Unit 5. Higher education

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Nguyen Duc Canh High School
Unit 5: Higher Education
Part A: Reading
Hanoi National University
Foreign Trade University
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Hanoi Architectural University
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(?). What kind of feelings did Sarah, Ellen and Brenden have
in their first year in university?
amazing, daunting, exciting, challenging, lonely, scary, free
lonely, exciting, free
amazing, daunting, scary
challenging

While-reading

Task 1. Match each of the word in column A with a suitable definition in column B:
At first, college was daunting. I graduated from a small school.

After seeing the same people over and over for many years, it

was amazing, but a little scary, to be in a place where it seemed

like I never saw the same person twice.
/ˈskɛːri/
At first, college was daunting. I graduated from a small school.

After seeing the same people over and over for many years, it

was amazing, but a little scary, to be in a place where it seemed

like I never saw the same person twice.
/ˈdɔːntiŋ/
The campus of Hanoi University of Science and Technology
My roommate left the window open all the time, even when it

was 10 degrees Celsius out, and went to bed at 10 every night.

When she got sick after midterms, she blamed my typing and

having a light on while she was trying to sleep.
/bleɪmd/
Task 2. Put a tick to find out who …
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1. What did Sarah do on the first weekend?
- She went out with her new friends, walking around campus.
2. Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the party?
- Because at the party everyone was busy playing some game and no one seemed to notice her.
3. What did Ellen’s roommate blame her for?
- Her roommate blamed Ellen for making her sick.
4. What does the social calendar of the colleges provide Brenden?
- It provides him plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers and many of them have come his best friend.
Task 3. Read the text again, then answer the questions:
Post-reading
What problem do you think you may have in your first year at university?

2. How do you solve it?
Homework
Do Task 1 – P. 54
Prepare Part B: Speaking