Unit 4. School education system

KÍNH CHÀO QUÝ THẦY CÔ TH Â N CH ÀO CÁC EM
DONG HA TU HIGH SCHOOL
DOAN THI DIEM PRIMARY SCHOOL
LE HONG PHONG STATE SCHOOL
The General Certificate of Secondary Education
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SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
UNIT 4
A. READING
before reading
I.WARM UP
Facts about school
Children start Grade 1 when they are 6 years old
Schooling is compulsory from the age of 6 to 16
The school year generally begins in September and ends in late May
The students do not have any examinations when they finish secondary school
A school year consists of two terms
1. Read the facts below and decide whether the statements about school in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F).
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BEFORE READING.
2.vocabulary


= obligatory > < optional
1.compulsory (a):
* Schooling is compulsory for all Vietnamese children from the age of 6 to 14.
2. academic year (n):
school year ( năm học)
3. parallel (a):
* These two lines are parallel.
4. curriculum (n):
the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college.
5. core (a):
main, essential, most important
* core subjects.
6. tuition fee (n) :
the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college or university.
7.certificate (n):
a qualification obtained after a course of study or an exam.
B. WHILE READING.
B. WHILE READING.
Activity1: Find out words or phrases in the reading
passage which have the following meaning
School in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10

A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16

Put into force by the law

The examination children ait at the end of compulsory education

6. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college.
1. State school
2. Primaryeducation
3.Secondary education
4.Compulsory
5.The General Certificate of Secondary Education
6. Cirriculum
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?
Activity2: : Answer the questions
From the age of 5
Three term.
The state school and the ‘ independent’or ‘public’ school systems.
Yes, they do.
5. How many core subjects are there in the national cirriculum?


6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
Activity2: : Answer the questions
There are 3 core subjects ( English, Maths and Science)
When the students finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education.

School education system in England

C. AFTER READING.
Complete the chart:


-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 ( State school and ‘ independent’ or ‘ public’ school )
-Core subjects:
3 ( English, Maths and Science )
-GCSE examination:
at the end of compulsory education
School education system in England
Level of education
Grade/Year (from-to)
Age
(from-to)
Pre-school
Childcare environment
In an Infant or Primary school
3 - 4
4 - 5
Primary education
1 - 3
4 - 6
5 - 7
8 - 10
Secondary education
7 - 9
11 - 14
10 - 11
14-16
(end of compulsory education)
GCSE
(General Certificate of Secondary Education)
(end of compulsory education)
(General Certificate of Secondary Education)