Giáo án Tiếng Anh 12 unit 4: School education system

Tiếng Anh 12 – Giáo án
UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
A: READING
A. Aims: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
- Understand some more about the English education system.
- Use vocabulary related to the topic of the lesson through exercises.
B. Teaching aids: Pictures, poster, handouts and real objects
C. Teaching method: Communicative approach
1.Class organization:
Class

Teaching date

Attendence

Absentee(s)

2.Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3.New lesson:

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities


I. Warm – up.
Network

- Work individually
- Expected words :
- terms

schooling

- grades
- curriculum
- subjects

Ask Ss to find as many words related to
schooling as possible.
II. Presentation.
1, Pre- reading:
*Vocabulary:
- academic (adj)

- examinations
- pre – school
- secondary school
- high school
......

- parallel (adj)
- category (n)
- fee- paying (adj)
- curriculum (n)
-  curricula
- core (n)
* Discussion
- Ask Ss to work in pair to decide whether
the statements are T or F .

- Listen


- Call some Ss to give their answers.

- Work in pair

- Correct and give feedback.
2, While reading :
Task1 .Find words or phrases meaning
- Ask Ss to read the passage again to find out feedback
the words or phrases.
- Have Ss compare with partners .
- Call on some Ss go to the bb and write the
words or phrases
- Correct and give feedback.

1. T
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T

Task 2. Answer the questions.
- Check if Ss can answer the comprehension
Qs without reading the text again. If Ss - Read the passage to find out the words or
cannot, T gets them to read the Qs carefully phrases
and underline the key words to do task.

- Work in groups

- Get S to check theirs answers and explain feedback
their choices.
1. state schools
- Call some Ss to read theirs answers and
2. primary education
explain their choices.
- T comments and gives feedbacks.

3. secondary education


4. compulsory
3, Post reading: Dialogue

5. The General Certificate of Secondary

A

B

1. May/ ask/ questions/?

Yes

Education
6. curriculum (n)
Feedbacks
- Read the passage and answer the questions

2. You/ have difficulty/

1. From the age of 5

studying /?/
Yes

2. 3 terms
3. The state school and the “ independent”

3. Which school subjects/ you
think/ the most difficult/?/

or “public” school systems
( English)

4. Yes.
5. There are 3 core subjects ( English, Maths,
Science)

4.What/ you/ do / improve /it/ ?/

practice

every

6. When the students finish the secondary
school, they can take an examination called
the General Certificate of Secondary

day/take

Education

part
in English
club/
ask

- Work in pairs.
Feedback :


teacher/

A: - May I ask you some questions ?
friends to

help

5. your English
be

better/

Thanks

B: -Yes, of course. What do you want to know
?

now A: - Do you have any difficulties studying ?
B: - Yes, What about you ?
A: - I find it difficult to study social subjects

- Show the cues on the bb
Modal if necessary
- Ask Ss to work in pairs
- Go around for help
- Call on some pairs to present

Which subjects do you think the most difficult
?
B: - Oh, English of course.
A: - What do you do to improve it?
B: - I practice English every day, speak as
regularly as possible. I also take part in the

- Give comments .

English club in our school. If I have any

III. Consolidation & Homework.

problems , I ask my teacher and friends to
help. They are always willing to help me.

- Ask Ss to learn vocabulary
A: - I think your English is better now.
- Prepare section B
B: - Thanks.

