Unit 5. Higher education

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS!
Answer the questions
1. What will you do when you finish upper-secondary school, go out to work or enter a university?
Hue University
Hanoi University of Architecture
Hanoi University of Natural Science
(Đại học khoa học tự nhiên Hà Nội)
ĐẠI HỌC KIẾN TRÚC HÀ NỘI
2. What university would you like to apply for and why?
HCM City Teacher’s Training College
UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
A. READING
Read the passage and guess the meanings of the underlined words
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.
ELLEN
My roommate left the window open all the time, even when it was 10 degree Celsius out, and went to bed at 10 every night. When she got sick at the 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
BRENDEN
The first year at college was probably the best and the most challenging year of my life. Academically, I enjoyed 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.
I. Vocabulary
campus [`kæmpəs](n):
roommate [`rumme1t](n):
existence [ig`z1stəns](n):
fight back tears (exp): try not to cry
midterm [m1d’t3:m](n):
blame [ble1m](v):
daunting [`dɔ:nt1η](adj):
scary [`skeər1](adj):
challenging [`t∫æl1ndʒ1η](adj):
creativity [,kr1:e1`t1v6t1](n):

khuôn viên trường ĐH
bạn chung phòng
sự có mặt
giữa năm học
đổ lỗi cho
làm nản chí
sợ hãi, đáng sợ
có thử thách
tính sáng tạo
II. Reading comprehension tasks
Read the text again and do the tasks

Task 1: Complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words in the box.

1. The new library was built in the centre of the ………. .
2. They ................... the rise in oil prices for the big increase inflation.
3. That’s the ……………….. story I’ve ever heard.
4. Intelligent boys like to study something if it really …………….. them.
5. The new car goes at an ……………… speed.
campus blame scary challenge amazing
blamed
campus
scariest
challenges
amazing
Task 2: Find out who:
a. …………….. attended a 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
1. What did Sarah do on the first weekend?


2. Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the party?
She went out with her new friends, walking
around campus
Because the people at the party were busy
playing some game and no one seemed to
notice her existence.
Task 3: Answer the following questions
3. What problems did Ellen have with her roommate?
Her roommate left the window open when it was cold outside and went to bed. And when she got sick she blamed Ellen for making her sick.
Task 3: Answer the following questions
4. What did Brenden think about his first year at college?



5. What does the social calendar of the
colleges provide him?
He thought the first year at college was the best and most challenging of his life
It provides him plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers, many of whom have become his best mates.
Task 3: Answer the following questions
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HOMEWORK
Learn the new words by heart
Read the passage again and try to translate it into Vietnamese
Prepare the speaking period
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