Unit 4. School education system

Tran Phu High School
Presented by Nguyen Hoang Linh
Warm – up : Netword

main subjects at school
Chemistry
English
History
Maths
Literature
Physics
Geography
Biology
Unit 4
Lesson 1 - Reading



School education system
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.

V
T
F
V
V
V
V
I. Before you read
Vocabulary:
- aca‘demic[,ækə`demik] year = school year : n¨m häc
- ‘parallel [`pærəlel] (n): song song
- to achieve(v) = to gain(v) : ®¹t ®­îc
- core subject = main subject (n): m«n häc chÝnh
- com‘pulsory [kəm`pʌlsəri] (adj): b¾t buéc / compel (v).
- category [`kætigəri] (n): lo¹i, h¹ng.
- curriculum [kə`rikjuləm] (n) ch­¬ng tr×nh gi¶ng d¹y.
Task 1. Match the words or phrases in A with the blank in B.
How many paragraphs are there in the reading?
What are they about?
* Match the right parapraph with their right heading
II. While you read
Task 1. Match the words or phrases in A with their definitions in B.
5
4
1
6
8
3


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.
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).
7. When can students take the GCSE examination?
- When they finish the secondary school.

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
Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.
ENGLAND
SCHOOLING
year
term
term
term
school 93% of the pupils
school fee paying
school
school
GCSE
Academic
Autumn
Spring
Summer
State
Public
Primary
Secondary
GCE “A” Level  University
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
GCE “A” Level  University
Tell the others one of the most difficult school subjects you are studying and what you would like your friends and your teacher to do to help you learn that subject more effectively?


Ex:  I find history very difficult. It’s too long to remember all the historical events. I would learn it better if the teacher could help with a short description of each event.
III. After you read
Homework
Learnt by heart new words
Retell some subject that you like studying most