Warm up listening part by using english songs

There are many ways to enhance the listening skill for students such as watching English films, talking with the foreigners, listening to music, listening the English tape lessons.. Thro

There are many ways to enhance the listening skill for students such as watching English films, talking with the foreigners, listening to music, listening the English tape lessons Besides that, nowadays, there are also many kinds of books introducing the methods to improve listening skills : Tactics for listening – basic ( author- Jack C Richards), Listen carefully (Jack C Richards), Listen in ( David Nunan),Big Step Toeic (Kim

Soyeong và Park Won)… 4

Song: Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen 7

Song: I’ll Wait For You - Michael Learns To Rock 10

Song: Let Her Go - Passenger 11

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Song: Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Westlife 17

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1 BACKGROUND 1.1 Reasons for choosing the theme.

In the context of deeper integration, English has become an essential toolnot only bring success in business, education, but also in life As English hasaffirmed the role and the importance of improving their quality of teaching is themost important issue Thus the task of every teacher is to innovate teachingmethods, improving the quality of teaching and learning in their respectiveclasses schools

Learning each of any a different language requires learners to study fourskills: listening, reading, writing,speaking and use them smoothly and fluently

Through practice at high schools in Trieu Son district in general and atparticular high school in my province, especially in mountainous areas, I see thatalmost teachers only focus on teaching grammar and ignore the studying ofEnglish skills, which is the reason why all of the students leaving the schoolcan’t speak and listen English or communicate with foreigners by simplestatements Because of these problems, I have been an English teacher for 8years, I have thought about them so much and made decision to change themethods helping my students to focus on studying English skills and grammarsimultaneously

Listening is one of the most difficult skills for all students at high school

I am teaching the 10th grade this year Whenever I give them listening lesson ontextbook, they feel bored, tired and don’t have motivation to study because theycan’t hear anything and can’t do exercises To solve this problem, I decide towarm up them in listening part by using English songs At first,I had alot ofdifficulties because each unit on textbook has one listening lesson and I have tofinish it within 45 minutes There are three periods per week for English subject,which is not enough time for me to focus only listening skill and to incorporateEnglish songs Then I find a number of methods for positive, simple, easy tounderstand practical ensure science to develop thinking ability; speculation andcreativity of students I choose a warm up for the listening lesson which is ashort English songs from easy to difficulty.The students like this way and theyfeel excited and enthusiastic with the lesson In the process of teaching 10thgrade English in the past year as well as during the school year I have studiedthe textbook program, instruction manuals and have related documents office,internet,discuss with experienced colleagues in professional meetings, summertraining to find a way to overcome difficulties, to help them learn better, applythe knowledge learned to do the exercises as required

Based on the collected experience by myself and the knowledge gainedthrough the references, I wrote this little theme to contribute to improving thequality of teaching of the subject, innovative teaching methods and learning

With this small range of initiatives I boldly go into a problem “Using English songs to warm up students of the tenth grade in listening part ”

1.2 The purpose of studying

The use of “English songs in warm-up listening part" that I give to helpstudents be primarily interested in learning a foreign language and reduce themaximum inhibition in studying foreign language at high school Moreover, Iwanted to stimulate learners to listen English, the active form of communication

In addition, I want to enhance my professional work on my own, and toexchange experiences with my colleagues

1.3 Studying scope

For foreign language lessons in grade 10 elementary

1.4 Methods of studying

1.4.1 Method of theoretical studies.

- Base on the documentation and innovation of high school educationmethods in English by the Department of Secondary Education - Ministry ofEducation and Training issued

- Collect songs on the theoretical journal, the presentation on the Internet

1.4.2 Studying Methodologies include: observation, investigation,

analysis, exchange, statistics, aggregation, comparison, summarization

1.4.3 Method specialists.

- Refer to the experience of a number of teachers who have a passion andexperience in the use of modern methods in teaching subjects in English

2 Contents of theme.

2.1 Theoretical basis of the problem:

English, which is an international language is communicated all over theworld One-fourth of the world population speaks English So teaching English

is the most important issue in Viet Nam Actually, We haven’t had suitablemethods to teach and study English, which results all of students in Viet Namcan’t communicate in English and always of talking with foreigners They arenot confident enough to talk Because we often focus on teaching grammar andignore teaching the skills and vocabulary Both teachers and students haven’thad motivation to develop the lessons To help students have amenities ofstudying, the teacher should change the different methods to inspire for students.Listening, which is one of the most difficult skills to learners and teachers iseasy to make students tired when studying Therefore, before starting listeningunit, I motivate them by listening a short English song I think that an interestingEnglish song will make them have amenities of lessons

