(SKKN 2022) ssome exercises help students in grade 10 at thach thanh 1 high school understand functions of nouns, adjectives and adverbs in english

THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT THACH THANH HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENTIAL INITIATIVE SOME EXERCISES HELP STUDENTS IN GRADE 10 AT THACH THANH HIGH SCHOOL UNDERSTAND FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS, ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS IN ENGLISH Author : LÊ HỒNG NGỌC Occupation: Teacher Experiential initiative on : English THANH HOA, YEAR 2022 TABLE OF CONTENT Number Content 01 1.INTRODUCTION 02 1.1.The reason for choosing the subject 03 1.2.The purpose of the research 04 1.3 Field and objects of doing the research 05 1.4 The methods of doing the research 06 2.CONTENT 07 2.1 Theoretical rationale of the study 08 2.2 Facts existing of subject 09 2.3 The content of the subject 10 2.3.1.Nouns(N): 11 2.3.2.Adjectives(ADJ) 12 2.3.3 Adverbs(ADV) 13 2.4 Appreciating the initiative 14 2.4.1 Creativity 15 2.4.2 Effect of application (school year 2021-2022) 16 3.3 Applicability 17 3.CONCLUSION 18 3.1 conclusion 19 3.2 proposals Page 1 2 2 3 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 SOME EXERCISES HELP STUDENTS IN GRADE 10 AT THACH THANH HIGH SCHOOL UNDERSTAND FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS, ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS IN ENGLISH INTRODUCTION 1.1 The reason for choosing the subject English is very important in today’s world It is an international language It is spoken as a first language by around 400 million people in the world and it is the official one of 53 countries About 400 million people use it as their second language Thus, there are a lot of people around the world understanding and speaking English Moreover, English is having its great impact on every field of work It is the language of the media industry, the Internet, computers, tourism, science, business and so on If you know English, you will have opportunities to get a good job in a multinational company Also, when traveling or visiting different countries, you will feel very confident to communicate and you will get more knowledge about other cultures Besides, Engish is a core subject which is compulsory not only in the national curriculum but also in the national examinations at certain stages of the Vietnam school education system Therefore, it is necessary for students to understand English grammar and speak English fluently In any language, especially English, parts of speech: nouns (N), adjectives (ADJ), adverbs (ADV) are very important for us to understand what people say because they indicate how the words function in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence Understanding their functions is essential for students to write, speak a sentence correctly and determine its correct meaning Also, the questions of these parts of speech are often done in tests If students understand them clearly, they will answer those questions exactly At my school -Thach Thanh high school, English is also a core subject which gets a lot of interest from school administrators and English teachers with the hope that students will study it better Therefore, choosing this subject is to help students in grade 10 at Thach Thanh high school have clearly clarified exercises about the functions of N, ADJ and ADV to And doing these exercises will help my students understand and use these parts of speech correctly From that they will speak, listen, write English correctly and tests better 1.2 The purpose of the research This research gives students the way to master the functions of nouns, adjectives and adverbs easily When understanding them students will be more interested in learning English 1.3 Field and objects of doing the research This subject focuses on some exercises of functions of N, ADJ and ADV in English Objects: students in grade 10 at Thach Thanh high school (10C2, 10C3 school year 2021-2022) 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 CONTENT 2.1 Theoretical rationale of the study + Study the importance of ADJ, N and ADV in sentences and their function + Learn the ADJ, N and ADV relating to the subjects you are studying + Do exercises relating to the subject + learn the words: ADJ, N and ADV that are useful 2.2 Facts existing of subject My school as well as other schools always interests the quality of teaching and learning English because it is a core subject and compulsory in GCSE examination Teaching and learning English at my school have the following advantages and disadvantages 2.2.1 Advantages - My school authorities are always interested in teaching and learning English - All the English teachers always make great efforts to help students with their study and they often collect suitable, good exercises of N, ADJ, ADV for students to They are always active, enthusiastic, creative in their teaching work They also increase their knowledge by reading documents and books, participating