Sáng kiến tiếng anh (experience intiative) The Classdojo application in English classes to estimate the fifth form students of Dong Tien Primary School according to the 22nd circular of the Ministry of Education and Training

THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THANH HOA PROVINCE

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT &TRAINING
OF DONG SON DISTRICT

INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCES IN IMPROVING LISTENING SKILL
FOR THE STUDENTS IN CLASS 6A
AT NGUYEN CHICH SECONDARY SCHOOL.

Written by: Trinh Thi Lam
Career: Teacher
The unit of work: Nguyen Chich Secondary School
The initiative experience of subject: English

THANH HOA, YEAR 2020


CONTENT

Page

I. Introduction.

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1.1. The reason for choosing the topic.

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1.2. Research purposes.

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1.3. Research subjects.

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1.4. Research Methods.

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II. The content of the initiative experience.

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1.Theoretical basis of the initiative experience.

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2.The real situation before applying the initiative experience.

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3.Innovations or solutions used to solve the problem.

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3.1.The advantages of listening exercises.

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3.2.Some listening exercises of the first semester of English 6.

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4. The tested results.

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III. Conclusion and recommendations.

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IV. References.

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V. The list of initiative experiences was assessed.

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I. INTRODUCTION
1. The reason for choosing the topic:
Nowadays English has played an important part in our life. It has been
considered as an international language all over the world, it has become a
compulsory subject in all secondary schools. It is the key for anyone who wants
to get success in life. One of the biggest reasons is the strong development of the
open economy, especially in the period of integration, when our country has

become a member of the World Trade Organization, this makes the demand for
English in social communication increase. Everyone recognizes that foreign
language, especially English, is the needed capital to live and work in the new
age. After the mother tongue, English is essential in daily communication, in
many fields such as trading, reading foreign books, finding work in foreigninvested companies. Learning English has become a widespread movement. In
order to meet these needs, the learners must have a solid knowledge. They must
be good at skills, especially the listening skill. Good listening skill leads to good
pronunciation and of course the learners’ speaking skill can be improved as
well. No one can deny that, listening is one of the key skills in communication.
And I think it is necessary for the teachers to improve the learners’ listening skill
when they are in the first grade. Therefore, I have selected and implemented the
theme: "Experiences in improving listening skill for the students in class 6A at
Nguyen Chich secondary school".
2. Research purposes .
- Studying this topic will help English teachers like me gain the
following experiences:
- How to organize an effective listening lesson.
- Follow steps to conduct an effective listening lesson.
- Create awareness and excitement for students to be interested in
listening skills.
- Guide the students to self –practice to be better at listening skills.
3.Research subjects .
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- Subjects: The topic revolves around the study of improving listening
skill for the students at secondary school by designing listening exercises.
- Performed on the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary
school.
4. Research Methods.

During the study of the topic, I have used many methods such as:
- Methodology of reasoning
- Method of reading and using materials, books in teaching English,
learning form software on the internet related topics.
- Observation method.
- Observing the activities of the students and the ability of the students’
listening when applying the information technology in English lessons.
- Experimental methods. Teachers conduct experimental teaching basing
on the specific requirements of listening lessons.
- Investigation method. Teachers ask questions to check, evaluate the
grasp the content of the lessons of the students.
- Method of summarizing and drawing experience through the activities of
myself and colleagues.
II. THE CONTENT OF THE INITIATIVE EXPERIENCE.
1. Theoretical basis of the initiative experience.
As with other subjects, foreign languages follow the same sequence of
steps, the teachers always use good methods to get the highest qualified
students. But learning foreign languages is more difficult than other subjects.
Because it is a completely new subject for students. It requires the learners to
grasp the meaning and use of that language. They also have to know how to
apply the lessons in life. Whether this process is effective or not partly due to the
teacher's instruction. Usually in a "Listening period", the learners are very
passive, because they always think "Listening" is just for pronunciation and
retrieval information only. In fact, if they do not have a good listening method,
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they will not be able to understand and find information quickly. Therefore,
teachers must always use the best methods for students to make accurate
judgments and motivate them to learn and really enjoy learning, actively

