Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a reading unit 8 life in the future, english 12

Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen INDEX Page I.INTRODUCTION 1.Reasons for research 2.Purposes 3.Subjects 4.Methods II CONTENTS 1.Theoretical background Realities before applying the research 3.Solutions : integrated Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Civic Education, Information & Technology, Medical, Environmental and Cultural Knowledge in teaching Part a- reading Unit 8: Life in the future 4.Effectiveness of the research 21 III.CONCLUSION 1.General conclusion 2.Recommendation IV REFERENCES V APPENDIX INTRODUCTION Reasons for the research Nowadays, manipulating disciplinary knowledge in teaching is very necessary, Especially is English because English is a subject that can integrate much knowledge of other subjects So, students need to accumulate the rich vocabulary and get knowledge of numerous subjects in teaching English to study well this subject;besides teachers can manipulate disciplinary knowledge It helps activities in English lesson become more and more attracted to students Moreover, Students will have chace to research much knowledge in other areas of study in English To well integrated teaching in English.It takes teacher lot of time to plan carefully to be able to explain the related to other subjects Furthermore, practicing I Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen skills in English for students at Thach Thanh high school is really difficult because of their poor vocabulary,bad comprehension skill Therefore, students don’t like learning to reading skill Being a teacher of English, I will try to find the best method to help students overcome the difficulties in learning reading lesson Purpose We have all known recently that integrating subjects in solving a problem of lesson is essential, which make learners not only study and improve the knowledge from other subjects but also help them understand and solve the matter faster and more effectively Integrating subjects such as Geography, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Knowledge of Economy, Knowledge from Culture, Medial Field, Civic education and Life, etc into the project: “Life In The Future” and People’s Responsibilities to global and local problems not only help students understand the lesson more effectively but also raise their awareness and duties to better their life Based on the innovation of the teaching methodology of the Ministry of Education and Training on the application of interdisciplinary knowledge, I would like to give some experiences in teaching part a- reading, Unit 8:Life in the future, English 12 Subjects In my research, I study with 12th grade students who will study unit 8:Life in the future Students use maps to find out Newcastle upon Tyne where the Northern Rock bank used to exist; using the knowledge about the existence of the Northern Rock bank, the oldest bank in the UK, which was collapsed by the economic depression and using biological knowledge to know clearly the effects of cleaner beenvironment, fresher air and healthier food to our health;besides Students have opportunities to overview the widely uses of computers in many fields such as in Education, Business and watch some video clips about the environmental status in Vietnam and in their home country, which helps to raise their responsibilities toward these problems 4.Methods To have a good result, I have used some following methods: Firstly, I listen to some comments and inquire experience from my colleagues Secondly, I use reading micro-skills as scanning for specific ideas, skimming for general information, and guessing meaning in context and the information they have read to discuss the topic Thirdly, I study through the internet, use new methods in teaching English such as: using pictures to teach vocabulary, observing and analysing maps, and video clips Next, I ask students to practise individual and work in pair as much as possible Lastly, I use integrated subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Civic Education, Information & Technology, Medical, Environmental and Cultural Knowledge, etc.) to explain some further information Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen II.CONTENTS Theoretical background The purpose of teaching reading comprehension is to help students understand the key information needed Improving reading skill both helps students develop scanning for specific ideas,skimming for general information and understand clearly about many subjects to each other in context In traditional teaching method, Teacher will scan the passage to find some new vocabularies and write down on the board ; then ask students to read and write down on their notebooks.According to above part to all the tasks that follow and get some information from each paragraph;teacher has to give information and pictures which is related to knowledge of many subjects for students Unit 8: Life in the future can help students understand some good and bad things about future life according to optimist’s and pessimist’s attitudes; The