THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT THANH EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT THANHHOA HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFICE THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFICE INITIATIVES INITIATIVES SOME METHODS IN IMPROVING SPEAKING ENGLISH SOME METHODS IN IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 6ENGLISH SKILLS VAN FOR TROI STUDENTS IN GRADE AT NGUYEN SECONDARY SCHOOL AT NGUYEN VAN TROI SECONDARY SCHOOL Written by: Trần Thị Thu Hằng Written by: Trần Thị Thu Hằng Position: Teacher Position:Unit: Teacher Working Nguyen Van Troi Secondary School Working Unit: Subject: EnglishNguyen Van Troi Secondary School Subject: English THANH HÓA 2018 THANH HÓA 2017 INDEX 1.OPENING 1.1 Reasons for selecting topic 1.2 Aims of research 1.3 Object of study 1.4 Methodolody of research II.CONTENTS Rationale The status of the problem before applying innovative experience Innovative experience: Some methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade at Nguyen van Troi secondary school 3.1 Through class language 3.2 Speak English through setting the scene 3.3 Speak English through Pre, Post – listening, reading and writing skills 3.4 Speak English through structures 3.5.Some oral tests for grade The effectiveness of initiative experience for educational activities, myself and my colleagues and my school III CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Conclusions : Recommendations: 3 10 15 16 18 20 1.OPENING 1.1 Reasons for selecting topic VietNam goverment has defined the goal of education is training people to completely meet the requirements of the industrialization and mordernization of our country In partucular, foreign language – English is one of the languages with roles as a mean of positives support for the most effective process of integration on deeper integration of the country Therefore, improving the quality of education in general and quality of the English subject in particular is one of the concerns leading the current education Nowadays, economy is developing as well as cultural exchange pograms, politics, social among countries are developing extensively and English is the most popular language For many years, learning foreign language has been popularizing all over the world, and English is a compulsory subject in secondary schools The final aims of teaching and learning English in secondary schools is to help students who can use English as a mean of basical communication, they can listen, speak, read and write English well and they can use English to communicate effectively In the first term of the school year ( from September of 2017) I have a survey with the following results: Semester Total Excellent The first 50 Num % Good Fair Poor Fail Num % 16 Num % 26 52 Num % 10 20 Num % Because of the requiremental subject, and factual teaching, I made a plan: “Some methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade at Nguyen Van Troi secondary school” That is reasons why I choose this topic 1.2 Aims of research Now I am teaching English in a secondary school, I usually study myself actively and innovate the methodolody to teach English in order to have the advanced quality in teaching and learning My topic is to share my small experience in practicing English, speaking skill for students at schools with colleages generally and students in grade particularly and I can improve my knowledge and the English quality at school 1.3 Object of study Methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade at Nguyen Van Troi secondary school school 1.4 Methodolody of research - Investigative methodolody, survey, make diologues - Let students the test to compare and contrast the results - Observe colleages in social group in order to learn their experience 2.CONTENTS 2.1 Rationale vietNam goverment has defined: “ Innovating the methodolody of education and training, to overcome learning unilaterally, to train students into their habits in learners’ creativity step by step, to apply the new methodolody and the modern teaching aids in the process of teaching” In general, intended innovation in the teaching methodolody, implementing the new methodolodies in the process of English teaching in secondary schools, particularly in grade 6, through practicing speaking skill so as to develop learners’ strenousness, active voluntariness and creativity To help students study themselves as well as they apply their knowledge in their life They will learn English excited and actively Nowadays, English is the language of general communication It is the second language all over the world English plays an important role in the industrialization, modernization, it is strengthening the World Trade Organization of our country at present The purpose of teaching English is forming and developing students’ personality Teaching English is to facilitate students in developing their mind To establish for students ideas, emotional health and good qualities, charity, love of humanity Teaching English is to teach students how