Trường Tiểu Học
Phú Trinh
Trường THCS
Nguyễn Trãi
Trường THPT Hòa Đa
Picture A Picture B Picture C
Primary School
Lower Secondary School
Upper Secondary School



Read the facts below and decide whether the statements about schools in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F)
Facts about schools in Vietnam
Children start grade 1 when they are 6 years old.
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.
T
T
F
F
T
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New words:
compulsory: (a)
Ex: In Vietnam schooling is compulsory from the age of 6 to 14.
2. academic year = school year
3. separate (v)= divide
4. break (n): a short stop
Ex: a five-minute break
5. parallel (a): running side by side
Ex: a and b are two parallel lines
Pre-school
primary school
 secondary school

a b
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6. fee (n): money you have to pay for st
Ex: school fee = tuition fee
7. curriculum ( n): plan for the course

8. core (a): main
EX: Three core subjects the Vietnamese students have to learn are Maths, English and Literature.
9. GCSE (abbr)= General Certificate of Secondary Education
Ex: In Vietnam, after finishing grade 12, students have to take the GCSE examination.

-> curriculums = curricula

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

(2)………………term
(8)…………….school
(7)………..…school
(1)……………….year
(4)……………..term
(3)……………..term
(6)………….school
fee paying
(5)……..school
93% of the pupils
Schooling in England
GCSE Exams
Autumn
Spring

Summer
State
Public
Primary
Secondary
Academic
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