- Ask students to work in pairs, reading the information in their books, asking and answering the questions about the application process to tertiary study in[r]
(1)Date: 15 /10 / 2009
Unit 5: higher education
Period 26: Lesson 1- Reading
A Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
be updated with names of well-known universities in Vietnam in English such as University of Science, Hanoi University of Agriculture
2 talk about their favourite universities which they would like to apply for
3.enhance reading micro-skills by completing the sentences from the words given and answering questions
B Teaching aids: Textbook, BB, handouts, pictures………
C Anticipated problems:
1 Sts may not know the names of universities in English, so it may take a long time to the matching
2 There are tasks in a limited period of time, so T should ask sts to read the text and prepare the tasks in advance
D Procedure: I/ Warm-up (7’):
- Ask sts some questions:
1 What are you going to after you finish high school? 2 Can you name some famous universities in Vietnam?
- Sts may not know the names of the universities in English, so T delivers the handouts and asks sts to the matching
A B
1 Häc viƯn Ngo¹i giao VN Học viện Ngân hàng VN Trờng ĐH Bách Khoa HN Trờng ĐH Xây dựng HN Trờng ĐH Mỏ-Địa chất HN
6 Trờng ĐH Hàng hải VN
a/ Hanoi University of Mining and Geology
b/ Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
c/ Vietnam Maritime University d/ Hanoi University of Technology
e/ Hanoi University of Civil Engineering
f/ Banking Academy of Vietnam
- Check with the whole class
*Answers: 1b 2f 3d 4e 5a 6c
- Lead sts to the new lesson: higher education
- Answer the questions orally Their answers may vary
- Work in groups of or
- Give their answers - Listen to get ideas
II/ Before you read ( 10’):
1/ Discussing:
- Ask sts to work in pairs, ask and answer the following questions:
1 How you say in English the names of these universities?
2 What university would you like to apply for and why?
- Give feedback and the suggested answers:
*Suggested answers: 1 Hue University
Hanoi University of Architecture Hanoi University of Natural Science
2 I would like to apply for Hanoi University of Architecture because I want to be a famous architect in the future.
- Work in pairs, ask and answer the questions
- Some sts present their answers in front of the class
Medicine because I want to help people with sickness and the community.
(2)I would like to apply for the Hanoi University of 2/ Vocabulary:
- Set the scene: “University life usually leaves strong and long-lasting impressions on students In today’s reading, three sts recall their impressions of those days”.
- Elicit the meaning and uses of some new words and phrases in the Reading passage:
fight back tears (v) daunting (a) academically(adv) creativity (n)
- Get sts to practise the words
- Listen to get ideas
- Listen to the tape / teacher and grasp the content of the the passage
- Listen and take notes - Repeat the words after T - Some sts read them again
III/ While you read :
1/ Task 1(7’):
- Introduce the task: Complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words in the box
- Ask sts to complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words in the box
- Go around class and helps sts if they need - Call on sts to give their answers
- Check the answers with the whole class
1. *Answers: 3.scariest 2 campus challenges 3 blamed amazing
2/ Task (5’):
- Introduce the task: Find out who:
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
- Encourage sts to locate the information in the passage by underlining or highlighting the lines
- Go around class and help sts if they need - Call on sts to give their answers
- Make necessary comments and correction
3/ Task 3(8’):
- Introduce the task: Answer the following questions:
1 What did Sarah on the first weekend? 2 Why did Sarah feel so lonely at the party?
3 What problems did Ellen have with her roommate? 4 What did Brenden think about his first year at college?
5 What does the social calendar of the colleges provide him?
- Guide sts to answer
- Go round the class to help sts if necessary
- Study the task carefully
- Choose the right words to fill in the blanks
-Exchange their answers for peer correction
- Tell the class their answers
- Work in pairs; look at the task, read the text again to give the answers
Sarah: 1- a attended a party on the first weekend at college.
2- e was very excited about going to college.
Ellen: 3- b didn't get on very well with the roommate.
4 c was not used to meeting different people every day at college.
Brenden: 5- d liked having a chance to be creative.
6- f enjoyed the first year at college - Understand the task
-Read the text again, answer the questions on the text (pair work)
1 She went out with her new friends, walking around the campus.
2 Because at the party everyone was busy playing some games and no one seemed to noticed her.
(3)- Call on some pairs to read the questions and give their answers
- Give necessary comments and correction
when it was cold outside She went to bed early She blamed Ellen for making her sick.
4 Brenden thought the first year at college was the best and most challenging of his life.
5 It provides him with plenty of opportunities to meet non-engineering students as well as other engineers and many of them have become his best friends.