to use English well and effectively through providing them a system of knowledge, system of skills which are necessary for their behavior, communication with everyone 2.2 The status of the problem before applying innovative experience According to the innovating methodolody, through teaching English in my school, I recognize myself that most of students haven’t identified how to learn foreign language They have limitations in applying English in communication They are afraid of speaking English in public, they are usually shy of communicating In addition, they usually forget the vocabularies they have learnt, particularly, students in grade they forgot the new words in class For many years, I have implemented the innovating methodolody in teaching English, the period is becoming more exciting ang more interesting, some lazy students are intersted in English But there are still many students who are bad at English While practicing speaking English, They have many difficulties: They don’t have ideas about the topic the teacher requires Moreover, they are afraid of making mistakes and being complained They are not self – confident in speaking English in front of their friends Therefore, when speaking English they speak English inactively and because of some bad students, they have a little time as well as occasions to drill speaking English It is not easy to overcome these obstacles and difficulties, especially, schools in the countryside Innovative experience: “Some methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade at Nguyen Van Troi secondary school” 3.1 Through class language Encouraging students in class the more they use English, the better they are Through many different ways they can practice with the teacher, or they can practice with their friends They can practice in pairs or in groups by using simple sentences day by day they will acquaint with speaking English in class Examples: - Greetings/ Small Talks  Good morning everybody  See you tomorrow/ Friday/next week  How are you today?  What's up?  Have a nice/good day!  Now, let's start today's lesson - Asking for repetition:  Would you mind repeating…?  Could you say it again?  Could / Can you repeat that, please?  Could you say that again, please?  Pardon ? - Chatting or beginning of the class  Good afternoon How are you?  Did you have a nice weekend?  Have you done your homework?  Do you want to play game ?  Are you ready - Asking for ideas/opinions  What you think about that ?  Do you have any ideas/opinions?  Other ideas?  How about you? - Asking for clarification:  Could you explain it once more, - Instructions:  Open your books and          please? Would you repeat that? Can you say that again, please? Would you mind speaking louder? Can you speak more slowly? Would you read the last sentence a little more slowly? What is it? Please tell me again What you mean? Could you explain more about ? What does it mean notebooks  Repeat after me, please  Look at the blackboard, please  Listen carefully - Checking:  Is that clear?  Okay so far?  Is that OK?  Is that right? - Teacher to Student Classroom English - Students to Teacher Classroom English  What's the problem?  How you spell this word?  Ready? Are you ready?  Would you give us an  Is that right? example?  Excellent  How you spell that?  Here we go  Could you explain a little bit  That's correct more about that?  Now let's go/move on to  What is the difference  Could you speak louder, please? between "a" and "b"? I can't hear you  What you mean?  Let's go/start  Just a minute/second/sec  That's right  Excuse me, can I talk to you  One more time for a minute?  Please pronounce each word  Can I change seats?  I'm sorry I am late  Can I go to the restroom 3.2 Speak English through setting the scene Setting the scene plays an important role This is an occassion for students to speak English through some questions or situations which the teacher gives to exploite the content of the lesson Examples: Unit 1: My new school – lesson1: Getting started T: Look at the picture, please How many people are there? SS: There are four people T: Who are they? SS: They are Phong, Phong’mom, Vy and Duy T: What is Vy doing? ( point and say) SS: She is introducing her friend Duy to Phong T: What is Phong doing? ( point and say) SS: He is having breakfast Unit 2: My home – lesson1: Getting started S1 : How many students are there? S2: There are two students S1: Who are they? S2: They are Mi and Nick S1: What are they doing? S2: They are chatting with eachother on the internet Unit 2: My home – lesson5: Skills Divide the class into four groups of two and ask them work in pairs S1: Do you know these pictures are? S2: They are in Da Lat S1: What you know about Da Lat? S2: There are many beautiful places in Da lat S1: What are they? S2: They are flower gaden, Xuan Huong lake, Langbiang mountain, Crazy house hotel… S1: What you know about crazy house? S2: There are many strange rooms there Unit 3: My friends – lesson 1: Getting started T: Look at the picture, please How many people are there? SS: There