Using some useful warm up activities for teaching english 10 semester 1 standard syllabus to motivate the study excitement of the students in tho xuan IV high school

I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Reasons for choosing the research According to the trend of globalization, English has played an increasingly important role in all areas As a result , the deman of learning English has been constantly increasing Before that trend, English is considered the dominant subjects in the schools To be a young and enthusiastic teacher with teaching English, I always put out for myself the question is: How students love and become good at this subject? Through five- year practical teaching in Tho Xuan IV High school , I learned an experience is: If students take part in a warm- up activity before starting a new lesson, the lesson will be more successful From this fact, I study and design some suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10 (term I) to attract students’ attention in new lessons and make these lessons more interesting and effective.This is the reason why I choose the topic: “Using some useful warm- up activities for teaching English 10- semester 1- Standard syllabus to motivate the study excitement of the students in Tho Xuan IV high school ” 1.2 Aims of the research My research is aimed at: - Provide some basic knowledge about the role of warm- up activity - Offering some suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10 (term I) suggest for teaching English 10- term to the teachers 1.3 Participants of the research This research was applied to six classes of tenth grade in Tho Xuan IV high school (10A1, 10A3, 10A5- academic year 2014- 2015 and 10A2, 10A3,10A4academic year 2015- 2016) Each class contains different number of participants who are of mixed genders and language ability In term of language competence, most of them might be considered as pre – intermediate students 1.4 Methods of the research - Observing students working - Analyzing students’ results II CONTENT 2.1 Theoretical Background All of us know that the new version of English 10 was brought to the curriculum from the academic year 2006- 2007 and it has really brought a new wind in method of teaching and learning foreign language However, in my opinion beside the advantages the textbook English 10 also brings some disadvantages to both the learners and teachers About advantages, the English 10 has 15 lessons which focus on topics (You and me, education, community, nature, recreation and People and place) These topics are rather suitable with the hobby and knowledge of students They can not only make use of the general knowledge but also encourage them to find out some other informations relating to the lesson These information will provide students the necessary knowledge About disadvantages, some units contain some difficult structures to the students For example, in unit 8: Make ends meet, meet one’s wish… Beside that, the tasks of a few writing and speaking lessons are boring and unrelated to the topic of the Unit, which causes the difficulties in designing lesson plan to the teachers Being aware difficulties and advantages above, myself as well as other English teachers always think carefully before the completing a lesson phan.And this research is also aimed at promoting the advantages and limiting the disadvantages of teaching English in general and teaching English 10- semester in particular 2.2 The status of the problem From all the periods , I see that most of our students are still passive, not really interested in learning English This consequence is partly because our students come from the rural regions, their knowledge of English is not rich, especially some know very little about English When the teacher asks them to read the reading passages to give the answers, they all give correct answers but some of them not understand the content of the lesson In the examinations, they not the part reading well and some not know how to these exercises That is the reason why I think that we must design the really interesting warm-up activities for each new lesson to attract students’attention and make them more excited with the lessons 2.3 Some useful suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10semester 2.3.1.Unit1: A day in the life of…… a Lesson A: Reading Name : Describing pictures Type : class work Materials : Pictures Time : 3-5 minutes Procedure - Hang on some pictures in turn and ask sts to say out what they can see - Ask students to guess the content of the lesson b Lesson B: Speaking Name: matching words Type: group work Materials: poster, large papers, board pens Time: minutes Procedure: - Devide