Unit 4: Higher education

Date: 10 / 10 / 2008
Period: 27

UNIT 4: HIGHER EDUCATION
LESSON: LISTENING
GAME: Vocabulary checking
1. Why didn’t you ……….the burglary to the police?
A. tell B. admit C. notify
2. It may take a few weeks for your application to be…………………
A. dealt B. processed C. admitted
3. It seems difficult to………….who will be admitted.
A. submit B. predict C. certify
4. The new school………..only two hundred students.
A. allows B. is accepted C. admits
5. Her behavior is …………… No one knows what she’s going to do.
A. unpredictable B. admissible C. predictable
6. The document that……….your birthday is called a birth certificate.
A. notifies B. certifies C. processes
7. He was asked to write a(n)………….to return to his home country after completing the course.
A. certification B. affidavit C. application
8. We are supposed to……………..the research paper to the teacher by the end of the month.
A. process B. notify C. submit
Game: Vocabulary checking
1. Why didn’t you ……….the burglary to the police?
C. notify
2. It may take a few weeks for your application to be…………………
B. processed
3. It seems difficult to………….who will be admitted.

B. predict

4. The new school………..only two hundred students.

C. admits
5. Her behavior is …………… No one knows what she’s going to do.

A. unpredictable
6. The document that……….your birthday is called a birth certificate.

B. certifies
7. He was asked to write a(n)………….to return to his home country after completing the course.

B. affidavit
8. We are supposed to……………..the research paper to the teacher by the end of the month.

C. submit
I. New words:
Oriental (adj.): thuoäc veà phöông ñoâng
major (n): chuyeân ngaønh
Ex: What is your major?
major in sth (v): hoïc chuyeân ngaønh
Ex: I plan to major in English.
dorm (n) = dormitory: kyù tuùc xaù
lab (n) = laboratory: phoøng thí nghieäm

II. Practice:
Task a: Listen to a conversation between Lam (a Vietnamese student) and Keiko (A Japanese student) on Campus and complete the sentences.
Keiko is a …………..
She …………from Tokyo, Japan.
She majors in……………..
She hopes ………..into the dorm next week.
She is asking for ………..to the International Student office.
Lam is a Vietnamese student. He comes from………….
He majors in……………….
He isn’t living in the dorm. He stays at …………………………

ANSWER:
2. She . ……..from Kyoto, Japan.

3. She majors in…………..

1. Keiko is a …………..

4. She hopes…………..into the dorm next week.

Japanese

comes
Vietnamese and Oriental Studies
to move
5. She is asking for …………..to the International Student Office.

6. Lam is a Vietnamese student. He comes from…………..

engineering
8. He isn’t living in the dorm. He stays at …………..

the way
Danang, a city in central Viet Nam
7. He majors in …………..

his uncle’s on the other side of this city
Task b: Answer the questions
Who majors in architecture?
Who majors in chemistry?
Who needs to find an apartment?
Who is trying to find a part-time job?
Who is learning photography?
Who will visit some national parks next weekend?
Who is working harder this semester?
Who is enjoying life more?

Answers:
1. Who majors in architecture?

Linda majors in chemistry.
3.Who needs to find an apartment?
Linda needs to find an apartment.
4. Who is trying to find a part-time job?

Linda is trying to find a part-time job.
Mark majors in architecture.
2. Who majors in chemistry?
Mark will visit some national parks next weekend.

7. Who is working harder this semester?

5. Who is learning photography?

Mark is learning photography.
6. Who will visit some national parks next weekend?
Linda is working hard this semester.
8. Who is enjoying life more?

Mark is enjoying life more.
Task c: Talk about Keiko, Mark or Linda, using the information in the listening text.
Expected answer:
Keiko comes from Tokyo, Japan. She is in Viet Nam to study Vietnamese and Oriental studies. She is now staying in a small hotel, but she hopes to move into the dorm this weekend.




Mark is a student majoring in architecture, but he is not studying much this semester. He is on a soccer team and is taking a course in photography. Next weekend, he’ll visit some national parks.



Linda is a student majoring in chemistry. Now, she needs to find an apartment and a part-time job. She is working harder this semester because she is finishing basic chemistry.
III. Homework
Learn new words by heart.
Write sentences saying what you will major in at universities or college.
Prepare unit 4: Speaking