Unit 1. A visit from a pen pal

UNIT 1
A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

Period 2:
Monday, September 10th, 2007

Monday, September 10th, 2007
Period 2:


a) Nga is talking to Maryam. They are waiting for Lan outside her school. Put their dialogue in the correct order and copy it into your exercise book. Then practice with your partner. Start like this:
Period 2:

1. Hello. You must be Maryam.
2. Do you live in a city, too?
3. No. Is it very different from Hanoi?
4. Yes, I am. Are you enjoying your stay in Viet Nam?
5. Pleased to meet you. Let me introduce myself. I’m Nga.
6. I see. Oh! Here’s Lan. Let’s go.


a. The two cities are the same in some ways.
b. Pleased to meet you, Nga. Are you one of Lan’s classmates?
c. That’s right, I am.
d. Oh yes, very much. Vietnamese people are very friendly and Hanoi is a very interesting city.
e. Yes. I live in Kuala Lumpur. Have you been there?
Monday, September 10th, 2007
Period 2:
b)Now you are talking to Maryam’s friends. Instruduce yourself. Make similar dialogues. Take turns to be one of Maryam’s friends
Yoko from tokyo, japan ( a busy big capital city )
Like Vietnamese people
Love old cities in Viet Nam


Paul from Liverpool. England( and industrial city, north of England)
Love the people, the food and the beaches in Viet Nam
Jane from a small town in perth, Australia ( a quite small town)
Love the temples and churches in Viet Nam
Love ao dai, Vietnamese food, especially nem
1. Guessing meaning from the context.
IV. Read
f. công nghệ,kỹ thuật
bằng cấp,học vị
e. sự lo âu
A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA. All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university’s computers. Without leaving their computers, users can send messages and receive information through telephone lines. However, this means that each student must have access to a computer, and many universities are making this a requirement for freshmen. College campuses now have computer jacks in every part of the university. Study is no longer restricted to just one location.
Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as traditional ones in school or colleges. The difference that over 20 million people may have access to them. If students want to discuss math at 3 a. m, it’s not a problem. They post messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about the same topic.
Technology now means students can get a degree without being on campus. There are people who are skeptical about this new method of education, but their concerns have had little impact.
IV. Read
1. Guessing meaning from the context.
c
a
b
IV. Read
f. công nghệ,kỹ thuật
bằng cấp,học vị
e. sự lo âu
f
d
e
A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA. All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university’s computers. Without leaving their computers, users can send messages and receive information through telephone lines. However, this means that each student must have access to a computer, and many universities are making this a requirement for freshmen. College campuses now have computer jacks in every part of the university. Study is no longer restricted to just one location.
Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as traditional ones in school or colleges. The difference that over 20 million people may have access to them. If students want to discuss math at 3 a. m, it’s not a problem. They post messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about the same topic.
Technology now means students can get a degree without being on campus. There are people who are skeptical about this new method of education, but their concerns have had little impact.
IV. Read

2. True or False? Check the boxes.
a. There is a new university without a library in the USA recently.
T
F
b. Users can send and receive messages by using computers
c. First-year students in many universities are required to have access to a computer.
d. Students have to go to computer room to connect their Computer to the computer jacks.
e. Computer bulletin boards are the same as the traditional ones.
f. Not all people think positively about the new method of study off campus.
I. Vocabulary:
II. Matching
III. Open prediction
IV. Read
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
A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA. All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university’s computers. Without leaving their computers, users can send messages and receive information through telephone lines. However, this means that each student must have access to a computer, and many universities are making this a requirement for freshmen. College campuses now have computer jacks in every part of the university. Study is no longer restricted to just one location.
Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as traditional ones in school or colleges. The difference that over 20 million people may have access to them. If students want to discuss math at 3 a. m, it’s not a problem. They post messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about the same topic.
Technology now means students can get a degree without being on campus. There are people who are skeptical about this new method of education, but their concerns have had little impact.
IV. Read

2. True or false? Check the boxes.
a. There is a new university without a library in the USA recently.
T
F
b. Users can send and receive messages by using computers
c. First-year students in many universities are required to have access to a computer.
d. Students have to go to computer room to connect their Computer to the computer jacks.
e. Computer bulletin boards are the same as the traditional ones.
f. Not all people think positively about the new method of study off campus.
I. Vocabulary:
II. Matching
III. Open prediction
IV. Read
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2. True or false? Check the boxes.
I. Vocabulary:
II. Matching
III. Open prediction
IV. Read
3. Answer.
What makes the new university different from the others?
What type of information is available through the computer?
What type of equipment is necessary for first- year students?
What is the difference between a traditional bulletin board and the one on the internet?
Would you like to complete a college degree from home? Why/ Why not?
1. Guessing meaning from the context.
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Answer key
a) It has no library. All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university’s computers
b) All the information normally found in a library or messages normally found on a bulletin board.
c) A computer and a telephone( line).
d) With a bulletin board on the internet, a great number of people( over 20 million) can get access to the bulletin and exchange information quickly.



