Unit 4 Reading 12

- Core a: chính, chủ yếu - Certificate n: giấy chứng nhận - Pre – school: mẫu giáo - Primary education: giáo dục tiểu học - Secondary education: giáo dục trung học - GCSE General Certifi[r]

What kind of school is it ?  It’s a kindergarten What kind of school is it ?  It’s a primary school What kind of school is it ?  It’s a lower secondary school / middle school What kind of school is it ?  It’s a high school / upper secondary school What kind of school is it ?  It’s a college What kind of school is it ?  It’s a university They are the school education system in Vietnam Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM Lesson: READING Activity 1: Decide the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F) In Vietnam children start grade when they are years old Schooling is compulsory from the age of to 16 T F The school year generally begins in September and ends in late May T The students don’t have any examinations when they finish secondary school F A school year consists of two terms T UNIT : A Reading họcyear academic year (n) : Năm School parallel (adj) : Song song core subject (n) : Main subject : Môn học chính certificate (n) : Giấy chứng nhận curriculum (n) : Chương trình giảng dạy state school (n) : Trường công lập # public school New words : - Compulsory / kəm'pʌlsəri /(a): bắt buộc -  Compulsorily (adv) Academic /ækə'demik / (a): thuộc nhà trường  Academic year: năm học be separated by : tách parallel (adj) / pæ'rəlel / : song song Fee-paying (n): đóng học phí Divide into (v): Chia ra, phân Curriculum (n) / kə'rikjuləm /: chương trình học be made up of (v)  consist of (v) New words : - Core (a): chính, chủ yếu - Certificate (n): giấy chứng nhận - Pre – school: mẫu giáo - Primary education: giáo dục tiểu học - Secondary education: giáo dục trung học - GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education): chứng giáo dục phổ thông trung học Q: How many paragraphs are there in the reading ? What are they about ? - Paragraph 1: Academic year - Paragraph 2: School system - Paragraph 3: National curriculum Activity (Task 1,p.46): Find out the words having the equivalent meanings Schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees  State school A stage of study for children aged from to 10  Primary school A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16  Secondary school Compulsory Put into force by the law  The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education The General Certificate of  Secondary Education A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or Curriculum college  Activity (task 2, p.46): Answer questions When children in England start their compulsory education at school ?  Children in England start their compulsory education at school from the age of How many terms are there in an academic year in England ? What are they ?  There are three terms: Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term What are the two school systems in England ?  The state school and the “Independent” or “Public” school systems Activity (task 2, p.46): Answer questions Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” schools ?  Yes, they are How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum ? What are they ?  There are three core subjects: English, Maths and Science When can students take the GCSE examination ?  When they finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education - Learn new words by heart - Read the passage and answer questions again - Do task 1,2 in the notebooks - Prepare unit 4: Speaking