Using some useful warm Up activities for teaching English 10 semester 1 Standard syllabus to motivate the study excitement of the students in Tho Xuan IV high school 1 I INTRODUCTION 1 1 Reasons for choosing the research According to the trend of globalization, English has played an increasingly important role in all areas As a result , the deman of learning English has been constantly increasing Before that trend, English is considered the dominant subjects in the schools To be a young and enth[.]
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1.1 Reasons for choosing the research
According to the trend of globalization, English has played an increasingly important role in all areas As a result , the deman of learning English has been constantly increasing
Before that trend, English is considered the dominant subjects in the schools
To be a young and enthusiastic teacher with teaching English, I always put out for myself the question is: How do students love and become good at this subject? Through five- year practical teaching in Tho Xuan IV High school , I learned an experience is: If students take part in a warm- up activity before starting a new lesson, the lesson will be more successful From this fact, I study and design some suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10 (term I) to attract students’ attention in new lessons and make these lessons more interesting and effective.This
is the reason why I choose the topic: “Using some useful warm- up activities for
teaching English 10- semester 1- Standard syllabus to motivate the study excitement of the students in Tho Xuan IV high school ”.
1.2 Aims of the research
My research is aimed at:
- Provide some basic knowledge about the role of warm- up activity
- Offering some suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10 (term I) suggest for teaching English 10- term 1 to the teachers
1.3 Participants of the research
This research was applied to six classes of tenth grade in Tho Xuan IV high school (10A1, 10A3, 10A5- academic year 2014- 2015 and 10A2, 10A3,10A4- academic year 2015- 2016) Each class contains different number of participants who are of mixed genders and language ability In term of language competence, most of them might be considered as pre – intermediate students
1.4 Methods of the research
- Observing students working
- Analyzing students’ results
II CONTENT 2.1 Theoretical Background
All of us know that the new version of English 10 was brought to the curriculum from the academic year 2006- 2007 and it has really brought a new wind in method of teaching and learning foreign language However, in my opinion beside the advantages the textbook English 10 also brings some disadvantages to both the learners and teachers
About advantages, the English 10 has 15 lessons which focus on 6 topics (You and me, education, community, nature, recreation and People and place) These
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About disadvantages, some units contain some difficult structures to the students For example, in unit 8: Make ends meet, meet one’s wish… Beside that, the tasks of a few writing and speaking lessons are boring and unrelated to the topic
of the Unit, which causes the difficulties in designing lesson plan to the teachers Being aware difficulties and advantages above, myself as well as other English teachers always think carefully before the completing a lesson phan.And this research is also aimed at promoting the advantages and limiting the disadvantages
of teaching English in general and teaching English 10- semester 1 in particular
2.2 The status of the problem
From all the periods , I see that most of our students are still passive, not really interested in learning English This consequence is partly because our students come from the rural regions, their knowledge of English is not rich, especially some know very little about English When the teacher asks them to read the reading passages to give the answers, they all give correct answers but some of them do not understand the content of the lesson In the examinations, they do not
do the part reading well and some do not know how to do these exercises
That is the reason why I think that we must design the really interesting warm-up activities for each new lesson to attract students’attention and make them more excited with the lessons
2.3 Some useful suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10-
semester 1
2.3.1.Unit1: A day in the life of…….
a Lesson A: Reading
Name : Describing pictures
Type : class work
Materials : Pictures
Time : 3-5 minutes
Procedure
- Hang on some pictures in turn and ask sts to say out what they can see
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- Ask students to guess the content of the lesson
b Lesson B: Speaking
Name: matching words
Type: group work
Materials: poster, large papers, board pens
Time: 5 minutes
Procedure:
- Devide the class into 2 groups
- Provide each group with 1 large and 1 board pen
- Give instruction and time allotted
- Check groups’ work and declare the winner
Subjects in English Subjects in Vietnamese
1 Civic Education
2 Technology
3 Maths
4 phyics
5 geography
6 History
7 Chemisrty
8 Physical Education
9 English
10.Biology
11.Literature
12.Infomatics
a Văn
b Toán
c Vật lý
d Hoá học
e Tiếng Anh
f Gíao dục công dân
g Lịch sử
h Thể dục
i Công nghệ
j Vật lý
k Tin học
l Sinh học c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: Network
Type: class work
Material: board, chalk
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- write the key word on the board
- ask students to think of the related words and say in English
- Lead in the lesson by some guiding question:
+ Do you like travel by cyclo?
