Lesson plan 12 Unit 4: School education system
Week:
Period:
LESSON 1: READING
I. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to guess the
meaning in context, scan for specific information and
know about school education system in England
II.: Text Books. Teacher’s handouts .
III. Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Student’s activities
Warm up:
- Ask students about ways of
communication.
Pre reading:
Vocabulary:
1. compulsory (a) ( synonym):
mandatory/ obligatory ><optional
(bắt buộc)
2. certificate (n) realia): an official
document proving that you have
completed a course of study or
passed an exam; a qualification
obtained after a course of study or
an exam.(chứng chỉ, giấy chứng
nhận)
3. curriculum ( (explanation)- pl-
curricula/ curriculums): the
subjects that are included in a
course of study or taught in a
school, college, ect. (chương trình
học)
4. core (a) (context): most
important; main or
essential(chính, chủ yếu)
5. tuition fees (pl. n)
( explanation ) : the money that
you pay to be taught, especially in
a college or university.( học phí)
6. state school (n ) ( explanation):
schools in which all children can
attend without paying tuition fees
( trường quốc lập).
Individual work
Good Ss
Answer teacher's question
Repetition with whole class and
individual work
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Lesson plan 12 Unit 4: School education system
7. primary education (n)
(definition): a stage of study for
children aged from 5 to 10( giáp
dục tiểu học)
8. secondary education (n)
(definition) : a stage of study for
children aged from 11 to 16.(giáo
dục trung học)
Checking voc.
While reading:
Task 1:
- Guide students how to practice.
- Ask students to work in pairs.
- Walk around and help them.
- Call students to say.
- Correct their mistakes.
2. Task two: Answering questions
- Guide students how to practice.
- Ask students to work in pairs.
- Help the students with new structures.
- Walk around and help them.
- Call some students to stand up and
report before the class.
- Correct their mistakes.
After you read
- Guide students to tell about the
difficult school subjects and ask their
friends or teacher to help Ss learn that
subject more effectively( English or
mathematics)
Summary: Demand students to
master: 1. The main topics in the
section.
2. The structures to say.
. Homework: - More practice the
main topics at home.
- Prepare the section
Rub out and remember
1. Task one:
Individual work
suggested answers
1. state school
2. primary school
3. secondary school
4. compulsory
5. the GCSE
6. curriculum
7. the GCE level
2. Task two:
pair work and individual work
suggested answers:
1. From the age of 5.
2. 3 terms
3. the state school and the independent
school or public school.
4. No
5. 3 core subjects.
6. they have to take an exam called
GCSE.
7. If they achieve high grade at the ….
After you read
-Group work
Ss’ ideas
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Lesson plan 12 Unit 4: School education system
C (The speaking part of
Unit 4).
Week:
Period:
LESSON 2 : SPEAKING
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to talk about the school systems in Viet
Nam, get some knowledge of the education system
II. Materials:
Text books , teacher’s book and handouts
III. Procedure:
Teacher’s activities Student’s activities
Warm up:(3 mins)
Game: Match up( see Appendix)
- Arrange Ss to work in pairs.
- Show picture of schools and asks
Ss to match the schools with their
names.
- Call on some Ss to give the
answers and give feedback
Lead – in:
You will practice speaking about the
school education system Vietnam.
Pre speaking:( 7 mins)
- Elicit the Vietnamese meaning of
the following words from Ss.
1. nursery school (n) nhà trẻ
2. kindergarten (n) trường mẫu giáo
3. primary school.(n) trường cấp
một
4. Lower secondary school.(n)
trường cấp hai
5. Upper secondary school(n) :
trường cấp ba
Pair work
suggested answers:
1. Pre-school( nursery school and
kindergarten)
2. Primary school
3. Lower secondary school.
4. Upper secondary school
Repetition with whole class and
individual work
Copying down
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Lesson plan 12 Unit 4: School education system
While speaking: ( 20 mins)
Task1: Questions and answers:
- Let Ss work in pairs to ask and
answer the questions about the
school education system in
Vietnam based on the table on
page 47.
- Work with a student to model.
- Call some pairs to act out the
conversations
- Give feedback and comments.
Some questions to elicit Ss:
- When do children in Vietnam go
to ...?
- How old are children when they
first go to ...?
- How long is the primary school? /
How many years do children
attend primary school?
- Which level do children move to
after they finish ....?
- Do all children have to go to
nursery?
Task 2:
- Break the class into groups of
four or five.
- Tell them to talk about the school
education system in Vietnam,
using the information from task 1.
- Move around the class to control
and give help if necessary.
- Invite groups’ ideas.
- Give feedback on what Ss have
done and make comments.
Pair work
Model:
A: When do the children in Vietnam go
to primary school?
B: When they are 6 years old.
A: How long is the primary education?
B: 5 years, from grade 1 to grade 5.
Group work
suggested answers:
- There are four levels of education
in Vietnam – pre-school, primary
school, lower secondary school,
and upper secondary school.
Children often go to pre-school
when they are one year old, which
is optional. Primary school and
lower secondary school education
are compulsory in Vietnam.
Children start to go to primary
school at the age of six and
generally move to lower
secondary school at the age of
eleven. Children stay in lower
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Lesson plan 12 Unit 4: School education system
Post speaking:( 14 mins)
Task 3: Writing about the
similarities and differences
- Divide the class into six groups .
- Give each group a poster and a
board marker.
- Assign three groups to write the
similarities between the school
system in Vietnam and England,
and the other three groups to
write about the differences.
- Have Ss stick the posters on the
board.
- Call on some groups to report
their results to the class.
- Give feedback and comments
Homework: (1 min)
Ask Ss to write a short paragraph about
the school education system in Vietnam
Prepare unit 4: listening
secondary school until the age of
fourteen when they finish lower
secondary school and then they
have to take an examination to go
to upper secondary school....
Group work
suggested answers:
There are some differences between
the school systems in Vietnam and
England. Children in Vietnam start
primary school at the age 6 and
finish this level at 10 while those in
England study at primary school
from the age of 5 to 10. schooling is
compulsory for Vietnamese children
until the age of 14 but, in England,
compulsory education ends when
children are 16. there is also a
difference about the subjects studied
schools
............................................
On the other hand, Vietnam and
England school have some
similarities. Students in both
countries have to follow the national
curriculum set by the government.
After finishing secondary schools
they all have to take the national
examination known as GCSE.
Week:
Period:
LESSON 3 : LISTENING
I. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to listen for the understanding of the
passage, know more about school education system in Vietnam
II. Materials:
Text books , teacher’s book and handouts, CD player
III. Procedure:
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