Unit 5. Higher education

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Unit 5
Higher education
Lesson 1 : Reading

RMIT university
I. Before you read : Ca n you tell me the names of these pictu res
DaNang Polytechnic University
HaNoi University of Architecture
The University of Queensland
New words:
Campus (n) :
Roommate / classmate:
Existence (n) → exist (v) :
Ex : We cannot exist without water and air.
Daunting:
Graduate (v):
Blame (v):
Scary (v)
Challenge (v):

II. While you read
Read the passage in the text book
Find new words and phrases
Find the words in the passage that mean:
1- the buildings of a university or college and the land around them.
2- say that sb/ sth is responsible for sth bad
3- frightening
4- test sb’s ability and skill especially in an interesting way
5- connected with education
6- making sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth

Key
1- campus 2- blame (v) 3- scary (adj) 4- challenge (v) 5- academically 6- daunting
Task 1:
1- campus 2- blame 3- scary
4- challenges 5- amazing

Task 2:
Sarah : a, e
Ellen : b,c
Brenden : e, f
Task 3
1- She went out with her new friends.
2- Because no one seemed to notice her existence.
3- She didn’t get on very well with her roommate.
4- It was probably the best and most challenging year of his life.
5- It provides him with plenty of opportunities to meet non- engineering students as well as other engineers
Homework

* Read the passage carefully again and learn the new words by heart.
* Prepare Speaking