Using some useful warm up activities for teaching english 10 semester 1 standard syllabus to motivate the study excitement of the students in tho xuan IV high school

I. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Reasons for choosing the research
According to the trend of globalization, English has played an increasingly
important role in all areas. As a result , the deman of learning English has been
constantly increasing.
Before that trend, English is considered the dominant subjects in the schools.
To be a young and enthusiastic teacher with teaching English, I always put out for
myself the question is: How do students love and become good at this subject?
Through five- year practical teaching in Tho Xuan IV High school , I learned an
experience is: If students take part in a warm- up activity before starting a new
lesson, the lesson will be more successful. From this fact, I study and design some
suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10 (term I) to attract students’
attention in new lessons and make these lessons more interesting and effective.This
is the reason why I choose the topic: “Using some useful warm- up activities for
teaching English 10- semester 1- Standard syllabus to motivate the study
excitement of the students in Tho Xuan IV high school ”.
1.2. Aims of the research
My research is aimed at:
- Provide some basic knowledge about the role of warm- up activity
- Offering some suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10 (term I)
suggest for teaching English 10- term 1 to the teachers.
1.3. Participants of the research
This research was applied to six classes of tenth grade in Tho Xuan IV high
school (10A1, 10A3, 10A5- academic year 2014- 2015 and 10A2, 10A3,10A4academic year 2015- 2016). Each class contains different number of participants
who are of mixed genders and language ability. In term of language competence,
most of them might be considered as pre – intermediate students
1.4. Methods of the research
- Observing students working.
- Analyzing students’ results
II. CONTENT
2.1. Theoretical Background

All of us know that the new version of English 10 was brought to the
curriculum from the academic year 2006- 2007 and it has really brought a new
wind in method of teaching and learning foreign language. However, in my opinion
beside the advantages the textbook English 10 also brings some disadvantages to
both the learners and teachers.
About advantages, the English 10 has 15 lessons which focus on 6 topics (You
and me, education, community, nature, recreation and People and place). These
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topics are rather suitable with the hobby and knowledge of students. They can not
only make use of the general knowledge but also encourage them to find out some
other informations relating to the lesson. These information will provide students
the necessary knowledge.
About disadvantages, some units contain some difficult structures to the
students. For example, in unit 8: Make ends meet, meet one’s wish…. Beside that,
the tasks of a few writing and speaking lessons are boring and unrelated to the topic
of the Unit, which causes the difficulties in designing lesson plan to the teachers.
Being aware difficulties and advantages above, myself as well as other English
teachers always think carefully before the completing a lesson phan.And this
research is also aimed at promoting the advantages and limiting the disadvantages
of teaching English in general and teaching English 10- semester 1 in particular.
2.2. The status of the problem
From all the periods , I see that most of our students are still passive, not
really interested in learning English. This consequence is partly because our
students come from the rural regions, their knowledge of English is not rich,
especially some know very little about English. When the teacher asks them to read
the reading passages to give the answers, they all give correct answers but some of
them do not understand the content of the lesson. In the examinations, they do not
do the part reading well and some do not know how to do these exercises.

That is the reason why I think that we must design the really interesting
warm-up activities for each new lesson to attract students’attention and make them
more excited with the lessons.
2.3. Some useful suggested warm- up activities for teaching English 10semester 1
2.3.1.Unit1: A day in the life of…….
a. Lesson A: Reading
Name : Describing pictures
Type : class work
Materials : Pictures
Time : 3-5 minutes
Procedure
- Hang on some pictures in turn and ask sts to say out what they can see

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- Ask students to guess the content of the lesson
b. Lesson B: Speaking
Name: matching words
Type: group work
Materials: poster, large papers, board pens
Time: 5 minutes
Procedure:
- Devide the class into 2 groups
- Provide each group with 1 large and 1 board pen
- Give instruction and time allotted
- Check groups’ work and declare the winner
Subjects in English
Subjects in Vietnamese
1. Civic Education

a. Văn
2. Technology
b. Toán
3. Maths
c. Vật lý
4. phyics
d. Hoá học
5. geography
e. Tiếng Anh
6. History
f. Gíao dục công dân
7. Chemisrty
g. Lịch sử
8. Physical Education
h. Thể dục
9. English
i. Công nghệ
10.Biology
j. Vật lý
11.Literature
k. Tin học
12.Infomatics
l. Sinh học
c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: Network
Type: class work
Material: board, chalk
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- write the key word on the board

- ask students to think of the related words and say in English
- Lead in the lesson by some guiding question:

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+ Do you like travel by cyclo?
+ Do you think Cyclo_ driver is an easy work?

