Education options for
FAMILY LIFE
Uni school-leavers
7

Unit

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LESSON I

GETTING STARTED

Planning our education

LESSON I

WARM-UP

GETTING STARTED
GAME: Guessing game

PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: True or false
• Task 3: Find phrases in the conversation that
mean the following.
• Task 4: Complete the sentences.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

Role play
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

GUESSING GAME
• Work in 4 groups.
• Look at the pictures.
• Guess the name of the famous universities
in Viet Nam
• The team with more correct answers is
the winner.

GUESSING GAME

Foreign Trade University

GUESSING GAME

University of Languages and International Studies

GUESSING GAME

National Economics University

GUESSING GAME

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

GUESSING GAME

University of Trade

PRESENTATION

(university) entrance exam
/ˈentrəns ɪɡˌzæm/
an exam that you take to
be accepted into a university

PRESENTATION

option (n)
/ˈɒpʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from
a set of possibility, or
the freedom to make a choice

PRESENTATION

academic (adj)
/ˌækəˈdemɪk/

connected with education, especially
studying in schools and universities

PRESENTATION

vocational (adj)
/vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl/
connected with the skills, knowledge,
etc. that you need to have in order to do
a particular job

PRESENTATION

mechanic (n)
/məˈkænɪk/

someone whose job is repairing the
engines of vehicles and other engines

PRESENTATION

sensible (adj)
/ˈsensəbəl/
able to make good judgements
based on reason and experience
rather than emotion

Example:
It wasn't very sensible
to go out on your own
so late at night.

PRESENTATION

1 Listen and read.

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again. Decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F).

 
 
1. School-leavers only have the option of

T

academic education.
2. Good grades at school can help students get  

into university.
3. Vocational schools are for those who want

to develop job skills.
4. Nam wants to work at his father's car repair  
shop after leaving school.

 

F



 



PRACTICE

3

Find phrases in the conversation that mean the following.

1. an event at which students can talk to
representatives of universities or vocational schools
about their study options
2. an exam that someone takes to be accepted into a
school or university

education
fair

entrance
exam
3. studying at school or university to gain knowledge
academic
and develop thinking skills
education
4. a place that teaches skills needed for particular jobs vocational
school

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences using phrases from the conversation.
Having won several biology competitions, Mai
1. ______________
wants to study biology and become a scientist.

having gone to
2. Mai's mum still regrets not ______________
university.

watched his father work very hard for many
3. Having
_______________
years helped Nam make his decision.

PRODUCTION

Role-play
- Ss work in groups of 4.
- In each group, one student plays the
role of teacher, other students play the
roles of students.
- Teacher asks students to share their
plans after school.
- 3 minutes to prepare for the role-play.
- 2 minutes for a performance.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Some lexical items about education options.
• Identify perfect gerunds and perfect participle
clauses

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 2 - Unit 7.
• Prepare materials for the project in lesson 8

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