Unit 4. School education system

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Unit 4
school education system
Lesson 1: Reading
Facts about school t 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
Read the facts below and decide whether the statements about school in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F).
T
T
T
F
T
before you read
Read the passage and do the task that follow.
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 is divided into 3 terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of 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 systems in England. The first is the state school system, which is free for all students and paid for by the state. The second category is the “independent" or “public” school system, which is fee-paying. The state school system, which educates 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.
Học phí
Bắt buộc
= School year
Song song
Hệ thống GD công lập(nhà nước)
Hệ thống GD “độc lập hay công cộng
Chương trình học Quốc gia
School education in England
While you read
Task 1: Read the paragraph again then match the right paragraph with their right heading/ideas

England

schooling
1……..………year
2……………….term
3………………term
4……………term
5.…… school 93% of the pupils
6………….……….........school
7……………..school
8…………………school
Academic
Autumn
Spring
Summer
state
independent or public
primary
secondary
GCSE
Task 2:
After you read
Schooling is (1) …………….. for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from (2) ………….... to July and is (3)……………….. into 3 terms. (4)……………… term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning of January to mid- March and (5) …………… term from early April to mid- July. Each term is separated by one-week (6)……….. called half term.
Task 3: Gap-fill
compulsory
September
divided
Autumn
Summer
break
1. School in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
2. 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
5. 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
Task 4: Find word or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meanings
State schools
Primary school
Secondary school
Compulsory
The general Certificate of Secondary Education
Curriculum
Do task 2 at home
Answer this question: What subject is the most difficult for you and what you would like your friends and your teacher to do to help you learn that subject more effectively?
Homework
When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?

2 How many terms are there in a school year in England? What are they?

3. What are the two school systems in England?


4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public’ school?
Task 2: Answer the questions
From the age of 5 or when they are 5 years old
3 terms. Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term
State school and the “independent” or “public” school systems
Yes, they do.
compulsory (a) [kəm`pʌlsəri]
certificate (n) [ sə’tifikit ]
curriculum (n) [ kə’rikjuləm ]
core (a) [kɔ:]= main
tuition fees [tju:`i∫n fi:z ]
state school (n) [steit]
primary education [‘praiməri edju:`kei∫n]
Secondary education [`sekəndri]
Academic year = Shool year
[,ækə`demik]
vocabulary
-bắt buộc
-chứng chỉ, chứng nhận
-chương trình học

-học phí
-Trường công lập
-Trường tiểu hoc (aged 5-10)
-Trường trung học (aged 11-16)