SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL

To help the groups operate more effectively in the teaching of English moreboldly I study the topic: “SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT

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TRƯỜNG THPT BỈM SƠN

*** SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM

“SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN

TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12

AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL”

Người thực hiện: Trương Thị Thu Hiền Chức vụ: Giáo viên

Đơn vị công tác: Trường THPT Bỉm Sơn SKKN thuộc môn: Tiếng Anh

NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017

A INTRODUCTION

Implementing innovation in teaching is the key task that each teacher istrying to implement in the teaching process “With the goal of student-centered(students- centered), promoting positive students, teachers need to find out manypractical activities and effective method to help students promote their activitieswhile students feel the excitement, charm in every lesson”1[1]

However, one of the subjects that students find most difficult subjects inEnglish It can be said in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading andwriting skills, reading skill is said to be the most difficult but interesting, mostexciting Many new children feel embarrassed in class Only some build positiveyou post, the majority is listening and copying complete article Many studentsseem bored expression, tired even work hours sitting alone foreign languagelearning

The cause of this phenomenon is due to their vocabulary is very limited, theapplication of grammatical structures is still weak, participatory learningactivities in pairs, groups are limited because of a lack of confidence in learning.Students enlist talk or dull to you along with their groups Most students do nothave conditions to learn a foreign language teaching and the organization oflearning activities how to match knowledge and keep a breast of lessons suitablefor each subject in each grade student is a very difficult problem Especially thisyear students will take part in two exams in one

From that experience ourselves through real information taught in class,through hours of extensive project experience academic colleagues I found itnecessary to organize innovative activities for student groups to study eachlesson more details more abundant, charismatic, attractive students for eachlesson help maximize efficiency, help students acquire knowledge Thereby theycan accumulate, build their communication skills, confidence to serve forlearning another language skills and help them learn with their enthusiast.Especially in the G.C.S.E students have to do 3 reading comprehensions withthe amount of newwords How to make them become more self-confident whenthey face to this problem?

Comparing the results of their study in the first semester to semester II wasfound that they were very much real progress They have chosen the method ofactively learning, participating in groups effectively, more confident Even moreimportant is the joy they have found inspiration, passion, more love in English

To help the groups operate more effectively in the teaching of English moreboldly I study the topic: “SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL”

1 Paragraph: “With the goal …every lesson” is quoted from Reference book item 1

B DEVELOPMENT

1 Rationale

In each reading skill, teachers don’t have to introduce not many vocabulary

to students They must demontrate the words which are necessary for students.Teachers should choose within 7-9 newwords to teach flexibly but they areactive vocabulary Students have to use these words in class more frequently topractise some skills basically They should be used in the text, in their learningprocess at present or in the future However, teacher shouldn’t repeat themfrequently because it’s time-consuming and boring so teachers have todetermine the important new words they are going to teach students Especiallywhen teachers teach sudents a vocabulary which means they have to introducethe pronunciation, meanings, word stress, word position, word form and studentsuse it as much as possible in order not to become a dead word

From the results obtained, the following I would like to present somechallenges that teachers and Bim Son high school students block encounter in theuse of active groups Since then give some conclusions and solutions to overcomethis The use of active groups like the matching of students and the requirements

of each skill of the English subject depends on the amount of time of 45 minutesfor each item that I choose and apply those practices different for each differentitemandeach targetdifferentstudentsofeachteacherinthe school

This kind of activity is aimed to check the understanding and usage ofvocabulary In this one, students have to use the correct form of the words to fill

in the blanks Students have to choose the most suitable answer for each one

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

Hand - outs:

1 Mai is very ……… girl

2 He takes the ………for running the shop

3 I’m got 2 younger brothers They’re quite ………but………

4 We’re very ……….and very………

5 My father is always……… to join hands with cooking

6 Everyday I have to ……….the garbage

7 My mother is a nurse She has to………

* Teacher ’ s work:

