USING SOME WARM UP ACTIVITIES TO TEACH READING SKILL FOR GRADE 10 STUDENTS AT LONG CHAU SA HIGH SCHOOL

HUNG VUONG UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES NGUYEN THI THUYET USING SOME WARM UP ACTIVITIES TO TEACH READING SKILL FOR GRADE 10 STUDENTS AT LONG CHAU SA HIGH SCHOOL B.A GRADUATION PAPER Field: English Teaching Methodology PhuTho, 2018 HUNG VUONG UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES NGUYEN THI THUYET USING SOME WARM UP ACTIVITIES TO TEACH READING SKILL FOR GRADE 10 STUDENTS AT LONG CHAU SA HIGH SCHOOL ( Sử dụng số hoạt động khởi động để dạy kỹ đọc cho học sinh lớp 10 trường Trung học phổ thông Long Châu Sa) B.A GRADUATION PAPER Field: English Teaching Methodology Supervisor: Nguyen Thi Thu Hang, M.A PhuTho, 2018 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This research has been developed for almost seven months with the responsibility of the researcher and great help from other people Firstly, I wish to express my deep gratitude to MA Nguyen Thi Thu Hang who has been my trusted guide through the completion of the thesis I would like to thank teachers in Science Committee of Foreign Language Department as choosing my paper, creating favorable condition for me to accomplish this thesis Great acknowledgement is supported by teachers and students in Long ChauSa high school for their help during my research process especially students who enthusiastically gave their time to answer the research questions in this study Last but far from least, I am truly grateful to teachers and students at English department, my family and friends, who are always at be back of me, providing me with helpful advice, ideas, and special encouragement Finally, I wish to share the results of the research with all the people mentioned above ii TABLE OF CONTENT PART A: INTRODUCTION 1.Rationale 2.Purpose of the research The research methods Research questions Previous research 5.1 In the world 5.2 In Viet Nam Scope of the research Outline of the study PART B: STUDY CHAPTER I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 1.1 Overview of reading skill 1.1.1 Definition of reading skill 1.1.2 Classification of reading 1.1.3Principles for teaching reading skill 13 1.1.4 Factors effecting learning reading skill 16 1.1.5 The importance of reading skill 18 1.2 Overview of warm up activities 18 1.2.1 Definition of warm up activities 18 1.2.3 The role of warm up activities in reading skill 30 1.2.4 Reasons for using warm- up activities 30 1.2.5 Principles of using warm- up activities in a reading class 32 CHAPTER II METHODOLOGY 35 2.1 The setting of the study 35 2.1.1 Long Chau Sa high school 35 21.2 Participants 35 iii 2.1.3 The English 10 textbook 36 2.2 Subject of the study 37 2.3 Data collection instruments 37 2.3.1 Survey questionnaire for teachers and students 37 2.3.2 The test 39 2.4 Research procedure 40 CHAPTER III: CURRENT SITUATION OF TEACHING READING SKILL FOR GRADE 10 STUDENTS AT LONG CHAU SA HIGH SCHOOL 42 3.1 The current situation of teaching reading skill at Long Chau Sa high school 42 3.1.1.The result from questionnaire for students 42 3.1.2 The result from questionnaire for teachers 46 3.1.3 Suggestion of some warm up activities for teaching reading skill 49 CHAPTER IV: EXPERIMENT 52 4.1 Objectives of experiment 52 4.2 Description of the experimental teaching 52 4.3 Students evaluation of the suggested warm up activities 53 4.4 Findings and discussion 58 4.5 Implications 59 4.5.1 For teacher 59 4.5.2 For students 61 PART C: CONCLUSION 62 Summary of the study 62 Limitation of the study 62 Suggestions for the further students 63 iv LIST OF THE TABLES Table 3.1: The students‘ opinion toward reading skill 40 Table 3.2: Students‘ opinion about warm up activities 39 Table 3.3: The teacher‘s opinion about the uses of warm up activities 43 Table:4.1 Students‘ attitude toward the suggested warm up activities 48 Table 4.2: Students‘ evaluation of the suggested warm up activities 49 v LIST OF THE CHARTS Chart 3.1: The current situation of using warm up activities 40 Chart 3.2: The teacher‘s opinion toward warm up activities in reading lessons 41 Chart 3.3: The frequency of using warm up activities in reading lessons 42 Chart 4.1: The effectiveness of using warm up activities in reading lessons 51 vi ABSTRACT This research found out the effectiveness of using warm up activities in reading skill It gave an introduction emphasizing on reading skill and warm up activities in the reading lessons which had a number of benefits Starting a class with a warm up activities may promote interest among students, set a friendly environment, increase students‘ participation, attract their attention etc In theoretical part, it covered details information about reading skill and warm up activities including the definition; principles, kinds and roles Most importantly, the researcher investigated the current situation of teaching and learning reading skill at Long Chau Sa high school by survey questionnaire and pretest; then she suggested three warm up activities: using pictures, using videos and using crossword In order to test the effect of proposed activities, the researcher carried out experiment