Which school are they attending?
1
2 3
4
5
Lower secondary school
University Nursery
Primary school
Upper secondary school
University
Lower secondary school
Primary school
Nursery / kindergarten
Pre-school
Higher education
Upper secondary school
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
1. Children start Grade 1 when they
are
5 6 7
optional
compulsory
free
2. Schooling is from
the age of 6 to 16.
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
education year
school year
normal year
3. The generally begins
in September and ends in late May.
school year = academic year
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
secondary school
lower secondary school
upper secondary school
4. The students do not have any examinations when
they finish
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
term
terms
semester
5. A school year consists of two
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compulsory
category
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VOCABULARY
(adj) b¾t buéc
[‘kætəgəri]
(n) lo¹i, ph¹m trï
fee-paying (adj)
tuition fee
(n) the money you pay
for your study
Most schools in Viet Nam are fee-paying schools
parallel (adj)
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VOCABULARY
GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary
Education
curriculum the time, subjects, timetable that
you follow at school
stages of school
Lower secondary school
Primary school
Upper secondary school
stages of study
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Checking VOCABULARY
1. In our school, we pay our every month.
2. There are three in school education system in Viet
Nam.
3. Wearing uniform to school is for all students in
Ba Dinh upper secondary school.
4. These two lines are
5. We have to take a examination when we finish grade
12.
6. Please place these books in
categories compulsory tuition fee parallel
stages
GCSE
Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM §20: Reading
Schooling is compulsory for all English students
from the age of 5 to 16. 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 early April 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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