Act. 1: (Numbers of Lucks) In teams. Choose a number and
answer the question: What is the name of each school?

1

2
5

4
7

3
6
8

30

-20

-10

10
Thanh Thuy High

20
La Phu Primary

Hung Vuong
University

10

20
Phu Tho Medical College

20

Thanh Thuy secondary

20
Thanh Thuy vocational

-10

La Phu Primary School
Thanh Thuy secondary school
Thanh Thuy High School
Thanh Thuy vocational training centers
Phu Thọ Medical College
Hung Vuong University
How many forms of education are there in the examples?
school education, further education
Which topic do you think we are going to study today?

Unit 7: FURTHER EDUCATION

Lesson 1: Getting Started

Vocabulary:
1. further education
/ˌfɜːðər ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
(n.p)
higher education
/ˌhaɪər ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
(n.p)
2. vocational (courses)  /vəʊˈkeɪʃənl/
(a)
academic (courses) /ˌækəˈdemɪk/
(a)
3. analytical
/ˌænəˈlɪtɪkl/
(a)
critical
/ˈkrɪtɪkl/
(a)
4. bachelor's degree
/ˈbætʃələ(r) dɪˈɡriː/
(n)
master's degree
/ˈmɑːstə(r) dɪˈɡriː /
(n)
doctoral degree;
= doctorate;
= PhD (n)
/ˈdɒktərəl dɪˈɡriː /
/dɒktərət/
5. major
/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/
(n)
6. internship
/ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/
(n)
7. CV = curriculum vitae /kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/
(n)

education below degree level for
further education:
people above school age
Giáo dục bổ túc; giáo dục dưới trình độ bằng cấp dành cho
những người đã tốt nghiệp trung học

higher education: education at a university or college
giáo dục nâng cao ở các trường cao đẳng và đại học

academic
liên quan đến/ thuộc về/
mang tính học thuật
liên quan đến học nghề,
hướng nghiệp

analytical: of or relating to analysis

(thuộc) phân tích

(thuộc) bình
critical: of or relating to critics or criticism phẩm, phê bình

bachelor's degree:

Bằng cử nhân

master's degree:

Bằng thạc sĩ

doctoral degree; doctorate; PhD: Bằng tiến sĩ

bachelor's degree:
master's degree:
doctoral degree; doctorate; PhD:

bằng cử nhân
bằng thạc sĩ
bằng tiến sĩ

To become a good teacher in the future, Mike chooses
teaching methodologies as his major.
môn học chính của sinh viên, chuyên ngành

Is your summer internship cancelled due to Covid-19?
He served his internship at Garfield Hospital.

giai đoạn thực tập

a period of time spent receiving or completing training at
a job as a part of becoming qualified to do it

CV = curriculum vitae

 Act.1: Listen to the conversation ONCE. Then choose
the best answer to the question.

What is the conversation about?
A

The Vietnamese schooling system

B

Further Education vs. Higher Education

C

Further Education and some students'
plans after school

C

 Act.2: In groups. Read the conversation again and
complete the following sentences with the correct
information from it.

Game

3

6

50

5

40

2

80
60

4

0
1
-

4
0

1

20

-30

BIG WHEEL

SPIN

2. Students can …… instead of going straight to university
after school.

A

pursue further education

B

take a gap year

CC

Either A or B is correct.

1. Academic courses do not help students to develop ……
for higher education at a university or college.

A

analytical skills

BB

analytical skills, critical thinking and
knowledge

C

critical thinking and knowledge

5. Maria takes a gap year after school
because she wants to …….

AA

have more time to decide her major.

B

do voluntary work and internships.

C

relax after school.

6. According to Maria, practical experiences in a gap year
will help students ……

A

apply for scholarships

B

study abroad

CC

have their CVs look good

3. A person will get a master's degree when
he completes ……

A

further education

BB

the postgraduate level

C

the undergraduate level

4. Students who want to receive an amount of money
 Act.3: Complete the charts .
to help them pay for their education can ……

Futher
---(1)--- education
Academic
---(2)----course
course

Vocational
---(3)--- course
course

Particular
job
Higher
higher---(4)------education (university,college ) Particular
(5)-----two levels
---(6)---levels

undergraduate
---(7)-------

---(8)------postgraduate

Bachelor's
degree

Master/Doctoral degree

 Act.4: In pairs. Complete each sentence with no more
than TWO words.
Academic courses should teach practical skills in
1.__________
addition to critical thinking.
2. When a student enters a college or university, he/she
has to choose a main subject of study, which is
major
called _____
3. When finishing an undergraduate course successfully,
bachelor's degree
students can get a_______________.
4. Specialised  __________courses
such as design and
vocational
cooking are very popular.
internship
5. How long is your medical _________ in
this hospital? 
6. Higher education students need to have _________skills
analytical 
so that they can analyse a problem scientifically.

HOMEWORK
Practise Act. 5 individually.

 Act.5: In pairs. Discuss your plans after leaving secondary
school and report to the whole class.
Example:
my CV look
good
try to
I'd like to workmake
in a business
environment,
so I will choose
business
administration
as my major.
get as much
practical experience
as possible.
After graduating from secondary school, I will take asome
gap
Business English courses and I will also work on my
year to do voluntary work and travel.
presentation skills.
I'd like to ……, so I will ……
After graduating from secondary school, I will ……