Unit 1 edu system

• Kindergarten pre- education• Elementary school/ Primary school • Junior high school/ Lower secondary school.. Education System in the United State Post Education Higher Education 3- 6

Unit 1

Education system

Pre- school

Primary school

Lower secondary school

High school

University and college

Task 1: Discuss these questions and decide

whether the statements about schools in

Vietnam are true (T) or false (F)

• 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.

Reading

The education in the United state:

• Read the text and answer the

questions.

1 Kindergarten

2 Pre -school

3 Element school/ Primary School

4 Junior High School/Lower Secondary

7- Dự bị đại học 8- Giáo dục đại học 9- Trình độ

10- Tốt nghiệp phổ thông

11 Trường công lập

12 Trường tư

13 Khóa học

• Kindergarten (pre- education)

• Elementary school/ Primary school

• Junior high school/ Lower secondary

school.

• High school/ Upper secondary school.

• Higher education

Education System in the United State

Post Education Higher Education (3- 6 yrs)

High School (Grade 10 - 12) (3 years)

Element school (Grade 1-6) (6 years)

Junior High School (Grade 7 -9) (3 years)

Kindergarten (1 year) (5 years old)

College-preparation high school Vocational-high school

Task 2: Fill each blank with a suitable word/

• 2 Financial ……….are in great need

now for the people who are the victims of the earthquake.

• 3 I am……….in the afternoon , so you

can come and see me any time then.

prepare

aid

available

• 4 They did not go to the party

for……….reasons.

• 5 School leavers who do not wish to go to

university need ……….guidance to know which job is suitable for them.

• 6 School usually starts with ………

• 7 Students at this university do not have to

pay ……….for their study.

• 8 There are two kinds of universities in

Vietnam: state universities and………

ones.

various

preparatory

gradetuition

private

Task 2: read the text and say whether the

statement are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG)

Task 3: Match the word in colum A and the word in B.

c The year before elementary school.

a The six years between kindergarten and junior high school.

d The three years after elementary school

b The three years after junior high school

e After high school

Task 4: Read the text and answer the

• 3 How long does middle school last?

• 4 How long does High school last?

• 5 Do the students take examinations to

enter the colleges or universities?

When they are 5 years old

6 years

3 years

3 years

No, they don’t

a.Trường tiểu học

b Trường trung học cơ sở

c Trường trung học phổ thông

d Hệ thống trường học

e Tốt nghiệp phổ thông

Task 3: Find from the text equivalents from the

following Vietnamese words and phrases:

•Primary school/ elementary school

•Lower secondary school/ middle school

•Upper secondary school/ High school

•School graduate/ to graduate from high school

•School system

• f Nhiều loại hình nghề nghiệp khác nhau.

The Education system

in Vietnam

Speaking:

Task 1: Work in groups and discuss these questions

1 When do children start school in Viet Nam?

2 Do children go to kindergarten? How long is

kindergarten? Is it compulsory?

3 How many years do children spend in

elementary school, junior, high school?

4 Do high school prepare children various kind of

work? Or do they prepare to go to the college

only?

5 How many colleges and universities are there in

VN?

6 Do students pay tuition when they go to school

or university? Is it cheap or expensive? Can

they get financial aid?

The Education System in Vietnam

Doctoral education

Higher Education (4 - 6 yrs) College (3 yrs)

Upper

Secondary Education (3 yrs) )

Secondary technical and

Vocational Education (3-4 yrs)

Vocational Training Long-term (1-3 yrs) Short-term (<1 yr)

Lower Secondary Education (4 yrs)

3 yrs old Pre-school Education (3 years)

Primary Education (5yrs)

formal

Non-Educa tion

Continu ing educati on Master candidate (2-3 yrs)

1

1 Pre-education: Kindergarten for children from

3 years to 5 years of age

Primary education: 5 years of schooling, from the

first to the fifth grade The age of six

Lower secondary education: is conducted in 4

years of schooling, from the sixth to the ninth grade Pupils entering the sixth grade must complete primary education programme, at the age of eleven.

Upper secondary education: is conducted in 3

years of schooling, from the tenth to the twelfth

grade, at the age of fifteen At the end of high

school students have to take an exam to get

general certificate of secondary Edcation.

2 General Education:

3 Higher education

• College education: 3 years

• Requirement: upper secondary or professional

education diplomas

• University education: from 4 to 6 years

• Requirement: upper secondary or professional

education diplomas or college diplomas in the same subject

• Master education: 2 years for those who have

university diplomas

• Doctoral education: from 2 to 4 years for those

who have master diplomas or university

diplomas

• * Vocational and technical education of three

- Short programs (less than two years) open to

graduates from primary and lower secondary

schools.

Continuing education

people to learn while in service, to learn continuously and for lifelong.

educational programmes leading to diplomas of the national educational system are as follows: In-serving learning, distance learning and guided self-learning.

The similarities and differences between the education

system in Vietnam and the United State

+ Junior high school

+ High school (3yrs)

- Higher education

Primary (6) Junior (3) Compulsory E (16)

Higher education: Don’t have to take

Examination to enter the college

5 4 11 Higher education: Take

exam

Further reading: Find words or phrases in the reading

passage which have the following meaning:

• 1 Schools in which all children can attend without paying

tuition fees.

• 2 A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10.

• 3 A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16.

• 4 Put into force by the law.

• 5 The examination children sit at the end of compulsory

System education in England

Age Grade level of

education

National curriculum

Key state 4

education

Consolidation

• Translate into English.

1 Học sinh thường tốt nghiệp phổ thông vào năm

18 tuổi

2 Hầu hết các tỉnh trong cả nước đều có các

trường dạy nghề

3 Học sinh lớp 12 thường phải chuẩn bị rất cẩn

thận cho kỳ thi vào đại học

Students usually graduate from high school when they are 18.

Most provinces in our country have vocational schools.

Students in grade 12 have to prepare carefully for their

entrance exam to enter university or college.

• Translate into Vietnamese.

• United States

• Education is compulsory for all children in the United

States, but the age range for which school

attendance is required varies from state to state It begins between the ages of five and eight and ends between age sixteen and eighteen For example, in

Some states allow students to leave school between 14–17 with parental permission, before finishing high school; other states require students to stay in

school until age 18