Unit 4-reading

Chào mừng quí thầy cô giáo và các em học sinh
It`s a noun
It has 6 letters

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It`s a place where you study

It`s not a class
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Unit 4:
School education system
Children start grade 1 when they are 6 years old
Children from the age of 6 to 16 have to go to school
The school year generally begins in September and ends in late May
The students do not have any examinations when they finish secondary school
A school year consists of two terms
What do you think these statements about schools in Vietnam?
Are they True (T) or False (F)?
Compulsory [k?m`p?ls?ri] (a)
that must be done
- Academic [,ổk?`demik] (a):
of ( teaching or learning in) schools
Parallel [`pổr?lel] (a):
having the same distance between each other at every point
- Curriculum [k?`rikjul?m](n):
subjects include in a course of study or taught at school
- Core [k?:] (n) centre of such fruits as apple

- Category [`kổtig?ri] (n)
Class or group of thing in a complete system or grouping
Tuition [tju:`i?n] (n)
Teaching or instruction

ép buộc, bắt buộc
thuộc nhà trường
song song

chương trình giảng dạy
lõi
hạng, loại
sự giảng dạy
Gaps fill

Fill in the blanks with a suitable words from the reading passage
Schooling is ....... for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The ......year in England runs from September to July and is divided into 3 terms. There are two ..... school systems in England. The first is the state school System, which is free for all students and paid for by the state. The second ........ is the independent or public school system, which is ....paying.
The national ....... is set by the government and must be followed in all State schools. English, Maths and Science are ....subjects, which are ...... in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system.
compulsory
academic
parallel
category
fee -
Curriculum
core
compulsory
Activity 1:
Scan the reading passage and find out the words or phrase word which have the following meanings
1. School in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
..................................
2. A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10
............................
3. A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16
............................
4. Put into force by the law
.............................
5. The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education
............................
6. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college
......................................
State schools
Primary education
Secondary education
Compulsory
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
Curriculum
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Activity 2
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Answer the question:
When does the academic year in England start and end?

It starts from September to July

Answer the question:
2. How many terms are there in an academic year ?
There are 3 terms in an academic year
Autumn, Spring and Summer term
Answer the question:
Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid - December
Spring term is from the beginning of January to mid - March
Summer term is from early April to mid - July
3. When does each of them start and finish?
Answer the question:
The State school and independent or public school system
4.What are the two school systems in England ?
Answer the question:
5. Which one attracts more students? Why?

The State school because it`s free for all students
Activity 3:
Read the passage once more and fill in the diagram with correct
Information taken from the reading text
Schooling in England
(5)……………..school 93% of the pupils
(6)………………….. School fee paying
(7)…………….…..school
State
Public
Primary
Secondary
Academic
Autumn
Spring
Summer
How many paragraphs are there in the reading?
What are they about?
Match the right paragraph with their right main idea

Talk about the similarities and differences between
the school system in Vietnam and in England
When do children in Vietnam go to ......?
How old are children in Vietnam when they first go to ...?
How long is the primary school?
How many years do children in Vietnam attend primary school?
Which level do children move to after they finish.....?
Do all children have to go to nursery?
IV. HOMEWORK
Do task 2 in your textbook (page 46)
Prepare for Speaking period of Unit 4

Thank you for your attendances !
Activity 2: :
Answer the questions
1. When do children in England start their compulsory
education at school?
...........................
2. How many terms are there in a school year in England?
...........................
3. What are the two school systems in England?
...........................
4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to "independent" or
"public" schools?
...........................
5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
...........................
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
...........................

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3 terms .
…..
From the age of 5
The state school or the "independent"or"public" school systems
Yes

There are 3 core subjects ( English, Maths and Science )
When the students finish the secondary school
When does the academic year in England start and end?
............................
2. How many terms are there in an academic year?
............................
3. What are they?
............................
4. When does each of them start and finish?
............................
5. What are the two school systems in England?
............................
6. Which one attracts more students? Why?
............................
7. How old are students when they go to primary/ secondary school?
............................
8. When can students take the GCSE examination?
............................

Activity 1
Answer the questions
It starts from September to July
There are 3 terms in an academic year
They are Autumn, Spring and Summer term
Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid - December ..
The State school and independent or public school system
The State school because it`s free for all students
5 years old / 11 years old
When the students finish the secondary school
School education system in England