(SKKN 2022) some methods to teach phrasal verbs

Having identified the problem, I have tried to search for solutions to help students learn phrasal verbs more efficiently.. Thus, in this writing I would like to share “ some methods to

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1 Introduction

1.1 The reason for choosing the topic

1.2 The purpose of research

1.3 Study subjects

1.4 Research Methodology

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2 Contents of the initiative experience

2.1 Rationale of the initiative experience

2.2 Situation of the problem before applying the initiative experience

2.3 The solutions were used to solve the problem

2.4 The effect of initiative experience for educational activities, with

myself, the colleagues and the school

2.5 Results after applying the initiative

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3 3 Conclusion and requests3.1 Conclusion

3.2 Requests

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1 Introduction

1.1 The reason for choosing the topic.

It’s easy to see just how important English is around the world So more and more people arededicating time to studying English as a second language because English is the most commonlyspoken language in the world One out of five people can speak or at least undersand English Whether

we are looking for a job, taking an exam or planning to travel the world, studying English can help usprogress in both personally and professionally

However all languages have phrasal verbs that can not be understood literally Even if we knowthe meanng of all the words in a phrase and understand all the grammar of the phrase completely, themeaning of the phrases may be still confused.We have probably spent a long time learning new words.Words, however, do not just come in expressions Phrasal verbs are among of the most common ofthese expressions There are thousands of them in English and they are part of vocabulary in students’scourse books and no teachers can neglect teaching them since they constitute an important part That’swhy phrasal verb teaching and learning are often considered as a hard task

Having identified the problem, I have tried to search for solutions to help students learn phrasal

verbs more efficiently Thus, in this writing I would like to share “ some methods to teach phrasal verbs” with the hope that my colleagues can also considered my teaching strategies as useful

suggestions to help their students become more interested and confident in learning English

1.2 The purpose of research.

Helping students at Hoang Le Kha High school understand English better through learning phrasalverbs

1.3 Study subjects.

Research subjects are students in grades 11 and 12 of Hoang Le Kha High School, school year

2020-2021 and 2020-2021-2022

1.4 Research Methodology.

- Finding out difficulties that students have in English classes

- Research methodology through the documents: Book of Applied Informatics, Internet, textbooks

11,12, teacher books, exercise books and related documents

- Discussing with colleagues

- Attending classes of co-workers

- Applying ideas in teaching

- Observing and drawing out experiences

- Research Methodology of actual survey, gathering information and data processing

- Research methods from the actual teaching and learning of each student object

2 Contents of the initiative experience2.1 Rationale of the initiative experience

What are phrasal verbs?

Phrasal verbs are phrases that indicate actions They are generally used in spoken English and informal

texts Examples of such verbs include: turn down, come across and run into.

Phrasal verbs consist of a verb and a preposition or an adverb:

When added to the verb the preposition or adverb may change completely the meaning of the verb

Here are some examples:

Phrasal verb

Taking into consideration, the phrasal verb definition as a group of words the meaning of

which is different from the meaning of its constituents Translation is not an easy task to perform

That’s why teachers and scholars find this process difficult but we can not omit teaching them because

of its importance in the understanding of English

Phrasal verbs are essential to successful commnication whether in listening, speaking, reading or

writing The accurate and appropriate use of phrasal is a distinctive mark of native- level command of

the language and it is a reliable measure of the proficiency of foreinge learners It is a fact that

ignoring phrasal verbs would cause a learner various problems That is why foreign language learners

must learn not only the grammatical structure and vocabulary of the target language but also the phrasal

verbs to integrate into the culture of the target language

Phrasal verbs are clearly presented in academic settings, consequently, failure to comprehend them

could affect academic performance A sound knowledge of phrasal verbs required in advanced English

tests such as the National Exam or Ielts Test because learners’language proficiency might be assessed

on the basis of their understanding of phrasal verbs This means that the more phrasal verbs one knows,the more native-like one’s English will sound

The use of Some methods to teach phrasal verbs is not new But how to apply these methods

efficiently and to overcome difficulties in the teaching of phrasal verbs is what I want to share andpresent in this writing

