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All children can attend in.....schools without paying tuition fees
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STATE
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A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college
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CURRICULUM
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In Vietnam ,the ........year lasts 9 months from September 5th to the end of May
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In order to study at a university ,students have to pass the ..........examination held in early June every year.
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Primary and lower secondary education are .......................in Vietnam
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In Vietnam,..............education lasts 7 years from grade 6 to grade 12
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Children in Vietnam start to go to ...........school at the age of six
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There are three.........of education in Vietnam –primary ,lower secondary and upper secondary
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In Vietnam, there are two ........in a school year

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Unit 5:
Higher Education

Lesson: Reading
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
I. P re-reading
scary
amazing
daunting
blame
get on well with
campus
Campus (n) /`kæmpəs/: khuôn viên trường
Eg: The building was built on the campus.
2. To get on well with sb: hòa thuận với ai
Eg: He didn’t get on well with his classmates.
3. Blame (v) /bleim/: đổ lỗi
Eg: She blamed my having a light on when she was trying to
sleep
4. Daunting (a)/`dɔ:ntiη/: chán nản
5. Amazing (a) /ə`meiziɳ/ sửng sốt, ngạc nhiên
6. Scary (a) /`skeəri/: sợ hãi
Eg: That was the scariest story I’ve heard.
7. Challenge(v) /`t∫ælindʒ/: thử thách
Challenging (a): tính thử thách
8. Creative (a) /kri:`eitiv/ : tính sáng tạo
Vocabulary:
Checking: Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B
2. Checking vocabulary
Complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words in the box.
The new library was built in the centre of the________.
2. They ________ the rise in oil price for the big increase in inflation last year.
3. That’s the _______ story I’ve heard.
4. Intelligent boys like to study something if it really ___________ them.
5. The new car goes at an ________ speed.
6. He look _________ because of not passing the test twice.
campus
blamed
scariest
challenges
amazing
daunting

campus,
blame,
scary,
challenge
amazing,
daunting,
II. While-reading
1. T/F STATEMENTS
Sarah attended the party on the third weekend at college.

Ellen was not used to meeting different people every day at college.

3. Brenden didn’t enjoy the first year at college.

4. Sarah was very excited about going to college.
Game:
LUCKY FLOWERS
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1. Sarah attended the party on the third weekend at college.
F  first
Sarah
On the FIRST weekend I went out with my new friends, walking around campus.
2. Ellen was not used to meeting different people every day at college.
T
Ellen
After seeing the same people over and over for many years, it was amazing, but a little SCARY , to be in place where it seemed like I never saw the same person twice.
3. Brenden didn’t enjoy the first year at college.
F  enjoyed
Brenden
The first year at college was probably the best and most challenging year of my life. Academically, I ENJOYED it thoroughly .
4. Sarah was very excited about going to college.
T

Sarah
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.

Sarah attended the party on the third weekend at college.

2. Ellen was not used to meeting different people every day at college.

3. Brenden didn’t enjoy the first year at college.


4. Sarah was very excited about going to college.
first
enjoyed
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T
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F
Answer key
2. Complete the table
Find out each person’s first impression of university life
exciting
lonely
daunting
amazing
scary
challenging
1. On the first weekend Sarah ________.
A. went out with her new friends.
B. walked around campus.
C. went out with her roommate to a party.
D. All are correct.
UNIVERSITY
3. Read the passages and choose the best option A, B, C or D for each sentence.
2. Sarah felt so lonely at the party_____

A. because she didn’t see any one.
B. because she couldn`t dance.
C. because no one paid attention to her existence.
D. because they were busy eating.
UNIVERSITY
3. Ellen didn’t get along well with her roommate because................

A. her roommate let the windows open all the time.
B. her roommate went to bed at 10 evey night.
C. her roommate blamed Ellen’s typing and having a light on while she was trying to sleep.
D. All are correct.
UNIVERSITY
4. Brenden thought that his first year at
college____.

A. was the best and most challeging year of his life.
B. was the boring time of his life.
C. gave him a chance to use his creativity and knowledge to help society.
D. A, C are correct.
UNIVERSITY
5. The social calendar of the colleges provides Brenden________.

A. plenty of time to make new friends.
B. plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers.
C. plenty of time to play sports
D. plenty of chance to go sightseeing
UNIVERSITY



Task 2: Read the passage again and find Who
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Line 6
Line 7,8
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Line 3,4
Line 2, 3
Line 1,2
III. P ost-reading
Read the text again and find out what each person likes or doesn’t like about their first year at college?
Read the text again and find out what each person likes or doesn’t like about their first year at college?

scary
excited
challenging
scary
amazing
daunting
lonely
What will you be on the first
day of your university life?
B. Well, I think I will be ……. when I start
the days in a university.
A: Hi. What / you / want / do /after / graduate / high school?
B: I / go / university
A: Which university / you / prefer / attend?
B: Hue University – College of Foreign Languages
A: What / should/ you/ do/ get / place / university?
B: First/ I / have / pass / GCSE examination/ end of grade 12 and / pass the university entrance exam /scores needed
DIALOGUE
Minh: Hi, Tam. What do you want to do after graduating from high school?
Tam: Well, I want to go to university.
Minh: Which university do you prefer to attend?
Tam: Hue University – College of Foreign Languages.
Minh: So what should you do to get a place at that university?
Tam: First, I have to pass the GCSE examination at the end of grade 12 and pass the university entrance exam with the marks needed.
Homework
- Write a short paragraph about your first impression at high school

- Prepare the next lesson – Reading 2