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 SKILL FOR THE STUDENTS IN CLASS 6D AT CO

THE EDUCATION & TRAINING OF THANH HOA

PROVINCE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE OF NONG CONG DISTRICT

INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCES IN IMPROVING LISTENING SKILL

FOR 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

CONTENT Page

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 is considered as a passport to help students easily find stable jobs with high salaries after graduation Learning English has been interested in by the whole society 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 foreign-invested 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 skills Good listening skill leads to good pronunciation and of course the learners’ speaking skill can be improved as well It is obvious that good listening and good speaking make communication successful

As a teacher of English, I have been thinking about ” What should I do to help my students improve listening skill most effectively” So I often search and choose some more 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 6D at Cong Liem secondary school" Because of limitation, in the theme I only mention some extra listeningexcercises in units 1,2,3,4,5,6in English 6 “ Global Success”

2 The purposes of the study.

- Studying this topic will help English teachers like me gain the 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.Scope of the study

- Subjects: The topic revolves around the study of developing listening skill for the students at secondary school by choosing suitable listening exercises and how 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

 - 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

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 for students.

2 THE CONTENT OF THE INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE.

1 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 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 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

2 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

In the first term of school year 2023- 2024 conduct a quality survey for students

of class 6D without applying interdisciplinary knowledge in to the lesson

The results are as follows

Class Number

of the

students

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 to help my students improve listening skill most effectively?” So I often search and choose some more 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 6D Cong Liem secondary school". Because of its limitation, in this theme, I only mention some extra listening exercises in units 1,2, 3, 5, 6 in English 6 “Global Sucess” Please be shared to get additional comments 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 only improve listening skill but also review vocabularies, pronunciation of some sounds, the use of some structures and the parts of speech Especially these exercises 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

A _ B C _

1 Playing cricket 2 Dancing 3 Going camping

4 Singing 5 Playing football 6 Arranging flo

Exercise 2: Now listen and decide which activities are mentioned Put a tick next to it.

Playing cricket _ Dancing _ Going camping _

Singing _ Playing football _ Arranging flowers _

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

1 Students play football every Thursday afternoon

………

2 The headmaster hates songs ………

3 There is a singing contest each month …………

4 Only girls join in flower arranging competition

………

KEY:

Exercise 1:

1 E.Playing cricket 2 D.Dancing 3 F Going camping

4 C Singing 5 A Playing football 6.B Arranging flower

Exercise 2:

Playing cricket _a Dancing c_ Going camping e_ Singing_b Playing football_d Arranging flowers_f

Exercise 3:

1 Students play football every Thursday afternoon ………T

2 The headmaster hates songs ………T

3 There is a singing contest each month ………F

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. 

1 ………

2 ………

3 ………

4 ……… ?

5 ………?

6 ………?

7 ………?

8 ………

Exercise 2 Listen and choose Nancy’s house.

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

funny

helpful

friendl

y

clever

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 southwest

2 How many people live in the city? – About _ million people

A 84 B 8.4 C 48 D 4.8

3 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

      Mrs Sasaki

A _

B _

C _

D _

E _

KEY:

Exercise 1.

SpongeBob SquarePants: funny, helpful, friendly

Kevin: funny, friendly, clever

Skipper: helpful, clever

Exercise 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 southwest

2 How many people live in the city? – About _ million people

A 84 B 8.4 C 48 D 4.8

3 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

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 pictures below and match them with the pharases given in the box.

1.Turn left 3.Turn right 6 Go past 7 Roundabout 9 Next to

2.Take the

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

A- _

_

B

C D E

G H I _ _ J KEY:

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 lelf Exercise 2: Now look at the map below Listen the place that the speaker gives direction 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 ………

KEY:

2 1 Speaker A gives directions to thecinema

2 Speaker B gives directions to the Italian restaurant

3 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 given

in the box.

1.Mount Fansipan 3.Phu Quoc Island 5.Co To Island

2.Tam Dao Nation

Park 4.Cuc Phuong National Park 6.Son Doong Cave

A B

_ C _

D

_

E

_ F _

Exercise 2: Now listen and decide If the following statements are true (T) or False (F).

1 It is 85km from Tam Dao to Hanoi center

2 You can go to Tam Dao by airplane

3 There is no church in Tam Dao

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 get there You can go by motorbikes, cars, (2) ……… or taxies Getting there, 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 Cuc Phuong National Park E Son Doong Cave F Mount Fansipan

1 T 2 F 3 T 4.T 5.F

1 Two 2 Bus 3.Don

Exercise 1: You are going to hear Nam talking about what he and his brother will 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 up for What club does each person want to join? For questions 1-5, write a letter A-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 fair

2 Will _ B indoor activities club G dance club

3 June _ C drama club H talent show

4 Wendy _ D soccer club

5 Mike _ E arts and crafts club

Exercise 4: Listen to April asking a friend about a sports club Listen and complete 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 basketball

Place: (34) the _

Does it have a pool? (35) _

KEY:

1

Nam Nam’s brother 1.Sweep the floor x

2.Clean the floor x

4.Wash clothes x

5.Hang up clothes x

Nam Nam’s brother 1.Sweep the floor

2.Clean the floor

3.Clean the sofa

4.Wash clothes

5.Hang up clothes

6.Plant some flowers and trees