Unit 4. School education system

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Writing
Unit 4
School Education System
Class: 12B5
Nursery School

Kindergarten

Primary School

Lower Secondary School
Upper Secondary School
What grade of
education are
these students in?
1
2
3
4
5
The school education system in Vietnam
The formal school education system
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Useful language
Gồm có
Kéo dài từ… đến…
Được chia thành …
Thi tốt nghiệp
Ex: Class 12B5 consists of 42 students
Ex: In Vietnam, summer holiday runs/ is from June to August.
Ex: The academic year in England is divided into 3 terms.
Ex: Students can take the national examination for GCSE
when they finish the secondary education.
- Consist of + Ns/es :
Run / Be from … to… :
- To be divided into :
- Take the national examination for GCSE:
- Move to :
Chuyển lên
Ex: Students move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.
- Tense:
Simple present tense
- S + Vs/es + O
- S + is/am/are + C
- Last + a period of time:
Kéo dài 1 khoảng thời gian …
Ex: The optional education in Vietnam lasts 3 years.
Reorder the following sentences into a completed paragraph.
a. Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam.
b. The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and kindergarten.
c. They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.
d. Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three.
e. They will finish the optional education at the age of five.
f. The first term is from September to December. The second term lasts from January to May.
g. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into 2 terms.
1._____ 2. ______ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. ____ 6. _____ 7. ______
Answer
b
a
d
c
e
g
f
Model Writing
The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and kindergarten. Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam. Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three. They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old. They will finish the optional education at the age of five. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into 2 terms. The first term is from September to December. The second term lasts from January to May.
The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and kindergarten. Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam. Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three. They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old. They will finish the optional education at the age of five. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into 2 terms. The first term is from September to December. The second term lasts from January to May.
Outline
The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and kindergarten. Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam. Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three.
They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old. They will finish the optional education at the age of five. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into 2 terms. The first term is from September to December. The second term lasts from January to May.
1. Topic sentence



2. Supporting sentences
a- How long does the primary / lower secondary/ upper secondary education last? From what age do students start to go to primary/ lower secondary/ upper secondary school?
How many levels of education does the formal school education system in Vietnam consist of?
b - What levels of education are compulsory? How many years does the compulsory education last?
c- How long does the academic year in Vietnam last? When?
d- When can students take the national examination for GCSE?
e- How many terms are there in a school year in Vietnam?
What and when are they?
Outline
Write a paragraph on the formal school education system in Vietnam in about 150 words.
You can start with:
PRACTICE
The formal school education system in Vietnam consists of two levels of education, primary and secondary education. …
Share your writings and check your friends’ based on the check-list:
1. Does the paragraph start with the given sentence?
2. Does the paragraph include all the information in the outline?
3. Underline any wrong spelling word.
4. Circle any grammatical mistake.
CORRECTION
The formal school system in Vietnam consists of two levels of education, primary and secondary education. The children start grade 1 at the age of 6 and they normally complete the primary education at the age of 10. They move to lower secondary school to study in grade 6 when they are 11 years old. They will finish nine-year compulsory education when they complete grade 9 at the age of 14. The children may go to upper secondary school if they pass all the subjects tested at the end of grade 9. They will stay there until they complete grade 12 at the age of 17. If they want to sit for the entrance exam to universities or colleges they have to take the national examination for GCSE which takes place in the beginning of June. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into two terms. The first term ends in January and the second term finishes in May before a long summer holiday comes.
Suggested writing
Homework
Look at the table given in the Speaking lesson and write about the school education system in Vietnam.
- Prepare for the next lesson – Unit 5: Language Focus
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tam
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Discussion
Read the given information in text book and discuss the answers to the following questions
1. How many levels of education are there in the formal school education system in Vietnam? What are they?
2. How long does it take to finish the primary / lower secondary / upper secondary education? From what age do students start to go to primary/ lower secondary/ upper secondary school?
3. What levels of education are compulsory? How many years does the compulsory education last?
4. When can students take the national examination for GCSE?
5. How long does the academic year in Vietnam take? When?
6. How many terms are there in a school year in Vietnam? What and when are they?
1. There are two levels of education:
+ Primary education
+ Secondary education:
- Lower secondary education
- Upper secondary education
2. - It takes 5 years to finish the primary education. Students start to go to the primary school from the age of 6.
- It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary education. Students start to go to the lower secondary school from the age of 11.
- It takes 3 years to finish the upper secondary education. Students start to go to the upper secondary school from the age of 15.
3. - Primary education and lower secondary education are compulsory.
- The compulsory education lasts 9 years.

4. Students can take the national examination for GCSE in the early June, when they have finished the upper secondary school.
5. The academic year in Vietnam takes 35 weeks, running from September to May.
6. There are 2 terms in a school year in Vietnam:
- Term 1 is from September to December.
- Term 2 is from January to May.
When do the children in Vietnam go to primary school?
When they are 6 years old
How long does the primary education last?
5 years

Read and reorder the following sentences into the completed paragraph.
The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and kindergarten.
Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam.
Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three.
They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.
They will finish the optional education at the age of five.
The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into 2 terms.
The first term is from September to December. The second term lasts from January to May.
Model Writing
The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and kindergarten. Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam. Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three. They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old. They will finish the optional education at the age of five. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into 2 terms. The first term is from September to December. The second term lasts from January to May.
THE FORMAL SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIETNAM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL
A
C
B
What level are
these students in?
The Formal School Education System in Vietnam