Unit 5. Higher education

WARM – UP
Do you know Dong Thap University?
Do you like to study at Dong Thap University? Why?
After graduating high school, what will you do?
What university do you want to study? Why or why not?
Do you know other university? What are they?
Monday, October 24th, 2009
UNIT 5:
HIGHER EDUCATION
LESSON: READING
VOCABULARY:
mate (n):
bạn bè
daunt (v):
làm nản chí, nản lòng
midterm (n):
giữa năm học
tertiary study (adj):
giáo dục đại học
applicant (n):
người xin học
undergraduate
course (n):
khóa học đại học
Task 2: Find out who:
attended a party on the first weekend at college
didn’t get on very well with the roommate
was not used to meeting different people every day at college
liked a having a chance to be creative
was very excited about to college
enjoyed the first year at college
Sarah (1)
(2)
Ellen (3)
(4)
Brenden (5)
(6)
a
e
b
c
d
f
Task 3: Answer the following questions

LUCKY STAR
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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 games and no one seemed to notice her.
3. What problems did Ellen have with her roommate?

Her roommate left the window open when it was cold outside. She went to bed early. She blamed Ellen for making her sick.
4. What did Brenden think about his first year at college?

Brenden thought the first year at college was the best and most challenging of his life.
5. What does the social calender of the colleges provide him?
It provides him plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers and many of them have become his best friends.
CONGRATULATIONS!
10 MARKS
CONGRATULATIONS!
10 MARKS
CONGRATULATIONS!
10 MARKS
Task 1: Complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words in the box

campus blame scary
challenge amazing
1. The new library was built in the center of the.................
2. They……………..the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation.
3.That’s the……………..story I’ve ever hear.
4. Intelligent boys like to study something if it really………………them.
5. The new car goes at an……………..speed.
campus
blamed
scariest
challenges
amazing
HOMEWORK:
Write a paragraph about university where you want to apply for.
Prepare the speaking lesson.
Teacher:
Do Van Hung