下个月作为交流访问的第二部分，他们会来英国。

one another = each other 彼此 come over to 过来，从远方来

We will have a party tonight . Would you like to come over and have f

un? 我们今晚会有个派对，你想过来玩玩吗？

13. I can’t wait ! 我等不及啦！ can’t wait to do sth 等不及去做某事 I can’t wait to see the film ! 我等不及看这部电影了！

C Vocabulary C1 The words in italics explain the me

anings of some words on page 67. Find these words to complete the sentences

1. I am happy to meet you . I am __________we met.(line 7)

2. A person who is invited to stay at another person’s home is a ______________.(line 7)

glad

guest

3. Helen goes to school from Monday to Friday. She has classes on ____________.(line 11)

4. The cake was really excellent. It tasted _____________(line 16)

5. Bob has got good exam results. His parents are proud of his __________.(line 25)

weekdays

fantastic

success

C2 Complete the diary below with the words from the box.

already exchange introduce culture experience tour

Friday, 8 July Tomorrow I am going to take part in

an exchange programme in London. I will be there for two weeks. Over the two weeks , I hope to learn about British___________(1) and

culture

practise my English. I will be an ___________(2) student at a famous school in London. I am _________(3)a little nervous

because I don’t know anyone there.However, the British students are the same age as me, so i think we will become good friends.

exchange

already

They’ll ___________(4)me to many new things. I also plan to _______(5)

arourd London. The next two weeks should be a good __

__________(6) for me.

introducetour

experience

D comprehension D1 A reporter form a student

newspaper interviewed Sarah on campus. Read the article on page 67 and complete Sarah’s answers.

Reporter: Good morning. I am a reporter from a student newspaper. Can I ask you a few questions?

Sarah: Sure. Reporter: Why are you in Beijing? Sarah: (1)_______________________

Reporter: Which school do you come from?

Sarah: (2)_______________________

Because I am on an educational exchange.

I am from Woodpark school in London

Reporter: What do you and your classmates do in Beijing?

Sarah: We spend the weekdays (3)___________________________________________.

At the weekend, (4)_____________________________

________________________________.

studying Chinese with Chinese students

we tour around Beijing and visit places of interest with our host families

Reporter: That’s great. I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Beijing . Thank you and goodbye.

Sarah: You’re welcome. Bye

D2 Miss Wilson came to Beijing with the exchange students . Read the article again and complete her report below.

The educational exchange visit to Beijing went well last month. The host families were very friendly. They taught our students how to use (1)_______________. They also taught our students to speak (2)_________________________

chopsticks

a little Chinese

Our students enjoyed their studies at the school. They learnt a lot about Chinese culture and history. They learnt some t’ai chi. They also learnt (3)_______________.

The students made (4)__________________in Beijng.

Chinese painting

many new friends

They plan to keep in touch with them.

The Chinese studnets will come to our school for (5)

__________________________ next month. We need to get ready s

oon.

the second part of the exchange

D3 Why is an exchange visit educational and interesting?

Dicuss this with your classmates.

Thank you !