SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH HÓA
TRƯỜNG THPT BỈM SƠN
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SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM

“SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN
TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12
AT BIM SON HIGH SCHOOL”

Người thực hiện: Trương Thị Thu Hiền
Chức vụ: Giáo viên
Đơn vị công tác: Trường THPT Bỉm Sơn
SKKN thuộc môn: Tiếng Anh

NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
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A. INTRODUCTION
Implementing innovation in teaching is the key task that each teacher is
trying to implement in the teaching process. “With the goal of student-centered
(students- centered), promoting positive students, teachers need to find out many
practical activities and effective method to help students promote their activities
while students feel the excitement, charm in every lesson”1[1]
However, one of the subjects that students find most difficult subjects in
English. It can be said in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and
writing skills, reading skill is said to be the most difficult but interesting, most
exciting. Many new children feel embarrassed in class. Only some build positive
you post, the majority is listening and copying complete article. Many students
seem bored expression, tired even work hours sitting alone foreign language

learning.
The cause of this phenomenon is due to their vocabulary is very limited, the
application of grammatical structures is still weak, participatory learning
activities in pairs, groups are limited because of a lack of confidence in learning.
Students enlist talk or dull to you along with their groups. Most students do not
have conditions to learn a foreign language teaching and the organization of
learning activities how to match knowledge and keep a breast of lessons suitable
for each subject in each grade student is a very difficult problem. Especially this
year students will take part in two exams in one.
From that experience ourselves through real information taught in class,
through hours of extensive project experience academic colleagues I found it
necessary to organize innovative activities for student groups to study each
lesson more details more abundant, charismatic, attractive students for each
lesson help maximize efficiency, help students acquire knowledge. Thereby they
can accumulate, build their communication skills, confidence to serve for
learning another language skills and help them learn with their enthusiast.
Especially in the G.C.S.E students have to do 3 reading comprehensions with
the amount of newwords. How to make them become more self-confident when
they face to this problem?
Comparing the results of their study in the first semester to semester II was
found that they were very much real progress. They have chosen the method of
actively learning, participating in groups effectively, more confident. Even more
important is the joy they have found inspiration, passion, more love in English.
To help the groups operate more effectively in the teaching of English more
boldly I study the topic: “SOME APPLIED EFFECTIVE ACTIVITIES IN
TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 12 AT BIM SON HIGH
SCHOOL”

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. Paragraph: “With the goal …every lesson” is quoted from Reference book item 1

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B. DEVELOPMENT
1. Rationale.
In each reading skill, teachers don’t have to introduce not many vocabulary
to students. They must demontrate the words which are necessary for students.
Teachers should choose within 7-9 newwords to teach flexibly but they are
active vocabulary. Students have to use these words in class more frequently to
practise some skills basically. They should be used in the text, in their learning
process at present or in the future. However, teacher shouldn’t repeat them
frequently because it’s time-consuming and boring so teachers have to determine
the important new words they are going to teach students. Especially when
teachers teach sudents a vocabulary which means they have to introduce the
pronunciation, meanings, word stress, word position, word form and students
use it as much as possible in order not to become a dead word.
From the results obtained, the following I would like to present some
challenges that teachers and Bim Son high school students block encounter in the
use of active groups. Since then give some conclusions and solutions to overcome
this. The use of active groups like the matching of students and the requirements
of each skill of the English subject depends on the amount of time of 45 minutes
for each item that I choose and apply those practices different for each different
item and each target different students of each teacher in the school.

This kind of activity is aimed to check the understanding and usage of
vocabulary. In this one, students have to use the correct form of the words to fill
in the blanks. Students have to choose the most suitable answer for each one.
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
A. READING
Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the words.

close

support

responsib
workleon a
night shift

care
take out
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obedience
willingnes
s
mischievousness

Hand - outs:
1. Mai is very ………………..girl.
2. He takes the …………………for running the shop.
3. I’m got 2 younger brothers. They’re quite ………………but……………….
4. We’re very ………………….and very………………….
5. My father is always……………….. to join hands with cooking.
6. Everyday I have to …………………….the garbage.
7. My mother is a nurse. She has to………………………….

