Test 1 I. Give the correct form of verbs given: 1. She (leave) .school last year. Since then she (work) as a waitress at a local pub. 2. They felt tired and hungry, so they (sit) down under a tree and (rest) for lunch. 3. Let’s (get) the house (clear) up before he arrives. 4. Last year we (install) ordinary light bulbs in our house, but now we (use) energy-saving ones. 5. A: In your places, I (a. go) by air. B: If I (b. have) enough money, I (c. take) your advice. II. Multiple choices: 1. You will not succeed working hard. a. unless b. without c. if d. although 2. It was raining very so I took my umbrella. a. wet b. badly c. hard d. firmly 3. I do that if I were you. a. won’t b. shan’t c. wouldn’t d. don’t 4. You may borrow as many books as you like provided you show them to is at the desk. a. who b whom c. whoever d. which 5. I wish you stop interrupting me whenever I speak. a. did b. would c. might d. will 6. I wish I more about the logistics of the expedition. a. would knowb. knew c. know d. can know 7. The little girl when she fell. a. hurt himself b. hurt herself c. has hurt d. hurt 8. Listen to what I am saying, ? a. don’t you b. do you c. did you d. will you 9. this medicine, and you’ll be well again. a. Have b. Drink c. Eat d. Take 10. Yoko feels again after her illness but she still cannot work . a. strong/ hardly b. strongly/ hard c. strongly/ hardly d. strong/ hard III. Sound: 1. a. pull b. erupt c. trust d.thunder e. junkyard 2. a. mineral b. tidal c. sight d. describe e. divide 3. a. exist b. public c. despite d. mineral 4. a. chopstick b. charity c. children d. Christmas 5. a. sound b. touch c. down d. account IV. Rewrite the following sentences: 1. The story was very interesting to me. I was ______________________ . 2. Your writing is so small that I can’t read it. Your writing is not ___________ . 3. Learning English is necessary. It is ________________________ . 4. We will go there unless it rains. If it ________________________ . 5. The man couldn’t speak. He was so surprised. The man was too______________ . Test 2 I. Give the correct form of verbs given: A. -John (1. lose) his job last month and since then he (2. be) out of work. - Do you know why he (3. lose) his job? - Because he (4. be) very rude to his boss. B. Yesterday morning, when I (1. arrive) at the airport, Sophie (2. wait) for me. She (3. wear) a pink dress and (4. look) very pretty. II. Multiple choices: 1. Mark Twain was born in Missouri _____ (on / for / in) 1835. 1 2. Fresh air is _____ (of / about / in) great use to our health. 3. He won’t pass the exam _____ (if / unless / or) he works hard. 4. My father often goes to church _____ (with/ at / on) Sundays. 5. Surfing is one way _____ (of / at/ on) spending free time in Australia. 6. They are the children ______ (whose / who / whom) won the match yesterday. 7. Tom has been living here _____ (for/since/ in) six years. 8. We would go camping _____ (although/ if / but) the weather were fine. III. Sound: 1 . A. sound B. touch C. down D. account 2. A. design B. preserve C. basic D. physical 3 . A. occupation B. occasion C. shake D. miraculous 4. A. concerned B. received C. attached D. concealed 5. A. teacher B. clear C. reason D. mean IV. Rewrite the following sentences: 1. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say. It was 2. You’re the worst guitarist in the world. No one 3. It was a waste of time writing that letter. I needn’t 4. “Let’s check everything once more,” said the man in chief. The man in chief suggested 5. Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangerous. Contrary 6. The students really appreciate the teacher’s sense of humor. What 7. It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic. Vietnam is 8. He didn’t remember anything about it, and neither did she. He forgot 9. We couldn’t have managed it if our father hadn’t encouraged us. If it SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỔ BỘ MÔN: Tiếng Anh ***************** ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHUYÊN ĐỀ HÈ CHO ĐỘI TUYỂN LẦN I NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Học sinh làm vào đề) Họ tên: ……………………………………………………………………… Số phách: Số báo danh: ……………………………………………… Lớp: ……………… -Điểm số Điểm chữ Giám khảo Giám khảo Số phách I MULTIPLE CHOICE (2.5pts) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A caress B career C carnivore D carouse A cough B dough C laugh D rough Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three A triangle B standardize C infamous D cathedral A hierarchy B notable C paparazzo D monument Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions They were ………… with excitement at the thought of seeing the sea A acting out B bubbling over C jumping on D sweeping away There was a sudden ……… of anger in the General’s eyes as he listened to the soldier’s report A fire B flame C flash D shade Fast & Furious ……… at number one at the North American box office, taking more than double The Hangover Part III’s opening takings A debutes B will debute C has debuted D is going to debute What we know about habit ……… is that you want to make the behaviour easy to perform, so that people repeat it often and it becomes part of their daily routine A formation B information C format D form Mr Hill gave the new secretary a good ……… explanation of her duties A overall B booklet C actual D major 10 – “Has Alice had an accident?” – “………” A I don’t hope so B I hope no C I hope not D It’s hopeless 11 I was kept awake for most of the night by the ……… of a mosquito in my ear A screech B groan C moan D whine 12 I always feel he has a ……… against me, although I don’t know what wrong I’ve done him A grudge B grumble C grunt groan 13 The authorities ……… a massive security operation in the city A held B landed C launched D dampened 14 As part of the takeover agreement, the new owners have agreed to ……… the existing senior managers A enquire B contain C retain D absorb 15 It is always nice to have a travelling ……… when visiting places for the first time A company B companion C compatibility D accompaniment 16 Which is the CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined? Some species of birds, when migrating divide according to their age and sex A in keeping with B in relation to C in cognizance of D in line with 17 I don’t agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food ……… A for fun B for think C for thinking D for thought 18 I had to ……… the class all the answers to the test A fork-feed B spoon-feed C knife-feed D happily-feed 19 There’s no danger in using this machine as long as you ……… to the safety regulations A adhere B abide C observe D comply 20 Indoor gardens are sometimes ……… as part of air conditioning or heating systems A corporated B incorporated C uncorporated D miscorporated 21 An echo is a sound heard ……… it is reflected from an object A subsequently B as if C lest D seeing that 22 In the second half of the nineteenth century, textiles from the southwestern United state, particularly fabrics woven by the Navajo people, ……… A rugs began to be used C began to be used as rugs B as rugs began to be used D began to used them as rugs 23 During adolescence many young people begin to question ……… held by their families A the values B of the values C the values are D are the values 24 – “Do you think that the weather will be fine tomorrow?” – “Oh, yes It’s ……… that it will.” A almost surely B very likely C near positive D quite certainly 25 Persuading Chris to buy a round of drinks is like getting blood from a ……… A sea B beach C rock D stone II Give the correct form of the word in the brackets (1pt) Fears of Future Global Hunger A recent report has warned of global food (1 SHORT) ……………… unless the current system of farming and food distribution is changed The report highlights fears that currently rapid increases in yields come at the expense of (2 SUSTAIN) ………………, and that unless action is taken, hunger and (3 NUTRIENT) ……………… will become growing problems The population is expected to rise to around 8.3 billion in the next twenty years, and (4 URBAN) ……………… is set to continue, and it is expected that 6570% of the world’s population will live in cities Increasing world (5 PROSPEROUS) ………………… will lead to the rise in demand for energy, food and fresh water The report also considers the billion people worldwide who (6 EAT) ……………… and are therefore obese to be another example of the (7 FAIL) ……………… of the current system to provide health and well- being to the world’s population The authors believe that the (8 APPLY) ……………… of new technologies can play a role in (9 MINIMAL) ……………… future food shortages They see cloning, nanotechnology and genetic (10 MODIFY) ……………… as potential solutions However, although many of these technologies have been adopted worldwide, there is still ...iii BINH ĐỊNH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TUY PHUOC NO. 1 HIGH SCHOOL A STUDY ON SOME WAYS TO ENHANCE THE 10 th FORM STUDENTS' ACTIVENESS IN LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH SOME LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THE ENGLISH TEXTBOOK Name: Nguyen Bui Thuy Linh, M.A. School’s name : Tuy Phuoc No.1 High School Tuy Phuoc, April 2012 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF TABLES iv LIST OF FIGURE v PART A : INTRODUCTION I. The Statement of This Problem………………………………………………1 1. The Reality of The Problem Requiring The New Solution to solve……………1 2. The Meaning and Effect of the New Solution………………………………….2 3. The Scope of the Study 2 II. Method and Procedure 3 1. Literature review and theoretical background 3 1.1. Literature Review 3 1.2. Theoretical Background 3 1.2.1. Overview of Communicative Approach 4 1.2.1.1. Theories of Communicative Approach 4 1.2.1.2. Purposes of Communicative Activities 5 1.2.2. Learner- centered Approach 6 1.2.3. Active Learning 8 1.2.3.1 De finition8 1.2.3.2. The Good Language Learner 10 1.2.4. Factors Affect Students' English Learning 11 1.2.4.1.Motivation 11 1.2.4.2. Interest 13 1.2.5. Promoting Students' Activeness in Learning English 14 1.2.5.1.Climate Variables 14 1.2.5.2. Instructional Variables 15 1.2.5.3. Teacher's Characteristics 16 3 1.2.6. Overview of Learning Activities 17 1.2.6.1.Prominent Features of Leaning Activities 17 1.2.6.2. Classification 17 1.2.6.3. Principles of Selecting Appropriate Work Tasks 18 2. Measures for Implementing and Time to Create This Solution 19 2.1. Research Design and Procedures 19 2.1.1. Research Design 19 2.1.2. Research Procedures 19 2.2. Methods of Data Collection ' 20 2.3. Population of the Data Collection 22 2.3.1. The Population of the Questionnaires 22 2.3.2. The Population of the Classroom Observation 22 2.4. Data analysis 22 PART B: CONTENT I. Aim and Objectives 23 II. The Description of The experience Initiative’s Solution II.1 : Findings and discussion 23 2.1.1.Students' Activeness in Learning English …………………………………23 2.1.1.1. Students' Attitudes towards English Language Learning 25 2.1.1.2. 10 th Form Students' Involvement in the Lesson 25 2.1.1.2.1. Students' Involvement in the Lesson 29 2.1.1.2.2. Reasons for students not involving in Classroom Activities 29 2.1.1.2.3. Students' Willingness for Communication and Discussion the tasks with others 30 2.1.1.2.4. Frequency of Finding Chances to Practise English inside and outside Classroom 31 2.1.2.The Implementation of the Learning Activities in the English Textbook.31 2.1.2.1. The Learning Activities Developed in the English Textbook 32 2.1.2.2. The Frequency of Organizing the Learning Activities in the English Textbook 36 4 2.1.3.The Influence of the Learning Activities in the English Textbook on Students' Activeness 38 2.1.4. Teacher's Role and Classroom Atmosphere in Enhancing Students' Activeness in English Language Learning 41 2.1.4.1. Teacher's Role and Characteristics in Enhancing Students' Activeness in English Language Learning 41 2.1.4.2. The Influence of Classroom Atmosphere on Students' Activeness in English Language Learning 48 II.2 : Implications for enhancing students' activeness in learning English …49 2.2.1 Textbook Renovation 49 2.2.2. Making Writing Activities much more Meaningful and Interesting 52 2.2.3. Improving the Teacher's Classroom Management 53 2.2.4 Other Suggestions 55 PART C: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS FOR… 56 FURTHER RESEARCH REFERENCES Survey questionnaires APPENDIX 1 __ For teachers APPENDIX 2 __ For students 5 PART A: INTRODUCTION I . The Statement of This Problem: English nowadays has become more and more popular and has been widely used in Viet Nam. It is one of the major subjects in many schools and an indispensable means of communication at present. With such a trend of development, learning English is, therefore, important than ever before. All Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_001 Which word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others? 1. A. plumber B. some C. luxury D. consume 2. A. caused B. power C. shower D. amount 3. A. advice B. machine C. Chinese D. decide Which word has the main stress on the first syllable? 4. A. recent B. suggest C. apply D. divide Which word has the main stress on the third syllable? 5. A. purpose B. population C. solar D. natural Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in each sentence. 