How To Teach Speaking In Tieng Anh 12 Effectively?

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HOW TO TEACH SPEAKING IN TIENG ANH 12 EFFECTIVELY?
I. LÝ DO CHỌN ĐỀ TÀI:
* Phần giảng dạy này được đưa vào chương trình Anh văn 10 từ năm học 2006 –
2007,Anh văn 11 từ năm học 2007 – 2008 v à Anh văn 12 từ năm học 20082009
* Đề tài mang tính thiết thực phần nào giúp giáo viên giảng dạy các tiết n ói
hiệu quả hơn, giúp học sinh rèn luyện kĩ năng nói lưu loát hơn, t ự nhiên hơn.
II.THỰC TRẠNG TRƯỚC KHI THỰC HIỆN CÁC GIẢI PHÁP CỦA ĐỀ TÀI:
1. Thuận lợi:
• Có hướng dẫn của Bộ trong “Tài liệu bồi dưỡng giáo viên” và trong sách giáo
viên English 12.
• Có hướng dẫn trong đợt tập huấn thay sách
2. Khó khăn:
• Chương trình mới chỉ mới được áp dụng trong bốn năm học.
• Giáo viên cần đầu tư nhiều công sức cho soạn giảng ở mỗi tiết dạy, tra cứu
tài liệu, hình ảnh minh họa
3. Số liệu thống kê:
III. NỘI DUNG ĐỀ TÀI:
1. Cơ sở lý luận:
Đề tài liên quan đến kỹ năng nói, là một trong 4 kỹ năng không thể thiếu
trong quá trình học một ngôn ngữ.
2. Nội dung, biện pháp thực hiện các giải pháp của đề tài:
• Trình bày những kinh nghiệm soạn và dạy SPEAKING trong Tiếng Anh 12
một cách có hiệu quả :
- Những khó khăn và giải pháp giáo viên cần biết trong việc dạy và học tiếng
anh thông qua kĩ năng Nói.
- Những nguyên tắc giáo viên cần nắm vững khi dạy Speaking
- Một số bài tập được thiết kế cho phần Warm-up trong các tiết dạy Speaking
(Tiếng Anh 12)

solutions to them
The problems
a/ Inhibition
Learners find it difficult to say things in a foreign language in the classroom
because they are shy or perhaps they are afraid of making mistakes, of others’ criticism, or
losing face.
b/Nothing to say
Learners often complain that they cannot think of anything to say. Usually, they have no
motive to express themselves because they feel guilty that they should be speaking.
c/ Low or uneven participation
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In a large group, learners have very little talking time because of some dominant
learner’s talks.
d/ Mother-tongue use
Learners tend to use mother tongue if they are grouped with those having the same
language, and particularly talking in small groups because they find it easier and more
natural to speak their mother tongue than a foreign language. Teachers then would find it
difficult to get learners keep to the target language.
e/.Irrelevant speaking tasks

The Solutions
* As teachers of English, we should understand the role of the teacher in teaching
Speaking: The teacher is a Prompter, a Participant and a feedback provider.

comprehensible to each other and of an acceptable level of languages to express
themselves in a successful speaking activity.
*As teachers of English, we should also understand the value of role play as a class
activity
-Role play increases motivation
- Role play gives a chance to use language in new contexts and for new topics.
- Role play helps teachers build on something that students naturally enjoy.
- Role play encourages students to use natural expressions and intonations as well as
gestures.
*As teachers of English, we must master three main stages of the lesson plan for
teaching speaking and the activities included
1. Pre-speaking (Presentation stage/phase)
Activities/Tasks include
- Question-Answer Exchange
- Communication games (Information gap)
- Discussion (buzz groups)
- Pre-teaching (new words/structures/…)
2. While-speaking (Practice/stage/phase)
Activities/Tasks include
- Cued dialogue/Controlled role play
3. Post-speaking (Practice/stage/phase)
Activities/Tasks include
- Role plays in new contexts (Acting out dialogues)
- Reporting
- Discussion (instant comment, formal debates, unplanned discussion,…)
The things that teachers should do to solve the problems
1. Use group work

