Some ways to help students learn vocabulary effectively in the textbook “tieng anh 11”

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT THACH THANH 1 HIGH SCHOOL XPERIENTIAL INITIATIVE SOME WAYS TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN VOCABULARY EFFECTIVELY IN THE TEXTB

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THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT

THACH THANH 1 HIGH SCHOOL

XPERIENTIAL INITIATIVE

SOME WAYS TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN

VOCABULARY EFFECTIVELY IN THE TEXTBOOK

“ENGLISH 11”

Author : Mr Le Hong Ngoc Occupation : Teacher

Experiential initiative on: English

THANH HOA, YEAR 2019

1 INTRODUCTION 02

1.4 The methods of doing the research 03

2.2 How to learn vocabulary effectively in the textbook Tieng Anh 11 03

2.2.5 Make up example sentences with each word on the list 09

3 CONCLUSION, PROPOSALS 12

1 THE PURPOSE OF THE CHOSEN SUBJECT.

1.1 Reasond of the the study.

Vocabulary is the most fundamental factor in learning English Almost every skill in English learning process requires students to have good vocabulary The more words students know, the more they will be able to understand what they hear and read, the better they will able to say what they want to express when speaking and writing Moreover, vocabulary is necessary for building up a good command of the language Without good vocabulary, it is likely that students can’t use English correctly and confidently It is the first and most important aspect for students to master English before they improve their language skills Vocabulary is essential for language comprehension and expression It can be used as an instrument to measure students’ language ability as well as their fluency In short, vocabulary is the core of learning English and learning vocabulary is an integral part of learning a language

However, it is not easy for students to gain vocabulary at all Most students in general and the students of my school at Thach Thanh 1 high school in particular have the same question “How do we study vocabulary more efficiently and effectively?” They often say vocabulary is hard to learn by heart and easy to forget Also, it’s difficult for many students to cope with using the words which they have learnt Students may find some words confusing and don’t know how

to use them in some contexts correctly They also can’t remember new words, even after they have learnt them several times and so on Honestly speaking, it’s not easy to improve their vocabulary, nor is it quick But it’s entirely doable and learning vocabulary is not different from any other skills They simply need to try their best to practise it regularly and know how to learn vocabulary effectively

Thus, Owing to the necessities, I have made up my mind to choose “ Some ways

to help students learn vocabulary effectively in the textbook “Tieng Anh 11” ”.

as my topic of the study

1.2 Aims of the study

With the above mentioned reasons in mind, I have the specific aims as follows: 1.2.1 Helping students improve the skills of learning vocabulary

1.2.2 Encouraging students to confidently cope with this type of problem in order to learn words by heart more effectively

1.2.3 Making student be aware of the importance of vocabulary in English and motivate them practice learning vocabulary

1.3 Objects of the study

In this research, I just pay attention to the 11th grade students at Thach Thanh 1 high school, especially the students in class 11B4 and 11B6

1.4 The methods of doing the research:

+ Read textbooks as well as other documents

+ Learn experience from the colleagues

+ Do some experiments - make statistics - consider the results

2.STUDY CONTENT:

2.1 Theoretical rationale of the study

+ Learn important words relating to the subjects they are studying

+ Learn the words you read and hear again and again

+ Learn the words you know and you often want to use frequently

+ Do not learn the words that are rare or not useful

2.2, How to learn vocabulary effectively in the textbook Tieng Anh 11.

2.2.1, Choose a theme.

This is the first step, students should select which theme they want to learn

vocabulary, for example they can choose food, transport, This is very powerful

because whenever they remember one English word, they will also remember all the other words they found with it

For examples:

UNIT 1: FRIENDSHIP

The theme: Qualities of friendship:

+ unselfishness(n) + loyalty(n)

+ two-sided affairs(n) + loyal(adj)

+ give and take(n) + suspicion(n)

+ constancy(n) + trust(n)

+ constant(adj) + sympathy(n)

UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK

The theme: volunteer

+ Take care of the sick/ the old-aged (verb phrase)

+ Visit the aged, the orphans (verb phrase)

+ Play games with the orphans (verb phrase)

+ Clean up the house of the aged and sick (verb phrase)

+ Take the boys to baseball games (verb phrase)

+ Help disadvantaged or handicapped children (verb phrase)

+ Provide education for children (verb phrase)

UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY

The theme: Sources of energy.