6. If we go on littering, the environment _________seriously polluted. A. becomes B. will become C. became D. would become 7. The boy was very hungry _________he ate nothing. A. so B. and C. therefore D. but 8. The man suggests _________to the seaside in the summer. A. to go B. go C. going D. goes 9. A dripping faucet_________500 liters of water a month. A. can waste B. is wasted C. waste D. are wasting 10. He sighed _________when he heard the news. A. sadly B. sad C. sadden D. sadness 11. The boy hated _________up very early in the morning. A. having get B. to have get C. having to get D. to have getting 12. Please _________the lights. It’s very dark. A. turn on B. go on C. get on D. put on Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_001 13. Not only _________her father, but you will know about his job if you go with us. A. you meet B. will you meet C. you are meeting D. do you meet 14. The man sat down on the chair _________started to tell the story. A. so B. and C. or D. because 15. You should travel by bike _________by motorbike to save energy. A. therefore B. instead of C. however D. because 16. Please go _________with what you’re doing. Don’t look at them! A. on B. out C. away D. down 17. The new appliance does not only work _________ but also saves energy. A. effect B. effective C. effectively D. effectiveness 18. In Western countries electricity gas and water _________necessities. A. was B. has been C. have D. are 19. Who will _________the cat when you are away on business? A. look at B. look forward to C. look after D. look for 20. Does she suggest _________some more butter? A. buying B. buys C. to buy D. bought. 21. You look hot in that coat. Why don’t you _________it _________? A. put/on B. put/away C. takes/out D. take/off 22. The village of the stone carving _________near the foot of the Marble Mountain. A. lay B. lies C. lain D. laid 23. Do you like the language center _________in the Women’s Magazine? A. advertiser B. advertised C. advertising D. advertisement 24. Don’t waste water or you will get an enormous _________by the end of the month. A. receipt B. paper C. bill D. letter Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM_001 25. Electricity is a clean but _________source of energy. A. cheap B. expensive C. good D. useful Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 26. She will pay less but she uses two energy-saving bulbs. A B C D 27. The questions the teacher wrote on the board was not easy. A B C D 28. She walked ten kilometers a day to get water enough for her family to use. A B C D 29. We should make some posters and hang it around our school. A B C D 30. The teacher suggest that I should buy a good dictionary. A B C D Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank in the following passage. Most paper is made from wood. When trees are cut down, they are transported (31)_______land or water to paper (32)_______. Here they are cut down (33)_______pieces and crushed up. This wood (34)_______is then dried on a machine and made into paper. Paper-making is an important British (35)_______, and paper from Britain is exported to South Africa, Australia and many other (36)_______. Some of the wood (37)_______in British paper-making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, Norway, etc. One tree is needed for (38)_______400 copies of a typical 40-page newspaper. If half the adults in VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES **************** TRẦN THỊ PHẤN THE USE OF ROLE PLAY ACTIVITIES IN ENHANCING 10 TH GRADERS’ MOTIVATION AND SPEAKING PERFORMANCE AT NAM CAO HIGH SCHOOL (Sử dụng các hoạt động đóng kịch để nâng cao động lực học tập và khả năng nói tiếng Anh cho học sinh lớp 10 tại Trường THPT Nam Cao) M.A. MINOR THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60.14.10 Hanoi, 2013 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES **************** TRẦN THỊ PHẤN THE USE OF ROLE PLAY ACTIVITIES IN ENHANCING 10 TH GRADERS’ MOTIVATION AND SPEAKING PERFORMANCE AT NAM CAO HIGH SCHOOL (Sử dụng các hoạt động đóng kịch để nâng cao động lực học tập và khả năng nói tiếng Anh cho học sinh lớp 10 tại Trường THPT Nam Cao) M.A. MINOR THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60.14.10 Supervisor: Dr. Đỗ Tuấn Minh Hanoi, 2013 i CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT I certify my authority of the Study Project Report entitled “THE USE OF ROLE PLAY ACTIVITIES IN ENHANCING 10 TH GRADERS’ MOTIVATION AND SPEAKING PERFORMANCE. A CASE STUDY AT NAM CAO HIGH SCHOOL” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. Tran Thi Phan Hanoi, 2013 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research thesis would not have been completed without the support of my supervisor, my lecturers, my colleagues, my students and my family members. First of all, I would like to express my deepest thanks to my supervisor, Dr Do Tuan Minh whose expert guidance, vast knowledge of educational research and teaching experience greatly supported me during the time I carried out the thesis. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all my lecturers at the Department of Post-graduate Studies, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Their sincere support and considerations have enabled me to pursue and finish the course. I would also like to thank all the teachers at Nam Cao high school who kindly helped me to answer the survey questionnaire and give practical solutions. Appreciation is also extended to 90 10 th grade students at Nam Cao high school for their patience and prompt responses to the questionnaires. Last but not least, I would like to thank, with all my heart, my family for encouraging me to finish this thesis. iii ABSTRACT In recent years, mastering students’ oral communication is one of the ultimate goals of foreign language teaching. However, in the reality, the teachers and students from Nam Cao high school have problems in teaching and learning English speaking. This research was carried out to examine how the speaking skill of 10 th graders at Nam Cao high school can be improved through using role play activities, and investigating the students’ attitudes toward using role play activities in teaching and learning English and the use of role play by teachers in teaching speaking skill as well. The findings of study showed that role play - 1 - VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES ĐỖ THỊ THANH BÌNH USING STIMULATING ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE 10 TH FORM STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS: A CASE STUDY AT THUAN AN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THUA THIEN HUE ( Sử dụng những hoạt động khích lệ để nâng cao kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh cho học sinh lớp 10: Một nghiên cứu điển hình tại Trường THPT Thuận An tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế) M.A MINOR THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY Code: 60 14 10 Cohort: MA 17 HANOI ,SEPTEMBER, 2010 - 2 - VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES ĐỖ THỊ THANH BÌNH USING STIMULATING ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE 10 TH FORM STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS: A CASE STUDY AT THUAN AN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THUA THIEN HUE ( Sử dụng những hoạt động khích lệ để nâng cao kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh cho học sinh lớp 10: Một nghiên cứu điển hình tại Trường THPT Thuận An tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế) M.A MINOR THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY Code: 60 14 10 Supervisor : Prof. Dr. Hoàng Văn Vân HANOI- 2010 - 6 - TABLE OF CONTENTS Page DECLARATION i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ABSTRACT iii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv LIST OF TABLES AND ABBREVIATIONS viii PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale of the study 1 2. Aims of the study 3 3. Research questions 4 4. Scope of the study 4 5. Significance of the study 4 6. Research methodology 4 - 7 - 7. Design of the study 5 PART B: DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1: Theoretical Backgrounds 6 1.1. General issues 6 1.1.1. What is ―speaking‖? 6 1.1.2. What is ―teaching speaking‖? 6 1.1.3. Factors affecting English speaking abilities 6 1.1.4. What a successfully speaking learner should do 7 1.2. Stimulating activities 8 1.2.1. Definition of stimulating activities 9 1.2.2. Types of stimulating activities in teaching speaking skills 9 1.2.2.1. Role play 9 1.2.2.2. Simulation 9 1.2.2.3. Drama 9 - 8 - 1.2.2.4. Games 9 1.2.2.5. Short stories 10 1.2.2.6. Discussion 10 1.2.2.7. Video 10 1.2.2.8. Group work 10 1.2.3. Three most stimulating activities used in speaking class 11 1.2.3.1. Games 11 1.2.3.2. Videos/ DVD in language teaching and learning 12 1.2.3.3. Role play 13 1.2.4. Prior studies related to teaching speaking 15 1.3. Summary 15 Chapter 2: The use of stimulating activities to improve 10 th form students’ 16 speaking skill at Thuan An USS - 9 - 2.1. Current situation of teaching and learning English speaking skills at Thuan An USS 16 2.1.1. An overview of Thuan An Upper Secondary School 16 2.1.2. The English teaching and learning situation at Thuan An USS 16 2.1.2.1. Description of the students at Thuan An USS 17 2.1.2.2. Description of the teachers at Thuan An USS 17 2.1.2.3. The syllabus of teaching and learning 17 2.1.2.4. The English textbook ―Tieng Anh 10‖ 18 2.1.2.5. Classroom facilities 19 2.2. A research on the use of stimulating activities 20 2.2.1. Research Methodology 20 2.2.1.1. Participants of the study 20 2.2.1.2. Research instruments 20 2.2.1.2.1. Classroom observations 20 2.2.1.2.2. Questionnaire 21 - 10 - 2.2.1.2.3. Interview 21 2.2.2. Data collection procedures 21 2.2.2.1. Stimulating activities