in short training courses and learning from their colleagues - Many students like to learn English and they always try to work hard at school as well as at home - Also, some classes are equipped with the modern devices such as TV, speakers, projectors and active boards 2.2.2 Disadvantages - In textbook 10, 11, 12, there aren’t any lessons mentioning the parts of speech N, ADJ, ADV so exercises about these parts of speech are so rare - The time in a class period for teaching these parts of speech is too little Teachers can only provide them through teaching new words My school’s entrance standard mark is low Most students aren’t interested in learning English They don’t spend much time doing their homework, preparing new lessons and new words at home Besides, they only study English because of marks, tests so they often forget it straight after finishing tests 2.3 The content of the subject 2.3.1 Nouns(N): 2.3.1.1 Definitions A noun is a word that refers to a person (such as Ann or doctor), a place (such as Paris or city) or a thing, a quality or an activity (such as plant, sorrow or tennis) (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/noun?q=noun) 2.3.1.2 The grammatical functions of a noun The work that a noun performs in a sentence is referred to as its grammatical function A noun can perform any of the following four functions: + Subject of a verb + Object of a verb + Object of a verb + Complement of a verb + Object of a preposition 2.3.1.3 Noun functioning as the subject of a verb A noun will function as the subject of a verb when it is the subject of the sentence and comes before the main verb of the sentence More often than not, the noun will begin the sentence Examples: Ms Linda teaches us English N(S) V - My father waters the plants every day N(S) V 2.3.1.4 Noun functioning as the object of a verb A noun functions as an object of a verb when it comes after an action verb and receives the action of the verb A noun functioning as an object of a verb in a sentence will always be the recipient of an action Examples: - My sister wrote a story last year V N(O) - I eat an apple every day V N(O) 2.3.1.5 Noun functioning as the complement of a verb a Subjective complement A noun will function as the complement of a verb when it comes after a linking verb or a state-of-being verb and receives no action from the verb The word that is the same thing or person as the subject will function in the sentence as a Noun (http://www.swiftutors.com/english/noun-and-pronoun.php) Some linking verbs and state-of-being verbs in the English language: be, seem, taste, appoint, become, feel, smell, sound, appear, etc Examples: The man is a doctor Linking verb (be) N - Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot Linking verb (feel) N ( http://www.swiftutors.com/english/noun-and-pronoun.php) b Objective Complement The word that is used as a complement related to the object of a transitive verb and is the same person or thing as the object, will function as a noun in the sentences Examples: - We call our dog Tiger V N(O) N - People elected Mr John Mayor V N(O) N (http://www.swiftutors.com/english/noun-and-pronoun.php) 2.3.1.6 Noun functioning as the object of a preposition When a noun functions as the object of a preposition, it comes after a preposition in a sentence By definition, any noun that comes immediately after a preposition is the object of that preposition Some prepositions such as: in, on, with, for, at, etc Examples: - I went out with my friends last night Preposition N - She always confides in her husband Preposition N Some exercises about the grammatical functions of a noun • Noun functioning as the subject of a verb Exercise Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 1, Happiness is all that most human beings are looking for N (S) V A Happy B Happiness C Happily D Unhappy 2, My main ………………… is to wash the dishes and take out the garbage A responsive B responsible C responsibility D responsibly 3, ……………….is the activity or process of expressing ideas and feelings or of giving people information A Communicate B Communication C Communicated D Communicative 4, …………………is my favourite sport A Swimming B Swim C Swam D To swim 5, The …………….for taking photographs has helped them escape their sorrow A passionate B passionately C passion D passionless • Noun functioning as the object of a verb Exercise Use the correct form of the words in blankets 1, Women should maintain their beauty after marriage (beautify) V N(O) 2, Mary never takes my………………(advise) →advice 3, I think that wives and husbands should share all ……(think).→thoughts 4, Books help people to get more ……… (know)→knowledge 5, My mother takes the….for running the household (responsible)→ responsibility • Noun functioning as the complement of a verb Exercise Rearrange the words to make correct sentences Number has been done for you 1, My sister / has / a / for / been / doctor / seven years → My sister has been a nurse for seven years Linking verb (be) N 2, She / her / Milu / calls / dog.