benefits that future life brings to us thanks to the developments in micro technology – computers and telecommunication.From that,it raises people’s responsibilities of solving common problems in the world, in the country and local place 2.Realities before applying the research With the part A in unit 12, I used to teach the students by traditional method that follows Homework checking I Lead in the lesson & vocabulary - Ask some students to answer some questions in the textbook - Introduce some new words/ expressions that appear in reading text - students practice new words and phrases II Practice: -Ask ss to all the tasks ( in textbook): Matching and answering questions - Check sts’ answer III Further practice - Ask sts to Complete the notes Pessimists and Optimists’s attitudes toward Life in the future -Give homework: - To learn by heart the new words - To write a passage (100-120 words) about advantages and disadvantages of robots follow the given cues Advantages: + Save labor, lighten our work + difficulties/hard jobs so that men have more time to enjoy life or more creative work Disadvantages:+ replace human beings in many fields, so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless + people become more dependent on robots; we can’t work properly when the power is off or when robots stop workin - Prepare for part B- Speaking Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Solutions In my research, I only mention the new ways in teaching Part A-Reading unit 12 Life in the future effectively by integrating many subjects in it I would like to present the form of teaching plan below Warm - up Presents video clips Teacher: Presents questions What you think about life in the future? ( It has good things/ bad things or both) Teacher: Asks students to work individually to watch the video clips about future life carefully in two minutes and then answer the presented question Video clip Video clip Students: Answer “Life in the future has both good and bad things” Teacher: Concludes and sums up “Today, we will study Unit 8, part A Reading to understand more about the good and bad things of the future life, from that we have know our responsibilities for bettering the world” Teacher: Presents the first picture and explains “People who always expect good things to happen” VOCABULARY Teacher gives vocabulary by asking students to look at the pictures on the projector and guess the words or phrases together with writing on their notebooks Students: Look at the picture and say “Optimist- Người lạc quan” Teacher: Corrects and gives the adjective of the word “Optimistic- lạc quan” Teacher: Shows the second picture with the word “the Pessimist” inside Students: Look at the picture and say “Người bi quan ” Teacher: Checks the student’s answer and gives the adjective of the word “Pessimistic-bi quan” Teacher: Asks students to look at the word “Economic Depression” on the screen and explains “A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs” Students: Look at the word and guess the meaning “Thời kì suy giảm kinh tế” Teacher: Corrects Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Teacher: Shows the fourth pictures and asks students “Who you call these people?” Students: Answer “ They are terorists” Teacher: Corrects and gives feedback “Terrorist- kẻ khủng bố ”, “Terrorism- khủng bố, chủ nghĩa khủng bố” Teacher: Asks students to look at the three words and phrases and guess their meaning Contribute to (vp) Micro Technology (np) Wipe out (vp) Teacher: Has students’ answers and corrects Contribute to (vp): đóng góp cho Micro Technology (np): cơng nghệ vi mơ Wipe out (vp): xóa sạch, xóa sổ Teacher: Shows the pictures, asks students look at the second one followed the green arrow, then explains “ Thank to this device, housewives don’t have to spend much time on doing housework” Students: Answer and then Teacher checks “Labour saving device- thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động” Teacher: Shows the seventh picture and asks “What are they?” Teacher: Listens to student’s answer, then gives the correct answer “Space shuttletàu vũ trụ, tàu thoi” Teacher: Shows all words and phrases to read and asks students to listen to carefully - Optimistic (a)[ɔpti'mistik]: Lạc quan - Pessimistic (a)[,pesi'mistik]: Bi quan - Terrorism (n)['terərizəm]: Sự khủng bố - Contribute to (v)[kən'tribju:t]: Đóng góp cho Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen - Economic depression (np)[,i:kə'nɔmik di'pre∫n ]: Thời kyỵ̀ suy giảm kinh tế - Wipe out (v)[waip]: Xóa (quét sạch) - Labour-saving devices (np)['leibə,seiviη di'vais]: Thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động - Micro technology (n)['maikrəu tek'nɔlədʒi]: Công nghệ vi mô - Space-shuttle (n)[’speis ’∫۸ tl]:Tàu thoi,tàu vũ trụ Teacher: Calls 1, students to read the words again, then checks their pronunciation Vocabulary checking Teacher: Presents a table and asks students to work in pairs to match the words in column A with their definitions in column B A B Wiped out a People who always expect bad things to happen Pessimists b Be destroyed or removed completely Economic depression c Spacecraft