unit4 reading

When do children in England start their compulsory education at school.. - From the age of 5?[r]

What kind of school these children study at ?

What kind of school these pupils study at ?

What kind of school these students study at?

What kind of school these students study at ?

Networks

main subjects at school

Chemistry

English

Geography

Literature

History Biology

Friday, Oct 15th , 2010

Unit 4:

1 Before you read

Read the facts below and decide whether the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F) Then compare your results with your partners’

Facts about schools

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

1 Before you read:

Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM -READING

*New word:

- Academic /,ækə'demik/ year = school year (năm học)

- parallel /'pærəlel/ (n): song song

- to achieve (v) = to gain (đạt được)

- core subject (n) = main subject (mơn học chính)

-compulsory /kəm'pʌlsəri/ (adj): Bắt buộc

- category /'kætigəri/ (n):

- curriculum /kə'rikjuləm/ (n):

Loại , hạng

2 While you read:

a.Task 1 Match the words or phrases in A with their definitions in B.

A B

1 compulsory term

3 curriculum

4 secondary education primary education state schools

7 core

8 the General Certificate of

_ a A stage of study for children age from to 10

_ b A stage of study for children age from 11 to 16

_ c Put into force by the law

_ d Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees

_ e The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education

_ f A detailed plan for a course of study 5

4 1 6 8

b.Task 2. Answer the questions

1 When children in England start their compulsory education at school?

- From the age of 5.

2 How many terms are there in a school year in England?

- terms.

3 What are the two school systems in England?

- The state school and the “independent” or “public” school system.

4 Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” school?

- Yes, they do.

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?

Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.

ENGLAND

SCHOOLING (1) _ year

(2) _term (3) _term (4) _term

(5) _school 93% of the pupils (6) _school fee paying

Read the text once more and fill in the diagram with correct information taken from the reading text.

ENGLAND SCHOOLING year

term term term

school 93% of the pupils

school fee paying school school

GCSE

Academic

Autumn Spring Summer

State Public

Primary Secondary

Tell the others one of the most difficult school subjects

Tell the others one of the most difficult school subjects

you are studying and what you would like your friends

you are studying and what you would like your friends

and your teacher to to help you learn that subject

and your teacher to to help you learn that subject

more effectively?

more effectively?

Ex: I find history very difficult It’s too long to

remember all the historical events I would learn it better if the teacher could help with a short

3 After you read :

Homework

- Learnt by heart new words

- Retell some subject that