TEACHER: CHU HUONG

NGUYEN HUE HIGH SCHOOL

Kindergarten

Lower secondary school

College

Primary school

University

Upper secondary school

* Name some kinds of schools that you know.

Nursery

= High school

= Middle school

* Match the words or phrases provided with the correct pictures.

1.upper secondary school

2.primary school

3.kindergarten

4.college

5.lower secondary school

6.university

* Match the words or phrases provided with the correct pictures.

-> They are the school education system in Vietnam.

vocabulary

-compulsory (a)[kəm'pʌlsəri]

- Academic year /,ækə'demik]

-Separate (v) / 'seprət/

- Parallel (adj) / ['pærəlel]- state school (n) [steit skul]

// public school

-core (a) [kɔ:]= main

-curriculum (n) /kə’rikjuləm/

- certificate (n) [ sə’tifikit ]

- băt buôc

- = Shool year

- Phân biệt

- Song song

-Trương công lâp

Trương tư thục

- chính

- chương trinh hoc

- chưng chi, chưng nhân

Activity 1: Decide the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F)

1. In Vietnam 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 lateMay.

4. The students don’t have any examinations when they finish secondary school.

5. A school year consists of two terms.

Do you think children in England start grade at the same age?

What about in England?

Does the school year in England begin and end at the same Time?

Is it the same or different in England?

How many terms are there in England?

T

F

T

F

T

• 3 paragraphs :

Par1 : Academic year

Par2: School system

Par 3: National curriculum

Task 1,p. 46): Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meanings

1. Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees

2. A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10

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

State school

Primary school

Secondary schoolCompulsory

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

Curriculum

Task 2 (p.46): Answer the questions

1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?

2. How many terms are there in an academic 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” schools?5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?

What are they?6. When can students take the GCSE examination?

Answer:

1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school?

Children in England start their compulsory education at school from the age of 5. (Line 1-par 1)

2. How many terms are there in an academic year in England? What are they?

There are three terms: Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term. (Lines 3,4,5-par 1)

Answer:

3. What are the two school systems in England?The state school and the “Independent” or “Public” school systems. (Lines 1,2,3-par 2)

4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” schools?

Yes, they are.(Line 4-par 2)

Answer:

5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? What are they?

There are three core subjects: English, Maths and Science. (Line 5-par 3)

6. When can students take the GCSE examination?

When they finish the secondary school,

they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education. (see table)

ENGLAND SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

1……..………year

2……………….term 3………………term 4……………term

5.……..… school (educate 93% of the pupils)

6………….……….........schoolFee- paying

7……………..school 8…………………school

Academic

Autumn Spring Summer

State Independent or public

primary secondary

GCSE

Filling in this network below

HOMEWORK

- Learn new words by heart.- Read the text and do the tasks

again.- Prepare for the next lesson :

Unit 4: Speaking