There are many ways to enhance the listening skill for students such as

watching English films, talking with the foreigners, listening to music, listening the English tape lessons Besides that, nowadays, there are also many kinds of

books introducing the methods to improve listening skills : Tactics for listening

– basic ( author- Jack C Richards), Listen carefully (Jack C Richards), Listen

in ( David Nunan),Big Step Toeic (Kim Soyeong và Park Won)…

I chose the English songs to stimulate my students to study listening skill

2.2 The reality of studying listening skill before applying to the theme 2.2.1 To the students

English has become one of core subjects such as different subjects, butthis subject is difficult, only a few students who can absord it easily Especially,those students in rural and moutainous areas learn English badly

In recent years, according to program of new textbooks, new methods ofteaching and learning, many students are interested in studying English, butsome students ignore to study it and they don’t have inspiration in learningEnglish Many weaker students don't understand the knowledge, they don’t haveactive learning methods, learn passively, wait for the results of his friend made

In adddition, many children are afraid of speaking in class practices, afraid ofsaying before the class because they think it would be wrong Some of themhave not read the written proficiency, not even record the material in class, dohomework This fact shows that this object is not a favorite subject of manystudents

Some students, especially poor students, lack of sense of learning, lack ofpatience in learning, have not kept pace with new learning methods, theybecome confused with the acceptance and adoption of knowledge on practicalskills Many are unaware on this matter, do not fully understand the meaning ofthe subject during the international integration Some of them learned is due totheir curiosity, relaxation Therefore, they are not really serious about learningand trying.

I also have language lessons students feel depressed, tired, hard to acquireknowledge, even for those who are students with good and excellent Whenever

I teach listening part, my students feel bored with it and they don’t like studyingbecause they can’t hear anything and can’t do the task They don’t know morenew words and don’t focus on pronunciation, which is a reason makes themlisten badly To improve their listening lesson Firstly, I inspire to them,stimulate them in each listening part by using the short English songs to warmthem up Secondly, I teach them from easy to difficult

School year 2015 – 2016 I was assigned to teach two classes 10A and10B Through practical investigation in the early year I obtained the followingresults:

Total

students

Percentages of Students likes studying listening

Numb

95

Learning capacity of students

Through the exchange and survey from my colleagues I get the results.

Total

teachers

Using English songs in warm up listening part

Often Sometimes A little Never Numb

er % Numb er % Numbe r % Numb er %

2.2.3 To the school

Facilities not really full The outstanding teaching aids, reference bookswhich serve lessons are limited This is an disadvantage for teachers andstudents

2.3 Solution and implementation

2.3.1 Solution:

Before beginning each part of unit in the textbook, the teachers warm upthe students by playing a game or ask some questions about things related to thelesson To listening skill, I often warm up my students by a short English song

At first, some students don’t like because they can’t hear and can’t do the taskasked by me Gradually, I am still patient step by step ,I give them some songsfrom easy to difficult, which inspire them At the end of first term they areexciting about my listening strategy Each part of unit has to finish within45minutes So there are a lot of activities for it I try my best to plan anddistribute suitably for each section:

- Warm up: 10 minutes : listen the English song and do a small task I givethem the song on a sheet of paper with gap, they have to listen and fill the gap

- Pre-listening: 7 minutes: I often supply new words and phrases relating

to the listening lesson, which helps them to listen and do the task better

- While-listening:21 minutes : I play the tape and conduct the student tolisten and do the tasks

- Post-listening:7 minutes: ask students to review the lesson or do the task,summarise the main points of the lesson and assign the homework

2.3.2 Implementation

Within a short time in warm-up, It is difficult for me to choose the shortand interesting English songs, which is suitable with their tastes and can inspirethem.With the new method, I only give them a task while listening is filling theeasy gap.The most important thing is to make them enhance their listeningskill.There are 40 students in my class and the classroom is very large, I ask myheadmaster for two good speakers and laptop to serve my teaching I also choose

the easy songs with familiar words I hope that from my point of view, mystudents will like and improve listening skill.