designed to be used for traveling between the earth and a space station Space – shuttle d The use of violent action in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act Terrorism e A period when there’s little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs Students: Answer and then Teacher gives feedback “1b- 2a- 3e- 4c- 5d” Teacher: Shows the reading passage, then asks students to look at on the projector and listen carefully to the audio LIFE IN THE FUTURE What will life be like in the future? Different people have different answers to this question; some are pessimistic while others optimistic Things will be much worse than they are nowadays, pessimists say The whole world will experience a period of economic depression Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous On the contrary, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today We will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods We will also be better looked Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen after by a more modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving devices For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different Development in micro technology- computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives Take work, for instance Robots will most of the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them Offices, too, will go electronic with the result that paper will almost completely disappear More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office As for travel, it is likely that space – shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel achieving speeds of up to 15, 000 kph Cars will still be with us, but, instead of petrol, they will run on anything from electricity to methane gas They will also be fitted with computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving and if there is anything wrong on the road ahead Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and history is full of unexpected developments However, we are confident that the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to bettering our own lives Teacher: Asks students “ Can you name the content of passage?” Students: Answer Teacher: Checks and shows the content of the pasage Introduction: (Line 1-2) Body Paragraph 1: (Line 3-12) Pessimists and Optimists’s attitudes toward life in the future Body Paragraph 2: (Line 13-25) The influences of micro technology computers and telecommunication on various aspects of our lives Conclusion: (Line 26-30) Teacher: Presents the Body Paragraph for students by projector Pessimists and Optimists’s attitudes toward life in the future Things will be much worse than they are nowadays, pessimists say The whole world will experience a period of economic depression Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism as terrorist groups will become more powerful and more dangerous On the contrary, optimists believe that life will be far better than it is today We will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods We will also be better looked after by a more modern medical system Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving devices Teacher: Asks students “What are the effects of economic depression in the world?” Students: Answer Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Teacher: Checks and gives feedback (Integrating Knowledge of Economy) through images and information Teacher: Asks students “Give an example of a large corporation that was wiped out by the Economic Depression?” Students: Answer “The Northern Rock bank in the UK” Teacher: Corrects and provides further information about the Northern Rock bank (Integrating Knowledge of Economy, Georgraphy and History) * Northern Rock, formerly the Northern Rock Building Society, was a British bank It was based at Regent Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Northern Rock was best known for becoming the first British bank * The collapse of Northern Rock, one of the oldest banks of England (1850-2012), the signal peak for the economic crisis in the UK Teacher: Continues to raise questions “ How dangerous is the terrorism? Can you name some famous terrorist groups in the world? What have they doing to harm our lives?” Students: Answer “They are IS and Al Qaeda They are really dangerous because they have been attacking and killing kinds of people despite working class, career, religion, and sex, etc.” Teacher: Corrects and presents some more information about the two famous terrrorist groups IS and Al Qaeda (Integrating Knowledge of Georgraphy, History, and NEWS) Taking thousands of women as instead of giving them any kind sex slaves Reports have come in that some are raped up to 30 times per day Tossing the bodies of their victims off cliffs, instead of giving them any kind of burial Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Teacher: Shows the map of Afganistan-the Headquarter of Al Qaeda and the pictures of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al- Zawahiri- the supreme leaders of this terrorist group Osama bin Laden Ayman al- Zawahiri Teacher: Asks students “Can