UNIT 4: EDUCATION SYSTEM (from period 18 to 22)

Aims: School education system in England Lexical items: Words / phrases related to education. Teaching aids: pictures in textbook. Skills: Reading for gist and for specific information METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative.
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UNIT 4: EDUCATION SYSTEM (from period 18 to 22) UNIT 4 : EDUCATION SYSTEM (from period 18 to 22)A – READING  OBJECTIVES Aims: School education system in England Lexical items: Words / phrases related to education. Teaching aids: pictures in textbook. Skills: Reading for gist and for specific information  METHOD: Integrated, mainly communicative.  PROCEDURE Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities WARM-UP Game: Word search The words to find Education, school year, free, begin, end, public, Ss work in groups to find out 12 words system, grade, course, holiday, term, exam EDUCATI ON K DRETUNRBU G S CHOOLYEA R ECOURS EGE A XELP UBLI C D ANI EF OTNF E MDDS YRTEM O OHAS YS ETR S NLYS YS TEM M Ask Ss to look at the words and guess what they are going to read. BEFORE YOU READ Whole class T can explain some new words 1. compulsory (a): obligatory, ≠ voluntary 2. certificate (n): an official document showing that you have passed an examination 3. curriculum (n): plural curricula /-lə/ or curriculums: the subjects that students learn at a school, college etc 4. core (a): the most important or central part of something 5. tuition fees: the money you pay for being taught 6. state school (n): trường công lập 7. primary education (n): primary education is for children between 5 and 11 years old [= elementary American English] 8. secondary education (n): secondary education is for children between 11 and 18 years old 9. category (n): [countable] plural categories a group of people or things that are all of the same type 10. consist of something (phrasal verb): to be formed from two or more things or people Answers: WHILE YOU READ Task 1 T asks Ss to read the text silently and do task 1. 1. state school T asks Ss to read the passage again and answer 2. primary education the questions in task 2 3. secondary education T asks Ss to compare the answers with their 4. compulsory partners. 5. The General Certificate of Secondary T walks round the class, offers ideas and Education. comments when Ss need help. 6. curriculum T calls on some Ss to write the answers on the Task 2 board. 1. from the age of 5 T check with the class. 2. There are three terms. 3. The state school and the “independent” or “public” school system. 4. Yes. 5. There are 3 core subjects. 6. When Ss finish the secondary school, they have to take an examination called the GCSE. T asks Ss to read the passage and fill in each gap Gap – filling with a suitable word. Schooling is (1) ….. for all English children from the age of 5 to 16. The academic year in England runs from (2) ….. to July and is (3) ….. into 3 terms. (4) …… term is from the beginning of September to mid-December. Spring term is from the beginning of January to mid- T gets Ss to speak out the answers. March and (5) ….. term from early April to T gives feedback. mid-July. Each term is separated by on- week (6) ….. called half term. AFTER YOU READ Stop and correct T has Ss read the passage very carefully in about 1. three parallel ….. 5 minutes and then close their books. 2. the first is the p rivate school … T reads the paragraph 2 with the wrong 3. paid by the people …. information and tells Ss ...