Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM I. Vocabulary : 1. compulsory for (a) ………………………………………………………… 2. academic ( adj ) ……………………………………………………………… 3. parallel ( adj ) ……………………………………………………………… 4. fee- paying ( adj ) …………………………………………………………… 5. tuition fees (n) ……………………………………………………………… 6. curriculum (n) ……………………………………………………………… 7. core (a) ……………………………………………………………… 8. state school ( n) ……………………………………………………………… 9. schooling (a) ……………………………………………………………… 10. consist of : ……………………………………………………………… 11. divide into : ……………………………………………………………… 12. separate (v) ……………………………………………………………… 13. optional (a) ……………………………………………………………… 14. Be made up of : ………………………………………………………… 15. GCSE : General Certificate of Secondary Education : ……………………………………………………………… Complete the following sentences: 1. Shools uniform is …………………… in most of Vietnamese schools . 2. Mathematics ,a required subject in all schools, is………………into many branches. 3. Students usually ……………………their GCSE at the age of sixteen. 4. ……………………the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject. 5. In England schooling is compulsory …………………….… all children from the age of 5 to 16. 6. School boards are usually made …………….… of people who live in the area ,often parents of children in the school. 7. Mr. Bush did not appear fully aware ………………….… the importance of this act. II. Phonetics Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line. 1. A. commission B. computer C. company D. committee 2. A. library B. beginning C. history D. evening 3. A. method B. father C. feather D. weather 4. A. chemistry B. children C. schooling D. character 5. A. weather B. measure C. treatment D. pleasure Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group 6. A. miraculous B. secondary C. immediate D. compulsory 7. A. independent B. academic C. compulsory D. unexpected 8. A. education B. curriculum C. technology D. activity 9. A. behave B. allow C. struggle D. prepare 10. A. government B. chemistry C. nursery D. intention III. Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one. 1. The _______ year in Vietnam runs from September to June and is divided into 2 terms A. academically B. academicals C. academic D. academical 2. Children at the age of 11 start moving to _______ A. kindergarten B. primary school C. lower secondary D. upper secondary 3. Children receive its early ____ at home so parents should buy some ______ magazines to put them in the bookcase. A. educational / educate. B. educational /education. C. education / educational. D. education / educated. 4. Schools in which all students can attend without paying tuition _______ are public schools. A. fees B. charge C. payment D. bill 5. Education _______ to be the most important element to develop a country. a.often be considered b.can often consider c.can often considered d.can often be considered 6. In Vietnam a school year lasts for nine months and is divided ……… 2 terms. a.into b.to c.from d.on 7. _______ the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject. a.On b.To c.In d.At 8. Students usually _______ their GCSE at the age of sixteen. a.pass b.make c.take d.follow 9. School boards are usually made _______ of people who live in the area ,often parents of children in the school. a.up b.of c.into d.over 11. Tommy left high school _______ the age _______ seventeen. a. at / of b. in / for c. on / with d. of / in 12. The academic year in Vietnam is over _______ the end _______ May. a. from / in b. for / on c. on / in d. at / of 13. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony _______ next weekend. a. is going to be performed b. has been performed c. will be performing d. will have performed 14. Reagan _______ an actor years ago. a. is said to be b. was said being c. was said have been d. is said to have been 15. The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell. a. is invented b. is inventing c. invented d. was invented 16. The school library is open _______ all of the students and the teaching staff of the school. a. for b. over c. to d. among 17. Fee-paying schools, often called "independent schools", "private schools" or “_______ schools" a. college b. primary c. secondary d. public 18. In the UK, _______ schools refer to government-funded schools which provide education free of charge to pupils. a. state b. secondary c. independent d. primary 19. Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is __ into many branches. a. grouped b. prepared c. divided d. added 20. Education has been developed in _______ with modern industry and the mass media. a. compulsory b. parallel c. selected d. following 21. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools. a. depended b. required c. divided d. paid 22. The preparations _______ by the time the guests _______. a. had been finished / arrived b. have finished / arrived c. had finished / were arriving d. have been finished / were arrived 23. This car _______. a. was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year b. was manufactured by Toyota last year in Japan c. was manufactured last year in Japan by Toyota d. last year was manufactured by Toyota in Japan 24. In England schooling is compulsory _______ all children from the age of 5 to 16. a. with b. for c. to d. over 25. In Vietnamese schools, English, mathematics, and literature are three _______ subjects, which are compulsory in many important national examinations. a. core b. part c. center d. middle 26. _______ by the police. a. The stealing car has just been found b. The stolen car has just been found c. The stealing car has just found d. The stolen car has just found. 27. _______ to you yet? a. Are the book been giving back b. Was the book been given back c. Has been the book given back d. Has the book been given back IV. Fill in cach gap with a word from the box. primary certificate tearaway kindergarten education grade academic curriculum education methodical compulsory core 1. In Vietnam there is a_______________ education for children from 5 to 11 . 2. The subjects of the________________form a coherent whole. 3. She didn’t like the course but she stuck it out to get the______________ . 4. _____________ is a school or class to prepare children aged five for school . 5. People believe that_________________is the most important issue facing the government. 6. We are chiefly concerned with improving ______________standards. 7. Why get upset just because you got one bad_________________? 8. _______________year is the period of the year during which students go to school or university. 9. ____________subjects are the subjects that all the students have to study such as English and mathematics. 10. Good health care is of _______________importance. 11. We should have a________________ mind to deal with psychological matters. 12. __________is a young person who is difficult to control and often does stupid, dangerous and/or illegal things. V. Rewrite the following sentences : 1. People say that Peter eats spiders…………………………………………………………………………………… 2. People believe that the boy is living in Nerw York…………………………………………………………………… 3. They know that English is an international language………………………………………………………………… 4. People think that these workers are very poor………………………………………………………………………… 5. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books…………………………………………………………………… 6. They have sent these poor boys some money……………………………………………………………………… 7. They paid me a lot of money to do the job……………………………………………………………………………. 8. They had painted the house before we moved in. ……………………………………………………………………. 9. A blind used to carry this stick………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. Look! Someone is feeding the seals………………………………………………………………………………… CHÚ Ý : Học thuộc lòng những ghi nhớù sau : ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . educational / educate. B. educational /education. C. education / educational. D. education / educated. 4. Schools in which all students can attend without paying tuition _______ are public schools. A payment D. bill 5. Education _______ to be the most important element to develop a country. a.often be considered b.can often consider c.can often considered d.can often be considered 6. In Vietnam. Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM I. Vocabulary : 1. compulsory for (a) ………………………………………………………… 2. academic ( adj ) ……………………………………………………………… 3. parallel ( adj ) ……………………………………………………………… 4. fee-