After that, the author checked the effectiveness by posttest and questionnaire for grade 10A6 students at Long Chau Sa high school These activities help students at Long Chau Sa high school loved reading skill These activities helped students have attention, motivation and interest when start reading a long text They felt comfortable and relaxed and pay attention in reading lessons without feeling bored and tired From that they could improve their reading skill PART A: INTRODUCTION Rationale In today‘s modern world, English language has become a part of every existing field It has been an international language of communication, business, science, information technology, entertainment and so on Many countries have English as their native languages English has experienced its popularity in teaching and learning in Vietnam over the last few decades Demand for learning English even gets stronger when Vietnam fosters its international relations According to Chastain, K (1987): ―English, in parallel with the knowledge of some other fields, turns out to be a key to open the door into the bustling world‖ In any walk of life in Vietnam, you can find people use English; from the big cities to mountainous areas; from the international conferences to daily conversations, or just few pidgin words with the foreign tourists People learn and use English with different purposes, but there is a fact that they are trying to learn English with the hope that they can use it effectively Learners of English, naturally and obviously, want to become the masters of all the four skills Though there are some who proposed what they need is speaking a fluent English, other consider listening a tool for the realization of their goal, there are also some who say writing is necessary because documenting reports, letters, memos, etc is what they daily deal with in their office Learning to read effectively remains the top in the targets of most learners here However, most of them say they find it difficult to focus on reading, and especially to have effective reading Some even say it is boring to start reading because there are piles of new words, and lengthy reading texts According to Sookchotirat (2005), reading skill is the most important skill as it is the basis of all the success in one's life Reading is not only the mother of all skills that helps the students leant other skills but also plays an important role in enriching the students' general knowledge and in helping them with their further study later Good readers can gain more knowledge of any kind from reading Reading makes the reader more knowledgeable, have wider perspectives and vision Reading helps the reader get new ideas leading to cognitive development When the readers transfer what they read to apply with their own idea a new perspective or idea is created Typically, a reading lesson consists of three stages: pre - reading, while reading and post - reading The warm up activities are taught at the pre reading It is considered the most important because in this stage, warm up activities help students have attention, motivation and interest when start reading a long text They felt comfortable and relaxed with great attention in reading lessons without feeling bored and tired From that they can improve their reading skill So in the process of teaching reading, the teacher should have warm up activities to motivate the learners in order that they could achieve the most comprehension from the reading From this facts, I choose ―Using some warm up activities to teach reading skill for grade 10 students at Long Chau Sa high school” According to this research, the author hopes that she will get effectiveness when teaching reading skill using warm up activities Purpose of the research For the reasons mentioned above, this study is carried out to make a small contributions to the improvement in teaching English in general and in teaching reading skill in particular for teachers and students at Long Chau Sa high school The purpose of this study: - Using some warm-up activities to teach reading skill for grade 10 students at LCS high school - Evaluate the effectiveness of these activities in teaching and learning reading skill - T give feedback - Ask sts to guess the topic of the - Guess the topic of the new lesson lesson - Lead in new lesson: Period 80: Unit 13 Film and cinema - Reading Lesson plan 3: Unit 14: The World Cup Period 86: Reading I Objectives - Help sts ready to read - Help activate the students‘ background knowledge - Lead in to the new lesson naturally II Teaching method: lockstep III Teaching aids: Projector IV Anticipate problem - Students can not answer all questions at once V Procedure New lesson Stage and Teacher‘s activities Students‘ activities time Warm up - Listen to the teacher (5minutes) - Introduce the activities: Look - Look at the pictures and answer at the pictures and answer questions questions The picture is about the world - Asks Ss to look at the pictures cup 2002 about the World Cup 2002 2.It was the first time the world (show the pictures), ask them to cup was played in Asia and the answer some questions: first time it was hosted by two What