Date of preparation : 10.10.2008. Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM Date of teaching : 14.10.2008 Period:2 Section: Speaking. I AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : Language content: - To help Ss to get some knowledge of the education system. - To introduce some useful structures related to the topic - Vocabulary: nursery school, kindergarten, primary school, lower secondary School, upper secondary school. Structure : Wh- questions Language function: - Talking about the school education system in Vietnam. Educational aim : To help Ss to be aware of the importance of educational systems in society. 1. Skill : Integrated skills : Speaking II. TEACHER AND STUDENTS’ PREPARATION: 1. Method : Communicative Approach. 2. Techniques: Repetition, explanation, group work, asking – answering. 3. Materials needed : Textbook, pictures, real thing. 4 Students’ preparation : 5 Previous exercises: III. PROCEDURE IN CLASS. 1. Stabilization : (2m) a. Warm – up : Greetings. b. Checking absence : Who’s absent today ? 2. Checking up previous knowledge: Time needed: (5ms) Questions : Key to questions 3. Presentation of the new material : Time Teacher’s activities Student’s activities The content of the lesson 3ms 1. Warm up: -T gets Ss to play the game “ clap the board “ - T puts some words they learned from the previous lessons on the board. Two representatives of the two teams come up to the board, listen to the teacher giving the words’ definitions and clap the correct word on the board. The team that gets more correct words will win the game ( the T- whole class Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM Period2: Section : Speaking 5ms 10ms 10ms words suggested : ( curriculumn, core , tuition fees, state school, primary education, secondary education…) - T leads to the lesson : You will practise speaking about the school education system in Vietnam. 2. Pre –speaking - Introduces new words + nursery school (n) + kindergarten (n) + primary school (n) + lower secondary school + upper secondary school - Checks understanding.ROR 3. While - speaking Activity 1. Questions and answers - Lets Ss work in pairs to ask and answer the questions abut the school education system in Vietnam based on the table . - Works with a student to model. Calls some pairs to act out the conversation. Gives feedback and comments Example : A: When do the children in Vietnam go to primary school ? B : When they are 6 years. A : How long is the primary education ? A : 5 years, from grade 1 to grade 5. Activity 2: Puts Ss into groups to practise talking about the school education system in Vietnam., using the information from task 1. Goes around to control and give help if needed. Calls on some pairs to act out their ideas Repeat Copy down Work in pairs Take notes Work in groups New words +nursery school (n) + kindergarten (n) + primary school (n) + lower secondary school + upper secondary school Task 1 : Questions and answers A: When do the children in Vietnam go to primary school ? B : When they are 6 years. A : How long is the primary education ? A : 5 years, from grade 1 to grade 5. Task 2 Talking about the school education system in Vietnam. 8ms Gives feedback on what Ss have done and make comments. There are three levels of education in Vietnam – pre- school, primary education and secondary education. Children often go to pre-school when they are one year old which is optional. Primary and lower secondary school education are compulsory in Vietnam . Children start to go to primary school at the age of eleven. Children stay in lower secondary school until the age of fourteen when they finish lower secondary school and then they have to take an examination to go to upper secondary school. 1. Post speaking. Writing about the similarities and differences. Devides the class into six groups. Assigns three groups to write the similarities between the school system in Vietnam and England and the other three groups to write about the differences Calls on some groups to report their resuls to the class. Gives feedback and comments Tells Ss build dialouges to practise giving responding to compliments in pairs. Goes around to control and give help if needed. Calls on some pairs to act out their dialoues. Gives feedback and comments. 6. Consolidation Confirms the content of the lesson. Work in groups . There are three levels of education in Vietnam – pre- school, primary education and secondary education. Children often go to pre-school when they are one year old which is optional. Primary and lower secondary school education are compulsory in Vietnam . Children start to go to primary school at the age of eleven. Children stay in lower secondary school until the age of fourteen when they finish lower secondary school and then they have to take an examination to go to upper secondary school. 4. Homework: (2ms) Asks Ss learn by heart new words Preparation for the next lesson () - Prepare for section : Listening 5. Self – evaluation : ………………………………………………………………………… . . content of the lesson 3ms 1. Warm up: -T gets Ss to play the game “ clap the board “ - T puts some words they learned from the previous lessons on the. PREPARATION: 1. Method : Communicative Approach. 2. Techniques: Repetition, explanation, group work, asking – answering. 3. Materials needed : Textbook, pictures,