Unit 5. Higher education

Welcome to our English class!
Designed by Huong Vu
Picture guessing
What is the name of this university?
1. It’s one of the most famous university in the world
2. It’s also the oldest printer and publisher in the world
3. It’s one of the two oldest and famous universities in Great Britain
4. Its name begins with letter C
The University of Cambridge
Unit 5
Higher Education
Part A: Reading
before you read
Read: Three students talk about their first impressions of university life
Sarah
On the first weekend I went out with my new friends, walking around campus. It was exciting, thinking how I was at college, meeting people who could become good friends of mine. The most exciting thing was that I didn’t have to explain to my parents where I was going, who with, or what time I’d be home!
On Saturday night. I followed my roomate to a party. The peope at the party were busy playing some game, and no one seemed to notice my existence. I suddenly felt so lonely. Fighting back tears, I ran back to my room, thinking I would never feel at home at college.
Ellen
My roomate 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.
At first, college was a little daunting. I graduated from a small school. After seeing the same people over and over for many years, It was a mazing, but a little scary, to be in a place where it seemed like I never saw the same person twice
Breden
The first year at cpllege was probably the best and most challenging year of my life. Academically, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Taking part in the Advanced Enginering project gave me a chance to use my creativity and knowledge to help society
Socieally, I made lots of new friends both through enginering and living at St John’s College on campus. The social calendar of the colleges provides plenty of opportunities to meet non-enginering students as well as other engineers, many of whom have become my best mates.
(n) Khuôn viên trường Đại học
(n) Sự tồn tại
(np) Ngăn khỏi khóc
(adj) Nản lòng, chán nản
Blame (v)- Đổ lỗi
(adj) Sợ hãi
Challenge (v) -Thử thách
(adv) Về việc học
(adv) Về giao tiếp (xã hội)
= friend bạn
Checking new words
Khuôn viên trường ĐH
Sự tồn tại
Ngăn chặn khỏi khóc
Đổ lỗi
Chán nản
Sợ hãi
Thử thách

Về việc học
Về giao tiếp
= Friend
Campus (n)
Existence (n)
Fighting back tears
Blame (v)
Daunting (adj)
Scary (adj)
Challenging (adj)-challenge (v)
Academically (adv)
Socieally (adv)
Mate (n)
While you read
Task 1: Scan the passage and put the right adjective to the right person
amazing, daunting, exciting, challenging, lonely, scary, free
Exciting, lonly,
free
Amazing, daunting,
scary
challenging
Task 2: Scan the passage to find out who
a. ________ attended the party on the first weekend at college.
b. ________ didn’t get on very well with the roommate.
c. ________ was not used to meeting different people every day at college.
d. _______ liked having a chance to be creative.
e. ________ was very excited about going to college
f. ________ enjoyed the first year at college.
Sarah
Ellen
Ellen
Brenden
Sarah
Brenden
Lucky flowers
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A GAME: LUCKY flowers
1. On the first weekend Sarah ________.
A. went out with her new friends.
B. walked around campus.
C. went out with her roommate to a party.
D. All are correct.
D
A GAME: LUCKY flowers
2. Sarah felt so lonely at the party______.
A. because she didn’t see any one.
B. because she couldn`t dance.
C. because no one paid attention to her existance.
D. because they were busy eating.
C
A GAME: LUCKY flowers
3. CONGRATULATION !
You have chosen a LUCKY flower
A GAME: LUCKY flowers
4. Ellen didn’t get along well with her roommate because.................
A. her roommate let the windows open all the time.
B. her roommate went to bed at 10 evey night.
C. her roommate blamed Ellen’s typing and having a light on while she was trying to sleep.
D. All are correct.
D
A GAME: LUCKY flowers
5. Breden thought that his first year at college____.
A. was the best and most challeging year of his life.
B. was the boring time of his life.
C. gave him a chance to use his creativity and knowledge to help society.
D. A, C are correct.
D
A GAME: LUCKY flowers
6. CONGRATULATION !
You have chosen a LUCKY flower

A GAME: LUCKY flowers
7. The social calendar of the colleges provides him________.
A. plenty of time to make new friends.
B. plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers.
C. plenty of time to play sports
D. plenty of chance to go sightseeing.
B
A GAME: LUCKY flowers
8. CONGRATULATION !
You have chosen a LUCKY flower
After you read

1. That’s the …………. story I’ve ever heard
2. The new library was built in the centre of ……………..
3. Intelligent boys like to study something if it really ……………. them.
4. A………….. of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
5. She has a …………… task of cooking for 20 people every day
6. She doesn’t ………………. anyone for her father’s death



Task 3: Gap-filling
campus
daunting
blame
challenges
scariest
mate
Do task 1,2,3 at home
Prepare speaking.
Homework