develop the lesson and plan to prepare the lessons well before going to class,
especially for the weak students. In this method, the teacher is the instructor,
while the students are always active. They must have foreign language elements,
communication skills, through listening, speaking, reading. These skills must
always support each other, so that they can understand and manipulate English
correctly and skillfully. Reading and speaking activities will be encouraged to
support and test listening comprehension, which helps to improve listening skill.
On the other hand, students use language as a medium of communication. This
process demonstrates that students themselves are active and they want to take
part in learning activities throughout the curriculum. Thus, the lessons are really
meaningful and students themselves are interested in learning, because they can
listen and speak English as well.
2. The real situation before applying the initiative experience.
In order to keep up with the change of the social, the method of teaching
English must be changed in order to help the students use the communication
skills fluently. To improve our students' skills of communication, we must make
cheerful environment for them to learn. Language practice activities are very
good for students to review and acquire the knowledge enthusiastically.
Most of my students are not good at communicating. The first reason is
that their vocabulary is very poor. Moreover, their listening skill is not good as
well. A period just only has 45 minutes, I think our students don’t have enough
time to practise the skills, especially listening skill. It’s very necessary for them
to have time and exercises to practise after school.
As a teacher of English, I have been thinking about “what should I do to help
my students develop listening skill most effectively?”. So I have designed some
exercises for my students to practise after the lessons. This is the reason why I
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choose the theme: "Experiences in improving listening skill for the students in

class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary school".
Please be shared to get additional comments from all of the colleagues.
3. Innovations or solutions used to solve the problem
Because of its limitation, in this theme, I only mention some listening
exercises designed in units 1, 3, 5, 6 of English 6. Then I use
“ which helps convert any written texts
into spoken words. This tool is very useful because it can either help us adjust
fast or slow speech or help us choose male or female accent.
3.1. The advantage of the listening exercises.
The below listening exercises are very useful. They help students not only
develop listening skill but also review the vocabularies, the pronunciation of
some sounds, the use of some structures and the parts of speech. Especially
these exercises help students remember the topics of communication.
a/ Unit 1 (English 6)
The exercises help Students both develop listening skill and remember:
- The pronunciation of the sounds /∂u/ and /ʌ/. (Exercise 1)
- The use of the verbs have, do, play, study with some words. (Exercise 2)
- The meaning of some new words about school things. (Exercise 3)
- The key words in Unit 1. (Exercise 4)
b/ Unit 3 (English 6)
The exercises help Students both develop listening skill and remember:
- The pronunciation of the sounds /p/ and /b/. (Exercise 1)
- The discription of appearance. (Exercise 2)
- The meaning of some new words about sport activities, star signs.
(Exercise 3)
- The discription of appearance and personality. (Exercise 4)
c/ Unit 5 (English 6)
The exercises help students both develop listening skill and remember:
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- The meaning of some new words about travel items and things in nature.
(Exercise 1)
- The discription of the places of interest in Viet Nam. (Exercise 2)
- The pronunciation of the sounds /t/ and /st/. (Exercise 3)
- Listen and give short answer. (Exercise 4)
d/ Unit 6 (English 6)
The exercises help Students both develop listening skill and remember:
- The pronunciation of the sounds /s/ and /∫/. (Exercise 1)
- Listen and give short answer. (Exercise 2)
- The discription of Tet activities and traditions. (Exercise 3)
- The meaning of some new words about flags of countries, Tet things and
activities. (Exercise 4)
3.2. Some listening exercises of the first semester of English 6.
a/ UNIT 1
Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct column.
/∂u/

/ʌ/

1.........................

6. ........................

2.........................

7. ........................

3.........................

8. ........................

4.........................

9. ........................

5. .......................

10. ......................

Exercise 2: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
Play

Do

Study

Have

1..................... 4....................

7....................

10.................

2..................... 5....................

8....................

11 …… ……..

3..................... 6....................

9 ………………..

12 …… ……..

Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D. (Pictures quoted from Soft book:
Unit 1 – Exercise 3 in Getting started of English 6.)
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1.

A

B

C

D

1.

A

B

C

D

2.

A

B

C

D

C

D

3.

A

B

4.

A

B

C

D

Exercise 4: Listen and complete the sentences with the words you hear.
1. I'm ... about our first day at school.
2. Their children live in a ... school. They only go home at weekends.
3. My school is ... by mountains and green fields.
4. They look healthy. They do ... everyday.
5. We have English ... on Thursday and Saturday.
6. We often play ... after school.
7. Nam plays ... for the school team.
8. Hoa does her ... with her classmates.
9. Some creative students do … and … in the art club.
10. Duy, you look very smart in your new ….
KEY:
Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct colunm.
funny, open, brother, photo, sun, going, lunch, cold, home, Monday.
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/∂u/

/ʌ/

1. open

6. funny

2. photo

7. brother

3. going

8. sun

4. cold

9. lunch

5. home

10. Monday

Exercise 2: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
football, judo, homework, history, lessons, piano, flu, karate, physics, dinner, games,
math
Play

do

Study

Have

1. football

4. judo

7. Math

9. lessons

2. piano

5. homework

8. physics

11. dinner

3. games

6. karate

9. history

12. flu

Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D
1. B. calculator

2. C. compass

3. C. computer

4. A. waste basket

Exercise 4: Listen and complete the sentences with the words you hear.
1. I'm excited about our first day at school.
2. Their children live in a boarding school. They only go home at weekends.

