e12, unit 4-reading

parallel a: song song core a: chính yếu certificate Giấy chúng nhận tuition fees n: học phí State school... parallel a: song songcore a: chính yếu certificate giấy chứng nhận tuition fee

Education

Monday, November 2 nd , 2009

Lesson A: Reading

1. parallel (a): song song

core (a): chính yếu certificate Giấy chúng nhận tuition fees

(n):

học phí State school

1. parallel (a): song song

core (a): chính yếu certificate giấy chứng nhận tuition fees

(n):

học phí State school

4 Public school system is free

1 School is compulsory from age of 5 to 16

2 Two parallel school system in England are state

school system and public school system

3 State school system is free paying

T F

5 There are 2 terms in the academic year

Guess the following sentences about schools in

England are true (T) or false (F).

T F

T F

T F

T F

national examinations at certain states of the school education system.

Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5 to 16.

There are two parallel school systems in England state

school system, which is free for all students and paid for by the state

the “independent” or “public” school system,

is fee-paying.

The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided

Autumn term is from the beginning of September to 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

a one-week break called half term, usually at the end of October,

mid-February and the end of May.

The first is the

The second category is

The state school system, which educates 93% of the

which

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 following subjects: English, Design &

Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science, arts, Physical Education, History, and a Modern Foreign Language.4

English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory un the into 3 terms.

Money Gold

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?

 There are 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, Math and Science).

6 When can students take the

GCSE examination?

 When the students finish the

secondary school, they have to

take an examination called

General Certificate of Secondary Education.

When does Autumn term begin?

 September

Lose your turn

Hi! Double Marks

Lose all your marks

Task1: Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the

follow meaning.

State school Primary education

Secondary education

compulsory

The examination for the General Certificate of Secondary Education curriculum

1 Schools in which all children can attend without

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

paying tuition fees

3 A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16.

4 Put into force by the law.

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.

 Discuss about the subject you like best

in school and share your experience to

learn it well with your friends

 Homework:

Summarize the text

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