skkn cấp tỉnh experiences in improving listening skill for the students in class 6d at cong liem secondary school

THE EDUCATION & TRAINING OF THANH HOAPROVINCE

PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE OF NONG CONG DISTRICT

INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCES IN IMPROVING LISTENING SKILLFOR THE STUDENTS IN CLASS 6D

AT CONG LIEM SECONDARY SCHOOL.

Written by: Pham Thi Hang Career: Teacher

School: Cong Liem Secondary School

The initiative experience of subject: English

1 The reason for choosing the study 1

2 The content of the initiative experience 3

2.1.Theoretical basis of the initiative experience 3

2.2.The real situation before applying the initiative experience 3

2.3.Innovations or solutions used to solve the problem 4

2.3.1.The advantages of listening exercises 4

2.3.2.Some listening exercises of the first semester of English 6 4

3 Conclusion and recommendations 16

1 INTRODUCTION

1 The reason for choosing the topic:

Nowadays, it is said that English has become a global language and isconsidered as a passport to help students easily find stable jobs with highsalaries after graduation Learning English has been interested in by the wholesociety it has become a compulsory subject in all secondary schools It is thekey for anyone who wants to get success in life One of the biggest reasons isthe strong development of the open economy, especially in the period ofintegration, when our country has become a member of the World TradeOrganization, this makes the demand for English in social communicationincrease Everyone recognizes that foreign language, especially English, is theneeded capital to live and work in the new age After the mother tongue, Englishis essential in daily communication, in many fields such as trading, readingforeign books, finding work in foreign-invested companies Learning Englishhas become a widespread movement In order to meet these needs, the learnersmust have a solid knowledge They must be good at skills, especially thelistening skills Good listening skill leads to good pronunciation and of coursethe learners’ speaking skill can be improved as well It is obvious that goodlistening and good speaking make communication successful.

As a teacher of English, I have been thinking about ” What should I do tohelp my students improve listening skill most effectively” So I often search andchoose some more exercises for my students to practise after the lessons Thisis the reason why I choose the theme: "Experiences in improving listening skillfor the students in class 6D at Cong Liem secondary school" Because oflimitation, in the theme I only mention some extra listeningexcercises in units1,2,3,4,5,6in English 6 “ Global Success”

2 The purposes of the study.

- Studying this topic will help English teachers like me gain the followingexperiences:

- 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 listeningskills.

- Guide the students to self –practice to be better at listening skills.

3.Scope of the study

- Subjects: The topic revolves around the study of developing listening skill forthe students at secondary school by choosing suitable listening exercises andhow to teach them effectively.

-  Performed on the students in class 6D at Cong Liem secondary school.

4 Method of the study

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

5 New features of the initiative:

The initiative is applied in teaching the new English program, "English 6– Global Sucess" which focuses on improving communication skills forstudents.

2 THE CONTENT OF THE INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE.1 Theoretical basis of the initiative experience.

As with other subjects, foreign languages follow the same sequence ofsteps, the teachers always use good methods to get the highest qualifiedstudents But learning foreign languages is more difficult than other subjects.Because it is a completely new subject for students It requires the learners tograsp the meaning and use of that language They also have to know how toapply the lessons in life Whether this process is effective or not partly due to theteacher's instruction Usually in a "Listening period", the learners are verypassive, because they always think "Listening" is just for pronunciation andretrieval information only In fact, if they do 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 accuratejudgments and motivate them to learn and really enjoy learning, activelydevelop 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 mustalways support each other, so that they can understand and manipulate Englishcorrectly and skillfully Reading and speaking activities will be encouraged tosupport and test listening comprehension, which helps to improve listening skill.On the other hand, students use language as a medium of communication Thisprocess demonstrates that students themselves are active and they want to takepart in learning activities throughout the curriculum Thus, the lessons are reallymeaningful and students themselves are interested in learning, because they canlisten and speak English as well.

2 The real situation before applying the initiative experience.

In order to keep up with the change of the social, the method of teaching Englishmust be changed in order to help the students use the communication

skills fluently To improve our students' skills of communication, we must makecheerful environment for them to learn Language practice activities are verygood for students to review and acquire the knowledge enthusiastically.

Most of my students are not good at communicating The first reason is thattheir 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 timeto practise the skills, especially listening skill It’s very necessary for them tohave time and exercises to practise after school.

