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THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THANH HOA PROVINCE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT &TRAINING OF DONG SON DISTRICT INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCES IN IMPROVING LISTENING SKILL FOR THE STUDENTS IN CLASS 6A AT NGUYEN CHICH SECONDARY SCHOOL Written by: Trinh Thi Lam Career: Teacher The unit of work: Nguyen Chich Secondary School The initiative experience of subject: English THANH HOA, YEAR 2020 CONTENT Page I Introduction 1.1 The reason for choosing the topic 1.2 Research purposes 1.3 Research subjects 1.4 Research Methods II The content of the initiative experience 1.Theoretical basis of the initiative experience 2.The real situation before applying the initiative experience 3.Innovations or solutions used to solve the problem 3.1.The advantages of listening exercises 3.2.Some listening exercises of the first semester of English The tested results 15 III Conclusion and recommendations 16 IV References 19 V The list of initiative experiences was assessed 20 I INTRODUCTION The reason for choosing the topic: Nowadays English has played an important part in our life It has been considered as an international language all over the world, it has become a compulsory subject in all secondary schools It is the key for anyone who wants to get success in life One of the biggest reasons is the strong development of the open economy, especially in the period of integration, when our country has become a member of the World Trade Organization, this makes the demand for English in social communication increase Everyone recognizes that foreign language, especially English, is the needed capital to live and work in the new age After the mother tongue, English is essential in daily communication, in many fields such as trading, reading foreign books, finding work in foreigninvested companies Learning English has become a widespread movement In order to meet these needs, the learners must have a solid knowledge They must be good at skills, especially the listening skill Good listening skill leads to good pronunciation and of course the learners’ speaking skill can be improved as well No one can deny that, listening is one of the key skills in communication And I think it is necessary for the teachers to improve the learners’ listening skill when they are in the first grade Therefore, I have selected and implemented the theme: "Experiences in improving listening skill for the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary school" Research purposes - Studying this topic will help English teachers like me gain the following experiences: - How to organize an effective listening lesson - Follow steps to conduct an effective listening lesson - Create awareness and excitement for students to be interested in listening skills - Guide the students to self –practice to be better at listening skills 3.Research subjects - Subjects: The topic revolves around the study of improving listening skill for the students at secondary school by designing listening exercises - Performed on the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary school Research Methods During the study of the topic, I have used many methods such as: - Methodology of reasoning - Method of reading and using materials, books in teaching English, learning form software on the internet related topics - Observation method - Observing the activities of the students and the ability of the students’ listening when applying the information technology in English lessons - Experimental methods Teachers conduct experimental teaching basing on the specific requirements of listening lessons - Investigation method Teachers ask questions to check, evaluate the grasp the content of the lessons of the students - Method of summarizing and drawing experience through the activities of myself and colleagues II THE CONTENT OF THE INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE Theoretical basis of the initiative experience As with other subjects, foreign languages follow the same sequence of steps, the teachers always use good methods to get the highest qualified students But learning foreign languages is more difficult than other subjects Because it is a completely new subject for students It requires the learners to grasp the meaning and use of that language They also have to know how to apply the lessons in life Whether this process is effective or not partly due to the teacher's instruction Usually in a "Listening period", the learners are very passive, because they always think "Listening" is just for pronunciation and retrieval information only In fact, if they not have a good listening method, they will not be able to understand and find information quickly Therefore, teachers must always use the best methods for students to make accurate judgments and motivate them to learn and really enjoy learning, actively develop the lesson and plan to prepare the lessons well before going to class, especially for the weak students In this method, the teacher is the instructor, while the students are always active They must have foreign language elements, communication skills, through listening, speaking, reading These skills must always support each other, so that they can understand and manipulate English correctly and skillfully Reading and speaking activities will be encouraged to support and test listening comprehension, which helps to improve listening skill On the other hand, students use language as a medium of communication This process demonstrates that students themselves are active and they want to take part in learning activities throughout the curriculum Thus, the lessons are really meaningful and students themselves are interested in learning, because they can listen and speak English as well The real situation before applying the initiative experience In order to keep up with the change of the social, the method of teaching English must be changed in order to help the students use the communication skills fluently To improve our students' skills of communication, we must make cheerful environment for them to learn