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d Lesson D: writing: Writing a narrative
Name: Telling a story
Type: Individual work
Materials: Nothing
Time: 3- 5 Mins
Procedure:
- ask sts to think of the most impressed story that they witnessed or heard
- call on 1 advanced to tell in front of the class( Encourage him/ her to use English)
- Give some other guiding questions:
+ What items are mentioned in his/ her story( Time, event, place……)
+ Which tense is used in the story?
e.Lesson E: Language Focus:
Name: Describing pictures
Type: Class work
Materials: Pictures, chalk
Time: 2-3 mins
Procedure:
- Hang the 2 pictures on the black board and ask sts to speak out what they can see in these pics
- Write the 2 key words on the black board
- Call on some students to read the words
- Write the phonetic forms of them and read the words aloud several times
Means of transport
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a.Lesson A: Reading:
Name: Slap the board
Type: Group work
Materials: stick cards
Time: 3- 5 Mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 groups
- Ask each group to send 5 presentatives and set in a queue
- Provide each group of students 7 stick cards & Give instruction
- Read aloud sentence by sentence
- Give feedback
- Declare the winner
7 Suggested sentences:
+ I often play ………online when I have free time
+ After the school year, I’ ll go on a summer……
+ Soccer and badminton are my favourite………
+ Do you usually watch…….at 6p.m everyday?
+ What is the ……….like today?
+ Students have to………hard for the exam
+ My ………….is collecting stamps
Keys : games/ holiday/ sports/ film/ weather/ study/ hobby
b.Lesson B: Speaking
Name: Jumbled words
Type: class work
Materials: Poster
Time: 5 mins
Procedure:
- Hang on the poster
- Give instruction and time allotted
- Check with the whole class
Jumbled words:
+ nice/ been/ has/ it/ meeting/ you
+ later/ you/ see/ Goodbye
+ Hello Are/ you/ how
+ Sorry, go/ to/ have/ got/ I you/ catch/ later
Keys:
+ It has nice been meeting you
+ Goodbye See you later
+ Hello How are you?
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c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: Missing words
Type: group work
Materials: Poster, chalk
Time: 5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Give instruction
- Hang on the poster
- Call on 2 representatives of the 2 groups to come to the board and write down the key words
Poster:
+ The duty of students is to S_ _ _ _
+ In summer, my family often go to the B_ _ _ _
+ 30th April is Hoa’s birthdayP_ _ _ _
+ My hobby is T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the world
+ He invites me to go out for a D_ _ _ _
Suggested answers: STUDY/ BEACH/ PARTY/ TRAVELLING/ DRINK
d.Lesson D: Writing: Writing a form
Name: Brainstorming
Type: clas work
Materials: Chalk
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- Write the key word in a circle on the B B
- Ask sts to list as many things relating to this word as possible
- Write on B B what the sts say out
- Lead in the lesson by using some more questions:
+ Where do you often see these information?
+ Have you ever used these informaion? When
Private information
e.Lesson E: Language Focus
Name: Describing pictures
Type: class work
Materials: Pictures, chalk
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Procedure:
- Hang on the 2 pics and give the questions:
+ What is the boy doing?
+ What is the little girl doing?
- Write down the 2 keys word on black board
- Call some students to read aloud
- Read as model 3 times
- Write the phonetic forms of them
2.3.3 Unit 3: People’ s background
a.Lesson A: Reading
Name: Game: Who am I( 3 persons)
Type: group work
Materials: pictures, some pieces of paper
Time : 5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Give instruction
- Read aloud the 3 clues for 1 person in turn
- Declare the winner
Who am I
+ I was born in Nghe An
+ I am the greatest leader of Vietnam
+ My birthday is May 19th 1890
UNCLE HO
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Who am I?
+ I live in America
+ My name begins with letter B
+ I am the boss of the company Microft
BILL GATES
Who am I?
+ I am a famous female scientist
+ I was born in Germany
+ My name begins with letter M
MARIE CURIE
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Name: Listing words beginning with the letter I
Type: Group work
Materials: Large papers, boardpens
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Deliver each group with 1 large paper and 1 boardpen
- Ask sts to write down the words beginning with I in 3 minutes
- Check with the whole class and declare the winner
c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: Name some Olympic champions
Type: class work
Material: none
Time: 2-3 mins
Procedure:
- Give the question: “Can you name some famous Olympic champions in the world?”