+ Fossil fuels: oil, coal, natural gas, limited, exhausted

+ Nuclear energy: electricity, dangerous

+ Geothermal heat: deep inside the earth

+ Wind energy: windmills, sailboats, clean, lots of

+ Water energy without pollution, dams

+ Solar energy: sun, solar panels, roof, heat, cool, plentiful, infinite, clean and safe

UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES

The theme: sports events.

+ basketball (n)

+ cycling (n)

+ football (n)

+ aquatic sports (n)

+ athletics (n)

+ weightlifting (n)

+ shooting (n)

+ wrestling (n)

+volleyball (n)

+ table tennis (n)

+ mountain biking (n)

+ bodybuilding (n)

+ billiards (n)

+ karatedo (n)

2.2, 2 Write English phrases.

Generally, teachers explain the meaning of new English words and ask students

to note them down, then learn them by heart, but here I'm interested in teaching English phrases containing the new English words So, when students recall the new words, they will remember the whole phrase Most of my students have rich vocabulary in their mind but they can’t know how to use them smoothly because they just learn given respective words in their notebooks So, they should remember English phrases along with related examples

For examples:

UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

The theme: experiences

1 my embarrassing experience (noun phrase)

2 a floppy cotton hat (noun phrase)

4 be busy imagining (verb phrase)

5 a wad of dollar notes (noun phrase)

7 extremely excited (adjective phrase)

8 a schoolboy about my age (noun phrase)

UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

The theme: holiday

2 the grandest and most important occasion (noun phrase)

4 a great deal of excitement (noun phrase)

7 ripe deep orange fruits (noun phrase)

13 various forms of entertainment (noun phrase)

UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST

The theme : Space

1 at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour (noun phrase)

5 extreme changes in temperature (noun phrase)

11 on a rountine training flight (noun phrase)

2.2.3, Pick up related English words:

What does it mean? well this means when students find a new word, they will

try to find groups of words that come with it It is also called word trees For

example: if they talk about a hotel, they can add "room, bed, check in, check out, " This makes them easy to remember the related words.

For examples:

UNIT 3 PARTY

1 birthday: ages, family, friends, party, birthday cake, candles, cake and ice cream, birthday cards, presents, toys, clothes

2 wedding anniversary: silver anniversary, golden anniversary, married couples, husband, wife, family, friend, party, cake, cards, gifts, flower, relationship, happy and lasting

UNIT 6 COMPETITIONS

competitions = contest: representative, members, school, class, English teacher, students’ parents society, rules, activities, questions, answers, worksheets, judges, performance, time, results, score, winner,enjoyment

2.2.4 English words with the same root:

This is also very powerful, and very easy but students can skip it if they don't know or they don't find words It consists of finding other English words that have the same root (noun, adjective, verb, adverb…)

For examples:

UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE

1 to equip(v) →equipping(v-ing)→equipped(p.p)→equipment(n)

2 (to) advance(v)(n)(adj)→advancing(v-ing)→advanced(p.p/adj)

3 technology (n)→technologist(n)→technological(adj)→technologically(adv)

4 spacious (a)→spaciously(adv)→spaciousness(n)

5 please (v)→pleasant (adj)→pleasantly (adv)→pleasantness(n)

6 thoughtful (adj)→thoughtfully(adv)→thoughtfulness(n)

7 courteous(adj)→courteously(adv)→courtesy(n)

8 compete(v)→competitive(adj)→competitively(adv)→competitiveness(n)

9 useful(adj)→usefully(adv)→usefulness(n)

10 transmit(v)→ transmitting(v-ing)→transmitter(n)→transmission(n)

11 convenience(n)→convenient(adj)→conveniently(adv)

UNIT 13: HOBBIES

1 accomplish(v)→accomplished(p.p/adj)→accomplishment(n)

2 succeed(v)→success(n)→successful(adj)→successfully(adv)

3 accompany(v)→accompanying(v-ing)→accompanist(n)→accompaniment(n)

4 modest(adj)→modestly(adv)→modesty(n)

5 beautify(v)→beauty(n)→beautiful(adj)→beautifully(adv)→beautician(n)

6 collect(v)→collection(n)→collector(n)→collective(adj)→collectable(adj)

7 occupy(v)→occupied(p.p/ adj)→occupier(n)→occupancy(n)

8 regular(adj)→regularly(adv)→regularity(n)→regularize(v)

9 avid(adj)→avidly(adv)→avidity(n)

10 guitar(n)→guitarist(n)

2.2.5 Make up example sentences with each word on the list.

Just reading the word or memorizing it is not enough, at least not in most cases But using the new word in sentences of your own, can really take you one giant step forward Try it yourself, and see the results

For examples

UNIT 7 WORLD POPULATION

1 The word: population(n) - all the people who live in a particular area, city or country

Students can make up some example sentences.