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breakdown).
+ ask students point out their own mistakes and if they can correct the mistakes by
themselves when the activity has finished.
+ write down the mistakes on the board or give the mistakes individually to the
students concerned.
+ avoid singling students out for particular criticism.
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If teachers interrupt students constantly for correcting mistakes they will destroy the
purpose of the speaking activity and take the communicativeness out of the activity.
In short, the general principle of watching and listening so that teachers can give
feedback later is usually much more appropriate.

7. Facilitate speaking tasks ( Tieng anh 12) :
The common tactics are : providing more language input, eliciting more clues,
personalizing the contents, reducing the workload, adapting instructions, combining tasks
and rearranging tasks
Provide more language input
- Revise old vocabulary and structures
- Provide words and expressions
Unit 6 : Future Jobs :
Jobs: doctor, tourist guide, writer, pilot, waiter, electrician, policeman, journalist, hotel
receptionist, computer programmer, office assistant…
Task 3 : T can give Sts some guiding questions:

+ What else do you know about these countries?
+ Have you ever been to these countries?
+ What do you like most about these countries?
Reduce the workload
Ex: Unit 8 – Future Jobs – Task 2 Each pair is in charge of talking about two things only
Adapt instructions
- Adapt instructions = Make it easier to understand
Ex: Unit 15 – Woman in Society – Task 2:
Instead of saying “ Read and respond” ,the teacher can use “ What do you think of…?”
The students may not understand how to do, so the teacher can work with three students
as the first sample:
Teacher: I think men are usually stronger coal women.
Student 1: I agree with you completely
St 2: I'm afraid, I disagree.
St3: I do not quite agree .....
Then the students work in groups
Rearrange tasks
- Move from easier task to more challenging task
Ex: Unit 2 – Cultural Diversity – Do Task 2 & 3 before Task 1
Combine tasks
Ex: Unit 11 – Books – Task 1 + 3, Task 2 + 4

2/ Teacher’s careful lesson plan, especially Warm-up( in PRE-SPEAKING)
Warm- up : Warm-up is necessary to excite the atmosphere of the class and to increase
students’ motivation in the lesson. In this case, I can use matching games , pictures,
questions, songs ,cardboards, play role, brainstorming….
These are some examples about “ warm-up” in my teaching Speaking ( Tieng Anh
12):
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Unit 5 : HIGHER EDUCATION
WARM – UP

Matching the Vietnamse names of these universities with their English names.
1. Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội

A.Ha noi National University of Education

2. Đại học Bách Khoa Hà Nội

B. Ha noi National University

3. Đại học Nông nghiệp Hà Nội

C.National Economics University

4. Đại học Kinh tế quốc dân

D. Ha noi University of technology

5. Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội

E.Ha noi University of Architecture

6. . Đại học kiến trúc Hà Nội

F. Ha noi University of agriculture

Unit 6 : FUTURE JOBS

1 .........
Endangered
Animals
3. .........

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4. .........

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1. It's a big fierce animal of the cat family, with yellow and black stripes, found in Asia.
2. It's a heavily thick-skinned animal of Africa and Asia, with either one or two horns on
its nose.
3. It is a large rare bear. It lives in the mountain in the west of China. It eats bamboo.
4. It is the biggest animal living on land with a long trunk and two or one ivory tusk.
The team having the quickest and correct answer will be the winner
Lead-in:
 Today, we are going to talk about some endangered animals.
Unit 11 : BOOKS
WARM – UP :

→Teacher introduces the new lesson
"In today’s speaking section, you will practice Talking about some kinds of books and
people's habit of reading"
Unit 12 : WATER SPORTS


B

C

1. UNICEF
2. WWF
3. WHO
- Ask Ss to work in groups then read aloud the answers.
- Give corrective feedback if necessary.
+ Picture A. WHO
+ Picture B. WWF
+ Picture C. UNICEF
Lead in the new lesson: Talking about some international organizations.
Unit 15 : WOMEN IN SOCIETY
WARM – UP

Answers

Unit 16 : THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
WARM – UP
WHAT IS IT ?