3. My school is surrounded by mountains and green fields.
4. They look healthy. They do exercise everyday.
5. We have English lessons on Thursday and Saturday.
6. We often play football after school.
7. Nam plays volleyball for the school team.
8. Hoa does her homework with her classmates.
9. Some creative students do drawings and paintings in the art club.
10. Duy, you look very smart in your new uniform.
b/ UNIT 3
Exercise 1:: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
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/p/

/b/

1.........................

6. ........................

2.........................

7. ........................

3.........................

8. ........................

4.........................

9. ........................

5. .......................

10. ......................

Exercise 2: Listen and check true (T) or false (F)
1. Lan has long black hair.

…………………

2. She is thin and weak.

…………………

3. Her cheeks are chubby.

…………………

4. Her nose is big.

…………………

5. Her eyes are black.

…………………

6. She has white teeth.

…………………

Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D. (Pictures quoted from Soft book
- Unit 3: Communication and skills 2 of English 6)

1.

A

B

C

D

2.

A

B

C

D

3.

A

B

C

D

4.

A

B

C

D
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Exercise 4: Listen and fill the gaps with the words you hear.
In the Superb Summer Camp there are 25 kids from schools in Ho Chi
Minh. They are all nice and (1) … . My new friends are Phong, James and
Nhung. This is a picture of them. James has blond hair, and big blue eyes. He’s
cool and creative.
He likes (2) … pictures. Phong is the tall boy. He’s (3) … , and he plays (4)
…… very well. Nhung has (5) … cheeks and curly hair. She’s kind. She (6) …
her lunch with me today.
KEY:
Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
pen, bee, beef, piano, bus, picnic, bed, picture, boy, pea.
/p/

/b/

1. pen

6. bee

2. piano

7. beef

3. picture

8. bus

4. picnic

9. bed

5. pea

10. boy

Exercise 2: Listen and check true (T) or false (F)
Lan is a student in grade 6. She is tall and thin. She is light but she is not
weak. She has an oval face and chubby cheeks. Her hair is long and black. Her
nose isn’t big. It’s small. She has brown eyes and white teeth. She’s very nice.
1. T

2. F

3. T

4. F

5. F

6. T

Exercise 3: Listen and circle A, B, C or D
1. (A) riding a bike

2. (A) traditional game

3. (C) libra

4. (D) aquarius

Exercise 4: Listen and fill the gaps with the words you hear.
In the Superb Summer Camp there are 25 kids from schools in Ho Chi
Minh. They are all nice and creative. My new friends are Phong, James and
Nhung. This is a picture of them. James has blond hair, and big blue eyes. He’s
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cool and helpful. He likes taking pictures. Phong is the tall boy. He’s sporty,
and he plays badminton very well. Nhung has chubby cheeks and curly hair.
She’s kind. She shared her lunch with me today.
1. creative

2. taking

3. sporty

4. badminton

5. chubby

6. shared

c/ UNIT 5
Exercise 1: Listen and circle A, B, C or D. (Pictures quoted from Soft bookUnit 5: Getting started and A closer look 1 of English 6)

1.

A

B

C

D

1.

A

B

C

D

2.

A

B

C

D

3.

A

B

C

D

4.

A

B

C

D

Exercise 2: Listen and fill in the gaps.
Hoa's village is about 10 kilometers (1) ... Da Lat. It is very beautiful and
(2) ... place where people grow (3) ... and vegetables only. It is very famous (4) ...
its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell
of the roses makes people feel cool. In spring, my village looks like a (5) ... with
plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so (6) .... Nowadays, with electric, it
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doesn't take the villagers much time to water the roses. And even at night, people
can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers.
Exercise 3: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
/t/

/st/

1.........................

5. ........................

2.........................

6. ........................

3.........................

7. ........................

4.........................

8. ........................

