Some tips for reviewing, testing and teaching english vocabulary through game activities

In addition, the innovation of teaching methods aims to promote students' activeness, initiative, creativityand self-learning ability.While learning a foreign language, the vocabulary is

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 REASONS FOR CHOOSING THE TOPIC

Aims of the educational in the present time focus on the positive, dynamicand creative development of the students To achieve this aim, It is necessary torenovate the teaching method of taking students as teaching subjects,encouraging active learning activities, active and creative Teaching and learningEnglish in secondary school at the present is a practice for students to be able tocommunicate through four skills such as Listening - Speaking - Reading andWriting.The Ministry of Education and Training has reformed the education ofEnglish textbooks in secondary schools.This program focuses on developingcreative thinking, exploration and dynamics student In addition, the innovation

of teaching methods aims to promote students' activeness, initiative, creativityand self-learning ability.While learning a foreign language, the vocabulary is themost important part It is the brick that builds the house of language.Atsecondary school from the grade 6 to grade 9, The student had to use largevocabulary In order to help students remember and use good vocabulary, I haveapplied many test methods such as: Rubout and remember , ordering, matching,jumbled words, wordsquare, gapfill, subsituation, what and where,

The change of textbooks and renovate of the teaching method has been forfifteen years But the communication of students in secondary school especiallyremote areas such as Son Ha is still a matter to talk about I realize thecommunication constraint of Son Ha school students is for the followingreasons: The children live in the mountainous areas and They are not learningEnglish from primary school Moreover,They do not practice speaking English

in local.So they don't remember vocabulary Students want to communicate inEnglish requires they practice all four skills such as Listening-Speaking-Reading and Writing Especially they have to have a certain vocabulary topractice communicating These reasons make me to think and find wayshelping children learn vocabulary, review words and remember long to improvelearning efficiency.So I wrote the initiative: "Some tips for reviewing, testingand teaching English vocabulary through game activities"

1.2 AIMS OF THE TOPIC

From this fact, I have constantly studied, researched and experimentedwith some tips for reviewing, testing and teaching English vocabulary for thepurpose of finding the most effective teaching methods and suitable for teachingstyles in the junior English program At the same time, We help students toconsolidate their vocabulary to develop their language skills such as Listening -Speaking - Reading and Writing

1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTS

I am teaching English at Son Ha secondary school I am always concernedwith your vocabulary So I choose all grades 6,7,8,9 to study the topic with theaims of improving English teaching method 6,7,8,9 in order to develop

vocabulary for students and applying new methods to improve the quality andeffectiveness of teaching for the students are in grade 6, 7,8,9 at Son HaSecondary school.

1.4 RESEARCH METHODS TOPICS

To carry out his measures effectively, I combines the use of thefolklowing measures:

Exploitation of scientific information on methods of efective teachingthrough books,related materials and internet .Especially through regularrefresher courses Department of Education and Training

- Methods of observation:

Direct exchange with students in class ,outside of class to find out information

- Research methodology product :

Through the review, test results and check the process of working teams or

group of students in the class

- Regular time attendance colleagues :

Regularly attend a colleague's time to find out the current status of teachingand learning English vocabulary in secondary school

Learn from experience as well as learn methods from colleagues

Listen to the opinions of colleagues, draw experience through the hours toselect appropriate teaching methods

Reference materials on teaching methods: Textbooks, Teachers, Bookreplacement materials, English language handbook, Lecture design

Use the Internet regularly to keep up to date on the latest news

2 PROBLEM SOLVING

2.1 THEORETICAL BASIS.

The Ministry of Education and Training has reformed English books insecondary school This program focuses on developing creative thinking,exploration and student dynamics Innovate teaching methods to promotestudents' activeness, initiative, creativity and self-learning ability

This helps them to be able to identify and solve problems in the learning process

as well as apply them in real life in a quick and skillful way While learning aforeign language, the vocabulary is the most important part It is the brick thatbuilds the house of language At junior-level in grades 6-7 students had tocapture and use a fairly large vocabulary In grade 8.9, most of them have beenable to communicate with foreigners To help students remember and use goodvocabulary I have applied a variety of test methods such as: Rubout andremember , ordering, matching, jumbled words, wordsquare, gapfill,subsituation, what and where

2.2 THE STATES OF THE RESEARCH TOPIC.

In the process of teaching and learning English Revising and examiningvocabulary as well as vocabulary instruction is an indispensable activity toperiods