the class into groups - Provide each group with large and board pen - Give instruction and time allotted - Check groups’ work and declare the winner Subjects in English Subjects in Vietnamese Civic Education a Văn Technology b Toán Maths c Vật lý phyics d Hoá học geography e Tiếng Anh History f Gíao dục cơng dân Chemisrty g Lịch sử Physical Education h Thể dục English i Công nghệ 10.Biology j Vật lý 11.Literature k Tin học 12.Infomatics l Sinh học c.Lesson C: Listening Name: Network Type: class work Material: board, chalk Time: mins Procedure: - write the key word on the board - ask students to think of the related words and say in English - Lead in the lesson by some guiding question: + Do you like travel by cyclo? + Do you think Cyclo_ driver is an easy work? Means of transport d Lesson D: writing: Writing a narrative Name: Telling a story Type: Individual work Materials: Nothing Time: 3- Mins Procedure: - ask sts to think of the most impressed story that they witnessed or heard - call on advanced to tell in front of the class( Encourage him/ her to use English) - Give some other guiding questions: + What items are mentioned in his/ her story( Time, event, place……) + Which tense is used in the story? e.Lesson E: Language Focus: Name: Describing pictures Type: Class work Materials: Pictures, chalk Time: 2-3 mins Procedure: - Hang the pictures on the black board and ask sts to speak out what they can see in these pics - Write the key words on the black board - Call on some students to read the words - Write the phonetic forms of them and read the words aloud several times 2.3.2 Unit 2: School talks a.Lesson A: Reading: Name: Slap the board Type: Group work Materials: stick cards Time: 3- Mins Procedure: - Divide the class into groups - Ask each group to send presentatives and set in a queue - Provide each group of students stick cards & Give instruction - Read aloud sentence by sentence - Give feedback - Declare the winner Suggested sentences: + I often play ………online when I have free time + After the school year, I’ ll go on a summer…… + Soccer and badminton are my favourite……… + Do you usually watch…….at 6p.m everyday? + What is the ……….like today? + Students have to………hard for the exam + My ………….is collecting stamps Keys : games/ holiday/ sports/ film/ weather/ study/ hobby b.Lesson B: Speaking Name: Jumbled words Type: class work Materials: Poster Time: mins Procedure: - Hang on the poster - Give instruction and time allotted - Check with the whole class Jumbled words: + nice/ been/ has/ it/ meeting/ you + later/ you/ see/ Goodbye + Hello Are/ you/ how + Sorry, go/ to/ have/ got/ I you/ catch/ later Keys: + It has nice been meeting you + Goodbye See you later + Hello How are you? + Sorry, I have got to go Catch you later c.Lesson C: Listening Name: Missing words Type: group work Materials: Poster, chalk Time: mins Procedure: - Divide the class into teams - Give instruction - Hang on the poster - Call on representatives of the groups to come to the board and write down the key words Poster: + The duty of students is to S_ _ _ _ + In summer, my family often go to the B_ _ _ _ + 30th April is Hoa’s birthdayP_ _ _ _ + My hobby is T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the world + He invites me to go out for a D_ _ _ _ Suggested answers: STUDY/ BEACH/ PARTY/ TRAVELLING/ DRINK d.Lesson D: Writing: Writing a form Name: Brainstorming Type: clas work Materials: Chalk Time: mins Procedure: - Write the key word in a circle on the B B - Ask sts to list as many things relating to this word as possible - Write on B B what the sts say out - Lead in the lesson by using some more questions: + Where you often see these information? + Have you ever used these informaion? When Private information e.Lesson E: Language Focus Name: Describing pictures Type: class work Materials: Pictures, chalk Time: 3- mins Procedure: - Hang on the pics and give the questions: + What is the boy doing? + What is the little girl doing? - Write down the keys word on black board - Call some students to read aloud - Read as model times - Write the phonetic forms of them 2.3.3 Unit 3: People’ s background a.Lesson A: Reading Name: Game: Who am I( persons) Type: group work Materials: pictures, some pieces of paper Time : mins Procedure: - Divide the class into teams - Give instruction - Read aloud the clues for person in turn - Declare the winner • Who am I + I was born in Nghe An + I am the greatest leader of Vietnam + My birthday is May 19th 1890  UNCLE HO • Who am I? + I live in America + My name begins with letter B + I am the boss of the company Microft  BILL GATES • Who am I? + I am a famous female scientist + I was born in Germany + My name begins