- Ask students to work in pairs, reading the information in their books, asking and answering the questions about the application process to tertiary study in[r]
Trang 1Date: 15 /10 / 2009
Unit 5: higher education
A Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1 be updated with names of well-known universities in Vietnam in English such as University of Science, Hanoi University of Agriculture
2 talk about their favourite universities which they would like to apply for
3.enhance reading micro-skills by completing the sentences from the words given and answering questions
B Teaching aids: Textbook, BB, handouts, pictures……….
C Anticipated problems:
1 Sts may not know the names of universities in English, so it may take a long time to do the matching
2 There are 3 tasks in a limited period of time, so T should ask sts to read the text and prepare the tasks in advance
D Procedure:
I/ Warm-up (7’):
- Ask sts some questions:
1 What are you going to do after you finish high school?
2 Can you name some famous universities in Vietnam?
- Sts may not know the names of the universities in
English, so T delivers the handouts and asks sts to do the
matching
1 Häc viÖn Ngo¹i giao VN
2 Häc viÖn Ng©n hµng VN
3 Trêng §H B¸ch Khoa HN
4 Trêng §H X©y dùng HN
5 Trêng §H Má-§Þa chÊt
HN
6 Trêng §H Hµng h¶i VN
a/ Hanoi University of Mining and Geology
b/ Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
c/ Vietnam Maritime University d/ Hanoi University of Technology
e/ Hanoi University of Civil Engineering
f/ Banking Academy of Vietnam
- Check with the whole class
*Answers: 1b 2f 3d 4e 5a 6c
- Lead sts to the new lesson: higher education
- Answer the questions orally Their answers may vary
- Work in groups of 4 or 5
- Give their answers
- Listen to get ideas
II/ Before you read ( 10’):
1/ Discussing:
- Ask sts 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 apply for and why?
- Give feedback and the suggested answers:
*Suggested answers:
1 Hue University
Hanoi University of Architecture
Hanoi University of Natural Science
2 I would like to apply for Hanoi University of
Architecture because I want to be a famous architect in
the future.
- Work in pairs, ask and answer the questions
- Some sts present their answers in front
of the class
Medicine because I want to help people with sickness and the community.
I would like to apply for the Hanoi University because I want to speak English well so that I can work in a foreign company.
Trang 2I would like to apply for the Hanoi University of
2/ Vocabulary:
- Set the scene: “University life usually leaves strong and
long-lasting impressions on students In today’s reading,
three sts recall their impressions of those days”.
- Elicit the meaning and uses of some new words and
phrases in the Reading passage:
fight back tears (v) daunting (a)
academically(adv) creativity (n)
- Get sts to practise the words
- Listen to get ideas
- Listen to the tape / teacher and grasp the content of the the passage
- Listen and take notes
- Repeat the words after T
- Some sts read them again
III/ While you read :
1/ Task 1(7’):
- Introduce the task: Complete the following sentences,
using the right forms of the words in the box.
- Ask sts to complete the following sentences, using the
right forms of the words in the box
- Go around class and helps sts if they need
- Call on sts to give their answers
- Check the answers with the whole class
1 *Answers: 3.scariest
2 campus 4 challenges
3 blamed 5 amazing.
2/ Task 2 (5’):
- 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
- Encourage sts to locate the information in the passage
by underlining or highlighting the lines
- Go around class and help sts if they need
- Call on sts to give their answers
- Make necessary comments and correction
3/ Task 3(8’):
- 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 sts to answer
- Go round the class to help sts if necessary
- Study the task carefully
- Choose the right words to fill in the blanks
-Exchange their answers for peer correction
- Tell the class their answers
- Work in pairs; 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 college.
- Understand the task
-Read the text again, answer the questions on the text (pair work)
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
Trang 3- Call on some pairs to read the questions and give their
answers
- Give necessary comments and correction
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 with plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers and many of them have become his best friends.
IV/After you read ( 5’):
- Have sts work in groups and discuss the questions
relating the memories of the first days at high school
- Encourage sts to share their real experiences of the very
first days by using such questions as:
What was your first impression at our school?
