Unit 4. School education system

Warmly welcome To our class
English lesson
October, 10 th, 2011
By : Mac Thi Ngoc
Mac Dinh Chi High School
WARM UP: What kind of school is it?
 It’s a kindergarten.
What kind of school is it?
 It’s a primary school.
What kind of school is it?
 It’s a lower secondary school
What kind of school is it?
 It’s a high school / upper secondary school.
They are the school education system in Vietnam.
Unit 4:
Lesson: A. Reading
Before you read
Activity 1:Facts about schools in Vietnam
Activity 2: New words:
- compulsory (line 1) (a): bắt buộc
- academic year (line 2) (n) = school year (n) : năm học
divide into (line 3) (v): Chia ra, phân ra
separate (line 6) (v) : tách riêng
Parallel (line 8) (a): song song
State school (line 8-9) (n): trường công
fee-paying (line 10) (n): đóng học phí
curriculum (line 16) (n): chương trình học
Core (line 20) (a): chính, chủ yếu
Certificate (n): giấy chứng nhận
Pre – school: mẫu giáo
Primary education: giáo dục tiểu học
Secondary education: giáo dục trung học
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education): chứng chỉ giáo dục phổ thông trung học


Q: How many paragraphs are there in the reading? What are they about?
- Paragraph 1: Academic year
Paragraph 2: School system
Paragraph 3: National curriculum

(Task 1,p. 46): Find out the words having the equivalent meanings
Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees 
A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10
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3. A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16

4. Put into force by the law 
The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education
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6. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college 

State schools
Primary education
Secondary education
Compulsory
The General Certificate of Secondary Education
Curriculum
Activity 3 (task 2, p.46): Answer questions
When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?
How many terms are there in an academic year in England? What are they?
What are the two school systems in England?
Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” schools?
How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? What are they?
When can students take the GCSE examination?
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 divided into three terms. Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning 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 system in England. The first is the state school system, which is free for all Students and paid by the state. The second category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The state school system, which educate 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.
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 divided into three terms. Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning 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 system in England. The first is the state school system, which is free for all Students and paid by the state. The second category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The state school system, which educate 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?
- 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 divided into three terms. Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning 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 system in England. The first is the state school system, which is free for all Students and paid by the state. The second category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The state school system, which educate 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 systems.

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 divided into three terms. Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning 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 system in England. The first is the state school system, which is free for all Students and paid by the state. The second category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The state school system, which educate 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” schools?
- Yes.

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 divided into three terms. Autumn term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning 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 system in England. The first is the state school system, which is free for all Students and paid by the state. The second category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system, which is fee-paying. The state school system, which educate 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?
- 3 core subjects (English, Maths and Science).


General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
11 – 14
14 – 16 (end of compulsory education)
7 - 9

10 - 11

Secondary education
5 – 7
8 - 10

1 – 3
4 - 6

Primary education
3 – 4

4- 5
childcare
environment
in an Infant or Primary school

Pre-school
Age
(from – to)
Grade/ Year
(from – to)
Level of education
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
- When they finish the secondary school.


---(1)--- year
---(2)--- term
---(3)--- term
---(4)--- term
---(5)--- school
(93% of the students)
---(6)--- school
(fee paying)
---(7)--- school
---(8)--- school
ENGLAND
SCHOOLING
Academic year
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
State school
(93%of the students)
Public school
(fee paying)
Primary school
Secondary school
GCSE
GCE”A” Level
University
Learn new words by heart.
Read the passage and answer questions again.
Do task 1,2 in the notebooks.
Prepare unit 4: Speaking.