are four people T: Who are they? SS: They are Phuc, Duong, Mai and chau T: What are they doing? ( point and say) SS: They are having a picnic T: What is Phuc doing? ( point and say) SS: He is reading a magazine T: What is Duong doing? ( point and say) SS: He is eating a biscuit Unit 3: My friends – lesson 5: Skills T: Have you ever taken part in a summer camp? SS: Yes, we have T: Was it iteresting ? SS: Yes, it was T: What did you ? SS: I took a lot of activities such as singing English songs, climbing mountains, having a campfire… Unit 4:My neighbourhood Lesson 1: Getting started T: How many students are there? SS: Three T: Who are they? SS: They are Phong, Nick and Khang T: Where are they? SS: They are in Hoi An T: Have you ever been to Hoi An? SS: Yes, I have T: What did you in Hoi An? SS: We visited many tranditional houses and Chua Cau… Unit 5: At home and away – Lesson : Getting started S1: Do you know what is in the first picture? S2: It is Table mountain S1: What you know about the second picture? S2: It is It is Iguazu waterfall S1: What is in the third picture? S2: It is Amazon rainforest… S1: What is in the fourth picture? S2: It is Ha Long bay S1: What is in the fifth picture? S2: It is Komodo Island… S1: What is in the sixth picture? S2: It is Puerto PrincesaUnderground river S1: Do you know these pictures are? S2: They are natural wonders of the world Unit 10: Our house in the future – Lesson : Getting started T: Look at the picture, please How many people are there? SS: There are people T: Who are they? SS: They are Nick and Phong T: What are they doing? ( point and say) SS: They are talking about their future house… 3.3 Speak English in Pre, Post – listening, reading and writing skills Students practice speaking English not only particularly speaking skill but also combinite among in Pre-, Post- listening, reading and writing skills Examples: Unit 2: My home – Lesson : getting started Task Ask students look at the picture and use prepositions to answer the questions : 10 S1: Where are the books? S2: They are on the desk./ bookshelf S1: Where are the clothes? S2: They are on t.he floor S1: Is the pillow on the bed? S2: Yes, it is S1: Are the notebooks under the bed? S2: No, they aren’t They’re on the bed S1: Where is the mouse? S2: It’s behind the bookshelf S1: Is the chair next to the bed? S2: No, it isn’t It’s next to the table Unit 1: My new school – Lesson3: Skills , task Write a webpage about your school: Name of the school: Nguyen Van Troi Location: Thanh Hoa city Number of students and teachers: 45 teachers / more than 900 students Activities at school: study in the morning and afternoon with well- qualified teachers / take part in outdoor activities at break 11 Great things about school: gifted students coming from all over the city Clothing: wear our uniform every day Subject you like: Math, Literature, English… because… Activities after school: play sports / go home Review 3: Unit 7,8,9 Skills , task Listen to the interview with Nick and fill in the blanks: Interviewer: Have you ever taken part in a sport(1) … ? Nick::Yes, I have, a(2) competition But I didn’t win any prizes Interviewer: Have you ever been to another (3)? Nick: Yes, I’m now in Viet Nam and I’ve been to(4), too Interviewer: Have you ever watched a(5) series? Nick: Oh, several But I like The adventures of Peter Pan best Interviewer: Thank you, Nick Unit 10: Our house in the future - Lesson 5: Task Task Look at the pictures and discuss with a partner What type of house you think it is? - It is a villa Where you think the house is? - It is on the Ocean What can you see around the house? - I can see a helicopter, trees, a garden, a swimming pool, What can you see in the house? - I can see robots in the kitchen, a TV, a computer, a hi-fi stereo, in the living room 12 Task 2:Read the passage and answer the question S1: Where will the house be located? S2: - It’s on the Ocean S1: What will there be in front and behind the house? S2: - There will be a swimming pool in front and a large flower garden behind the house S1: Will the house have wind energy? S2: - No, it won’t S1: What will the robots do? S2: - They will the housework (clean the floors, cook meals, wash clothes, water the flowers and feed the dogs and cats.) Unit 10: Our house in the future- lesson :4 Task Tell your future house: My future house will be on the Ocean It will be surrounded by tall trees and blue sea There will be a swimming pool in front and a large flower garden behind the house There will be a helicopter on the roof so that I can fly to school My future house will have solar energy There will be some robots in the house They will help me the housework, such as: cleaning the floors, cooking meals, washing clothes, watering the flowers and feeding the dogs and cats I will have a super smart TV in my house It will help me surf the Internet, send and receive my e-mails, and contact my friends on other planets It will also help me order food from the supermarket Unit 8: Sports and games – Lesson5: Task What you know about PeLe’ ?Tell the story