Language practice activities are very good for students to review and acquire the knowledge enthusiastically Most of my students are not good at communicating The first reason is that their vocabulary is very poor Moreover, their listening skill is not good as well A period just only has 45 minutes, I think our students don’t have enough time to practise the skills, especially listening skill It’s very necessary for them to have time and exercises to practise after school As a teacher of English, I have been thinking about “what should I to help my students develop listening skill most effectively?” So I have designed some exercises for my students to practise after the lessons This is the reason why I choose the theme: "Experiences in improving listening skill for the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary school" Please be shared to get additional comments from all of the colleagues Innovations or solutions used to solve the problem Because of its limitation, in this theme, I only mention some listening exercises designed in units 1, 3, 5, of English Then I use “https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/” which helps convert any written texts into spoken words This tool is very useful because it can either help us adjust fast or slow speech or help us choose male or female accent 3.1 The advantage of the listening exercises The below listening exercises are very useful They help students not only develop listening skill but also review the vocabularies, the pronunciation of some sounds, the use of some structures and the parts of speech Especially these exercises help students remember the topics of communication a/ Unit (English 6) The exercises help Students both develop listening skill and remember: - The pronunciation of the sounds /∂u/ and /ʌ/ (Exercise 1) - The use of the verbs have, do, play, study with some words (Exercise 2) - The meaning of some new words about school things (Exercise 3) - The key words in Unit (Exercise 4) b/ Unit (English 6) The exercises help Students both develop listening skill and remember: - The pronunciation of the sounds /p/ and /b/ (Exercise 1) - The discription of appearance (Exercise 2) - The meaning of some new words about sport activities, star signs (Exercise 3) - The discription of appearance and personality (Exercise 4) c/ Unit (English 6) The exercises help students both develop listening skill and remember: - The meaning of some new words about travel items and things in nature (Exercise 1) - The discription of the places of interest in Viet Nam (Exercise 2) - The pronunciation of the sounds /t/ and /st/ (Exercise 3) - Listen and give short answer (Exercise 4) d/ Unit (English 6) The exercises help Students both develop listening skill and remember: - The pronunciation of the sounds /s/ and /∫/ (Exercise 1) - Listen and give short answer (Exercise 2) - The discription of Tet activities and traditions (Exercise 3) - The meaning of some new words about flags of countries, Tet things and activities (Exercise 4) 3.2 Some listening exercises of the first semester of English a/ UNIT Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct column /∂u/ /ʌ/ 10 Exercise 2: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group Play Do Study Have 10 11 …… …… ……………… 12 …… …… Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D (Pictures quoted from Soft book: Unit – Exercise in Getting started of English 6.) A B C D A B C D A B C D C D A B A B C D Exercise 4: Listen and complete the sentences with the words you hear I'm about our first day at school Their children live in a school They only go home at weekends My school is by mountains and green fields They look healthy They everyday We have English on Thursday and Saturday We often play after school Nam plays for the school team Hoa does her with her classmates Some creative students … and … in the art club 10 Duy, you look very smart in your new … KEY: Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct colunm funny, open, brother, photo, sun, going, lunch, cold, home, Monday /∂u/ /ʌ/ open funny photo brother going sun cold lunch home 10 Monday Exercise 2: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group football, judo, homework, history, lessons, piano, flu, karate, physics, dinner, games, math Play Study Have football judo Math lessons piano homework physics 11 dinner games karate history 12 flu Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D B calculator C compass C computer A waste basket Exercise 4: Listen and complete the sentences with the words you hear I'm excited about our first day at school Their children live in a boarding school They only go home at weekends My school is surrounded by mountains and green fields They look healthy They exercise everyday We have English lessons on Thursday and Saturday We often play football after school Nam plays volleyball for the school team Hoa does her homework with her classmates Some creative students drawings and paintings in the art club 10 Duy, you look very smart in your new uniform b/ UNIT Exercise 1:: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group /p/ /b/ 10 Exercise 2: Listen and check true (T) or false (F) Lan has long black hair ………………… She is thin and weak ………………… Her cheeks are chubby ………………… Her nose is big ………………… Her eyes are black ………………… She has white teeth ………………… Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D (Pictures quoted from Soft book - Unit 3: Communication and skills of English 6) A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D Exercise 4: Listen and fill the gaps with the words you hear In the Superb Summer Camp there are 25 kids from schools in Ho Chi Minh They are all nice and (1) … My new friends are Phong, James and Nhung This is a picture of them James has blond hair, and big blue eyes He’s cool and creative He likes (2) … pictures Phong is the tall boy He’s (3) … , and he plays (4) …… very well Nhung has (5) … cheeks and curly hair She’s kind She (6) … her lunch with me today KEY: Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group pen, bee, beef, piano, bus, picnic, bed, picture, boy, pea /p/ /b/ pen bee piano beef picture bus picnic