Unit 5. Higher education

Welcome to our class!



WARM-UP
Finger letters: look at the teacher’s fingers.
to guess the letter then say out the word with
those letters.
Key word: SCHOOL
What school is this?
Tan ky Upper Secondary School
GO TO
UNIVERSITY or COLLEGE

What will you do after you finish
upper secondary school?
What for?
TO GET HIGHER EDUCATION
Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
LESSON A:READING



PRE-READING
Give the English names of the following
universities in Vietnam.
VINH UNIVERSITY
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KHOA HỌC TỰ NHIÊN HÀ NỘI
HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCE
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KIẾN TRÚC HÀ NỘI
HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE
HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
HUE UNIVERSITY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
Sad, exciting, deep, dangerous, sunny,
surprising,ugly, lonely, free, happy, hot,
old, intelligent, scared, wooden, dispointing
- Which university would you like to go to?
How do you think about the university life?
Which of the following adjectives are used to
describe the first impressions at university?
-> First impressions of university life.



PRE-READING
VOCABULARY

Campus (n)[ `kæmpəs] :
khuôn viên (của các trường đại học, cao đẳng)

mate (n)[meit] :
friend (n)
scary (a)[`skeəri]:
frightened
Challenge (v) [`t∫ælindʒ] : test somebody’s ability and skills, especially in an interesting way.

blame ( v ) [bleim]: to say that someone is responsible for something bad.

daunting (a) [`dɔ:ntiη]: something that makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
( thử thách )
(trách, đổ lỗi)
(nản chí)
* Amazing (a)
[ə`meiziη] : surprising: làm kinh ngạc, làm sửng sốt
Vocabulary
campus (n ) [ `kæmpəs] : khuôn viên
mate (n) [meit ]: friend
scary (a) [`skeəri]: sợ hãi
challenge (v) [`t∫ælindʒ ]: thử thách
blame (v) [bleim]: khiển trách, đổ lỗi
daunting (a) [`dɔ:ntiη]: nản lòng
amazing (a) [ə`meiziη]: kinh ngạc


Checking: gap- fill ( Task 1 ) Complete the sentences, using the right forms of the words on the left
campus (n )
amazing (a)
scary (a)
challenge (v)
blame (v)
daunting (a)
The new library was built in the centre of the _____.
They_____the rise in oil prices for the big increase in flation.
That’s the ______ story I’ve ever heard.
4.Intelligent boys do something if it really __________ them.
5. The new car goes at an _____ speed.
scariest
campus
challenges
amazing
blame



WHILE-READING
TASK 2: Find out WHO:
Sarah(S), Ellen(E) or Brenden(B)
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.

(S)
(E)
(E)
(B)
(S)
(B)
Task 3: Answer the following questions.Work in pairs.
1 What did Sarah do on the first weekend?
2 Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the party?
3 What problems did Ellen have with her roommate?
4 What did Brenden think about his first year at college?
5 What does the social calendar of the college provide him?
Task 3: Answer the questions.
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 roommate to a party. The people 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.
1.What did Sarah do on the first weekend ?


2.Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the party ?
 She went out with her friends, walking around the campus
Because when she came to the party , the people at the party
were busy playing some games and no one seemed to notice her existence
Ellen

My room mate left the window open all the time, even when it was
10degrees 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 amazing, but a little scary, to be in place where it seemed like I
never saw the same person twice.

3.What problems did Ellen have with her roommate?
Ellen’s roommate blamed her typing and having a light on while she was trying to sleep
Brenden
The first year at college was probably the best and most challenging
year of my life. Acadecically, I enjoyed it thoroughly . Taking part in the
advanced Engineering project gave me a chance to use my creativity
and knowledge to help society.
Socially, I made lots of new friends both through engineering and
living at St John’s College on campus. The social calendar of the
colleges provides plenty of opportunities to meet non- engineering
students as well as other engineers, many of whom have become my
best mates.
4. What did Brenden think about his first year at college?


5. What does the social calendar of the colleges provide him?
The first year at college was probably the best and most
challenging year of his life.
The social calender of the colleges provides him with plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers.



POST-READING
First impressions of
University life
SUMMARY:
ROLE PLAY:
An expert of university education, Ms Chau,
comes to visit our class.You can ask the expert
if you have any questions.
Questions for the expert:
1- How do students often to feel when they leave home for their first year study at university?
-> They often feel excited( because they have chance to meet many people & make lots of new friends) & they may also feel homesick.
2- What problems do students may have when starting a new life at university?
-> They may have problems with roommates.
3- How do students solve those problems?
-> They have to discuss the problems frankly & agree some rules.
4- Why is higher education necessary?
-> Because: + it is the key to open the doors of offices in the world of work.
+ People feel more confident with a university degree.
+ We can contribute more to our country.
THE END