Unit 4. School education system

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Warm up :
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Section A : Reading
Reading
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Types of school
Nursery
/`nə:sri/
Kindergarten
/`kində,gɑ:tn/

Lower secondary school
(secondary
school)
college
Upper school (high school)
university
Primary school
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Read the facts below and decide whether the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F). Then compare your
results with your partners’ .

Facts about schools

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 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.


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Listen to the reading
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School education system in English
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Vocabulary:
- compulsory /kəm`pʌlsəri/ >< optional
academic year /ækə`demik/
a one –week break
parallel /`pærəlel/
category / ‘kætəgəri/
- curriculum /kə`rikjuləm/
state /steit/ school
Independent or public school
core / ko:( r) /
- GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education )

(a) b¾t buéc
(n) n¨m häc
nghỉ một tuần
(n/v/adj) song song
( n)loại , hạng
(n) Ch­¬ng tr×nh gi¶ng d¹y
(n) Tr­êng quèc lËp

( n) cốt lỗi , chính, hạt nhân
(np) chøng chØ tèt nghiệp THPT
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Task 1. Find words or phrases which have the following meanings
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1.Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
State schools ( para : 2 – line 1,2 ).
2. A stage of study for chidren aged from 5 to 10
Primary education ( table )
3. A stage of study for chidren aged from 11 to 16
Secondary education ( table )
4.Put into force by the law .
Compulsory (para1 ,sent 1 )
5. The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education .
The General Certificate of Secondary Education . ( table )
6. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college .
curriculum ( para 4 )
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Task 2. Answer the questions
1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?
2. 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” school?
5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
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Task 2. Answer the questions
1. When do children in England start their compulsory
education at school?
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- From the age of 5.
2. How many terms are there in a school year in England?
- 3 terms. (They are Autumn, Spring and Summer term)
3. What are the two school systems in England?
The state school and the “independent” or “public”
school system.
4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent”
or “public” school?
- Yes, they do.
5.How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
- There are 3 core subjects (English, Maths and Science).
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
- When they finish the secondary school.
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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
Academic year
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
State school 93% of the pupils
Public school fee paying
Primary school
Secondary school
Sub-task: Read the text once more and fill in the diagram
with correct information taken from the reading text.
GCSE “A” Level  University
Making comparison between Vietnamese and English system
of education:
- Age of starting school
- Compulsory age at school

- An academic school

- Number of term/ 1 school year
- School systems
- Certificate after secondary school
VIETNAM ENGLAND
+ 6 years old 5 years old
+ 6-17 5-16

+ 9 months 11 months
(September-May) (September-July)
+ 2 terms 3 terms

+2 (state , public 2 ( state, public
school) school)
GCSE GCSE
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Homework
Learn by heart the new words.

- In about 80 words, write about the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and English system of education.
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Sub-task : Complete the following sentences using the words or phrases in column A of task 1
1. A(n) _________ year in Vietnam lasts 9 months.
2. English is a __________ subject in our school.
3. Our ____________ is set by the government.
4. Two lines are _______ when they run side by side with the same distance between them at any point.
5. ______ is the examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education
6. English students don’t have to pay fees if they learn at the _______.
academic
compulsory
curriculum
parallel
GCSE
state school.
Unit 4 :
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