Unit 5: Reading 10

Warmly welcome
to class 12 A2
Warm-up: Matching these Vietnamese names of some universities with their English name:
1) ĐẠI HỌC HUẾ
2) ĐẠI HỌC KHOA HỌC TỰ NHIÊN HÀ NỘI
A. Hanoi University of Natural Science
B. Hue University
3. HỌC VIỆN NGÂN HÀNG
4. ĐẠI HỌC Y HÀ NỘI
D) Banking Academy.
C) Hanoi Medical University
Work in pairs
Answer the following questions
1. Which university would you like to attend?
2. Pick out the adjectives you think you will feel when you first start a new life at a university.
exciting / new / homesick/ difficult / dangerous / happy / funny / sad / frightening / disappointed / poor / free / lonely / lucky / proud ....
Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
PERIOD 27 – PART A: READING
campus (n) the buildings of a university or college and the grounds around them:
BEFORE YOU READ
To live on campus: sống trong khuôn viên trường đại học
Khuôn viên trường đại học
mate (s ) = friend (s )
scary (a) = frightening
- blame / bleim/ ( v ) : to think or to say that
someone is responsible for something bad:
khiển trách, đổ lỗi.
* to blame sth on sb or to blame sb for sth
- daunting [`dɔ:ntiη] (a) : something makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
challenging [`t∫ælindʒiη] (a) : something that is difficult tests somebody’s ability and skills:


Thoroughly (adverb) = completely:
Làm nản chí
Thách thức
* Challenge (v)
Hoàn toàn
VOCABULARY
campus (n )
mate (n)
scary (a)
blame (v)
daunting (a)
Challenging (a)
Thoroughly (adverb)

/`kæmpəs/
/meit/
/`skeəri/
/ bleim/
/dɔ:ntiη/
[`t∫ælindʒiη]
KHUÔN VIÊN
BẠN
SỢ HÃI
ĐỔ LỖI, KHIỂN TRÁCH
LÀM NẢN LÒNG
THÁCH THỨC
HOÀN TOÀN
=completely:

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 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.

scariest
campus
challenges
amazing
blamed
WHILE YOU READ
Task 2. Find out who
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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 room mate 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 room mate left the window open all the time, even when it was 10 degrees 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
Brenden
The first year at college was probably the best and most challenging year of my life. Academically, 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.
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 room mate 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 new friends, walking around the campus.
Because the people at the party were busy playing some games and no one seemed to notice her existence
Task 3: Answer the questions
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. Academically, 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 college provide him?
Brenden thought the first year at college was probably the best and most
challenging year of his life.
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.
AFTER YOU READ
Work in pairs
These are the feelings that Sarah, Ellen and Brenden have in their first year at university.
Think what kind of feelings each has by putting the adjectives under each column.
daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / free
exciting
free
lonely

daunting
amazing
scary
challenging
- -Learn the new words by heart and make sentenses with them.
-prepare a next lesson.
HOMEWORK
THANK YOU AND GOODBYE!