with letter M  MARIE CURIE b.Lesson B: Speaking: Name: Listing words beginning with the letter I Type: Group work Materials: Large papers, boardpens Time: 3-5 mins Procedure: - Divide the class into teams - Deliver each group with large paper and boardpen - Ask sts to write down the words beginning with I in minutes - Check with the whole class and declare the winner c.Lesson C: Listening Name: Name some Olympic champions Type: class work Material: none Time: 2-3 mins Procedure: - Give the question: “Can you name some famous Olympic champions in the world?” Suggested names: Michael Phelps (swimming – 2008), Nastia Liukin (Athletes2008)………… d.Lesson D: Writing: Fill in a form Name: Matching Type: group work Materials: posters, board pens Time: 3-5 mins Procedure: - Divide the class into teams Provide each group with poster containing the matching task Ask sts to match in mins Hang groups’ work on & check with the whole class Declare the winner A B name a Quynh giang village date of birth b Phan Boi Chau place of birth c 5/ 10/ 1983 school attended d Music and dancing exams passed e Private tutor previous job f English interests g Cao Thi Hue e.Lesson E: Language Focus Name: Drawing pictures Type: classwork Materials: chalk, board Time: minutes Procedure: - Draw some unclear things on the board and ask sts to guess what the teacher is going to draw next - Complete the pictures of faces with sadness on them - Ask sts these questions: + Who are they? Men or Women? > Men + Are they sad or happy? > Sad - Write the words on B B and read them aloud times - Write the phonetic forms of them and ask sts to read 2.3.4 Unit 4: Special Education a.Lesson A: Reading Name: Questionaire Type: class work Materials: none Time: mins Procedure: - give questions and ask sts to answer: + Can all of you hear/ speak/ see? + What are people who can’t hear/ speak/ see called?-THE DISABLED + Is it easy or difficult to teach the disabled? + May they have normal education? 10 - lead in the lesson : SPECIAL EDUCATION b Lesson B: Speaking Name: Noughts and crosses Type: group work Materials: poster Time: mins Procedure: - Divide the class into teams - Give instruction: each group take turn to choose the number they like each number carrries word, the group have to make sentence with this word.The group which complete sentences on the same horizontal or vertical line first will be the winner - Monitor the game - Declare the winner Subjects ( 1) Activities( 4) Friends( 7) Test (2) Lower secondary( 5) Time- table( 8) Homework( 3) Break ( 6) Teachers( 9) c Lesson C: Listening Name: Network Type: classwork Materials: chalk, board Time:2-3 mins Procedure: - write the key word on the board - ask sts to say the name of the school for the disabled in Vietnam - lead in the lesson d.Less Schools for the disabled on D: Writing Name: Describing pictures & questions Type: classwork Materials: pictures Time: 3-5 mins Procedure: 11 - Hang the pictures on and give questions: + Who are in these pictures? + How they feel? Happy or angry? +What kind of letter you write if you feel angry with something/ someone? A letter of complaint or a thank- you letter? - Lead in the lesson e.Lesson E: language focus Name: Using realia Type: Classwork Materials: a box, some chalk Time: mins Procedure: - Take a box and ask sts what you are holding BOX - Take some chalk and ask sts what is in your hand CHALK - Write the words on black board - Ask some sts to read aloud the words - Read aloud the words as modal - Write the phonetic forms and lead in the lesson 2.3.5 Unit 5: Technology and you a.Lesson A: Reading Name: Matching words and pictures( names of hardware) Type; group work Materials: pictures, stick cards Time: 3-5 mins Procedure: - devide the class into teams and give instruction - hang pictures on black boarb - call on the representative of each group to stick cards with the right words on the pics 12 - declare the winner b.Lesson B; Speaking Name; Network Type: classwork Material: none Time: mins Procedure: - write the key word on black board - ask sts to say out the names of modern inventions that they know - lead in the lesson by some more questions: + you have……? + what is a/ an……… used for? Modern inventions c.Lesson C: Listening Name: describing pic Type: classwork Material: picture Time: mins Procedure: - hang the picture on and ask sts: what the man and the girl in the picture is doing? 