Unit 04 school education system reading

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* Name some kinds of schools that you know.
Nursery
Kindergarten
Primary school
Lower secondary school

= Middle school

Upper secondary school

= High school

College
University


* Match the words or phrases provided with the correct
pictures.

1.upper secondary school 3.kindergarten
2.primary school
4.college

5.lower secondary school
6.university

Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION
SYSTEM
A. READING
:
•Read the facts below and decide whether the
statements about schools in Viet Nam are true (T) or
false (F). Then compare your answers with your partners’.

Facts about schools in Viet Nam
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 early 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.
____

T
____
____
F
T
____

____
F
T

Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION
SYSTEM
READING
:
* Vocabulary :
- compulsory / kәm’p^lsәrI / (a):

≠ optional :

bắt buộc

Ex: A few years ago, wearing a helmet when you rode your motorbike
was optional. It was up to you. But today wearing a helmet when you
ride your motorbike is compulsory by law. You must wear it.


Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION
SYSTEM
READING
:
Vocabulary :

*

- compulsory / kәm’p^lsәrI / (a): bắt buộc ≠ optional :

nhận document
- certificate / sә’tIfIkәt / (n): giấy chứng
an official

- core subjects
môn học
chính of study
(n) have
: những
proving
that you
completed
a course
- term
/ t3:m / (n)an
: họcexamination.
kỳ
or
passed

- tuition fee / tjU’Iәn fi: / (n) :học phí

- curriculum / kә’rIkjUlәm / (n): set of subjects that
children must study at school ( chương trình giảng dạy )

Ex: In Viet Nam, a school year is divided into 2 terms:
the first term and the second term.
Ex: Lan couldn’t go on her college study because she
couldn’t afford the tuition fee of 3 million dongs a term.

Ex: Among the subjects at school I’m studying,
maths, physics , chemistry and biology are the
most important. They are core subjects.

Are you sure you remember well ?
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Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION
Reading Text:
SYSTEM
Schooling is compulsory for all English
children
from the age of 5 to

16. The academic year in England runs from
September to July and is divided into 3 terms.
Autumn Term is from the beginning of
September to mid-December. Spring Term is
from the beginning of January 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, midFebruary and the end of May.


There are two parallel school systems in
England. The first one is the state school system,
which is free for all students and paid for by the
state. The second category is the “ independent” or “
public” school system, which is fee-paying. The state
school system, which educates 93 % of the pupils in
England, can be divided into two levels of education:
primary education and secondary education.
The National Curriculum is set by the
government and must be followed in all state
schools. It is made up of the following subjects:
English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths,
Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical
Education, History, and a Modern Foreign Language.
English, Maths, and Science are core subjects, which
are compulsory in the national examinations at
certain stages of the school education system.


See the Table below for more information

about the school education system in England.
School education system in England
Level of
education

Grade / Year
(from – to )

Age
(from – to )

Pre-school

childcare
environment

3-4

In an Infant or
Primary school

4–5

1–3

5–7

4–6

8 – 10

7-9

11 – 14

10 - 12

14 – 16 ( end
of compulsory
education

Primary
education
Secondary
education

General Certificate
of Secondary
Education ( GCSE)


Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION
SYSTEM
Task 1. Find the words in the reading which mean :
1. Schools in which students
have to payortuition
independent
public
fees :
____________

schools
2. A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10 :
____________
primary education
3. The examination children have to take at the end
of compulsory education
____________
the GCSE
4. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a
school or college
____________ curriculu
m


Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION
Task 2. Answer
the following questions :
SYSTEM
1. When do children start their compulsory
education at school ?
They start their compulsory education from the
age
of 5.
2. How
many terms are there in a school year in
England? What are they ?
There are 3 terms : Autumn Term , Spring Term
and Summer Term.
3. What are the two school systems in England ?
They are the state school and the ‘independent’

or ‘public’school systems.
4. When can students take the GCSE
examination
? the secondary school.
When
they finish


Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION
SYSTEM
Task 3. Choose
the best answer to each of the
following questions.
1. The word compulsory in line 1 paragraph 1 is closet in meaning
to _____ .
A. necessary B. put in force by law C. optional D. difficult
 break between two terms of a school year in
2. The one - week
England is called ________
A. Autumn Term
B. Spring Term
C. Summer Term
D. half term

3. Which stage of study is for children aged from 11 to 16 ?
A. pre-school
B. primary education
C. secondary education
D. higher
education

4. How many subjects are there in the National Curriculum in
England ?
A. 12
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3


5. All of the following are mentioned as core subjects in the
national examinations in England EXCEPT __________ .
A. Maths 
B. History C. Science D. English
6. The word “ It ” in line 3 paragraph 3 refers to ____
A. the state school
B. the school education system
C. the core subject
D. the National Curriculum
7. Which of the followings is NOT true about the school
education system in England ?
A. The state school system is free for all students, but the
“public” school system is fee-paying.
B. The academic year in England runs from September to July
and is divided into 2 terms.
C. There are two parallel school systems : the state school
system and the “ public” school system
D. English, Maths and Science are compulsory in the national
examinations.


Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION

Task 4. StudySYSTEM
the table below about the
school education system in Viet Nam and
supply the missing information.
Level of
education

Grade / Year
(from – to )

Age
(from – to )

Nursery school

3-4

Pre-school

(2) Kindergarten
__________

4–5

(1) Primary
_______
education

1–5

6 – 10
(4) _________

Lower secondary
(3) ___________
6–9

11 – 14

Secondary
education

optional education

(6) ___________
compulsory
education

Upper secondary (5) _________
National High School
15 – 17
Graduation Exam
10 – 12


HOMEWORK
- Learn new words by heart.
- Read the text and do the tasks
again.
- Answer the questions again.

- Prepare for the next lesson :
Unit 4: Speaking