- The world population is increasing faster and faster

- Vietnam has a population of nearly 96 million

- Governments are controlling population growth

2 The word: support (v)-provide everything necessary so that someone can live Students can make up some example sentences

- The Earth has enough resources to support many people

- She supported her husband through many difficult times

- The atmosphere of Mars could not support life

3 The word: reach (v)- increase to a particular level, speed, etc over a period of time

Students can make up some example sentences

- Daytime temperatures can reach 40 oc

- The conflict has now reached a new level of intensity

- Profits are expected to reach £2 billion this year

4 The word: growth(n)- an increase in the size, amount or degree of something Students can make up some example sentences

- The economy enjoyed the highest growth rate in Asia

- There was a rapid growth in the numbers of private cars

- The report links population growth with rural poverty

5 The word: figure (n) - a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information

Students can make up some example sentences

- Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%

- The final figure looks like being much higher than predicted

UNIT 10 NATURE IN DANGER

1 The word: influence (n) - the effect that s.o/ s.th has on the way a person thinks or behaves or on the way that s.th works or develops

Students can make up some example sentences

- The influence of the climate on agricultural production is great

- What exactly is the influence of television on children?

- Bad friends are a bad influence on her

2 The word: extinct(adj) - no longer in existence

Students can make up some example sentences

- Pandas are becoming extinct

- Dinosaurs are now extinct

- Rare animals are in danger of becoming extinct

3 The word: decrease (v) become smaller in size, number

Students can make up some example sentences

- The number of new students decreased from 300 to 250 this year

- This species of bird is decreasing in numbers every year

- People should decrease the amount of fat they eat

4 The word: prohibit(v) - stop something from being done or used especially by law

Students can make up some example sentences

- The policy prohibits smoking in public places

- laws prohibit the killing of endangered animals

5 The word; rapidly (adv)- very quickly

Students can make up some example sentences

- Crime figures are rising rapidly

- The number of pandas is decreasing rapidly

- Economy is growing rapidly

6 The word: protect(v)- save s.o / s.th

Students can make up some example sentences

- They tried to protect themselves from the wind

- We must protect endangered animals

- Helmets help us protect our head

7 The word: habit(n)- a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing

Students can make up some example sentences

- You need to change your eating habits.

- He has the irritating habit of bitting his nails

- I’ve got into the habit of turning on the TV as soon as I get home

8 The word: environment (n) - the conditions that affect the behaviour and development of somebody/ something

Students can make up some example sentences

- An unhappy home environment can affect a child’s bahaviour

- Pollution of the environment is increasing

- My school has a pleasant learning environment

2.3 Study Effect.

To consolidate my study, I had students done a 15 minutes test with ten noun phrases given on the blackboard and asked my students to remember them and write them on the worksheet After 15 minutes , I collected the papers, gave my students marks and feedbacks

From the results of applying my new method in teaching English words, I realize that most students understand and remember new words well Besides, most of them are interested in learning new words

Below is the statistics I have collected from my experiences done in two classes 11B4 and 11B6 at Thach Thanh 1 high school in the school year 2017-2018

Class Number

of students

Contents Before applying

(Rate %)

After applying (Rate %)

11B4 44 excitedunexcited 1925 43.18%56.82% 367 81.81%18.19% 11B6 40 excitedunexcited 1129 27.5%72.5% 2317 57.5%42.5%

3 CONCLUSION, PROPOSALS

3.1 conclusion

- After applying this initiative experience to students in my class, I can see that:

- Students are very interested in learning vocabulary

- This idea helps students study more effectively

- Students can remember new words longer and use them more smoothly

- Being a teacher, I always try my best to give students more interesting lessons and help them to study better and be confident when speaking English I think that this is the best way to improve the quality of the subject more

- All above are about my thoughts as well as my activities during the eleven-year teaching experience I know that my initiative experience still has many limitations, so I hope that the contributions from my colleages will make it more perfect

3.2 Proposals

To have better result in teaching as well as studying English I hope that the head-staff board of Thach Thanh 1 high school will supply us with some things below

- Popularizing this initiative experience with all students in grade 11 at Thach Thanh 1 high school

- Equiping more equipments for teachers to apply the new methods in teaching new words

- Upgrading the internet system and the programs relating to the information technology in teaching English

- Asking other English teachers to apply this similar method for students in grade 10 and 12