13 - lead in the lesson with some question: + are you learning to use computer at school? + is it easy or difficult or interesting? d.Lesson D: Writing Writing instructions Name: questions Type: classwork Material: picture Time: mins Procedure: - Hang the pic on and ask sts what is in the picture  Public Telephone - Give questions: + Have you ever used a public telephone? + is it easy or not to use it? + can you show me how to use it? - lead in the lesson 14 e.Lesson E: Language Focus Name: realia and questions Type: class work Materials: book, chalk Time:2 mins Procedure: - take a book and asks sts to say what it is  BOOK - asks sts what “ Thang 6” in English is  JUNE - write the key words on B B and read them aloud - Asks sts to tell the difference in pronouncing these words - Give the phonetic forms 2.3.6.Unit 6: An Excursion a.Lesson A; Reading: Name: describing pics and questions Type; classwork Materials: pics in textbook Time:3 -5 mins Procedure: - asks sts to open the textbook and answer the questions: + What is pic about? What can you see in pic…? + What you know about it? + Which site you like to visit best? b.Lesson B: Speaking 15 Name: completing the pic Type: classwork Materials: chalk, board Time: 3-5 mins Procedure: - T draw a horizontal line on the black board - Asks some sts to come to the board and complete it in their own opinion - Praise the st if he/ she can draw a pic of a boat - If sts can not draw a boat, T has to it - Lead in the lesson by some more guiding questions: + Have you ever traveled by boat? Do you like it? + which place on the boat you like best? c.Lesson C: Listening Name: answer the questions in the textbook Type: classwork Materials: textbook Time: mins Procedure: - asks sts to answer the Qs in the part “ Before you listen” - lead in the lesson d.Lesson D: Writing: Name: network Type: classwork Materials: chalk, board Time: mins Procedure: - write the key word on black board - ask sts to speak out types of letter that they know - lead in the lesson Types of letters e.Lesson E: Language Focus Name: odd one out Type: group work 16 Materials: chalk, black board Time: mins Procedure: - divide the class into groups - write the groups of words on black board - ask students to find out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently - give feedback and lead in the lesson • earn, bird, fir, other • today, nurse, from, of 2.3.7.Unit 7: Mass Media a Lesson A: Reading: Name: listing words beginning with M Type: groupwork Materials: large papers Time: 3-5 mins Procedure: - divide the class into groups - provide each group a large paper and boardpen - give instruction - hang the groups’ work on & check with the whole class - declare the winner - lead in the lesson b.Lesson B: Speaking Name: Network Type: classwork Materials: chalk, black board Time: mins - write the key word on black board - ask sts to speak out the names of some Mass media - lead in the lesson c.Lesson C; Listening Name: pic and questions Type: classwork Materials: picture Time: mins Procedure: - Take the pic and ask sts to say what is in the pic RADIO 17 - Give some guiding questions: + what is it used for? + you often listen to it? When? How many hours a week? + which programme on it you like best? Music or news? - lead in the lesson d.Lesson D: Writing Name: questions Time: mnis Procudure: - give questions: + can you name some kinds of Mass Media? + Which is the most popular? + what are the advantages and disadvantages of TV? - Lead in the lesson e.Lesson E: Language focus Name: group words Materials: pieces of papet Type: groupwork Time: 3- mins Procedure: - divide the class into groups - give each group a piece of paper with words on it - ask each group to put the words in columns basing on their phonetic feature - lead in the lesson words: buy, boy, enjoy, play, say, toy, kind, type, they 18 2.3.8 Unit 8: The story of my village: a Lesson A: Reading Name: comparing the pics Type: classwork Materials: pics in textbook ( listening) Time: 3-5 mins Procedure: - hang the two pics on and ask sts to find out differences between them - lead in the lesson d lesson D: Writing: Giving directions Name: Questions + Where you live, An? > I live at block 5, caugiat town + The whole class, you know how to get there/  lead in the lesson e.Lesson E: Language Focus Name: odd one out Type: group work Materials: chalk, black board Time: mins Procedure: - divide the class into groups - write the groups of words on black board - ask students to find out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently - give feedback and lead in the lesson 2.4.Results of the Research 19 After five years teaching English 10 at Tho Xuan IV high school, I realize that the warm- up activities in teaching English 10 have following results: - Students have more progress in developing skills: reading, speaking,listening and writing They can use the information from the reading passage to apply in their writings Therefore, students’ reading, speaking