Giáo án Tiếng Anh 12 unit 5: Higher education

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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.
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

I. Warm-up:
- Ask Ss to answer some questions:

1. What are you going to do after you finish high school?

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

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

- Work in pairs, ask and answer the questions

II. Before you read :

1. Hue University

- Ask Ss to work in pairs, ask and answer the 2. Hanoi University of Architecture
following questions:
3. Hanoi University of Natural Science
1. How do you say in English the names of
4. I would like to apply for Hanoi University of Natural
these universities?
Science.
2. What university would you like to apply for
and why?
- Get feedback.
- Give Ss suggested answers.
III. While you read :
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Read the text in silence.


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- 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
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applicant (n): người xin học
application from (n): đơn xin học
blame (v): đổ lỗi
daunt (v): làm nản long
mate (n): bạn bè
scary (v): sợ hãi
undergraduate course: khóa học đại học

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Find out new words.
Understand the aim of the text.
Do the tasks that follow.

Task 1 :
- Introduce the task: Complete the 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.
Task1:

b. didn't get on very well with the roommate.

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.

c. was not used to meeting different people
every day at college.
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Look at the task, read the text again to give the answers.

Task 2:
- Introduce the task: Find out who:

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a. attended a party on the first weekend at
college.


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d. liked having a chance to be creative.

Sarah: 1- a. attended a party on the first weekend at college.

e. was very excited about going to college.

2- e. was very excited about going to college.

f. enjoyed the first year at college.

Ellen: 3- b. didn't get on very well with the roommate.

- Go around class and help Ss if they need.

4. c. was not used to meeting different people every
day at college.

- Call on Ss to give their answers.

Brenden: 5- d. liked having a chance to be creative.

- Correct mistakes.

6- f. enjoyed the first year at college.

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?

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 nonengineering students as well as other engineers and
many of them have become his best friends.

- Guide Ss to answer.
- Go around the class to help Ss if necessary.
- Call on some Ss to give their answers.

- Do Reading exercise of Unit 5 in workbook and prepare
Part B : Speaking at home

- Correct mistakes
IV. Consolidation and Home work:
- 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
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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.
Teacher’s activities

students’ activities

I. Warm-up: What is my job?
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Show Ss some documents requiring for tertiary - Ss go to the board, choose a job that he / she wants to
institutions and ask them what they are.
do in the future and mime a typical activity which it
Call on some Ss to answer.
involves.
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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?

II. Pre-speaking

- The others watch his/her activity and make yes / no
questions to guess the job

- Call on an S to go to the board and ask him / her to Possible questions:
choose a job that he / she wants to do in the future
- Are you mending something?
and mime a typical activity which it involes.
- Are you typing?
- Ask the whole class to look at their friend’s activity
then ask him/her yes/no question to guess his/her job - Do you work outside?

- Observe students playing game and stop when there
is a winner

- The S answer the questions using only yes or no. The
game is over if an S guess the job.

III. While speaking:
Task 1

- One S reads aloud the request of the task

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- Call an Ss to read aloud the request of the task
- Ask the whole class to do task 1

- 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.

- Ask students to exchange their answers with their - Some students to read aloud their answers to the
friends.
class; others listen and comment
- Call some students to read aloud their answers to Expected answers:
the class
an application form
- Give corrections and remarks.
an identify card
a copy of the originals of school certificate
a birth certificate
a copy of records of your performance ay school
scores of the required examination.
Possible problems:
- Students may don’t know the meanings of some
application process

- Work in pairs
- The teacher elicits the meaning of these application - Read information in their books and practise asking
process for students to guess
and answering questions about the application process

to tertiary study in Vietnam.
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
- Ask T if necessary
- Walk around to observe students talking and help
them if necessary.
- Call some pairs to stand up and ask & answer. Ask


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other pairs to listen and comment
- Make necessary correction and comments

- Some pairs to stand up and ask and answer; other
pairs to listen and comment
Expected pair work:
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.

Task 3:

…

- Introduce the task to the students ask them to work - Listen to the instruction and form groups of four

in groups of four
- Ask students to make discussion and take note
- Discuss and write the process of applying to a
tertiary institution in Vietnam
- Go around and help them if necessary

- Ask T 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

- 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
Expected group work:

- Give T’s own comments

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.
….

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- T goes around to remind students to use English Possible problems:
and suggest some difficult structures
- Students may speak Vietnamese while discussing.

