Some techniques in guiding grade 12 students in large scale classes to prepare for the graduation exam in 2020 2021

3 II Research purposes 24 III Research subjects 25 IV Research methods 36 V The new points

B CONTENT INITIVE EXPERIENCE

8 II State of the matter research 3

12 1.Encourage and guide students how to learn the collocations effectively

13 1.1 Introduce the role of collocation in communication 4

THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT

THACH THANH 3 HIGH SCHOOL

School: Thach Thanh 3 high school

Initiative of experience in the field: English

1 A INTRODUCTION

2 I The reasons for choosing topic. 33 II Research purposes 4

4 III Research subjects 4

5 IV Research methods 4

6 B CONTENT INITIVE EXPERIENCE 4

7 I I Theoretical basis of the problem 48 II State of the matter research 4

11 III Implementing measures 512 1.Introduce the matrix from The Ministry of Education and Training513 2 Introduce and interpret the illustration test from The Ministry of Education and Training514 3 Teaching modules and guiding students to practice themodules 515 4 Giving students assignments to revise at home 1916 5 Provide students with short tests to practice 1923 IV Effectiveness of initiative 1924 C CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 2025 I Conclusion 20

A INTRODUCTION

I THE REASONS FOR CHOOSING TOPIC.

It is undeniable that English plays an integral part in modern times and ithas been considered as one of 3 compulsory subjects in the GCSE by theMinistry of Education and Training for so long The mark of English exam,however, is ranked last in comparison with the other subjects according tosurvey from MOE.

I have been teaching English at Thach Thanh 3 high school in which manystudents are Muong Ethnic Minority or come from remote and mountainousareas For many years, I myself have taught grade 12 students and takenresponsibility for guiding them prepare for the GCSE examination Much as Ihave tried, my students have got bad results incomparison with students fromother school in Thanh Hoa province.

As far as we concerned, the Ministry of Education and training ask our provinceThanh Hoa to make efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning sothat we can be in top 20 in the stage of 2021 to 2025 In order to get goodresults, it is absolutely imperative that teachers should find best solution tohandle the problems.

To meet the requirement mentioned above, teacher should pay attention to notonly good students but also bad students because they make up the largestpropotion in each class Only when the marks of the majority are improved, canthe marks on avarage be better.

From the above described reason, I have applied some techniques for studentsin large-scale classes namely:

"Some techniques in guiding grade 12 students in large-scale classes toprepare for the graduation exam in 2020-2021".

By carrying out this study, the researcher wishes to give a hand in improvingthe marks of students who are not good at English, then to make a considerablecontribution to fulfil the target of Thanh Hoa Department of Education andTraining ( TH DOET) in the upcoming graduation exam

Perhaps my research is certainly not perfect so I am looking forward toreceiving input from all of you.

Thank you.

II RESEARCH PURPOSES.

The purpose of this topic is to help grade 12 students in large-scale classeshave better understanding of tasks mentioned in the illustrated test from the

Ministry of Education and training,to teach them the easy knowlegde (withinevery 6 out of ten points) and to guide them to practice so that they canremember the knowlegde then their English is improved and they can get goodresults in the Graduation exam.

III RESEARCH SUBJECTS.

In the year of 2020-2021, I have been taught three grade 12 classes: Class 12A1( 43 students) in which 39 students choose Maths, Physics and Chemistry ascore subjects for the Entrance Examination and their English is terrible; class12A4( 42 students) and class 12 A8( 34 students) - a class where there arestudents with the lowest level among 323 students of grade 12 at Thach Thanh 3high school In other words , my main research subjects are 103 students withlow level of English.

IV RESEARCH METHODS.

The methods I have used:

- Research methodology built on theoretical basis.

- Scientific research method: A method of observing the object a systematicway to gather information There are two scientific observers are observingdirect and indirect observations.

- Methods of investigation: A method of teachers surveyed audience at ThachThanh 3 high school to detect characteristics and learning styles, ability to post.