Means of transport

d. Lesson D: writing: Writing a narrative
Name: Telling a story
Type: Individual work
Materials: Nothing
Time: 3- 5 Mins
Procedure:
- ask sts to think of the most impressed story that they witnessed or heard
- call on 1 advanced to tell in front of the class( Encourage him/ her to use
English)
- Give some other guiding questions:
+ What items are mentioned in his/ her story( Time, event, place……)
+ Which tense is used in the story?
e.Lesson E: Language Focus:
Name: Describing pictures
Type: Class work
Materials: Pictures, chalk
Time: 2-3 mins
Procedure:
- Hang the 2 pictures on the black board and ask sts to speak out what they can

see in these pics.
- Write the 2 key words on the black board
- Call on some students to read the words
- Write the phonetic forms of them and read the words aloud several times

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2.3.2. Unit 2: School talks
a.Lesson A: Reading:
Name: Slap the board
Type: Group work
Materials: stick cards
Time: 3- 5 Mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 groups
- Ask each group to send 5 presentatives and set in a queue
- Provide each group of students 7 stick cards & Give instruction
- Read aloud sentence by sentence
- Give feedback
- Declare the winner
7 Suggested sentences:
+ I often play ………online when I have free time
+ After the school year, I’ ll go on a summer…….
+ Soccer and badminton are my favourite……….
+ Do you usually watch…….at 6p.m everyday?
+ What is the ……….like today?
+ Students have to………hard for the exam.
+ My ………….is collecting stamps.
Keys : games/ holiday/ sports/ film/ weather/ study/ hobby

b.Lesson B: Speaking
Name: Jumbled words
Type: class work
Materials: Poster
Time: 5 mins
Procedure:
- Hang on the poster
- Give instruction and time allotted
- Check with the whole class

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Jumbled words:
+ nice/ been/ has/ it/ meeting/ you
+ later/ you/ see/. Goodbye.
+ Hello. Are/ you/ how
+ Sorry, go/ to/ have/ got/ I. you/ catch/ later
Keys:
+ It has nice been meeting you
+ Goodbye. See you later
+ Hello. How are you?
+ Sorry, I have got to go. Catch you later.
c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: Missing words
Type: group work
Materials: Poster, chalk
Time: 5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams

- Give instruction
- Hang on the poster
- Call on 2 representatives of the 2 groups to come to the board and write
down the key words
Poster:
+ The duty of students is to S_ _ _ _
+ In summer, my family often go to the B_ _ _ _.
+ 30th April is Hoa’s birthdayP_ _ _ _.
+ My hobby is T_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the world.
+ He invites me to go out for a D_ _ _ _.
Suggested answers: STUDY/ BEACH/ PARTY/ TRAVELLING/ DRINK
d.Lesson D: Writing: Writing a form
Name: Brainstorming
Type: clas work
Materials: Chalk
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- Write the key word in a circle on the B. B
- Ask sts to list as many things relating to this word as possible
- Write on B. B what the sts say out
- Lead in the lesson by using some more questions:
+ Where do you often see these information?
+ Have you ever used these informaion? When
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Private information

e.Lesson E: Language Focus
Name: Describing pictures

Type: class work
Materials: Pictures, chalk
Time: 3- 5 mins
Procedure:
- Hang on the 2 pics and give the questions:
+ What is the boy doing?
+ What is the little girl doing?
- Write down the 2 keys word on black board
- Call some students to read aloud
- Read as model 3 times
- Write the phonetic forms of them

2.3.3. Unit 3: People’ s background
a.Lesson A: Reading
Name: Game: Who am I( 3 persons)
Type: group work
Materials: pictures, some pieces of paper
Time : 5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Give instruction
- Read aloud the 3 clues for 1 person in turn
- Declare the winner
• Who am I
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+ I was born in Nghe An
+ I am the greatest leader of Vietnam
+ My birthday is May 19th 1890

 UNCLE HO

• Who am I?
+ I live in America
+ My name begins with letter B
+ I am the boss of the company Microft
 BILL GATES

• Who am I?
+ I am a famous female scientist.
+ I was born in Germany
+ My name begins with letter M
 MARIE CURIE

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b.Lesson B: Speaking:
Name: Listing words beginning with the letter I
Type: Group work
Materials: Large papers, boardpens
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Deliver each group with 1 large paper and 1 boardpen
- Ask sts to write down the words beginning with I in 3 minutes
- Check with the whole class and declare the winner
c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: Name some Olympic champions
Type: class work

