Unit 4. School education system

WARM-UP:
Look at the pictures and tell me
what kinds of schools are.
Nursery
Kindergarten
Primary school
(Lower) secondary school
High/Upper secondary school
1
2
3
4
5
Nursery
Kindergarten
Primary school
(Lower) secondary school
High/Upper secondary school
How many levels of education system in Viet Nam?
3 levels
Pre - school
Primary education
Secondary education
UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Lesson 1: READING
compulsory (adj) :
/kəm’pʌlsəri/
Vocabulary
= Obligatory
>< 0ptional
curriculum (n):/kə’rɪkjʊləm/
chương trình giảng dạy
core (n)(v) /kɔ :(r)/
= the most important part, cốt lõi
academic year (n) : /,ækə’demɪk/
= school year
state school (n) : /steɪt/
trường quốc lập
Independent/ Public School
/,ɪndɪ’pendənt / /’pʌblɪk/
: trường dân lập
parallel(adj)(adv)/’pærəlel/
: song song
bắt buộc
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GCSE (abbr.):
chứng chỉ giáo dục phổ thông
-> curriculum (n)
A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college
GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
What do you call the schools which are free for all students and paid for by the state?
Answer the question.
->State schools.
Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
Maths, Literature and English are three ……………. subjects in the national examination.
core
- curriculum (n) :
chương trình giảng dạy
- core (n)(v)
: chính, cốt lõi
= nam ho?c
- state school (n) :
trường quốc lập
: trường dân lập
- parallel(adj)(adv)
:song song
Checking
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- GCSE (abbr.):
chứng chỉ giáo dục phổ thông
UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Before you read:
Decide whether these about school in Viet Nam
are true (T) or false (F):
Children start Grade 1 when they are 6 years old.

2. Schooling is compulsory from the age of 6 to 16.

3.The school year generally begins in September and ends in late May.

4.The students do not have any examinations
when they finish secondary school.

5. A school year consists of two terms.
14
have to take the
National examinations for GCSE
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T
F
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II. While you read: (Task 2)
Work in groups and 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” school ?
5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum ?
6. When can students take the GCSE examination ?
LUCKY NUMBERS
core
secondary
Academic
year
term
Independent
school
parallel
fee
Public
school
curriculum
LUCKY WORDS
GAME:
1. at the age of 5
2. There are 3 terms: Autumn, Spring & Summer terms
3. The state school and the “independent” or “public” school systems
4. Yes, they do.
5. There are 3 core subjects (English, Maths and Science.)
6. When they finish the secondary school
ANSWER KEY:
Answer the question

1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school ?
 From the age of 5.
Answer the question

2. How many terms are there in a school year in England ? What are they ?
3 terms (Autumn Term, Spring Term and Summer Term)
Answer the question
3. What are the two school systems in England ?
The state school and the “independent” or “public” school systems.

There are 3 core subjects (English, Mathematics and Science).
Answer the question
5) How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?

Yes, they do.
Answer the question
4) Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent”or public school?

When they finish the secondary school.
Answer the question
6) When can students take the GCSE examination?
Lucky word
III. After you read:
Work in pairs and read the text once more then fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ENGLAND
Academic year
1._______ term
Autumn
2._______term
Spring
3________term
Summer
4._____ school: 93% of the pupils
5._____ school: fee paying
6.________ school
7.__________ school
GCSE examination: 8. three____________subjects.
levels of education
Secondary
Public
State
Primary
core
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ENGLAND
Academic year
1._______ term
Autumn
2._______term
Spring
3________term
Summer
4._____ school: 93% of the pupils
5._____ school: fee paying
6.________ school
7.__________ school
GCSE
GCSE “A” Level  University
levels of education
Secondary
Public
State
Primary
HOMEWORK:
-Making comparison between the school education
system inVietnam and in England.
-Learn the new words by heart and prepare for Speaking.