Grade12.U4. School education system

Teaching plan – Grade 12 School- year: 2010- 2011 Unit 4: School education system
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Date of planning: 1/10/2010
Period 20: Unit4: School education system
Lesson 1: Reading
A. Aims and objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will able to:
- get to know the background information about school education system
- improve their reading skills through Word meaning & answering questions.
B. Teaching methods:
Integrated skills, mainly communicative
C. Teaching aids:
Text book, teaching plan, cassettes tape
D. Procedures:
1. Class organization:
Class Date Attendances
12A5
12A8
12A9
2. Check-up:
Check Ss’ preparation about new words & have Ss do the exercises
3. New lesson:
Stages Teacher s activities’ Students activities’
Warm-up
- ask Ss to find as many words
related to schooling as
possible.
- have Ss look at the picture &
think of the topic of the lesson
- give feedback & introduce
the lesson

I. Warm – up.
Network

- terms
- grades
- curriculum
- pre – school
- secondary school
- high school
..........
Before
you read
Before you read
* Asking and answering the
questions :
- have Ss look at facts about
school & decide whether
statements are True or False
- have Ss report their answers
in front of the class
- give feedback to Ss &
I. Before you read:
* Asking and answering the questions :
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
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Schooling
Teaching plan – Grade 12 School- year: 2010- 2011 Unit 4: School education system
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introduce the lesson
Before
you read
* Pre-teach vocabulary :
- elicit from Ss the meaning of
the words.
- have Ss listen and repeat.
- have Ss give examples &
give more explanations
* New words:
- academic: học thuật
- separated: độc lập
- break: nghỉ, giải lao
- parallel: song song
- fee-paying: miễn phí
- National Curriculum: Ctrình Quốc gia
While
you read
Task 1 : Word meaning
- ask Ss to read the passage
again to find out the words or
phrases.
- call on some Ss go to the
board & give answers
- give answers & feedback
1. Task 1 : Word meaning:
1. State schools

2. Primary education
3. Secondary education
4. Compulsory
5. The General Certificate of Secondary
Education
6. Curriculum
* Task 2: Answering the
questions
- ask Ss to work in pairs and
ask and answer the questions
in the book basing on the
information in the reading
passage.
- ask Ss to read the text again
and write down the answers to
the following questions.
- give feedback to Ss
3.Task 2: Answering the questions
1. From the age of 5
2. Three terms
3. The state school and the
“independent” or “public” school
systems
4. Yes.
5. There are 3 core subjects (English,
Maths, Science)
6. When the students finish the
secondary school, they can take an
examination called the General
Certificate of Secondary Education.

After
you read
After you read:
- ask Ss to work in groups to
tell others one of the most
difficult school subject
- give Ss some suggestions
- have Ss report their answers
- give feedback to Ss answers
1. What is the most difficult
subject you are studying?
2. How is it difficult?
3 How is it useful? (Why do
III. After you read:
Among the subjects I am studying, chemistry
seems to be the most difficult for me.
Regarding theory, I can’t make chemical
equations. And for exercises, I don’t know
what chemicals will be release after a
reaction. In conclusion, I have no ideas about
this subject. However, I find it useful. That’s
why I want to study it well. And I hope my
friends will help me by studying in groups. I
also want our teacher to take more practical
examples and help us do more experiments.
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you want to learn it?)

4. What do you expect from
your teacher and friends?
Finally, I will try my best to study chemical
well with the help of both my friends and my
teacher.
4. Consolidations:
- the school education system in England
5. Homework:
- Revise the lesson: New words, Tasks
- Prepare U4.Speaking
6. Self- comment:
Date of planning: 5/10/2010
Period 21: Unit4: School education system
Lesson 2: Speaking
A. Aims and objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will able to
- Talk about the school education system in Vietnam.
- Talk about the similarities and differences between the school system in
Vietnam and in England.
B. Teaching methods:
Integrated skills, mainly communicative
C. Teaching aids:
Text book, teaching plan
D. Procedures:
1. Class organization:
Class Date Attendances
12A5
12A8
12A9
2. Check-up: Ask Ss to write down new words and answer questions

3. New lesson:
Stages Teacher s activities’ Students activities’
Warm-up
Warm up :
- ask Ss to list the school in
Viet Nam according to the
order of level
- give feedback to Ss
- introduce the new lesson
Warm up :
1. Nursery
2. Kindergarten
3. Primary school
4. Secondary school
+ lower secondary school
+ upper secondary school
5. College
6. University
Task 1: Asking and answering 1.Task Asking and answering questions
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Task 1
questions about school
education system in Viet Nam
- ask Ss to work in pairs to ask
& answer questions about
school education system in Viet
Nam

- offer help to Ss
- call some pairs to present
- give feedback
about school education system in Viet
Nam
1. - When do children in Vietnam go to
lower secondary education?
- When they are 6.
2. - How long does the lower secondary
education last?
- Four years.
3. - Is preschool compulsory in Vietnam?
- No, it’s optional.
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Task 2
Task 2: Talking about school
education system in Viet Nam
- ask Ss to work in groups &
talk about school education
system in Viet Nam
- call on some groups to
practice the dialogues
- have other Ss give remark
- give general feedback to Ss
2. Task 2: Talking about school
education system in Viet Nam
Good morning, every one.
In my talk to day, I’d like to talk about
school education system in Viet Nam
First, there are 3 levels of education in

Viet Nam. They are: Preschool, Primary
school and Secondary School.
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Task 3
Task 3: Comparing and
contracting
- ask Ss to work in groups and
talk about the similarities & the
differences between the school
systems in Viet Nam & in
England
- call on some representatives
to report their work
- give feedback to Ss and give
more suggested compliments
3. Task 3: Comparing and contracting
There are some differences between the
school systems in Vietnam an England.
Children in Vietnam start primary school at
the age of 6 and finis 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 1 but, in England, compulsory
education ends when children are 16. There is
also a difference about the subjects studied at
schools.
On the other hand, Vietnam and England
school systems 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
4. Consolidation:
- the school education system in Vietnam
- the similarities & differences between the school system in Vietnam & in England.
5. Homework:
- Revise lesson
- Prepare for: U4. Listening
6. Self-comment:
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Date of planning: 3/09/2010
Period 22: Unit4: School education system
Lesson 3: Listening
A. Aims and objectives:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will able to:
- talk about their performance at school
- improve their listening skills
B. Teaching methods:
Integrated skills, mainly communicative.
C. Teaching aids:
Text book, teaching plan, cassettes tape.
D. Procedures:
1. Class organization:
Class Date Attendances
12A5

12A8
12A9
2. Check-up:
Ask Ss to talk about the similarities & differences between the school system in
Vietnam & in England.
3. New lesson:

Stages Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
Warm-up - ask Ss to work in groups to
list out the things that they do
in school days
- call some Ss to write on the
board
- give feedback to Ss &
introduce the lesson.
- doing exercises
- learning lessons
- taking tests, exams
- wearing uniform
- obeying school rules
- making friends
- doing research
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