Guide secondary students use collocations to speak english fluently

THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT THACH THANH HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY ORDE R CONTENT INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE PAG E A INTRODUCTION I The reasons for choosing topic II Research purposes III Research subjects IV Research methods V The new points GUIDE HIGH STUDENTS USE COLLOCATIONS TO SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY B CONTENT INITIVE EXPERIENCE I I Theoretical basis of the problem II State of the matter research Implementer: Trinh Thi Lien To the teachers Position: Teacher School: Thach Thanh high school To the students Initiative of experience in the field: English III Implementing measures 12 1.Encourage and guide students how to learn the collocations effectively 13 1.1 Introduce the role of collocation in communication 10 11 THANH HOA, 2020 4 CATEGORY ORDER CONTENT PAGE 2 A INTRODUCTION I The reasons for choosing topic II Research purposes III Research subjects IV Research methods B CONTENT INITIVE EXPERIENCE I I Theoretical basis of the problem II State of the matter research To the teachers 10 To the students 11 III Implementing measures 12 1.Encourage and guide students how to learn the collocations effectively 13 1.1 Introduce the role of collocation in communication 1.2 Guide students how to learn collocations effectively 16 Providing students the habit of using the collocations in English subject 2.1 Use collocations in lecture activities 10 17 2.2 Use collocations in pedagogical situations 12 18 2.3.Use collocations in skill lessons 12 19 3.Guide students to use the collocations in communication 15 14 15 20 21 3.1.Use simple collocations in daily communication.(Daily activities, weather, health ) 3.2 Use collocations by speaking topics in textbooks (Sports, traffic, festivals…) 15 16 22 Illustrative lecture 17 23 IV Effectiveness of initiative 18 24 C CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 20 25 I Conclusion 20 26 II Request 20 A INTRODUCTION I THE REASONS FOR CHOOSING TOPIC It is an undeniable fact that English plays an increasingly role in our life nowadays English helps students not only improve knowledge through reading documentary in English or exchanging understandings but also communicate with the others in the international integration stage In the past, teachers and English learners often focused on English grammar Leading to grammar students was good without communicating English When students encountered a situation they could only stand In new English program, the pilot program for each unit lesson can have from two to more than two skills Every skill is important so students' speaking skills are also exploited more deeply Speaking skill is a difficult skill When students want to speak well, they need to have a diverse knowledge of vocabulary Because in speaking, grammar is not really important Soto help students communicate well in English The teacher must guide and encourage students to be interested in speaking skills One of the most effective ways to get good results in their speaking is that they can use collocations However, remembering a collocation is not easy and using it correctly seems to be more difficult In this situation, the teacher needs to take a serious look at the teaching and learning of speaking in general and using collocations when speaking in particular Collocation is a way of combining words together into phrases according to the habits of native speakers Therefore, using collocations reasonably will help you speak English effectively After three years of struggling, I've learned from experience to form English speaking article titled "Guide secondary students use collocations to speak English fluently." By carrying out this study, the researcher wishes to give a hand in promoting speaking skill for high students Perhaps my research is certainly not perfect so I am looking forward to receiving input from all of you Thank you II RESEARCH PURPOSES The purpose of this topic is to help users in English (Both teachers and students) be aware of the importance of collocations in communication and create a habit of using English combinations You need to learn collocations because they will help learners to speak English in a more natural and accurate way People will probably understand what you mean if you talk about making a crime or say there was a very hard rain this morning, but your English sound unnatural and might perhaps confuse Learning collocations will also help students to increase your range of English vocabulary, express ideas more abundantly III RESEARCH SUBJECTS Audience research is geared to forging subject for high school students in Thach Thanh high school, speaking skill through the use of collocations in English The research focuses on three