IV/After you read ( 5’):
- Have sts work in groups and discuss the questions relating the memories of the first days at high school - Encourage sts to share their real experiences of the very first days by using such questions as:
What was your first impression at our school? Who did you talk to on the first day?
What was your first lesson about?
- Call on some sts to present their ideas in front of the class
- Give feedback and necessary correction
- Work in groups of or
- The others listen and comment They can ask their friends some questions to make their talks more natural
- Listen and make deduction
V/Closure (1'):
1 Summary. 2.Homework:
* Read the passage again and summarize it *Prepare Unit – Speaking
- Listen and take notes
Date: 18 /10 / 2010
Unit 5: higher education
Period 27: Lesson - speaking
A Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1 be familiarized with some types of documents that are essential for the application procedure such as birth certificate, reference letter, high school transcripts, letter of acceptance
2 ask and answering about time of application process to tertiary study in Vietnam talk about application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
B Teaching aids: Textbook, BB, handouts ………
C Anticipated problems:
* Sts may find the issues discussed in the lesson difficult to understand
* Their knowledge of the application process to a tertiary is limited So, T should ask sts to some information research relating to the topic in advance
D Procedure:
I/ Warm-up ( 8’): Matching
-Get sts to match the types of document in A with their appropriate Vietnamese equivalents in B:
A B
1/ application form 2/ identity card 3/ reference letter
a/ giÊy khai sinh b/ th giới thiệu
c/ bảng điểm kỳ thi
- Work in groups of or to the matching
(4)4/ school certificate 5/ birth certificate 6/record of performance (high school transcript / school report)
7/ scores of entrance examination
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d/ đơn đăng ký dự thi e/ học bạ THPT
f/ chøng minh th nh©n d©n
g/ b»ng chøng nhËn tèt nghiÖp
- Move around the groups to check - Call on some sts to give their answers - Check the answers with the whole class
- Ask sts: “When we need these types of document?”
- Lead in the new lesson: You are at grade twelve, and maybe, one of your nearest goals is to enter a tertiary institution, that is a university or a college. Apart from studying, another important job is to prepare for necessary documents Today’s lesson will take you one step closer to your dream through some useful activities.
- Listen and self correct the task
*Answers:
1d 2f 3b 4g 5a 6e 7c
- Answer the T’s question: “We need those types of document when we apply to tertiary study”
II/Task (7’):
- Introduces the task: Below are the admission requirements for tertiary institutions in some countries Work in groups Tick () those which are obligatory for you to be admitted to a university in Vietnam
- Ask students to exchange their answers with their friends
- Move around to check and make sure that all the sts are working
- Call some students to read aloud their answers to the class
- Give the correct answers and further explanation on the request
- Do the task individually Put the ticks on those which are obligatory for whom to be admitted to a university in Vietnam
- Exchange their answers with their friends
- Some students to read aloud their answers to the class; others listen and comment
* Expected answers:
an application form an identify card
a copy of the originals of school certificate
a birth certificate
a copy of records of your performance at school
scores of the required examination.
III/ Task (12’):
- Ask students to work in pairs, reading the information in their books, asking and answering the questions about the application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
- Walk around to observe students talking and help them if necessary
- Encourage sts to use various questions to make them less boring such as: At what month can
- Read information in their books and practise asking and answering questions about the application process to tertiary study in Vietnam
(5)we ? Do we in early June or late May? When is an application form sent?
- Call some pairs to stand up and ask & answer Ask other pairs to listen and comment
- Make necessary correction and comments
- Some pairs stand up and ask & answer; other pairs listen and comment
*Suggested questions and answers:
S1: When you fill in and send the application form?
S2: In March
S1: When you take the GCSE examination?
S2: In May …
IV/Task (17’):
- Introduce the task to the students: work in groups to summarize the application procedures to apply for admission to a college or university.
- Ask students to make discussion and take notes - Go around and help them if necessary
- Call some groups to handle their notes among the groups and check
- Call on some groups to stand up and make discussion in front of the class Ask other groups to listen and give comments
- If time is allowed, ask sts to write a short paragraph about the process of applying to a tertiary institution in Vietnam
- Move around and offer help if needed
- Call on some sts to read their paragraphs aloud and the others to listen and comment
- Make necessary comments and correction
- Listen to the instruction and form groups of four
- Discuss and write the process of applying to a tertiary institution in Vietnam
- Ask T if necessary
- Handle their notes among the groups and check
- Some groups in turn stand up and make their discussion in front of the class; other groups listen and give comments
* Expected answers:
S1: I think the first process of applying to a tertiary institution in Vietnam is to fill in and send the application form.
