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Prepare for an overseas trip
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• Information about the destination
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1.Destination
• Information about the destination
2.Accommodation
3.Transportation
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Prepare for an overseas trip
1.Destination
• Information about the destination
2.Accommodation
3.Transportation
4.Budget
Prepare for an overseas trip
budget
What’s the “budget”?
= ________ planfinancial
food
accommodation
transport fares
entry fees
souvenirs
telephone calls
1.Destination
• Information about the destination
2.Accommodation
3.Transportation
4.Budget
5.Baggage
Prepare for an overseas trip
1.Take your visa and passport;
2.Take enough money;
3.Take a dictionary if necessary;
4.Some books about the new country;
5.Take a tourist map and a map of the country;
6.Take a camera;
7.Take some medicine;
About your baggage
Culture Shock
Cash or Credit Card
1.Destination
• Information about the destination
2.Accommodation
3.Transportation
4.Budget
5.Baggage
6.Companion
Prepare for an overseas trip
Cheerful company shortens the miles. 旅有好旅伴 , 不觉行程远
You will probably have your pocket picked. To prevent this:Don’t keep all your money in the same place.If possible carry one credit card so you can get cash in an emergency.
Change planes without a transit card.
Be careful to notice what other passengers are doing and ask someone if you don’t understand.
Tom’s problem:
How to avoid it:
A transit card is needed when you _________ ____________. You should show the transit card before you ______________.
be occupied trying to work out…
another flightboard the plane
change to
身份证
护照
登机证
托运的行李
随身行李
行李牌
ID card
Passport
Boarding Card (Pass)
Checked baggage
Carry-on baggage
Baggage Tag
Try to work out Airport English
货币兑换处旅馆预订贵宾室候机室免税店登机口行李领取处出租车乘车点长途汽车乘车点退税处登机手续办理
Currency Exchange
Hotel Reservation
V. I. P. Room
Departure Lounge
Duty-free Shop Departure Gate
Luggage (Baggage) Claim
Taxi Pick-up Point
Coach Pick-up Point
Tax-free Refund
Check-in
Airport Signs
What do you do while checking-in?
1.Hand over any baggage you do not wish to carry-on to the aircraft.
2.Tell your seating preferences, a window or aisle seat.
3.Receive a boarding card and your baggage tag.
Check-in: the first procedure
Check-in before the departure of a flight. This duration spans from 30 minutes to over 2 hours depending on the destination and airline.
Get your airline ticket, passport, ID card and check-in luggage ready and wait in a queue.
Make sure your check-in luggage is not over the weight limit and does not contain any banned items.
Tips on quick check-in
3.Sally counted out how many she needed and put them in the same bottle.
4.Sally did have a doctor’s letter explaining about the pills.
5.The experience put much stress on Sally.
Sally’s problem:1.Sally took some medicine with
her during her flight.
2.She was stopped and had her bag examined by a police officer.
I didn’t get to my hotel till after midnight and I was very stressed.
1.Never _____ the chickens before they are hatched.
2.The stars in the sky are _________.
3.Air, water and money in English are all ___________ nouns.
4.Every second ______ when there is an emergency.
5.These pills are available over the _______.
count, uncountable/countable, countless, counter
count
countless
uncountable
counts
counter
She was stopped at the customs for carrying medicine without the doctor’s perscription.
She should have put the pills in the original bottle with her name and the doctor’s name on it
Sally’s problem:
It was ______ to have medicine without a doctor’s permission.
illegal
How to avoid it:
Restrictions on luggage
1.Sarah’s check-in luggage weighs 50kg.
2.There are some fireworks in David’s luggage.
3.John’s carry-on luggage contains keys.
4.Jenny’s luggage carries some sea food.
5.Rose puts shampoo and perfume in the carry-on luggage.
××
√×
×
check-in/ carry-on
First class cabin 40kg
Business class 30kg
Economy class; Tourist class 20kg
He should have told someone where he was going and when he would be back.
Paul’s problem:
How to avoid it:
The __________ was so beautiful that I _______ to go for a walk. When walking alone along a river bank, I suddenly ______, fell and had my ankle badly hurt. No one would know where to look for me because ________________________________.Two hours later, a boy who came ____ lifted me onto his _____ and took me back to the village.
countryside decided
slipped
I didn’t tell anyone where I was going past
horse
Someone spat on her and two men blocked her way when she went sightseeing in shorts and T-shirt.
Donna’s problem:
The people in the religious town didn’t _________ women walking around in clothes that didn’t cover them properly.
Last of all, the chief editor read it and ________ it.
approve of
approved
Place:
Time:
Event:
a very religious town
a very hot day
• Do as the Romans do.
• Every country has its customs.
• Custom makes all things easy.
She should have found out local customs and follow them.