Revising and testing are not just about helping students to remember themeaning of a word, but also helping them to hear and pronounce correctly Andapply the word into the language interface The tips in this topic have also beencovered in many of the instructional materials taught in English or otherexperience initiatives

However, how to apply these tricks effectively requires teachers to know how toselect and organize them effectively, flexibly There is trick that suits for thisunit but does not suit for another lesson It also depends on the teachingmaterials of each lesson as well as the flexibility of the teacher to make eachrevision activity and check the vocabulary into interesting games to enticestudents to study and remember words longer Games will be more attractive ifteachers teach using PowerPoint presentations

2.3 IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS

In order to review and learn vocabulary, students are receptive.Teachershould choose games and tricks that suit each lesson Teacher should organizestudents to play and learn effectively, creating excitement for students while stillsticking to the content and save time, ensure teaching hours In the process ofteaching, attending classes, learning experiences, and studying book materials, Inoticed a lot of types of games that could fit into the specific textbooks Sincethen, I have used the games in the revising,testing and teaching vocabulary suchas: Bingo, Jumble words, Chain game, Noughts and crosses, Kim’s game,Brainstorming, Categozing, Hidden words, Cross words, Riddles, GuessingGame,Guess the picture, Hangman, Lucky Numbers, Rub out and Remember,

Slap the Board, Matching … Throughout the process, it is clear that theclassroom atmosphere is much more vibrant.

2.3.1 Play "Jumble words".

This game is used to check vocabulary to help students practice newwords and spell correctly This cheking technique helps Ss remembering deeplythe words they’ve leant.The teacher writes upset letters on the board, askingstudents to rearrange them properly Students compete between groups, pairs.(The winner will be the team that got the job done the best and the soonest.)Example 1: English 6: Unit 5: Lesson C: Classes To check the day of the week.The teacher writes upset these letters on the board: Daytues, Newsdeday,Tursaday, Daysun, Modyan, dyafri, urthayds (Ask students to rearrange theirmeaning), Tuesday (thứ ba), Wednesday (thứ tư), Saturday (thứ bảy), Sunday(chủ nhật), Monday (thứ hai), Friday (thứ sáu), Thursday (thứ năm)

Example 2: Unit 4- Part Read -English 8

eculr = cruel ; vetshar = harvest ; tespu = upset ; apeaper = appeare

Example 3 : Unit 6: Places, part A1, English 6

yard vrier loerfws

Example 4 : Ex: Unit 10 –English 8-Period 61

- T sticks 6 flashcards with jumbled words on the black board

- T asks Ss to rewrite the words in the right order

- T tells Ss the first two groups with the right word will get two points

- T corrects them

- T asks Ss to read again

* Answer keys:

1 Contact ; 2 Representation; 3 Resource ; 4 Natural ; 5 Protect ; 6 Recycle

2.3.2 Play "Slap the board"

In order to help students review words and remember words, helpteachers test and review the pronunciation and semantics of words for students

- Teacher puts the new words in English on the black board in bubbles - not in alist

lake

hotel

Lake Park Rice

paddy River

- If you want to check the understanding , put the Vietnamese translation of thenew words or picture on the blackboard

- Teacher divides the class in to two teams of five or six to front of the class

- Teacher choose a student from each team and they stand at equal distancefrom the blackboard

- Teacher calls out one of the new word in a low voice in Vietnamese

- Two students must runs forward and slap a word the word in English on theboard

- The one who slaps the correct word first is the winner.If students are playing

in teams ,the win team gets a mark

- Then teacher ask two more students to come forward … etc

Example: English 9-Unit 5 –Period 28

Checking vocabulary: slap the board

Example: English 6: Unit 10 Part B5: Food and drink

Example : English6: Unit 6: Lesson A: Our house

Write words or stick pictures on the blackboard

2.3.3 Play " Guessing game"

Example 1 : Unit 7, Part “Read” English 8 Teachers define and ask

students to find words

A place where you can buy everything ( Supermarket / Market )

A vegetable and fruit ( Grocery )

books ( Bookstore )

4 .come and eat ( Restaurant )

5 come to see the movies ( Movie theater )

crier

channel

interactive

control

Yard Hotel

Aperson who comes to the store and buys something ( Customer )

Example 2 : English 6: Unit 9: Lesson B-Faces

Teacher says: She is tall She has a round face She haslong hair She has full lips She has big nose

Teacher asks : Who is she?

- Student A guess: Is that Lan?

- Teacher answers: No, she isn't

- Student B guess: Is that Linh?

