tailieunhanh - IELTS Academic Reading Sample 120 - Land of the Rising Sum

Để đạt thành tích cao trong kì thi sắp tới, các bạn có thể tham khảo IELTS Academic Reading Sample 120 - Land of the Rising Sum sau đây, nhằm rèn luyện và nâng cao kĩ năng giải đề thi IELTS, nâng cao kiến thức cho bản thân. | You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 120 on the following pages. Questions 1-5 Reading Passage 1 has six sections A F. Choose the correct heading for sections B F from the list of headings below. Write the correct number i ix in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet. List of Headings i The influence of Monbusho ii Helping less successful students iii The success of compulsory education iv Research findings concerning achievements in maths v The typical format of a maths lesson vi Comparative expenditure on maths education vii Background to middle-years education in Japan viii The key to Japanese successes in maths education ix The role of homework correction Example Answer Section A iv 1 Section B 2 Section C 3 Section D 4 Section E 5 Section F LAND OF THE RISING SUM A Japan has a significantly better record in terms of average mathematical attainment than 1 England and Wales. Large sample international comparisons of pupils attainments since the 1960s have established that not only did Japanese pupils at age 13 have better scores of average attainment but there was also a larger proportion of low attainers in England ZIM ACADEMY Room 2501 Ocean Group Building 19 Nguyen Trai Thanh Xuan Dist Hanoi where incidentally the variation in attainment scores was much greater. The percentage of Gross National Product spent on education is reasonably similar in the two countries so how is this higher and more consistent attainment in maths achieved B Lower secondary schools in Japan cover three school years from the seventh grade age 13 to the ninth grade age 15 . Virtually all pupils at this stage attend state schools only 3 per cent are in the private sector. Schools are usually modern in design set well back from the road and spacious inside. Classrooms are large and pupils sit at single desks in rows. Lessons last for a standardised 50 minutes and are always followed by a 10-minute break which gives the pupils a chance to let .