2.2 Situation of the problem before applying the initiative experience.

2.2.1 For the teacher:

Most teachers understand the importance of learning phrasal verbs , especially for high schoolstudents But until now there remain many teachers who are fearful and confused of the ways to teachphrasal verbs They are not confident of when to teach, how much time they should spend on them andespecially how to present them clearly and comprehensibly

2.2.2 For the students:

Many students also said that, English is so challenging to learn because the language is full ofphrasal verbs They are often at a loss when seeing or conversing with native speakers who never stopthinking about phrasal verbs because they have become a natural part of conversation skills

These are the problems that urge me to find out the solutions to help students get over thedifficulties and hold interest in the foreign language in a flexible and easy way To know exactly about

the problem, I investigated 165 in four classes before applying “ methods to teach phrasal verbs” by

asking them the followng question:

Are you confident when using phrasal verbs?

Here are the results:

2.3 The solutions were used to solve the problem.

2.3.1 Teaching phrasal verbs through stories.

An effective way to learn and practice phrasal verbs is to create a story with them If you like writing

fiction, you can create a short story using a few phrasal verbs If not, then you can simply write aparagraph related to your students This will help you create connections between the words and yourstudents’experience This will help them immensely in remembering

* Story 1:

1 Give away

Meaning: To give something for free

Eg: I gave the old clothing away to Tom.

2 Give in to

Meaning: To stop resisting something

Eg: The government has said all along that it will never give in to terrorist threats.

3 Give up

Meaning: To stop doing something

Eg: His wife finally persuaded him to give up smoking.

4 Give up on

Meaning: To lose hope about something

Eg: His teachers seem to have given up on him.

5 Give out

Meaning: To give something for free

Eg: People are giving out free samples.

*Story 2:

1 Run out (of time)

Meaning: Use up or finish a supply of something

Eg: We ran out of fuel.

2 Come up (with an answer)

Meaning: To be mentioned and need to be considered

Eg: A number of interesting points came up at today’s meeting.

3 Going through (a divorce)

Meaning: To experience or suffer something

Eg: She’s been going through a bad patch recently.

4 Bring (this problem) up

Meaning: To mention a subject or start to talk about it

Eg: Bring it up at the meeting.

5 Looking forward to (university life)

Meaning: To be thinking with pleasure about something that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it)

Eg: I’m looking forward to the weekend.

6 Live up (to my expectations)

Meaning: To do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to

Eg: He failed to live up to his parents’ expectations.

7 Put up (with a boring routine)

Meaning: To build something or place something somewhere

Eg: Residents have put up a great fight against plans to build a new road.

8 Taken aback

Meaning: To shock or surprise somebody very much

Eg: I must admit that I was taken aback when I heard we weren’t receiving ourbonuses this year.

9 Getting by (on a teacher’s salary)

Meaning: To manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment, etc that you have

Eg: How does she get by on such a small salary?

10 Turned out (fine)

Meaning: To happen in a particular way; to develop or end in a particular way

Eg: Despite our worries everything turned out well.

2.3.2 Teaching phrasal verbs through common topic:

2.3.2.1 Phrasal Verb Topic Education

- Fall behind: chậm hoặc thua kém so với các bạn cùng lớp

Ex Being addicted to video games makes me fall behind in my class

My daughter is falling behind with her classmates

- Catch up: làm bù để bắt kịp những việc bị lỡ (nghỉ học bị mất bài)

Ex I have been trying to catch up on the assignment from last week

If you miss a lot of classes, it’s very difficult to catch up

- Go over: ôn lại bài

Ex I always go over my revision notes before I take the exam

Go over your work before you hand it in

- Read up on: nghiên cứu, học kỹ lưỡng về vấn đề nào đó

Ex If you are interested in taking another course in college, you should read up on it before deciding

- Drop out: bỏ học nửa chừng

Ex Nowadays, many students drop out of college to work and support their families

She started a degree but dropped out after a year

- Hand in/Turn in: nộp bài

Ex I handed my assignment in late as usual

I need to read up on my British history

I handed my homework in late as usual.

- Sum up: tóm tắt/tổng kết

Ex After each lesson, it’s necessary to sum up the main points

- Be into: Thích cái gì

Ex: Are you into Maths?