→ (She calls her dos Milu) 3, him / the / They / English / captain / appointed / of / team →(They appointed him captain of the English team.) 4, Linda / We / to / the / call / baby / decided →(We decided to call the baby Linda) 5, famous / a / Lucy / singer / is.→ ( Lucy is a famous singer.) • Noun functioning as the object of a preposition Exercise Find out the nouns functioning as the object of a preposition in the following sentences 1, I often help my mother with the household chores Preposition N 2, The teacher showed the new words to her students 3, She will buy a new bike for her daughter 4, It is not polite to ask question about age 5, We can communicate through gestures Exercise Underline the nouns and give their functions in the following sentences 1, The film was interesting N(S) V 2, My father bought a bike yesterday 3, We elected Mr Mike the headmaster of the school last year 4, We plant some roses around the house 2.3.2.Adjectives(ADJ) 2.3.2.1.Definition of an adjective An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun "Big", "boring", "purple", and "obvious" are all adjectives Adjectives give us more information They modify or describe features and qualities of people, animals and things represented by nouns or pronouns (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adjective) 2.3.2.2 The grammatical functions of adjectives 2.3.2.2.1 Adjective with nouns One of the main functions of adjectives is that they go with nouns and change or add to their meaning Adjectives before a noun are called attributive adjectives Examples: black hair beautiful woman helpful woman Adj → N Adj → N Adj → N 2.3.2.2.2 Adjective with verbs The second main function of an adjective is to be a complement to a verb It completes the meaning of verbs that describe what the subject is, does or experiences These verbs include be, seem, become, feel, smell, taste, look, grow, get, appear, remain (linking verbs), go, turn, keep When adjectives complement verbs, this is called their predicative function Examples: - She always feels happy - • Linking verb ←adj 2.3.2.2.3 Object complements We also use an adjective to give more information about an object (underlined) so as to complete its meaning (object complement): Declare + O ← adj - Keep O ← adj Make + O ← adj - Find O ← adj Drive + O ← adj - Consider O ← adj Examples: Sitting in traffic drives me crazy V O ← Adj - The fire has made the room warmer V O ← Adj * Some exercises about the grammatical functions of an adjective Adjective with nouns Exercise Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 1, They have a beautiful garden behind the house Adj → N beautifully B beauty C beautiful D beautify 2, I like the ………………atmosphere in the countryside A peace B peaceful C peacefully D peacefulness 3, My father is a …………………person He always helps people A helpful B help C helpfully D helpfulness • Adjective with verbs Exercise Supply the correct form of the words in brackets 1, These exercises seem difficult (difficulty) →difficult A Linking verb + Adj 2, Travelling is becoming …………………… (expensive) →expensive 3, These flowers look ……………………………(nature) → natural • Object complements Exercise Choose the correct word 1, Sometimes he drives her crazy / crazily (crazy) V O 2, This news makes everyone very happy / happiness (happy) 3, We found the beds very comfort / comfortable (comfortable) Exercise Underline the adjectives and give their functions in the following sentences 1, She is an old lady →(old) N 2, This exercise is very easy →(easy) 3, I always feel interested in learning English →(interested) 4, Her mother grew impatient when she couldn’t contact her daughter last night →(impatient) 5, My reply made my parents angry (angry) 2.3.3 Adverbs(ADV) 2.3.3.1 Definition of an adverb An adverb is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase In the phrase "she smiled cheerfully", the word "cheerfully" is an adverb In the phrase "The house was spotlessly clean", the word "spotlessly" is an adverb (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adverb) 2.3.3.2 The grammatical functions of adverbs 2.3.3.2.1 Adverb modifying a verb We use adverbs to give more information about the verb This means that they describe the way an action is happening Examples: - The children were playing happily V Adv My brother speaks English fluently V Adv 2.3.3.2.2 Adverb modifying an adjective Adverbs can also modify adjectives and the purpose of the adverbs is to add a degree of intensity to the adjectives Examples: - I work in an extremely tall building Adv Adj - He wrote a very concise summary Adv Adj 2.3.3.2.3 Adverb modifying another adverb An adverb can tell to what extent another adverb modifies a word Adverbs that modify other adverbs must go directly before the adverbs they modify Examples: - My sister runs very fast Adv →adv - She swims really well Adv →adv 2.3.3.2.4 Adverb modifying whole sentence Adverbs indicating the attitude and point of view of the speaker or writer usually go at the beginning These adverbs