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Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
A: READING
A. Aims: To help students to practice:
- Guessing words’ meanings in contexts.
- Reading for details of information about application process for universities in
the UK.
- Reading for gist and answer comprehension question.
B. Aids: textbooks, pictures, board, chalks.
C. Methods: Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.
1. Class organization:
Class Teaching date Attendence Absentee(s)
2. Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3. New lesson:
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Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. Warm-up:
- Ask Ss some questions:
1. What are you going to do after you
finish high school?
2. Which university would you like to
attend?
3. Where will you live if you study at a
university far from your house?
- Get feedback
- Lead Ss to the new lesson: higher
education
II. Before you read:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, ask and
answer the following questions:
1. How do you say in English the names
of these universities?
2. What university would you like to
apply for and why?
- Work in pairs, discuss and answer the questions.
- Stand up and tell the class the answers.
- Understand the aim of the lesson: Unit 5: higher
education
- Work in pairs, ask and answer the questions
1. Hue University
2. Hanoi University of Architecture
3. Hanoi University of Natural Science
4. I would like to apply for Hanoi University of
Natural Science.
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- Get feedback.
- Give Ss suggested answers.
III. While you read:
- Ask students to look through the
passage and read in silence
- Help students read the passage
- Explain pronunciation and meaning of
new words which appear in the passage
Vocabulary
applicant (n): người xin học
application from (n): đơn xin học
blame (v): đổ lỗi
daunt (v): làm nản lòng
mate (n): bạn bè
scary (v): sợ hãi
undergraduate course: khóa học
đại học
Task 1:
- Introduce the task: Complete the
- Read the text in silence.
- Find out new words.
- Understand the aim of the text.
- Do the tasks that follow.
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following sentences, using the right
forms of the words in the box.
- Ask Ss to complete the following
sentences, using the right forms of the
words in the box.
- Go around class and help Ss if they
need.
- Call on Ss to give their answers.
- Correct mistakes.
Task 2:
- Introduce the task: 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
Task1:
- Study the task carefully.
- Choose the right word to fill in the blanks.
- Exchange their answers for peer correction.
- Tell the class the answers.
1. campus
2. blamed
3. scariest
4. challenges
5. amazing.
- Look at the task, read the text again to give the
answers.
Sarah: 1- a. attended a party on the first weekend at
college.
2- e. was very excited about going to
college.
Ellen: 3- b. didn't get on very well with the
roommate.
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college.
f. enjoyed the first year at college.
- Go around class and help Ss if they
need.
- Call on Ss to give their answers.
- Correct mistakes.
Task 3:
- Introduce the task: Answer the
following questions.
1. What did Sarah do on the first
weekend?
2. Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the
party?
3. What problems did Ellen have with
her roommate?
4. What did Brenden think about his
first year at college?
5. What does the social calendar of the
colleges provide him?
- Guide Ss to answer.
4. c. was not used to meeting different
people every day at college.
Brenden: 5- d. liked having a chance to be creative.
6- f. enjoyed the first year at college.
- Understand the task.
- Read the text again, answer the questions on the
text.
1. She went out with her new friends, walking
around the campus.
2. Because at the party everyone was busy
playing some games and no one seemed to
noticed her.
3. Her roommate left the window open when it
was cold outside. She went to bed early. She
blamed Ellen for making her sick.
4. Brenden thought the first year at college was
the best and most challenging of his life.
5. 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.
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- Go round the class to help Ss if
necessary.
- Call on some Ss to give their answers.
- Correct mistakes
IV. Home work: (2 minutes)
- Ask students to read the passage again.
- Ask students to do Reading exercise of
Unit 5 in workbook and prepare Part B :
Speaking at home
- Do Reading exercise of Unit 5 in workbook and
prepare Part B : Speaking at home
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Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
B: SPEAKING
A. Aims: To help students to practice:
- Talking about application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
- Asking and answering about time of application process to tertiary study in
Vietnam.
B. Aids: Textbooks, pictures, board, chalks
C. Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.