- Learn vocabulary
- Prepare section B


UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
B: SPEAKING

A. Aims: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
- Talk about the school education system in Vietnam.
- Talk about the similarities and differences between the school system in
Vietnam and in England.
B. Methods: Communicative approach
C. Teaching aids : Textbook, posters….
1.Class organization:
Class

Teaching date

Attendence

Absentee(s)

2.Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3.New lesson:

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

I. Warm – up:
Network

- Work individually
Expected answers

1

2
Kinds of
school in
Vietnam

6

1. nursery,
2. kindergarten,
3

3. primary school,
4. secondary school,
5.college,
6. university

5

6

-Ask Ss to put the following words in the - Work in groups.
right order from low to high

- “What do you know about

Expected answers :
the school

education systems in Vietnam?”
T introduces new lesson
II. Presentation:
1. pre-reading:
-Ask Ss to study the table in task 1 then find

- Many kinds of school
- Ages of going to school
- Compulsory subjects
......


out the new words
-Help

Ss

with

the

vocabulary

and - Work in pairs.

pronunciation
* GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary
Education
- Elicit some useful expressions:
+ When do children in Vietnam go to school
lower school ?
+ How old are children when they first go to

- When do children in Vietnam go to lower
secondary education?
- When they are 6.
- How long does the lower secondary education
last?

school?

- Four years.

+ How long is the primary school?

- Is pre –school compulsory in Vietnam?

+ Do all children have go to nursery?

- No, it’s optional.

- Read the model conservation then call on - From which grade to which grade does the
upper education last ?
some students to read aloud it.
2. While – speaking

- From 10 to 12 .

Task 2 Talk about the school education
system

- Listen.

- Ask Ss to work in groups. -Goes around - Group works.
the class and give help if necessary
feed back:
- Call on some pairs practice in front of the
1. In Vietnam, children can go to the nursery
class
when they are only 3 or 4 years old.


- Correct Ss’ mistakes and Give feed back

2. After nursery, they go to kindergarten and
stay there until they are 5.
3. At the age of 6they move to primary school.
All primary schools in Vietnam are coed –
male and female students together in the same
class room. It take them 7 years to finish high
school. Children leave high school at the age of
17.
4. They prepare for their higher study at
colleges or universities.

- Work in groups.
suggested answers:
Similarities:
-Both countries have to follow the national
Task 3: Talk about the similarities and

curriculum set by the government

differences between the school systems in -After secondary schools, Ss all have to take
Vietnam and England.

the national examination known as GCSE

- Ask Ss to work in groups and compare

.............................................

- Call on some Ss to present their answers.

Differences:

- Give comments and feedback.
In Vietnam

In England


-

Start

primary -

Start

primary

school at the age school at 5 and
of 6 and finish at finish at 10
10
-School
compulsory

-

is compulsory
until the age of 16

the age of 14

....................

- Subjects studied

- Do the exercises again.
- Prepare for part C

III. Consolidation & Homework:
- Ask Ss to prepare for part C

School

is
until


UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
C: LISTENING

A. Aims: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
- Get information from conversation Jenny and Gavin about their studying at
school.
- Improve their listening skill.
B. Methods: Communicative approach
C. Teaching aids : Textbook, posters….
1.Class organization:
Class

Teaching date

Attendence

Absentee(s)

2.Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3.New lesson:

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

I. Warm – up: Finding words
- Ask Ss to work in groups, writing down - Work in groups.
things that they do in school days.
- Call some Ss to write on the board.
- Correct and gives comments.

Expected words:
- doing exercises
- learning lessons
- taking tests, exams
- wearing uniform
- obeying school rules
- making friends
- doing research

-> school days

.....

II. Presentation.
1. pre-listening
* Pair works
- Ask Ss to work in pair. - Discuss and
answer these questions in the book.
- Call some pairs to act out in front of the

- Pair works

class.
- Give comments.
* Vocabulary

- The answers may vary.


1.tearaway(n)

:impetuous,

irresponsible

person
(tướng tá, hư hỏng)
2. disruptive (adj) /dis'rʌptiv/ = unquiet
3. methodical (adj) / mi'θɔdikəl/
- Ask Ss to listen to the T’s pronunciation
and repeat

- Write down
- Repeat

2, While – listening
*Task 1:

Put a tick (√ ) to the

question......
- Ask students to read through the

questions
- Play the tape two times.
- Ask Ss to do individually then compare - Read through the questions
the answer with a partner.
- Play the tape again, have students to
listen and check the answers
- Call some Ss to give the answers

- Work individually to do the task
- Compare the answers

- Check and gives feedback.