about him Read again and answer the questions S1: When was Pelé born? S2: On October 21, 1940 S1: Why people call him'The King of Football'? S2: Because he is the best football player of all time S1: When did he become Football Player of the Century? S2: In 1999 S1: How many goals did he scored in total? S2: 1,281 S1: Is he regarded as the best football player of all time? S2: Yes, he is What you know about PeLe’ ?Tell the story about him 13    Edson Arantes Nascimento, better know as Pelé, is widely regarded as the best football player of all time Pelé was born on October 21, 1940 in the countryside of Brazil Pelé's father was a professional football player and taught Pelé how to play at a very young age Pelé began his career at the age of 15 when he started playing for Santos Football Club In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé won his first World Cup It was the first time the World Cup was shown on TV People around the world watched Pelé play and cheered Pelé won there World Cups and scored 1,281 goals in his 22year carrer In 1999, he was voted Football Player of the Century Pelé is a national hero in Brazil During his career he became well-known around the world as 'The King of Football' 3.4 Speak English through structures Unit – lesson 7: Looking back : Task T: Tell me some subjects at school S1: Math S2: English T: What subjects we have today? SS: Biology, Geography, Math, History and English T: Do you practice speaking English everyday? SS: Yes I T: how is your first week at school? SS: Oh, wonderful T: What you in the evening? SS: I my homework and watch TV Unit 2: My home – Lesson 3: Task 1,2,3 Example exchange: S1: What is there in Nick’livingroom? S2: there is a table, a chair, a lamp in the livingroom 14 S1: What is there in the bedroom? S2: there is a bed, a picture in in the bedroom S1: Is there a sofa in the livingroom? S2: No, There isn’t S1: Are there any pictures in the livingroom? S2: No, There aren’t Unit 3: My friends– Lesson7: Looking back Task Complete the dialogue: A: What are you doing tomorrow? B: I am meeting some friends We are going to Mai’s birthday party Would you like to come? A: Oh, sorry, I can’t I am playing football B: No problem, how about Sunday? I am watching a film at the cinema A: Sounds great! Unit 4: My neighbourhood– Lesson3: a closerlook Task 1: complete the following sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets: Model: Ann is …slimmer…than Laura (slim) This building is …taller… than that building (tall) The square in Ha Noi is …bigger… than the square in Hoi An (big) My neighbourhood is …noisier than your neighbourhood (noisy) The Green Hotel is… cheaper than the Palace Hotel (cheap) Unit 5: natural wonders of the world – Lesson 7: looking back Task 4: Work in pair and practice the conversation below Disscuss all the natural wonder in the exercise above : A: What is Everest? B: I think it is the highest mountain in the world A: What is Loch Lomond? B: I don’t know Do you know it? A: Yes It is the largest freshwater lake in Great Britain * Ayers Rock: strange / Australia * Ha Long: famous bay / Viet Nam * The Sahara: hot desert / the world 15 Unit 6: Our Tet holiday – Lesson 3: a closer look Task Look at the picture and complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t Example exchange: S1: Children shouldn’t climb tree S2: We shou d help old people S1: Students shouldn’t cheat at exams S2: We should clean our house before Tet Looking back unit 11: Conditional sentence type Task 5:Combine each pair of sentences below to make a conditional sentence - type S1: If students recycle and use recycled materials, they will save energy S2: If we use the car all the time, we will make the air dirty S3: You will save electricity if you turn off your computer when you don't use it S4: People will stop using so much energy if they want to save the environment S5: If you see a used can in the road, what will you do? 3.5 Some oral tests for grade * I used the Mindmap to guide students to practice speaking and achieving good results These are just a few of the examples used in the pilot grade English lessons I also teach students the following topics 16 to be applied in each unit , giving suggested questions to help students practice speaking better The model English – Unit 3: My Friends The model English – Unit 5: Natural wonders of the world 17 Topic 1: Tell me the way from here to your house - Where is your house? - How far is it from here? - How I get there? Topic 2: Tell about a wonder you know - What is it? ( Ha Long Bay/…) - Where is it? - What are there ? - Have you been there? - What is it like? Topic 3: Tell about your closest friend in your neighborhood - What is his/her name? - How is he/she like? - What you and he/she together? - Are you and he/she good friends? - Are you ready to share things with him/her? 18 Topic 4: Tell about a place you visited - What place did you visit? ( HoChi Minh's Mausoleum/ Thu Le Zoo…) - Who did you go there with? - What did you see there? - How did you feel? - Do you want to visit it