English 12-CB-Reading unit 5

scariest campus challenges mate daunting blame... Attended the party on the first weekend at college.. On the first weekend I went out with my new friends, walking around campus.. It was

Games: Scrambled words

1 T H I S O Y R

2 N F H C E R

3 P I S S H Y C

4 S M C I U

5 H E S G N L I

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2 F _ _ _ _ H 3.P _ _ _ _ _ S

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HA NOI UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY IN HO CHI MINH CITY

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

• challenge(v) : test somebody’s ability and skills, especially in an interesting way

( thách thức )

• blame ( v ) / bleim/ : to think or to say that someone is responsible for something bad ( khiển trách )

• daunting (a) : something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried

about dealing with it.

( làm nản lòng, làm lo lắng, khó khăn )

• campus (n )

• mate (n)

• scary (a)

• Challenge (v)

• blame (v)

• daunting (a)

Checking: gap- fill ( Task 1 ) Complete the

following sentences, using the right forms of the words on the left

• campus (n )

• mate (n)

• scary (a)

• Challenge (v)

• blame (v)

• daunting (a )

1.That’s the _ story I’ve ever heard

2 The new library was built in the

centre of the _.

3 Intelligent boys like to study s.th if it

really them.

4 A of mine used to play soccer

for Liverpool.

5 She has a task of cooking

for 20 people every day.

6 She doesn’t _ anymore for her father’s death.

scariest

campus

challenges mate

daunting blame

Information from Sarah, Ellen and Brenden

a Attended the 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.

 Task 2 : Find out who:

Sarah : a - e

b - c

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

noticemy 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

My room mate left the window open all the time, even when it was 10 degrees 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

The first year at college was probably the best and most challenging year of my life Acadecically , 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 probly the best and

most challenges year of his life.