In the first term of school year 2023- 2024 conduct a quality survey for studentsof class 6D without applying interdisciplinary knowledge in to the lesson.

The results are as follows.Class Number

of thestudents

Exellent % Good % Average

% Bad %6D 40 0 0 6 15 14 35 20 50

As a teacher of English, I have been thinking about “what should I do tohelp my students improve listening skill most effectively?” So I often searchand choose some more exercises for my students to practise after the lessons.This is the reason why I choose the theme: "Experiences in improving listeningskill for the students in class 6D Cong Liem secondary school". Because of itslimitation, in this theme, I only mention some extra listening exercises in units1,2, 3, 5, 6 in English 6 “Global Sucess” Please be shared to get additionalcomments from all of the colleagues.

3 Innovations or solutions used to solve the problem

3.1 The advantage of the listening exercises.

The below listening exercises are very useful They help students not onlyimprove listening skill but also review vocabularies, pronunciation of somesounds, the use of some structures and the parts of speech Especially theseexercises help students remember the topics of communication easily.

3.2 Some listening exercises of the first semester of English 6.

UNIT 1: MY NEW SCHOOL

(Quoted from English 6 “Global success”

Exercise 1: Match the pictures with the names of theschool activities

2 The headmaster hates songs ………

3 There is a singing contest each month ………… 4 Only girls join in flower arranging competition.

4 Only girls join in flower arranging competition.………F

UNIT 2: MY HOUSE

(Quoted from English 6 “Global success ”

Exercise 1 Listen and write the sentences. 

KEY:Exercise 1.

1. It’s under the bed.2. It’s near the window.3. It’s behind the door.4. Is it on the table?5. Is it in your bag?

6. Is it between the beds?7. Is it next to the sofa?8. It’s in front of you.

Exercise 1.  

1. It’s under the bed.

2. It’s near the window.3. It’s behind the door.4. Is it on the table?5. Is it in your bag?6. Is it between the beds?7. Is it next to the sofa?8. It’s in front of you.

UNIT 3: MY FRIENDS

(Quoted from English 6 “Global sucess” ‘ Bài tập bổ trợ nâng cao”

Exercise 1 Listen to the dialogue and choose the children’s opinion. 

SpongeBob SquarePants Kevin Skipper

Exercise 3: Listen and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

(Quoted from English 6 “ Extra book” TEST Unit 3 )

1 Where is New York City? – It’s in the _ of the USA.

A northeast B northwest C southeast D southwest2 How many people live in the city? – About _ million people

A 84 B 8.4 C 48 D 4.83 Which of these is NOT true about New York City?

A It’s very crowded B It is located near the sea.

C Most of it is on Long Island D It’s very cold in the winter.

4 How many people come to visit New York City every year? – More than million people.

5 Which of these is New York City famous for?

A Big islands B Music centers C The cold winter D.Tall builds

Exercise 3 Listen and match these names with the people in the picture (A–E).

Ben       Ella      Jason     Kim

SpongeBob SquarePants: funny, helpful, friendlyKevin: funny, friendly, clever

Skipper: helpful, cleverExercise 2:

(Quoted from English 6 “ Global sucess” Test)

1 Where is New York City? – It’s in the _ of the USA.

A northeast B northwest C southeast D southwest2 How many people live in the city? – About _ million people

A 84 B 8.4 C 48 D 4.83 Which of these is NOT true about New York City?

A It’s very crowded B It is located near the sea.

C Most of it is on Long Island D It’s very cold in thewinter.

4 How many people come to visit New York City every year? – More than million people.

Exercise 3. 

A Kim       B Ben C Mrs Sasaki D Jason      E Ella

UNIT 4: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

(Quoted from English 6 “Global sucess”

Exercise 1: Look at the pictures below and match them with the picturesbelow and match them with the pharases given in the box.

1.Turn left 3.Turn right 6 Go past 7 Roundabout 9 Next to2.Take the

second left 4.Take thesecond right 5.Go straighton 8 Trafficlights 10 Opposite

C D E

1.A Roundabout B .Take the second right C Go past

D Turn right E next to F Take the second left

G Traffic lights H Go straight on I opposite

J turn lelfExercise 2: Now look at the map below Listen the place that the speaker givesdirection to.1 Speaker A gives directions to the ……… ……….