are called sentence adverbs because they refer to the whole sentence or utterance We often use commas with the adverb when it modifies the whole sentence Examples - Hopefully, the weather will be good enough for a picnic tomorrow Adv → whole sentence - Actually, I don’t know her Adv → whole sentence *Some exercises about the grammatical functions of an adverb • Adverb modifying a verb Exercise Choose and use the correct form of a verb + adverb from the boxes to complete these sentences beautifully slowly badly carefully 1, She plays the guitar beautifully (plays ←beautifully) V Adv 2, Joe …… so ……… that nobody wants to listen to him (sings←badly) 3, Can you please ………… that ……………? (repeat ←slowly) 4, I’m going to say something very important, so please ……… to me ………… (listen ← carefully) • Adverb modifying an adjective Exercise Choose the correct answer 1, Your answer is completely wrong Adv Adj A complete B completely C completed D completion 2, The scenery of Green mountain is …………………wonderful A real B reality C really D a bit 3, These questions were…………………… easy A relative B a few C a little D relatively • Adverb modifying another adverb Exercise Rearrange the words to make correct sentences Number has been done for you 1, everything / very / My / does / daughter / carefully → My daughter does everything very carefully Adv → Adv 2, too / drove / He / quickly / yesterday →(He drove too quickly yesterday.) 3, The / playing / so / are / nicely / kids.→ (The kids are playing so nicely.) • Adverb modifying whole sentence Exercise Use the correct form of the words in brackets 1, Traditionally, markets are held in the open air (tradition) Adv → the whole sentence 2, … , I made lots of new friends through living at the campus of Hue university (society)→ Socially 3, ……… , she has passed her driving test (fortunate)→ Fortunately Exercise Underline the adverbs and give their functions in the following sentences) 1, Don’t eat your dinner so quickly It’s not good for you V Adv 2, Their answer is completely right.( Adv → Adj) 3, Mary is singing extremely loudly.( Adv → Adv) *some exercises about parts of speech: noun, adjective and adverb Exercise 1: Find out the correct part of speech of the following underlined words 1, She is an old lady (Adj →N-lady) 2, The play was fantastic ( N(S) + V-be) 3, My husband drives carefully (V-drive ←Adv) 4, Do you like dogs? (V + N-dogs) 5, This is a fast car (Adj →N-car) 6, This exercise is very easy (Adj →V-be) Exercise 2: Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb (Index) Exercise 3: Read the following passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks (Index) 2.4 Appreciate the initiative 2.4.1 Creativity In my initiative experience, the exercises that are created focus on each function of N, ADJ and ADV They are clarified clearly Each mentioned function of N, ADJ and ADV has its own exercise containing from to sentences These exercises are easy and suitable for students in grade 10 at Thach Thanh High School Therefore, through these exercises, my students understand the functions of N, ADJ, ADV and apply them to tests well and speak English correctly 2.4.2 Effect of application (school year 2021-2022) After applying this initiative to students in my classes, I can see that: + Students are more interested in learning English and doing English exercises + Most students know how to exercises about parts of N, ADV and ADJ + Students have more knowledge about parts of N, ADV and ADJ + This idea helps students study more effectively + Students’ marks in English tests are higher in tests and exams Before applying the initiative experience: Class Number The number of students knows how to exercises about parts of speech The number of students doesn’t know how to exercises about parts of speech 10C3 39 12,8 % 34 87,2% 10C2 43 18,6 % 35 81,4 % After applying the initiative experience: 10 Class Number The number of students knows how to exercises about parts of speech and remember their functions The number of students knows how to exercises about parts of speech but they don’t remember their functions 10C3 39 31 79,5 % 20,5 % 10C2 43 33 76,7 % 10 23,3 % 3.3 Applicability - I applied this initiative last year (school year 2021-2022) in the afternoon classes of 10C2, 10C3 - Teachers of English language can apply the initiative to teach the functions of N, ADJ, and ADV for students - This initiative should be applied in English classes with weak students and beginners - To apply it, teachers need to understand the level, ability of learners CONCLUSION 3.1 conclusion After applying this initiative to teaching the students at Thach Thanh High School, I notice the proficiency of the application The reality has been proven through the results of students’ assessment tests 3.2 Proposals -To have better result in teaching as well as studying English I hope that the head-staff board of Thach Thanh high school will supply us with some things below -Popularizing this initiative with all students in grade 10 at Thach Thanh high