1. Class organization:
Class Teaching date Attendence Absentee(s)
2. Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3. New lesson:
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Teacher’s activities students’ activities
I. Warm-up: what is my job?
- Show Ss some documents requiring for
tertiary institutions and ask them what
they are.
- Call on some Ss to answer.
II. Pre-speaking
- Call on an S to go to the board and ask
him/her to choose a job that he/she wants to
do in the future and mime a typical activity
which it involes.
- Ask the whole class to look at their friend’s
activity then ask him/her yes/no question to
- One Ss go to the board, chooses a job that
he/she wants to do in the future and mime a
typical activity which it involves.
- Answer the questions
1. an application form
2. an identity card
3. a reference letter
4. a birth certificate
- The S ask the other :
- What is my job?
- The others watch his/her activity and make
yes/no questions to guess the job
Possible questions:
- Are you mending something?
- Are you typing?
- Do you work outside?
- The S answer the questions using only yes or
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guess his/her job
- Observe students playing game and stop
when there is a winner
no. The game is over if an S guess the job.
III. While speaking:
Task 1
- Call an Ss to read aloud the request of the
task
- Ask the whole class to do task 1
- Ask students to exchange their answers with
their friends.
- Call some students to read aloud their
answers to the class
- Give corrections and remarks.
- One S reads aloud the request of the task
- Do task 1 individually. Put the ticks on those
which are obligatory for whom to be admitted
to a university in Vietnam
- Exchange their answers with their friends.
- Some students to read aloud their answers to
the class; others listen and comment
Expected answers:
an application form
an identify card
a copy of the originals of school certificate
a birth certificate
a copy of records of your performance ay
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- The teacher elicits the meaning of these
application process for students to guess
Task 2
- Ask students to work in pairs ,reading thee
information in their books, asking and
answering the question about the application
process to tertiary study in Vietnam
- Walk around to observe students talking
and help them if necessary.
- Call some pairs to stand up and ask &
answer. Ask other pairs to listen and
comment
- Make necessary correction and comments
school
scores of the required examination.
Possible problems:
- Students may don’t know the meanings of
some application process
- Work in pairs
- Read information in their books and practise
asking and answering questions about the
application process to tertiary study in
Vietnam.
- Ask T if necessary
- Some pairs to stand up and ask & answer;
other pairs to listen and comment
Expected pair work:
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Task 3:
- Introduce the task to the students ask them
to work in groups of four
- Ask students to make discussion and take
note
- Go around and help them if necessary
- Call some groups to handle their notes
among the groups and check.
- Call on some groups to stand up and make
discussion in front of the class. Ask other
groups listen and give comments
S1: When do you fill in and send the
application form?
S2: In March
S1: When do you take the GCSE examination?
S2: in May.
…
- Listen to the instruction and form groups of
four
- Discuss and write the process of applying to
a tertiary institution in Vietnam
- Ask T if necessary
- Handle their notes among the groups and
check.
- Some groups in turn stand up and make their
discussion in front of the class; other groups
listen and give comments
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- Give T’s own comments
- T goes around to remind students to use
English and suggest some difficult structures
Expected group work:
S1: I think the first process of applying to a
tertiary institution in Vietnam is to fill in and
send the application form.
S2: Yes, then we must take the GCSE
examination
S3: Only when we pass the GCSE
examination, can we take the entrance exam.
It often takes place in July.
….
Possible problems:
- Students may speak Vietnamese while
discussing.
IV. Post-speaking:
- Ask students to write a paragraph about the
process of applying to a tertiary institution in
Vietnam
- Work in groups. Discuss the process of
applying to a tertiary institution in
Vietnam.
Answer: In order to be admitted to a
university in Vietnam, all students have to
following the process of applying. During
March, they have to fill in the application form
and send it to the university they choose in
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V. Homework:
- Ask students to write about the process of
applying to a tertiary institution in Vietnam.
March. After passing the GCSE examination
held in May, all students are able to sit for the
entrance examination in July. Successful
candidates will be sent a letter of acceptance
from the university. All students have to do
now is to prepare all required papers to be
officially accepted of that university.
- Take note their home work
- Do homework.