Some methods of organizing the implementation of enhancing listeningskill

- Inspire for the students by using variety of English songs

- Ask them to listen at home many times everyday because “ Practicemakes perfect”

- Watch English films, listen to music, talk with foreigner and listen to thetape from text book regularly, which also help them improve the listening skill

- Ask them to remember the 10 principles of listening:

+ Stop talking.

+ Prepare yourself for listening

+ Put the speaker at ease

+ Remove distractions

+ Empathise

+ Be patient

+ Avoid personal prejudice

+ Listen to the tone

+ Listen for ideas – not just for words

+ wait and watch for non-verbal communications

I give my students each song sheet with 10 or 15 blanks in in everylistening part of the textbook 10 and let them listen twice Each song includedFrom 3 to 4 minutes While listening they have to fill the words into the gaps.After that I will give them keys to check It was a new way to study withstudents in my school and in a year implementation, I realise that my studentsare interested in listening

Within a short time I only give some songs as example, which I use them

to warm up my students in listening part

Going into detail each Unit as follows:

Unit 1: Part C: Listening - TextBook 10

I.Warm- up: 10 minutes.

Name: _ Date: _

Song: Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen

Time: 3 minutes 45 seconds

I walked across an …1… land

I knew the pathway like the back of

my hand

I felt the …2… beneath my feet

Sat by the river and it …3… me

I came across a fallen tree

I felt the branches of it looking at me

Is this the place we used to love?

Is this the place that I've been …

Oh simple thing, where have yougone?

I'm getting old and I …8… someone

Somewhere only we know?

KEYS: 1 empty 4.someone 7 know 10 everything

2 earth 5.dreaming 8 need

3 made 6.minutes 9 somewhere

Unit 2: Part C: Listening - TextBook 10

I.Warm- up: 10 minutes.

Name: _ Date: _

Song: Santa Baby - Taylor Swift,Yusuke.

Time: 3 minutes 20 seconds

Santa baby, slip a sable under the

tree, for me

I've been an awful 1 girl, santa

baby

So hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, a '54 convertible, too,

Think of all the …3 I've missed

Think of all the boys I haven't kissed

Next year I could be just as good

If you …4… off my Christmas list

Santa baby, I want a yacht and really

that's not a lot

I've been an angel all year, santababy

So hurry down the …5… tonightSanta, honey, there's one more thing

I really do need, the deed

To a platinum mine, santa ….6…

So hurry down the chimney tonightCome and trim my Christmas treeWith some …7… bought at

Tiffany’s

I really do believe in youLet's see if you …8… in meSanta baby, …9… to mention onelittle thing a ring

And I don't 10… on the phone,santa bab

Unit 3: Part C: Listening - TextBook 10

I.Warm- up: 10 minutes.

Name: _ Date: _

Song: I’ll Wait For You - Michael Learns To Rock

Time: 4 minutes

I know a …1 place to go nothing

to fool me my 2 still glows raising

up to the air just 3…any care yeah

I’m watching the birds that I know

…4… it hurts to be loving you and

it …5… kind of blue I’m 6…to

myself trying to break the silence

I’m going …7… I had promise that

I will wait for you staring through

the candle light that I know how

I dont …8… see your eyes

that I promise that I’ll 9 for you

I thought that I saw you in my roombut that was a playing with the 10…with my …11… on the ground I’vebeen fooling around yeahI’m 12 the birds it hurts to

be 13 you and it feels kind of blueI’m talking to 14…trying to breakthe silence i’m going crazy I hadpromise that I will wait for youstaring through the 15 light

I dont longer see your eyes that Ipromise that I’ll wait for you the

KEYS: 1.good 2.light 3.fun

4.check 5.chimney 6 honey7.decorections 8.believe 9 forgot

10 mean

picture of you it froze and blue I’m

talking to myself

trying to break the silence

I'm going crazy I had promise that I

will wait for you

staring through the candle light

I dont longer see your eyes that I Promise that I'll wait for you

Unit 4: Part C: Listening - TextBook 10

I.Warm- up: 10 minutes.

Name: _ Date: _

Song: Let Her Go - Passenger

Time: 4 munutes 13 seconds

Well you only need the …1 when

it's burning low

Only …2… the sun when it starts to

1 secret 2 heart 3 without 4 how 5 feels

6 talking 7 crazy 8 Longer 9 wait 10 moon

11 hand 12 watching 13 loving 14 myself 15 candy