Suggested names: Michael Phelps (swimming – 2008), Nastia Liukin (Athletes- 2008)…………
d.Lesson D: Writing: Fill in a form
Name: Matching
Type: group work
Materials: posters, board pens
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
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- Provide each group with 1 poster containing the matching task
- Ask sts to match in 3 mins
- Hang groups’ work on & check with the whole class
- Declare the winner
A B
1 name
2 date of birth
3 place of birth
4 school attended
5 exams passed
6 previous job
7 interests
a Quynh giang village
b Phan Boi Chau
c 5/ 10/ 1983
d Music and dancing
e Private tutor
f English
g Cao Thi Hue
e.Lesson E: Language Focus
Name: Drawing pictures
Type: classwork
Materials: chalk, board
Time: 3 minutes
Procedure:
- Draw some unclear things on the board and ask sts to guess what the teacher
is going to draw next
- Complete the pictures of 3 faces with sadness on them
- Ask sts these questions:
+ Who are they? Men or Women? > Men
+ Are they sad or happy? > Sad
- Write the 2 words on B B and read them aloud 3 times
- Write the phonetic forms of them and ask sts to read
2.3.4 Unit 4: Special Education
a.Lesson A: Reading
Name: Questionaire
Type: class work
Materials: none
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- give questions and ask sts to answer:
+ Can all of you hear/ speak/ see?
+ What are people who can’t hear/ speak/ see called?-THE DISABLED
+ Is it easy or difficult to teach the disabled?
+ May they have normal education?
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b Lesson B: Speaking
Name: Noughts and crosses
Type: group work
Materials: poster
Time: 5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Give instruction: each group take 1 turn to choose the number they like each number carrries 1 word, the group have to make sentence with this word.The group which complete 3 sentences on the same horizontal or vertical line first will be the winner
- Monitor the game
- Declare the winner
Subjects ( 1) Activities( 4) Friends( 7)
Test (2) Lower secondary( 5) Time- table( 8)
c Lesson C: Listening
Name: Network
Type: classwork
Materials: chalk, board
Time:2-3 mins
Procedure:
- write the key word on the board
- ask sts to say the name of the school for the disabled in Vietnam
- lead in the lesson
Schools for the disabled
d.Lesson D: Writing
Name: Describing pictures & questions
Type: classwork
Materials: pictures
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- Hang the pictures on and give questions:
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+ How do they feel? Happy or angry?
+What kind of letter do you write if you feel angry with something/ someone? A letter of complaint or a thank- you letter?
- Lead in the lesson
e.Lesson E: language focus
Name: Using realia
Type: Classwork
Materials: a box, some chalk
Time: 2 mins
Procedure:
- Take a box and ask sts what you are holding BOX
- Take some chalk and ask sts what is in your hand CHALK
- Write the 2 words on black board
- Ask some sts to read aloud the words
- Read aloud the words as modal
- Write the phonetic forms and lead in the lesson
2.3.5 Unit 5: Technology and you
a.Lesson A: Reading
Name: Matching words and pictures( names of hardware)
Type; group work
Materials: pictures, stick cards
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- devide the class into 2 teams and give instruction
- hang pictures on black boarb
- call on the representative of each group to stick cards with the right words on the pics
- declare the winner
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Name; Network
Type: classwork
Material: none
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- write the key word on black board
- ask sts to say out the names of modern inventions that they know
- lead in the lesson by some more questions:
+ do you have……?
+ what is a/ an……… used for?
Modern inventions
c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: describing pic
Type: classwork
Material: picture
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- hang the picture on and ask sts: what the man and the girl in the picture is doing?
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+ are you learning to use computer at school?
+ is it easy or difficult or interesting?
d.Lesson D: Writing Writing instructions
Name: questions
Type: classwork
Material: picture
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- Hang the pic on and ask sts what is in the picture Public Telephone
- Give questions:
+ Have you ever used a public telephone?
+ is it easy or not to use it?
+ can you show me how to use it?
- lead in the lesson
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Name: realia and questions
Type: class work
Materials: book, chalk
Time:2 mins
Procedure:
- take a book and asks sts to say what it is BOOK
- asks sts what “ Thang 6” in English is JUNE
- write the 2 key words on B B and read them aloud
- Asks sts to tell the difference in pronouncing these words
- Give the phonetic forms
2.3.6.Unit 6: An Excursion
a.Lesson A; Reading:
Name: describing pics and questions
Type; classwork
Materials: pics in textbook
Time:3 -5 mins
Procedure:
- asks sts to open the textbook and answer the questions:
+ What is pic 1 about? What can you see in pic…?
+ What do you know about it?
+ Which site do you like to visit best?
b.Lesson B: Speaking
Name: completing the pic