2 Speaker B gives directions to the ………

3 Speaker C gives directions to the ……… ………

4 Speaker D gives directions to the ………

2 1 Speaker A gives directions to thecinema

2 Speaker B gives directions to the Italian restaurant3 Speaker C gives directions to the book shop

4 Speaker D gives directions to the bus station

UNIT 5: NATỦALWONDER OF VIETNAM

(Quoted from English 6 “Global sucess”

Exercise 1: Look at the pictures below and match them with the phrases givenin the box.

1.Mount Fansipan3.Phu Quoc Island5.Co To Island2.Tam Dao Nation

Park4.Cuc Phuong National Park 6.Son Doong Cave

A B

_ C _

4 Hill chicken is a special dish of Tam Dao.5 The trip to Tam Dao is cheap.

Exercise 3: Listen again and fill the blank with a missing word.

Tam Dao is 85km far from Hanoi center It takes (1) ……… hours to getthere You can go by motorbikes, cars, (2) ……… or taxies Gettingthere, you can visit Tam Dao National Park, ancient church, Van (3)………, Silver Waterfall, SkyGate.

KEY :

A Co To Island B Phu Quoc Island C Tam Dao Nation Park D CucPhuong National Park E Son Doong Cave F Mount Fansipan

1 T 2 F 3 T 4.T 5.F1 Two 2 Bus 3.Don

Exercise 1: You are going to hear Nam talking about what he and his brotherwill do to prepare for Tet holiday Listen and decide what Nam will do what

his brother will do And what both of them do.

Exercise 3: Listen again and decide If the statements are true (T) or (F)

1 Nam’s brother likes to clean the floor .

2 Nam’s brother will wash clothes by hands .3 Their house has a big garden.

Exercise 3: Listen to Eric and his friends talking about which clubs to sign upfor What club does each person want to join? For questions 1-5, write a letterA-H next to each person

(Quoted from English 6 “I-Learn Smart World” Test Unit 2 : Listening A)

1 Eric _ A book club F food fair2 Will _ B indoor activities club G dance club3 June _ C drama club H talent show4 Wendy _ D soccer club

5 Mike _ E arts and crafts club

Exercise 4: Listen to April asking a friend about a sports club Listen andcomplete each question with 1 or 2 words.

(Quoted from English 6 “I-Learn Smart World” Test Unit 2 : Listening B)

Day: (31) _ Sports: (32) _

Team Sports: (33) _and basketballPlace: (34) the _

Does it have a pool? (35) _

Nam Nam’s brother1.Sweep the floor x

2.Clean the floor x

4.Wash clothes x5.Hang up clothes x

Nam Nam’s brother1.Sweep the floor

2.Clean the floor3.Clean the sofa4.Wash clothes5.Hang up clothes

6.Plant some flowers and trees

1 T 2.F 3.F

Exercise 3: Listen to Eric and his friends talking about which clubs to sign upfor What club does each person want to join? For questions 1-5, write a letterA-H next to each person

(Quoted from English 6 “ Chinh phục ngữ pháp và bài tập” Test Unit 2 :Listening A)

1 Eric _D A book club F food fair2 Will C _ B indoor activities club G dance club3 June A _ C drama club H talent show4 Wendy _E D soccer club

5 Mike _H E arts and crafts club

Exercise 4: Listen to April asking a friend about a sports club Listen andcomplete each question with 1 or 2 words.

2.(Quoted from English 6 “Extra book” Test Unit 6

Day: (31) (Monday)Sports: (32) (badminton)Team Sports: (33) (soccer) Place: (34) (sport center)Does it have a pool? (35) (yes)

These are some pictures of class 6D in the period which has listeningexxercises.

Period 97; Uniy 12: Robots: lesson : Communication

4 The tested result

This year, I have been teaching English in class 6D In every period of teaching,I always pay attention to teaching listening skill for the students So, besideslistening exercises in the students’ book and workbook I often collect exercisesfrom reference materials to teach students at the extra lessons I find out thatthese exercises have provided the students with the comfortable and effectiveway of learning English The students feel excited and they are eager to wait forEnglish classes They can understand the lessons more deeply They havebecome better and better at listening skill and more self confident incommunicating in English with each other Their pronunciation has improved somuch They either speak English in the class or outside the school confidently.They not only listen to exercises chosen by the teacher but also listening toEnglish songs as well They even take use of their recess to communicate inEnglish 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 6D

at Cong Liem secondary school in school year 2023 – 2024 as the followings:

Class Numberof thestudents

Exellent % Good % Average % Bad %