is the pictures about? nations What you know about it? It was held in Japan Where was 2002 World Cup Europe and south America held? Brazil Which team became the - Guess the topic champion then? Which team was the runnerup? - T gives feedback and correct answers - Introduce new lesson: today, we‘ll read the text about the World Cup 2002 to get more knowledge about it Lesson plan 4: Unit 15: CITIES Period 94- Reading I Objectives - Introduce the new topic - Engage students into new lesson - Make a comfortable environment II Teaching method: Group work III Teaching aids: projector IV Anticipate problem - Students may be difficult when answer questions V Procedure New lesson Stages Students‘ activities Teacher‘s activities Warm - Introduce the activity: crossword puzzle - Listen to the teacher up (5 - Explain the rules of the game: - Play the game minutes) There are crossword puzzles with Question 1: Look at questions Students have to answer pictures bellow: What is question and open the crossword Each the name of this place? line of crossword has a key letter Who (A biggest Park in New guess the correct key word fastest will be York) ->Central winner Question 2: What is + Key word : Cities the name of Capital of Viet Nam? -> Ha Noi Fill in the blank: New c e n t a l York is the home of United stated h a n o i c e n t r P a r s i r e and the …… of Global finance, communications business and n e w y o r l a r g e s k t A Place B Center C Middle -> B Question 4: Look at the pictures, What is the name of this city? >Paris Question 5: Look at the pictures: what is the name of this city? ->New York Fill in the blank: New York is the …… city but not capital of the country A Largest B Smallest C Beautiful -> Largest Lesson plan 5: Unit 10: CONVERSATION Period 62- Reading I Objectives - Help students have some information about conversation before reading - Motivate students to the new lesson - Create a comfortable environment II Teaching method: lockstep III Materials and facilities: Projector, computer IV: Anticipate problems - Students may be difficult when listen to the video, teacher should pause to help them answer questions V Procedure New lesson Teacher‘s activities Stage Warm Students‘ activities up - Introduce the activity: Watch - Listen to the teacher (3minutes) video and answer questions - Watch video and answer - Prepare a short video about topic question ―Conservation‖ I can see many endangered - Show the video on the slide and species: Leopards, black ask sts to watch and answer rhinos, panda, tiger, grizzly following questions: bear, elephant, …… What animals you see in the They are threatened and video? endangered People kill and What are the problems? hunt for skin and ivory Do we need to protect animals Yes We should protect and forests? animals and forests - T give feedback - Lead in to new lesson: Today lesson, we will study about topic conversation Lesson plan 6: UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARK Period 68: - Reading I Objectives - Provide some pre knowledge about some national park in Viet Nam as well as in the world - Help students ready to read - Motivate students II Teaching method: pairs work III Materials and facilities: Projector, computer, textbook IV Anticipate problems: - Students may not know some National park in the world, teacher should have some suggestions for them V Procedure New lesson Stages Teacher‘s activities Students‘ activities Warm up (5 - Introduce the activities: Look - Listen to the teacher minutes) at the pictures and answer - Look at the picture and questions answer questions - Asks Ss to look at the pictures It is Xuan son National about Xuan Son national park park It is located in Phu Tho (show the pictures), ask them to Provine answer some questions: No I haven‘t/ Yes I have Do you know where is it? I can see many Trees, plants Have you ever been to a and animals national park? - Cuc Phuong National park What can you see in there? - Cat Ba national Park Can you name some of the - Nairobi National Park national park in VN and in the - Everglades national park world? (Show some pictures about National park to help sts answer this question) - Give feed back - Lead in to new lesson APPENDIX 6: THE PRE-TEST I Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today Maybe, country music is very popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events like love, sadness, good times and bad times It tells real life stories and sounds the way people really talk As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear about simple ordinary people Country music is sometimes called country-western music It comes from two kinds of music One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States The other is traditional, cowboy music from the American West The singers usually play guitars or electric guitars when they sing Country music became very popular in the South During World War II, thousands of people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest to work in factories They took their music with them Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South and learned to like country music there Slowly, it became popular