unit4 reading

When do children in England start their compulsory education at school.. - From the age of 5?[r]

What kind of school do these children study at ?

Nursery

What kind of school do these children study at?

Kindergarten

What kind of school do these pupils study at ?

Primary school

What kind of school do these students study at?

Secondary school

What kind of school do these students study at ?

University

main subjects at school

Chemistry

English

Geography Literature

History

Biology

Physics Maths

Friday, Oct 15 th , 2010

Unit 4:

1 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’

Facts 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

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1 Before you read:

Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM -READING

*New word:

- Academic /,ækə'demik/ year = school year (năm học)

- parallel /'pærəlel/ (n): song song

- to achieve (v) = to gain (đạt được)

- core subject (n) = main subject (môn học chính)

-compulsory /kəm'pʌlsəri/ (adj): Bắt buộc

- category /'kætigəri/ (n):

- curriculum /kə'rikjuləm/ (n):

Loại , hạng

Chương trình giảng dạy

2 While you read:

a.Task 1 Match the words or phrases in A with their

definitions in B.

1 compulsory

2 term

3 curriculum

4 secondary education

5 primary education

6 state schools

7 core

8 the General Certificate of

_ 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

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Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM -READING

b.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.

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

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

Primary Secondary

GCE “A” Level  University

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?

Ex : I find history very difficult It’s too long to

remember all the historical events I would learn it

better if the teacher could help with a short

3 After you read :

Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM -READING

Homework

- Learnt by heart new words

- Retell some subject that

you like studying most