Unit 5 - Grade 12 - Reading

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UNIT 5 : HIGHER EDUCATION – READING

Activity 1 : You are given two sentences without vowels W rite them out in full Then write the sentences on the word chart and stick it on the board

Example : H_ _s _ tw_lv_ gr_d_r _t h_gh sch_ _l

-> He is a twelve grader at high school.

1 Pr_m_r_ _d_c_t_ _n _s c_mp_ls_r_ _n V_ _tn_m

2 _ft_r f_n_sh_ng h_gh sch_ _l, y_ _ w_ll g_ t_ h_gh_ _ _d_c_t_ _n

Vocabulary

Activity 2: Match words in A with their definitions in B

1 campus /kæmpəs/ (n) a extremely surprising

2 blame /bleɪm/ (v) b to test someone's ability or determination

3 scary /skeəri/ (a) c the buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds

them

4 challenge /tʃælɪndʒ/ (v) d to say that S.O did Sth wrong or is responsible for Sth bad

happening

5 amazing /əmeɪzɪŋ/ (a) e frightening

* Fighting back tears

Activity 3: Give parts of speech

- excite (v) -> (a) ……… , (a)………., -> (n)………

- create (v) -> (a) ……… , (n) ……… , (n.person) ………

- challenge (v) -> (a)………., (n) ………

- exist (v) -> (a) ……… , (n) ………

Activity 4: Read the text and put the right adjectives to the right person

Amazing, daunting, exciting, challenging, lonely, scary, free

Sarah Ellen Brenden

Activity 5: Read the text and find out what each person likes or doesn’t like about their first year

at the college

Likes Dislikes

Ellen

Brenden

Activity 6 : Ask and answer the questions: (Task 3 – page 54)

Activity 7: discuss these questions

 How do you feel when you leave home for your first year study at a university?

 What problem will you have when you start your new life at a university?

 How will you solve it?

For example :

I think I will feel excited because I will have a chance to meet many people and make new friends I will also feel homsick However, I don’t think this will last long because I will soon have new friends and will be busy with my study Sometimes I will phone my parents, too In case I have problems with my roomates, we will discuss the problem frankly and make rules, which will help us understand each other more and life will be better

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