Unit 4. School education system

DONG HA HIGH SCHOOL
Unit 4: School Education System
Grade 12
Speaking
Presented by Phan Tu Long
WARM-UP
- What is it?
Is it the school where you learn now?
What grade are you in?
Will you have take a national examination to finish your learning here? If yes, what’s the exam?
LEAD-IN
Do you think your high school also belongs to the education system in Vietnam?
Is it compulsory or optional educational level?
How long have you learnt here?
When did you start your learning and when you will finish it?
Pair work
PRE-SPEAKING
Pair work:
What school are they learning?
Nursery / Childcare Environment
Kindergarten/ Infant
Pair work:
What school are they learning?
Primary school
Secondary school/
Lower secondary school
High school/ Upper secondary school
Pair work:
What school are they learning?
Say the names of the following schools!
WHILE-SPEAKING
Task 1: Work in pairs. Study the table below then base on the cues to ask and answer the questions about the school education system in Vietnam. (p.47)
How many levels/ education/ in/ school education/ Vietnam?
What levels of education/ compulsory? And what/ students/ have to do/ after/ compulsory level?
When/ students/ go to primary school? (lower secondary school /upper secondary school)
How long/ primary school/ last? (lower secondary school /upper secondary school)
Task 2: Work in groups. Talk about the school education system in
Vietnam, using the information from Task 1.
Talk! Listen and Add Your Ideas if Any!

MODEL:
In Vietnam, the pre-school period is completly optional. Children can either go to nursery, kindergarten or not.
However, going to primary and secondary schools is surely compulsory. They go to primary school at the age of 6 and it takes them 5 years. Later, they go to lower secondary school when they are 11. They attend lower secondary for 4 years. At the age of 15, they go to upper secondary school and it lasts 3 years. After finishing secondary education, they take the National examination for GCSE.
Task 3
Work in groups
Talk about the similarities and differences between the school system in Vietnam and in England.
Task A: (Group Work)
Based on the information from the tables on pages 45 and 47 to complete the diagram by changing your ideas.
School Education System In England (p.45)
School Education System In Vietnam (p.47)
In England
In Vietnam
1. Number of levels
in the edu. system
3 levels
2. Age to start
primary school
5 years old
3. Compulsory
schooling (Grades)
From 1 to 11
4. Age to finish
secondary school
16 years old
5. National Exam
For GCSE
Yes
3 levels
6 years old
From 1 to 12
17 years old

Yes
POINTS TO COMPARE
Note:
GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education
Task B:
Talk about the similarities and differences between the school system in Vietnam and in England. (Just 03 minutes to prepare)
MODEL:

There are some differences between the school system in Vietnam and England.
Children in Vietnam start primary school at the age of 6 and finish this level at 10 while children in England study at primary school from the age of 5 to 10.
In Vietnam, the compulsory education lasts 12 years, so children finish it when they are 17 years old. In England, the compulsory education ends when they finish the grade11 curriculum at the age of 16.

However, Vietnam and England have some similarities.
Students in both countries have to follow the national curriculum set by the government for the two education levels. After finishing secondary school, they have to take the national examination for GCSE.
HOMEWORK
Complete task 3 in written form;
Listen to the tape and complete task 1 and task 2/ page 48.
Guidance:
- What does the listening talk about? Learning or working?
- What are advantages and disadvantages the speakers encounter?
Thanks you for your attention!