Exercise 4: Listen and give the short answer.
1. What is the population of Da Nang?
2. Does the Han River flow through the city?
3. Which bridge is the newest now?
4. Is Non Nuoc beach one of the most beautiful beaches in the world?
KEY:
Exercise 1: Listen and circle A, B, C or D
1. (A) waterfall

2. (C) valley

3. (B) compass

4. (B) painkillers

Exercise 2: Listen and fill in the gaps.
Hoa's village is about 10 kilometers from Da Lat. It is very beautiful and
peaceful place where people grow flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous
for its pretty roses and beautiful landscapes. The air is quite fresh, however, the
smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In spring, my village looks like a
carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often . Nowadays, with
electric, it doesn't take the villagers much time to water the roses. And even at
night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers.
1. from

2. peaceful

3. flowers

4. for

5. carpet

6. often

Exercise 3: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
lost, best, boat, want, forest, cat, hottest, but, first, desert.
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/t/

/st/

1. boat

6. lost

2. want

7. best

3. but

8. forest

4. cat

9. first

5. desert

10. hottest

Exercise 4: Listen and give the short answer. (Quoted from Exercise 4, Part
D in Unit 5 in Exercise Book of English 6)
Da Nang has a population of nearly 800,000 people. The Han River flows
through the city. The city part on the east bank is newer and more spacious. The
city part on the west bank is more crowded. There are five bridges across the
river. The Han River Bridge is the newest one now.
The cost of living in Da Nang is the lowest in Central Viet Nam. Da Nang
has many beaches. Among them, Non Nuoc beach is one of the most beautiful
beaches in the world. But walking in the streets on a summer afternoon is not a
good idea in Da Nang. There are not many trees so there are not many shadows.
It is often very hot at noon.
1. nearly 800,000 people.
2. Yes, it does.
3. The Han River Bridge.
4. Yes, it is.
d/ UNIT 6
Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
she, school, shy, small, should, summer, shopping, rice, second, wish.
/s/
1. …………………
2. ………………..
3. ………………...

4. ………………..
5. ……………..

/∫/
6. …………………..
7. …………………
8. ……………………
9. ………………….
10. ………………..
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Exercise 2: Listen and give the short answer.
1. Where does Peter welcome the New Year?
2. When do colorful fireworks light up the sky?
3. What does Peter do to his grandparents?
4. Where is the lucky money put in?
Exercise 3: Listen and fill in the gaps.
Although there are many (1) ... throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar New Year
holiday is the most (2) ... celebration for Vietnamese people. They celebrate Tet at
the end of January or early February. Before Tet they (3) … and (4) ... their homes.
They also buy (5) … and plants. Tet is a time for family gatherings. During Tet
they eat great food, get (6) ... money, visit ralatives, go to a pagoda, ...
Exercise 4: Listen and circle A, B, C or D. (Some pictures copied from Soft
book - Unit 3: A closer look 1 and communication and some from the
internet)

1.

A

B

C

D

2.

A

B

C

D

3.

A

B

C

D

4.

A

B

C

D

KEY:
4.

A

B

C

D
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KEY
Exercise 1: Listen and put the words you hear in the correct group.
she, school, shy, small, should, summer, shopping, rice, second, wish.
/∫/

/s/
1. small

6. she

2. rice

7. shopping

3. summer

8. should

4. school

9. shy

5. second

10. wish

Exercise 2: Listen and give the short answer.
Peter often goes to Times Square with his parents to welcome the New
Year. When the clock trikes midnight, colorful fireworks light up the sky.
Everybody around is cheering singing happily. He loves that moment so much.
He loves the first day of the new year most. After getting up he dressed
beautifully and goes to the main room. There his grandparents sit on sofa. He
bows and says his wishes to them. They will give him lucky money in red
envelopes. After that, he goes out and have a day full of fun, good food and
laughter.
1. Times Square
2. Midnight
3. He bows and says his wishes. (bow and say wishes)
4. Envelopes.
Exercise 3: Listen and fill in the gaps.

Although there are many celebrations throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar
New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. They
celebrate Tet at the end of January or early February. Before Tet they clean and
decorate their homes. They also buy flowers and plants. Tet is a time for family
gatherings. During Tet they eat great food, get lucky money, visit ralatives, go to a
pagoda, ...
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1. celebrations

2. important

3. clean

4. decorate

5. flowers

6. lucky

Exercise 4: Listen and circle A, B, C or D
1. (D) Japan

2. (C) Scotland

3. (B) go shopping

4. (C) fireworks

4. The tested results.
Last year, I taught English in class 6A. In every period of teaching, I
always design listening exercises to improve listening skill for the students. I
find out that these exercises have provided the students with the comfortable and
effective way of learning English. The students feel excited and they are eager to
wait for English classes. They can understand the lessons more deeply and more
naturally. They have become better and better at listening skill and more self
confident in communicating in English with each other. Their pronunciation has
improved so much. They either speak English in the class or outside the school
confidently. They not only listen to exercises designed by the teacher but also
listening to English songs as well. They even take use of their recess to
communicate in English or listening to English songs. Their listening skill has
improved so quickly. Based on the results of the students’ learning, I had the
results of classification ability of listening and communicating of the students in
class 6A at Nguyen Chich secondary school in last school year as the
followings:
Early year

Late year.

