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Unit 4
school education system
Lesson 1: Reading
before you read
Facts about school t f
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
Read the facts below and decide whether the statements about school in Vietnam are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
T
F
T
While you read
compulsory (a) /kəm’pΛlsəri/ bÊt buéc
certificate (n) / sə’tifikit/ chøng chØ, chøng nhËn
curriculum (n) /kə’rikjuləm ch­¬ng trinh häc
core (a) /ko:/ = main
tuition fees /tju:i∫n fi:z/ häc phÝ
state school (n) → schools in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees
primary education / ‘praiməri edju:’kei∫n/→ a stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10
Secondary education /’sekəndri/→ a stage of study for children aged from 11 to 16
vocabulary
Task 1: Read the paragraph again then match the right paragraph with their right heading/ideas

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

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

3. What are the two school systems in England?


4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public’ school?
Task 2: Answer the questions
From the age of 5 or when they are 5 years old
3 term. Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term
State school and the “independent” or “public” school systems
Yes, they do.
1. School in which all children can attend without paying tuition fees

2. A stage of study for children aged from 5 to 10

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
Task 3: Find word or phrases in the reading passage which have the following meanings
State schools
Primary school
Secondary school
Compulsory
The general Certificate of Secondary Education
Curriculum

England

school
1……..……………..….year
2……………….term
3………………term
4……………….term
5……………………..School 93%
of the pupils
6……..........….School free
paying
7……………..school
8…………………………school
Academic
Autumn
Spring
Summer
state
public
primary
secondary
After you read
Schooling is (1) …………….. for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from (2) ………….... to July and is (3)……………….. into 3 terms. (4)……………… term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning of January to mid- March and (5) …………… term from early April to mid- July. Each term is separated by one-week (6)……….. called half term.
Task 4: Gap-fill
compulsory
September
divided
Autumn
summer
break
Do task 2 at home
Answer this question: What subject is the most difficult for you and what you would like your friends and your teacher to do to help you learn that subject more effectively.
Homework