and writing skills are made full use in each unit - Weaker students have made more progress in learning at school Moreover, they became more confident in expressing their ideas, thoughts and feeling in class These warm- up activities made students become more active and excited about the reading lessons In addition, the classes became really effective Students felt happy when doing well the activities that the teacher required by their efforts After two years teaching English 10 for six classes (10A1, 10A3, 10A5academic year 2014- 2015 and 10A2, 10A3,10A4- academic year 2015- 2016), I compared the average mark of all the tests and achieved in term the following results: * The academic year 2014- 2015: Mark Number of Class students - 10 6.5 - 7.5 5-6 2.5 – 4.5 – 10A1 43 (7 %) (20.9 %) 22 (51.2 %) (20.9 %) 10A3 50 (16 %) 11 (22 %) 23 (46 %) (16 %) 10A5 41 (12.1 %) (19.6 %) 19 (46.3 %) (22 %) *The academic year 2015- 2016: Mark Number of Class students - 10 6.5 - 7.5 5-6 2.5 – 4.5 - 10A1 43 (9.3 %) 11 (25.6 %) 24 (55.8 %) (9.3 %) 10A3 50 (18 %) 12 (24 %) 24 (48 %) (10 %) 10A5 41 (12.1 %) 11 (26.8 %) 21 (51.2 %) (9.9 %) III CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 3.1 Conclusion Using the warm- up activities in teaching English 10 brings us many positive effects The students’ reading skills are much better Beside students can improve their speaking, listening as well as writing skills They are really excited in learning lessons in the textbook English 10- term I 3.2 Some suggestions In order to apply these activities in teaching English 10, the teachers and students are expected to the following activities: - For students: They must prepare the lesson carefully at home, especially the vocabulary - For teachers: They have to redesign the activities in the lessons so that they are suitable with students’ abilities and can motivate students in each class 20 - For schools: Each school should supply more references related to reading, speaking, listening and writing skills to the teachers Finally, we should redesign the warm- up activities for teaching English 10 term English 11 and English 12 in order to help our students study better Above are all the experiences that I got after five years teaching English in my school However, each teacher has their own ways of teaching as well as each student has their own ways of learning, we expect to receive more suggestions from readers in order to make my research more completed XÁC NHẬN CỦA THỦ TRƯỞNG ĐƠN VỊ Thanh Hóa, ngày tháng năm 2016 Tơi xin cam đoan SKKN viết, không chép nội dung người khác (Ký ghi rõ họ tên) Lê Thị Hằng 21 REFERENCES SGV, SGK lớp 10, NXB Giáo Dục English language Teachimg Methodology Bộ GD-ĐT 2003 The ELTTP Methodology course Brophy, Jeremy (1998), Motivating Students to Learn, Mc Graw- Hill Companies Thiết kế giảng Tiếng Anh 10, NXB Hà Nội Sách “ Một số vấn đề đổi phương pháp dạy học bậc THPT môn tiếng Anh Bộ GD-ĐT ” Tài liệu tập huấn đổi phương pháp môn tiếng Anh lớp 10 22 TABLE OF CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Reasons for choosing the research: …………………………… 1.2 Aims of the research: …………………………………………… 1.3 Participants of the research: ……………………………………… 1.4 Methods of the research: ………………………………………… II CONTENT 2.1 Theoretical Background: ………………………………………… 2.2 The status of the problem: ……………………………………… 2.3 Some useful suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10- semester 1:……………………………………………………… 2.3.1.Unit1: A day in the life of…….:……………………………… 2.3.2 Unit 2: School talks: ………………………………………… 2.3.3 Unit 3: People’ s background:………………………………… 2.3.4 Unit 4: Special Education:…………………………………… 2.3.5 Unit 5: Technology and you: ……………………………… 2.3.6.Unit 6: An Excursion: ……………………………………… 2.3.7.Unit 7: Mass Media: ………………………………………… 2.3.8 Unit 8: The story of my village: ……………………………… 2.4.Results of the Research: ……………………………………… III CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 3.1 Conclusion:……………………………………………………… 3.2 Some suggestions: ……………………………………………… References: : ………………………………………………… Page 1 1 1 2 12 14 16 17 18 19 19 19 21 23 ... differently - give feedback and lead in the lesson 2.4.Results of the Research 19 After five years teaching English 10 at Tho Xuan IV high school, I realize that the warm- up activities in teaching English. .. speaking, listening and writing skills to the teachers Finally, we should redesign the warm- up activities for teaching English 10 term English 11 and English 12 in order to help our students study. .. Mark Number of Class students - 10 6.5 - 7.5 5-6 2.5 – 4.5 - 10 A1 43 (9.3 %) 11 (25.6 %) 24 (55.8 %) (9.3 %) 10 A3 50 (18 %) 12 (24 %) 24 (48 %) (10 %) 10 A5 41 (12 .1 %) 11 (26.8 %) 21 ( 51. 2 %) (9.9