bed pea 10 boy Exercise 2: Listen and check true (T) or false (F) Lan is a student in grade She is tall and thin She is light but she is not weak She has an oval face and chubby cheeks Her hair is long and black Her nose isn’t big It’s small She has brown eyes and white teeth She’s very nice T F T F F T Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D (A) riding a bike (A) traditional game (C) libra (D) aquarius Exercise 4: Listen and fill the gaps with the words you hear In the Superb Summer Camp there are 25 kids from schools in Ho Chi Minh They are all nice and creative My new friends are Phong, James and Nhung This is a picture of them James has blond hair, and big blue eyes He’s cool and helpful He likes taking pictures Phong is the tall boy He’s sporty, and he plays badminton very well Nhung has chubby cheeks and curly hair She’s kind She shared her lunch with me today creative taking sporty badminton chubby shared c/ UNIT Exercise 1: Listen and circle A, B, C or D (Pictures quoted from Soft bookUnit 5: Getting started and A closer look of English 6) A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D Exercise 2: Listen and fill in the gaps Hoa's village is about 10 kilometers (1) Da Lat It is very beautiful and (2) place where people grow (3) and vegetables only It is very famous (4) its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people feel cool In spring, my village looks like a (5) with plenty of colors Tourists come to visit it so (6) Nowadays, with electric, it 10 doesn't take the villagers much time to water the roses And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers Exercise 3: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group /t/ /st/ Exercise 4: Listen and give the short answer What is the population of Da Nang? Does the Han River flow through the city? Which bridge is the newest now? Is Non Nuoc beach one of the most beautiful beaches in the world? KEY: Exercise 1: Listen and circle A, B, C or D (A) waterfall (C) valley (B) compass (B) painkillers Exercise 2: Listen and fill in the gaps Hoa's village is about 10 kilometers from Da Lat It is very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow flowers and vegetables only It is very famous for its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people feel cool In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors Tourists come to visit it so often Nowadays, with electric, it doesn't take the villagers much time to water the roses And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers from peaceful flowers for carpet often Exercise 3: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group lost, best, boat, want, forest, cat, hottest, but, first, desert 11 /t/ /st/ boat lost want best but forest cat first desert 10 hottest Exercise 4: Listen and give the short answer (Quoted from Exercise 4, Part D in Unit in Exercise Book of English 6) Da Nang has a population of nearly 800,000 people The Han River flows through the city The city part on the east bank is newer and more spacious The city part on the west bank is more crowded There are five bridges across the river The Han River Bridge is the newest one now The cost of living in Da Nang is the lowest in Central Viet Nam Da Nang has many beaches Among them, Non Nuoc beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world But walking in the streets on a summer afternoon is not a good idea in Da Nang There are not many trees so there are not many shadows It is often very hot at noon nearly 800,000 people Yes, it does The Han River Bridge Yes, it is d/ UNIT Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group she, school, shy, small, should, summer, shopping, rice, second, wish /s/ ………………… ……………… ……………… ……………… …………… /∫/ ………………… ………………… …………………… ………………… 10 ……………… 12 Exercise 2: Listen and give the short answer Where does Peter welcome the New Year? When colorful fireworks light up the sky? What does Peter to his grandparents? Where is the lucky money put in? Exercise 3: Listen and fill in the gaps Although there are many (1) throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most (2) celebration for Vietnamese people They celebrate Tet at the end of January or early February Before Tet they (3) … and (4) their homes They also buy (5) … and plants Tet is a time for family gatherings During Tet they eat great food, get (6) money, visit ralatives, go to a pagoda, Exercise 4: Listen and circle A, B, C or D (Some pictures copied from Soft book - Unit 3: A closer look and communication and some from the internet) A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D KEY: A B C D 13 KEY Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group she, school, shy, small, should, summer, shopping, rice, second, wish /∫/ /s/ small she rice shopping summer should school shy second 10 wish Exercise 2: Listen and give the short answer Peter often goes to Times Square with his parents to welcome the New Year When the clock trikes midnight, colorful fireworks light up the sky Everybody around is cheering singing happily He loves that moment so much He loves the first day of the new year most After getting up he dressed beautifully and goes to the main room There his grandparents sit on sofa He bows and says his wishes to them They will give him lucky money in red envelopes After that, he goes out and have a day full of fun, good food and laughter Times Square Midnight He bows and says his wishes (bow and say wishes) Envelopes Exercise 3: Listen and fill in the gaps Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people They celebrate Tet at the end of January or early February Before Tet they clean and decorate their homes They also buy flowers and plants Tet is a time for family gatherings During Tet they eat great food, get lucky money, visit ralatives, go to a pagoda, 14 celebrations important clean decorate flowers lucky Exercise 4: Listen and circle A, B, C or D (D) Japan (C) Scotland (B) go shopping (C) fireworks The tested results Last year, I taught English in class 6A In every period of teaching, I always design listening exercises to improve listening skill for the students I find out that these exercises