Feedback:


Questions
1

Jenny

Gavin

√

2
3

√
√

√

4
5

√

√

6

*Task 2: Answering
- Ask Ss to read carefully the five
questions first, then let them try to answer
before listening again to do the task.
- Play the tape twice, one for doing the
task, one for giving feedbacks.
- Call on some Ss to give their answers,

Feedback:
1. When he enjoyed the subjects.
2. He found it very difficult.

correct and give feedback.
3. Because they were difficult for him to do it in
a short time.
4. Because he went away to boarding school
when he was quite young and he didn’t like that.
So schools weren’t the best days of his life.

3. Post – listening: Talk about the
results....
- Ask Ss to work in pairs.
- Go around and offer ha help if necessary.

Expected answers:
I didn’t do well in the last exam period. I was
content with my math, physics, and chemistry
result but my history result wasn’t very good. I
misunderstood the questions , so I barely passed

- Call some Ss to present in front of the it.
class.
I think I have to spend more time in studying
- Correct and give comments.
history to get a higher grade in the coming exam.

III. Consolidation & Homework.
- Write about your school days in
secondary school ( 9 grade ).


UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
D: WRITING
A. Aims : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Write a short paragraph about the education system in Vietnam.
- Improve the Ss’ writing skills.
B. Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.

C. Teaching aids : Pictures, textbooks, handouts
1.Class organization:
Class

Teaching date

Attendence

Absentee(s)

2.Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3.New lesson:

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities


I. Warm – up.
Network
- Work individually
Suggested words :
- nursery
Education
system in
Vietnam

- kindergarten
- pre – school
- primary school

- secondary school

- Ask Ss to find as many words as possible.
- Call some Ss to write on the board.
-> Describing school education system
Vietnam
II. Presentation.
1/Pre – writing :
* Elicit structures:
+ Tenses : Simple present
+ Vocabulary :
1. The academic year runs from..... to....

- high school
- training center

in

- vocational training center trường dạy nghề
- technical college
- secretary college
- community college
- university


2. A school year consists of .... terms
3. Children start grade 1 when they....
4. duration of the academic year
5. a national examination for GSCE
6 university / college entrance examination

* Outline :

- Work in groups

- Ask Ss to work in group to write outline
,using the information in Speaking Task to
give ideas for their writing.
- Call a student to write on the board.
- Correct and gives feedback

Outline :
1 Introduction :

- 2 levels of education in

Vietnam : primary and secondary education
* Primary school : - at the age of 6
* secondary school : - at the age of 11 , 4 years
in lower secondary , 3 years in higher
secondary
; finish secondary at 17
2.Main part :
* Duration of the academic year :- 35 weeks ( 9
months)

2/ While – writing .

- 2 terms : 1st term : from September to late

Write a paragraph on the formal school December; 2nd term : starts in the early January

education in Vietnam


- Ask Ss to use the outline to write about ends in May
education system in Vietnam

National examination for GCSE : in June for
all students finish high school.

3, Post – writing ( correction )
- Ask two students to write on the board

* university / college entrance examination :
held in July

- Correct mistakes and give feedback for the
whole class

- Write about education system in Vietnam.

- Collect student’s papers, give comment
and correct some serious mistakes

Sample writing :
There are two levels of education in Vietnam:
Primary and secondary education.
Children in Vietnam go to primary school at
the age of six and move to secondary school
when they are 11. Then they spend four years
in lower

secondary and 3 years in upper

secondary. They usually finish secondary
school at the age of 17.
Schooling is compulsory for Vietnamese
children until they finish lower secondary. It
take 9 years for the children to finish
compulsory education.
The duration of the academic year is 35 weeks


or 9 months. It runs from September to May
III. Consolidation & Homework ( 5 min.)

and is divided into two terms. The first term is
from the beginning of September to late

- Ask Ss to rewrite in the notebooks.

