Unit 4. School education system

What kind of school is it?
It’s a nursery
It’s a kindergarten.
Pre - school
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?
Upper- Secondary School
What kind of school is it?
 It’s a college.
What kind of school is it?
 It’s a university.
They are the school education system in Vietnam.
Activity 1: Decide the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F)
1. In Vietnam 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 don’t have any examinations when they finish
secondary school.
5. A school year consists of two terms.
T
F
T
F
T
New words:
1.compulsory /kəm`pʌlsəri/(a):
* Schooling is compulsory for all Vietnamese children from the age of 6 to 14.
2. academic year /ækə`demik/((n)
= school year : ( năm học)
3. parallel (a):
song song
* These two lines are parallel
4. state school (n)
: Trường công lập
# public school
School in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees.
5.Primary education [`praiməri edju:`kei∫n]
Giáo dục tiểu học
A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10
Bắt buộc
6. Secondary education:
A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16
7. Curriculum (n): chương trình học
8. GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education):
chứng chỉ giáo dục phổ thông trung học
Giáo dục trung học

New words:
compulsory /kəm`pʌlsəri/(a): B¾t buéc
academic year /ækə`demik/((n) = school year :
( năm học)
parallel (a): song song
state school (n) : Trường c«ng lập # public school
Primary education [`praiməri edju:`kei∫n]
Gi¸o dục tiểu học
Secondary education: Gi¸o dôc trung häc
Curriculum (n): chương tr×nh học
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education):
chứng chỉ gi¸o dục phổ th«ng 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

Activity 2 (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

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

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?
Answer:
1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?
 Children in England start their compulsory education at school from the age of 5.
2. How many terms are there in an academic year in England? What are they?
 There are three terms: Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term.
Answer:
3. What are the two school systems in England?
 The state school and the “Independent” or “Public” school systems.
4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” schools?
 Yes, they are.
Answer:
5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? What are they?
 There are three core subjects: English, Maths and Science.
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
 When they finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education.


School education system in England


III. AFTER YOU READ.
-Level of education:
3 levels ( Pre-school, Primary school, Secondary school )
-Academic year:
3 terms ( Autumn Term, Spring Term and Summer Term)
-School system:
2 School systems ( State school and ‘ independent’ or ‘ public’ school )
-Core subjects:
3 ( English, Maths and Science )
-GCSE examination:
at the end of compulsory education
STATE SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
IN VIETNAM
IN ENGLAND
Pre- school
Primary education
Secondary education
Childcare environment
Age: 3- 4
Grade: 1- 3
Age: 5-7
Grade: 4 - 6
Age: 8-10
GCSE
In an infant or Primary
school. Age: 4- 5
Grade: 7 - 9
Age: 11-14
Grade: 10 - 11
Age: 14- 16
Nursery
Age: 3- 4
Grade: 1- 5
Age: 6- 10
Kindergarten
Age: 4- 5
Lower secondary
Grade: 6- 9, Age:11-14
Upper secondary
Grade: 10-12, Age:15-17
3 terms
2 terms
Learn new words by heart.
Read the passage and answer questions again.
Do task 1,2 in the notebooks.
Prepare unit 4: Speaking.