Unit 4. School education system

Welcome to class 12K3
Types of school
Nursery
/`nə:sri/
Kindergarten
/`kində,gɑ:tn/

Lower secondary school (secondary school)
college
Upper school (high school)
university
Primary school
Period 20


UNIT 4: SYSTEM Of EDUCATION
Lesson 1: Reading


I. Before you read
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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F

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Listening and reading
II. While you read
Words:
Compulsory /kəm`pʌlsəri/
Academic year /ækə`demik/
Parallel /`pærəlel/
Curriculum /kə`rikjuləm/

state school /steit/
GCSE (general certificate of secondary school)


(a) b¾t buéc
(n) n¨m häc
(n/v/adj) song song
(n) Ch­¬ng tr×nh gi¶ng d¹y
(n) Tr­êng quèc lËp
(np) chøng chØ tèt nghiªp THPT
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.
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?
Task 2. Answer the questions

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?
- 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.
Task 2. Answer the questions

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?
- 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, Maths and Science).
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
- When they finish the secondary school.

Sub-task: Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.
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
Answer keys
ENGLAND
SCHOOLING
Academic year
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
State school 93% of the pupils
Public school fee paying
Primary school
Secondary school
GCSE
GCSE “A” Level  University
After you read : 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
Homework
Learn by heart the new words.

- In about 80 words, write about the similarities and differences between Vietnamese and English system of education.

Thank you very much for your attention