IV. Post-speaking:

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Work in groups. Discuss the process of applying to
a tertiary institution in Vietnam.
- Ask students to write a paragraph about the process Answer: In order to be admitted to a university in
of applying to a tertiary institution in Vietnam.
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 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.
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V. Homework:
- Ask students to write about the process of applying
to a tertiary institution in Vietnam.

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.
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

I. Warm-up:
- Give Ss a question to discuss: “Talk about the - Students form pairs and listen to T’s instructions
problems you may have when studying in a new
- Work in pairs, asking and answering the problems
school.”
facing students when studying in a foreign country
Interview
- Work in pairs; discuss the problems they may have

- Imagine that in each pair, one of you is a Vietnamese when studying in a new school.
student studying in a foreign country; the other ask
her/him problems facing students when studying in a
foreign country
Possible questions:

II. Pre-listening:
- Ask students to look at the part: Before listening

S1: What problem you have to face when studying in
America?
S2: There are many problems such as: food,
accommodation, living cost…

- Read loudly the words:
Proportion; majority; tutorial; international; available;
- Listen to T and guess the meanings of these words
appointment; Agricultural; rural; thoroughly.
- Walk around, listen and help students
- Ask students to repeat loudly the words

- Practise reading the words in chorus and
individually.


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- Listen and check pronunciation

- Read loudly the words:
- Understand those words.

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

- 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.

Task 2:
- Ask all students to spend 2 mins to read the questions
and options in the task

1-C; 2-A; 3-C; 4-A; 5-B

- Play the record once again and ask students to do the - Read the questions and options in the task in 2
mins
task

- Ask students to work in pairs to exchange their - Listen to the record again and choose the best
option
answers
- Ask some students to read aloud their answers

- Work in pairs and exchange their answers

- Listen and give remarks. T can play the record again - Some students read aloud their answers ; others
listen and give comments
if students cannot give correct answers
Expected answers:

IV. After-listening:

1

2

3

C

C

B

- Ask Ss to work in pairs. Ask and answer the question:
"Would you prefer to do an undergraduate course

- Work in pairs. Ask and answer the question:

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abroad or in your country?” Explain your choice.
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"Would you prefer to do an undergraduate course
abroad or in your country?”

Guide Ss to do.
Call some Ss to practice asking and answering the - Stand up and speak out.
question.
E.g.
E.g.
S1: Would you like to do an undergraduate course
A. Would you like to do an undergraduate course in Vietnam or abroad?
abroad or in your country?
S2: I’d like to do an undergraduate course in
B. I would like to do an undergraduate course in my Vietnam
country.
S1: Why so?
A. Why?
S2: Because my English is not good enough and I
B. Because my English is not very good and I cannot cannot afford tuition fees and accommodation for
afford tuition fees and accommodation for studying studying overseas.
overseas.
V. Homework:
- Assign homework.
- Prepare the section C (The Writing part of Unit 5).

- 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.
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

I. Warm-up:
- Ask students some questions about how to write a - Listen to the T’s question
letter of request.
- Some students answer T’s question. Students can
- Do you want to study abroad? Why or why not?
exchange their opinions with their friends
- Call some students to answer then give remarks

Possible answers :

- Give feedback and lead Ss to new lesson.

-Yes, I want to study abroad because the learning

environment there is better than in Vietnam.

II. Pre-writing:

- No. I don’t want to study abroad because the cost of
- Teacher introduces the task: You want to apply for studying and living there is much higher in Vietnam.
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 - Study the task carefully.
page 52 and 56. You may follow the outline below:
- Work in pairs to give outlines
- Guide Ss to write outlines.
a) Introduction:

- One S read aloud the request of task 1
- State the reasons why you are writing, your
interest in tertiary study in England (mention the - Form groups of four and discuss and take notes the
problems they may face when studying abroad.
name of the programme / the universities / ... )


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b) Request:
- State what information you would like them to
provide: tuition fee, accommodation, exams,
d) Further information:

- Some groups make discussion in front of the class;

- Say you would be happy to supply further others listen and give comments
information about yourself such as your English
proficiency and record of secondary education Possible discussion:
study, ...
S1: I think English language is the first problem we
c) Conclusion:
- End with a polite closing.
- Walk around the class to give Ss assistance.
III. While-writing:

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.

- Ask Ss to write
- Call on some Ss to read out their writing in front - Use main ideas in the outline to write a letter of
of the class.
request (about 150 words) to UCAS to ask for the
- Ask Ss to exchange their writings for peer information about the admission requirements to the
university
correction
- Correct mistakes.

- Exchange their writings for peer correction

Suggested answer.
475/57 Le thanh Ton St. District 1

- Correct mistakes.

