ANH 12: unit 5 higher education - reading

amazing/ daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / freed. Sarah.[r]

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

1 Hanoi Cultural University A §¹i häc S ph¹m Ngo¹i ng÷ Hµ

Néi

2 Hanoi Medical University B §¹i häc V¨n ho¸ Hµ Néi

3 Hanoi University of

Architecture C §¹i häc Khoa häc Tù nhiªn Hµ Néi

4 Hanoi University of Natural

Science D §¹i häc Y Hµ Néi

5 Hanoi Foreign Training

University E §¹i häc KiÕn tróc Hµ Néi

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 5HIGHER 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 )

II Checking: gap- fill ( Task 1 ) Complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words on the left

1.That’s the _ story I’ve ever heard

2 The new library was built in the centre ofthe _

3.Intelligent boys do something if it really them

4 A of mine used to play soccer forLiverpool

5 She has a task of cooking for 20people every day

6 She doesn’t _ anymore for herfather’s death

scarycampus

challenges

mate

dauntingblame

amazing/ daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / free

Sarah Ellen Brenden

amazing/ daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / free

Sarah Ellen Brenden

exciting

lonely

free

amazing daunting scary

challenging

Information from Sarah, Ellen and Brenden

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.

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 ?

2.Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the party ?

 She went out with her friends, walking around the campus

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

Task 3: Answer the questions

My room mate left the window open all the time, even when it was10degrees Celsius out, and went to bed at 10 every night When shegot sick after midterms, she blamed my typing and having a light onwhile 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, itwas amazing, but a little scary, to be in place where it seemed like Inever 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

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?

5 What does the social calendar of the college provide him?

To Brenden, his first year at college was probably the best and most challenges year of his life

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?

Sarah - making new friends out

of her parents’ control - no one paid attention to her existence

Ellen - new relationship

(couldn’t get along well with her roommate)

- couldn’t get used to such a big school

Brenda - making lots of friends.

- enjoyed the academic year because it was so challenging

QUANGNINH EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTUREMENT

TRANPHU HIGH SCHOOL