Unit 4:School Education System _ Hot

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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.
3.kindergarten1.upper secondary school
2.primary school 4.college
5.lower secondary school
6.university

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READING :
READING :
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Read the facts below and decide whether the statements
about schools in Viet Nam are true (T) or false (F). Then

compare your answers with your partners’.
Facts about schools in Viet Nam
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 early 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. ____
T
F
T
F
T
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READING :
* Vocabulary :
- compulsory / kәm’p
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lsәrI / (a): ≠ optional :
baét buoäc
Ex: A few years ago, wearing a helmet when you rode your motorbike
was optional. It was up to you. But today wearing a helmet when you
ride your motorbike is compulsory by law. You must wear it.
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READING :
* Vocabulary :
an official document proving that you

have completed a course of study or passed an examination.
- certificate / sә’tIfIkәt / (n):
giấy chứng nhận
- core subjects (n) :
- tuition fee / tjU’I∫әn fi: / (n) :
Ex: Lan couldn’t go on her college study because she couldn’t afford the
tuition fee of 3 million dongs a term.
Ex: Among the subjects at school I’m studying, maths, physics ,
chemistry and biology are the most important. They are core
subjects.
- compulsory / kәm’p
^
lsәrI / (a): bắt buộc ≠ optional :
những môn học chính
học phí
- term / t3:m / (n) : học kỳ
Ex: In Viet Nam, a school year is divided into 2 terms: the first term and
the second term.
- curriculum / kә’rIkjUlәm / (n):
set of subjects that children
must study at school ( ch ng trình gi ng d y )ươ ả ạ

Suppy the missing letters in each of the following words:
Are you sure you remember well ?
1. c_ _ p _ l s _ _ _ o m u o r y
2. c _ r t _ _ i _ a _e e i f c t
3. _ e r _ t m
4. c _ _ r i _ _ l u _ u r c u m
5. _ u _ t _ _ n f _ e t i i o e

Reading Text:
Reading Text:
Schooling is compulsory for all English children
from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in
England runs from September to July and is divided into 3
terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September
to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of
January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April
to mid-July. Each term is separated by one-week break
called half term, usually at the end of October, mid-
February and the end of May.

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There are two parallel school systems in England. The first
one is the state school system, which is free for all students and
paid for by the state. The second category is the “ independent”
or “ public” school system, which is fee-paying. The state school
system, which educates 93 % of the pupils in England, can be
divided into two levels of education: primary education and
secondary education.
The National Curriculum is set by the government and must
be followed in all state schools. It is made up of the following
subjects: English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths,
Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical
Education, History, and a Modern Foreign Language. English,
Maths, and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory in
the national examinations at certain stages of the school

education system.

See the Table below for more information about the
school education system in England.
School education system in England
Level of
education
Grade / Year
(from – to )
Age
(from – to )
Pre-school
childcare
environment
3 - 4
In an Infant or
Primary school
4 – 5
Primary
education
1 – 3 5 – 7
4 – 6 8 – 10
Secondary
education
7 - 9 11 – 14
10 - 12
14 – 16 ( end
of compulsory
education
General Certificate

of Secondary
Education ( GCSE)

Task 1. Find the words in the reading which mean :
1. Schools in which students have to pay tuition fees :
____________
2. A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10 :

____________
3. The examination children have to take at the end of
compulsory education
____________
4. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or
college ____________
independent or public schools
primary education
the GCSE
curriculum
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1. When do children 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. When can students take the GCSE examination ?
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Task 2. Answer the following questions :

They start their compulsory education from the age of 5.
There are 3 terms : Autumn Term , Spring Term and
Summer Term.
They are the state school and the ‘independent’ or
‘public’school systems.
When they finish the secondary school.

1. The word compulsory in line 1 paragraph 1 is closet in meaning
to _____ .
A. necessary B. put in force by law C. optional D. difficult
2. The one - week break between two terms of a school year in
England is called ________
A. Autumn Term B. Spring Term
C. Summer Term D. half term
3. Which stage of study is for children aged from 11 to 16 ?
A. pre-school B. primary education
C. secondary education D. higher
education
4. How many subjects are there in the National Curriculum in
England ?
A. 12 B. 5 C. 6 D. 3
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Task 3. Choose the best answer to each of the following

questions.
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5. All of the following are mentioned as core subjects in the
national examinations in England EXCEPT __________ .
A. Maths B. History C. Science D. English
6. The word “ It ” in line 3 paragraph 3 refers to ____
A. the state school B. the school education system
C. the core subject D. the National Curriculum
7. Which of the followings is NOT true about the school
education system in England ?
A. The state school system is free for all students, but the
“public” school system is fee-paying.
B. The academic year in England runs from September to July
and is divided into 2 terms.
C. There are two parallel school systems : the state school
system and the “ public” school system
D. English, Maths and Science are compulsory in the national
examinations.
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Task 4. Study the table below about the school education
system in Viet Nam and supply the missing information.
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Level of
education
Grade / Year
(from – to )
Age
(from – to )
Pre-school
Nursery school
3 - 4
optional education
(2) __________
4 – 5
(1) _______
education
1 – 5
(4) _________
(6) ___________
education
Secondary
education
Lower secondary
(3) ___________
11 – 14
Upper secondary
10 – 12
(5) _________
National High School
Graduation Exam
Primary

Kindergarten
6 – 9
6 – 10
15 – 17
compulsory

HOMEWORK
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Learn new words by heart.
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Read the text and do the tasks again.
- Answer the questions again.
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Prepare for the next lesson : Unit 4:
Speaking