Organizing some speaking activities combining some related topics in english textbook 10 encourage students to learn speaking skill easily

THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT THACH THANH I SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENTIAL INITIATIVE Organizing some speaking activities WHICH COMBINE some related topics in English text

THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT

THACH THANH I SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENTIAL INITIATIVE

Organizing some speaking activities WHICH COMBINE some related topics in English textbook 10 encourageS

students to learn speaking skill EAGERLY

Author: Mai Thị Thùy Hương Occupation: Teacher

Experiential initiative on: English

THANH HOA YEAR 2020

2.1 The theoretical basis of the experience initiative page 032.2 Actual situation before applying experience initiatives page 032.3 Innovative experiences or solutions used to solve problems page 032.4 Good implementation of the process of teaching readings page 05

1 INTRODUCTION:

1.1 Reasons to choose the topic:

Vietnam is on the way to integrate with the world and regionalcountries, the country is transforming itself in a market economy English is aninternational language of communication, widely used in many fields such aseconomics, science, medicine, engineering worldwide Hence, the Englishsubject has been taught in schools: elementary, junior high, high school theteaching and learning of foreign languages are increasingly important.Nevertheless, in the process of teaching and learning teachers and studentsFacing a lot of difficulties in many aspects: Part of our students are farmchildren, parents' concerns are limited, most of them are still weak in learningability On the other hand, they are not really aware of the need for foreignlanguage learning, leading to their poor quality of learning From the fact thatimproving the efficiency and quality of education is extremely urgent, theinnovation of teaching methods is an issue mentioned and raised by theeducation industry

Good English speaking will encourage students to be passionate,confident in learning more and reinforce other skills such as reading, phonics,vocabulary, grammar Actually learning English speaking skills well, foreignlanguage learners must have a regular, long-term speakinging practice withdifferent situations and people

As we all know, in the past, according to the old teaching method, teachersplayed a central role in transmitting knowledge while students were passiverecipients of knowledge This method has little educational effect, it is no longersuitable for the development of our country today Now the requirement ofinnovating teaching methods to promote students' activeness is that studentsmust be self-proactive and creative, take ownership of knowledge Toaccomplish this requirement, teachers must be the ones who have a role inguiding, controlling and organizing students' activities Therefore, applying newmethods always requires every teacher to make efforts

Organizing speaking activities is a new teaching method that has beenapplied by many teachers in the student's practice section to help studentstowards active learning, against passive habits At present, English requiresstudents to practice communication skills or to speak more correctly, listeningand speaking skills are especially important After many years of teaching withnew methods, I myself have learned from experience: group activities contribute

to enhancing communication and exchange of cooperation between students.Organizing group activities is one of the important stages in a themed lesson.This will help them be active, positive, attract all participants, save time forintroducing new lessons and also create conditions for teachers to work asprivate instructors mentoring Because of these reasons, I am going to write thistopic: “ Organizing some speaking activities combining some related topics inEnglish textbook 10 encourage students to learn speaking skill easily”

1.2 Aims of the study:

Through the years of directly teaching English in high school, I have realized thefact that the majority of high school students, especially in mountainous areas,are afraid to study English, often feeling heavy during school hours Therefore,the lessons to prepare for the National High School exam are a difficultchallenge for them Especially the "Speaking" section exercise Students areusually shy and lack of confident to speak in front of others

So, how to get students interested in learning foreign languages,particularly English How do I learn English to become a class that I lookforward to and do not have to wait impatiently for my time out of boredom?How can you speak and understand simple English sentences naturally? It is anumber of my concerns in the teaching process, so I always try to find and think

to find the most effective solutions to make my lecture attractive to students, It

is also aimed at improving the quality of subject teaching on the basis ofimproving teaching methods, taking learners as a center

Speaking skill in high school exam in English The subject of English

"scares" students with long and short sentences with strange words and difficultways of writing Therefore, to conquer this form, we must have appropriatemethods

Stemming from practical teaching for many years as a teacher of English, I boldlydraw some experience to write experience with the topic" Organizing some

speaking activities WHICH COMBINE some related topics

in English textbook 10 encourageS students to learn

speaking skill EAGERLY”

1.3 Objects of the study:

The topic revolves around the study of teaching and learning English speaking

of high school teachers and students in grades 10, 11 and 12 in Thach Thanh Ihigh schoolI But the object of typical research that I have boldly applied thistopic is 10C1 grade students

1.4 Study method

+ Observation Method

+ Research and Practice Method

+ Synthesis method

1.5 The new points of the initiative

In this information technology era, in addition to the activities and types

of textbook exercises, reference books, wed sites, I have designed andimplemented ones which are not in the textbook so that my students will have ageneral view about speaking to promote their creation, to develop thinking andability to use English in spoken language and meet the need of the academicexaminations

2 STUDY CONTENT

2.1 The theoretical basis of the experience initiative.

In Vietnam, collaborative learning methodology has been organized for along time, such as: "Learning without studying" After the August 1945

revolution, we used to have the democratic learning movement "Populareducation" to study groups and groups The movement: "Mutual advancement"was launched by the Central Council for a long time in both the resistance and up

to now In fact, in sparsely populated areas, such as remote areas, remotemountainous areas, we have organized classes of 2, 3 to 4 levels in a class Suchcombined classroom teaching is also based on the same level of group teachingorganization

In the last years of the twentieth century, group learning in Vietnam alwaystook place in many different forms: such as self-governing group, study group, insome subjects such as gymnastics, handicrafts, music, foreign courses, clubactivities etc Recently, with the trend of innovating teaching methods towardspositive activities of learners, teaching theoretical researchers offer four basiccharacteristics

Therefore, researching and organizing organizations for students to study ingroups in the process of teaching English in high school is still a new andinteresting problem This is an early issue in teaching to meet the requirements ofthe innovation process for English in high schools today

In Vietnam, collaborative learning methodology has been organized for a longtime, such as: "Learning without studying" After the August 1945 revolution, weused to have the democratic learning movement "Popular education" to studygroups and groups The movement: "Mutual advancement" was launched by theCentral Council for a long time in both the resistance and up to now In fact, insparsely populated areas, such as remote areas, remote mountainous areas, wehave organized classes of 2, 3 to 4 levels in a class Such combined classroomteaching is also based on the same level of group teaching organization.eaching through organizing independent activities of students

- Focusing on self-study method

- Enhancing individual learning in combination with collaborative learning

- Combining evaluation of teachers and self-assessment of students

However, the application of small group collaborative teaching is not simplyapplied mechanically to the teaching process It depends on the subject, thelearning conditions, the object of the student, the nature of the lesson and thepedagogical capacity of the teacher who organizes this form effectively

Therefore, researching and organizing organizations for students to study ingroups in the process of teaching English in high school is still a new andinteresting problem This is an early issue in teaching to meet the requirements ofthe innovation process for English in high schools today

2.2 Actual situation before applying experience initiatives

+ Difficulties for students:

The level of students is uneven As mentioned above, there are manystudents with deep and wide knowledge of English but many students have notheard well even some of the most basic communication questions such as askingage, home , accommodation

Some of the topics mentioned in the program are quite strange formountainous students: Technology and you, Undersea World, Conservation,National Parks, Cities.

Some students have very little lower grade vocabulary so there are notenough words or words to complete the Tasks

+ Problems of students:

Most students are good and conscious of learning

Classroom atmosphere is very lively when students meet familiar and familiartopics such as "School talks", "Music", "Films and cinema", "The World Cup" Because the level of students is not equal, for a limited time, students havecompleted the requirements of the reading exercise but there are also studentswho have only completed 50% of the work and even 30%

2.3 Innovative experiences or solutions used to solve problems

2.3.1 Activity 1: English Speaking Club

- General description: Students have chances to practise speaking and listening

skill through interaction in pairs and in groups

- Aims: + Develop speaking and listening skill

+ Develop teamwork skills and discussion and argument skills

+ Create the environment in which students can express theirknowledge, creation and problems

- Time and place: once a month

- Participants: teacher and students

- Condition: Class room, computer, …

- Content: + Unit 9: Undersea World

+ Unit 10: Conservation+ Unit 11: National parks

Main topic: Nature and Conservation

Step1: Teacher gives students some information or suggestion to organise an

interesting consevation such as:

Group 1:

- Suggestion : Below are some actions that should be taken to protect our oceans

+ I think action is the most important because if we learn all about the oceans,

we can/we'll understand their values and try to protect them

+ We should learn all about the oceans.

