Unit 4: School education system

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* Look at the diagram below and answer the questions:

* And read through the suggestions in
the books then answer the questions:
1.How many levels of education are there in Vietnam?
-There are three:
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+ Primary education
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lower secondary education.
- upper secondary education.
2. How many classes are there in each level?
- There are 2 classes in pre – school,5 classes in primary
education and 7 classes in secondary education.
3. How long does it take to finish the lower
secondary education/ upper secondary education?
- It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary education
and 5 years to finish the upper secondary education.

4. When do children start to go to primary school?
5. How many weeks are there in the academic year?

6. How many terms are there in a school year ?
when are they?
7. When can students take the national
examination for GCSE?
- When they are 6 years old.
- There are 35 weeks in the academic year.
- There are 2 terms in a school year. the first term is from
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September to December, the second term is from January
to May.
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Students can take national examination for GCSE at
the end of May or beginning of June.