- Experimental methods: The teacher actively impacts on students and thecourse of the student attendance to follow objectives, their expectation.

- Methods of analysis summed up the experience: As a research methodologyand review the practical achievements to draw conclusions useful for practice.

B CONTENT INITIATIVE EXPERIENCEI THEORETICAL BASIS OF THE PROBLEM.

The initiative is theoretically based on the Matrix and the illustration test from the Ministry of Education and Training introduced in late March, 2021 which I

enclose in THE APPENDIX.

II STATE OF THE MATTER RESEARCH.

The fact that teachers and students spend much time on teaching and learningEnglish,especially revising for the graduation exam cannot be denied Yet theresults are not high, even English is ranked last according to the survey fromMOE ( 4,57 on average)

And the average mark of Thanh Hoa province and Thach Thanh 3 high schoolis respective 3,82 and 3,71

After a period time of teaching and learning, Thach Thanh 3 high school had amock test for all grade 12 students in late December and the results of English is

terrible , on average , about 3,46 and here are the marks of my three classes: 12A1, 12A4, 12 A8

As can be seen from the table above, the results are not good.

I myself are not so surprised at the results because of some following reasons:

- The numbers of students who can get mark 5 and higher is low.- The majority of students canot remember the knowlegde.

- The rest choose the answer at random without looking at the paper test

To make the situation better, I have applied some techniques in teaching mystudents in the classes and I am happy that my students make a lot progress, andimportantly, they become interested in learning and spending more time to fullfilmy assignments.

III IMPLEMENTING MEASURES.

1 Help students be clear about the knowledge of the 2021 graduation examby introducing and interpreting carefully the matrix and the illustrationtest from MOET.

1.1- Introduce the matrix

1.2- Introduce the illustration test from the Ministry of Education andTraining introduced in late March.

2 Guide students how to learn modules and skills effectively.

I always bear in mind that my agents are neither good nor hard-working so itis crucial that I teach carefully the cogniative knowledge and assign the tasks forthem regularly Only by this way can these students remember the lesson well.In each class, My sole purpose is how to guide students to get mark from 5 to 7and here are details of my curricula.

2.1- Teach basic knowledge.

1 Pronounce words ending in " ed" + /t/: /s/, /tʃ/, /ʃ/, /k/, /p/, /f/.

+ /id/: /t/ và /d/.+ /d/: the rest.

2 Pronounce words ending in " s" + /s/: -s là /p/, k/, /f/, /θ/, /t/.

+ /ɪz/: -s là: ch, sh, ss, x, ge, ce, se.

+ /z/: the rest.

3 Pronounce vowels

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 2: A passedB managedC clearedD threatenedQuestion 3: A ejectsB defendsC advocatesD breathsQuestion 4: A produced B believedC stoppedD laughed

Question 6: A affectedB lookedC decreasedD washedQuestion 7: A missedB workedC realizedD watched

Rules:

1 Stress on 2-syllable words

- Verbs: mostly stress on the 2nd syllable EXCEPT: words ending in er,or,en,el,ow

- Nouns and Adjectives: mostly stress on the 1st syllable

EXCEPT: machine, museum, event, cement, hotel, police, polite Note: stress on long vowels and dipthongs

2 Stress with prefix

a stress in on the following

-eer, -ee, -oo, -oon, -ese, -ette, - esque, - ade, - mental, - nental, - ain

b Stress before the following

- ion, - ic, - ial, - ive, - ible, - ity, - graphy, - ious/eous, - ish, -ian

c Stress on the third from the end

-y, - ce, -ate, - ise / ize, - ism / izm

d Prefixes do not affect the stress

-ful, - er, - or, - ist, - ous, - ly, - hood, - ship, - ment, - al, - less, - ness, - age, - ure,- ledge,- ing, - ed, - able, - dom, -some, - ent /-ant

