STUDENTS!. SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM A- READING Pre- reading While- reading Post- reading.

STUDENTS!

SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

UNIT 4

A- READING

Pre-reading

While-reading

Post-reading

PROCESS

• Fill in the blanks to complete the chart about the educational system in Vietnam

Pre-reading

| Doctor of Philosophy (2-4 yrs)

| Lower Secondary (4 yrs)

22 |

6 |

18 | University Education (4-6 yrs)

4 |

Professional Secondary Vocational Training (1-3 yrs)

AGE LEVEL OF EDUCATION

3 | Nursery (1 yr)

Kindergarten (2 yrs)

Primary (5 yrs)

11

15 | Upper Secondary (3 yrs)

College Education (3 yrs)

Master (2 yrs)

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VOCABULARY• 1. core (a) basic, essential, important part

• 2. certificate (n) an official document or a qualification

• 3. tuition fee (n) money paid for studying at school

• 4. curriculum (n) the group of subjects studied in a school

• 5. state school (n) a school that the government provide money for it

• 6. public school (n) a type of private school, paid by parents not the government

• 7. compulsory (a) if sth is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law

• TASK 1: • FIND WORDS OR PHRASES IN THE READING

PASSAGE WHICH HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS

While-reading

1. Schools 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

STATE SCHOOL

PRIMARY EDUCATION

SECONDARY EDUCATION

6. Put into force by the law

4. The examinations children sit at the end of compulsory education

5. A detailed plan for a course of study offered in a school or college

The examination for the General Certificate of Secondary Education

CURRICULUM

COMPULSORY

• BASED ON THE READING ON PAGE 45, WHAT DO THESE NUMBERS AND PHRASES REFER TO?

TASK 2:

English, Maths and Science5-16 GCSE Sept - July

GCE “A” Level93% Two levels

Fee-paying

Free to all students16 3 One-week

break

From the age of 5 to 16, English children must go to school

The academic year in England runs from September to July.

The academic year in England is divided into three terms.

Children have a one-week break between two terms.

The state school system educates 93% of the pupils in England.

The state school system can be divided into two levels of

education.

1 • Secondary school

2 • Primary school

GCSE stands for the General Certificate of Secondary Education.

The “independent” or “public” school system is fee-paying

Make money

The state school system is free for all students and for by the state.

English, Maths and Science are core subjects, which are

compulsory in the national examinations at certain stages of

the school education system.

Students are at the end of compulsory education when they reach 16.

Tell a friend of yours one of the most difficult school subjects you are studying and what you would like your friends and your teacher to do to help you learn that subject more effectively.

POST-READING

HOMEWORK

• SUMMARIZE THE TEXT