NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN UNIT : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM VOCABULARY: Read the facts below and decide whether the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F) Facts about schools Children start Grade when they are years old Schooling is compulsory from the age of to 16 The school year generally begins in September and ends in late May The students not have any examinations when they finish secondary school A school year consists of two terms Read the passage and the tasks that follow Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of to 16 The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into terms Autumn Term is from the beginning of September to mid-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 There are two parallel school systems in England The first is the state school system, which is free for all students and paid for by the state The second category is the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ Đăng ký học: 0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địa chỉ: Số 18 Trần Đại Nghĩa – Q Hai Bà Trưng – Hà nội school system, which is fee-paying The state school system, which educates 93% of the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education: primary education and secondary education See the Table below for more information about the school education system in England The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be followed in all state schools It is made up of the following subjects: English, Design & Technology, Geography, Maths, Information Technology, Music, Science, Arts, Physical Education, History, and a Modern Foreign Language English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of the school education system Task Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meanings Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees A stage of study for children aged from to 10 A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16 Put into force by the law The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college Task Answer the questions When children in England start their compulsory education at school? How many terms are there in a school year in England? What are the two school systems in England? Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” schools? How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? When can students take the GCSE examination? Task 3: Fill in the gap below School is (1) for all English children from the age of to 16 The academic year in England runs from (2) to July and is (3) into terms (4) term is from the beginning of September to mid- December Spring term is from the beginning of January to mid- March and (5) _ term from early April to mid- July Each term is separated by one week (6) _ called half term B Listening TYPE THE DOCUMENT TITLE NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN The subjects you study at school Chemistry Math History Physics Literature Biology Mini game: jumbled words about subjects at school n f h c e r p i s s h y c s a a t c m h m e i t e r t u a r l i t e p g g y o a e r h Task Listen to the conversation between Jenny and Gavin Put a tick (✓) to the question to which the answer is “Yes” Task Listen again and answer the questions When did Gavin think he listened to the teacher well? How did Gavin find the exams? Why couldn’t Gavin pass the exams easily? Why did Gavin say he didn’t think his school days were the best time of his life? C Speaking Ask and answer the question about the school education system in Vietnam 1.When the children to start primary school in Vietnam? How long does primary school last? When they go to lower secondary school? upper secondary school? 4.How long does the secondary school last? How many levels of education system in Vietnam? A: Hi, Can you give me some information about the education system in Vietnam? B: Sure / OK / All right / Yes… A: When children in VN go to…… B: When they are……years old A: How long does ………… education last ? B: …… years A:……… Đăng ký học: 0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địa chỉ: Số 18 Trần Đại Nghĩa – Q Hai Bà Trưng – Hà nội B:…… A: Thank you for giving me time / answering my questions B: Not at all / No problem / You’re welcome…… Example: A: When the children in Vietnam go to primary school? B: When they are years old A: How long does the primary education last? B: years A: Is it the optional or compulsory education? B: It is compulsory Talk about the school education system in Vietnam, using the information from Task In Vietnam, children go to _ when they are years old It lasts years It is the education After the primary education, they go to _ Then, they go to When they finish the secondary education, they have to take part in the … _ Talk about similarities and differences between school system in Vietnam and in England FOR EXAMPLE: There are some differences between the school system in Vietnam and England Children in Vietnam start primary school at the age of and finish this level at 10 while children in England study at primary school from the age of to 10 In Vietnam children finish compulsory education when they are 14/ at the age of 14 In England compulsory education ends when they are 16 However, Vietnam and England have some similarities Students in both countries have to follow the national curriculum set by the government After finishing secondary school, they have to take the national examination for GCSE D Writing How many levels of formal school education