- Prepare part C listening
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Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
C: LISTENING
A. Aims: Students should know about the problems they may have when studying
in a new school
- Develop the ability to get details from listening text to do true/false and
multiple choice exercises.
- Get detailed information on some problems students may have when studying
in a foreign country.
B. Aids: Textbooks, pictures, board, chalks
C. Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.
1. Class organization:
Class Teaching date Attendence Absentee(s)
2. Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
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3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. Warm-up:
- Give Ss a question to discuss: “Talk about the
problems you may have when studying in a
new school.”
Interview
- Imagine that in each pair, one of you is a
Vietnamese student studying in a foreign
country; the other ask her/him problems facing
students when studying in a foreign country
II. Pre-listening:
- Ask students to look at the part: Before
listening
- Read loudly the words:
Proportion; majority; tutorial; international;
available; appointment; Agricultural; rural;
thoroughly.
- Walk round, listen and help students
- Students form pairs and listen to T’s
instructions
- Work in pairs, asking and answering the
problems facing students when studying in a
foreign country
- Work in pairs; discuss the problems they
may have when studying in a new school.
Possible questions:
S1: What problem you have to face when
studying in America?
S2: There are many problems such as: food,
accommodation, living cost…
- Listen to T and guess the meanings of these
words
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- Ask students to repeat loudly the words
- Listen and check pronunciation
III. While-listening:
Task 1
- Introduce the task: Listen to the
conversation between John and David and
circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to
complete the following sentences.
- Ask students to read the questions quickly.
- Guide students the requests of the task.
- Read the conversation twice
- Call some students to give their answers.
- Read the conversation the third time for Ss to
correct.
Key: 1-C; 2-A; 3-C; 4-A; 5-B
Task 2:
- Ask all students to spend 2 mins to read the
questions and options in the task
- Play the record once again and ask students to
- Practise reading the words in chorus and
individually.
- Read loudly the words:
- Understand those words.
- Read the questions quickly.
- Listen to the listening script.
- Listen again and tick true or false in their
books
- Check their answers with their friends
- Answer the questions.
1-C; 2-A; 3-C; 4-A; 5-B
- Read the questions and options in the task
in 2 mins
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do the task
- Ask students to work in pairs to exchange
their answers
- Ask some students to read aloud their
answers
- Listen and give remarks. T can play the
record again if students cannot give correct
answers
IV. After-listening:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs. Ask and answer the
question:
"Would you prefer to do an undergraduate
course abroad or in your country?” Explain
your choice.
- Guide Ss to do.
- Call some Ss to practice asking and
answering the question.
Eg.
A. Would you like to do an undergraduate
- Listen to the record again and choose the
best option
- Work in pairs and exchange their answers
- Some students read aloud their answers ;
others listen and give comments
Expected answers:
1 2 3
C C B
- Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
question:
"Would you prefer to do an undergraduate
course abroad or in your country?”
- Stand up and speak out.
Eg.
S1: Would you like to do an undergraduate
course in Vietnam or abroad?
S2: I’d like to do an undergraduate course in
Vietnam
S1: Why so?
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course abroad or in your country?
B. I would like to do an undergraduate course
in my country.
A. Why?
B. Because my English is not very good and I
cannot afford tuition fees and accommodation
for studying oversea.
V. Homework:
- Assign homework.
- Prepare the section C (The Writing part of
Unit 5).
S2: Because my English is not good enough
and I cannot afford tuition fees and
accommodation for studying overseas.
- Prepare the section C (The Writing part of
Unit 5).
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Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
D: WRITING
A. Aims: To help students:
- Practice writing short passage about the problems that Vietnamese students
may encounter when studying abroad.
- Using main ideas from discussion to write a passage.
B. Aids: Textbooks, board, chalks
C. Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.
1. Class organization:
Class Teaching date Attendence Absentee(s)
2. Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3. New lesson:
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Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. Warm-up:
- Ask students some questions about how to
write a letter of request.
- Do you want to study abroad? Why or why
not?
- Call some students to answer then give
remarks
- Give feedback and lead Ss to new lesson.