- Deliver the handouts to students

- Asks students to give the correct form of the words to fill in the gaps

- Guide students how to define the correct form of the words

- Students can do this kind of activity individually or in groups

- Checks and encourage them by giving good marks if they do well

Suggested answers

1 caring 2 responsibility

3 mischievous 4 close - knit family / supportive

5 willing 6 take out 7 work on a night shift

mischievousness

willingnes s

- This kind of activity is aimed to guess the meanings of words or phrasesbased on the given pictures and cards

- Students are divided into 2 teams / groups They have to observe thepictures and the cards carefully and then go to the board and stick the cards onthe corresponding ones

- If students do well, teacher will give them good marks to encourage them

- Students will feel motivated and stimulated because they are always eager

to get god marks competively and progressively

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UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING

A READING

CARDS:

Look at the non-verbal communication in pictures in English and then match them with corresponding cards.

Whistle Clap hands

Catch one’s eyes

PICTURES:

P1 P2

P3 P4

P5 P6

P7 P8

P9 2 [7] Suggested answers

- Picture 1: Whistle

- Picture 2: Clap hands

- Picture 3: Point to somebody

- Picture 4: Raise hands

- Picture 5: Jump UP and down

- Picture 6: Nod ( slightly)

- Picture 7: Shake hands

- Picture 8: Wave to somebody

- Picture 9: Catch one’s eyes

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

mischievous

caring

PICTURES:

THE DINNER IS READY

RUSH TO THE MARKET

family

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9 3 [7]

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:

- Picture 1: RUSH TO THE MARKET

- Picture 2: THE DINNER IS READY

- Picture 3: GIVE A HAND WITH

- Picture 4: take out THE GARBAGE

- Picture 5: WASH DISHES

- Picture 6: work on a night shift

- Picture 7: mischievous

- Picture 8: caring

- Picture 9: close - knit family

- This kind of activity is aimed to review some vocabulary which students have just learned The teacher also check the meanings and the synonyms/ antonyms

of the words

- Teacher reads Vietnamese words and then students find out the synonyms/ antonyms of them as quickly as possible They can divide students into 2 teams/ groups and let them play this kind of game

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

UNIT 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES

A READING

Listen and then find each pair of synonyms from the following

3 Pictures about home life is quoted from referce book item 7

*** Teacher (says the words in Vietnamese and the students say it in English)

Preservation WETLAND WETLAND

The globe

The globe Contamination

Enact laws Flora & fauna Flora & fauna

DIMINISH

diversity

WETLAND

Teacher: 1 Kết thúc

Students: Stop Finish

* Teacher ’ s work:

- Stick the words on the board

- Read the words in Vietnamese, asks students to find out the synonyms

- Check and give students good marks if they do well

Asks students to read in chorus and then asks some individuals up to read Teacher listens and then corrects mistake if they have made

-SUGGESTED ANSWERS 4 [3]:

1 Sự ô nhiễm POLLUTION CONTAMINATION

2 Sự tuyệt chủng EXTINCTION ABOLITION

3 Thành lập SET UP ESTABLISH

4 Sự bảo tồn CONSERVATION PRESERVATION

5 Duy trì, tiếp tục MAINTAIN CONTINUE

6 Sự đa dạng VARIETY DIVERSITY

7 Ban hành luật ENACTS LAWS PASS LAWS

8 Giảm bớt REDUCE DIMINISH

9 Vùng đầm lầy MARSHLAND WETLAND

10 Thực vật và động vật PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES FLORA AND FAUNA

- This kind of activity is aimed to help students know the meanings of theword by using the definition about that one Teacher can use differentdictionaries to give the difinition to students exactly and easily understand

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

UNIT 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES

A READING

(Task 1: Page 108) The words in column A all appear in the passage Match each of them with a suitable definition in column 5 [4]

1 extinction a the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives

2 habitat b species of animal or plant that is in danger of / seriously at risk at extinction

3 biodiversity c the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed

4 conservation d the World

5 endangered species e a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, ect, stops existing

6 vulnerable f a range of different things

7 enact laws g the existence of a large number of different kinds of

animals and plants which make a balanced

4 Sugested answers is quoted from reference book item 3.

8 the Globe h is the body of a law adopted by the people or legislative bodies

9 diversity i able to be easily physically emotionlly, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked

- Calls some pairs up to speak and practise pronunciation

- Check and give students good marks if they do well

- Asks students to read in chorus and then asks some individuals up to read.Teacher listens and then corrects mistake if they have made

Sample:

A: What does the word stop mean?

