Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 - Unit 04: School education system (Reading)

Mời các bạn cùng tham khảo bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 - Unit 04: School education system (Reading) để nắm chi tiết thông tin về hệ thống giáo dục ở Anh quốc; rèn luyện kỹ năng đoán nghĩa từ qua ngữ cảnh và kỹ năng đọc để nắm thông tin chi tiết của bài.

Tra â n  t ro ïn g  k ín h  c h a ø o  q u í Quí th y cô ầ  !       Tra â n  

t ro ïn g  k ín h  c h a ø o  q u í th y cô ! ầ

Kindergarten Lower secondary school

College Primary school

University Upper secondary school

* Name some kinds of schools that you know

Nursery

= High school

= Middle school

pictures

3.kindergarten

1.upper secondary school

2.primary school 4.college

5.lower secondary school 6.university

Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

A 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        

4. The students do not have any examinations when they    

5. A school year consists of two terms

T F T F T

Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

* Vocabulary :

- compulsory / Ex: A few years ago, wearing a helmet when you rode your motorbike kәm’p^lsәrI / (a): ≠ optional :bắt  buộc

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 :

      an official document proving that  you have completed a course of study or passed an 

examination

- certificate / sә’tIfIkәt / (n): giấy chứng

nhận

- core subjects (n) :

- tuition fee / tjU’I әn fi: /

(n) :

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

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

những môn học chính

học phí

- term / t3:m / (n) : h c k ọ ỳ

Ex: In  Vie t Nam , a s ch ool y e ar is  d iv id e d  in to 2  

te rm s : th e  firs t  te rm  an d  th e  s e con d   te rm

- curriculum / kә’rIkjUlәm / (n):

      set of subjects that children  must study at school ( ch ươ ng trình gi ng d y ) ả ạ

S u p p y  th e  m is s in g  le tte rs  in  e ach  of th e  

follow in g  w ord s :

Are you sure you remember well ?

1 c_ _ p _ l s _

_ _ y o m u o r

2 c _ r t _ _ i _ a

_e t e i f c

3 _ e r _ t m

4 c _ _ r i _ _ l u

_ u r c u m

5 _ u _ t _ _ n f _

e e t i i o

Reading Text:Reading Text:

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,

mid-February 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 ) Pre­school

childcare  environment 3 ­ 4

In an Infant or  Primary school 4 – 5 Primary

education

1 – 3  5 – 7 

4 – 6  8 – 10 

Secondary 

education

7 ­ 9 11 – 14 

10 ­ 12

14 – 16 ( end 

of compulsory  education

General Certificate 

of Secondary  Education ( GCSE)

Task 1 Find the words in the reading which mean :  

1 Schools in which students have to pay tuition fees :

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

3 The examination children have to take at the end of

compulsory education

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

independent or public schools

primary education

the GCSE curriculum

1 When do children start their compulsory education at school

?

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

What are they ?

3 What are the two school systems in England ?

4 When can students take the GCSE examination ?

They start their compulsory education from the age of 5.

There are 3 terms : Autumn Term , Spring Term and Summer  Term.

They are the state school and the ‘independent’ or 

‘public’school systems.

When they finish the secondary school.

to  _ .

  A. necessary    B. put in force by law C. optional D. difficult

2  The one ­ week break between two terms of a school year in 

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. pre­school  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









questions.

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 fee­paying.    

   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.







Task 4 Study the table below about the school education system in Viet Nam and supply the

missing information

Level of 

education Grade / Year (from – to ) (from – to )Age      

Pre­school

Nursery school 3 ­ 4

optional education

(1)  _

education 1 – 5  (4)  _ (6)  _ 

education Secondary 

education

Lower secondary

Upper secondary

10 – 12  (5)  _

National High School  Graduation Exam

Primary

Kindergarten

6 – 9 

6 – 10 

15 – 17 

compulsory 

- 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