Unit 4 Study Abroad
Key to Exercises
Opener
Suggested answers for reference
1. Between the 2006/07 academic year and the 2013/14 academic year, the number of Chinese students at US colleges grew from 67,723 to 274,439, making China the single largest country of origin for all international students in the US.
2. There are several reasons. For starters, Chinese families are better off now and can afford international study for their kids. Secondly, in this age of globalization, it’s natural for people to move from country to country seeking opportunities, including opportunities in a different education system. Thirdly, studying abroad is a way for countries to learn from each other. When Chinese students return from overseas, they can help develop China.
3. I’d like to study abroad. I’m curious about the outside world, want to pick up different perspectives, and broaden my mind. I’d like to draw on the best of the Chinese education system and the Western one.
Reading & Interacting
I. Understanding the Text
1. Text Organization
Name of the calssic
Theme of the classic
split babyParagraphs
Related events in author’s life
The Odyssey
Going home
1-6
1. She had left home because she wanted to understand better Western civilization and American society.
2. She missed home because studying humanities at Yale was
1) different from that in China, e.g. no correct answers to memorize, originality needed in class and for homework;
2) difficult for a foreign student, e.g. reading, listening and note-taking.
The Aeneid
Being torn between the past and the future
7-9
1. Her mother wanted her to take science like Chinese students traditionally did.
2. She wanted to study humanities and write better English.
2. Comprehension Check
2.1 Focusing on the main ideas
      I was admitted into a freshman program at Yale that required us to read up Western classics, comprehend them, analyze them and turn in papers with original ideas on them. Although this was my first year in an all-English environment, and sometimes I was tired of all the hard work, I yearned to understand Western society. I made up for my lack of preparation with diligence. I pulled all-nighters, I lingered after class to ask questions, I learned note-taking in English from my classmates, and I visited the writing tutor. As a result, as the year came to an end, I received A’s for all my papers.
2.2 Digging into detail
  1. No, there wasn’t. Because when she reached out for a human being, she grabbed a book instead.
2. Because it was like committing suicide to try to read up and understand Western canon
s in a year’s time.
3. Force students to read without being concerned about whether they are interested, willing or able to.
4. Because she had been used to the Chinese way of learning humanities, i.e., teachers giving out standard interpretations for students to memorize.
5. She would spend the night reading their works and trying to understand their ideas.
2.3 Understanding difficult sentences
  1. B    2. B    3. A    4. A    5. A
II. Focusing on Language in Context
1. Key Words & Expressions
1.1
  1. Which one is better, a secure job with a low pay or a job with a high pay but easy to lose?
2. News filtered through from Bombay last night of a city on strike and tourists stuck at the airport.
3. Suicide ranks as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. Globally, an estimated 700,000 people take their own lives annually.
4. A large product catalog is critical to a successful furniture store website. People who visit your website are looking for new furniture. You need to show it to them.
5. Some of the most provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from different fields around the world will gather at this summer program — to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer.
6. The guy tried to run away but the policeman caught him by grabbing the collar of his coat.
7. This dialogue window pops up in my game every five seconds! How do I disable it?
8. Life is like a journey with no known destination.
9. No one can finish all the tasks alone. Don’t hesitate to ask for help. We can all benefit from cooperation.
10. Manchester United, dubbed the Red Devils, is a top football team in England.
11. The police officer turned to the crowd and shouted, “Come on. You need to get out of here. No lingering around the crime scene.”
12. The flower show is so crowded that there is never an ideal spot for taking pictures no matter how you position yourself.
13. Our mutual friend John has got a rare ability to memorize facts and figures.
14. John stretched out an arm from bed to pick up his phone. Sleepily he asked, “Who is it?”
15. An advance team was sent to the UK to make preparations for President Xi Jinping’s visit.
1.2
  1. for instance     2. was flooded with   3. destined to   4. reluctant

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