Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 5: Higher education - Lesson 1: Reading

 
Lesson 1: Reading 
HA NOI UNIVERSITY 
UNIVERSITY IN HO CHI MINH CITY 
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 
LESSON 1 : READING 
Vocabulary 
campus ( n) the buildings of a university or college and the land around them : 
 (khuôn viên trường ĐH) 
mate (s ) = friend (s ) 
scary (a) = frightening 
challenge ['t∫ælindʒ] (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 ['dɔ:ntiη] (a) : something that is daunting 
makes you feel slightly afraid or worried 
about dealing with it. 
( làm nản lòng, làm lo lắng, khó khăn ) 
I. VOCABULARY 
campus (n ) 
mate (n) 
scary (a) 
challenge (v) 
blame (v) 
daunting ( a) 
II. 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 do something 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. 
scary 
campus 
challenges 
mate 
daunting 
blame 
Work in pairs 
These are the feelings that Sarah, Ellen and Branda have in their first year at university? 
Guess what kind of feelings each has by putting the adjectives under each column. 
amazing/ daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / free 
Sarah 
Ellen 
Brenden 
Work in pairs 
These are the feelings that Sarah, Ellen and Branda have in their first year at university? 
Guess what kind of feelings each has by putting the adjectives under each column. 
amazing/ daunting /exciting /challenging / lonely /scary / free 
Sarah 
Ellen 
Brenden 
exciting 
lonely 
free 
amazing 
daunting 
scary 
challenging 
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. 
Sarah : 
Ellen : 
Brenden : 
a - e 
b - c 
d - f 
Task 2 : Find out who: 
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 3: 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 lig