* Teacher’s work:
- Deliver the handouts to students.
- Asks students to give the correct form of the words to fill in the gaps.
- Guide students how to define the correct form of the words.
- Students can do this kind of activity individually or in groups.
- Checks and encourage them by giving good marks if they do well.
Suggested answers.
1. caring
2. responsibility
3. mischievous
4. close - knit family / supportive.
5. willing
6. take out
7. work on a night shift

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- This kind of activity is aimed to guess the meanings of words or phrases
based on the given pictures and cards.
- Students are divided into 2 teams / groups. They have to observe the
pictures and the cards carefully and then go to the board and stick the cards on
the corresponding ones.
- If students do well, teacher will give them good marks to encourage them.
- Students will feel motivated and stimulated because they are always eager
to get god marks competively and progressively.
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:
UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING.
A. READING
CARDS:

Look at the non-verbal communication in pictures in English and then match
them with corresponding cards.

Clap hands

Whistle

Jump and down

Wave to somebody

Nod ( slightly)

Raise hands

Shake hands

Point to

Catch one’s eyes

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PICTURES:

P1

P2

P3

P4

6


P5

P7

P6

P8

7


P92 [7]

Suggested answers.
- Picture 1: Whistle
- Picture 2: Clap hands
- Picture 3: Point to somebody
- Picture 4: Raise hands
- Picture 5: Jump UP and down
- Picture 6: Nod ( slightly)
- Picture 7: Shake hands
- Picture 8: Wave to somebody
- Picture 9: Catch one’s eyes

* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:
UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
A. READING
Look at the cards in English and then match them with corresponding
pictures.
CARDS:

caring

mischievous

close - knit
family
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: Pictures about the non-verbal communication is quoted in from item 7.

take out
THE
GARBAGE
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work on a
night shift

GIVE A HAND
WITH

WASH DISHES

RUSH TO THE
MARKET

THE DINNER IS
READY

PICTURES:

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P1

P2
10


P3

P4
11


P5

P6
12

P7

P8

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P9 3 [7]

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
- Picture 1: RUSH TO THE MARKET
- Picture 2: THE DINNER IS READY
- Picture 3: GIVE A HAND WITH
- Picture 4: take out THE GARBAGE
- Picture 5: WASH DISHES
- Picture 6: work on a night shift
- Picture 7: mischievous
- Picture 8: caring
- Picture 9: close - knit family

- This kind of activity is aimed to review some vocabulary which students have
just learned. The teacher also check the meanings and the synonyms/ antonyms
of the words.
- Teacher reads Vietnamese words and then students find out the synonyms/
antonyms of them as quickly as possible. They can divide students into 2 teams/
groups and let them play this kind of game.
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:
UNIT 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES.
A. READING
Listen and then find each pair of synonyms from the following.

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Pictures about home life is quoted from referce book item 7

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Extinction
Extinction

Pollution
Pollution

Plant
Plantand
and
animal
animalsPECIEs
sPECIEs

Pass
Passlaws
laws

Set
Setup
up

Maintain
Maintain

Conservation
Conservation

VARIETY
VARIETY

MARSHLAND
MARSHLAND

REDUCE
REDUCE

THE
THEEARTH
EARTH

Abolition
Abolition

Establish
Establish
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Preservation
Preservation

WETLAND
WETLAND

The
Theglobe
globe

Contamination
Contamination

Flora
Flora&&fauna
fauna

Enact
Enactlaws
laws

DIMINISH
DIMINISH

diversity
diversity

WETLAND
WETLAND

*** Teacher (says the words in Vietnamese and the students say it in English)
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Teacher: 1. Kết thúc

Students:
Stop
Finish
* Teacher’s work:
- Stick the words on the board.
- Read the words in Vietnamese, asks students to find out the synonyms.
- Check and give students good marks if they do well.
- Asks students to read in chorus and then asks some individuals up to read. -Teacher listens and then corrects mistake if they have made.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS4[3]:
Number
VIETNAMESE
SYNONYMS
POLLUTION
Sự ô nhiễm
CONTAMINATION
1
EXTINCTION
Sự tuyệt chủng
ABOLITION
2
3
Thành lập
SET UP
ESTABLISH
4
Sự bảo tồn
CONSERVATION
PRESERVATION
5
Duy trì, tiếp tục

MAINTAIN
CONTINUE
6
Sự đa dạng
VARIETY
DIVERSITY
7
Ban hành luật
ENACTS LAWS
PASS LAWS
8
Giảm bớt
REDUCE
DIMINISH
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Vùng đầm lầy
MARSHLAND
WETLAND
Thực vật và động
PLANT AND
FLORA AND
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vật
ANIMAL SPECIES FAUNA

- This kind of activity is aimed to help students know the meanings of the
word by using the definition about that one. Teacher can use different
dictionaries to give the difinition to students exactly and easily understand.
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:
UNIT 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES.

A. READING
(Task 1: Page 108). The words in column A all appear in the passage. Match
each of them with a suitable definition in column.5[4]
A
B
a. the natural environment in which a plant or animal
1. extinction
lives
b. species of animal or plant that is in danger of /
2. habitat
seriously at risk at extinction
c. the act of preventing something from being lost,
3. biodiversity
wasted, damaged or destroyed
4. conservation
d. the World
e. a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life,
5. endangered species
ect, stops existing
6. vulnerable
f. a range of different things
7. enact laws
g. the existence of a large number of different kinds of
animals and plants which make a balanced
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5

Sugested answers is quoted from reference book item 3.
Illustrated unit 10: Engdangered species from 1 to 4 is quoted from item 4

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8. the Globe
9. diversity

environment
h. is the body of a law adopted by the people or
legislative bodies.
i. able to be easily physically emotionlly, or mentally
hurt, influenced, or attacked.

* Teacher’s work:
- Stick the small board which contains words and their definitions on the board.
Teacher can also deliver the hand-outs to students.
- Asks students to work in pairs, match the words in column A with a suitable
definition in column B.
- Calls some pairs up to speak and practise pronunciation.
- Check and give students good marks if they do well.
- Asks students to read in chorus and then asks some individuals up to read.
Teacher listens and then corrects mistake if they have made.
Sample:
A: What does the word stop mean?
B: It means come to an end.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
1.e
2.a
3.g
4.c
5 .b

6.i
7.h
8.d
9.f

* Teacher’s work:
- Teacher asks students to work in group of four.
- Teacher delivers the hand-outs to students and asks them to choose the coccrect
answer by circling A, B, C or D.
- Students work in groups in 4 minutes. Teacher calls some students up to speak.
- Check and give students good marks if they do well.
Teacher listens and then corrects mistake if they have made.
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:
UNIT 1: HOME LIFE
A: READING
Choose the best answer by circling the best meaning A, B, C or D.
1. Everyday I have to look after my younger children.
A. take care of
B. keep up with
C. get over
D. protect from
2. The boy is mischievous sometimes but hardworking.
A. intelligent
B. industrious
C. happy
D. naughty
3. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy house.
A. shake hands
B. give a hand
C. raise hands

D. wash hands
4. My mother is a very caring women. She takes the responsibility for running
the household.
A. accountability
B. reliability
C. ability
D. flexibility
5. Most of the time the boys are obedient and hardworking.
A. solidar
B. docile
C. serious
D. traditional
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6. My mother rushes to the market, hurries home so that the dinner is ready on
the table by the time my dad gets home.
A. prepared
B. possible
C. compulsory
D. positive
7. My father is willing to help my mother with the household chores.
A.satisfied
B. enthusiastic
C. peaceful
D. stressful
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
1. A
2.D
3.B

