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1、Unit5TravellingabroadPre-reading1Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyinginaforeigncountry?2YouaregoingtoreadamagazinearticleaboutaChinesestudentwhogoestostudyinEngland.WhatdoyouthinkshewillfinddifferentfromstudyingataChineseschool/university?Whatdoyouthinkshemigh
2、tfinddifficult?ReadingKEEPITUP,XIELEIChinesestudentfittinginwellSixmonthsagoXieLeisaidgoodbyetoherfamilyandfriendsinChinaandboardedaplaneforLondon.Itwasthefirsttimeshehadeverleftherhomecountry.“IwasveryexcitedbecauseIhaddreamedofthisdayforsolong.ButIwasalsoverynervousbe
3、causeIdidn’tknowwhattoexpect,”XieLeitoldmewhenImetherinthestudentcafeteriabetweenlectures.XieLei,whois21yearsold,hascometoouruniversitytocompleteabusinessqualification.Sheishalfwaythroughthepreparationyearwhichmostforeignstudentscompletebeforeenteringadegreecourse.XieLe
4、ihighlyrecommendsthecourse.“Thepreparationcourseismostbeneficial,”shesaid.“StudyinghereisquitedifferentfromstudyinginChinaandyouneedsomepreparationfirst,eitherhereorinChina.”“It’snotjuststudythat’sdifficult.Youhavetogetusedtoawholenewwayoflife,whichcantakeupallyourconce
5、ntrationinthebeginning,”explainedXieLei,whohadlivedinthesamecityinChinaallherlife.Shetoldmethatshehadhadtolearnalmosteverythingagain.“SometimesIfeltlikeachild,”shesaid.“Ihadtolearnhowtousethephone,howtopayonthebus,andhowtoaskashopkeeperforthingsIdidn’tknowtheEnglishfor.
6、WhenIgotlostandhadtoaskapasser-byfordirections.Ididn’talwaysunderstand.Theydon’ttalkliketheydoonourlisteningtapes,”shesaid,laughing.XieLeiliveswithahostfamilywhogiveherlotsofgoodadvice.Althoughsomeforeignstudentsliveinstudentaccommodationorapartmentswithotherstudents,so
7、mechoosetoboardwithEnglishfamilies.Livingwithhostfamilies,someofwhichhavechildrenwhoarealsoatuniversity,givesstudentstheopportunitytolearnmoreabouteverydaylifeandcustomsintheirnewcountry.“WhenIhearanexpressionthatIdon’tunderstandorsomeonedoessomethingthatseemsstrangetom
8、e,Icanaskmyhostfamilyforhelp,”explainsXieLei.“Also,whenImissmyfamily,it’sagreatcomforttohaveasubstitutefamilyt