How to avoid it:
Some Proverbs
乡有乡俗
出国游转机分发忙于…登机转机卡海关人员啐了…一口被…拦截赞成…
Useful expressions
overseas trip
change to another flight
hand out = distribute
be occupied doing / with…
board the plane
transit card
customs officer
spit on/ at (spit spat spat)
be blocked by…
approve of…
Do you want to go abroad for a further study?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a foreign country?
Advantages Disadvantageshelp us to be independent
would be easier to learn a standard foreign language
easier to learn advanced knowledge and technology
difficult to communicate with others
will cost a lot of money
may be tiring to live in a new country
learn a lot about local customs and broaden our views
fun to live in a new country
relaxing have many new experiences
must look after oneself
culture shock
feel lonely
Keep it up, Xie LeiChinese student fitting in well
keep it up:
fit in (with):
与时俱进:
continue doing or trying
get along (with); be in a suitable relation (with)
fit in with the times
再接再厉!
中国学生适应能力强
1.Xie Lei has been in London for six months.
2.XL felt both excited and nervous when she left China.
3.XL didn’t think much of the preparation course.
4.The way local people talk is the same as the way they do on her listening tapes.
5.XL thinks of her host family as her home where she can find comfort.
6.XL got an E for her essay because she didn’t study hard.
7.XL was tired of social activities and wanted to study more.
Where
Why
What
London
to complete a business qualification
is halfway through the preparation year
= certificate
do the preparation course
Pare. 1-2:
Xie Lei highly recommends the course.
The preparation course is most beneficial.
•The preparation course is _____________.
•The preparation course _______ us a lot.
•We will greatly ___________ the preparation course.
of great benefit
benefits
benefit from
Pare. 3-4:She fits in well with ____;
__________ helps her fit in well.
life
Host family
You have to get used to a whole new way of life.
Homestay
live with a host family
board with English families
What kind of living ways will you choose?
A. Live A. Live with other with other studentsstudents
B. HomestayB. Homestay(with a host fa(with a host fa
mily)mily)
1.1. to have the opportunity to to have the opportunity to learn about the new culturelearn about the new culture
2.2. to get adviceto get advice
3.3. to have a to have a substitutesubstitute family to family to be with.be with.
substitute = sth/ sb that does the job of another for a period of time
get an Ewas numb with shock
She fits in well with _____;
________ helps her fit in well.
Pare. 5:
study
Her tutor
• a preparation course
to help her to ___ ___ __ to Western ________ ___________;
get used to academicrequirements
•writing an essay
Xie Lei’s way•find…on the Internet
•make a summary of…
Tutor’s requirements
•couldn’t write …without acknowledging…
•Your own opinion is the most important
Differences
How does Xie Lei try to get used to the new social life in England?A.She tried to avoid rising a feeling of homesick.
B.She tries to join in a few university clubs to share more social activities and meet some people she had much in common with.
C.She tries to put her heart into her preparation for her courses.
D.She tries to protect herself from the strange environment and does nothing to make herself familiar with the culture.
Pare. 6:
Topic sentence of Paragraph 6
A. XL feels much more at home in England now.
B. XL has been too occupied to have time for social activities.
C. XL is going to join some clubs to achieve more.
The newspaper article is published to _______.
A.make Xie Lei well known to the students
B.keep Xie Lei up and cheer her on
C.recommend some ways to fit in well while studying abroad
D.wish Xie Lei all the best with her new enterprise
He was recommended as manager of the state-run enterprise.Our head teacher has great enterprise.
She deserves to succeed.
One Good Turn Deserves Another
Good work deserves ___________.
You’ve been working all morning---you deserve __________________.
You’ve been working hard throughout the academic year. You ___________________.
good pay
(to have) a good rest
success.
deserve a high mark
Xie Lei _______ a plane for London six months ago to complete a business ___________. She is now halfway through the __________ year. At the beginning, she had to learn almost everything again. She lives with a ____ family, which gives her the __________ to learn more about everyday life and _______ in her new country. She wrote her first _____ to her ____, but she only got an E. Now she has _________ the life and she feels much more __ _____ and is going to join a few university _____ in order to have a _______ between study and a social life. We wish Xie lei all the best with her _________. Keep it up ! Xie Lei.
boarded
preparation
hostopportunitycustoms
essay
at clubs balance
qualification
tutor
home
enterprise
got used to
•keep it up
•fit in (with…)
•board a plane
•business qualification
•a degree course
•preparation course
•highly recommend
• 再接再厉• 适应• 登机• 工商管理资格证书• 学位课程• 预科课程• 极力推荐
•占据你所有的注意力•房东•路人•寄宿在…家里•学业标准•近似于;有点像•在他看来
•take up all your concentration
•host family
•passer-by
•board with…
•academic requirement
•sort of
•as far as he is concerned