Unit 4. School education system

WELCOME THE TEACHERS
TO CLASS 12B2!
October, 2016
Teacher in charge: Nhung Ho Thao
Game:
General Knowledge Quiz
Warm - up
Topic:
School education in Vietnam
1. Children start Grade 1 when they are 6 years old.
2. Primary education last for 5 years.
3. The school year generally begins in September
and ends in May.
4. The school year is divided into 2 semesters.
5. Students have to take the National High School
Graduation Examination at the end of Grade 12.
School education in Vietnam
Do you think that the school education system in England has the same things to Vietnam?
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Part A_Reading
UNIT 4:
I. PRE-READING
Vocabulary
1. compulsory /kəm´pʌlsəri/ (a):
bắt buộc
năm học
VOCABULARY
= obligatory
2. academic year /ækə`demik jə:/ (n.phr):
= school year
3. parallel /`pærəlel/ (a):
song song
VOCABULARY
= schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
4. state school /steit sku:l/ (n):
trường quốc lập
5. public school /`pʌblik sku:l/ (n):
= independent school (n)
= schools in which students have to pay fee
trường dân lập
→ core subject: môn học cơ bản
VOCABULARY
6. curriculum /kə`rikjuləm/ (n):
= the subjects that are included in a course of study
7. core /kɔ:/ (a):
= essential, main, most important
chương trình giảng dạy
chính, chủ yếu
8. GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
(n.ph):
chứng chỉ tốt nghiệp trung học
LISTEN AND REPEAT
1. compulsory /kəm´pʌlsəri/ (a)
2. academic year /ækə`demik jə:/ (n.phr)
3. parallel /`pærəlel/ (a)
4. state school /steit sku:l/ (n)
5. public school /`pʌblik sku:l/ (n)
= independent school (n)
6. curriculum /kə`rikjuləm/ (n)
7. core /kɔ:/ (a)
8. GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
Checking vocabulary: Gap-filling
1. A(n) _________ year in Vietnam lasts for 9 months.
2. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college is called .
3. Two lines are ______ when they run side by side with the same distance between them at any point.
4. English is one of the _______ subjects in England.
5. ___________ is the examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education.
6. Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees are____________.
7. “______________” means putting into force by the law.
core
parallel
state schools
academic
compulsory
GCSE
curriculum
public schools
(a)
(n)
(a)
(a)
(n)/ (n.phr)
(n)
(a)
II. WHILE-READING
Task 1: True – False Statements
Task 2: Answering the questions

TASK 1 (handout): Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
1T
1F
T
F
Statements
1. Each term of an academic year is separated by a two-week break.
5. The level of primary education lasts for 5 years.
3. The state school system educates 95% of the pupils in England.
2. Children do not have to pay tuition fees when attending state schools.
4. All state schools must follow the National Curriculum.
T
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
2T
2F
3T
3F
4T
4F
5T
5F
F
T
F
T
→ one-week
→ 93%
→ 6

TASK 2 (p.46): 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? What are they?
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
Questions
1
2
3
4
5
6
1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?
 From the age of 5.
Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April to mid - July. Each term is separated by a one - week break called half term, usually at the end of October, mid-February and the end of May.
There are two parallel 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 category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The sate school system, which educates 93% of the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education: primary education and secondary education.
See the table below for more information about the school education system in England.
The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools. It is made up of the following subjects: English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical Education, History and a Modern Foreign Language. English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system.
2. How many terms are there in a school year in England?
 There are 3 terms.
Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April to mid - July. Each term is separated by a one - week break called half term, usually at the end of October, mid-February and the end of May.
There are two parallel 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 category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The sate school system, which educates 93% of the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education: primary education and secondary education.
See the table below for more information about the school education system in England.
The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools. It is made up of the following subjects: English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical Education, History and a Modern Foreign Language. English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system.
3. What are the two school systems in England?
 The state school and the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system.

Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April to mid - July. Each term is separated by a one - week break called half term, usually at the end of October, mid-February and the end of May.
There are two parallel 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 category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The sate school system, which educates 93% of the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education: primary education and secondary education.
See the table below for more information about the school education system in England.
The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools. It is made up of the following subjects: English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical Education, History and a Modern Foreign Language. English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system.
4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “ public” school?
 Yes, they do.
Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April to mid - July. Each term is separated by a one - week break called half term, usually at the end of October, mid-February and the end of May.
There are two parallel 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 category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The sate school system, which educates 93% of the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education: primary education and secondary education.
See the table below for more information about the school education system in England.
The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools. It is made up of the following subjects: English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical Education, History and a Modern Foreign Language. English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system.
5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? What are they?
There are 3 core subjects. They are English, Math and Science.
Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April to mid - July. Each term is separated by a one - week break called half term, usually at the end of October, mid-February and the end of May.
There are two parallel 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 category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The sate school system, which educates 93% of the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education: primary education and secondary education.
See the table below for more information about the school education system in England.
The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools. It is made up of the following subjects: English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical Education, History and a Modern Foreign Language. English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system.
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
 When the students finish the secondary school, they have to take an examination called General Certificate of Secondary Education.
School education system in England
Level of education
Grade/Year (from-to)
Age
(from-to)
Pre-school
Childcare environment
In an Infant or Primary school
3 - 4
4 - 5
Primary education
1 - 3
4 - 6
5 - 7
8 - 10
Secondary education
7 - 9
11 - 14
10 - 11
14-16
(end of compulsory education)
GCSE
(General Certificate of Secondary Education)
(end of compulsory education)
(General Certificate of Secondary Education)
III. POST-READING
Group discussion
For Vietnamese students, English is compulsory in the national High School Graduation examination. You have to prepare well for this examination. Tell your group’s members the difficulties you have in learning English and work together to suggest some solutions to help all members learn English better.
* Difficulties:
learning vocabulary
learning grammar
pronunciation
reference books
....

* Solutions:
yourself
your friends
your teachers
…

HOMEWORK
Learn new words by heart
Read the passage again
Prepare the next lesson: Part B_Speaking
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FOR YOUR ATTENTION!