Unit 05 higher education reading

TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN PHÚ
• TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ
• NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
• Unit 5-HIGHER EDUCATION
lesson one - Reading


Matching these Vietnamese names of some
universities with their English name:
English names

Vietnamese names

1. Hanoi Cultural
University.

A. Đại học S phạm Ngoại ngữ
Hà Nội

2. Hanoi Medical
University

B. Đại học Văn hoá Hà Nội

3. Hanoi University of
Architecture

C. Đại học Khoa học Tự nhiên
Hà Nội

4. Hanoi University of

Natural Science

D. Đại học Y Hà Nội

5. Hanoi Foreign
Training University

E. Đại học Kiến trúc Hà Nội


Work in pairs
Answer the following 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 choose a university far from your
home-town?
* How do you feel when you first start a new university?
new/ dangerous/ happy / funny/ sad / challenging / disappointed /
poor / heavy / lonely / lucky / proud / small ....


UNIT 5
HIGHER EDUCATION
Lesson 1: Reading


HA NOI UNIVERSITY


UNIVERSITY IN HO CHI MINH CITY

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY


LESSON 1 : READING
Vocabulary


campus (n) the buildings of a university or college and the land around them :
(khuôn viên trường ĐH)


mate (s ) = friend (s )


scary (a) = frightening


• challenge ['t∫ælindʒ] (v) : test somebody’s ability and
skills, especially in an interesting way .
( thách thức )
• blame ( v ) / bleim/ : to think or to say that
someone is responsible for something bad.
( khiển trách )
• daunting ['dɔ:ntiη] (a) : something that is daunting
makes you feel slightly afraid or worried
about dealing with it.
( làm nản lòng, làm lo lắng, khó khăn )

I. VOCABULARY

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campus (n )
mate (n)
scary (a)
challenge (v)
blame (v)
daunting (a)


II. Checking: gap- fill ( Task 1 ) Complete the following
sentences, using the right forms of the words on the left
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campus (n )
mate (n)
scary (a)

challenge (v)
blame (v)
daunting (a)

1.That’s the scary
_______ story I’ve ever heard
2. The new library was built in the centre of
campus
the _________.
3.Intelligent boys do something if it really
challenges them.
__________
mate of mine used to play soccer for
4. A ______
Liverpool.
daunting task of cooking for 20
5. She has a ________
people every day.
blame anymore for her
6. She doesn’t _______
father’s death.


Work in pairs
These are the feelings that Sarah, Ellen and Branda have in their
first year at university?
Guess what kind of feelings each has by putting the adjectives
under each column.
amazing/ daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / free

Sarah

Ellen

Brenden


Work in pairs
These are the feelings that Sarah, Ellen and Branda have in their
first year at university?
Guess what kind of feelings each has by putting the adjectives
under each column.
amazing/ daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / free

Sarah
exciting
lonely
free

Ellen
amazing
daunting
scary

Brenden
challenging


Information from Sarah, Ellen and Brenden
Task 2: Find out who:

a. attended the 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 college
f. enjoyed the first year at college.
Sarah :

a-e

Ellen :

b-c

Brenden:

df


Task 3: Answer the questions

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 ?

 She went out with her friends, walking around the campus
2.Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the party ?

Because when she came to the party , (the people at the party
were busy playing some games and) no one seemed to notice her existence


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?
To Brenden, his first year at college was probably the best and most
challenges year of his life.
5. What does the social calendar of the college provide him?
It provides him with plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering
students as well as other engineers.


Post - reading
Read the text again and find out what each person likes or doesn’t
like about their first year at college?

Likes
Sarah
Ellen
Brenda

Dislikes


Post - reading
Read the text again and find out what each person likes or doesn’t
like about their first year at college?

Sarah

Likes

Dislikes

- making new friends out
of her parents’ control

- no one paid attention
to her existence.

Ellen

Brenda

- new relationship
(couldn’t get along well
with her roommate)
- couldn’t get used to
such a big school
- making lots of friends.
- enjoyed the academic
year because it was so
challenging