SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH HÓA TRƯỜNG THPT BỈM SƠN *** SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM “SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL” Người thực hiện: Trương Thị Thu Hiền Chức vụ: Giáo viên Đơn vị công tác: Trường THPT Bỉm Sơn SKKN thuộc môn: Tiếng Anh NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 A INTRODUCTION Reason Implementing innovation in teaching is the key task that each teacher is trying to cary out in the teaching process “With the goal of student-centered (students- centered), promoting positive students, teachers need to find out many practical activities and effective method to help students promote their activities while students feel the excitement, charm in every lesson”1[1] However, one of the subjects that students find most difficult subjects is English It can be said in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, reading skill is said to be the most difficult but interesting, most exciting Many new children feel embarrassed in class because of inabudunt newwords The cause of this phenomenon is due to their vocabulary is very limited, the application of grammatical structures is still weak, participatory learning activities in pairs, groups are limited because of a lack of confidence in learning Students enlist talk or dull to you along with their groups Most students not have conditions to learn a foreign language teaching and the organization of learning activities how to match knowledge and keep a breast of lessons suitable for each subject in each grade student is a very difficult problem Especially this year students will take part in two exams in one From that experience ourselves through real information taught in class, through hours of extensive project experience academic colleagues I found it necessary to organize innovative activities for student groups to study each lesson more details more abundant, charismatic, attractive students for each lesson help maximize efficiency, help students acquire knowledge Thereby they can accumulate, build their communication skills, confidence to serve for learning another language skills and help them learn with their enthusiast Especially in the G.C.S.E students have to reading comprehensions with the amount of newwords They have to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST / OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) How to make them become more self-confident when they face to this problem? Comparing the results of their study in the first semester to semester II was found that they were very much real progress They have chosen the method of actively learning, participating in groups effectively, more confident Even more important is the joy they have found inspiration, passion, more love in English To help the groups operate more effectively in the teaching of English more boldly I study the topic: “SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL” Theory In each reading skill, teachers don’t have to introduce not many vocabulary to students They must demontrate the words which are necessary for students Teachers should choose within - newwords to teach flexibly but they are active vocabulary Students have to use these words in class more frequently to practise some skills basically They should be used in the text, in their learning process at present or in the future However, teacher shouldn’t repeat them frequently because it’s time-consuming and boring so teachers have to determine the important new words they are going to teach students Especially when teachers teach sudents a vocabulary which means they have to introduce the pronunciation, meanings, word stress, word position, word form and students use it as much as possible in order not to become a dead word From the results obtained, the following I would like to present some challenges that teachers and Bim Son high school students block encounter in the use of active groups Since then give Paragraph: “With the goal …every lesson” is quoted from Reference book item 1 some conclusions and solutions to overcome this The use of active groups like the matching of students and the requirements of each skill of the English subject depends on the amount of time of 45 minutes for each item that is the reason why I choose and apply those practices different for each different item and each target different students of each teacher in the school Students have to know what a word sounds like its pronunciation and what it looks like its spelling Besides these we have to teach students grammar, collocation and aspects of meaning like denotation, connotation, appropriateness or formality, meaning relationships and word formation Practical Through the years we have conducted many lessons carefully We select the suitable mehod to teach vocabulary to teach students efectively B CONTENT I Techniques for teaching vocabulary There are many ways of teaching new vocabulary I.1 Visuals Teacher gives a picture about the word she is going to teach and tell students about the meaning I.2 Mime Teacher can use the gestures to mime Example: cold Teacher: mimes feeling cold Teacher asks: How I feel? Example: (to) fly a kite Teacher: mimes flying a kite Teacher asks: What am I doing? I.3 Realia Example: bananas (countable noun), rice (uncountable noun) Teacher brings real bananas and rice into class Teacher asks: what’s this? I.4 Situation / Explaination Example: honest Teacher explains: I don’t tell lies I don’t cheat in the exam I tell the truth Teacher asks: “What am I? Tell me the words in Vietnamese” Good Now listen to it in English “honest” I.5 Example Example: furniture (v) Teacher lists examples of furniture: tables, chairs, beds - these are all furniture Please give me another example of furniture Example: complain (v) Teacher says: “ The bed is too hard I don’t like it The room is too small It’s no good How few clothes I’ve got…” Teacher asks: What am I doing? I.6 Synonym / Antonym Example: intelligent Teacher asks: “What’s another word for clever?” or “ What’s the opposite of stupid?” I.7 Translation Example: (to) forget Teacher asks students : How you say “quên” in English? : Adapted from ELTTP Methodology Course, Book one, pp 1-2 is quoted in from item II Applying I have used many techniques to teach students at Bim Son high school but I found that the followings are the most effective ways to help students practice the vocabulary II.1 Gap filling This kind of activity is aimed to check the understanding and usage of vocabulary In this one, students have to use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks Students have to choose the most suitable answer for each one * ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK: UNIT 1: HOME LIFE A READING Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the words close support responsib le care work on a night shift take out obedience willingnes s mischievous ness Hand - outs: Mai is very ……………… girl He takes the …………………for running the shop I’m got younger brothers They’re quite intelligent but……………… We’re very ………………….and very………………… My father is always……………… to join hands with cooking Everyday I have to …………………….the garbage My mother is a nurse She has to………………………… * Teacher’s work: - Deliver the handouts to students - Asks students to give the correct form of the words to fill in the gaps - Guide students how to define the correct form of the words - Students can this kind of activity individually or in groups - Checks and encourage them by giving good marks if they well Suggested answers caring responsibility mischievous close-knit family / supportive willing take out work on a night shift II.2 Pictures and cards - This kind of activity is aimed to guess the meanings of words or phrases based on the given pictures and cards - Students are divided into teams / groups They have to observe the pictures and the cards carefully and then go to the board and stick the cards on the corresponding ones - If students well, teacher will give them good marks to encourage them - Students will feel motivated and stimulated because they are always eager to get god marks competively and progressively * ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK: UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING A READING CARDS: Look at the non-verbal communication in pictures in English and then match them with corresponding cards Clap hands Whistle Jump and down Wave to somebody Nod ( slightly) Raise hands Shake hands Point to Catch one’s eyes PICTURES: P1 P3 P2 P4 P5 P7 P6 P8 P92 [7] Suggested answers - Picture 1: Whistle - Picture 2: Clap hands - Picture 3: Point to somebody - Picture 4: Raise hands - Picture 5: Jump up and down - Picture 6: Nod (slightly) - Picture 7: Shake hands - Picture 8: Wave to somebody - Picture 9: Catch one’s eyes * ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK: UNIT 1: HOME LIFE A READING Look at the cards in English and then match them with corresponding pictures CARDS: mischievous caring close - knit family take out THE GARBAGE work on a night shift WASH DISHES : Pictures about the non-verbal communication is quoted in from item GIVE A HAND WITH RUSH TO THE MARKET THE DINNER IS READY PICTURES: P1 P2 P3 P4 ... 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