Material: none
Time: 2-3 mins
Procedure:
- Give the question: “Can you name some famous Olympic champions in the
world?”
Suggested names: Michael Phelps (swimming – 2008), Nastia Liukin (Athletes2008)…………
d.Lesson D: Writing: Fill in a form
Name: Matching
Type: group work
Materials: posters, board pens
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
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-

Divide the class into 2 teams
Provide each group with 1 poster containing the matching task
Ask sts to match in 3 mins
Hang groups’ work on & check with the whole class
Declare the winner
A
B
1. name
a. Quynh giang village
2. date of birth
b. Phan Boi Chau
3. place of birth
c. 5/ 10/ 1983

4. school attended
d. Music and dancing
5. exams passed
e. Private tutor
6. previous job
f. English
7. interests
g. Cao Thi Hue

e.Lesson E: Language Focus
Name: Drawing pictures
Type: classwork
Materials: chalk, board
Time: 3 minutes
Procedure:
- Draw some unclear things on the board and ask sts to guess what the teacher
is going to draw next
- Complete the pictures of 3 faces with sadness on them
- Ask sts these questions:
+ Who are they? Men or Women?--> Men
+ Are they sad or happy?--> Sad
- Write the 2 words on B. B and read them aloud 3 times
- Write the phonetic forms of them and ask sts to read
2.3.4. Unit 4: Special Education
a.Lesson A: Reading
Name: Questionaire
Type: class work
Materials: none
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:

- give questions and ask sts to answer:
+ Can all of you hear/ speak/ see?
+ What are people who can’t hear/ speak/ see called?-THE DISABLED
+ Is it easy or difficult to teach the disabled?
+ May they have normal education?
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- lead in the lesson : SPECIAL EDUCATION
b. Lesson B: Speaking
Name: Noughts and crosses
Type: group work
Materials: poster
Time: 5 mins
Procedure:
- Divide the class into 2 teams
- Give instruction: each group take 1 turn to choose the number they like .
each number carrries 1 word, the group have to make sentence with this
word.The group which complete 3 sentences on the same horizontal or
vertical line first will be the winner.
- Monitor the game
- Declare the winner
Subjects ( 1)
Activities( 4)
Friends( 7)
Test
(2)
Lower secondary( 5)
Time- table( 8)
Homework( 3)

Break ( 6)
Teachers( 9)
c. Lesson C: Listening
Name: Network
Type: classwork
Materials: chalk, board
Time:2-3 mins
Procedure:
- write the key word on the board
- ask sts to say the name of the school for the disabled in Vietnam
- lead in the lesson
d.Less
Schools for the disabled

on D: Writing
Name: Describing pictures & questions
Type: classwork
Materials: pictures
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
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- Hang the pictures on and give questions:
+ Who are in these pictures?
+ How do they feel? Happy or angry?
+What kind of letter do you write if you feel angry with something/ someone? A
letter of complaint or a thank- you letter?
- Lead in the lesson

e.Lesson E: language focus
Name: Using realia
Type: Classwork
Materials: a box, some chalk
Time: 2 mins
Procedure:
- Take a box and ask sts what you are holding BOX
- Take some chalk and ask sts what is in your hand CHALK
- Write the 2 words on black board
- Ask some sts to read aloud the words
- Read aloud the words as modal
- Write the phonetic forms and lead in the lesson
2.3.5. Unit 5: Technology and you
a.Lesson A: Reading
Name: Matching words and pictures( names of hardware)
Type; group work
Materials: pictures, stick cards
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- devide the class into 2 teams and give instruction
- hang pictures on black boarb
- call on the representative of each group to stick cards with the right words on
the pics

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- declare the winner

b.Lesson B; Speaking

Name; Network
Type: classwork
Material: none
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- write the key word on black board
- ask sts to say out the names of modern inventions that they know
- lead in the lesson by some more questions:
+ do you have……?
+ what is a/ an………..used for?
Modern inventions

c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: describing pic
Type: classwork
Material: picture
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- hang the picture on and ask sts: what the man and the girl in the picture is
doing?

