When the students finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE).. After you read[r]
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)Facts about schools in Vietnam.
True/ False
1.Children start Grade when they are years old
2 Schooling is compulsory from the age of to 16.
3 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
T
F
F T
(9)(10)Term (n):
Ex: We have terms in each school year: The 1st Term
(11)B While you read
(12)TASK 1A
Match the right paragraph in A with its heading in B
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3
School system Academic year
(13)School education system in England Level of education Grade/Year (from-to) Age (from-to) Pre-school childcare environment in an Infant or Primary school
3 - 4 4 - 5 Primary
education
1 - 3 4 - 6
5 - 7 8 - 10 Secondary
education
7 - 9 11 - 14
10 - 11 14-16 (end of compulsory education)
(14)Paragraph 1: Academic year Paragraph 2: School system
Paragraph 3: National Curriculum
• TASK 1B (page 46)
Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meanings
1 Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
2 A stage of study for children aged from to 10
3 A stage of study for children aged from 11
State schools
(15)Paragraph 1: Academic year Paragraph 2: School system
Paragraph 3: National Curriculum
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 Compulsory
(16)TASK 2A
Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.
SCHOOLINGSCHOOLING
_(1) YEAR _(1) YEAR
(2) TERM (2) TERM (3) TERM (3) TERM (4) TERM (4) TERM
(5) SCHOOL 93% OF THE PUPILS
(5) SCHOOL 93% OF THE PUPILS
(6) SCHOOL FEE-PAYING (6) SCHOOL FEE-PAYING
ACADEMIC SPRING
STATE PUBLIC
SCHOOLINGSCHOOLING
_(1) YEAR _(1) YEAR (3) TERM (3) TERM
(5) SCHOOL 93% OF THE PUPILS
(5) SCHOOL 93% OF THE PUPILS
(6) SCHOOL FEE-PAYING (6) SCHOOL FEE-PAYING
ACADEMIC
AUTUMN SPRING SUMMER
STATE PUBLIC
(17)TASK 2A
Answer the questions
Paragraph 1: Academic year Paragraph 2: School system
Paragraph 3: National Curriculum
There are terms in an academic year They are: - Autumn Term: beginning of Sep to mid-Dec
- Spring Term: beginning of Jan to mid-March - Summer Term: early April to mid- July
1.When children in England start their compulsory education at school? (when does the academic year in England start and when does it end?)
2 How many terms are there in an academic year? What are they?
(18)TASK 2A
Answer the questions
Paragraph 1: Academic year Paragraph 2: School system
Paragraph 3: National Curriculum
3 What are the two school systems in England?
4 Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” school?
State school and “independent” or “public” school system.
(19)TASK 2A
Answer the questions
Paragraph 1: Academic year Paragraph 2: School system
Paragraph 3: National Curriculum
5 How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? What are they?
6 When can students take the GCSE examination?
There are core subjects They are English, Maths and Science
(20)After you read
Work in groups to tell about the differences
and similarities
(21)Homework
•Learn by heart vocabulary. •Read the text again at
home.
•Translate the text into
Vietnamese.
(22)