Unit 4 School education system dwriting

You can start with: The formal school education system in Vietnam consists of two levels of education, primary and secondary education... Topic sentence The formal school system in Vietn[r]

Teacher: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thúy

-2 teams: Tom and Jerry

- Look at 6 pictures of 6 schools

- Each team will take turn to answer the question about school education system in Vietnam under each picture Each correct answer will get 10 marks You have 10

seconds to think and answer each question

- There is a lucky school If your team choose the lucky number, you got 10 marks without answering the

questions and have turn to choose other picture

Vo Thi Sau Lower

Secondary school

Vo Thi Sau Lower

Secondary school

Hue University Hue University

Sunday, October 23rd, 2015

(3)……… terms

The(1) …… … …year (2)………months

(from September to May)

Formal school education system

(7)……… ………….education (8)……….education

academic

2

May January

December September

Primary

Lower secondary Upper secondary

Activity 1: Fill in the chart

secondary school

4 years 3 years (start at the age of 6)

3 What levels of education are compulsory? How many years does the

compulsory education last?

4 When can students take the national examination for GCSE?

5 How long does the academic year in Vietnam take? When?

6 How many terms are there in a school year in Vietnam? What and when

1 There are two levels of education:

+ Primary education

+ Secondary education:

- Lower secondary education

- Upper secondary education

2 - It takes 5 years to finish the primary education Students start to go to the primary school from the age of 6.

- It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary education Students start to

go to the lower secondary school from the age of 11.

- It takes 3 years to finish the upper secondary education Students start to

go to the upper secondary school from the age of 15.

3 - Primary education and lower secondary education are compulsory

- The compulsory education lasts 9 years.

4 Students can take the national examination for GCSE in the early June, when they have finished the upper secondary school.

5 The academic year in Vietnam takes 35 weeks, running from September

to May.

6 There are 2 terms in a school year in Vietnam:

- Term 1 is from September to December

Activity 1: Useful language

Gồm có Kéo dài từ… đến…

Được chia thành … Thi tốt nghiệp

Ex: The academic year consists of 2 terms

Ex: In Vietnam, summer holiday runs/ is from June to

August.

Ex: The academic year in England is divided into 3 terms.

Ex: Students can take the national examination for GCSE

when they finish the secondary education.

- Consist of + Ns/es :

-Run / Be from … to… :

- To be divided into :

- Take the national examination for GCSE:

Ex: Students move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old

- Tense: Simple present tense - S + Vs/es + O

- S + is/am/are + O

- Last + a period of time: Kéo dài 1 khoảng thời gian …

Ex: The optional education in Vietnam lasts 3 years.

Activity 2:

Write a paragraph on the formal school education system in Vietnam in about 150 words

You can start with:

The formal school education system in Vietnam consists of two levels of education, primary and secondary education …

1 Topic sentence

The formal school system in Vietnam consists of two levels of

education: primary and secondary education.

c How long does it take to finish the primary / lower

secondary / upper secondary education? From what age do students start to go to primary/ lower secondary/ upper

secondary school?

d What levels of education are compulsory? How many

years does the compulsory education last?

e When can students take the national examination for

GCSE?

Check your friends’ writing based on the check-list:

1 Does the paragraph start with the given sentence?

2 Does the paragraph include all the

information in the outline?

3 Find out any wrong spelling word.

4 Find out any grammatical mistakes.

CORRECTION

The formal school system in Vietnam consists of two levels of

education, primary and secondary education The children start grade

1 at the age of 6 and they normally complete the primary education at the age of 10 They move to lower secondary school to study in grade

6 when they are 11 years old They will finish nine-year compulsory education when they complete grade 9 at the age of 14 The children may go to upper secondary school if they pass all the subjects tested

at the end of grade 9 They will stay there until they complete grade

12 at the age of 17 If they want to sit for the entrance exam to

universities or colleges they have to take the national examination for GCSE which takes place in the beginning of June The academic year

in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into two terms The first term ends in January and the second term finishes in May

before a long summer holiday comes

- Rewrite the passage on notebooks

- Practise talking about school education

system in Vietnam at home.

- Prepare the next lesson: Unit 4: E

Languagge focus: review the form and know how to change a sentence into the passive voice

1 When do the children go to primary school in Vietnam?

when they are 6 years old

2 How many terms are there in a

school year in Vietnam?

There are 2 terms

3 When does a school year generally

begin and end?

It begins in September and ends

in May

4 How long does it take to complete

primary school?

It takes 5 grades to complete

Primary school

5 How many grades are there in

Vienamese upper secondary school?

There are 3 grades in Vietnamese upper secondary school

6 Is Vienamese lower secondary school compulsory or optional?

It is compulsory

- Look at the table given in the Speaking lesson and write about the school education system in Vietnam.

- Prepare for the next lesson – Unit 5: Language Focus

- Review pronunciation and grammar points.

- Do the rest of the exercises in the

textbook.