Who did you talk to on the first day?
What was your first lesson about?
- Call on some sts to present their ideas in front of the
class
- Give feedback and necessary correction
- Work in groups of 4 or 5
- The others listen and comment They can ask their friends some questions to make their talks more natural
- Listen and make deduction
V/Closure (1'):
1 Summary.
2.Homework:
* Read the passage again and summarize it
*Prepare Unit 5 – Speaking
- Listen and take notes
Date: 18 /10 / 2010
Unit 5: higher education
A Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1 be familiarized with some types of documents that are essential for the application procedure such
as birth certificate, reference letter, high school transcripts, letter of acceptance
2 ask and answering about time of application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
3 talk about application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
B Teaching aids: Textbook, BB, handouts ……….
C Anticipated problems:
* Sts may find the issues discussed in the lesson difficult to understand
* Their knowledge of the application process to a tertiary is limited So, T should ask sts to do some information research relating to the topic in advance
D Procedure:
I/ Warm-up ( 8’): Matching
-Get sts to match the types of document in A with
their appropriate Vietnamese equivalents in B:
1/ application form
2/ identity card
3/ reference letter
a/ giÊy khai sinh b/ th giíi thiÖu c/ b¶ng ®iÓm kú thi
- Work in groups of 4 or 5 to do the matching
- Some sts read their answers aloud The others listen and comment
Trang 44/ school certificate
5/ birth certificate
6/record of
performance (high
school transcript /
school report)
7/ scores of entrance
examination
đầu vào d/ đơn đăng ký dự thi e/ học bạ THPT
f/ chứng minh th nhân dân
g/ bằng chứng nhận tốt nghiệp
- Move around the groups to check
- Call on some sts to give their answers
- Check the answers with the whole class
- Ask sts: “When do we need these types of
document?”
- Lead in the new lesson: You are at grade twelve,
and maybe, one of your nearest goals is to enter a
tertiary institution, that is a university or a college.
Apart from studying, another important job is to
prepare for necessary documents Today’s lesson
will take you one step closer to your dream through
some useful activities.
- Listen and self correct the task
*Answers:
1d 2f 3b 4g 5a 6e 7c
- Answer the T’s question: “We need those
types of document when we apply to tertiary study”
II/Task 1 (7’):
- Introduces the task: 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
- Ask students to exchange their answers with their
friends
- Move around to check and make sure that all the sts
are working
- Call some students to read aloud their answers to
the class
- Give the correct answers and further explanation on
the request
- Do the task 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 examination.
III/ Task 2 (12’):
- Ask students to work in pairs, reading the
information in their books, asking and answering the
questions about the application process to tertiary
study in Vietnam
- Walk around to observe students talking and help
them if necessary
- Encourage sts to use various questions to make
them less boring such as: At what month can
- Read information in their books and practise asking and answering questions about the application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
- Ask T if necessary
Trang 5we ? Do we in early June or late
May? When is an application form sent?
- Call some pairs to stand up and ask & answer Ask
other pairs to listen and comment
- Make necessary correction and comments
- Some pairs stand up and ask & answer; other pairs listen and comment
*Suggested questions and answers:
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.
…
IV/Task 3 (17’):
- Introduce the task to the students: work in groups
to summarize the application procedures to apply for
admission to a college or university.
- Ask students to make discussion and take notes
- Go around and help them if necessary
- Call some groups to 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 to
listen and give comments
- If time is allowed, ask sts to write a short paragraph
about the process of applying to a tertiary institution
in Vietnam
- Move around and offer help if needed
- Call on some sts to read their paragraphs aloud and
the others to listen and comment
- Make necessary comments and correction
- 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
- Some groups in turn stand up and make their discussion in front of the class; other groups listen and give comments
* Expected answers:
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.
…
- Work individually
* Suggested paragraph:
In order to be admitted to a university in Vietnam, all students have to follow this 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.