B: It means come to an end

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:

1.e 2.a 3.g 4.c 5 b 6.i 7.h 8.d 9.f

* Teacher ’ s work:

- Teacher asks students to work in group of four

- Teacher delivers the hand-outs to students and asks them to choose the

coccrect answer by circling A, B, C or D

- Students work in groups in 4 minutes Teacher calls some students up to speak

- Check and give students good marks if they do well

Teacher listens and then corrects mistake if they have made

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE

A: READING

Choose the best answer by circling the best meaning A, B, C or D

1 Everyday I have to look after my younger children.

A take care of B keep up with C get over D protect from

2 The boy is mischievous sometimes but hardworking.

A intelligent B industrious C happy D naughty

3 Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy house.

A shake hands B give a hand C raise hands D wash hands

4 My mother is a very caring women She takes the responsibility for running

the household

A accountability B reliability C ability D flexibility

5 Most of the time the boys are obedient and hardworking

A solidar B docile C serious D traditional

6 My mother rushes to the market, hurries home so that the dinner is ready on

the table by the time my dad gets home

A prepared B possible C compulsory D positive

7 My father is willing to help my mother with the household chores.

A.satisfied B enthusiastic C peaceful D stressful

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:

1 A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7 B

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UNIT 6: FUTURE JOB

Choose the best answer by circling the best meaning A, B, C or D

1 Before the inteview, you have to send a letter of application your resumes to

the company

A Curriculum Vitae B certificate C letter D diploma

2 You should find out as much as possible about the job and the vacancy.

A joyness B congratulatuions C position D emptiness

3 If you know something about the more technique aspects of the job, admit it

& stress that are willing to learn.

A boring B enthusiastic C despressing D exhausted

4 Don’t forget to dress neatly and formally.

A particularly B.elegantly C carefully D potentially

5 You should show your best side, your keeness to work and your sense of

responsibility

A interests B boredness C tiredness D understandings

6 You should jot down your qualifications and experience which relate to the

job

A sum up B quick at C note down D.recover from

7 Don’t forget to say goodbye to the interviewer before leaving the office

A Don’t remind B Ask C Remember D Want

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:

1 A 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7 C

- This kind of activity is aimed to help students know the meanings of theword by using the definition about that one iu corresponding columns Teachercan use different dictionaries to give the difinition to students exactly and easilyunderstand

- Students can do this activity and then check their answers with partners

- Teacher calls some students up to speak and correct mistake if they have

- Encourage them by giving good marks

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

Task 1 (P140): Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the following words and phrases 6 [5]

Words / Phrases Vietnamese equivalents

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:

1 d 2 a 3 h 4 f

5 b 6 c 7 e 8 g

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

Unit 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY

Task 1 (P163): Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the following words and phrases.

Words / Phrases Vietnamese equivalents

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:

1 f 2 e 3 i 4 g 5 h

6 b 7 a 8 c 9 d

C CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

Above these are activities that I found most effective when done Comparingthe results of their study in the first semester and second semester I see a clearprogress, particularly when I get them under active discussion groups, thestudents participated in a positive, vibrant and more seriously Kite especiallythe children spoke more English, Vietnamese-speaking limit or using theirMuong language Those who are lazy, moral hazard or causing noise duringclass have progressed better than previous semesters

With the crowded classroom, teachers need to prepare for dividing studentsinto groups of different ways such as drawing, appointed to sit how teams have acertain gap, but enough to go to observe and control investigate their activities Teachers should give full instructions, specific and clear brief for the studentsprior to discussion groups The best is he (she) should guide them in English andthen translated into Vietnamese to avoid misunderstandings require them his(her) If necessary he (she) should give more specific examples to guide to helpthem understand