you give some benefits of living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods?” Students: Give the answersTeacher: Checks and explains (Integrating Biological, Medical Knowledge and Life) Teacher: Asks students “How good does modern medial system provide patients?” Students: Give the answers Teacher: Gives feedback (Integrating Medical Knowledge) * Patients spend less time in recovery and more time enjoying a healthy life time Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen * Patients can save in health care costs as well as improved patient health Teacher: Presents some pictures and asks “ Who invented these labour-saving devices? And When?” Students: Find the answers Teacher: Corrects (Integrating Knowledge History and Science &Technology Electromagnetic Stove by a group Wringing company, Britain in 1691 Washing machine by Washing and engineers of Sauter, Germany in 1991 cleaner by James Dyson Fridge by Jacob Perkin, USA in 1834 Britain in 1983 Teacher: Shows the Body Paragraph by projector The influences of micro technology computers and telecommunication on various aspects of our lives For better or worse, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different Developments in micro technology–computers and telecommunication are bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives Take work, for instance Robots will most of the work in factories, so they will be cleaner places for fewer people to work in them Offices, too, will go electronic with the result that paper will almost completely disappear More people will work from home on computers linked to a head office As for travel, it is likely that space – shuttle technology will be used in normal air travel achieving speeds of up to 15, 000 kph Cars will still be with us, but, instead of petrol, they will run on anything from electricity to methane gas They will also be fitted with computers to tell us how efficiently we are driving and if there is anything wrong on the road ahead Teacher: Presents the picture Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 10 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen and then asks students “ Can you gives some uses of computers in Education, Medical, Business and other fields?” Students: Answer the question Teacher: Corrects and gives feedback (Integrating Knowledge of Science &Technology) *Some advantages of computer in Education Learning Learning Online Teaching *Some advantages of computer in Medical Field Diagnostic Surgery *Some advantages of computer in Business Field Conference Meeting Working online * Some advantages of computer in other Fields Shopping Online Travelling Online Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 11 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Teacher: Asks students “What is the definition and roles of telecommunication?” Students: Answer the question Teacher: Checks the answers (Integrating Knowledge of Science & Technology) Telecommunication And presents the images of some kinds of telecommunication Teacher: Shows the picture of a robot then asks “What you know about the first robot appeared in the world?” Students: Give answers Teacher: Gives feedback (Integrating Knowledge of Science & Technology) In 1950, integrated robot which can remote control was invented by Brit Tony Sale The height of about 1.8 meter property and is made from pieces of a bomb Teacher: Presents another question “What can a robot do?” Students: Answer “They can housework, work in factories, etc” Teacher: Checks by presenting images and explication (Integrating Knowledge of Science & Technology) Express feeling Do housework Teacher: Asks another question “What are the advantages of robots in the factories?” Students: Answer “ They can work long, give more products and not require salary” Teacher: Checks and presents information (Integrating Knowledge of Science & Technology) Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 12 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen * Can perform the tasks which the humans find them dangerous, boring or difficult, with constant speed and precision and they continue and finish the work without feeling sick * Help increase the number of manufactured products and decrease the production of defective goods Teacher: Continues to ask “What are the disadvantages of robots in the factories?” Students: Answer “The unemployment may rise because robots can most of the work ” Teacher: Checks and gives feedback (Integrating Knowledge of Science & Technology) * The unemployment rate will increase , and many people who can not get work will become poorer while the company owners will get richer * Can work in the factory with limitations The human the tasks that require creativity Teacher: Presents the two pictures and asks “ Why people have to replace paper into electronic in the offices?” Students: Give answer “Because the source of fuel to make papers such as uood has become exhausted, etc” Teacher: Checks (Integrating Knowledge of Science & Technology) * The chances of losing important documents are lower when scanned and filed electronically * The documents are