all over the United States Country music is very popular because _ A it's about strong human feelings B it's about events like love, sadness C it tells about good times, bad times D all are correct Country music is _ A the traditional music of the people in the eastern United States B considered as the cowboy music from the American West C sometimes called country-western music D from two kinds of music which haven't been widely known According to the passage, it's untrue to say that A Country music became very popular in the South B Factory workers took country music with them from the South C Country music was brought from the South by soldiers D Gradually, country music became popular all over the United States The best title for the passage is _ A Country music B Music in the United States C The Formation of Country Music D The Benefits of Country Music The singers usually play _ when they sing A drum and violins C the music instruments B guitars or electric guitars D guitars and piano II Read the following text Mobile technology can help students to open the door to new horizons, making their learning flexible, motivating and speedy It is not difficult to understand why more and more schools are encouraging mobile learning in the classroom Smartphones, tablet computers, e-readers, netbooks and laptops are gradually becoming great learning tools for students Mobile devices make learning flexible School computer labs with desktops are wonderful but they are not handy Students can not use them in the school yard during the break time or in thr school canteen while they wait for luch Mobile learning devices are different They are light, portable and convenient Students can carry these devices with them wherever they want and wherever they like Mobile learning is motivating Students are more excited and inspired to study when they work with different types of apps These apps not only help them understand the materials better but also motivate them to study harder both in and out classroom Motivation and inspiration can lead to good results and good results can lead to more motivation and inspiration Mobile learning makes education speedy Without having to leave the school building, students can instantly get information or materials necessary for their study This can be done easily thanks to mobile devices with wifi The internet brings the whole world in to the classroom and it takes students just a few seconds to access this wonderful world of knowledge and information a Decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F): Mobile technology can help workers to open the door to new horizons, making their learning flexible, motivating and speedy ………………………………………………………………………………… Students can not use school computer labs in the school yard during the break time or in the school canteen while they wait for lunch ………………………………………………………………………………… Students are lesson excited and inspired to study when they work with different types of apps ………………………………………………………………………………… Students can play games much faster, using new types of mobile devices with wifi ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Mobile technology is already here It is up to each school to choose the times when they allow the use of mobile devices ………………………………………………………………………………… b Answer the questions: 11 What are listed as mobile devices in the text? ………………………………………………………………………………… 12 How easy to carry around are mobile devices? ……………………………………………………………………………… 13 What effects apps have on students? ……………………………………………………………………………… 14 How speedy is mobile learning? ……………………………………………………………………………… 15 What will happen if schools soon decide to use mobile mobile technology in learning? ……………………………………………………………………………… II Read the passage careful, then fill in the blank Every year many people in the world learn English Some of them are young children (16)…………are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes A few learn English by (17)………….or just by (18) ………… to the language on television or among their friends Most people must work hard to learn English (19) ……… all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question Young children learn English at school to study better at their (20)……… Many adults learn English because (21) ………… useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their (22) ………… studies, because some of their books are written (23) …………….English at their college or university Other people learn English (24)……… they want to read English newspaper or magazine for (25) ……….and entertainment 16 A The other B Others C Another D Each other 17 A them B their C themselves D theirs 18 A listening B speaking C talking D hearing 19 A What B How C Why B Aim 20 A Subject B study C Work D Where 21 A they are B it is C there is D of being 22 A taller B higher C better D fuller 23 A in B at C by D with 24 A so B therefore C Because D and 25 A equipment B example C D transportation Information APPENDIX THE POST-TEST I Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Have you ever visited London, one of the most famous cities in the world? London is divided into three parts: the City, the West End and the East End