S2: Yes, then we must take the GCSE examination
S3: Only when we pass the GCSE examination, can we take the entrance exam It often takes place in July.
…
- Work individually
* Suggested paragraph:
In order to be admitted to a university in Vietnam, all students have to follow this process of applying During March, they have to fill in the application form and send it to the university they choose in March. After passing the GCSE examination held in May, all students are able to sit for the entrance examination in July Successful candidates will be sent a letter of acceptance from the university All students have to now is to prepare all required papers to be officially accepted of that university.
V/Closure (1'):
(6)2.Homework:
*Write about the process of applying to a tertiary institution in Vietnam
* Prepare Unit – Listening
- Listen and take notes
Date: 20/10 / 2010
Unit 5: higher education
Period 28: Lesson - Listening
A Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
1 be aware of the troubles that they may encounter when learning in a university, especially while studying abroad and some useful tips to overcome those obstacles
2 develop the ability to get details from listening text to multiple choice exercises
B Teaching aids: Textbook, BB, cassette tapes………
C Anticipated problems:
* Sts may have difficulty in choosing the correct options as there are other confusing ones * The quality of the tape is not very good
D Procedure:
I/ Homework - checking (8’):
- Call on one st talk about the application process to a tertiary institution in Vietnam
- Get feedback from other sts
- Listen and give comments and correction
- The others listen and give comments - Listen and make deduction
II/ Before you listen (13’ ):
1/ Discussion:
- Explain the task: imagine that you are a Vietnamese student studying in a foreign country Now make a list of problems facing you when studying in a foreign country
- Tell sts to use their background knowledge or even their imagination to brainstorm the ideas for the discussion
- Go around the class and provide help when necessary
- Ask for ideas from groups until there’s no more additional answer Collect all the answers on the board
- Give comments and some suggested answers:
Sts may not know how to make friends with strangers.
The teaching methods and the learning schedules may be totally new.
The location of buildings or even the toilet stalls creates a puzzle.
Sts need time to get used to new and strict rules.
- Set the scene: As you know, entering a new school takes any student and their parents a lot of time and effort, especially when you enter a foreign school In today’s lesson, David will give you some useful tips of how to achieve good results on the first days in a
- Work in groups or or Each group has a secretary to take notes
- Ask T if necessary
- Some sts are called on to give their answers
- Listen and take notes
Sts may have difficulties in finding a new suitable studying method for themselves. They may be bullied by “old fish in the pond”.
Sts feel shy and inconfident when raising voice
(7)foreign school.
2/ New words and phrases:
- Play the tape / read the words in “Listen and repeat” aloud and ask the whole class to listen and repeat correctly
- Elicit the meaning and use of the words
- Get sts to read the words again and check their pronunciation
- Listen and repeat the words - Listen and take notes
- Some sts read the words again
III/ While you listen :
1/ Task 1(13’):
- Introduce the task: Listen to the conversation between John and David and circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences.
- Ask students to read through the questions and options Ask them to underline or highlight the key words
- Play the tape / Read the conversation twice
- Ask sts to give their answers after working in pairs and write them on the board
- Play the tape / Read the conversation again for them to check Pause at important sentences if necessary - Provide the correct answers
*Answers: 1-C 2-A 3-C 4-A 5-B
- Read the questions thoroughly and underline or highlight the key words
- Listen to the listening script
- Work in pairs and then give their answers - Listen again and check
IV/After you listen (10’): A competition.
- Divide the class into two big groups Each group discusses the question: “Would you prefer to an undergraduate course abroad or in your country?”
- Go around the class and provide help if necessary - In turn, ask for ideas from the two groups Each correct and / or interesting opinion is given one point At the end of the competition, the group which can’t give out and additional idea or has the worse result will be the loser
- Announce the result of the competition and give out some suggested ideas
* Suggested answers:
Pursuing an undergraduate course abroad may:
bring about brighter future to sts.
give sts a good chance to study in a professional and modern environment.
make sts much more mature.
give sts an opportunity to show off their abilities, skills and independence.
- Form the group Each group has one secretary to take notes
- Take turn to present their ideas
- Listen and make deduction
be a good chance for sts to travel. be an optimal way to learn English give you the opportunity to make friends around the world.
expand your world view.
V/Closure (1'):
1 Summary. 2.Homework:
* Summarize the listening lesson
* Write about the advantages of studying abroad
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