contents: - Encourage and guide students how to learn the collocations effectively - Providing students the habit of using the collocations in English subject - Guide students to use collocations in communication IV RESEARCH METHODS The methods I have used: - Research methodology built on theoretical basis - Scientific research method: A method of observing the object a systematic way to gather information There are two scientific observers are observing direct and indirect observations - Methods of investigation: A method of teachers surveyed audience at Thach Thanh high school to detect characteristics and learning styles, ability to post - Experimental methods: The teacher actively impacts on students and the course of the student attendance to follow objectives, their expectation - Methods of analysis summed up the experience: As a research methodology and review the practical achievements to draw conclusions useful for practice B CONTENT INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE I THEORETICAL BASIS OF THE PROBLEM Communication plays an important role in integration stage, as well as in schools Speaking skill is an important skill for students to complete their synthesis capabilities In communication the students express their opinions, their views on a particular issue in life But how can the students speak English fluently? Using Collocation in communication will help speaking the language naturally and effectively with the listeners Collocations cannot be called compound words or compound noun That is, Collocation is a way of combining words together to form phrases according to the use habits of native speakers And an equivalent example in Vietnamese is that when speaking a black cat, a black dog, the Vietnamese will use the word "ebony cat" and "squid dog" rather than black dogs Therefore, using collocations will make our speaking more like native speakers.[3] Collocation is important because they account for a large percentage of daily English So choosing the right phrase helps learners express in a natural way, diverse and easy to understand as a native speaker We cannot arbitrarily combine words together So if you want to use the correct phrase, there is only the collocation learning method! II STATE OF THE MATTER RESEARCH The fact that speaking skill is less invested by the teachers in high schools is not deniable When it comes to real situations, most of the students find it hard to communicate with the others To the teachers In recent years, English teachers have been invested more in knowledge and teaching assistant equipment However, to meet the standard in accordance with the requirements of the subjects in English is still limited, Speaking is a difficult skill which requires teachers’ energy in lessons Besides, guiding students uses the grammar structures, teachers have to guide them to apply them flexibly Some teachers not really care much about how to guide students to speak English because they not see its importance or not understand how to speak English well The use of collocations in English during the teacher's lectures is very limited, because teachers have not really seen the role of expression in lessons Add to that the collocations are fixed meaning- phrase should require users to be very careful language appropriate to the context, situation To the students So far students have learnt English only in the passive form (teachers say they understand such games), they not have the concept of investment for subject because they consider that English is a foreign language So the preparation of new and old studying at home is also deal, sketchy, especially in the regular classes Students are not really interested in learning English now, particularly speaking skills because of limited vocabulary They often find it hard to express their ideas naturally and accurately As a result, they gradually lose their confidence and become too shy to speak English in classroom as well as in public Here are the results of the current situation without application speaking using English collocations The survey used the collocations in English speaking lessons Number of students Using effective No % Use less No Never use % No % 164 0 40 4,6 124 95.4 From the results, to help students get better results in speaking, I have read the documents, consult with colleagues and receive information from the students to get the solutions and specific measures for the application on the topic III IMPLEMENTING MEASURES Encourage and guide students how to learn collocations effectively 1.1 Introduce the role of collocations in communication Collocations are word combinations that frequently appear together They will make your English communication sound more natural and fluent as the natives talk to each other 1.2 Guide students how to learn collocations effectively 1.2.1 Record