1.When do the children in England start their compulsory education at school.. How many terms are there in a school year in England?[r]
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* True/false statements
Facts about schools in Vietnam
1 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
4 The students not have any examinations when they finish secondary school
5 A school year consists of two terms
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* Vocabulary
- compulsory [kəm'pʌlsəri] (adj)= obligatory
Eg: English is a compulsory subject at this level
- curriculum [kə'rikjuləm] (n): the subjects that
are included in a course of study or taught in a school, university…
- core [kɔ:] (adj) :most important; main
Eg: Mathematics,literature,english,physics… are core subjects
- tuition fees [tju:'i∫n fi:z] (pl): the money that
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Task : Match the right paragraph with their right main idea:
A B
Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph
School system Academic year
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Task 2: Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meaning
1.School in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
2 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
5 The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education
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Task 2:
1.School in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
state school
2 A stage of study for children aged from to 10
primary school
3 A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16
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Task 2:
4 Put into force by the law
compulsory
5 The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education
the General Certificate of Secondary Education
6 A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college
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Task 3: Answer the questions
1.When the children in England start their compulsory education at school?
2 How many terms are there in a school year in England?
3 What are the two school systems in England? Do children have to pay fees if they go to
“independent” or “public” schools?
5 How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
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1.When the children in England start their compulsory education at school?
- From the age of
2 How many terms are there in a school year in England?
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3 What are the two school systems in England?
- The state school and the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school systems
4 Do children have to pay fees if they go to ‘independent’ or ‘public’ schools?
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5 How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
- There are core subjects( English, Maths and Science)
6 When can students take the GCSE examination?
- When the students finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the
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Read the text once more and fill in the
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-(1) - year
-(2) - term -(3) - term -(4) - term
-(5) - school
(93% of the pupils) -(6) - school(fee paying)
-(7) - school -(8) - school ENGLAND
SCHOOLING
Academic year
Autumn term Spring term Summer term
State school
(93%of the pupils) Public(fee paying) school
Primary school Secondary school GCSE
(17)Homework
1 Learn by heart all the new words. 2 Write a paragraph about the most
difficult school subjects you are facing with and their solutions
(18)Goodbye