Unit 7: Further education Lesson 1 Getting Started

2. 1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8
Act. 1: (Numbers of Lucks) In teams. Choose a number and
answer the question: What is the name of each school?

3. 30

4. -20

5. -10

6. Thanh Thuy High School
10

7. 20
La Phu Primary School

8. Hung Vuong University
10

9. Phu Tho Medical College
20

10. Thanh Thuy secondary school
20

11. Thanh Thuy vocational training centers
20

12. -10

13. How many forms of education are there in the examples?
Which topic do you think we are going to study today?
La Phu Primary School
Thanh Thuy secondary school
Thanh Thuy High School
Thanh Thuy vocational training centers
Phu Thọ Medical College
Hung Vuong University
school education, further education

15. Vocabulary:
1. further education /ˌfɜːðər ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/ (n.p)
higher education /ˌhaɪər ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/ (n.p)
2. vocational (courses) /vəʊˈkeɪʃənl/ (a)
academic (courses) /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ (a)
3. analytical /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkl/ (a)
critical /ˈkrɪtɪkl/ (a)
4. bachelor’s degree /ˈbætʃələ(r) dɪˈɡriː/ (n)
master’s degree /ˈmɑːstə(r) dɪˈɡriː / (n)
doctoral degree; = doctorate; = PhD (n)
/ˈdɒktərəl dɪˈɡriː / /dɒktərət/
5. major /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ (n)
6. internship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/ (n)
7. CV = curriculum vitae /kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/ (n)

16. further education:
higher education:
education below degree level for
people above school age
education at a university or college
Giáo dục bổ túc; giáo dục dưới trình độ bằng cấp dành cho
những người đã tốt nghiệp trung học
giáo dục nâng cao ở các trường cao đẳng và đại học

17. liên quan đến học nghề,
hướng nghiệp
academic
liên quan đến/ thuộc về/
mang tính học thuật

18. analytical: of or relating to analysis (thuộc) phân tích
critical: of or relating to critics or criticism
(thuộc) bình
phẩm, phê bình

19. bachelor’s degree: Bằng cử nhân

20. master’s degree: Bằng thạc sĩ

21. doctoral degree; doctorate; PhD: Bằng tiến sĩ

22. master’s degree:
doctoral degree; doctorate; PhD:
bằng cử nhân
bằng thạc sĩ
bằng tiến sĩ
bachelor’s degree:

23. To become a good teacher in the future, Mike chooses
teaching methodologies as his major.
môn học chính của sinh viên, chuyên ngành

24. Is your summer internship cancelled due to Covid-19?
He served his internship at Garfield Hospital.
a period of time spent receiving or completing training at
a job as a part of becoming qualified to do it
giai đoạn thực tập

25. CV = curriculum vitae

26.  Act.1: Listen to the conversation ONCE. Then choose
the best answer to the question.
What is the conversation about?
A
B
C Further Education and some students’
plans after school
Further Education vs. Higher Education
The Vietnamese schooling system
C

27.  Act.2: In groups. Read the conversation again and
complete the following sentences with the correct
information from it.

28. Game

29. SPIN
2
1
3
4
5
6

30. C
A
B
2. Students can …… instead of going straight to university
after school.
C
pursue further education
take a gap year
Either A or B is correct.

31. C
A
B
1. Academic courses do not help students to develop ……
for higher education at a university or college.
B
analytical skills
analytical skills, critical thinking and
knowledge
critical thinking and knowledge

32. C
A
B
5. Maria takes a gap year after school
because she wants to …….
A have more time to decide her major.
do voluntary work and internships.
relax after school.

33. C
A
B
6. According to Maria, practical experiences in a gap year
will help students ……
C
apply for scholarships
study abroad
have their CVs look good

34. C
A
B
3. A person will get a master’s degree when
he completes ……
B
further education
the postgraduate level
the undergraduate level

35. 4. Students who want to receive an amount of money
to help them pay for their education can ……
 Act.3: Complete the charts .

36. ---(1)--- education
---(2)----course ---(3)--- course
higher---(4)------- Particular (5)------
---(6)---levels
---(7)------- ---(8)-------
Futher education
Academic course Vocational course
Higher education (university,college ) Particular job
two levels
undergraduate postgraduate
Bachelor’s degree Master/Doctoral degree

37.  Act.4: In pairs. Complete each sentence with no more
than TWO words.
1.__________ courses should teach practical skills in
addition to critical thinking.
2. When a student enters a college or university, he/she
has to choose a main subject of study, which is
called _____
3. When finishing an undergraduate course successfully,
students can get a_______________.
4. Specialised __________courses such as design and
cooking are very popular.
5. How long is your medical _________ in this hospital?
6. Higher education students need to have _________skills
so that they can analyse a problem scientifically.
Academic
major
bachelor's degree
vocational
internship
analytical

38. Practise Act. 5 individually.

39.  Act.5: In pairs. Discuss your plans after leaving secondary
school and report to the whole class.
Example:
I’d like to work in a business environment, so I will choose
business administration as my major.
After graduating from secondary school, I will take some
Business English courses and I will also work on my
presentation skills.
make my CV look good try to
get as much practical experience as possible.
take a gap
year to do voluntary work and travel.
I’d like to ……, so I will ……
After graduating from secondary school, I will ……