unit 4 Reading

state school trường quốc lập Rub out and remember Ex: An academic year lasts 9 months... A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college: __________________________

My Phuoc Tay upper secondary school

Presented by Le Thi Truc Uyen

Unit 4

Lesson 1 - ReadingSchool education system

Warm – up : Netword

Kinds of schools

NurseryNhà trẻ

Trường mẫu giáoKindergarten

Trường tiểu họcPrimary schoolTrường

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

m«n häc chÝnh

•Vocabulary:

2 Academic year (n) năm h c ọ

3 Parallel (a) song song

1 Compulsory (a) bắt buộc

7 Core subject

5 “ public” school trường dân lập

6 curriculum chương trình giảng dạy

4 state school trường quốc lập

Rub out and remember

Ex: An academic year lasts 9 months

School education system in England

3 - 4

In an Infant or Primary school 4 - 5Primary

education 1 - 3 4 - 6 8 - 105 - 7

Secondary

education 10 -117 - 9 14 – 16 (end of 11 - 14

compulsory education)

General Certificate

of Secondary Education (GCSE)

1 A stage of study for children age from 5 to 10:

2 A stage of study for children age from 11 to 16:

3 Put into force by the law: _

4 Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees: _

5 The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory

education:

6 A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or

college:

Compulsory

Curriculum Secondary education

State school Primary education The General Certificate of Secondary Education

Task 1: match the words with their meanings

Task 2: Answer the questions

1 When do children in England start their compulsory education

at school?

2 How many terms are there in a school year in England?

3 What are the two school systems in England?

4 Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or

“public” school?

5 How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?

6 When can students take the GCSE examination?

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)

6 When can students take the GCSE examination?

- When they finish the secondary school

Tell the others one of the most difficult school

subjects you are studying and what you would like your friends and your teacher to do to help you learn that subject more effectively

remember all the historical events I would learn it better if the teacher could help with

a short description of each event.

III After you read

- Learn new vocabulary by heart.

- Prepare for Speaking.

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