UNIT 5- HIGHER EDUCATION

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

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 questions

 Using vocab and structures about a letter of request and expresss their hope to study in England

B Aids: textbooks, pictres, board, chalks

C Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.

T-T; T-Ss; S - S

Teacher’s activities Students’ activities

I Warm-up:

- Give 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?

- Ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer

- Call some pairs to act out in front of the class

- Get feedback

- Lead Ss to the new lesson: higher education

II PRE-READING:

* Questions:

- Ask Ss to work in pairs, ask and answer the

following questions:

1 Name the universities

2 What university would you like to apply for

and why?

- Get feedback

- Give Ss suggested answers

Names of universities/ colleges

- Work in pairs, discuss and answer the questions

- Some pairs act out in front of the class The answers may vary

- Listen and take notes

Hue University Hanoi University of Architecture Hanoi University of Natural Science Polytechnical college : Bach khoa School of Law: Luat

Agricultural College / Academy of Agricultural Sciences Military Academy / Military College State University

The National University in Ha noi/HCM City Teachers' College

Consolidated University Civil Engineering College: DH Xay dung Medical Un : DH Y Duoc

Academy of Sciences Banking Acadamy Academy of Arts : HV nghe thuat

Introduce new vocabulary

- Explain pronunciation and meaning of new words

which appear in the passage

 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

III WHILE-READING:

- Ask students to look through the passage and

read in silence

- Help students read the passage

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

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 college

f enjoyed the first year at college

- Go around and help Ss if they need

- Call on Ss to give their answers

- Correct mistakes

Institute of Technology Artillary Institute

Institute of forein languages Institute of OCEANOGRAPHY Institute of Science and Technology

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

- 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:

- Give the right answers.

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

- Go round the class to help Ss if necessary

- Call on some Ss to give their answers

- Correct mistakes

IV COSOLIDATION AND HOMEWORK:(2')

- 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

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

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

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.

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

- 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 activities 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

no The game is over if an S guess the job

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

guess his/her job

- Observe students playing game and stop

when there is a winner

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 the answers with

their friends'

- Call some students to read aloud their

answers to the class to check

- Give corrections and remarks

- The teacher elicits the meaning of these

application process for students to guess

Task 2

Possible problems:

- Students may don’t know the meanings of

some application process

- Ask students to work in pairs, reading the

information in their books, asking and

answering the question about the application

process to tertiary study in Vietnam

- 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 at school

scores of the required entrance examination

- Work in pairs

- Read information in their books and practise asking and answering questions 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

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

- Ask T if necessary

- Some pairs to stand up and ask & answer; other pairs 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.

…

- 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

- Call on some groups to stand up and make

discussion in front of the class Ask other

groups listen and give comments

- Give T’s own comments

- T goes around to remind students to use

English and suggest some difficult structures

IV Post-speaking:

- Ask students to write a paragraph about the

process of applying to a tertiary institution in

Vietnam

Some groups in turn stand up and make their discussion in front of the class; other groups listen and give comments

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

- 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

V CONSOLIDATION AND HOMAWORK:

- Summarize the main points of the lesson

- Ask students to write about the process of

applying to a tertiary institution in Vietnam

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.

- Take note their home work

- Do homework

Prepare part 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.

T - T; T- Ss; S - S

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-SPEAKING:

- 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

- Explain the use of some words:

+ tutorial (n) = university teacher who guides

the studies of a student

+ thoroughly (adv) = completely

I'm thoroughly fed up with you

+ rural (adj) = of the countryside

I am living in a rural area

+ agricultural (adj) = of agriculture

We buy and sell agricultural products

III WHILE-LISTENING:

Task 1

- Guide students the requests of 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

- Play the tape once

- Call some students to give their answers

- Ask Ss to check the answers with their friend

- Play the tape once more for Ss to listen and check

the answers

- Correct the answers with the whole class

-Work in pairs, asking and answering about 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

- Practise reading the words in chorus and individually

- Read loudly the words:

- Understand those words

- Read the questions quickly

- Listen to the listening script

- Give answers on the board

- Check their answers with their friends

- Listen again and check the answers

- Listen and take notes

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

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

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

V CONSOLIDATION AND HOMEWORK:

- Summarize the main points of the lesson.

- Assign homework

- Prepare the section C (The Writing part of Unit

5)

- 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.

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?

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)

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.

T- T; T - S ; S - S

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

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

- 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

- 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