unit 4 writing 12 cb

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dù HéI gi¶ng víi líp 12A3


Unit 4: school education system

Lesson 4: Writing


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1
PRIMARY EDUCATION

2
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION

3
Which level of education
are they learning?

UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION


Formal school education
system in Vietnam


Writing task.
Write a paragraph on the formal school
education system in Vietnam, starting with
this topic sentence: “ The formal school
system in Vietnam consists of three levels
of education: primary education, lower
secondary education, upper secondary
education”.


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Structure of a paragraph

1. Topic sentence
2. Supporting sentences
3. Concluding sentence


Work in pairs. Read the following paragraph on the formal
school education system in England and complete the outline
below

The formal school education system in England consists
of two levels of education: primary education, secondary
education. The children begin primary education when
they are 5 years old. They finish primary education at
the age of 10. The English children go to the secondary
school to study Grade 5 when they reach 11 years old.
Secondary education lasts 5 years. They will complete
11- year- compulsory education when they finish Grade
11 at the age of 16. Then they have to take the national
examination for GCSE in late July. The academic year

in England runs from September to July and is divided
into three 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.


Topic sentence

1. Primary Education

The formal school education system in England consists of
two levels of education: primary education, secondary
education.
The children begin primary education when they are 5 years
old. They finish primary education at the age of 10.

The English children go to the secondary school to study
Grade 5 when they reach 11 years old. Secondary education
2. Secondary Education lasts 5 years.

3. 11-year- compulsory
education

They will complete 11- year- compulsory education when
they finish Grade 11 at the age of 16.

4. Time of the national
examination

Then they have to take the national examination for GCSE in
late July.

5.The academic year

The academic year in England runs from September to July
and is divided into three 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


Outline
Topic sentence:

The formal school education system in
England consists of two levels of education:
primary education, secondary education.
Supporting sentences:

•
•
•
•
•

1. …………………………………….
Primary education
2. ………………………………………….
Secondary education

3. 11-year compulsory education.
4. ……………………………………
The national examination for
5. The
academic year
GCSE


Make an outline of the paragraph on the formal
school education system in vietnam in groups
Outline
Topic sentence:
The formal school education system in Vietnam consists of
three levels of education: primary education, lower secondary
education, upper secondary education.
Supporting sentences:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Primary education
1: …………………………………………………..………………………
Lower secondary education
2: ………………………………………………..…………………………
3: 9-year compulsory education.
4: Grade 10 entrance examination

Upper secondary education
5: ………………………………………………..…………………………
The national examination for GCSE
6: ………………………………………………..…………………………
7: The academic year


Useful language
• Consist of / be composed of ……
• Begin primary / lower secondary/ upper secondary education
• Start primary / lower secondary/ upper secondary education
• Complete primary / lower secondary/ upper secondary education
• Finish primary / lower secondary/ upper secondary education
• Go to lower secondary/ upper secondary education
• Move to lower secondary/ upper secondary education
• Continue their study with lower secondary education / upper secondary education.
• When + S+ (be) / (reach) /(turn) + cardinal number
Ex: The children begin primary education when they are / reach / turn 6.
• At the age of + cardinal number
Ex: The children complete lower secondary education at the age of 16
• Take / sit for / have / do a Grade 10 entrance examination / the national examination
Ex: The children take / sit for/ have/ do a grade 10 entrance examination to move to
upper secondary education.
• Run from ………. to ………
• Be divided into ……..


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While you write

Now, let ‘s write a paragraph on the
formal school education system in
Vietnam in about 150 words.


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Correction on writing work


Homework

- Rewrite the writing
paper in your
notebook.
- Prepare for the next
part – Language
Focus.