II. Pre-writing:
- Teacher introduces the task: You want to
apply for an undergraduate programme in a
university in England. Write a letter of
request (about 150 words) to UCAS to ask
for the information about the admission
requirements to the university, using
information in the Reading and Speaking
section on page 52 & 56. You may follow
the outline below:
- Guide Ss to write outlines.
- Listen to the T’s question
- Some students answer T’s question. Students
can exchange their opinions with their friends
Possible answers :
- Yes, I want to study abroad because the
learning environment there is better than in
Vietnam.
- No. I don’t want to study abroad because the
cost of studying and living there is much higher
in Vietnam.
- Study the task carefully.
- Work in pairs to give outlines
- One S read aloud the request of task 1
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a) Introduction:
- State the reasons why you are writing, your
interest in tertiary study in England (mention
the name of the programme/the
universities/ )
b) Request:
- State what information you would like
them to provide: tuition fee, accommodation,
exams,
d) Further information:
- Say you would be happy to supply further
information about yourself such as your
English proficiency and record of secondary
education study,
c) Conclusion:
- End with a polite closing.
- Walk round the class to give Ss assistance.
III. While-writing:
- Ask Ss to write
- Call on some Ss to read out their writing in
- Form groups of four and discuss and take
notes the problems they may face when
studying abroad.
- Some groups make discussion in front of the
class; others listen and give comments
Possible discussion:
S1: I think English language is the first
problem we will face while studying abroad.
We learn English in our country but we don’t
have chance to speak English with native
people.
S2: The second problem is learning styles at
tertiary level. We are not familiar with
independent learning and modern study
facilities.
- Use main ideas in the outline to write a letter
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front of the class.
- Ask Ss to exchange their writings for peer
correction
- Correct mistakes.
Suggested answer.
475/57 Le thanh Ton St. District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
March 15
th
, 2008
Dear sir/madam,
I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in the UK
and very impressed by the reputation of
many famous universities there. Now I am in
the last year of the high school and will
finish secondary education in 3 months. I am
very much interested in an undergraduate
course in economics in Bermingham
University. Could you please send me some
information about the admission
requirements, tuitions fees, accommodation
and details of the course? I am ready to
supply any information about myself if
of request (about 150 words) to UCAS to ask
for the information about the admission
requirements to the university
- Exchange their writings for peer correction
- Correct mistakes.
- One S read aloud the request of task 2
- Do task 2: write a passage about the problems
that Vietnamese students may encounter when
studying abroad basing on the idea in task 1
- 1 or 2 students write his/her passage directly
on the board
- Ask if necessary.
- Pay attention to such linking words as first,
second, etc.
- Look at the board and correct their friend’s
writings
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necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Hoang Thanh Nam.
IV. Post- writing:
- Ask Ss to read the letter again.
- Give remarks on the writing
V. Homework:
- Rewrite the letter at home.
- Prepare the section D (The Language
focus part of Unit 4).
- Give corrections or comments to the writings
on the board
- Read the letter again
- Correct mistakes
- Rewrite the letter at home.
- Prepare the section D.
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Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
E: LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Aims:
- Pronunciation: Students practise pronouncing stress of more than three-
syllable words.
- Grammar: Students study the structure as well as the usage of conditional
sentences.
- Vocabulary: Students learn to use words relating to the topic application
process to tertiary study and some abbreviations of some main high school
exams.
B. Aids: Textbooks, board, chalks
C. Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.
1. Class organization:
Class Teaching date Attendence Absentee(s)
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2. Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3. New lesson:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. Warm-up:
- Write some more than three-syllable
words on the board, and then
pronounce those words aloud.
- Pay attention to its stress.
- Ask Ss to read after
o Economics
o Psychology
o Philosophy
o Engineering
o Sociology
o Mathematics
o Geographical
o Archeology
- How do we pronounce these words?
- Read again these words and lead to the
lesson
- Today, we learn how to pronounce more
than three-syllable words.
- Listen to teacher
- Read aloud
- Pay attention to its stress.
- Understand the aim of the new lesson.
- Listen and repeat from 2-3 times
- Some of them stand and read words aloud
- Practise in groups
- Some groups compare with their results and read
the words in sentences aloud
- The answers can be various