- Take up: Bắt đầu làm một hoạt động gì

Ex: Chris has just taken up baking

- Copy out: Chép lại giống với bản gốc

Ex: We need to copy out sentences from a book

2.3.2.2 Phrasal Verb Topic Family and Friends

- Get along: có một mối quan hệ tốt với ai đó

Ex I found it hard to get along with my cousins, because they always said some very belligerent things

- Get together: tụ hợp với nhau, họp mặt

Ex At the weekend, my family usually hosts a get-together for our relatives to come and have dinner

- Grow apart: nói về mối quan hệ không còn thân thiết như xưa

Ex As we got older, we just grew apart

- Look after: nói về sự chăm sóc cho một ai đó.

Ex In my country, it is a tradition that the young look after the old in the family

- Settle down: ổn định cuộc sống (thường nói sau khi kết hôn, muốn có cuộc sống ổn định)

Ex After marriage, my husband and I will look for a peaceful place to settle down

- Split up: kết thúc một mối quan hệ với ai đó (li dị hoặc không còn sống chung với nhau nữa)

Ex Several years ago, my parents had splitted up and my mom decided to move to America

- Pass away: khi nói về một người đã mất

Ex My dad passed away 15 years ago

- Grow up: trưởng thành, lớn lên

Ex My children have all grown up and left home now

- Run into = Bump into: Tình cờ gặp ai đó

Ex: I ran into Lucy at the concert yesterday

- Come between: Can thiệp vào, làm hại đến mối quan hệ hai người

Ex: We shouldn’t let her come between us

- Let down = Disappoint: Làm ai đó thất vọng

Ex: They’re relying on me, so I can’t let them down

2.3.2 3 Phrasal Verb Topic Environment

- Clean up: dọn dẹp

Ex The residents around the area helped cleaned up the beaches after an oil spillage

- Cut down: chặt cây

Ex Deforestation requires high considerations since many trees has been cutting down for the last several years

- Dry up: nóng quá dẫn đến bốc hơi, có khi biến mất

Ex Due to prolonged periods of drought, many areas and rivers have dried up

- Dispose of: vứt bỏ

Ex The nuclear waste must be disposed of properly to avoid harmful chemical for human

- Heat up: làm nóng lên

Ex The sun is heating up the Earth’s surface

- Use up: sử dụng

Ex Humans have been using up the Earth’s resources

- Wipe out: xóa bỏ, xóa khỏi

Ex Natural disaster had wiped out many valuable properties in Japan

- Throw away: vứt bỏ

Ex People needs to develop a habit of not throwing away trash on the street

2.3.2 4 Phrasal Verb Topic Travel and Holidays

- Drop off someone/something: đưa ai hoặc cái gì đó đến nơi nào hoặc chở đến đó

Ex I really appreciated the man who dropped me off at the airport

I’ll drop you off on my way home

- Pick someone up: đón một ai đó từ một địa điểm nhất định

Ex My dad was waiting to pick me up when my flight landed

I’ll pick you up at the station

- Check in: làm thủ tục nhận phòng ở khách sạn hoặc sân bay

Ex It was my first time to check in such a luxury resort

Please check in at least an hour before departure

- Look forward to: mong đợi, trông mong làm một việc gì đó

Ex I’m looking forward to hearing your news as soon as possible

I’m looking forward to the weekend

- Take off: khi máy bay cất cánh

Ex My favourite moment on the airplane when it takes off

The plane took off an hour late

- Look around: nhìn xung quanh

Ex I would prefer to travel by motobike on short journeys so I could look around the stunning sights during the trip

People came out of their houses and looked around

- Get in: máy bay hạ cánh đến địa điểm nào đó

Ex The airplane gets in around 8 pm

I got in just after eight o’clock

- Get away: đi đến một nơi nào đó để nghỉ ngơi, nghỉ dưỡng

Ex Last summer, I got away for a short trip to London

We’re hoping to get away for a few days at Easter

-Stop over: dừng chân ở một nơi nào đó trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn

Ex Every time I travel to America, I stop over in Japan for a few days to enjoy its traditional cuisine.