have provided the students with the comfortable and effective way of learning English The students feel excited and they are eager to wait for English classes They can understand the lessons more deeply and more naturally They have become better and better at listening skill and more self confident in communicating in English with each other Their pronunciation has improved so much They either speak English in the class or outside the school confidently They not only listen to exercises designed by the teacher but also listening to English songs as well They even take use of their recess to communicate in English or listening to English songs Their listening skill has improved so quickly Based on the results of the students’ learning, I had the results of classification ability of listening and communicating of the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary school in last school year as the followings: Early year Late year Ability Number Percentage Number Percentage Excellent 2,4 19 Good 14, 24 57,1 Average 11 26,2 10 23,8 Bad 24 57,1 0 15 III CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDTIONS Learning a language is a process that requires students’ continuous efforts and listening exercises create fun learning environment, and maintain their interest in learning At the same time, they increase the motivation, encourage the students to be active to participate in learning activities Recently I have used the listening exercises to help my students practise after school in the afternoon It can be seen that the listening skill of the students has increased significantly Moreover, the students feel more excited to learn, they are more confident in communication and their communication ability has been improved remarkably The above listening exercises are very useful They help students not only develop listening skill but also review the vocabulary, the pronunciation of some sounds, the use of some structures and the parts of speech Especially these exercises help students remember the topics of communication and improve their English quickly In short, listening exercises bring efficiency in teaching and learning English Therefore, the teachers should use listening exercises as an indispensable part of the teaching process, create the atmosphere of fun English learning, enthusiasm and enjoyment In addition, the teachers should focus on the selection of suitable listening exercises for the students’ levels In order to get success in using listening exercises in teaching English, these are important things to both teachers and students 1.For the teachers: - Must have a deep understanding about the lessons - Must refer many kinds of books, documents - Must be responsible, enthusiastic for the students - Must prepare the means and appliances of teaching carefully 2.For the students 16 - Must prepare the lesson carefully before class - Must meet all kinds of books for class service - Must obey the instructions and guidance of the teacher For the leaders The current means and teaching aids for the English subject are not still supplied enough So the leaders should equip adequate equipments such as radios, tapes, pictures, projector and especially functional rooms in order to successfully carry out the objective of teaching and learning English in this stage The above is my own experience in using listening exercises in teaching English to improve listening skill for the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary school But the listening exercises that I would definitely present can’t help avoiding limitations I look forward to all the colleagues’ constructive feedback in order to improve the efficiency of class time, contribute to improving the students’ listening skill and the quality of teaching and learning English as well I sincerely thank you! Thanh Hoa, March 09th, 2020 CONFIRMATION OF THE HEADMASTER I assure this is my own initiative experience I not copy the other people's content (Signature and full name) Nguyen Thi Hung Trinh Thi Lam 17 CONFIRMATION OF THE HEAD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND TRAINING Chu Quang Phuc 18 IV REFERENCES Students’ and teacher’s English Program Pilot books Brown, H.D (1994) Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice Hall 19 V THE LIST OF INITIATIVE EXPERIENCES WAS ASSESSED Full name of author: TRINH THI LAM The unit of work: Nguyen Chich Secondary School Numerical order Level rating Result of rating assessment School year of rating assessment Some experiences in teaching rhythm and intonation in English sentences Some techniques to attract ss’ Province level C 2001 – 2002 excitement Province level B 2003 – 2004 District level B 2004 – 2005 Experiences in teaching vocabulary to promote ss’positiveness and activeness Promote speaking English environment to make students confident in communication in class 6B of Dong Anh secondary school Using language games to District level C 2009-2010 District level B 2012 – 2013 improve speaking skill for the Province level B 2014 – 2015 Province level B 2018 – 2019 A 2019 – 2020 Name of initiative experience in English lessons for the students in grade s 6,7 of Dong Anh Secondary school Developing ss’speaking skill for the students in class 8B of Dong Anh Secondary school students in class 7B at Nguyen Chich Secondary School Some information technology applications for the students in grade at Nguyen Chich secondary school Experiences in improving listening skill for the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich District level secondary school 20 ... been thinking about “what should I to help my students develop listening skill most effectively?” So I have designed some exercises for my students to practise after the lessons This is the reason... CONFIRMATION OF THE HEADMASTER I assure this is my own initiative experience I not copy the other people''s content (Signature and full name) Nguyen Thi Hung Trinh Thi Lam 17 CONFIRMATION OF THE HEAD... really enjoy learning, actively develop the lesson and plan to prepare the lessons well before going to class, especially for the weak students In this method, the teacher is the instructor, while