Ho Chi Minh City

- One S read aloud the request of task 2

March 15th, 2008

- Do task 2: write a passage about the problems that
Vietnamese students may encounter when studying
abroad basing on the idea in task 1

Dear Sir or 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 - 1 or 2 students write his/her passage directly on the
months. I am very much interested in an board
undergraduate course in economics in Bermingham
University. Could you please send me some


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information about the admission requirements,
tuitions fees, accommodation and details of the
course? I am ready to supply any information about - Ask if necessary.
myself if necessary.
- Pay attention to such linking words as first, second,

etc.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,

- Look at the board and correct their friend’s writings

Hoang Thanh Nam.
IV. Post- writing:

- Give corrections or comments to the writings on the
board

- Ask Ss to read the letter again.
- Give remarks on the writing
V. Homework:
- Rewrite the letter at home.

- Read the letter again
- Correct mistakes

- Prepare the section D (The Language focus part of
Unit 4).

- 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.
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

I. Warm-up:
Write some more than three - syllable words - Listen to teacher
on the board, and then pronounce those
- Read aloud
words aloud.
- Pay attention to its stress.
- Pay attention to its stress.
- Ask Ss to read after
o Economics
- Understand the aim of the new lesson.
o Psychology
o Philosophy
- Listen and repeat from 2 - 3 times
o Engineering
o Sociology
- Some of them stand and read words aloud
o Mathematics
- Practise in groups
o Geographical

o Archeology
- Some groups compare with their results and read the
- How do we pronounce these words?
words in sentences aloud
- Read again these words and lead to the lesson
-

- Today, we learn how to pronounce more than
three - syllable words.
II. Pronunciation
a. Give Ss some rules of word stress in more than
three - syllable words.
- Help students how to pronounce those words
correctly by reading first as model.
b. Practice:

- The answers can be various


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- Read the words first: clearly, correctly.
- Listen and correct their pronunciation if it’s needed
- Let students read the sentences and work in groups. - Listen and give more questions in pairs
- Listen and remark each group.

- Read the sentences in chorus aloud

III. Grammar:
a) Review some grammar structures: conditional
sentences

- Give some examples.
- Ask Ss to make sentences with the structures.
b. Practice:
* Exercise 1:

- Understand the task

- Introduce the task: Complete the sentences using
Answers
conditional sentence type I.
1. If you fail the GCSE examination, you will not be
allowed to take the entrance examination to the
- Ask Ss to complete the sentences using conditional university.
sentence type I.
2. You won't be able to get into the exanimation room
- Correct mistakes.
if you are 10 minutes late.
- Guide Ss to do

3. If you don't send the application form on time, you
will not be able / allowed to take the entrance exam.
4. If you don't have a reference letter, you won't be
able / allowed to submit your application form.
5. Unless you show your identity card you won't be
able / allowed to get into the examination room.

* Exercise 2:

- Understand the task

- Introduce the task: Express these situations using - Do the exercise.
conditional sentence type II.
- Correct mistakes


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- Guide Ss to do

Answers

- Ask Ss to express these situations using conditional 1. She doesn't have a car. She doesn't go out in the
sentence type II.
evening.
- Correct mistakes.

If she had a car, she would go out in the evening.
2. Sarah doesn't study hard. She hates school.
If Sarah liked school, she would study hard.
3. I can't do the test. It is too difficult.
I would / could do the test if it was / were not too
difficult.
4. Peter doesn't read a lot. He can't find the time.
Peter would read a lot if he found the time/had more
time.
5. I can't translate this. I don't speak Korean.
If I spoke Korean, I could translate this.
6. They don't travel far a lot. They are afraid of flying.

Exercise 3.

If they weren't afraid of flying, they would travel far a
lot.

- Introduce the task: Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- Guide Ss to do.

- Understand the task

- Ask Ss to complete the sentences with the correct - Do the exercise.
form of the verbs in brackets.
- Correct mistakes
- Correct mistakes.
Answers
1. If John had passed the GCSE examination, he would
have been allowed to take the entrance examination to
the university.
2. If you had sent the application on time, they might
have called you for an interview. I can't understand


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why you didn't.
3. If John had installed an alarm, the thieves wouldn't
have broken into his house.
IV. Homework:
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4. I would have made a film with him if I had been a
famous director, but I was not.

Assign homework
5. If you had told me earlier I would have given it to
Do exercise ‘part E - language focus in work
you.
book.
Prepare Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS
6. We would have sent you a Christmas card if we had
had your address.

- Do exercise ‘part E - language focus’ in work book.
- Prepare Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS