1 CLASS 12 UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM I. AIMS: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: - describe school education system in Vietnam. - Write a passage about the formal school education system in Vietnam. II. RECENT WORK: Students have finished speaking, reading, listening Unit 4 – SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM. III. METHODOLOGY: Grammar translation. Adio-Lingual method. IV. TEACHING AID: Pictures, handouts, pieces of paper, chalk. V. TEACHING STEPS: PROCEDURE STAGES ACTIVITIES TIMING 1. WARM – UP Game: General knowledge quiz. - Make a copy of 8 questions and cut them out. - Arrange students into two groups. - Each group receive 4 questions and answer. - Set the time limit for 10 seconds for each group to answer 1 question. - One correct answer gets one point. - If a group can not answer the question, the chance is given to the others. - The group who has the most points wins and receive a gift. - Have students start the game and congratulate the winner. Here are the questions: 1. When does a child start school in Vietnam? 2. How many terms are there in a school year? 3. When does a shool year generally begin and end? 4. How long does it take to complete primary education? 5 mins 2 2. Prewriting 5. How many grades are there in Vietnamese lower secondary school? 6. How many grades are there in Vietnamese upper secondary school? 7. How long does the summer holiday last? 8. Is upper secondary secondary education compulsory? Expected: 1. A child starts school at the age of six. 2. There are two terms. 3. A school year generally begins on September 5 th and ends on May 25 th . 4. It takes five years to complete primary education. 5. There are four grades. 6. There are three grades. 7. The Summer holiday lasts three months. 8. No, it is not. Lead-in. In today’s lesson, you’ll get to write a short paragraph about a formal school education system in Vietnam. Talking about the school education system. -Give students look at the picture about the national education system in Vietnam. - Ask students to work in groups to talk about the nation education system in Vietnam, using the information shown in the following diagram. - Call on some students to speak out their ideas. - Give feedback and make comments. 10 mins Term 1 from Sep to Dec Term 2 from Jan to May Academic year 9 months National Exam for GCSE (early June) Compulsory education 3 3.While- writing 4. post- writing Suggested ideas There are two levels of education in the formal school system in Vietnam – Primary education, and secondary education (secondary and upper secondary education). Primary and lower secondary education are compulsory in Vietnam. Children start to go to primary school at the age of six and after 5 year they move to lower secondary school where they stay for 4 year. When they finish lower secondary school, they have to take an examination held in early June every year. The academic year, which has two term, last 9 months from September 5 th to the end of May. The first term is from September to December. After taking the final test of the first term, children have ten days off for the Lunar New Year. The second term lasts from January to May. When finishing this term students have three months summer holiday. Write a paragraph -Ask students to work in groups to write a paragraph on the formal school education system in Vietnam based on the diagram above. - Go around to control and give help if necessary. Peer correction. -Call a student from each group to read their group’s writing, and ask the others to make correction and comments. 17mins 12 mins Upper secondary (3 years) Lower secondary (4 years) Primary (5 years) Formal school system in Vietnam 4 5. Home-work -If time allows, choose one best writing and ask one student to write it on the board. - Give feedback and comments. Speaking Ask students to tell their friends about the school education system in Vietnam. 1 mins . 12 UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM I. AIMS: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: - describe school education system in Vietnam. - Write a passage about the formal school. paragraph about a formal school education system in Vietnam. Talking about the school education system. -Give students look at the picture about the national education system in Vietnam. - Ask. two levels of education in the formal school system in Vietnam – Primary education, and secondary education (secondary and upper secondary education) . Primary and lower secondary education are