Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Unit 4: School Education System - Lesson D: Writing

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1. Unit 4 School Education System
2. The school education system in Vietnam Level of education Grade/year Age (from-to) (from-to) Nursery 3-4 Pre-school Optional Kindergarten 4-5 Primary education 1-5 6-10 The formal Compulsory school Secondary Lower secondary 11-14 education education 6-9 system { National Upper secondary 10-12 15-17 examination for GCSE
3. * Answer the questions: 1. How many levels of formal school education are there in Vietnam? - There are two: + Primary education + Secondary education - lower secondary education. - upper secondary education. 2. How many classes are there in each level? - There are 5 classes in primary education and 7 classes in secondary education. 3. How long does it take to finish the lower secondary education/ upper secondary education? - It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary education and 3 years to finish the upper secondary education.
4. 4. When do children start to go to primary school? - When they are 6 years old. 5. How many weeks are there in the academic year? - There are 35 weeks in the academic year. 6. How many terms are there in a school year? When are they? - There are 2 terms in a school year. The first term is from September to December, the second term is from January to May. 7. When can students take the national examination for GCSE? - Students can take national examination for GCSE at the end of May or beginning of June.
5. * Writing. - Write a paragraph on the formal school education system in Vietnam, based on the questions and answers in Discussion task, in about 150 words.
6. Useful language - Tense: Simple present tense - S + Vs/es + O - S + is/am/are + C Gồm có - Consist of + Ns/es : Ex: Class 12B5 consists of 42 students - Run / Be from to : Kéo dài từ đến Ex: In Vietnam, summer holiday runs/ is from June to August. - To be divided into : Được chia thành Ex: The academic year in England is divided into 3 terms. - Take the national examination for GCSE: Thi tốt nghiệp Ex: Students can take the national examination for GCSE when they finish the secondary education. - Move to : Chuyển lên Ex: Students move to lower secondary when they are 11 years old. - It takes year to V(bare): Mất năm để làm gì Ex: It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary education. - They are at the age of 6 years = when they are 6 years old.
7. * Look back some useful expressions: -There are two levels of formal school education system. + Primary education + Secondary education - lower secondary school. - upper secondary school. -There are 5 classes in primary education and 7 classes in secondary education. - It takes 4 years to finish the lower secondary school and 3 years to finish the upper secondary school. - There are 35 weeks in the academic year. - There are 2 terms in a school year. The first term is from September to December, the second term is from January to May. - Students can take national examination for GCSE at the end of May or beginning of June.
8. * The suggested writing There are 2 levels of education in the formal school system in Vietnam: Primary education and Secondary education. Children start going to primary school at the age of 6 and after 5 years they move to lower secondary school where they study for 4 years. The Secondary education consists of lower secondary education and upper secondary education. Primary and lower secondary education are compulsory in Vietnam. The upper secondary education lasts 3 years, from the age of 15 to 17. If they want to sit for the entrance exam to universities or colleges they have to take the national examination for GCSE which takes place in the beginning of June. The academic year lasts 37 weeks from Mid-August to the end of May. It is divided into 2 terms. The first term is from Mid-August to December and the second term runs from January to May. The students have a 3-month-summer holiday after the second term.