Welcome to class 12K3 Welcome to class 12K3 Types of school Types of school Nursery Nursery /'nə:sri/ Kindergarten Kindergarten / / 'kində,g :tnɑ 'kində,g :tnɑ / / Lower secondary Lower secondary school (secondary school (secondary school) school) college college Upper school (high school) university university Primary Primary school school Period 20 Period 20 UNIT 4: SYSTEM Of EDUCATION UNIT 4: SYSTEM Of EDUCATION Lesson 1: Reading Lesson 1: Reading I. 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’ . Fact s about schools 1.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.  T F     Listening and reading Listening and reading II. While you read II. While you read Words: Words: 1. 1. Compulsory Compulsory / / km'p lsri km'p lsri / / 2. 2. Academic year Academic year / / ổk'demik ổk'demik / / 3. 3. Parallel Parallel / / 'pổrlel 'pổrlel / / 4. 4. Curriculum Curriculum / / k'rikjulm k'rikjulm / / 5. state school /steit/ /steit/ 6. 6. GCSE GCSE (general certificate (general certificate of secondary school) of secondary school) ( a) a) bắt buộc bắt buộc (n) năm học (n) năm học (n/v/adj) song song (n/v/adj) song song (n) Chương trình (n) Chương trình giảng dạy giảng dạy (n) Trường quốc lập (n) Trường quốc lập (np) chứng chỉ tốt (np) chứng chỉ tốt nghiêp THPT nghiêp THPT Sub-task : Complete the following sentences Sub-task : Complete the following sentences using the words or phrases in column A of task 1 using the words or phrases in column A of task 1 1. A(n) _________ year in Vietnam lasts 9 months. 2. English is a __________ subject in our school. 3. Our ____________ is set by the government. 4. Two lines are _______ when they run side by side with the same distance between them at any point. 5. ______ is the examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education 6. English students don’t have to pay fees if they learn at the _______. academic compulsory curriculum parallel GCSE state school. Task 2. Answer the questions 1. When do children in England start their 1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school? compulsory education at school? 2. How many terms are there in a school year in 2. How many terms are there in a school year in England? England? 3. What are the two school systems in England? 3. What are the two school systems in England? 4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to 4. Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent” or “public” school? “independent” or “public” school? 5. How many core subjects are there in the 5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum? national curriculum? 6. When can students take the GCSE 6. When can students take the GCSE examination? examination? Task 2. Answer the questions 1 1. When do children in England start their When do children in England start their compulsory education at school? compulsory education at school? - From the age of 5. - From the age of 5. 2. How many terms are there in a school year in 2. How many terms are there in a school year in England? England? - 3 terms. (They are Autumn, Spring and 3 terms. (They are Autumn, Spring and Summer term) Summer term) [...]... Maths and Science) 6 When can students take the GCSE examination? - When they finish the secondary school Sub-task: 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 (5) _school 93% of the pupils (7) school (8) _school GCSE (4) _term (6) _school fee paying Answer keys ENGLAND SCHOOLING Academic . school school Period 20 Period 20 UNIT 4: SYSTEM Of EDUCATION UNIT 4: SYSTEM Of EDUCATION Lesson 1: Reading Lesson 1: Reading I. Before you read Read the. school year consists of two terms.  T F     Listening and reading Listening and reading II. While you read II. While you read Words: Words: 1. 1.