Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 unit 5: Higher education

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Read: Three students talk about their first impressions of(n)
university
life
Khuôn viên
trường Đại học
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
(np) Ngăn khỏi
n) Sự
tồn tại where I was going, who
most exciting thing was that I didn’t have to explain to (my
parents
with, or what time
khó
I’dcbe home!
On Saturday night. I followed my roomate to a party. The peope at the party were
busy playing
Blame
(v)some game, and no one seemed to notice my existence. I suddenly felt so lonely. Fighting
Đổ lỗi
back tears, I ran back to my room, thinking I would never feel at home at college.
Ellen
(adj)
Nảtime,

n lòeven
ng, when it was 10 degrees Celsius out, and
My roomate left the window open
all the
went to bed at 10 every night. When
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n sick after midterms, she blamed my typing and
(adj) Sợ hãi
having a light on while she was trying to sleep.
Challenge
(v) After seeing the same
At first, college was a little daunting. I graduated from
a small school.
people over and over for many years, It was amazing,
but thá
a little
scary, to be in a place where
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it seemed like
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(adv) Về giao tiếp
Breden

hội)was probably the best and most challenging year of my life.
The first year at(xã
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Academically, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Taking part in the Advanced Enginering =
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me a chance to use my creativity and knowledge to help society
Socially, I made lots of new friends both through enginering and living at St John’s College on
campus. The social calendar of the colleges provides plenty of opportunities to meet nonenginering students as well as other engineers, many of whom have become my best mates.


Checking new words
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Campus (n)
Existence (n)
Fighting back tears
Blame (v)
Daunting (adj)
Scary (adj)
Challenging (adj)challenge (v)
• Academically (adv)
• Socially (adv)

• Mate (n)

Khuôn viên trường ĐH
Sự tồn tại
Ngăn chặn khỏi khóc
Đổ lỗi
Chán nản
Sợ hãi
Thử thách
Về việc học
Về giao tiếp
= Friend



Task 1: Scan the passage and put the right adjective
to the right person
amazing, daunting, exciting, challenging, lonely, scary, free

Sarah

Ellen

Exciting, lonely, Amazing, daunting,
free
scary

Breden
challenging

Task 2: Scan the passage to find out who
a. ________
Sarah attended the party on the first weekend at
college.
Ellen didn’t get on very well with the roommate.
b. ________
Ellen was not used to meeting different people every
c. ________
day at college.
Brenden liked having a chance to be creative.
d. _______
Sarah was very excited about going to college
e. ________
Brenden enjoyed the first year at college.
f. ________


GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
• The rule: Each team in turn chooses a flower at
random and do the task requested, if the answer is
correct, ONE POINT is scored. In case the answer
is wrong, the other team can answer .
• If a LUCKY FLOWER is chosen, ONE POINT is
given without the answer, and the team continues
choosing another flower to answer.
• The team getting more points is the winner.


LUCKY FLOWERS

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5

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4

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A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
1. On the first weekend Sarah ________.
A. went out with her new friends.
B. walked around campus.
C. went out with her roommate to a party.
DD. All are correct.


A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
2. Sarah felt so lonely at the party______.
A. because she didn’t see any one.
B. because she couldn't dance.
C

C. because no one paid attention to her
existance.
D. because they were busy eating.


A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
3. CONGRATULATION !
You have chosen a LUCKY FLOWER


A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
• 4. Ellen didn’t get along well with her roommate
because.................
A. her roommate let the windows open all the time.
B. her roommate went to bed at 10 evey night.
C. her roommate blamed Ellen’s typing and having a light
on while she was trying to sleep.
D. All are correct.
D


A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
5. Breden thought that his first year at college____.
A. was the best and most challeging year of his life.
B. was the boring time of his life.
C. gave him a chance to use his creativity and knowledge
to help society.
D.
D A, C are correct.

A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
6. CONGRATULATION !
• You have chosen a LUCKY FLOWER


A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
7. The social calendar of the colleges provides
him________.
A. plenty of time to make new friends.
B. plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering
B
students as well as other engineers.
C. plenty of time to play sports
D. plenty of chance to go sightseeing.


A GAME: LUCKY FLOWERS
8. CONGRATULATION !
You have chosen a LUCKY FLOWER



Task 3: Gap-filling
campus
challenges

blame
daunting

scariest
mate

1. That’s the …………. story I’ve ever heard
2. The new library was built in the centre of ……………..
3. Intelligent boys like to study something if it really
……………. them.
4. A………….. of mine used to play soccer for Liverpool.
5. She has a …………… task of cooking for 20 people
every day
6. She doesn’t ………………. anyone for her father’s
death


• Learn new words by heart.
• Prepare speaking.