The city is Britain‘s commercial and banking center The West End is the part where rich people live The East End is the part where poor people live Lenin visited London before the Great October Socialist Revolution He often came to work at the British Museum He gathered material for his work movement He attended meetings and gatherings He liked to walk around the city of striking contrasts London is one of the ……… cities in the world A Poorest B Smallest C Most famous D Biggest London is divided into …… parts A B C D.4 Lenin visited London…………… A Before the October Revolution C During the October Revolution B After October Revolution D At the beginning of the October Revolution Lenin liked to walk around the city to………………… A learn English C Have a sightseeing tour B Know about the British capital D go shopping Lenin called London the city of……………… A Frame B the rich Londoners C the poor Londoners D striking contrast II Read the following text Amelia Mary Earhart was born in 1987 in Kansas, a state located in the Midwestern united States She showed an early aptitude for science and sports at school After finishing school, she worked as a nurse for Red Cross where she got to know many of the wounded pilots and came to admire aviation Earhart enrolled in medical studies at Columbia University, but quit after one year and soon started taking flying lessons In 1992 she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and pacific She set many other records and wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences She also contributed to formation of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots gave advice to women on careers and helped inspire others In 1937 she mysteriously disappeared during a flight Even today her life and career remain fascinating to many people a Decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F): Kansas is a state located in the Western United States ………………………………………………………………………………… Amelia Mary Earhart was interested in Literature ………………………………………………………………………………… Earhart enrolled in medical studies, but quit after one year and soon taking flying lessons ………………………………………………………………………………… She worked as a pilot right after finishing school ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Her life and career are still fascinating to many people ………………………………………………………………………………… b Answer the questions: 11 Where and when was she born? ……………………………………………………………………………… 12 What did she show at school? ………………………………………………………………………………… 13 How did she come to admire aviation? …………………………………………………………………………………… 14 What happened in 1928? ………………………………………………………………………………… 15 What else did she do? ………………………………………………………………………………… III Fill in the blanks CHARLIE CHAPLIN The person I am going to write about is Charlie Chaplin He has always been one of My favorite actors and I really (16) _ his films Charlie was born in London in 1889 Both his parents were music hall performers His father was a drunkard and his mother later (17) mad Life was hard and Charlie and his half brother, Sidney, were sent to a(n) (18) for a time He first appeared on the stage when he was seven and by the time he was ten he was a regular performer When he was 17, he went on a tour of the USA where he was (19) _ and given a part in a Hollywood film His early films were not particularly successful but in 1915 he made his (20) _, ―The Tramp‖, in which he first appeared in the baggy trousers and with the hat and cane Soon he had had his own (21) _ built and was making his own films which included ―The Gold Rush‖, ―Modern Times‖ and ―The Great Dictator‖ In the 1940s his reputation in the USA started to (22) _ Silent films were no longer so popular Chaplin went to Europe but was not allowed to return to the USA because he was (23) _ of being a communist The authorities finally let him back in 1972 and he was (24) _ an Oscar, but by this time he had made Switzerland his home Chaplin did not have a very happy personal life and was married four times He only found happiness with his fourth marriage in 1943 When he died on Christmas Day 1977, the world had lost one of the greatest (25) _ comedians 16 A admire B admit C claim D encourage 17 A ended B went C came D began 18 A orphanage B institution C shelter D lodging 19 A spotted B elected C set D drafted 20 A achievement B completion C fiction D masterpiece 21 A factory B workshop C studio D stage 22 A slide B split C decline D discredit 23 A suspected B doubted C considered D abused 24 A prized B awarded C delivered D rewarded C previously D present 25 A ever B before ... in teaching reading skill in particular for teachers and students at Long Chau Sa high school The purpose of this study: - Using some warm- up activities to teach reading skill for grade 10 students. .. teaching reading skill of grade 10A6 students at Long Chau Sa high school and suggested three warm up activities to teach reading skill 3.1 The current situation of teaching reading skill at Long Chau. .. questionnaire for grade 10A6 students at Long Chau Sa high school These activities help students at Long Chau Sa high school loved reading skill These activities helped students have attention, motivation