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II. Methods: Integrated, mainly communicative.
III. Teaching aids : Textbook, posters, pictures, ….
IV. Procedures:
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TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
I. WARM – UP ( 5min.)
- Ask Ss to find out as many as possible Listen, discuss and answer.
words related to Life in the future.
* Expected answers
- All housework will be done
by robots.
What will happen
- There will be no dentists
in the future
because there will be a
vaccine against tooth decay.
- There will be a cure for
most diseases.
- Children won’t go to
school- they will be able to
→ Introduces the new lesson.
study at home using

Listen, look, guess, repeat,
copy

II. PRESENTATION ( 35 min.)
1. Pre-speaking (7 min.):
- Ask Ss to study the requirements in task 1
then find out the new words
- Help Ss with the vocabulary and
pronunciation
- Elicit some useful expressions:
 New words:
1- to declare: tuyên bố
2- Jupiter (n): sao mộc
3- holiday-maker (n): người đi nghỉ mát
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RATIONALE

Explaining new
words helps
students do the
tasks easily

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4- cure (n): phương thuốc

200,000 people….
3. By the end of the 21 st
century, scientists will have
found a cure for the common
cold.
S + Will- have - PP
4. By the end of the 21 st
- Have students look at the word cards and century, the oldest woman
say what will have happened by the end of will have held her 150th
the 21st century.
birthday party.
- Invite some students to red aloud their
5. By the end of the 21st
sentences.
century,Vietnam tourism will
- Correct mistakes if necessary.
have welcomed the fiftieth
holiday-maker back
from Jupiter.
6. By the end of the 21 st
century, cars will have run on
sea water.
Task 2: Which of these predictions are
likely/ unlikely to happen? Give at least two
reasons for each.
- Guide Ss to do Task 2, gives
instructions & models
- Ask Ss to work in pairs and each pair
will choose two things (of the six
things above) to talk about.

S2: Why do you think so?

Providing more
language input
helps students
speak easily


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S1: Because it is too far from
the earth.
---------------S1: In my opinion, it is likely
that by the end of the 21st
century, people will be living
to the age of 150.
S2: Oh, really?
S1: Because there will be
cures for fatal diseases.

Reasons

B :Why do you think so?
B : Because ………………………………..
Likely
Unlikely
- Thanks to
- Too far
developments of
- No water

people will have lived in a peaceful
world,...
- Ask students to work in group to discuss
- Invite some groups’ representatives to
report their ideas.
- Give feed back and make comments.
III. CONSOLIDATION & HOMEWORK
(5')
- Prepare for part C - LISTENING
- Take notes and do the
exercise at home.

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Personalizing
the contents
makes students
feel more
confident and
interested in the
task

Providing more
language input
helps students
speak easily




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III/ CONCLUSION
During the time of researching and applying the techniques above, I have realized that
they are very useful for developing the students’ speaking skill if we use them suitably
and flexibly, such as at the right levels, at the right stages of teaching, kinds of suitable
language and so on. Successful lessons depend on the teacher’s knowing and using a
variety of teaching methods which are appropriate to the students at different levels. We
should always identify our students’ problems and try to include in our lessons different
types of activities so that we can help them overcome their problems and give them more
opportunities to practice, experiment and explore.Little by little our students are becoming
more confident of themselves through pair work and group work. They have real chances
to develop their English and feel more interested in it.
Although I have made a lot of effort to carry out the work, I myself feel that I cannot have
more creation, give out more new and interesting techniques and can’t help having
mistakes. I’d like you to give frank comments and help me to have more interesting
things about this subject.
Many thanks.

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IV. REFERENCES: