Techniques for teaching production in the lesson listen and read english 9

I have been teaching English at Thieu Duong Primary and Secondary Schoolfor several years, I found that students have a lot of difficlty in mastering theknowledge which the teacher has p

1 INTRODUCTION:

Vietnam is in the period of integration and openness to the world Forsuccessful integration requires effort and struggle of all industries and of allcitizens Education is a top national policy To contribute to Vietnam's integration islanguage and English is one of them Each country has its own language andEnglish is the international language as it is used in almost all areas of the worldsuch as trade, sports, aviation, science and technology

Along with the great changes of the scientific and technical revolution, ourcountry is the "transformation" in the period of industrialization and modernization.Vietnam is striving to become an industrialized country by 2020 Faced with thatreality, the education and training sector is facing new opportunities and challenges

It requires innovations in the educational system of the country

Therefore, nowadays teaching and learning English is increasingly moreimportant Each family and each person has a sense of the importance of learningEnglish

Learning and using English as a foreign language will contribute significantly

in the construction and development of the country, bringing the country to catch

up with the progress of humanity in the 21st century

For our country, learning English has been focused at all educational grades.This has shown to be fully aware and orientation determined by management ofEducation in equipping a key language to the future owners of our nation Usingexcillent English in communication is targeted toward teaching-learning activities

of English subject throughout the school level

1.1 REASON FOR CHOOSING TOPIC:

As we know , teaching and learning English at secondary school has alreadychanged a lot about the teaching contents as well as teaching the methods in order

to suit with the aims of this subject in the reformed program The basic opinion ofnew methods is to learn English for communication So, our job is to provide ourstudents with the basic skills they will need to practise the language fluently

I have been teaching English at Thieu Duong Primary and Secondary Schoolfor several years, I found that students have a lot of difficlty in mastering theknowledge which the teacher has provided in the first lesson of each unit ( Listenand Read ) Because this is a presentation period , there are usually lots ofvocabulary So , most of teachers try to introduce vocabulary and grammar in thelesson , then ask students to do exercises in the book The “ production” part ofthis period asks teacher to invest more time and create by herself because it doesnot have in the book During teaching time, I recognized this problem andchanged something with the hope of improving students’ learning It leads me to a

reason to choose a topic for this study “ Techniques for teaching production in the lesson “ Listen and Read – English 9”

I hope this innovation from my teaching experience can add something to

enhancing learning and teaching English quality

1.2.THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH

In this topic I study the basic solutions that applicable basically to average pupils who are now in majority in a class

- Apply procedures more effectively in speaking lesson

- Create maximum opportunities for interaction of pupils

1.3.STUDY OBJECTIVES

Within the scope of this topic I mainly exploit the current situation of the pupilsspeaking English, due to that basis give out some effective solutions to assist thepupils to improve ability to speak English in practice

1.4.METHODOLOGY

- Study documents on teaching methods of communication (Communicative Approach)

- Implement practical surveys in English speaking of pupils

- Apply these solutions to actual teaching in my division

1.5.THE NEW POINTS OF RESEARCH.

English for academic purposes, assessment and teacher training and provides aview on the current state of technological intervention Comprehensive because theview is a wide one, supported by numerous case studies which serve to keep thevolume grounded in the realities of practising teachers using technologies ininnovative and exciting ways I am sure that this volume will be of practicalinterest to teachers in search of teaching ideas and examples of good practice, andprovide food for thought for policy makers and school administrators studying

2 CONTENT.

2.1.THEORETICAL BASIS OF THE PROBLEM.

Speaking skill is very important in teaching Enlish Beside impovingspeaking skill for students, the teacher also help students to improve their listeningskill

Communication can be caried out every time in the class and in the lessonsbut the teacher is the guid who has to control the activities in the class and helpstudents find the easy way to improve their skill

2.2 STATUS OF PUPILS SPEAKING ENGLISH.

Our team of teachers to teach English subject to boldly look into the actualweakness of English speaking of secondary school pupils today Majority of pupils

in Vietnam can not communicate in English This would have been a lot of interest

by the teachers as well as Education Managers

Through a survey at division in order to determine factors hindering Englishcommunication skills of pupils, there are some main following difficulties

* Results obtained before the test:

In addition, certain limitations in the application of methods and skills ofteachers in each specific lesson in a long process also significantly affected theability of pupils This misconception from teachers and pupils need to be changed

2.Free Role play.

Two students in front of the class , or students working in pairs

3 Comparision.

Compare the contents of the lesson with the facts

4 Expressing feelings and opinions.

Express feelings and opinions about the content or characters in the dialogue

Unit 1 : A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

Period 2: LISTEN AND READ

1.Retelling.

Teacher uses some cues and pictures to retell the main contents of the lesson

+ Base on the cues and the given pictures to retell Maryam's first visit to Hanoi

Lan& Maryam/ pen pals/ 2 years.

This/ first time/ Maryam/ visit/ Hanoi.

The first day / Hanoi / Lan / take/ Hoan Kiem Lake.

The next few days/they/ visit/ Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum/ History Museum/

Temple of Literature.

Maryam /impressed/ the beauty / city/ friendliness/ people.

She wishes / longer vacation / Hanoi.

She /also/ want/ invite /Lan/ Kuala Lumpur.

* Suggested answer:

Lan and Maryam have been pen pals for over two years This is the first timeMaryam has visited Hanoi Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake Over the next fewdays, they visited Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the History Museum, and theTemple of Literature Maryam was really impressed by the beauty of the city and

by the friendliness of its people She wishes she had a longer vacation in Hanoi.She also wanted to invite Lan to Kuala Lumpur

2 Arrange the events in order

+ Put these sentences in the correct order.

1 Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake

2 They visited the mosque on Hang Luoc street

3 Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years

4 They visited Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the History Museum and so on

5 Maryam came to Hanoi last week

6 Maryam invited Lan to Kuala Lumpur

* Keys: 3- 5- 1- 4- 2-6.

3 Imagination

Teacher uses some famous pictures and give situation : Imagine your pen pal

is coming to stay with you in Thanh Hoa for a week Where should you take yourpen pal to and what activities should you do?

- 4 Interviews.

+ Now use these questions to interview your friends:

a/ Do you have any pen pals? if yes, how long have you been pen pals? ( 2/ 3 years)

b/ Did he / she visit you? ( Yes)

c/ Where did you take him / her to?

d/ What activities did you do during the visit?

e/ Was she/ he impressed by the beauty of the town? How about the people?

- If students learn well , after checking some pairs in front of the class Teacherasks students to retell what they have just interviewed

Example: Hoa and Mai have been pen pals for three years Last year, Hoa came to

Thanh Hoa to visit Mai Mai took her to see many famous places in Thanh Hoa

5 Chain game.

1 Maryam/Lan/ been/ pen pals/ 2years

2 Maryam / visit Lan / Hanoi/ last week

3 Lan/ take/ her/ Hoan Kiem Lake/ Temple of Literature/Ho Chi Minh's

Mausolem/ mosque/ so on

4 Maryam/ impressed/ beauty/city/ friendliness/its people.

5 Maryam/ wish/ have/ longer vacation / Hanoi

Teacher: Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years.

Pupil1: Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years Maryam visited

Lan in Hanoi last week

pupil2: Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years Maryam visited

Lan in Hanoi last week Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Temple ofLiterature, Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the mosque and so on

Pupil3: Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years Maryam visited

Lan in Hanoi last week Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Temple ofLiterature, Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the mosque and so on Maryam was reallyimpressed by the beauty of the city and the friendliness of its people

Pupil4: Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years Maryam visited

Lan in Hanoi last week Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Temple ofLiterature, Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the mosque and so on Maryam was reallyimpressed by the beauty of the city and the friendliness of its people

Pupil5: Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years Maryam visited

Lan in Hanoi last week Lan took her to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Temple ofLiterature, Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the mosque and so on Maryam was reallyimpressed by the beauty of the city and the friendliness of its people Maryamwishes she had a longer vacation in Ha noi

6 Noughts and crosses.

impressed mosque wishespen pals correspond visitkeep in touch modern used to

Maryam was really impressed by the beauty of Hanoi.

* Possible answers:

mosque: Maryam wanted to visit the mosque.

wishes: Maryam wishes she had a long vacation in Ha Noi/ Viet nam.

pen pals: Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years.

correspond: They correspond at least once every two weeks.

visit: They visited Hoan Kiem Lake/ the Temple of Literature

keep in touch: They will keep in touch.

modern: Ha Noi is a (busy) modern city.

Unit 2: CLOTHING

Period 7: LISTEN AND READ

1 Describing: - Use your own words to describe the ao dai.

- Work in groups of four and discuss about these

questions 1/ What have you known about the ao dai?

2/ Do you think Vietnamese woman should wear the ao dai at work? Why? (Why not?)

3/ Tell the group what fashion designers have done to modernize the ao

dai? *Suggested answers:

1/ The ao dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women It consists of a long

silk tunic that is slit on the side and worn over loose pants Traditionally, both menand women wore it but nowadays, it is usually worn by women, especially onspecial occasions

2/ Yes, I think they should wear the ao dai at work because the ao dai encourages

Vietnamese women to feel proud of the traditions and customs of the country 3/ They have printed lines of poetry on it or have added symbols such as suns,

stars, crosses to the ao dai.

3 Report.

- Work in groups of four or five to report what you have known about the ao dai

You can use the following given words:

+ Ao dai/ traditional dress/ women

+ It/ consist/ long silk tunic/slit/ sides/ worn/ loose pants

+ Traditionally/ it/ be/ frequently/worn/ men and women

+ Nowadays/ usually/ wear /it

+ Now/ fashion designers/ have modernized/ ao dai/ so/ look/ modern/

fashionable.//

4 Situation.

Situation: A foreigner wants to know something about the ao dai, the traditional

dress of Vietnamese women

The foreigner: I want/ know more / the ao dai,/ the traditional dress / Vietnamese

women// you/ help /me?

You: Sure The ao dai/ consist/ long silk tunic/ that/ slit/ sides/ worn/ loose pants// The foreigner: men/ use /wear/ it?

You: Yes/ but nowadays/ women/ usually/ wear / it//.

The foreigner: Why/ the majority/ Vietnamese women /prefer /wear/ modern

clothing/ work?

You: Because/ convenient//.

*Suggested answers:

The foreigner: I want to know more about the ao dai, the traditional dress of

Vietnamese women Can you help me?

You: Sure The ao dai consists of a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn

over loose pants

The foreigner: Did men use to wear it?

You: Yes But nowadays, women usually wear it.

The foreigner: Why do the majority of Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern

clothing at work?

You: Because it is more convenient.

Unit 3: A TRIP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE.

Period 15: GETTING STARTED + LISTEN AND READ.

1 Retelling.

- Retell Ba's trip to the village, using the pictures and the given words:

a.Ba's village/ about 60kms/ the north/Hanoi b Ba/ his family/ get/ village/bus.It/ lies/ the foot/ mountain/ and/ a river

c They/ have/ chance/ travel/ between/ green paddy fields/ cross/ small bamboo forest

d There/ be/ big old banyan tree/ e They/ visit/ the shrine/ the mountainentrance/village.

f Afternoon/ they/ boating/ river/ picnic / river bank/ before/ going home/late/ evening

Suggested answers:

a Ba's village is about 60kms to the north of Hanoi It lies near the foot of a

mountain and by a river

b.Ba and his family got to the village by bus

c.They had a chance to travel between the green paddy fields and cross a small bamboo forest

d There is a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village

e.They visited the shrine on the mountain

f In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bankbefore going home late in the evening

2 Retell the story from jumble sentences.

+ Work in groups of four and tell your friends about Ba's trip to the village, using these jumble sentences:

a In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank

b They visited Ba's uncle after the meal

c They got to the village by bus.

d Ba and his family had a day trip to their home village

e Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine

f They went home late in the evening

g After two hours travelling by bus, they reached the big old banyan tree

* Suggested answers:

d Ba and his family had a day trip to their home village

c They got to the village by bus

g After two hours travelling by bus, they reached the big old banyan tree

b They visited Ba's uncle after the meal

e Then, they walked up the mountain to visit the shrine

a In the afternoon, they went boating in the river and had a picnic on the river bank

f They went home late in the evening

Unit 4: LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Period 20: GETTING STARTED+ LISTEN AND READ.

1.Survey.

1.1 - Teacher asks students to work in groups of six

- Ask them to stand up and ask each other the question: "What subject do you need

to improve?" They have to write the names and the subjects that their friendsanswer

- Teacher asks students to work in groups of six

- Ask them to stand up and ask each other the question: " Which ways do you oftenuse to learn and improve your English?" They have to write the names and theways that their friends answer

*Example:

Name How to learn English

Hoa Listen to English programs on the radioMai Speak English with your friends

Nam Do more grammar exercises

-Teacher has students show the ways that are the most popular in the class

2 Find someone who

-Teacher asks students to go around the class and ask their friends Yes/ Noquestions using the activities in the table If their friends answer "Yes", they have

to write their friends' name in the" name "column

*Example:

Watch English TV programs

Practice listening to English tape

Speak English with friends

Do the homework

Write English as much as possible

Learn to sing English songs

P1: Do you often watch English TV programs?

P2: Yes

(P1 has to write P2's name in the name column.)

- Teacher asks some pupils to report the results before the class

*Example: Ly and Nam said that they often watched English TV

programs

3.Mapped Dialogue.

Teacher asks pupils to practice the dialogue in pairs, using mapped dialogue One student plays the role of examiner and another plays the role of Lan -Teacher put

the mapped dialogue on the board

- Elicit the exchange from students

- Have some pairs practice each exchange before going on to another exchange

- After finishing the dialogue, ask a good pair to demonstrate the whole dialogue

- Teacher asks students to work in closed pairs,then public pairs

What/ name?

LanWhere/ come? Viet namWhy/learning/English? Because/ need/ job

you/speak/ other langugages? FrenchWhat /aspects/English/difficult?

pronunciation