collocations This is also one of the most effective ways to learn collocations to help students remember for a long time - Students should record in context when they read it again, they can clearly remember how to use it most appropriately For example English 10: Unit An Excursion When introducing vocabulary, teachers focus on some collocations: take photos, travel sickness, school trip, get sunburnt, a good view, suffer from, ect, as well as giving some more example so that learners can use them correctly in particular context What’s more, students bear in mind that collocations are parts of their language English 10: Unit 3- People’s background Teachers emphasis on some collocations: extremely hard, earn a degree, realize one’s dream, work together, get married, harbor the dream of, ect By focusing on collocations when teaching vocabulary, learners can recognize, remember and use effectively them in communication 1.2.2 Regular review One of the common ways to remember the collocations or the new words is reviewing them regularly To attract students’ attention so that they can concentrate on then memorize collocations, teachers should provide them various activities such as matching pictures with collocations, English 11 Unit Volunteer work Match the activities with the pictures Give care and comfort to sb Provide education Direct the traffic Do the shopping b a c d English 11 Unit 8: Celebrations Match the verbs with the suitable nouns Verbs Nouns 1.Give/get a comments 2.visit b the shopping 3.make c traditional food 4.do cook watch d lucky money e relatives f firework display Flashcard games Flashcards have been proven to be an incredibly useful and flexible resource for teaching vocabulary including collocations Some researchers also discovered that teaching with flashcards help learners, especially young learners to acquire words more effectively This is completely true to children who always have great love for visual things and games Therefore, flashcards are an effective tool for teaching or revising collocations There is a wide range of flashcard activities - Gap-filling activities Quizlet Good memory 1.2.3 Develop a habit of using collocations to not only stop understanding but also use it quickly and smoothly in the head when it is possible - The teacher should encourage students from grade 10 who are just beginners and the new words which they need to learn firstly is “to have”, “to do” and “to make” Therefore, the teacher had better teach them the collocations about “Have”, “do” and “make’… For example To have[2] have an accident: gặp tai nạn have a break: nghỉ giải lao have a conversation/chat: tranh luận have difficulty: gặp khó khăn have an experience: có trải nghiệm have a feeling: có cảm giác have fun/ a good time: có thời gian vui vẻ have a look: trông chừng have a party: tổ chức tiệc have a trip/go: có chuyến have lunch/dinner: ăn trưa/tối have a bath: tắm have a rest: nghỉ ngơi have a meeting: hẹn gặp To do[2] your homework/ the housework: làm tập nhà/ làm việc nhà the ironing/shopping/washing/laundry: quần áo, mua sắm,giặt đồ your best: làm damage: gây thiệt hại an experiment: làm thí nghiệm exercises: tập thể dục To make[2] make friends: làm bạn, kết bạn make a mistake: gây sai lầm make the bed: dọn giường make a plan: lên kế hoạch make coffee: pha cafe make a phone call: gọi điện 10 make a decision: định make a choice: lựa chọn make a change: thay đổi make a comment: bình luận Example: English 10 Unit 1.A day in the life of… ( speaking) Ex2 Work in pairs Put the words in in to groups Can you add more nouns to the goups Play Do Have Study football homework school lunch Physics music judo lessons English the piano exercises classes History badminton morning exercise vocabulary chess the housework games laundry lunch/dinner a bath a rest a meeting a drink a good time nothing the cleaning the cooking science paintings maps literature languages the dishes - After introducing more collocations, The teacher asks students to copy down and memorize at home - The teacher ought to check their homework by giving their good marks if someone using collocations in their presentation 1.2.4 Learn group collocations to memorize more effectively It is possible to divide the group of collocations with the same subject, or divide the group of collocations with the same composition from them * Study through topics Learning collocations through topics is one of the most effective ways These topics can be in the same order as in textbooks, such as school, friends, food, etc Students also learn collocations with keywords (work, holiday, communication or learn grammar structure such as verb + noun, noun + adjective) etc English 11 Unit Friendship ( Speaking) 11 In this period, teachers introduces collocations about appearance and characteristics - Bear a striking resemblance - Sense of humour - honestly speaking - hurt one’s feeling - fiercely loyal - painfully shy -make a decision [5] English 10- School talks Before practice, teachers introduce new words and a number of related collocations in the sub- section and ask students to take notes and study at home - get good grades : đạt điểm số cao - take classes / courses/ notes: tham gia khóa học/ lên lớp/ ghi - give / make presentations : thuyết trình - hand in one’s work : nộp tập - give feedback : đưa nhận xét, phản hồi *Study through the key word.