EXERCISES: Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A applyB persuadeC reduceD offerQuestion 2: A explainB happenC decideD combineQuestion 3: A equipB listenC answerD enterQuestion 4: A involveB provideC installD commentQuestion 5: A publishB replaceC involveD escapeQuestion 6: A hospitalB inflationC policyD constantlyQuestion 7: A differentB achievement C educateD primary

Question 8: A situationB appropriateC informalityD

- WHILE S + V ( past continuous), S + V 9 ( past simple/ past continuous)- AS SOON AS + S + V ( present tense), S + V ( future tense)

-EXERCISE 1: Choose the best anwser to complete the sentences

1 Paul noticed a job advertisement while he _ along the street.

A was walkingB would walk C walkedD had walked

2 I haven’t met him again since we _ school ten years ago.

3 They had learned English before they _to England.

4 I'll call you as soon as I _ in Paris.

A will arrive B am arriving C arriveD will have

5 He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _ dinner.

A had finishB has finishedC will finishD finished

EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 1: Have you met any of your neighbours since you live here?

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION[2]Form 1:

EX I started / began to study/studying English 3 years ago => I have studied English for 3 years.

S+ started/ began + to V/V-ing … ago

=> S have/has + Vpp … for 3 yearsNote: In …/ when => since…

The last time + S + VQKĐ….ago

 S + haven't/ hasn't + Vpp ….for…Note: In …/when => since…

EXERCISE 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions 1 She last visited her home country ten years ago.

A She hasn't visited her home country for ten years.B She didn’t visit her home country ten years ago.C She has visited her home country for ten years.D She was in her home country for ten years.

2 The last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago.

A It's 4 years since she last lived in her hometown.B She didn't come back to her hometown 4 years ago.C She started coming back to her hometown 4 years ago.D She hasn’t come back to her hometown for 4 years.

3 He started working as a bank clerk 3 months ago.

A He last worked as a bank clerk 3 months ago.B He didn't work as a bank clerk 3 months ago.C He has been working as a bank clerk for 3 months.

D The last time she worked as a bank clerk was 3 months ago.

4 He last visited London three years ago.

A He has been in London for three years.B He hasn't visited London for three years.C He didn't visit London three years ago.D He was in London for three years.

5 It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining.

A It has been raining at 2 o’clock B It has been raining in 2 o’clock.C It has been raining for 2 o’clock D It has been raining since 2 o'clockLESSON 4- PASSIVE VOICE [3]

S+ V(bare)/ V(S/es)S + am/is/are + Vp2

S + will + V(bare)S + will + be + Vp2

S + am/is/are + VingS + am/is/are + being + Vp2S + was/were + VingS + was/were + being + Vp2S + have/has + Vp2S + have/has + been + Vp2

S + will + have + Vp2S + will + have + been + Vp2S + am/is/are + going to +

S + am/is/are + going to + be + Vp2S + modal verbs + V(bare)S + modal verbs + be + Vp2

EXERCISE: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct answer to each of the following questions

1.This house in 1970 by my grandfather.

A built B was built C was build D has built

2.Many graffiti without the permission of the owner of the wall.A are writing B are written C is writing D is written3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling.

4 The flood victims with food and clean water by the volunteers.

A providedB were provided C were providing D provide

5 I don't know why this class is always so dirty because it every morning

A was cleanedB cleansC cleanedD is cleanedLESSON 5- WISH [3]

(S + wish)/if only + S + V(past simple)

unreal at present

(S + wish)/if only + S + V (past perfect)

.unreal in the past

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentencethat is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

1 Lan didn't apply for the job in the library She regrets it now.

A Lan wishes she had applied for the job in the library.B Lan wishes she hadn’t applied for the job in the library.C Lan wishes she would apply for the job in the library.D Lan wishes she applies for the job in the library.

2 He broke up with her but now he thinks that was a mistake.

A He wishes he hadn't broken up with her.B He wishes not to have broken

her up.

C He regrets having not broken up with her.D He was mistaken with

breaking up with her.

3 It's such a pity my mother can't attend my birthday party.

A If only my mother could attend my birthday party.B If only my mother had attended my birthday party.

