THOAI NGOC HAU UPPER
SECONDARY SCHOOL

Kindergarten
Lower secondary school
College
Primary school
University
Upper secondary school
Can you name some kinds of schools in Vietnam?.
Nursery
= High school
= Middle school

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Read the facts below and decide whether the statements
about schools in Viet Nam are true (T) or false (F). Then
compare your answers with your partners’.
Facts about schools in Viet Nam
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 early 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
T
F

- compulsory / kәm’p
^
lsәrI / (a): bắt buộc ≠ optional :
những môn học chính
học phí
- term / t3:m / (n) : học kỳ
Ex: In Viet Nam, a school year is divided into 2 terms: the first
term and the second term.
- curriculum / kә’rIkjUlәm / (n):
set of subjects that children
must study at school ( ch ng trình gi ng d y )ươ ả ạ

Suppy the missing letters in each of the following words:
* Checking vocabulary
1. c_ _ p _ l s _ _ _ o m u o r y
2. c _ r t _ _ i _ a _e e i f c t
3. _ e r _ t m
4. c _ _ r i _ _ l u _ u r c u m
5. _ u _ t _ _ n f _ e t i i o eReading Text:
Reading Text:
Schooling is compulsory for all English children
from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in
England runs from September to July and is divided into 3
terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of September
to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of
January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April
to mid-July. Each term is separated by one-week break

(from – to )
Pre-school
childcare
environment
3 - 4
In an Infant or
Primary school
4 – 5
Primary
education
1 – 3 5 – 7
4 – 6 8 – 10
Secondary
education
7 - 9 11 – 14
10 - 12
14 – 16 ( end
of compulsory
education
General Certificate
of Secondary
Education ( GCSE)

Task 1. Match the words or phrases in A with their
definitions in B.
A B
1. compulsory
2. term
3. curriculum
4. secondary education

5. How many core subjects are there in the national curriculum?
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
Task 2: Answer the following questions

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12 the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education:
13 primary education and secondary education.
3. What are the two school systems in England?
- The state school and the “independent” or
“public” school systems.

1 Schooling is compulsory for all English children from the age of 5
2 to16. The academic year in England runs from September to July and
3 is divided into 3 terms. Autumn Term is from the beginning of
4 September to mid-December. Spring Term is from the beginning of
5 January to mid-March and Summer Term from early April to mid-July.
6 Each term is separated by one-week break called half term, usually
7 at the end of October, mid-February and the end of May.
8 There are two parallel school systems in England. The first one is the
state
2. How many terms are there in England?
3 terms: Autumn, Spring and Summer term

4. Do children have to pay fees if they go
to “independent” or “public” schools?
- Yes.
8 There are two parallel school systems in England. The first one is the state
9 school system, which is free for all students and paid for by the state.
10 The second category is the “ independent” or “ public” school system,
11 which is fee-paying. The state school system, which educates 93 % of
12 the pupils in England, can be divided into two levels of education:
13 primary education and secondary education.

16 The National Curriculum is set by the government and must be
17 followed in all state schools. It is made up of the following subjects:

in an Infant or
Primary school
Pre-school
Age
(from – to)
Grade/ Year
(from – to)
Level of
education
6. When can students take the GCSE examination?
- When they finish the secondary school.

In England
In Vietnam
1. Levels in the
education system
3 levels
2. Age to start
primary school
5 years old
3. School system
State and public
school
4. Core subject
English, Maths
Science
5. National Exam
For GCSE
Yes
3 levels

4. How many subjects are there in the National Curriculum in
England ?
A. 12 B. 5 C. 6 D. 3
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Extra Exercise 1. Choose the best answer to each of the
following questions.
Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM 5. All of the following are mentioned as core subjects in the
national examinations in England EXCEPT __________ .
A. Maths B. History C. Science D. English
6. The word “ It ” in line 3 paragraph 3 refers to ____
A. the state school B. the school education system
C. the core subject D. the National Curriculum
7. Which of the followings is NOT true about the school
education system in England ?
A. The state school system is free for all students, but the
“public” school system is fee-paying.
B. The academic year in England runs from September to July
and is divided into 2 terms.
C. There are two parallel school systems : the state school
system and the “ public” school system

(6) ___________
education
Secondary
education
Lower secondary
(3) ___________
11 – 14
Upper secondary
10 – 12
(5) _________
National High School
Graduation Exam
Primary
Kindergarten
6 – 9
6 – 10
15 – 17
compulsory