[3] Adverb + adjective - Deeply worried/ unhappy/ashamed/affected- lo lắng sâu sắc/ vô không vui/ xấu hổ/ ảnh hưởng sâu sắc Ex Invading that country was an utterly stupid thing to We entered a richly decorated room Are you fully aware of the implications of your action? 12 Ajective + noun - Big money/ mistake/ decision/surprise- tiền lớn/ sai lầm lớn/ định lớn/ bất ngờ lớn - old age – tuổi già - new generation.- hệ - natural disaster/ resources- thảm học thiên nhiên/ tài nguyên thiên nhiên - native speaker- người ngữ - nice time.- thời gian đẹp - rich person- người giàu - runny nose- chảy nước mũi Ex The doctor ordered him to take regular exercise The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage He was writhing on the ground in excruciating pain Noun + noun Ex Let’s give Mr Jones a round of applause The ceasefire agreement came into effect at 11am I’d like to buy two bars of soap please Noun + verb Ex The lion started to roar when it heard the dog barking Snow was falling as our plane took off The bomb went off when he started the car engine Verb + noun Ex The prisoner was hanged for committing murder I always try to my homework in the morning, after making my bed He has been asked to give a presentation about his work Verb + expression with preposition 13 Ex We had to return home because we had run out of money At first her eyes filled with horror, and then she burst into tears Their behaviour was enough to drive anybody to crime Verb + adverb Ex She placed her keys gently on the table and sat down Mary whispered softly in John’s ear I vaguely remember that it was growing dark when we left Adverd+ adverb - right now – - pretty well- tốt - all alone- - quite enough- đủ - all along- tất Ex I’m sorry, but I can’t talk right now I was scared because I was all alone Providing students the habit of using the collocations in English subject Creating the habit of using collocation is absolutely necessary as when catching sight of them repeatedly, students can memorize them easily It is crucial that a teacher use collocations in every stage of the lesson such as warm –up, presentation, practice, production and even homework assignment Here are some specific solutions: 2.1 Use collocations in lecture activities I Warm up: Entering the class the teacher can: + Joking a few sentences to stir up class as: Warmly welcome Miss Lien Please give her a round of applause.[1] + Asking some open questions: How are you to day? I’m having some health problem What is the weather like to day? It is raining heavily 14 How often you the washing up? ………………………………………… Based on the responses of students, the teacher might say: Today, I'm in good spirits or in a bad mood because you are making good examples II Presentation: Pre - vocabulary: The teacher introduces vocabulary in different procedures: + Suggestions from past pictures or real objects In this case, the teacher can use the collocation "Give an example" … + Explaining new words and asks students to guess the word If students respond well, teachers can compliment them with a proverb "Do good", “good job”…[1] Pre - model: (if applicable) The teacher gives some examples then asks students to make sentences then presents the model sentences The teacher introduces grammatical sentences then writes on the board and asks students to write down and memorize In this case, the teacher can use the following collocations to remind them all carefully documented "Take notes” and “Learn by heart”[1] Set the scene: Today we are having a lesson about III Practice: Teachers have students practice The teacher can use the collocations “Please exercises” During the practice, the teachers encourage students, sometimes urge them through the following phrases: "Keep calm " or "Be ready" or "pay attention to” or “Don’t make mistakes” or “Do your best”…[1] IV Production: - The teacher asks students to summarize their knowledge which they have learned - The teacher retakes again and comments the lesson by a proverb "Learn by heart" or "Do well” V Homework: - The teacher asks students: + Learn and memory components from structural learned + Do the exercises in workbook + Prepare the next part - Teachers can use some of the following collocations to remind children of studying at home: Please your homework you’ ll be asked to give a presentation in the next lesson 2.2 Use collocations in pedagogical situations.