IV.Read: 1. Guessing meaning from the context.
2.True or false? Check the boxes.
3.Answer.
4. Grammar:
Comparision of present perfect and past simple.
Look at these two sentences:

A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA.

b. All the information normally found in the university is now stored in the

university’s computers
5. Mapped dialogue.
He has lived in Ha Noi for 10 years.
He lived in London 2 years ago.

A
B
5.Mapped dialogue
Do you think computer _______ boards are convenient?
I _____ _____ ____ ___ because they help many people access to them at the same time.
Yes, but on the other hand I am still ________ about them.
You are_______.
Have you ever posted messages on the bulletin ______ ?
Yes, ___ _______ .
When did you _____ ?
I posted a message last ________
What for?
To _______ the class meeting to prepare for May Day.
bulletin
skeptical
you
don’t
agree
board
inform
Monday
have
I
right
with
post
Friday, April 27th, 2007

Period 95:
freshman(n) =
first-year student at university/college
bulletin board (n) =
notice board(n)
impact (n):
sự tác động,sự ảnh hưởng
skeptical(adj):
hoài nghi, nghi ngờ
skeptical about:
nghi ngờ về
jack(n) =
socket(n)
1. Guessing meaning from the context.
c
a
b
IV. Read
f. công nghệ,kỹ thuật
bằng cấp,học vị
e. sự lo âu
f
d
e

1. True or false? Check the boxes.
a. There is a new university without a library in the USA recently.
T
F
b. Users can send and receive messages by using computers
c. First-year students in many universities are required to have access to a computer.
d. Students have to go to computer room to connect their Computer to the computer jacks.
e. Computer bulletin boards are the same as the traditional ones.
f. Not all people think positively about the new method of study off campus.
I. Vocabulary:
II. Matching
III. Open prediction
IV. Read






2. True or false? Check the boxes.
I. Vocabulary:
II. Matching
III. Open prediction
IV. Read
3. Answer.
What makes the new university different from the others?
What type of information is available through the computer?
What type of equipment is necessary for first- year students?
What is the difference between a traditional bulletin board and the one on the internet?
Would you like to complete a college degree from home? Why/ Why not?
1. Guessing meaning from the context.


.




Answer key
a) It has no library. All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university’s computers
b) All the information normally found in a library or messages normally found on a bulletin board.
c) A computer and a telephone( line).
d) With a bulletin board on the internet, a great number of people( over 20 million) can get access to the bulletin and exchange information quickly.



IV.Read: 1. Guessing meaning from the context.
2.True or false? Check the boxes.
3.Answer.
4. Grammar:
Comparision of present perfect and past simple.
Look at these two sentences:

A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA.

b. All the information normally found in the university is now stored in the

university’s computers
5. Mapped dialogue.
He has lived in Ha Noi for 10 years.
He lived in London 2 years ago.

A
B
5.Mapped dialogue
Do you think computer _______ boards are convenient?
I _____ _____ ____ ___ because they help many people access to them at the same time.
Yes, but on the other hand I am still ________about them.
You are_______.
Have you ever posted messages on the bulletin ______?
Yes, ___ ____ .
When did you _____ ?
I posted a message last ________.
What for?
To ______ the class meeting to prepare for May Day.
bulletin
skeptical
you
don’t
agree
board
inform
Monday
have
I
right
with
post

Learn by heart all the new words. Practice reading the text.
Do True or False exercise again and copy into your notebook.
Answer all the questions again then rewrite them to make the summary.
Do exercises given in the workbook. Exersice 6 page 94.


Exercise 6 page 94.
Write the sentences, putting the verbs in the present perfect or past simple.
a) We………..( build) that room in October. It ………..( be) in use for 5 months.
Example:
We …….. that room in October. It ……….….. in use for 5 months.
b) Quyen…………(become) a famous young writer a few years ago. She ………( write) many stories for students of her age.
c) You …….. ( be) to the Disneyland? I’m glad that I…..…(have) a chance to go there last year.
d) Loc …… (never use) his computer even though ……… (buy) it a year ago.
e) I……( not see) you for ages! -No, it’s just 2 weeks since we last …….(meet).
f) I…… (heard) a lot about Liz Robinson but I have never …. (see) nor……(talk) to her.
built
has been