NGUYEN XUAN ON HIGH SCHOOL
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
TOKYO UNIVERSITY

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


Work in pairs: Answer the following questions
3. Where will you live if you choose a university far from your home-town?
4. How do you feel when you first start a new university?
(new/ dangerous/ happy / funny/ sad / challenging / disappointed / poor / heavy / lonely / lucky / proud / small ........)
1. What are you going to do after you finish high school?
2. Which university would you like to attend?
(student of university, farmer, worker,……….)
(A flat, a boarding school, hotel, hostel…….)
mate (s ) = friend (s )
Vocabulary
Scary(adj) = frightening
Vocabulary
Vocabulary

1. Mate (n) [meit]: Friend Bạn bè
2. Scary (adj) [`ske?ri] = frightening (adj) Sợ hãi
3. Daunt (v) [d?:nt] : Làm nản chí ? daunting (adj)
4. Explain (v) [iks`plein]: gi?i thớch Explanation (n)
explain to sb about sth: gi?i thớch v?i ai v? cỏi gỡ
5. Blame (v) [bleim] = to think or to say that someone is
responsible for something bad. ( khi?n trỏch )
To blame sb/ sth for +Ving/N: d? l?i cho ai v? vi?c gỡ
6. Campus (n) [`kổmp?s] : Khuụn viờn tru?ng d?i h?c
7. Challenge (v) [`t?ổlind?] Challenge (n): th? thỏch
8. Amazing [?`meizi?]: Kinh ngạc

* Task 1 : Complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words on the left.
campus (n )
scary (adj)
challenge (v)
blame (v)
amazing (adj)
1. The new library was built in the centre of
the _________.
2. They _________ the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation.
3.That’s the _______ story I’ve ever heard.
4. Intelligent boys like to do something if it really __________ them.
5. The new car goes at an _________ speed.
campus
blamed
scariest
challenges
amazing
Let’s read
Silent reading
amazing/ daunting /exciting /
challenging / lonely /scary / free
exciting
lonely
free
amazing
daunting
scary
challenging
Task 2: Work in pairs
These are the feelings in their first year at university?
put the adjectives under each column.
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.


Sarah :

Ellen :

Brenden:
Task 3: Find out who:
a – e
b – c
d – f
Sarah
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 4: Answer the questions
Ellen

My room mate left the window open all the time, even when it was
10degrees Celsius out, and went to bed at 10 every night. When she
got sick after midterms, she blamed my typing and having a light on
while 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, it
was amazing, but a little scary, to be in place where it seemed like I
never 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
Brenden
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.
Task 5: Matching A to B to make full sentences
Read the text again and find out what each person likes or doesn’t like about their first year at college?
- making new friends out of her parents’ control

- no one seemed to notice her existence.
- new relationship (couldn’t get along well with her roommate)
- couldn’t get used to such a big school
- making lots of friends.
- enjoyed the academic year because it was so challenging
AFTER YOU READ:
WORK IN PAIRS. Ask and answer
1.How do students often feel when they leave home for their first year at a university?
2.What problem will you have when you start your new life at a university? How will you solve it?
Ex: A: How do students often feel when they leave home for their first year at university?
B:To me,I will surely exciting.
A: Can you tell me the reason?
B: Because I will have a chance to meet many people and make new friends.
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Homework
Learn by heart the new words
Do the reading tasks in students` book
Prepare for the next lesson

VINH university
HA NOI TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGE
HO CHI MINH CITY TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGE
Business managing university
New words :
HONG ĐUC university
UNIVERSITY IN HO CHI MINH CITY
TOKYO UNIVERSITY

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
HAVARD UNIVERSITY
The University of Queensland
Hanoi conservatory: Nhạc viện Hà nội
College of Pharmacy: Đại học dược
College of Fine Arts: Đại học mỹ thuật
College Agriculture No 1: Đại học nông nghiệp 1
Medical college: Đại học Y
Hanoi Polytechnic: Đại học bách khoa Hà Nội