Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 unit 4: School education system

BÀI GIẢNG TIẾNG ANH 12

Unit 4
School Education
System



Nursery School

Kindergarten
What grade of
education are
these students in?

1

2

3

Primary School

Lower Secondary School

4

5

Upper Secondary School

The school education system in Vietnam

Level of education

Pre-school

{

The formal
school
education
system

Primary education

Grade/year
(from-to)

Age
(from-to)

Nursery

3-4
Optional

Kindergarten

4-5

1-5

6-10
Compulsory

Secondary
education

Lower secondary
6-9
Upper secondary
10-12

11-14

15-17

National
examination
for GCSE


Reorder the following sentences into a completed paragraph.

a. Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam.
b. The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and
kindergarten.
c. They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.
d. Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three.

e. They will finish the optional education at the age of five.
f. The first term is from September to December. The second
term lasts from January to May.
g. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to
May and is divided into 2 terms.
Answer
b
a
d
1._____
2. ______
3. _____

c
e
f
4. _____
5. ____
6. _____
7. ______
g


Model Writing

The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery
school and kindergarten. Nursery school and
kindergarten are optional in Vietnam. Children
start to go to nursery school at the age of three.
They move to kindergarten when they are 4

years old. They will finish the optional education
at the age of five. The academic year in Vietnam
runs from September to May and is divided into
2 terms. The first term is from September to
December. The second term lasts from January
to May.


Useful language
- Tense: Simple present tense

- S + Vs/es + O

- S + is/am/are + C
Gồm có
- Consist
of + consists
Ns/es : of 42 students
Ex:
Class 12B5
Kéo dài từ… đến…
-Run / Be from … to… :
Ex: In Vietnam, summer holiday runs/ is from June to August.
- To be divided into :

Được chia thành …

Ex: The academic year in England is divided into 3 terms.
- Take the national examination for GCSE:

Thi tốt nghiệp

Ex: Students can take the national examination for GCSE
when they finish the secondary education.
- Move to :

Chuyển lên

Ex: Students move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.
Kéo dài 1 khoảng thời gian …
- Last + a period of time:
Ex: The optional education in Vietnam lasts 3 years.


Outline
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1. Topic sentence

Outline

- How many levels of education does the formal school education
system in Vietnam consist of?

2. Supporting sentences
a- How long does the primary / lower secondary/ upper secondary
education last? From what age do students start to go to primary/
lower secondary/ upper secondary school?
b - What levels of education are compulsory? How many years does
the compulsory education last?
c- How long does the academic year in Vietnam last? When?
d- When can students take the national examination for GCSE?
e- How many terms are there in a school year in Vietnam?
What and when are they?


PRACTICE

Write a paragraph on the formal school
education system in Vietnam in about 150
words.
You can start with:
The formal school education system in Vietnam consists
of two levels of education, primary and secondary
education. …


CORRECTION

Share your writings and check your friends’
based on the check-list:
1. Does the paragraph start with the given
sentence?
2. Does the paragraph include all the

information in the outline?
3. Underline any wrong spelling word.
4. Circle any grammatical mistake.


The formal school system in Vietnam consists of two levels of
education, primary and secondary education. The children start
grade 1 at the age of 6 and they normally complete the primary
education at the age of 10. They move to lower secondary school to
study in grade 6 when they are 11 years old. They will finish nineyear compulsory education when they complete grade 9 at the age of
14. The children may go to upper secondary school if they pass all
the subjects tested at the end of grade 9. They will stay there until
they complete grade 12 at the age of 17. If they want to sit for the
entrance exam to universities or colleges they have to take the
national examination for GCSE which takes place in the beginning
of June. The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to
May and is divided into two terms. The first term ends in January
and the second term finishes in May before a long summer holiday
comes.


Discussion
Read the given information in text book and discuss
the answers to the following questions
1. How many levels of education are there in the formal school education
system in Vietnam? What are they?
2. How long does it take to finish the primary / lower secondary / upper
secondary education? From what age do students start to go to primary/
lower secondary/ upper secondary school?
3. What levels of education are compulsory? How many years does the

compulsory education last?
4. When can students take the national examination for GCSE?
5. How long does the academic year in Vietnam take? When?
6. How many terms are there in a school year in Vietnam? What and when
are they?


1. There are two levels of education:
+ Primary education
+ Secondary education:
- Lower secondary education
- Upper secondary education


2. - It takes 5 years to finish the primary
education. Students start to go to the primary
school from the age of 6.
- It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary
education. Students start to go to the lower
secondary school from the age of 11.
- It takes 3 years to finish the upper secondary
education. Students start to go to the upper
secondary school from the age of 15.


3. - Primary education and lower secondary
education are compulsory.
- The compulsory education lasts 9 years.

4. Students can take the national examination
for GCSE in the early June, when they have
finished the upper secondary school.


5. The academic year in Vietnam takes 35
weeks, running from September to May.


6. There are 2 terms in a school year in
Vietnam:
- Term 1 is from September to December.
- Term 2 is from January to May.


When do the
children in
Vietnam go to
primary school?

When
they are 6
years old


How long does the
primary education
last?

5 years

Read and reorder the following sentences into the completed
paragraph.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school and
kindergarten.
Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in
Vietnam.
Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three.
They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.
They will finish the optional education at the age of five.
The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to
May and is divided into 2 terms.
The first term is from September to December. The
second term lasts from January to May.


Model Writing

The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery
school and kindergarten. Nursery school and
kindergarten are optional in Vietnam. Children

start to go to nursery school at the age of three.
They move to kindergarten when they are 4
years old. They will finish the optional education
at the age of five. The academic year in Vietnam
runs from September to May and is divided into
2 terms. The first term is from September to
December. The second term lasts from January
to May.


THE FORMAL SCHOOL
What levelSYSTEM
are
EDUCATION
IN
VIETNAM
these students in?
A

PRIMARY SCHOOL

C

B

LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL

The Formal School Education System in Vietnam

Level

Grade/Year

Age

The

School

of education

(from – to)

(from –

academic

terms

to)

year

Primary
education

1-5

6 - 10

Lower
Secondary
Secondary
education

6-9

Compulsory

35 weeks

2 terms:

education

(9 months,

Term 1

11 - 14

Upper

National

Secondary

examination

10 - 12

15 - 17

for GCSE

from

(Sept- Dec),

September

Term 2

to May)

(Jan - May).