[1] There are many pedagogical situations can occur during the lectures as: 15 + Students lack of concentration, or expression fatigue Teachers can remind students of the collocations: "Keep silence " or "Pay attention, please " you should your exercises + Students not write articles or not homework, the teacher might say : "Don’t break the rules " or "Please your best, You will well” + Students love to express attention In this situation the teacher might say: You are out of control or Please Break a bad habit 3.Guide students to use the collocations in communication Using collocations in English communication will help your English be natural as a native Moreover, the speaking speed also increases significantly if you remember many phrases because you don't have to waste time thinking about which words you should use The teacher ought to guide students to: 3.1.Use simple collocations in daily communication.[4] (Daily activities, weather, health…) Daily activity collocations - typical morning : buổi sáng đặc trưng - get ready : Sẵn sàng - in a hurry : Trong vội vã, hấp tấp, hối - get out of bed : Thức dậy - go downstair : Đi xuống lầu, xuống cầu thang - make tea / coffee : Pha trà / cà phê - get one’s hair cut : Đi cắt tóc - make a terrible mistake : Phạm phải lỗi lầm tồi tệ - as usual : Như thường lệ …………………………………………… - Weather collocation group heavy rain: mưa lớn heavy snow: tuyết nặng heavy fog: sương mù dày đặc 16 - …………………………………………………… - Health collocations health check: kiểm tra sức khỏe a health problem: vấn đề sức khỏe health food: thực phẩm an toàn health insurance: bảo hiểm sức khỏe a healthy lifestyle: lối sống lành mạnh a healthy diet: chế độ ăn kiêng khoa học - Food collocations a light meal/quick meal/ heavy meal- bữa ăn nhẹ/ bữa ăn nhanh/ bữa ăn home-cooked food/ fast food: đồ ăn nấu nhà/ đồ ăn nhanh on a strict diet (ăn kiêng nghiêm ngặt) eat a balanced diet (có chế độ ăn cân đối, hợp lý) eat out (ăn bên ngoài) food hygiene (vệ sinh an toàn thực phẩm) ……………………………………………… For example In the conversation between Dung and Nam in class 10C1 3.2 Dung Hi, How are you today? Nam Hello, I’m having a health problem Dung What’s wrong with you? Nam I have had a quick meal this morning Dung What did you last Sunday? Nam I did homework, housework and went swimming Dung You had a nice day, didn’t you? Nam Yes, I had a good day How about you? Dung Me too, Bye Nam Have a nice day, Bye Use the collocations by speaking topics in textbooks 17 (Sports, traffic, festivals…) Ex: Sport collocations - to get into shape: trở nên sung sức - in good/bad/poor shape/condition: tình trạng sức khỏe tốt/kém/tệ - to be in/out of shape = fit/unfit: tình trạng sức khỏe tốt/kém - to be out of condition: ốm yếu - keep/stay fit/in shape: giữ sức khỏe - to take up exercise: bắt đầu tập tậ - to train hard: tập luyện chăm chỉ, dùng đến nhiều sức lực - play/take up/ take part in/compete in a sport: chơi môn thể thao - score a goal: ghi bàn Traffic collocations - air traffic: Giao thông đường hàng không - heavy traffic : Giao thông tắt nghẽn, phương tiện di chuyển chậm chạp - through traffic: Giao thơng thơng thống, khơng tắc nghẽn - oncoming traffic : Phương tiện trái chiều - traffic flow / jam/ lights: Luồng xe/ tắc đường/ đèn giao thông …………………………………………………………………………… Festival collocations - The festival falls on + date = dịp lễ hội rơi vào thời điểm To uphold the annual tradition = trì truyền thống To join in the festivities = tham gia hoạt động lễ hội To be in festive mood = không khí lễ hội, tâm trạng vui vẻ vào ngày lễ The age-old tradition = truyền thống cổ The festive season = mùa lễ hội A break with tradition = thay đổi so với truyền thống ……………………………………… Illustrative lecture ENGLISH 10: UNIT LESSON 2: SPEAKING I.Warm up: Answer the following questions Q1: Have you ever travelled by boat? Q2: Which seat on the boat you prefer? Why? -Teacher calls some students to answer the questions - Give comment: "do good" II Presentation: 18 Set the scene: Last time, we had a lesson about a reading text and today we are studying speaking lesson Vocabulary: School trip (n) Get sunburnt (v) Suffer from (vp) Travel sickness (n) Take photographs (v) A good view(n) Ex: Last week, my class took a lot of photographs during the school trip to DaLat Task 1( page 66): Tim’s class is going on a boat trip on lake Michigan in Chicago Read the information about some of the participants Teacher leads to the main content of speaking lesson and introduce suggested expression when giving opinion( accessory table) - III Pracice: Activity 1: Task 2( page 6): Read the seat plan Decide the best seat for each person - Ask students to ex3- ‘Please task in group’ Now you remember take their desire into consideration and it well For Example: A: Well, I think Mary should sit in section B B: Yes, put her