again? Topic 5: Tell about your family - How many people are there in your family? Who are they? - How old are your parents? What your parents do? - Do you have a sister or a brother? - How old is he/she? What does he/she do? - Is your family a happy family? Topic 6: Tell about your Tet holiday - Is Tet an impottant celebration in Viet Nam? - Do people go to work at Tet? - What your parents at Tet? - What you often at Tet ? - Do you get lucky money at Tet ? - Do you like Tet holiday? Topic 7: Tell about your neighborhood - Where you live? - What are there in your neighborhood? - What you like there? - What you dislike there? - What the people like in your neighborhood? Topic 8: Descibe your house - Where is your house? ( in the country/ in the city) - Is your house big or small? 19 - How many room does it have? What are they? - What are there in the rooms ? - Do you like your house? Topic 9: Tell about your closest friend in your neighborhood - What is his/her name? - How is he/she like? - What you and he/she together? - Are you and he/she good friends? - Are you ready to share things with him/her? Topic10: : Tell about your Tet holiday - When does Tet holiday happen? - How long does it last? - What people often at Tet ? - Who often gets lucky money at Tet ? - Do you like Tet holiday? I regularly instruct and encourage students to speak English in a lively, natural and comfortable manner "Hello, everybody I'm " The effectiveness of initiative experience for educational activities, myself and my colleagues and my school - Educational activities are more diverse and more effective - My colleages have more experience in improving speaking English skills for students - After applying the above methodolodies for students in grade 6A2 at Nguyen Van Troi secondary school last year, I noticed the obvious changes of attitude as well as quality in teaching and learning foreign language in my school The following results: ( Marth 10th 2018) Semester Total Excellent The 50 Num % 12 Good Fair Poor Fail Num % 12 24 Num % 27 54 Num % 10 Num % 0 20 second From the above results, we can see number of good students are increasing and number of bad students are reducing obviously So applying the small experiences in teaching English to improve the English speaking quality CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 Conclusions Through research and application topics: “Some methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade 6A2 at Nguyen Van Troi secondary school” I've drawn some experiences following: To improve the quality of teaching, teachers must have a career center with enthusiasm, is responsible for more of their teaching, interest in the subject students and teaching quality, the new method is selected flexibility towards change new suit their students Preparing lesson plan, more details Strengthening product use available teaching or enriched, practically, effectively System knowledge for students with the simple focus, easy to remember, easy to use Encourage students to speak English as much as posible They speak in English more often in class, in group or study at home 3.2.Recommendations: Over the route gifted children, has made progress and participate in speech In addition, it should often help encourage the children are poor and timely fixes language of children in a gentle, for they are not complex, shame, fear wrong to be afraid to say or lowbrow With great efforts and efforts, with the broken heart blood for training, I always strive to find and teach new ways to attract students These are some exiguous experience that I've done and achieved spectacular results during the last teaching I hope my own initiatives will help the students learn English better and closer to this subject I hope to get my colleagues’ contribution to make the initiatives more perfectly CONFIRMATION Thanh Hoa, date: April 15th 2018 I hereby declare that this is my initiatives Don’t copy from any other’s 21 Trần Thị Thu Hằng REFERENCES: English Textbook English teacher's book References to teachers of secondary school in the 03rd cycle of English, vol Methods of teaching English in secondary schools Teaching guide under new English curriculum (Educational publisher-2005) Standard implementation guide of English knowledge, skill in secondary school English language Methodology Teaching of Ministry of Education & Training § T 2003 The ELTTP Methodology course Teach English-A training course for teachers-Adrian Doff 22 23 ... experience: Some methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade at Nguyen Van Troi secondary school 3.1 Through class language Encouraging students in class the more they use English, ... experience Innovative experience: Some methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade at Nguyen van Troi secondary school 3.1 Through class language 3.2 Speak English through setting... topics: Some methods in improving speaking English skills for students in grade 6A2 at Nguyen Van Troi secondary school I've drawn some experiences following: To improve the quality of teaching,