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Que Vo number 3 Upper Secondary School
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Primary education
Lower secondary education
Upper secondary
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Unit 4:
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
A. READING
Monday, October 21st 2013
*. True/false statements.
Facts about schools in Vietnam
Children start Grade 1 when they are 6 years old.
2. Schooling is compulsory from the age of
6 to 16.
3. The school year generally begins in September and ends in late May.
4. The students do not have any examinations when they finish secondary school.
5. A school year consists of two terms.
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I.Before you read
(a) bắt buộc
Vocabulary:
= school year
1. academic year ( n) /ækə`demik/
năm học
song song
2. parallel (a) /`pærəlel/
trường công lập
3. state school (n)
>< public / independent school
chương trình học
4. curriculum (n)/kə`rikjələm/
5. core (a)
chính, chủ yếu
6. certificate (n)
giấy chứng nhận
- GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education )


= main ( a)
7.divide into (n) : chia thành
Eg : The school year is divided into 2 terms
8.fee (n) phí → tuition fee (n) học phí

Match the word with its Vietnamese meaning
1. primary education (n)
2. Compulsory for (a) ...
3. state school (n)
4. curriculum (n)
5. core (a)
6. certificate (n)
(the General Certificate of
Secondary Education = GCSE)
7.secondary education (n)
a. chương trình học
b. giáo dục tiểu học
c. bắt buộc với ...
d. giấy chứng nhận
e. chính, chủ yếu
f. trường công lập
g.giáo dục trung học
II. While you read
Task1: Find words or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meanings.


state schools
primary education
secondary education
compulsory
the examination for the General
certificate of Secondary Education
curriculum
1. Schools in which all children can attend without
2. A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10.
paying tuition fees.
3. A stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16.
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 .
( para : 2 – line 1,2 ).
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( table )
( para1 - line 1 )
( table )
( para 4 )
Task 2. Answer the questions
1. When do 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?
4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to "independent" or "public" school?
5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?

When do 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?
- 3 terms.
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?
- Yes.
5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
- 3 core subjects (English, Maths and Science).
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
- When they finish the secondary school.
Task 2. Answer the questions

* Read the text once more . ……………….
* And then , fill in the diagram with
correct information taken from the text.
III. After you read
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
IN……..( 1)…………
…..… 2…. YEAR
ACADEMIC
SCHOOl … 3 ….…..
SYSTEM
NATIONAL
…… 4 …..………. .

CURRICULUM
… 5……. OF
EDUCATION
LEVEL
( 7 )
… 6 ……TERMS
THREE
AUTUMN
SPRING
SUMMER
STATE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT
( PUBLIC) SCHOOL
… 9 … SUBJECTS
ELEVEN
CORE SUBJECTS
MATHS ENGLISH
Pre-school
(3-5)
Primary
(5-10)
Secondary
(11-16)
GCSE
(General Certificate of
Secondary Education)
SCIENCE
( 8 )
( 10 )
( 11 )
( 12 )
ENGLAND
Could you please tell me something
about the school education system in England?
Yes, of course. What do you want to know ?
Mai : Could you please tell me something about
the school education system in England?
David : Yes, of course. What do you want to know ?
Mai : How many terms are there in a school year ? David : …………………………………………………
There are three terms
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Mai : Could you please tell me something about
the school education system in England?
David : Yes, of course. What do you want to know ?
Mai : How many terms are there in a school year ? David : …………………………………………………
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Homework:
- - Learn new words by heart.
- In about 80 words, write about the similarities and differences between school education system in Vietnam and in England.
Prepare unit 4: Speaking.
Thank you for your attendance
Goodbye
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
IN … (1) ……
…..…( 2)… YEAR
SCHOOl …( 3 )….…..
NATIONAL
……( 4) …..………. .
… ( 5)……. OF
EDUCATION
( 7 )
… ( 6) ……TERMS
… (9) … SUBJECTS
CORE SUBJECTS
Secondary
(11-16)
SCIENCE
( 8 )
INDEPENDENT
( PUBLIC ) SCHOOL
( 10 )
( 11 )
( 12 )
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
IN … ……
…. YEAR
ACADEMIC
SCHOOl … ….…..
SYSTEM
NATIONAL
…..………. .

CURRICULUM
……. OF
EDUCATION
LEVEL
… …… TERMS
THREE
AUTUMN
SPRING
SUMMER
STATE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT
( PUBLIC) SCHOOL
… SUBJECTS
ELEVEN
CORE SUBJECTS
MATHS ENGLISH
Pre-school
(3-5)
Primary
(5-10)
Secondary
(11-16)
GCSE
(General Certificate of
Secondary Education)
SCIENCE
ENGLAND