Unit 5. Higher education

Thai Nguyen University of Education
Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and forests.
ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA
National University
Cambridge University
What university would you like to apply for? Why?
Do you think life on the university is interesting?
Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
Lesson 1: READING
New words:
Campus (n) = không gian trong trường đại học
Existence (n) sự tồn tại
Fighting back tear – cố ngăn nước mắt
Academically (adv) – học hành, ….
Thoroughly = completely
Creativity (n) sự/óc sáng tạo
Opportunity (n) cơ hội
Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks
campus blame scariest
challenges amazing
1. The new library was built in the centre of the ……………….
2. They ………….. the rise in oil prices for the big increase in 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
scariest
challenges
amazing
Task 1:
Decide which of the follow statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. On the first weekend Sarah went out with her new friends, walking around the university.
T
F
2. Sarah mustn’t explain to her parents where she was going.
3. On Saturday night, she went to a party with her close friend.
4. Ellen left the window open all the time, even when it was 10 degrees Celsius out.
5. Brenden didn’t enjoy his first year at college.
6. The social calendar of the college gives a lot of opportunities to meet other students.
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
Activity 1:
Decide which of the follow statements are true (T) or false (F)
Please, go to the next sentence
You are right! Congratulation.
Decide which of the follow statements are true (T) or false (F)
Could you do it again, please!
What a pity! You are wrong!
Task 3: Answer the questions
On the first weekend Sarah went out with her new friends, walking around campus.
2. Sarah felt so lonely at the party because no one seemed to notice her existence.
3. Ellen’s roommate blamed her for typing and having a light on while she was trying to sleep.
4. Brenden thought his first year at the college was probably the best and most challenging year of his life.
5. The social calendars at the colleges provide him plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers, many of whom have become his best mates.
Read the paragraphs again, then answer the questions
Task 3: Answer the questions
On the first week Sarah went out with her new friends, walking around campus.
2. Sarah felt so lonely at the party because no one seemed to notice her existence.
3. Ellen’s roommate blamed her for typing and having a light on while she was trying to sleep.
4. Brendan thought his first year at the college was probably the best and most challenging year of his life.
5. The social calendars at the colleges provide him plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers, many of whom have become his best mates.
Read the paragraphs again, then answer the questions
Use words in the reading passages to fill in the blanks
1. It was exciting, thinking how I was at college, meeting people who could …………….good friends of mine.
6. The people at the party were busy playing some game, and no one seemed to notice my …………… .
3. I ran back to my room, thinking I would never ……….at home at college.
4. The first year at college was probably the best and most ………...…..
year of my life.
5. I made lots of new friends both ………………………..and living at St John’s College on campus.
2. Taking part in the Advanced Engineering project ………………….a chance to use my creativity and knowledge to help society.
become
gave me
feel
challenging
through engineering
existence
Activity 2:
After you read.
Use the information in task 3 to retell the passages above.
Cambridge
Homework:
Retell the content of the passages above about Sarah, Ellen and Brenden.
Prepare for the speaking.
Thank you for your attention!
Good bye!
Use words in the reading passages to fill in the blanks
1. It was exciting, thinking how I was at college, meeting people who could …………….good friends of mine.
6. The people at the party were busy playing some game, and no one seemed to notice my …………… .
3. I ran back to my room, thinking I would never ……….at home at college.
4. The first year at college was probably the best and most ………...…..
year of my life.
5. I made lots of new friends both ………………………..and living at St John’s College on campus.
2. Taking part in the Advanced Engineering project ………………….a chance to use my creativity and knowledge to help society.
become
gave me
feel
challenging
through engineering
existence
Activity 2: