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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)

- Ví dụ về Lesson plan ở 1 tiết dạy Speaking.
- Ví dụ về 1 bài dạy Speaking sử dụng CNTT kèm dĩa CD

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How to teach Speaking in Tieng Anh 12 effectively
I/ INTRODUCTION
Teaching English in schools help students form and develop the basic knowledge of
English language and communication skills in a range of topics related to personal, family
life, socio-cultural and normal science, at the same time fostering the intellectual and
moral qualities necessary for students to continue their higher education or go into social
life. To master a language in general and English in particular we must develop all four
skills – listening , speaking, reading and writing. However, how we can develop each of
them successfully is a big problem for all concerned . Speaking is one of the most
important skills in teaching language .I believe that it should be enjoyable at the same time
meeting the communicative competencies of the learners. At first, it’s not easy to teach
but through building the self-confidence of the students, everything will turn to be easy.
Learning to speak the English language is fun .
Today, I would like to discuss some difficulties in teaching and learning English through
Speaking and the solutions to them and some of my experience in teaching speaking in
TIENG ANH 12.

II/ CONTENT: How to teach Speaking in Tieng Anh 12 effectively?
1/ The problems in teaching and learning English through Speaking and the

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.

- Teacher can help students and the activity to progress by offering discrete
suggestions. Students won’t feel frustrated when coming to a dead end of language
or ideas if teacher’s help doesn’t disrupt the discussion or forcing them out of role.
- Teacher’s participation in discussion or role-plays will help the activity long by
prompting covertly, introducing new information. Also, this will ensure continuing
student engagement and generally maintain a creative atmosphere.
Teacher should not take over the classroom so that students lose opportunities
for speaking.
- Teacher should avoid overcorrection. Helpful and gentle correction may get
students out of difficult misunderstanding and hesitations.
*As teachers of English, we should also understand the characteristics of a
successful speaking activity.
According to Ur (2002:120), the characteristics of a speaking activity that make teachers
judge it “successful” are:
1. Much learner’s talk : Learners should talk as much as possible during the allotted
time for speaking activity
2. Even Participation : All learners have a chance to speak and contribute to the
discussion. In a classroom discussion a small number of talkative participants have
little opportunity to play the role of the dominant ones.
3. High motivation: Learners are highly motivated. They are interested in the topic,
eager and willing to speak because they have something new to say about it.
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4. Acceptable level of language accuracy: Learner’s utterances are ‘relevant, easily

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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This increases the amount of learner’s talking time even though learners may slip into
their mother tongue in their talk; and teachers cannot totally control such a thing.
2. Base the activity on easy language
The level of language needed for discussion should be easier. The participants find it easy
to recall or produce the language, then they can speak fluently. It would be good if
essential vocabulary is pre-taught and reviewed before the activity starts.
3. Make a careful choice of topic and task to stimulate interest.
Teachers should select interesting topic and task for learners to discuss or perform. If the
purpose of the discussion is clear, the participants will be more motivated.
4. Give clear instruction or training in discussion skills.
Learners should be given clear instruction, told what to do, and assigned roles in a
discussion.
5. Keep learners speaking the target language
Teacher might appoint a monitor to remind the participants to use the target language, or
she/he has to do it herself/himself.
6.Know how to correct Speaking
- During speaking activities in controlled language practice, teachers often correct
every time there is a problem to achieve accuracy.
- However during speaking activities in free language practice, teachers cannot do the
same thing because the ultimate purpose here is to achieve fluency. Thus, teachers
should :
+ watch, listen while speaking activities are taking place.
+ note down good points as well as shortcomings (i.e. students couldn’t make
themselves understood or make serious mistakes that cause communication

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:

+ Will you work for a big company/ small company or be self-employed?
+ Do you prefer to have a full-time job/ a part-time job or work whenever you want?
+ Do you prefer to work in an office/ work outdoors or work at home?
+Do you prefer to work alone/ work with the same people every day or often work with
different people?
+ Do you prefer to have a well-paid job/ an interesting job or a job which helps people?

Unit 16: Use pictures to teach some new words

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Elicit more clues
- Make students talk about specific things
Ex: Unit 6: Future job – Task 2: What do you like/ don’t like about each job
+ Salary: how much is high enough?
+ Location: home town or a far-away city?
Unit 8: Life in the future – Task 2: Predictions about the future
Developments of science and technology: people landing on Mars; talking robots,
intelligent house, etc.
Personalize the contents
- Bring out students’ previous knowledge
- Make teaching contents age-specific
- Utilize students’ imagination
Ex: Unit 16 – ASEAN – Task 2: Teacher can ask Sts:

+ 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 1 : HOME LIFE
WARM – UP:

Students are asked to answer the following questions:
1. How do families affect individuals or their members?
2. How does each member contribute to his or her family?
3. What are considered as household chores?
4. Who often does these things in your family?
5. Do you have any duties to your family? What are they?
Unit 2 : CULTURAL DIVERSITY
WARM – UP

Unit 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
WARM – UP

Teacher : Look at the pictures ! Can you guess what we are talking about today?

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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

WARM – UP :

Look at the pictures and answer the question : What are their jobs?

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Unit 8 : LIFE IN THE FUTURE
WARM – UP

- T asks Ss to find out as many as possible words related to the life in the future.
What will happen
in the future ?

→T introduces the new lesson.
"In today’s speaking section, you will practice talking about what will have happened by
the end of 21st century and discuss predictions about life in the future"
Unit 10 : ENDANGERED SPECIES
WARM – UP
What are they?

- Divide the class into 4 teams.
- Tell Ss to look at the diagram and try to answer these four questions one by one.
2. .........

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

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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

WARM – UP : Matching
Match the names with the appropriate water sports : water polo, scuba-diving,
swimming, wind-surfing, synchronized swimming, rowing

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Unit 13 : THE 22ND SEA GAMES
WARM – UP:
Teacher divides the class into two teams and asks Sts in each team to write the names
of these sports as son as possible

Unit 14 : INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
WARM – UP
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Look at the logos and match them with the organizations they stand for.

A

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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1.How many members are there in ASEAN?
2.Name them.
3.When was ASEAN founded ?
4. What information do you know about these countries?

(Population? Total area?

Capital?)

*

Dứới đây là một bài soạn dạy Speaking trong sách Tiếng Anh 12 mà tôi đã áp

dụng trong những năm học qua

UNIT 8
LIFE IN THE FUTURE
B. SPEAKING
I. Objective
1. Aims: Help students improve their knowledge about the life in the future, especially the
role of science and technology
2. Knowledge:
General knowledge: Life in the future.
Language: + Express their ideas and make predictions about life in the future
+ The tenses.
+ New words: words related to life in the future.
3.Skills:
- Improve students’ speaking skill
- Use the Future Perfect Tense to talk about the future events

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

"In today’s speaking section, you will computer.
practice talking about what will have - Japan will be very powerful
happened by the end of 21st century and and Japanese will be an
international language.
discuss predictions about life in the future"
- People will do all their
shopping by computer. There
will be no more crime as
technology will make it
impossible.
- People will live to at least
130.
- People will live in a hotel
on the moon.
- People can travel to space
or to the moon on their
holiday.

Arouse students’
interest and
anticipation

Connect
students’
knowledge to the
text and increase
teacher-student
interaction

- ……………..

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

FEEDBACK 1:
- Students do as teacher’s
requirement.

2. While – speaking (18 min.)
Task 1: Look at the newspapers cuttings
from the future, and say what will have
happened by the end of the 21st century
- Stick 6 word cards on the board
1. Chinese astronauts land on the Mars
2. New moon city opened
3. A cure for a common cold found
4. 150th birth day party
5. Holiday resort on Jupiter
6. Car on sea water
- Elicit the tense used after “By the end of
the 21st century, ….”
The Future Perfect Tense

- Students stand up and read
aloud.
1. By the end of the 21 st
century, Chinese astronauts
will have landed on Mars.
2. By the end of the 21 st the
third new moon city on the
moon will have opened.
-The new moon city will have
had a population of over

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.

Example:
A : I think it's very unlikely that by the end of
the 21st century Chinese astronauts will have
landed on Mars,
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Providing more
language input
helps students
speak easily

Reducing the
workload helps
Ss have more
chance to
practice

-Listen to the teacher and
practice in pairs
- Students act out their
dialogue in front of the class.
FEED BACK 2:
Expected answer:
S1: I think it is very unlikely
that by the end of the 21st
century, Chinese astronauts
will have landed on Mars.

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

science &
- Thin
technology
atmosphere
- Living standard
- Too costly
will be improved
- Too
- Cures for fatal
cold/hot
diseases will be
- More
founded
diseases
- Asks Ss to work in pairs
- Feed back: Give marks to better pairs

3. After – speaking (10min.):
Task 3 Work in groups. Make some
- Discuss in groups of four
more predictions about what life will
- The representatives present
be like one hundred years from now.
in front of the class
* In the world
* In Vietnam
* In Bien Hoa
* Your family
Example:
- I think in a hundred years from now,

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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*Nowadays, many schools are provided with computers and projectors, so it’s very easy
for teachers to explain their lessons with the help of computer and projector. For me, the
presentation of a computer teaching plan lets students pay more attention to the lesson and
they will feel more interested in the lesson .
These are my slides to teach Speaking (UNIT 8 – ENGLISH 12) with the help of
computer and projector(CD included)

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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:

- “Tài liệu bồi dưỡng giáo viên thực hiện CT sách GK lớp 12 THPT”
của Bộ GD & ĐT
- Tập huấn thay sách 2008
- Thiết kế bài giảng tiếng Anh 12 của Trần Thị Ái Thanh.-Hồ Thị
Tân Hoa và của Nguyễn Hải Châu- Vũ Thị Lợi - NXB Hà Nội
- SGK Tiếng Anh 12
- Tài liệu trên Internet
Người thực hiện
Nguyễn Thị Thanh Hồng

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