school -More labs for teachers to apply the new methods in teaching -Having other English teachers make more similar methods for students in grade 11 and 12 -There are more English classes in a week -Teachers give many chances students to practise speaking English with native people through extra activities, outside activities -All above are about my thoughts as well as my activities during the 14year teaching experience I know that my initiative experience still has many weak points, so I hope that the contributions from my colleages will make it more perfect 11 XÁC NHẬN CỦA THỦ TRƯỞNG ĐƠN VỊ Thanh Hóa, ngày 20 tháng 05 năm 2022 I assure that this is my own work Lê Hồng Ngọc INDEX Exercise 2: Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb 1, She …… reads a book (quick)→ (quickly →V- read) 2, Linda is a ………girl (friendly)→ (friendly →N -girl) 3, The class is …… loud today (terrible)→ (terribly →Adj-loud) 4, Luke is a ……… doctor (good) → (good→N- doctor) 5, We can ………do this exercise (easy) → (easily →V-do) 6, That girl sang a song …… (good)→(well→V-sing) 7, He is a … driver (careful)→ (careful→N-driver) 8, He drives the car …………(careful)→ (carefully→V-drive) Exercise 3: Read the following passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks 12 Some people learn a second language (1) … Other people have trouble learning a (2)……language How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting The first step is to feel (3)…….about learning English If you believe that you can learn, you will learn Be (4)……… You not have to understand everything all at once It is (5)……… to make mistakes when you learn something new We can learn from our (6)………… In other words, not worry about taking risks The second step is to practise your English For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel (7)…… expressing your ideas in English After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving In addition, you must speak English every day You can practise with your classmates outside (8)……… You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English The third step is to keep a record of your language learning You can write this in your journal After each class, think about what you did Did you answer a question (9)……….? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the (10)……… was difficult, but you tried to understand it Write these accomplishments in your journal You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can it It is important to practise every day and make a record of your achievements You will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident in yourself A easy B easily C slow D slowly A new B newly C quickly D quick A positively B impositively C positive D possibility A patient B patiently C calmly D excited A nature B natural C naturally D naturalist A mistake B mistakes C lesson D habit A comfortable B comfortably C comfort D uncomfortable A hard B tired C class D sad A correct B correctness C corrected D correctly 10 A lesson B grammar C pronunciation D class 13 LIST OF ABBREVIATION NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB N ADJ ADV REFERENCE Textbooks (English 10, 11, 12) Websites: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/noun?q=noun http://www.swiftutors.com/english/noun-and-pronoun.php 14 https://owlcation.com/humanities/Functions-of-Nouns https://dictionary.cambridge.org/vi/dictionary/english/noun https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adjective https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adverb https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm DANH MỤC SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM ĐÃ ĐƯỢC HỘI ĐỒNG SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM NGÀNH GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN, TỈNH VÀ CÁC CẤP CAO HƠN XẾP LOẠI TỪ C TRỞ LÊN Họ tên tác giả: Lê Hồng Ngọc Chức vụ đơn vị công tác: Giáo viên- trường THPT Thạch Thành I TT Tên đề tài SKKN Cấp đánh giá xếp loại (Ngành GD cấp huyện/tỉnh; Tỉnh ) Kết đánh giá xếp loại (A, B, C) Năm học đánh giá xếp loại Kinh nghiệm dạy-học câu điều kiện(conditional 15 sentences) đạt hiệu cao chương trình chuẩn THPT Some ways to help students learn vocabulary effectively in the textbook “Tieng Anh 11” Cấp tỉnh C 2011-2012 Cấp tỉnh B 2018-2019 16 ... proposals Page 1 2 2 3 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 SOME EXERCISES HELP STUDENTS IN GRADE 10 AT THACH THANH HIGH SCHOOL UNDERSTAND FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS, ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS IN ENGLISH INTRODUCTION 1. 1 The reason... focuses on some exercises of functions of N, ADJ and ADV in English Objects: students in grade 10 at Thach Thanh high school (10 C2, 10 C3 school year 20 21 -2022) 1. 4 The methods of doing the research:... choosing this subject is to help students in grade 10 at Thach Thanh high school have clearly clarified exercises about the functions of N, ADJ and ADV to And doing these exercises will help my students