Unit 4. School education system

Unit4: School Education System
Lesson A: Reading
VOCABULARY:
- Parallel
(a):
song song
- core
(a):
chính yếu
- certificate
Giấy chúng nhận
- tuition fees
(n):
học phí
-system
(n):
hệ thống
(n):
o
o
o
- Curriculum (n):
Chương trình môn học
o
o
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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national examinations at certain states of the school education system.
Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5 to 16.
There are two parallel school systems in England.
state
school system, which is free for all students and paid for by the state.
the “independent” or “public” school system,
is fee-paying.
The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided
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.
The first is the
The second category is
The state school system, which educates 93% of the
which
pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education: Primary
education and secondary education.
The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in
all state schools. It is made up of following subjects: English, Design &
Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science,
arts, Physical Education, History, and a Modern Foreign Language.4
English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory un the
into 3 terms.
Task1: Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the follow meaning.


State school
Primary education
Secondary education
compulsory
The examination for the General
Certificate of Secondary Education
curriculum
1. Schools in which all children can attend without
2. A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10.
paying tuition fees
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.
Task1: Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the follow meaning.
When do children in England start their compulsory
education at school?
How many terms are there in a school year
in England?
What are the two school systems in England?
Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent”
or “public school?
How many core subjects are there in the national
curriculum?
When can students take the GCSE examination?
1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?
 From the age of 5
2. How many terms are there in a school year in England?
 There are 3 terms
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, Math and Science).

6. When can students take the GCSE examination?

 When the students finish the secondary school, they have to take an examination called General Certificate of Secondary Education.
After you read:
1. Summarize the main points of school
education system in England.


2. Compare it with school education system in Vietnam
11 - 14
14 – 16 (end of compulsory educatin)
Primary education
Secondary
education
3. Discuss about the subject you like best in school and share your experience to learn it well with your friends
After you read:
Homework:
Summarize the text
That enough for today!