in seat 16 A: No That’s not a good idea because Susan wants to sit near her 19 B: Ok Then seat 37 would be better IV Production: Which seat you think is the most suitable to you? Why? -Please Take a look again information in task and work in group to share your opinion then give presentation -Here are some presentation of the students of class 10 C1 They are successfully using collocation in their speaking task By: NGUYEN NGOC HUYEN By: TONG THI PHUONG MAI CLASS 10 C1 CLASS 10 C1 V Homework: - The teacher says: Please learnt by heart the vocabulary and complete your presentation and hand me up in our class’ zalo address IV EFFECTIVENESS OF INITIATIVE After a period of nearly one year applying the methods as mentioned above, I am extremely excited as my students’ speaking skill is improved day by day thanks to using collocations They find it easier to speak out because of a wide range of vocabulary they have Importantly, they become more and more confident when express their ideas in front of the crowd Apparently, using collocations can make a contribution to the effectiveness in speaking lesson There are the results of the application of the collocations in speaking last mid- term examinations The survey used the collocations in English speaking lessons Number of students Using effective No % Use less No Never use % No % 20 164 80 48,7 78 47,5 3,8 The statistics above shows the fact that students know how to apply the English collocations in school has increased markedly Students can make good use of English collocations to communicate and they are eagle to speak English C CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION I CONCLUSION - Use collocations to communicate is an effective way, however, the user must understand the implications of the collocation should be used because the collocations in English The combination of words does not follow the general rule Which requires learners to remember - What language is also a set of collocations, phrases used to refer figuratively instead of literally live, learn English while understanding the common collocations will help students read and hear better what native really wants to say - After a period of application of the teaching practices in Thach Thanh high school both formal class time each afternoon and tutoring time I have seen the quality of students was very positive changes in speaking, is reflected in the more specific skills practice, the periodic tests, good student exam II REQUEST To help students interested in speaking English, teachers must guide and encourage students to use flexible language structure, use the collocations when communication will make pithy prose and rich emotions reach a high level of language use To experience initiatives can be effectively applied, I respect: + Education Department pays more attention to teachers by organizing English classes more thematic advanced to discuss teaching skills, speaking skills in particular, to the teachers as I was ironing further arguments about speaking + The heads of the school invest more on equipment such as tutors (reference books, computers, function rooms ) The theme is the experience of myself over the years teaching in secondary schools I am looking forward to the comments of colleagues to be more complete in the subject CONFIRMATION OF HEADS OF UNITS Thach Thanh, June, 20th , 2020 I swear this is my own experience initiative, is not copied the internal 21 contents of others The implementer Trinh Thi Lien REFERENCES [1] Collocations example for English learners [2] 2500+ collocations lists from A-Z with example [3] English collocations in use [4].From the Internet [5] 2000 English collocations and idioms ( MS Trang Anh) 22 A LIST OF EXPERIENCE INITIATIVES ORDE R NAME OF EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE GRADING RATING (Rooms,Department , province) RATING RESULTS (A,B OR C) RATING YEAR Some experience in teaching listening skill Thanh Hoa education &training department C 20102011 Some experience in implementing comprehension skills toward teaching English tocommunicate Guide 11th graders use idioms to write essays in English effectively Thanh Hoa education &training department C 20132014 Thanh Hoa education &training department C 20172018 23 ... really care much about how to guide students to speak English because they not see its importance or not understand how to speak English well The use of collocations in English during the teacher's... form English speaking article titled "Guide secondary students use collocations to speak English fluently. " By carrying out this study, the researcher wishes to give a hand in promoting speaking... students know how to apply the English collocations in school has increased markedly Students can make good use of English collocations to communicate and they are eagle to speak English C CONCLUSION