often easier to find in an electronic system * The potential for misfiled paper documents is high Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 13 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Teacher: Presents the two pictures and asks “Do you know the speed of space shuttle? Give some more information about the space shuttle technology?” Students: Give answer “It can fly with the speed of up to 15,000 kph” Teacher: Gives feedback (Integrating Knowledge of History, Physics and Information& Technology) Speeds of up to 15,000 kph ●1 kilometer per hour =0.277777778 m / s ● “Kph”(kilometer per hour ) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour ●The unit symbol (not abbreviation)is km/h Worldwide, it is the most commonly used unit of speed on road signs and car speedometers Teacher: Continues to ask “How can we make methane gas?” Teacher: Checks the answers (Integrating Knowledge of Chemistry) * Gas Methane method is to combine hydrogen from an electrolyzer with carbon dioxide and convert the two gases to methane(see natural gas) PRACTICE Task 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) then correct Teacher: Shows statements on projetor and asks students to works in pairs to the task within minutes The security of the earth will be threatened by economist Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the invention of laboursaving devices Robots will most of the work in home Space shuttle technology be used in normal air travel achieving speed of up to 10,000kph Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 14 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen The development of microtechnology-computers and telecommunication have a huge influence on various aspects of our life Students: Work in pairs, skim the whole passagge to find out the answers Teacher: Checks and gives feedback 1F: economist ►terrorism (Line 6) 3F: home►factories (Line 16-17) 2T (Line 11-12) 4F: 10,000kph►15,000kph (Line 21-22) 5T (Line 14-16) Task 2: Answer the following questions Teacher: Shows questions on projetor and underlines Wh-question and delivers handouts Who will become more powerful and dangerous according to pessimists? Why will domestic chores no longer be a burden? What are the most important factors that will bring about dramatic changes in various aspects of our lives? How fast will space – shuttle technology be used in normal air travel? What will happen in an economic depression? Teacher: Asks students to work in groups in minutes and needs a student to be the secretary to write down the scores on board Students: Work in groups to scan the pasage and write the answers on handouts Teacher: Shows lucky numbers game Teacher explains the rules of game “To partipate in the game, you must work into two groups There are pictures of numbers , one on which has no question but lucky number If you answer the question correctly, you certainly have 10 points But if you don’t have any answer, the other will have chance And if you are lucky , you are given 10 points and continue choosing the next number At the end of the game the group has the higher scores will be the winner The winner will be awarded candies Now, let’s start the game” Students: Work into two groups to choose numbers with the questions inside and try to give the answer quickly and correctly Teacher: Checks students’ answers by giving feedback with evidence and asks the secretary to write down the score Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 15 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen The first number is gone with the question 3, the second with question 5, the third is a lucky number, the fourth with question 2, the fifth with question one and the last with question number The answer for question1 ►Terrorist groups (Line7) The answer for question ►Thanks to/ Because of the inventions of labour – saving devices (Line 12) The answer for question ►Developments in micro technology – computers and telecommunication (Line 1416) The answer for question ► Speeds of up to 15,000 kph (Line 21-22) The answer for question ►Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost (Line 5-6) Further Practice Complete the notes Teacher: Presents two tables Table 1: Pessimists and Optimists’s attitudes toward Life in the future Pessimists Optimists Table 2: The influences of technology in future life Work Travel Asks students to work in groups of to complete two tables within five minutes Students: Work in groups to complete the table Teacher: Calls presentatives to write the result on board Students: Two students give the answer on board, others look and check Teacher: Gives feedback Table 1: Pessimists and Optimists’s attitudes toward Life in the future Pessimists Optimists - The whole world will experience - We will live in a much cleaner a period of economic depression environment, breathing fresher air and eating healthier foods - Many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost - We will be better looked after by a more modern medical system - The security of the earth will be threatened by terrorism - Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor – saving Table 2: The influences of technology in future life Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 16 Thach Thanh high school Work - Factories will be run by robots - Offices will go electronic Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Travel - Travelling by space-shuttle is very fast (achieving speed of up to 15,000kph - Cars will run on anything from electricity to methane gas and fitted with computers - Many people will work from home on computers linked to a head offic Teacher : Provides some pictures then asks students “What can you see in the pictures?” Students: Look at the pictures carefully and answer “Earthquake, Environmental pollution, Terrorism and Disease” Teacher : Gives feedback Earthquake Environmental Pollution Diseases Terrorism Teacher: Asks students “What you think about these screens?” Students: Look at the pictures then answer “They are global problems” Teacher: Corrects and asks students “What should we to solve these global problems? Tell some examples that people have been doing to better the world? ” Students: Think about the question, and some have the answers “We should enact laws to punish actions that harm the environment, etc.” Teacher: Gives feedback (Integrating Civic Education) We should -Raise people’s awareness of global problems are not the duties of one country, but of the whole world -Governments have to enact law to protect environment, solve diseases, etc -The whole world work together to solve commom problems such as terrorism, natural disasters, etc and punish actions that harm the environment as well Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 17 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Here are some ways of solving global problems that we are doing Teacher: Shows pictures and explains Methods to reduce impacts of earthquakes (Integrating Knowledge of Physics and Civic Education) *Planning the location of infrastructure * Strengthening existing infrastructure * Education on emergency procedure Ways to stop environmental pollution (Integrating Knowledge of Biology, Physics, Science & Technology and Civic Education) Reduce Deforestation Use Eco-Friendly Raw Material such as Hemp Using Clean Sources of Energy Reduce Personal Consumption (Solar Energy) Solutions to terrorism (Integrating Knowledge of Civic Education and NEWS) * Education: is a primary solution to terrorism the government should educate the people to understand the differences in culture, region, belief and human behavior All people should think of the pea, freedom and equality of humans Some recent Achievement in Repelling Diseases (Integrating Medical Knowledge) Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 18 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Teacher: Shows a video clip with questions “Is the film about your home country? Why so many fish die?” Students: Answer “ Yes, the film is about fish killed in Buoi river inThach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province due to contaminated water” Teacher: Checks the answer (Integrating Knowledge of NEWS and Civic Education) * More than 17 tones of fish raised in Cages in the Western Thanh Hoa Province’s, Thach Thanh District have died due to contaminated water * The dead fish, belonging to households in the district’s communes of Thach Lam, Thach Quang, Thanh My, and Thanh Vinh, were found from Wednesday to Saturday (from 4th to 10th in May, 2016) Teacher: Shows a map (Integrating Knowledge of NEWS and Georgraphy) and explains Teacher: Comments the situation “Although there have a lot of actions done to reduce the problem such as -Local authorities have been instructed to bury the dead fish with chemicals to prevent environmental pollution -Further investigations were underway to determine the cause of the mass fish deaths along the river Teacher: Concluses the lesson by using the last paragraph “Whatever we expect from the future, remember that progress has never moved in straight lines, and history is full of unexpected developments However, we are Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 19 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen confident that the future is in our hands, and it is our responsibility to contribute to bettering our own lives BECAUSE WE ARE THE WORLD!” (Teacher plays the stereo with the song “WE ARE THE WORRLD” by many artists) HOMEWORK Teacher : Asks students - To learn by heart the new words - To write a passage (100-120 words) about advantages and disadvantages of robots follow the given cues Advantages: + Save labor, lighten our work + difficulties/hard jobs so that men have more time to enjoy life or more creative work Disadvantages:+ replace human beings in many fields, so many people will lose their jobs or go jobless + people become more dependent on robots; we can’t work properly when the power is off or when robots stop workin - Prepare for part B- Speaking Students: Write the requests on notebooks TESTING * Form : Students a 15 minutes written test with ten multiple choice questions on the worksheets after learning the lesson * Teacher: - Giving test - Organising