Knowledge: - General knowledge: Students know about higher education - Language: verbs in past tense - New words: Words related to higher education 3.. - Get feedback - Lead Ss to the ne
Trang 1UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION The 25 period th
Grade 12
Theme: HIGHER EDUCATION
Unit 5
READING
Time: 45 minutes
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: Students should know about their first impressions of
university life
2 Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students know about higher education
- Language: verbs in past tense
- New words: Words related to higher education
3 Skills: • Vocabulary comprehension matching
• Passage comprehension
• Arranging the sequence of an event
II Method: Integrated, mainly communicative
III Teaching aids: Student’s book and pictures showing farmers’ daily routines,
etc
IV Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Notes
Warm-up: (5 minutes)
- 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
Before you read : (7 minutes)
- 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
- 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
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- Get feedback
- Give Ss suggested answers
While you read : (23 minutes)
- 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
Task 1 : (3 minutes)
- 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
Task 2: (4 minutes)
- 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
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
3 Hanoi University of Natural Science
4 I would like to apply for Hanoi University of Natural Science
- Read the text in silence
- Find out new words
- Understand the aim of the text
- Do the tasks that follow
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
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
Trang 3Task 3: (10minutes)
- 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
- Go round the class to help Ss if
necessary
- Call on some Ss to give their answers
- Correct mistakes
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
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
-Do Reading exercise of Unit 5
in workbook and prepare Part B : Speaking at home
Trang 4The 26 period th
Grade 12
Theme: HIGHER EDUCATION
Unit 5
SPEAKING
Time: 45 minutes
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to talking
about the application process to tertiary institutions in Vietnam
2 Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students know how to talk about school; make an interview
and reporting on results
- Language: words related to higher education
3 Skill: speaking about school life of students fluently
II Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative
III Teaching aids: textbook, board, rising questions, hand-outs
IV Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Notes
Warm-up: (2m’)
- Show Ss some documents
requiring for tertiary institutions
and ask them what they are
- Call on some Ss to answer
Pre-speaking: (10m’)
- Teacher introduces the task1:
Below are the admission
requirements for tertiary
institutions in some countries
Work in groups Tick () those
which are obligatory for you to be
admitted to a university in
Vietnam
1 an application form
2 an identity card
3 a reference letter
- Answer the questions
1 an application form
2 an identity card
3 a reference letter
4 a birth certificate
- Work in groups, tick () those which are obligatory for you to be admitted to a university in Vietnam
- Stand up tell the class their answers
- Others listen and compare with their ticks
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school certificate
5 a birth certificate
6 a copy of the record of your
performance at school scores of the
required entrance examination
- Call on some Ss to tell their
answers
- Listen and correct pronunciation
mistakes
While-speaking: (20 minutes)
Task 2
- Teacher introduces the task
“Work in pairs Ask and answer the
questions about the application
process to tertiary study in Vietnam
using the following cues”
- Guide Ss to practice:
E.g A- When do you fill in and
send the application form?
B- In March
- Have Ss to ask and answer in
pairs
- Go around and provide help if
necessary
- Correct mistakes
Post-speaking: (10 minutes)
- Teacher introduces the task:
Task 3 Work in groups Discuss
the process of applying to a
tertiary institution in Vietnam
- Guide Ss to discuss the process
of applying to a tertiary
institution in Vietnam
- Go around and provide help if
necessary
- Correct mistakes
- Understand
- Work in pairs Ask and answer the questions about the application process to tertiary study in Vietnam using the cues
- Stand up, ask and answer about the application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
- Others listen and check the pronunciation
- Understand the task
- 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 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
Trang 6Homework: (3 minutes)
- Ask students to write about the
process of applying to a tertiary
institution in Vietnam
students have to do now is to prepare all required papers to be officially accepted of that university
- Do homework
- Prepare part C listening
Trang 7The 27 period th
Grade 12
Theme: HIGHER EDUCATION
Unit 5
LISTENING
Time: 45 minutes
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: Students should know about the problems they may have
when studying in a new school
2 Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students learn more about the problems they may have when studying in a new school
- New words: Words related to higher education
3 Skills: - Listening and deciding on True or False statements
II Method: Intergrated, mainly communicative
III Teaching aids: Student’s book, tape and cassette player
IV Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Notes
Warm-up: (5 minutes)
-Give Ss a question to discuss: “Talk
about the problems you may have
when studying in a new school.”
Pre-listening: (7 minutes)
- 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
- Ask students to repeat loudly the words
- Listen and check pronunciation
While-listening: (20 minutes)
Task 1
- Introduce the task: Listen to the
conversation between John and
David and circle the best option (A,
- Work in pairs; discuss the problems they may have when studying in a new school
- Read loudly the words:
Proportion; majority; tutorial;
international; available;
appointment ; Agricultural;
rural ;thoroughly
- Understand those words
- Read the questions quickly
- Listen to the listening script
- Answer the questions
Trang 8B, 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
After-listening: (10 minutes)
- 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
E.g.
A Would you like to do an
undergraduate 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
Homework: (3 minutes)
- Assign homework
- Prepare the section C (The Writing
part of Unit 5)
Answer:
1-C; 2-A; 3-C; 4-A; 5-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
E.g.
A Would you like to do an undergraduate 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
- Prepare the section C (The Writing part of Unit 5)
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Unit 5
Writing
Time: 45 minutes
I Objectives:
1 Educational aim: Students learn how to write a letter of request to UCAS to ask
for the information about the admission requirements to the university
2 Knowledge:
- General knowledge: Students will be able to write a letter of request
- New words: Words relating to higher education
3 Skill :
II Method: Integrated mainly communicative
III Teaching aids: Textbook, board markers
IV Procedure:
Warm-up :(3 minutes)
- Ask students some questions about how
to write a letter of request
- Give feedback and lead Ss to new lesson
Pre-writing: (15 minutes)
- 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
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:
- Work in pairs, discuss and find out the answers
1- 3 2- Primary: 5 years/
Lower secondary- 4 years/ upper secondary - 3 years
- Understand the aim of the lesson
- Study the task carefully
- Work in pairs to give outlines
a) Introduction:
- State the reasons why you are writing, your interest in tertiary study in England (mention the
Trang 11- State what information you would like
them to provide: tuition fee, accommodation,
exams,
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
While-writing: (20 minutes)
- Ask Ss to write
- Call on some Ss to read out their writing in
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 15th, 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
tin 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 Birmingham
University Could you please send me some
information about the admission
requirements, tuitions fees, accommodation
and details of the course? I am ready to
name of the programme/the universities/ )
b) Request:
- State what information you would like them to provide: tuition fee, accommodation, exams,
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
- Use main ideas in the outline
to write a letter 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