December and the second term starts in early

- Prepare part D

January and ends in May.
A national examination for GCSE is usually
held in June for all students who finish high
school.
And then those who pass the GCSE exam are
able to sit for the university or college entrance

examination in July.
Probably,

students

will

take

only

an

examination for finishing high school and for
university or college.
- Rewrite in the notebooks.
- Prepare part D


4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
E: LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Aims : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to :
- Pronounce correctly the main stress in three – syllable words.
- Use the passive voice appropriately .
B. Methods : Communicative approach and leaner- centered approach.
C. Teaching aids : Pictures, textbooks, handouts
1.Class organization:
Class

Teaching date

Attendence

Absentee(s)

2.Checking up: Checking during the new lesson.
3.New lesson:
Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities


I. Warm – up.
Jumble words.

- Work individually

- Ask Ss to rearrange the letter to make right - Rearrange the letter to make right words
words.
1. YHOTSIR
2. CHIREMSTY
3. SITPOLIC
4. NGOCUPMIT

Excepted answers :
HISTORY
CHEMISTRY
POLITICS
COMPUTING

- Correct and gives feedback
-> What’s common about them?

- They are all three – syllable words.

-> Stress in three – syllable words
II. Presentation.
A. Pronunciation
* Listen and repeat
- Read the model some words and ask Ss to
repeat.

- Read the words aloud

- Get some Ss to pronounce these words
- Correct pronunciation (if any)
- Ask Ss to put these words in the correct
column. Add some more words, engineer, Poster:


lemonade, entertain, employee, Vietnamese,

Stress on 1st Stress on

cigarette

....

2nd...

3rd...

algebra

statistics

engineer

carefully

computing

lemonade

politics

September

entertain

physical

compulsory

employee

- Correct and gives feedback
Remarks : Words ending in - ade, - ain,- ee, eer, - ese, - ette has the main stress on these
syllable ( 3rd syllable ).

chemistry

Vietnamese

academic

cigarette

primary
* * Practice reading the sentences

cinema

- Play the tape, Asks Ss to read after the tapes.

Reading aloud the sentences.

- Call some Ss to read and correct mistakes.

- Listen and repeat.

B. Grammar

- Read

* Lead – in :Asking questions
- What is the table made of ?
- What are the windows made of ?

- It is made of wood.

- Do you know who make these things ?

- They are made of glasses.

-> our lesson is the passive voice.

- No, I don’t.

* Explanation :
- Hang on a poster, asks Ss to pay attentions to

Stress on


the sentences and point out the rules
Poster :
1. A: My mother has made these cakes.
S

V

Basic rules

O

- A: S

+ V

+ O

->P: These cakes have been made by my
mother.
S

V

-> P:

O

S

+ be + V3/ed

+ by O

2. A: My friend can answer this question.
S

V

* can, may, must. will, shall, have to, used

O

to,…

-> P: This answer can be answered by my

friend.
S

V

Practice :Exercises 1, 2,3

O

S + can, may,… +
be + V3/ed
- Work individually

- Ask Ss to do exercises provided in the books. Feedback :
- Have them do individually, and then compare Exercise 1 : Simple present passive voice
the answers with the partners.
- Call Ss to give the answers.
- Correct and gives feedback.

1. is divided
2. is separated
3. is set
4. is made up


5. is paid
6. are selected
- Work individually
Exercise 2 : Rewrite ,using the passive
voice.

1. This school was built in 1997.
2. This dictionary was first published in
1870.
3. A surprise party is going to be organized
by the students in my class tomorrow
evening.
4. The kitchen is being painted now.
5. “ Romeo and Juliet” was written in 1605.
6. Shakespeare’s tragedies have been built in
my village.
7. A new primary school has just been built
in my village.
8. English will be spoken at the conference.
9. The floor hasn’t been cleaned yet.
10. The house will be repainted soon.
Exercise 3: Fill with correct tense in