Unit4- Reading

* Warm-up:
1- At what age did you go to school?
2- What kind of school was it?
3- What school did you go to after you had finished primary school?
4- What exam will you take at the end of this school year?
5- When does the academic year begin?
6- When does it end?
7- Do you have to pay money for school?
8- What do you call the money you have to pay for school?
Pre-reading:
* Preteach vocabulary:
aca`demic [,ưk?`demik] year = school year
`parallel [`pưr?lel] (n): song song
achieve (v) = gain (v) : d?t du?c

core subject = main subject (n): m�n h?c ch�nh
com`pulsory [k?m`p?ls?ri] (adj): b?t bu?c
category [`kưtig?ri] (n): lo?i, h?ng.
curriculum [k?`rikjul?m] (n) chuong tr�nh gi?ng d?y
tuition fees [tu:`??n] [feez] (n) h?c ph�
General Certificate of Secondary School (GCSS)
Definitions
1- The money that you pay to be taught.
2- The exams children take at the end of compulsory education.
3- A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college
4- The period of the year during which students go to school or university.
5- Most important subject
Pre-reading:
* Matching: Match the definitions with their suitable words or phrases
Words/ pharses
A- General Certificate of Secondary School

B- Curriculum

C- tuition fees

D- Academic year

E- core subject

Key: 1-C 2-A 3-B 4-D 5-E
While reading:
* Task 1: Jig-sau reading:
Paragraph 1:
1- When does the academic year in England start?
2- When does it end?
3- How many semesters are there in an academic year?
4- What are they?
While reading:
* Jig-sau reading:
Paragraph 2:
5- What is the state school system?
6- What is the "independent" or "public" school system?
7- How many percent of students does the state school system
educate?
8- What are the two levels of education in the state
school system?
While reading:
* Jig-sau reading:
Paragraph 3:
9- By whom is the National Curriculum set?
10- How many core subjects are there in the
National Curriculum?
11- What are they?
12- When can students take GCSE exam?
While reading:
* Task 2: Matching: Match the right paragraph with their right heading:
A
- Paragraph 1:
- Paragraph 2:
- Paragraph 3:
B
a- School system.
b- Academic year
c- National Curriculum
While reading:
* Task 3: Gap filling: Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the passage:
England
Schooling
-----(1)--- Year

-----(2)--- Term
-----(3)--- Term

-----(4)--- Term

-----(5)--- school (fee-free)

-----(6)--- school (fee-paying)

-----(7)--- school
(for children aged from 5-10)
-----(8)--- school
(for children aged from 11-16)
GCSE
Academic
Autumn
Spring
Summer
State
Public
Primary
Secondary
Post reading:
* Multiple choice:
Homework:
Learn new word by heart.
Prepare for speaking class.