What kind of school is it?  It’s a kindergarten What kind of school is it?  It’s a high school / upper secondary school What kind of school is it?  It’s a primary school What kind of school is it?  It’s a lower secondary school / middle school What kind of school is it?  It’s a university What kind of school is it?  It’s a college -> They are the school education system in Vietnam Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM A: READING UNIT : A Reading Năm học academic year (n) : School year parallel (adj) : Song song core subject (n) : Main subject : Mơn học certificate (n) : Giấy chứng nhận curriculum (n) : Chương trình giảng dạy state school (n) : Trường cơng lập # public school New words: - Compulsory /kəm'pʌlsəri/(a): bắt buộc -  Compulsorily (adv): Academic /ækə'demik/(a): thuộc nhà trường  Academic year: năm học Divide into (v): Chia ra, phân Fee-paying (n): đóng học phí Curriculum (n): chương trình học Core (a): chính, chủ yếu Certificate (n): giấy chứng nhận Pre – school: mẫu giáo Primary education: giáo dục tiểu học - Secondary education: giáo dục trung học - GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education): chứng giáo dục phổ thông trung học Activity 1: Decide the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F) In Vietnam children start grade when they are years old  Do you think children in England start grade at the same age? Schooling is compulsory from the age of to 16 F  What about in England? The school year generally begins in September and ends in late May  Does the school year in England begin and end at the same Time? The students don’t have any examinations when they finish secondary school  Is it the same or different in England? A school year consists of two terms  How many terms are there in England? T F T T Q: How many paragraphs are there in the reading? What are they about? - Paragraph 1: Academic year - Paragraph 2: School system - Paragraph 3: National curriculum Activity (Task 1,p 46): Find out the words having the equivalent meanings Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees  State school A stage of study for children aged from to 10  Primary school A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16  Secondary school Put into force by the law  Compulsory The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education  The General Certificate of Secondary Education A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college  Curriculum Activity (task 2, p.46): Answer questions When children in England start their compulsory education at school? How many terms are there in an academic year in England? What are they? What are the two school systems in England? Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” schools? How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? What are they? When can students take the GCSE examination? Answer: When children in England start their compulsory education at school? Children in England start their compulsory education at school from the age of How many terms are there in an academic year in England? What are they? There are three terms: Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term Answer: What are the two school systems in England? The state school and the “Independent” or “Public” school systems Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independe “public” schools?  Yes, they are Answer: How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? What are they? There are three core subjects: English, Maths and Science When can students take the GCSE examination? When they finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education Activity 4: Talk about the school education system in England by answering questions below - When does the academic year in England start and when does it end? How many terms are there in a school year? What are they? When does each of them start and finish? - Name some the two parallel school systems in England Which one attracts more students? Why? - How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? When can they take the GCSE examination? Answer: When does the academic year in England start and when does it end? How many terms are there in a school year? What are they? When does each of them start and finish?  The academic year start in September and ends in July There are three terms in a school year They are: Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term   Autumn term starts in September and finishes in Mid-December  Spring term starts in January and finishes in mid-March  Summer term starts in the early April and finishes in mid-July 2 Name some the two parallel school systems in England Which one attracts more students? Why? How many percents of students are educated in the state school system? The two parallel school systems in England are: the state school and the “independent” or “public” school systems  The state school system attract more students because they aren’t fee – paying   93% of students are educated in the state school system 3 How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? When can they take the GCSE examinati  There are three core subjects: English, Maths and Science They can take the GCSE examination after finishing secondary school  - Translate the reading text into Vietnamese -Read the passage and answer questions again - Do task 1,2 in the notebooks - Prepare unit 4: Speaking ... secondary school / middle school What kind of school is it?  It’s a university What kind of school is it?  It’s a college -> They are the school education system in Vietnam Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION. .. kind of school is it?  It’s a kindergarten What kind of school is it?  It’s a high school / upper secondary school What kind of school is it?  It’s a primary school What kind of school is... school and the “independent” or “public” school systems  The state school system attract more students because they aren’t fee – paying   93% of students are educated in the state school system