C I am very sorry that my mother didn't attend my birthday party.D I wonder why my mother can't attend my birthday party.

4 You are not tactful; that is why you are always offending other people.

A You must have offended other people because you are not tactful.B If you were tactful, you would satisfy other people.

C I wish you were tactful so that you don’t offend other people.

D You should have been tactful so that you didn’t offend other people.

5 It is a pity that I can’t speak English as native speaker.

A I wish I could speak English as a native speaker.B I wish I couldn’t speak

English as a native speaker.

C I wish I can speak English as a native speaker.D I wish I have spoken

English as a native speaker.

LESSON 6- PRESENT PARTICIPLE AND PERFECT PARTICIPLE[3,4]

When two clauses have the same subjects we use

Ving hoặc Having + Vp2 ( active meaning).

Ex1: Feeling tired, she went to bed.

Ex2: Having finished my work, I went out with my friends.

Note: Being Vpp; Vpp hoặc Having +been+ Vp2 (passive meaning).

EXERCISES: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct answer to each of the following questions

1 that her father was angry, she left the room quietly.

2 hard all day, Sarah was exhausted.

A To workB WorkingC Having worked D worked

3 the report to the manager, she decided to take a rest.

4 from Harvard, she applied for a position in a big company.

A Graduating B Being graduated C Having graduated D to

5 this movie last week, I don’t want to see it again.

A Having seenB Being seenC Having been seen D SeeingLESSON 7: DOUBLE COMPARATIVE [3]

One subject

Short adjectives: Adj + er + and + adj + er

Two subjects

The + ( comparative) adj/ adv+S + V, the (comparative) adj/adv + S + V

The more difficult the exercise is, the more interesting it is.

EXERCISE: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct answer to each of the following questions

1 The more ideas you have, _ you will develop.

A the projects moreB the more projects C projects

2 _ Elton John became, the more difficult it was for him to avoid reporters.

A The most famousB The more famous C The more

3 The more carefully you plan, _ the result will be.

A betterB the more wellC better and better D the better

4 The more flowers you grow, _ your garden will be.

A more prettyB the more pretty C the prettierD prettier

5 It’s becoming _ to find a job.

4 Shape: round , square

5 Color): black , red , white , blue , yellow

6 Origin: Vietnamese, English, Indian, Thai, German, American7 Material: Silk , gold , silver , wooden , plastic , leather , glass 8 Purpose: sitting, sleeping, wedding, waiting

EXERCISE: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct answer to each of the following questions

1 She picked the _ flower up and poked it over her left ear.

A red small beautifulB beautiful red small C small

2 The _ car is six years old now, but it is in good shape and still has low mileage.

A big Japanese blackB Japanese big black C big black

3 They moved to a _ house after many years living in a deprived house.

A big modern brickB brick big modernC modern big

4 We ate some _ apples that we had bought at the supermarket the night before.

A delicious red AmericanB American delicious redC red American

delicious D delicious American red

5 He bought a _ ring to ask for his girlfriend's hand in marriage.

A beautiful silver newB new beautiful silverC beautiful

1 may/ might

Signals: (perhaps, possibly, probably, likely… )

2 must/ mustn't:

Signals: compulsory, required, obliged, mandatory

3 should

Signals: had better, If I were you…

4 need/ needn't/ have to:

Signals: necessary, crucial, vital….

5 should/ shouldn't have Vpp

Signals: It's wrong/mistake of you

EXERCISE : Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

1 You are not allowed to take photos in the museum.

A You may take photos in the museum.B You should take photos in the museum.C You mustn’t take photos in the museumD You needn’t take photos in the museum.

2 I thought it was not necessary to book tickets for the film in advance, but I was wrong.

A I needn’t have booked tickets for the film in advance.B I couldn’t have booked tickets for the film in advance.C I should have booked tickets for the film in advance.D I must have booked tickets for the film in advance.

