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SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
NURSERY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY
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SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
1. Children start Grade 1 when they are
5
6
7
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optional
compulsory
free
2. Schooling is
from the age of 6 to 16.
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
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SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
education year
school year
normal year
3. The generally begins in September and ends in late May.
school year = academic year
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four
two
three
5. A school year consists of terms.
SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM
Vocabulary
- compulsory (adj) :

- curriculum (n) :
chương trình giảng dạy
- core (adj)

= essential, main, most important
- academic year (n) :
= school year

= Obligatory (bắt buộc)
- state school (n) :
trường quốc lập
>< 0ptional
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WORK IN PAIRS
Match the words or phrases with their definitions
Answers:
1) – f),
2) – c),
3) – a),
4) – b),
5) – d),
6) – e)
Words/ phrases
LUCKY NUMBERS
1
3
7
4
5
6
2
8
9
Answer the question

1. When do children in England start their compulsory education at school ?
 From the age of 5.
Answer the question

2. How many terms are there in a school year in England ? What are they ?
3 terms (Autumn Term, Spring Term and Summer Term)
Answer the question
3. What are the two school systems in England ?
The state school and the “independent” or “public” school systems.

There are 3 core subjects (English, Mathematics and Science).
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5) How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?

Yes they do.
Answer the question
4) Do children have to pay fees if they go to “independent”or public school?

When the students finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Answer the question
6) When can students take the GCSE examination?
Lucky Number
CONGRATULATIONS !
You are the winners
1. Children in England start their compulsory education school at the age of 5.
2. There are three terms in a school year in England
3. Yes, they do.
4. The two parallel school systems in England are the state school system and the “independent” or “public” school system
5. There are 3 core subjects (English, Mathematics and Science).
6. When the students finish the secondary school, they can take an examination called the General Certificate of Secondary Education.
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Gap-filling
There are (1)_____parallel school systems in England. The first is the (2)______ school system, which is free to all students and paid for by the (3)______. The second category is the “independent” or (4)________school system, which is (5)__________.The state school system, which educates (6)_____of the pupils in England, can be (7)_______ into two levels of education : primary education and (8)__________education.
two
state
state
“public”
fee-paying
93%
divided
secondary
Words for gap-filling: secondary, fee-paying, state (x2), two, public, divided, 93%.
HOMEWORK

Write a short passage in 50 words about the topic: “What do you know about School Education System in England?“
Learn by heart new words and do all the tasks again.
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