+ We should not use herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers that harm the

environment

+ We should not fish for species that are limited, threatened or endangered.+ We should dispose of fishing lines and nets properly

+ We should keep only the fish we will eat and release the rest

+ We should place rubhlish and plastic bags in proper dustbins

+ We should use watter sparingly and should not pollute it

+ We should choose our seafood responsibly

Step 2: Make a model:

- Model 1: conversation

A: Whales and sharks are still hunted for food, medicine, and other products This has a negative effect on species and ecosystems, and can also impact the climate

B: The best solution to stop whaling is educating the population about the issue.A: We also should raise awareness about whale-hunting and its negative

consequences

C: Countries should tell the people how the ecosystem and environment are affected by whaling so more people would understand and know about the problem and take action

A: And all governments should have laws that prohibit the hunt for these

endangered sea animals for any purpose And I think restaurants in the world don't serve the food made from these animals' meat

- Report to the class what your group has discussed

Model 3 : Representation

My group has discussed the consequences of whale-hunting such as changing, the existence of sea animals… And we think that in order to rescue whales, we should educate the population about the issue and raise awareness about whale-hunting and its negative effects Besides, all

climate-governments should have laws that prohibit the hunt for these endangered sea

animals for any purpose And I think restaurants in the world don't serve the food made from these animals' meat These solution should be taken in action assoona s possible to protect the whale.

Group 2:

- Teacher lets student discuss about the facts, the reasons and some solutions tothese problems by devide them into different groups Then gives them their duty.The fact:

+ Man and most animals need a constant supply of water to live Farmers needwater for their crops

+ Hydroelectric dams hold back needed water and provide power for homes andindustries

+ Frees, grasses, and other plant life play an important part in the naturalcirculation of water, and thus help conserve it

+ Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking awayvaluable soil

+ Rapid run-off would cause frequent Hoods and leave little water during dryseasons

Problems:

+ The loss of forest

+ About 5,000 species of plants and animals arc eliminated each year

+ Air, water pollution.

Ex1: Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometres south west of Hanoi It isthe first of Vietnam's nine national parks to be established, and it contains over

200 square kilometres of rainforest Tourists go there to study butterflies, visitcaves, hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree The best time to visitthe park is during the dry season, from October to April, when the rainy season

is over

Ben En National Park

This park is located in Nhu Thanh and Nhu Xuan districts, 36km from Thanh Hoa City

This park is located in Nhu Thanh and Nhu Xuan districts, 36km from Thanh Hoa City It is firstly established in 1992, and then expanded to now encompass

an area of about 16,634 hectares, including 8,544ha of primary and recovered forest This place is not only a protected breeding ground of many rare creatures,but also an attractive destination for ecotourism with its poetic and majestic sceneries

2.3.2 Activity 2: A day as a jounalist

- General description: a group of students participated in a video clip about their

classmates' interests In that report, you have to discuss all the relevantinformation and the reason These reports are posted to the class group andreceive your comments

- Aims: + Develop speaking and listening skill

+ Develop teamwork skills and discussion and argument skills

+ Create the environment in which students can express theirknowledge, creation and problems

- Time and place: once a year

- Participants: teacher and students

- Condition: Class room, computer, camera, mobile phone…

- Content: + Unit 12: Music

+ Unit 13: Film and Cinema+ Unit 14: The World Cup

Main topic: My hobby

Step 1: Provide a list of vocabulary & structures.

- Vocabulary

- Common structures:

o Like/Love/Enjoy + V-ing