I wanted to stop over in India on the way to Australia

- See off: Tiễn/ Chia tay/ Tạm biệt

Ex: They’ve gone to the airport to see their son off

- Set off: Khởi hành

Ex: We set off for Paris just after ten

- Hold up: Trì hoãn

Ex: Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work

- Get off: Leave a bus, train, plane

Ex: We get off at the next station

- Check out: Leave the hotel after paying

Ex: We checked out at noon

- Get on: Lên xe, lên tàu, etc

Ex: I think we got on the wrong bus

- Set out: Bắt đầu chuyến đi dài

Ex: They set out on the last stage of their journey

- Speed up: Tăng tốc

Ex: Can you try and speed things up a bit?

- Hurry up: Vội vã/ Nhanh lên

Ex: Hurry up! We’re going to be late

- Go back: Quay trở lại

Ex: Dave and I go back twenty years

- Touch down: Hạ cánh/ đáp xuống

Ex: Our plane touched down at half-past seven in the morning

2.3.2 5 Phrasal Verb Topic Weather

- Clear up: thường dùng cho trời quang mây tạnh sau những cơn mưa

Ex According to the weather forecast, it will clear up later in the day

- Cool down: sự dịu lại sau cơn nắng gay gắt

Ex After the pouring rain, the temperature has cooled down a little

- Come out: nói về sự xuất hiện của mặt trời, mặt trăng, hoặc là ngôi sao trên bầu trời

Ex As we were about to leave the campsite, the sun came out

- Go in: nói về sự biến mất của mặt trời sau những đám mây mà không thể nhìn thấy

Ex The sun had gone in and it was starting to get darker

- Warm-up: khi thời tiết trở nên ấm áp hơn

Ex I love spring because the weather starts to warm up

- Blow up: nói về cơn gió mạnh hoặc cơn bão mạnh kéo tới bất chợt hoặc sự thổi tung vật gì đó với gió

mạnh

Ex During the storm, many trees were blown up by the vigorous wind

- Cloud over: khi mây xuất hiện và che hết mặt trời

Ex The weather in my city is usually pleasant but sometimes it clouds over

-Pour down : mưa to

Ex All of a sudden, the rain starts to pour down and everyone is seeking for shelter

- Rained off: khi những sự kiện ngoài trời (outdoor activities) bị hoãn lại do trời mưa

Ex You should plan ahead and listen to the weather forecast in case things get rained off

- Snow in: khi không thể ra ngoài hay di chuyển do tuyết dày đặt (dùng khi nói về những chuyến du

lịch của mình ở nước ngoài)

Ex I got snowed in for days on my trip to Korea last month

2.3.2 6 Topic Food/Cooking

- Boil down: đun sôi, hoặc nấu cho đặc lại

Ex My mom boiled down the leftover sauce to make it more flavorsome

- Boil over: đun sôi và làm tràn

Ex Jenny was cooking her chicken noodles soup on high heat and it boiled over

- Chop up: chặt nhỏ, băm nhỏ

Ex The chef is chopping up the truffle mushroom for his signature dish

- Cut back: giảm bớt, cắt bớt khẩu phần ăn

Ex Steve is lactose intolerance and he has to cut back on dairy

- Eat out: ăn hàng, nhà hàng, hàng quán

Ex My family and I eat out once a week on Sunday

- Whip up: chuẩn bị bữa ăn trong thời gian ngắn (thường sử dụng trong trường hợp khách đến nhà bất

ngờ và mình chưa có sự chuẩn bị)

Ex My family had surprise visitors yesterday, but my mom managed to whip up a light meal for them

- Cut out: tỉa gọt để tạo hình

Ex After preparing the fruits, my sister cut them out to decorate for the dessert dish

2.3.3 Teaching phrasal verbs through common Verbs:

2.3.3.1 Look:

1 Look after: chăm sóc trông coi ai đó

♦ Example: A babysitter looks after the children when we go out

2 Look ahead: nhìn về phía trước, nhìn về tương lai

♦ Example: It’s time to forget the past and look ahead

3 Look away: nhìn ra chỗ khác

♦ Example: The scene was so horrible that I had to look away

4 Look back on: nghĩ lại về quá khứ

♦ Example: Older people tend to look back on the “good old days