- Prepare “TEST YOURSELF B”

Thank you for your attention!

Activity 2: Talk about school education system

In Vietnam

The pre-school in Vietnam consists of

nursery school and kindergarten Nursery

school and kindergarten are optional in

Vietnam Children start to go to nursery school

at the age of three They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old They will finish the optional education at the age of five The

academic year in Vietnam runs from

September to May and is divided into 2 terms The first term is from September to December The second term lasts from January to May

1 There are two levels of education: + Primary education

+ Secondary education:

- Lower secondary education

- Upper secondary education

2 - It takes 5 years to finish the primary

education Students start to go to the primary school from the age of 6.

- It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary education Students start to go to the lower

secondary school from the age of 11.

- It takes 3 years to finish the upper secondary education Students start to go to the upper

secondary school from the age of 15.

3 - Primary education and lower secondary education are compulsory

- The compulsory education lasts 9 years

4 Students can take the national examination for GCSE in the early June, when they have

finished the upper secondary school.

5 The academic year in Vietnam takes 35 weeks, running from September to May.

6 There are 2 terms in a school year in Vietnam:

- Term 1 is from September to December

- Term 2 is from January to May.

When do the

children in

Vietnam go to

primary school?

When they are

6 years

old

How long does

the primary

Read and reorder the following sentences into the

4 They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.

5 They will finish the optional education at the age of

five.

6 The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to

May and is divided into 2 terms

7 The first term is from September to December The

second term lasts from January to May.

Model Writing

The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery

school and kindergarten Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam Children start to go to nursery school at the age of

three They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old They will finish the optional

education at the age of five The academic

year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into 2 terms The first term is

from September to December The second

term lasts from January to May

THE FORMAL SCHOOL

of education

Grade/Year (from – to)

Age (from – to)

The academic year

School terms

Primary

education 1 - 5 6 - 10

Compulsory education

35 weeks

(9 months,

from September

to May)

2 terms: Term 1 (Sept- Dec), Term 2 (Jan - May).

Secondary

education

Lower Secondary

6 - 9 11 - 14 Upper National

The Formal School Education System in Vietnam

1 Topic sentence

2 Supporting sentences

d - How long does the primary / lower secondary/ upper

secondary education last? From what age do students start to

go to primary/ lower secondary/ upper secondary school?

- How many levels of education does the formal school

education system in Vietnam consist of?

c - What levels of education are compulsory? How many years does the compulsory education last?

a - How long does the academic year in Vietnam last? When?

e - When can students take the national examination for GCSE?

b - How many terms are there in a school year in Vietnam?

What and when are they?

Outline

a - How long does the academic year in Vietnam last? When?

b - How many terms are there in a school year in Vietnam?

What and when are they?

Lower Secondary School

Upper Secondary School

Level of education Grade/year

(from-to)

Age (from-to)

Pre-school

Nursery Kindergarten

3-4 4-5

Optional

Primary education 1-5 6-10

Compulsory Secondary

Reorder the following sentences into a completed paragraph.

a Nursery school and kindergarten are optional in Vietnam.

b The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery school

and kindergarten.

c They move to kindergarten when they are 4 years old.

d Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three.

e They will finish the optional education at the age of five.

f The first term is from September to December The

second term lasts from January to May.

g The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to

May and is divided into 2 terms

1. _ 2 3 _ 4 _ 5 6 _ 7

Answer

The pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery

school and kindergarten Nursery school and

kindergarten are optional in Vietnam Children start to go to nursery school at the age of

three They move to kindergarten when they

are 4 years old They will finish the optional

education at the age of five The academic

year in Vietnam runs from September to May

and is divided into 2 terms The first term is

from September to December The second

term lasts from January to May

OutlineThe pre-school in Vietnam consists of nursery

kindergarten are optional in Vietnam Children start to go to nursery school at the age of three They move to kindergarten when they are 4

years old They will finish the optional education

at the age of five The academic year in Vietnam runs from September to May and is divided into

2 terms The first term is from September to

December The second term lasts from January

to May

Activity 2: Talk about school education system

In Vietnam

- The academic year in Vietnam lasts 9

months, running from September to May.

- The acdemic year is divided into 2 terms

- There are 3 levels on formal school

education system in Vietnam.

- The children go to primary school when

they are 6 years old

1 Topic sentence

The formal school system in Vietnam consists of two levels of

education: primary and secondary education.

2 Supporting sentences

- The academic year in Vietnam takes 35 weeks, running from September to May.

There are 2 terms in a school year in Vietnam:

+The first term is from September to December

+ The second term is from January to May.

- It takes 5 years to finish the primary education Students start to go to the primary school from the age of 6.

- It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary education Students start to

go to the lower secondary school from the age of 11.

- It takes 3 years to finish the upper secondary education Students start to

go to the upper secondary school from the age of 15.

- Primary education and lower secondary education are compulsory

- The compulsory education lasts 9 years.