Unit 4. School education system

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UNIT 4
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
READING
4. The students do not have any examinations when they finish secondary school.
1. 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
& ends in late May.
5. A school year consists of two terms.
Read the facts below & say they are true or false about schools in Vietnam.
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- com’pulsory (adj)

- cur’riculum (n)
: chuong trỡnh h?c
- core (adj)

= essential, main, most important
- ‘academic year (n)
= school year

= O’bligatory (bắt buộc)
- state school (n)
: trường quốc lập
- Free (adj)
: miễn phí

- Inde’penden/ ‘Public School
: Trường dân lập
: phải trả học phí
-fee-paying




Match the words or phrases with their definitions
WHILE YOU READ
Task 1:
Answers : 1 – d, 2 – c, 3 – a, 4 – b, 5 – d, 6 - e




Task 2
Answer the questions
(pairs work)
WHILE YOU READ

Task 2 : Answer the questions
When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?
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?
LUCKY NUMBERS
3
2
4
5
6
1
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 ?
3 terms(Autumn, Spring 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?

When the students finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Answer the question
6) When can students take the GCSE examination?
Lucky Number
Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.
ENGLAND
SCHOOLING
__ (1) ___ year
__(2)___term
__(3)___term
__(4)___term
__(5)___school 93% of the pupils
__(6)___school fee paying
__(7)__ school
__(8)___school
GCSE
Unit 4: School education system
Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.
ENGLAND
SCHOOLING
year
term
term
term
school 93% of the pupils
school fee paying
school
school
GCSE
Unit 4: School education system
Academic
Autumn
Spring
Summer
State
Public
Primary
Secondary
GCE “A” Level  University
1. The word compulsory in line 1 paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to _____ .
A. necessary B. put in force by law C. optional D. difficult
2. The one - week break between two terms of a school year in England is called ________
A. Autumn Term B. Spring Term C. Summer Term D. half term
3. Which stage of study is for children aged from 11 to 16 ?
A. pre-school B. primary education C. secondary education D. higher education
4. All of the following are mentioned as core subjects in the national examinations in England EXCEPT __________ .
A. Maths B. History C. Science D. English
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Task 3. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
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HOMEWORK
Learn new words by heart.
Read the text and do the tasks again.
- Answer the questions again.
Prepare for the next lesson : Unit 4: Speaking
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