students doing the test - Correcting and giving marks 4.Effectiveness of the research To consolidate the lesson I had students done a fifteen minute test with ten multiple choice questions on the worksheet 2* After 15 minutes I collected the papers, gave marks and feedback From the results of applying my new solution in teaching, I realize that most students understand and well Besides, most of them are interested in learning from manipulating interdisciplinary subjects which provides the students a wide range of information related to the lesson Below is the statistics I have collected from the school year 2017-2018 that my experiences have been done in three classes 12C3, 12C4, and 12C5 at Thach Thanh high school Class Mark Before applying After applying 12C3 (25sts) Lower 5- Numbers of students 10 Rate(%) 28% 40% Numbers of students Rate(%) 16% 32% Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 20 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen Upper 32% 13 52% 12C4 Lower 21 47,7% 12 27,2% (44sts) 5- 20 45,4% 18 40,9% Upper 6,9% 14 31,9% 12C5 Lower 23 67% 12 35,2% ( 34sts) 5- 10 29,4% 18 52,9% Upper 2,% 11.9% CONCLUSION General conclusion Manipulating disciplinary knowledge in teaching English helps students become active learners and citizens The result shows that after integrating subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Georgraphy, especially the knowledge of Science & Technology, Civic Education and NEWS, etc most students understand the lesson better Recommendation * For my office and colleagues I will continue doing perfectly the other topics in English lessons next time to make the students develop well Moreover, I go on fulfilling our knowledge from other subjects in order to make mine better This is the project that I have tested in Thach Thanh high school I would like to get support and good comments from collegues to make the work better next time * For Department of Education and Training Above all my experiences, which have been applying to teaching English but still have many disadvantages I hope that colleagues are willing to contribute valuable advices and sincere comments to make my research more perfect and successful Finally, I would like to show my sincere thanks Approved by Thanh Hoa, May 25 th 2018 I am convicted that this is the experience I it myself, not copying from the others Written by Ngo Van Giang (The headmaster of my school) Nguyễn Thị Thương Huyền Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 21 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen IV REFERENCES (1*) http://giaoan.violet.vn/present/show/entry_id/12030276 (unit 8.Life in the future– Tieng Anh 12 –Phan Hong Van- Thu vien giao an) (2*)http://dethi.violet.vn/present/show/entry_id/10819043 ( unit Life In The Future - Tieng Anh 12-Nguyen Dinh Hao– Thu vien de thi) (2*) http://dethi.violet.vn/present/show/entry_id/744682 (Test Unit 8- Tieng Anh 12-Nguyen Thu Huong– Thu vien de thi va kiem tra V.APPENDIX The 15 minutes written test Full name: Class: School: Marks TESTING Subject : English 12- Topic: “Life in the Future” and People’s responsibilities to global and local problems Time: 15 minutes Teacher’s comment QUESTIONS Someone who is _ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular A optimist B optimistic C pessimist D pessimistic Thanks to the inventions of labour-saving _, domestic chores will no longer be a burden A tools B facilities C equipment D devices What will the relationship between computing and _ bring us over the next 15 years? A science B scientific C scientifically D scientist People who always expect good things to happen are _ A pessimists B optimists C scientists D terrorists Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 22 Thach Thanh high school Nguyen Thi Thuong Huyen No one can predict the future exactly Things may happen _ A expected B unexpected C expectedly D unexpectedly In the future, many large corporations will be wiped out A companies B services C supermarkets D farms The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _ is A creativity B history C terrorism D technology Cars will run on anything from _ to _ A electricity/ methane gas B methane gas/ electricity C petrol/ oil D methane gas/ oil In the future, more people will work from home on _linked to a head office A documents B work C computer D job 10 Optimists believe that we will be living in a much cleaner environment, breathing fresh _ and eating healthier _ A air/ food B food/ air C airs/ foods D A&B Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 23 ... Some advantages of computer in other Fields Shopping Online Travelling Online Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English 12 11 Thach... Afganistan -the Headquarter of Al Qaeda and the pictures of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al- Zawahiri- the supreme leaders of this terrorist group Osama bin Laden Ayman al- Zawahiri Teacher: Asks students... breathing fresh _ and eating healthier _ A air/ food B food/ air C airs/ foods D A& B Integrating knowledge of many subjects in teaching part a- Listening unit 8: Life in the future, English