4.A
5.B
6.A
7. B
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:
UNIT 6: FUTURE JOB.
Choose the best answer by circling the best meaning A, B, C or D.
1. Before the inteview, you have to send a letter of application your resumes to
the company.
A. Curriculum Vitae B. certificate
C. letter
D. diploma
2. You should find out as much as possible about the job and the vacancy.
A. joyness
B. congratulatuions C. position
D. emptiness
3. If you know something about the more technique aspects of the job, admit it
& stress that are willing to learn.
A. boring
B. enthusiastic
C. despressing D. exhausted
4. Don’t forget to dress neatly and formally.
A. particularly
B.elegantly
C. carefully
D. potentially
5. You should show your best side, your keeness to work and your sense of
responsibility.
A. interests
B. boredness

C. tiredness
D. understandings
6. You should jot down your qualifications and experience which relate to the
job.
A. sum up
B. quick at
C. note down
D.recover from
7. Don’t forget to say goodbye to the interviewer before leaving the office
A. Don’t remind
B. Ask
C. Remember
D. Want
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
1. A
2.D
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.C
7. C

- This kind of activity is aimed to help students know the meanings of the
word by using the definition about that one iu corresponding columns. Teacher
can use different dictionaries to give the difinition to students exactly and easily
understand.
- Students can do this activity and then check their answers with partners.
- Teacher calls some students up to speak and correct mistake if they have.
- Encourage them by giving good marks.
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:

Unit 13: THE 22nd SEA GAMES
Task 1 (P140): Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the following words and
phrases.6 [5]
6

Illustrated unit 13: The 22nd SEA GAMES from 1 to 6 is quoted from item 5

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Words / Phrases
Vietnamese equivalents
1. Sports enthusiast
a. Đoàn kết
2. Solidarity
b. Tinh thần cao
3. Title
c. Đồng bào
4. Bodybuilding
d. Người say mê thể thao
5. High spirits
e. Đồng hợp tác
6. Countrymen
f. Thể dục thể hình
7. Co-operation
g. Tiện nghi
8. Facility
h. Danh hiệu
SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
1. d

2. a
3. h
4. f
5. b
6. c
7. e
8. g
* ILLUSTRATED UNIT IN ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK:
Unit 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY
Task 1 (P163): Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the following words and
phrases.
Words / Phrases
Vietnamese equivalents
1. Human civilization
a. Năng lực trí tuệ
2. Childbearing
b. Việc chăm sóc gia đình
3. Involvement
c. Cơ hội việc làm
4. Age of Enlightenment
d. Phân biệt, đối xử
5. Deep-seated cultural beliefs e. Việc sinh con
6. Homemaking
f. Nền văn minh nhân loại
7. Intellectual ability
g. Thời đại khai sáng
8. Equal work opportunity
h. Những niềm tin ăn sâu vào tiềm thức
9. Discriminate
i. Sự tham gia

SUGGESTED ANSWERS:
1. f
2. e
3. i
4. g
5. h
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. d
C. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
Above these are activities that I found most effective when done. Comparing
the results of their study in the first semester and second semester I see a clear
progress, particularly when I get them under active discussion groups, the
students participated in a positive, vibrant and more seriously. Kite especially
the children spoke more English, Vietnamese-speaking limit or using their
Muong language. Those who are lazy, moral hazard or causing noise during
class have progressed better than previous semesters.
With the crowded classroom, teachers need to prepare for dividing students
into groups of different ways such as drawing, appointed to sit how teams have a
certain gap, but enough to go to observe and control investigate their activities.
Teachers should give full instructions, specific and clear brief for the students
prior to discussion groups. The best is he (she) should guide them in English and
then translated into Vietnamese to avoid misunderstandings require them his
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(her) If necessary he (she) should give more specific examples to guide to help
them understand.
Depending on the content and amount of time for each item that I can choose

the operating groups, design groups activities consistent with the amount of
time, the amount of knowledge and requirements for operation of the unit group
effective group through each lesson.
However, in order for the organization, design groups operating under the
new method, depending on the content and amount of time for each item that I
can choose the operating groups, design groups activities accordingly with the
amount of time, and requires knowledge of the unit to operate effectively groups
through each lesson.
1. For teachers.
- In addition to having a deep understanding of the operating groups and
organizations working step, how to apply them appropriately and flexibly, both
teachers and students should try to pass all factor and objective. The first is that
teachers have to seriously prepare for their lessons well. Should give classes a
lively atmosphere for the student interested groups to participate in activities
such as making certain requests from the first year of regular use of English in
speaking skill.
I am used to painting "Let's speak Englis" pasted on the walls of classrooms
corner or constantly remind them with the phrase "No English" so they always
try to speak English in each lesson.