Ability
Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Excellent

1

2,4

8

19

Good

6

14,

24

57,1

Average

11

26,2

10

23,8

Bad

24

57,1

0

0

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III. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDTIONS
Learning a language is a process that requires students’ continuous efforts
and listening exercises create fun learning environment, and maintain their
interest in learning. At the same time, they increase the motivation, encourage
the students to be active to participate in learning activities.
Recently I have used the listening exercises to help my students practise
after school in the afternoon. It can be seen that the listening skill of the students
has increased significantly. Moreover, the students feel more excited to learn,
they are more confident in communication and their communication ability has
been improved remarkably.
The above listening exercises are very useful. They help students not only
develop listening skill but also review the vocabulary, the pronunciation of some
sounds, the use of some structures and the parts of speech. Especially these
exercises help students remember the topics of communication and improve
their English quickly. In short, listening exercises bring efficiency in teaching
and learning English. Therefore, the teachers should use listening exercises as an
indispensable part of the teaching process, create the atmosphere of fun English
learning, enthusiasm and enjoyment. In addition, the teachers should focus on

the selection of suitable listening exercises for the students’ levels. In order to
get success in using listening exercises in teaching English, these are important
things to both teachers and students.
1.For the teachers:
- Must have a deep understanding about the lessons.
- Must refer many kinds of books, documents.
- Must be responsible, enthusiastic for the students.
- Must prepare the means and appliances of teaching carefully.
2.For the students
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- Must prepare the lesson carefully before class.
- Must meet all kinds of books for class service.
- Must obey the instructions and guidance of the teacher.
3. For the leaders
The current means and teaching aids for the English subject are not still
supplied enough. So the leaders should equip adequate equipments such as
radios, tapes, pictures, projector and especially functional rooms in order to
successfully carry out the objective of teaching and learning English in this
stage.
The above is my own experience in using listening exercises in teaching
English to improve listening skill for the students in class 6A at Nguyen Chich
secondary school. But the listening exercises that I would definitely present
can’t help avoiding limitations. I look forward to all the colleagues’ constructive
feedback in order to improve the efficiency of class time, contribute to
improving the students’ listening skill and the quality of teaching and learning
English as well.
I sincerely thank you!
Thanh Hoa, March 09th, 2020

CONFIRMATION OF THE
HEADMASTER

I assure this is my own initiative experience. I do
not copy the other people's content.
(Signature and full name)

Nguyen Thi Hung

Trinh Thi Lam

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CONFIRMATION OF THE HEAD OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT AND TRAINING

Chu Quang Phuc

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IV. REFERENCES
1. Students’ and teacher’s 6 English Program Pilot books.
2. Brown, H.D. (1994). Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to
Language Pedagogy. Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice Hall.

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V. THE LIST OF INITIATIVE EXPERIENCES WAS ASSESSED.

Full name of author: TRINH THI LAM.
The unit of work: Nguyen Chich Secondary School.
Numerical
order

1

2

Level
rating

Result of
rating
assessment

School year
of rating
assessment

Some experiences in teaching
rhythm and intonation in English
sentences
Some techniques to attract ss’

Province
level

C

2001 – 2002

excitement

Province
level

B

2003 – 2004

District
level

B

2004 – 2005

Experiences
in
teaching
vocabulary
to
promote
ss’positiveness and activeness.
Promote
speaking
English

environment to make students
confident in communication in
class 6B of Dong Anh secondary
school.
Using language games to

District
level

C

2009-2010

District
level

B

2012 – 2013

improve speaking skill for the

Province
level

B

2014 – 2015

Province

level

B

2018 – 2019

A

2019 – 2020

Name of initiative experience

in English lessons

for the students in grade s 6,7 of
Dong Anh Secondary school.
Developing ss’speaking skill for

3

the students in class 8B of Dong
Anh Secondary school.

4

5

6

students in class 7B at Nguyen

Chich Secondary School.
Some information technology
applications for the students in

7

grade

7

at

Nguyen

Chich

secondary school.
Experiences

in

improving

listening skill for the students in

8

class 6A at Nguyen Chich

District

level

secondary school

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