UNIT 4 SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

Period 26

Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

- have some knowledge of the formal school education system in Vietnam

-  write a paragraph describing the formal school education system in Vietnam.

-  improve their writing skill

Teaching aids : poster, handout

Procedure:

Stages / Teacher’s activities / Students’ activities
Warmer (5mins)
Pre-writing
(10 mins)
While-writing
(18 mins)
Post-writing
(12 mins)
Home-
work / - Asks ss to talk about the school education system in Vietnam., using the following numbers.





Expected answers:
2 : terms in a school year. (Ex : A school year consists of 2 terms)
3 : levels of education in the formal school system in Vietnam.
Or grades in upper secondary school.
4 : grades in lower secondary school.
5 : years in primary school.
6 : the age at which children go to primary school.
9 : months in a school year
- Introduce the new lesson.
Guiding questions: (handout)
- Asks Ss to give full answers.
1. How many levels of education are there in the formal school education system in Vietnam?
2. When do Vietnamese children start grade 1?
3. How long does it take to complete the primary education?
4. How long does the secondary education last?
5. How long does the compulsory education last ?
6. For whom is schooling compulsory ?
7. When do Vietnamese children have to take the national examination for GCSE ?
8. When does the examination for GCSE usually take place ?
9. How long does the academic year last ?
10. How many terms are there in a school year?
- Elicits peer correction.
- Corrects.
Writing a paragraph
-  Asks Ss to work in groups of four to write a paragraph about the formal school education system in Vietnam based on the answers above.
-  Goes around to control , collect typical mistakes and give help if necessary.
Correction
-  Corrects typical mistakes.
-  Asks Ss to exchange their paragraphs to correct.
-  Chooses two paragraphs, hanging on the board to correct.
-  Gives a model on a poster.
* Prepare: U4- Language focus
(Review : Passive Voice) / - Take turns to speak out.
- Answer orally
- Work in groups
(write on posters)
- Correct (group work)
- Take notes.