Source: English textbook Grade 11 - Education Publishing House
(2009: 72)7[6]

- They should be closely with students, create good relationship between
teachers and students through teaching and learning process. From thet, this
makes students interested in learning English better.
- They should give the situations to let students can easily guess the meanings of
the words and spend more time finding materials, pictures which relate to the topics.
- They should raise their awareness of self-study and exchange precious
teaching experience with their colleagues. Determine the main contents for

different students in different class.
- They should use teaching aids, hand outs and over head projectors.
- They should concentrate on making lesson plans before coming to class.
Especially making power point lessons to stimulate students.
7

Picture is quoted from item 6.

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- They should organize and design the activities scientifically and choose pair
work or group work suitably which depend on students and classroom size.
- Teachers need uplifting self-consciousness in the construction and
implementation of the content of the activities organized by subject expertise,
teaching register for more empirical research methods lesson plans at the same
time now to learn from experience. Record notes, activity content, the issues to
learn from experience.
- Moreover, English teachers learn about new teaching method, provide their
students interesting lessons to make them eager to have better results.
2. For students:
- Collect materials, pictures, reference books related to the lessons together
with their teachers.
- Find the new words to understand the meanings of the words at home by
using computers or dictionaries.
- Rivise the lessons and prepare new lessons before coming to the class.
- Practise pronouncing new words regularly.
- Get ready to draw pictures and make teaching aids in gorup work. Teacher
encourages students by giving marks.
- Pay attention to the lassons , contribute the ideas to the lessons and take part

in pair work or group work enthusistically and positively.
3. For the staff.
- Create more favorable conditions for teachers and self-study learning
conditions to improve, enhance professional skills .
- Diversity further foreign language books, reference books for teachers and
students can register for loan at the library ...
- If there are conditions I hope the school authorities will soon build an
English speaking club (English Speaking Club), here is a useful playground and
interesting for the children. Help students more opportunities to learn and further
improve communication skills in English, to help them feel more confident and
boldly create friendly relationships, positive teacher-student. Since then they'll
love this course and learn English better and better.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. INTRODUCTION
B. DEVELOPMENT
1. GAP - FILLING
2. PICTURES AND CARDS

3. SYNONYMS
4. DEFINITION
5. MULTIPLE CHOICE
6. MATCHING
C. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

PAGE
1
2
2
4
12
15
16
17
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………1
DEVELOPMENT………………………………………………………. 2
1. Gap-filling……………… ………………………………. ………… 2
2.. Pictures and cards………………………………………. ……….. 4
3. Synonyms/Antonyms………………………………………. ……… 12
4. Definitions………………………………………………..…………. 15

5. Multiple choice…………………………………………………….... 16
6. Matching………………………………………………………………17
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS ……………………………. 18
1. For teachers……………………………………………………….. 19
2. For students………………………………………………….……… 20
3. For staff…………………………………………………………….. 20

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REFERENCE BOOK
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[1]: Hướng dẫn thực hiện chương trình, SGK lớp 12 - môn Tiếng Anh NXB GD.
[2]: Từ điển đồng nghĩa và trái nghĩa và trái nghĩa Anh - Việt - Nguyễn
Trung Thuần - NXB Từ điển Bách Khoa.
[3]: Tiếng Anh 12 (Task 1 - page 108), NXB GD&ĐT
[4]: Tiếng Anh 12 (Task 1 - page 140), NXB GD&ĐT.
[5]: Tiếng Anh 12 (Task 1 - page 163), NXB GD&ĐT.
[6]: English textbook Grade 11 - Education Publishing House (2009: 72)
[7]: Some refence pictures on the Internet - Source : Google image.

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