V/Closure (1'):
1.Summary.
Trang 6*Write about the process of applying to a tertiary
institution in Vietnam
* Prepare Unit 5 – Listening
- Listen and take notes
Date: 20/10 / 2010
Unit 5: higher education
A Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1 be aware of the troubles that they may encounter when learning in a university, especially while studying abroad and some useful tips to overcome those obstacles
2 develop the ability to get details from listening text to do multiple choice exercises
B Teaching aids: Textbook, BB, cassette tapes……….
C Anticipated problems:
* Sts may have difficulty in choosing the correct options as there are other confusing ones
* The quality of the tape is not very good
D Procedure:
I/ Homework - checking (8’):
- Call on one st talk about the application process to a
tertiary institution in Vietnam
- Get feedback from other sts
- Listen and give comments and correction
- The others listen and give comments
- Listen and make deduction
II/ Before you listen (13’ ):
1/ Discussion:
- Explain the task: imagine that you are a Vietnamese
student studying in a foreign country Now make a
list of problems facing you when studying in a
foreign country
- Tell sts to use their background knowledge or even
their imagination to brainstorm the ideas for the
discussion
- Go around the class and provide help when
necessary
- Ask for ideas from groups until there’s no more
additional answer Collect all the answers on the
board
- Give comments and some suggested answers:
Sts may not know how to make friends with
strangers.
The teaching methods and the learning schedules
may be totally new.
The location of buildings or even the toilet stalls
creates a puzzle.
Sts need time to get used to new and strict rules.
- Set the scene: As you know, entering a new school
takes any student and their parents a lot of time and
effort, especially when you enter a foreign school In
today’s lesson, David will give you some useful tips
of how to achieve good results on the first days in a
- Work in groups or 4 or 5 Each group has a secretary to take notes
- Ask T if necessary
- Some sts are called on to give their answers
- Listen and take notes
Sts may have difficulties in finding a new
suitable studying method for themselves.
They may be bullied by “old fish in the
pond”.
Sts feel shy and inconfident when raising
voice
- Listen to get ideas
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2/ New words and phrases:
- Play the tape / read the words in “Listen and
repeat” aloud and ask the whole class to listen and
repeat correctly
- Elicit the meaning and use of the words
- Get sts to read the words again and check their
pronunciation
- Listen and repeat the words
- Listen and take notes
- Some sts read the words again
III/ While you listen :
1/ Task 1(13’):
- Introduce 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 through the questions and
options Ask them to underline or highlight the key
words
- Play the tape / Read the conversation twice
- Ask sts to give their answers after working in pairs
and write them on the board
- Play the tape / Read the conversation again for them
to check Pause at important sentences if necessary
- Provide the correct answers
*Answers: 1-C 2-A 3-C 4-A 5-B
- Read the questions thoroughly and underline or highlight the key words
- Listen to the listening script
- Work in pairs and then give their answers
- Listen again and check
IV/After you listen (10’): A competition.
- Divide the class into two big groups Each group
discusses the question: “Would you prefer to do an
undergraduate course abroad or in your country?”
- Go around the class and provide help if necessary
- In turn, ask for ideas from the two groups Each
correct and / or interesting opinion is given one point
At the end of the competition, the group which can’t
give out and additional idea or has the worse result
will be the loser
- Announce the result of the competition and give out
some suggested ideas
* Suggested answers:
Pursuing an undergraduate course abroad may:
bring about brighter future to sts.
give sts a good chance to study in a professional
and modern environment.
make sts much more mature.
give sts an opportunity to show off their abilities,
skills and independence.
- Form the group Each group has one secretary to take notes
- Take turn to present their ideas
- Listen and make deduction
be a good chance for sts to travel.
be an optimal way to learn English
give you the opportunity to make friends
around the world.
expand your world view.
V/Closure (1'):
1 Summary.
2.Homework:
* Summarize the listening lesson
* Write about the advantages of studying abroad
- Listen and take notes
Trang 8* Prepare Unit 5 – Writing.