Unit 5. Higher education

Welcome to our English class!
Designed by Huong Vu
Picture guessing
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 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
(n) 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)
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
Campus (n)
Existence (n)
Fighting back tears
Blame (v)
Daunting (adj)
Scary (adj)
Challenging (adj)-challenge (v)
Academically (adv)
Socieally (adv)
While you read
Task 1: Scan the passage and put the right adjective to the right person
amazing, daunting, exciting, challenging, lonly, scary, free
Exciting, lonly,
free
Amazing, daunting,
scary
challenging
1. Sarah felt exciting because she had new friends.
She felt free because she didn’t have to ask her parents for
permission every time she wentout with friends.
She flelt lonley because she didn’t feel at home at college.
2. Ellen felt daunting and scary because
she wasn’t used to studying in a big school
3. Breden felt challenging because he had a chance
to use his creativity and knowledge to help society
1.Why did Sarah feel exciting, free and lonely?
2. Why did Ellen feel daunting and scary?
3. Why did Breden feel challenging?
Task 2: Scan the passage again and find out what each person likes or doesn’t like
Making new friends ou of her
parents’ control
No one noticed her existence
couldn’t get along well with
her roomate
Couldn’t get used to with such
a big school
Making lots of new friends,
enjoyed the academic year
because it was so challenging
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