3 Sally paid for her travel in advance, but it wasn’t necessary.

A Sally needn’t have paid for her travel in advance.B Sally might not have paid for her travel in advance.C Sally may not have paid for her travel in advance.D Sally couldn’t have paid for her travel in advance.

4 It was impossible that he forgot to wear the helmet.

A He should have worn the helmeB He must have worn the helmet

C He might have forgot to wear the helmetD He needn’t have forgot wearing the helmet

5: It’s not necessary that you do your homework now.

A You needn’t to do your homework now.B You don’t have to do your homework now.C You must do your homework now D You cannot do no homework now.LESSON 10- TAG QUESTIONS[3]Rules

2 negative3 To Be4 Verb5 Modals6 Let's 7 I'm

-nothing, everything, something, anything 10.Ithink, believe, suppose, figure, assume, fancy, imagine, reckon, expect, seem, feel that + clause 2:

-Affirmative-To be

-Auxiliary( do/does/did)-Modals

-Shall we-aren’t I-will you-affirmative-They

-Clause 2

EXERCISE : Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

1 This house is not safe, ?

2 Ba rarely goes out at night, ?

3 Everybody looks tired, ?

A doesn’t itB don’t theyC does itD do they

4 I’m a bad man, ?

5 I think she is a dentist, ?

6 Let’s turn off the lights before going out, ?

A shall weB will youC shan’t weD won’t you

7 Don’t be late, ?

8 There are no easy ways to succeed, ?

A are there B aren’t thereC aren’t theyD are they

- A/ an/some/any/many/much + N- Preposition+ N

2 ADJECTIVES: After

- To be (am/is/are/was/were)

-To hear, see, smell, taste, feel

-To look, seem, get, become, find, make, + adj

Before a noun3 ADVERBS

- after an adjective- To V

- at the beginning of a sentence, before a comma mark

EXERCISE : Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

1 The issue of climate change has received a lot of _ recently.

A attentiveB attentionC attendD attentively

2 This restaurant is _ with those who like Vietnamese food.

A popularB popularlyC popularizeD popularity

3 The jobs give you lots of chances to travel abroad; it’s certainly a very _ offer.

A attractiveB attractC attractivelyD attraction

4 It's necessary to listen to opinions that are _ from ours.

A differenceB differentlyC differD different

5 The more _ you look, the better impression you will make on your interviewer.

A confineB confidentC confidently D confidence

-ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH/THOUGH + CLAUSE (S+ V) , CLAUSE (S + V)

= IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE + CỤM DANH TỪ/V-ING, CLAUSE (S + V)

EX: Although the weather was awful, we decided to go camping.= In spite of the awful weather, we decided to go camping.

-BECAUSE /FOR/AS /SINCE /IN THAT/ NOW THAT/ SEEING THAT + CLAUSE, CLAUSE

= BECAUSE OF/ OWING TO/ DUE TO + N/V-ing

EX: Because the road was icy, many accidents happened.= Because of the icy road, many accidents happened.

EXERCISE: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct answer to each of the following questions

1 My uncle lives a happy life _ his disability.

A because of B becauseC though D in spite of

2 It's really important to have a true friendship _ it makes your life moremeaningful.

A althoughB in spite ofC becauseD because of

3 Mrs Carter feels happy _ her daughter has made good progress in her studies recently.

A because ofB althoughC becauseD despite

4 Polar bears are in danger of going extinct _ climate change.

A because ofB althoughC becauseD despite

5 Mary feels confident about the competition _ she has been prepared for it.

well-A althoughB because ofC becauseD despiteLESSON 13- QUANTIFIERS [3] [4]

-A few /few-Some/any-A lot of/ lots of-Many

-a number of

-a little/little

-some/any-a lot of/ lots of-much

- a large amount of/ a great deal of

- Other + uncountable noun.- Other + countable noun- plural- Other + ones

1 The grass received so water that it turned brown in the heat.

2 The Smiths had so children that they formed their own baseball team.

3 Just think, in three months it’ll be summer again.

4 Have you read of these books?

5 She has given me three books.