are there in Vietnam? How many classes are there in each level? TYPE THE DOCUMENT TITLE NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN How long does it take to finish the lower secondary education/ upper secondary education? When can students take the national examination for GCSE? Write a paragraph on the formal school education system in Vietnam, based on the questions and answers in Discussion task, in about 150 words Topic sentence: The formal school education system in Vietnam consists of three levels of education: primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education Supporting sentences: - Primary education - Lower secondary education - 9-year compulsory education - Grade 10 entrance examination - Upper secondary education - The national examination for GCSE The academic year ………… Useful language - Tense: Simple present tense S + Vs/es + O S + is/am/are + C - Consist of + Ns/es: Gồm có Ex: Class 12B5 consists of 42 students - Run / Be from … to…: Kéo dài từ… đến… Ex: In Vietnam, summer holiday runs/ is from June to August - To be divided into: Được chia thành … Ex: The academic year in England is divided into terms - Take the national examination for GCSE: Thi tốt nghiệp Ex: Students can take the national examination for GCSE when they finish the secondary education - Move to : Chuyển lên Ex: Students move to kindergarten when they are years old - Last + a period of time: Kéo dài khoảng thời gian … Ex: The optional education in Vietnam lasts years Example passage: There are levels of education in the formal school system in Vietnam: Primary education and Secondary education Children start going to primary school at the age of and after years they move to lower secondary school where they study for years The Secondary education consists of lower secondary education and upper secondary education Primary and lower secondary education are compulsory in Vietnam The upper secondary education lasts years, from the age of 15 to 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 lasts months from September 5th to the end of May It is divided into terms The first term is from September to December and the second term lasts from January to May Students have a - month - summer holiday after the second term Đăng ký học: 0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địa chỉ: Số 18 Trần Đại Nghĩa – Q Hai Bà Trưng – Hà nội KEY & SCRIPT: A READING T, F, F, F, T Task 1: State school Primary School Secondary School Compulsory THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (GCSE) Curriculum Task 2: From the age of terms The state school and the “independent” or “public” school systems There are core subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) When the students finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education Task 3: compulsory September divided Autumn summer break B LISTENING Mini game: French Physics Mathematics Literature Geography Task 1: Did you always work very hard? Did you always listen carefully to your teachers? Jenny x Did you always behave well? x Did you pass your exams easily? Did you always write your homework slowly and carefully? x Gavin x x x Did you think school days are/ were the best days of your life? Task 2: When he enjoyed the subjects He found them very difficult Because the long questions were very hard for him to answer in a short time Because he went to a boarding school far away his home when he was quite young and he didn’t like that So, he found his schooldays were not the best days of his life SCRIPT: Jenny: Look, these are questions about how you got on at school Shall we just go through them? TYPE THE DOCUMENT TITLE NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN Gavin: Yes, let's Jenny: OK, so, did you always work very hard? Gavin: Well I certainly worked pretty hard at the subjects I enjoyed, yes I did What about you? Jenny: Yes, I did actually, I think I worked very hard, yeah Now let’s come to the next question Gavin: Did, yeah, did you always listen carefully to your teachers? Jenny: No, I don't think I did No, I think I was quite disruptive, actually What about you? Gavin: Well I think I did listen to the teachers certainly when I got to the level where I was doing the subjects that I enjoyed Jenny: Yeah, ok, the next question is, did you always behave well? Gavin: I don't think I always behave well I was, a bit, er, a bit of a tear away Jenny: Umm Well I think I was pretty well-behaved on the whole, so I'd say yes, yeah Gavin: Good for you! Did you pass your exams easily? Jenny: No, I can't say I did, no, I, I found them quite a struggle, actually What about you? Gavin: I didn’t pass them that easily, because I worked hard but I also found it very difficult to answer all that long question in a short time Jenny: Yeah, yeah, exactly What about this one, then? Did you always write slowly and carefully? Gavin: Quite slowly Essays took a long time to write and I suppose I took a bit of care, yes Jenny: Yes, I agree, I was also, I was very careful and erm, yeah, yeah I was quite methodical Gavin: And did you think your school days were the best days of your life? Jenny: Um, no, no I can’t say they were What about you? Gavin: No, went away to boarding school when I was quite young and I didn't like that No, I, they weren’t the best days of my life C SPEAKING primary school compulsory lower secondary school upper secondary school national examination for GCSE Đăng ký học: 0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địa chỉ: Số 18 Trần Đại Nghĩa – Q Hai Bà Trưng – Hà nội