- Teacher answers: Yes, she is

2.3.4 Play "Bingo".

T.draw box on black board and asks Ss to copy

T Asks Ss to rewrite 6 newwords they’ve learnt in the box

T tells Ss that she/ he will say some words (8-10-12-15)

If Ss hear the word, they cross it out Like this:

When Ss cross out all six words, shout “ bingo” Who say “bingo”first will bethe winner

Example 2: Unit 13: festivals, Part Read in English 8, Teacher can use play

“networks” to introduce new words.This activities can be used to check andrevise the newwords you have introduced during the week

2.3.5 Play "What color".

Ex: Unit 9 B-Faces Part B2 to test students' understanding of color Students can play this games

hair blackSky blue Go green Stop red

A bay

Leaves green Hair black .

In other situations, When teaching Unit 9 - B Faces - English 6, to teach a

color such as red, yellow, purple, , we can collect images in color, printed onpaper A4 (can color or color printing is too good) and to introduce an born InFigure 3, you can identify the color; Figure 4 children attached to a specificcolor scheme, under the guidance of thinking of teachers

(Figure 3) (Figure 4)

In addition to the use of visual appliances to introduce new vocabulary,themes or situations of all, the teacher can use them to reinforce lessons to helpstudents deepen and content of classes more animated

To combine the vocabulary and structures, ask them to observe, thenpractice in pairs, such as Unit 9 – B Faces (2,3)- English 6:

Unit 9-Part B-English 6, after finishing training lessons, teachers canreinforce vocabulary learning by using the diagram only thinking about the parts

of the face, they observe fast and would love to voice their opinions

After students observe fast diagrams, teachers ask them to close the books, look

at pictures and talk about body parts diagram based on English with Vietnamese

2.3.6 Play "Chain Game".

The purpose of this game is to memorize the students, giving the students

a focus when they help them remember for a longer time In addition, studentshave the opportunity to speak, pronounce clearly the words learned Divide theclass into groups; The first student in the group repeats the teacher's sentence.The second student repeats the sentence of the first student and adds anotherword The third student repeats the sentence of the first student, the second andadds the next one and continues the same until Back to the first student in thegroup The group that sets the more accurate sentences wins

Example 1: Teacher uses “Chain game” to check food in Unit 10: Stayinghealthy and Unit 11: What do you eat ? English 6

- Teacher: I go to the market, I buy some apples

- Group 1: I go to the market, I buy some apples and bananas

- Group 2: I go to the market, I buy some apples, bananas and fish

Example 2 : Unit 7- Part A -English 6

Teacher: In my village, there is a park

Student 1: In my village , there is a park and a hotel

Student 2: In my village , there is a park ,a hotel and a lake

Student 3: In my village , there is a park ,a hotel, a a lake and a river…

Example 3: Unit5 My day

Teacher : Every day, I get up at six

Student 1 Every day, I get up at six

Student 2 Every day, I get up at six I get dressed

Student 3 Every day, I get up at six I get dressed

Example 4: Unit 4 – Speak – English 8)

- Teacher asks students practice in order to remember some verbs( get up, have,live, work ) with model sentence: I used to live the country

Student 1: I used to get up late Student 2: I used to have short hair Student 3: I used to live in a small house Student 4: I used to work hard alltime

- Work in pair ask and answer about have done

Student 1: Where did you live in the past?

Student 2: I used to live in the country

Student 3: What did your mother have in the past?

Student 4: She used to have short hair

- Free practice

Student 1: What did you do in the past?

Student 2: I used to get up late

Student 3: I used to get up late and do morning exercises

Student 4: I used to get up late, do morning exercises and take a shower

Student 5: I used to get up late, do morning exercises and ride a bike toschool

2.3.7 Guess the picture

Teacher uses picture to introduce new words

S1: What is this? S3: What is this?

- T writes the newwords in the list on the left hand side of the black board

- T writes the definitions, translation or draws pictures on the right hand side ofthe black board

- T asks the Ss to come to the black board to match the items on the left withthose on the right by drawing a line between them

Example 1 : Unit 6- Part Read- English 9

Match each word in column A to its definition in column B

e mass of bubbles of air or gas

f valuable or precious things

g reach a state of Answer: 1- c 2- g 3- f 4- e 5- d 6- a 7- b

Example 2 : Unit 7: Part B - English 6 Match words with Vietnamesemeaning

Example 3: Unit 13: A3 - English 6 Match words with pictures

Example 4: English 7 –Unit 11-Lesson 5-Period 72