Tran Phu High School Presented by Nguyen Hoang Linh Warm – up : Netword main subjects at school Chemistry English History Maths Literature Physics Geography Biology Unit 4 Lesson 1 - Reading School education system 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 I. Before you read • Vocabulary: - aca demic‘ [,ækə'demik] year = school year : n¨m häc - parallel ‘ ['pærəlel] (n): song song - to achieve(v) = to gain(v) : ®¹t ®­îc - core subject = main subject (n): m«n häc chÝnh - com pulsory ‘ [kəm'p lsəri]ʌ (adj): b¾t buéc / compel (v). - category ['kætigəri] (n): lo¹i, h¹ng. - curriculum [kə'rikjuləm] (n) ch­¬ng tr×nh gi¶ng d¹y. Task 1. Match the words or phrases in A with the blank in B. A B 1. compulsory 2. academic year 3. curriculum 4. category 5. parallel A. The road runs . with the railway B. The period of the year during which students go to school or university: . C. It is . for all motorcyclists to wear helmets. D. Students over 25 fall into a different . E. Maths is in our How many paragraphs are there in the reading? What are they about? * Match the right parapraph with their right heading A A B B Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: National Curriculum School system Academic year II. While you read 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 5 4 1 6 8 3 Task 2. Answer the questions 1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school? - From the age of 5. 2. How many terms are there in a school year in England? - 3 terms. 3. What are the two school systems in England? - The state school and the “independent” or “public” school system. 4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” school? - Yes, they do. 5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? - There are 3 core subjects (English, Maths and Science). 7. When can students take the GCSE examination? - When they finish the secondary school. Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text. ENGLAND SCHOOLING __ (1) ___ year __(2)___term __(3)___term __(4)___term __(5)___school 93% of the pupils __(6)___school fee paying __(7)__ school __(8)___school GCSE Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text. ENGLAND SCHOOLING year term term term school 93% of the pupils school fee paying school school GCSE Academic Autumn Spring Summer State Public Primary Secondary GCE “A” Level  University . Chemistry English History Maths Literature Physics Geography Biology Unit 4 Lesson 1 - Reading School education system I. Before you read Read the facts. different . E. Maths is in our How many paragraphs are there in the reading? What are they about? * Match the right parapraph with their right heading