Check-up: Fill in the chart below about forms of education, using

information in the text.

For ……
people above school age Trained at …… a university or college

FURTHER HIGHER
EDUCATION EDUCATION

___ Levels: bachelor’s

___
___ Courses: degree
Academic or Vocational Undergraduate
provide ___ and
develop ___ Postgraduate
practical skills,
analytical skills, training and
…… ……
critical thinking and qualifications in a master’s
___ degree
knowledge job or doctoral
___ degree
❖ Check-up. Discuss your plans after leaving secondary school and report to the
whole class.
Example:
make my
I’d like to work in CV look good environment, so I willandchoose
a business try to business
administration as my experience
get as much practical major. as possible.

After graduating from secondary school, I will take

takesome
a gapBusiness English courses
and I will also work on my presentation skills.
year to do voluntary work and travel.

I’d like to ……, so I will ……

After graduating from secondary school, I will ……
Ex: - I’d like to work in a child environment🡪 The university of Education.
- I’d like to work as a tourist guide🡪 Tourism Services & Tour Management.
- After leaving secondary school, I’d like to study ………… because I
like………………………

- Accounting for Business - Biotechnology - Business English

- Chemical Engineering - Commercial Law - Food Technology
-Electronic Engineering - Environment Engineering
-Finance and Banking - Hotel Management - Marketing
-Information Technology - Mechanical Engineering
-Resource and Environment Management - Telecommunication
-Trade Marketing - Trading Economics
- Transportation Engineering
 UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY:
College
(5)………….and University
(6)……………
1. Complete the following simplified
3 years or more
diagram of Viet Nam’s education
system with the appropriate words
Upper secondary education
(4)……………………….................
from the box.
3 years
Kindergarten
Lower secondary education
(3)…………………...............…...
Lower secondary education
4 years
Upper secondary education
Primary education
(2)……………………..
University
5 years
Primary education
College Kindergarten
(1)……………………
3 years
 UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE
VOCABULARY:
2. Complete the following sentences with words from the conversation in
GETTING STARTED. 

Academic

major
vocational
postgraduate

analytical
UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE

PRONUNCIATION:
Intonation on WH-questions

- Using rising intonation at the end of yes-no questions to check whether the
information is correct or not.
- Using falling intonation at the end of wh-questions to ask for information
 UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE
PRONUNCIATION:
1. Listen and repeat the following questions from the conversation in GETTING
STARTED. Pay attention to the intonation of yes-no and wh-questions.

1. What are you looking for?

2. What is further education?
3. How are they different?
4. Will that lead to a bachelor's degree? 
5. What are your plans for the future?
 UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE
PRONUNCIATION:
1. Listen and repeat the following questions from the conversation in GETTING
STARTED. Pay attention to the intonation of yes-no and wh-questions.
 UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE
PRONUNCIATION:
2. Listen and repeat with the correct intonation. Then practise saying the
sentences with a partner.
 Present Perfect
vs
Present Perfect Continuous
 Present Perfect Continuous
I

V
• I have been waiting
You have (not)
We • You have been waiting
They
been • They have been waiting
He ing • He has been waiting
She has (not)
It • She has been waiting

Present Perfect
I • I have left/ repaired

V
You
We have (not) • You have left/ repaired
They • They have left/ repaired
He 3 irregular
( )/
• He has left/ repaired
She has (not) • She has left/ repaired
It
ed regular
( )
 Usage of Present Perfect Continuous

We have been painting the flat.

That’s why it smells.
We still have 2 rooms to paint

to emphasize the duration of

the action which started in
the past and may or may not
be completed by now
 Usage of Present Perfect

We have painted the flat.

All the rooms are painted now

to emphasize the result of the action which

is complete now
 Usage and difference
Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect

Tom has been mending his bike all day Tom has mended his bike
 Usage and difference
Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect

• Tim has been going to the gym • Tim has lost 5 kilos
for the last 3 months (repeated
action over a period of time)

• He has been driving for 5 hours • He has driven 500 kilometers so far

• She has been reading for 2 days • She has read 200 pages of the book

• I am very tired now because I have been working hard for • The road is wet because the rain has just
12 hours.(the result due to the action)
stopped
• (the result due to the SHORT action)
 Common mistakes

I have cut
beenmycutting
finger.my
It hurts
finger. It hurts

I have fallen
been falling
from the
from
tree
the tree

He has been
broken
breaking
his leg his leg

!!! Short actions aren’t used in Present Perfect Continuous

 Common mistakes

I have known him all him

been knowing my life
all my life

I have been believing

believed in Godinsince
God childhood
since childhood

This house has always been

belonged to ourto
belonging family
our family

!!!State verbs aren’t used in Present Perfect Continuous

 work, teach, live...

I have taught here for 2 years

=
I have been teaching here for 2 years
 for/ since

We have been waiting for 2 hours

for + period of time
now

We have been waiting since 11 am.

since + point of time
now
 for/ since?

since
… I was born for
… a long time

for
… 10 years since
… 4 o’clock

since
… I moved to New York for
… ages

since
… yesterday since
… 6 p.m
- Why are you sweating?
have been sweeping the floor
- Because I ….
sweep floor(s)
- Are the floors clean?
has swept the floors
- Yes, Tim…
- Are the onions ready?
- Yes, I have
…. peeled them
- Why are your eyes red?
- Yes, I have
…. been peeling the onions
peel onions
- Why do you look so tired?
have been cutting the grass
- Because I ….
- Is the lawn finished?
have cut the grass
- Yes, I ….

- Why do you have paints on your hands?

have been painting a picture for an hour
- Because I ….
- Is the picture ready?
- Yes, I have
…. drawn the picture
 Expressions
PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1/ all day/month/ week/year
1/ just
2/ yet 2/ the whole day/month/week/...
3/ never 3/ since
4/ ever 4/ for
5/ already
6/ so far
5/ How long….?
7/ up to now/present
8/ recently
9/ for
10/ since
11/ How long…?
12/ lately
 UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE
GRAMMAR: THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. Read the conversation in GETTING STARTED again. Find the time
expressions used with the verb forms below.

for several days

lately
since grade 9  
before
 UNIT 7: FURTHER EDUCATION - LANGUAGE
GRAMMAR: THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
2. Put the verb in each sentence in the present perfect continuous.
have been surfing

has been living

has been looking

have been studying

has been teaching