unit 4-reading-grade 10

Lôc Nam High School
Presented by T« ThÞ Giang

Unit 4
Lesson 1 - Reading
School education
system

Warm – up : Netword
Core subject at school
Chemistry
English
History
Maths
Literature
Physics
Geography
Biolo
gy

I. Before you read
Read the facts below and decide whether the
statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or
false (F). Then compare your results with your
partners’ .
Fact s about schools
1.Children start Grade 1 when they are 6 years old.
2.Schooling is compulsory from the age of 6 to 16.
3.The school year generally begins in September
and ends in late May.

4.The students do not have any examinations
when they finish secondary school.
5.A school year consists of two terms.
V
T
F
V
V
V
V

II. While you
read
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Vocabulary:
Academic year : n¨m häc
Parallel : song song
To achieve : ®¹t ®­îc
Core subject : m«n häc chÝnh
Task 1. Match the words or phrases in A with their definitions in B.
A B
1. compulsory
2. term
3. curriculum
4. secondary education
5. primary education
6. state school
7. core
8. the General Certificate of
Secondary Education(GCSE).

___ a. A stage of study for children age from
5 to 10
___ b. A stage of study for children age from
11 to 16
___ c. Put into force by the law
___ d. Schools in which all children can
attend without paying tuition fees
___ e. The examinations children sit at the
end of compulsory education
___ f. A detailed plan for a course of study
offered in a school or college
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