A. Aims: To help students to practice:
Guessing words` meanings in contexts
Reading for details of information about application process for universities in the UK
Reading for gist and answer comprehension questions.
Using vocab and structures about a letter of request and expresss their hope to study in England.

B. Aids: textbooks, pictres, board, chalks
C. Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.
T-T; T-Ss; S - S

Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities

I. Warm-up:
- Give Ss some questions:
1. What are you going to do after you finish high school?
2. Which university would you like to attend?
3. Where will you live if you study at a university far from your house?
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to ask and answer.
- Call some pairs to act out in front of the class.
- Get feedback
- Lead Ss to the new lesson: higher education

II. PRE-READING:
* Questions:
- Ask Ss to work in pairs, ask and answer the following questions:
1. Name the universities.
2. What university would you like to apply for and why?
- Get feedback.
- Give Ss suggested answers.


Names of universities/ colleges

Introduce new vocabulary
- Explain pronunciation and meaning of new words which appear in the passage
applicant (n): người xin học
application from (n): đơn xin học
blame (v): đổ lỗi
daunt (v): làm nản long
mate (n): bạn bè
scary (v): sợ hãi
undergraduate course: khóa học đại học

III. WHILE-READING:

- Ask students to look through the passage and read in silence
- Help students read the passage

Task 1 :
- Introduce the task: Complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words in the box.
- Ask Ss to complete the following sentences, using the right forms of the words in the box.
- Go around class and help Ss if they need.
- Call on Ss to give their answers.
- Correct mistakes.



Task 2:
- 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.
- Go around and help Ss if they need.
- Call on Ss to give their answers.
- Correct mistakes.
- Give the right answers.

Task 3:
- Introduce the task: Answer the following questions.
1. What did Sarah do 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 Ss to answer.
- Go round the class to help Ss if necessary.
- Call on some Ss to give their answers.
- Correct mistakes





IV. COSOLIDATION AND HOMEWORK:(2`)

- Ask students to read the passage again.
- Ask students to do Reading exercise of Unit 5 in workbook and prepare Part B ( Speaking) at home


Work in pairs, discuss and answer the questions.
Some pairs act out in front of the class.
The answers may vary.
- Listen and take notes.

Hue University
Hanoi University of Architecture
Hanoi University of Natural Science
Polytechnical college : Bach khoa
School of Law: Luat
Agricultural College /
Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Military Academy / Military College
State University
The National University in Ha noi/HCM City
Teachers` College
Consolidated University
Civil Engineering College: DH Xay dung
Medical Un : DH Y Duoc
Academy of Sciences
Banking Acadamy
Academy of Arts : HV nghe thuat
Institute of Technology
Artillary Institute
Institute of forein languages
Institute of OCEANOGRAPHY
Institute of Science and Technology
4. I would like to apply for Hanoi University of Natural Science.








Read the text in silence.
Find out new words.
Understand the aim of the text.
Do the tasks that follow.

Study the task carefully.
Choose the right word to fill in the blanks.
Exchange their answers for peer correction.
Tell the class the answers.
campus
blamed
scariest
challenges
amazing.


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