Ngữ pháp và bài tập Unit 5 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

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UNIT5 HIGHER EDUCATION A.READING I.Before you read: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

1. How do you say in English the names of these universities?

- Hue University: Đại học Huế

- Hanoi University of Architecture: Đại học kiến trúc Hà Nội

- Hanoi University of Natural Science: Đại học khoa học tự nhiên Hà Nội

2.What university would you like to apply for and why?

I'd like to apply for Hue University because Hue is the only place where there are national historical remains left: such as royal palaces and tombs, etc.... Moreover, its Department of Court National Culture is the best of all, especially in folk music and dances. This is the most distinctive of our national culture we should conserve and safeguard it.

II.New words:

New words and meanings Examples campus/'kæmpəs/ (n):khu sân bãi (của các trường trung học, đại học)

The new library was built in the centre of the campus. challenge/'t∫ælindʒ/ (v)(n): thách thức challenging(adj): kích thích

Intelligent boys like to study something if it really challenges them.

blame /bleim/(v) : khiển trách to blame sb/st for/on st rise /raiz/ (n)=increase /'inkri:s/ (n): sự tăng inflation /in'flei∫n/ (n): sự lạm phát

They blame the rise in oil prices for the big increase in inflation.

to daunt/dɔ:nt/(v ): làm nản lòng ai daunting /'dɔ:ntiη/ (adj):làm thoái chí, làm nản chí

At first, college was a little daunting. Lúc đầu, trường đại học có làm tôi nản chí.

scary/'skeəri/ (adj)=frightening(adj); sợ hãi It was amazing, but a little scary, to be in a place where it semed like I never saw the same person twice. mate /meit/: bạn bè roommate (n): bạn cùng phòng

They've been best mates since school.

to apply/ə'plai/ for: nộp đơn application form (n): tờ đơn applicant /'æplikənt/ (n): người nộp đơn

I want to apply for an undergraduate programme (chương trình cử nhân) in a university.

impression /im'pre∫n/ (n): ấn tượng impressive (adj)

They talk about their first impressions of university life.

exciting/ik'saitiη/ (adj); hứng thú, lý thú excited /ik'saitid/(adj):sôi nổi

It was exciting, thinking how I was at college, meeting people who could become good friends of mine.

to explain /iks'plein/ to sb for st: giải thích với ai về điều gì explanation (n): sự giải thích

The most exciting thing was that I didn’t have to explain to my parents where I was going.

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to follow: đi theo You should follow the outline to write an essay.

existence /ig'zistəns/ (n): sự tồn tại suddenly/'sʌdnli/ (adv): đột ngột to fight back tears: gạt nước mắt

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.

all the time = always: luôn luôn, lúc nào cũng degrees Celsius/di'gri:z 'selsiəs/ (n): độ C

My roommate left the window open all the time, even when it was 10 degrees Celsius out.

midterm /'midtə:m/ (n):giữa năm học (hết học kỳ I) She got sick after midterms.

to graduate /'grædʒuət/ from : tốt nghiệp graduation (n)

I graduated from a small school.

over and over: nhiều lần; lặp đi lặp lại amazing /ə'meiziη/ (adj): kinh ngạc, sửng sốt to be in a place: đang ở một nơi

After seeing the same people over and over for many years, it was amazing to be in a new place.

academically /,ækə'demikəli/ (adv): về mặt lý thuyết, thuần về lý thuyết throughly /'θʌrəli/ (adv): hoàn toàn, hoàn hảo

Academically, I enjoyed the college thoroughly. Về việc học tập, tôi thích trường đại học.

to take part in= to participate in: tham gia vào engineering/,endʒi'niəriη/ (n): khoa kỹ thuật the Advanced Engineering: Kỹ thuật nâng cao chance /t∫ɑ:ns/ (n)=opportunity /,ɔpə'tju:niti/ (n): cơ hội creativity /,kri:ei'tiviti/(n):óc sáng tạo, tính sáng tạo creative (adj) knowledge /'nɔlidʒ/ (n): kiến thức, sự hiểu biết society /sə'saiəti/ (n): xã hội social (adj) /'sou∫l/(thuộc) xã hội socially (adv): về mặt xã hội

Taking part in the Advanced Engineering project gave me a chance to use …