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- lead in the lesson with some question:
+ are you learning to use computer at school?
+ is it easy or difficult or interesting?
d.Lesson D: Writing Writing instructions
Name: questions
Type: classwork

Material: picture
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- Hang the pic on and ask sts what is in the picture  Public Telephone
- Give questions:
+ Have you ever used a public telephone?
+ is it easy or not to use it?
+ can you show me how to use it?
- lead in the lesson

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e.Lesson E: Language Focus
Name: realia and questions
Type: class work
Materials: book, chalk
Time:2 mins
Procedure:
- take a book and asks sts to say what it is-- BOOK
- asks sts what “ Thang 6” in English is  JUNE
- write the 2 key words on B. B and read them aloud
- Asks sts to tell the difference in pronouncing these words
- Give the phonetic forms
2.3.6.Unit 6: An Excursion
a.Lesson A; Reading:
Name: describing pics and questions
Type; classwork
Materials: pics in textbook
Time:3 -5 mins

Procedure:
- asks sts to open the textbook and answer the questions:
+ What is pic 1 about? What can you see in pic…?
+ What do you know about it?
+ Which site do you like to visit best?
b.Lesson B: Speaking

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Name: completing the pic
Type: classwork
Materials: chalk, board
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- T draw a horizontal line on the black board
- Asks some sts to come to the board and complete it in their own opinion
- Praise the st if he/ she can draw a pic of a boat
- If sts can not draw a boat, T has to do it
- Lead in the lesson by some more guiding questions:
+ Have you ever traveled by boat? Do you like it?
+ which place on the boat do you like best?
c.Lesson C: Listening
Name: answer the questions in the textbook
Type: classwork
Materials: textbook
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- asks sts to answer the Qs in the part “ Before you listen”
- lead in the lesson

d.Lesson D: Writing:
Name: network
Type: classwork
Materials: chalk, board
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- write the key word on black board
- ask sts to speak out types of letter that they know
- lead in the lesson

Types of letters

e.Lesson E: Language Focus
Name: odd one out
Type: group work

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Materials: chalk, black board
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- divide the class into groups
- write the 2 groups of words on black board
- ask students to find out the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently
- give feedback and lead in the lesson
• earn, bird, fir, other
• today, nurse, from, of
2.3.7.Unit 7: Mass Media

a. Lesson A: Reading:
Name: listing words beginning with M
Type: groupwork
Materials: large papers
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- divide the class into 2 groups
- provide each group a large paper and 1 boardpen
- give instruction
- hang the groups’ work on & check with the whole class
- declare the winner
- lead in the lesson
b.Lesson B: Speaking
Name: Network
Type: classwork
Materials: chalk, black board
Time: 3 mins
- write the key word on black board
- ask sts to speak out the names of some Mass media
- lead in the lesson
c.Lesson C; Listening
Name: pic and questions
Type: classwork
Materials: picture
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- Take the pic and ask sts to say what is in the pic RADIO

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- Give some guiding questions:
+ what is it used for?
+ do you often listen to it? When? How many hours a week?
+ which programme on it do you like best? Music or news?
- lead in the lesson
d.Lesson D: Writing
Name: questions
Time: 3 mnis
Procudure:
- give questions:
+ can you name some kinds of Mass Media?
+ Which is the most popular?
+ what are the advantages and disadvantages of TV?
- Lead in the lesson
e.Lesson E: Language focus
Name: group words
Materials: pieces of papet
Type: groupwork
Time: 3- 5 mins
Procedure:
- divide the class into groups
- give each group a piece of paper with 9 words on it
- ask each group to put the 9 words in 3 columns basing on their phonetic
feature
- lead in the lesson
9 words: buy, boy, enjoy, play, say, toy, kind, type, they

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2.3.8 Unit 8: The story of my village:
a. Lesson A: Reading
Name: comparing the 2 pics
Type: classwork
Materials: pics in textbook ( listening)
Time: 3-5 mins
Procedure:
- hang the two pics on and ask sts to find out 4 differences between them

- lead in the lesson
d. lesson D: Writing: Giving directions
Name: Questions
+ Where do you live, An?--> I live at block 5, caugiat town
+ The whole class, do you know how to get there/
 lead in the lesson
e.Lesson E: Language Focus
Name: odd one out
Type: group work
Materials: chalk, black board
Time: 3 mins
Procedure:
- divide the class into groups
- write the 2 groups of words on black board
- ask students to find out the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently
- give feedback and lead in the lesson
2.4.Results of the Research
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After five years teaching English 10 at Tho Xuan IV high school, I realize
that the warm- up activities in teaching English 10 have following results:
- Students have more progress in developing skills: reading, speaking,listening and
writing. They can use the information from the reading passage to apply in their
writings. Therefore, students’ reading, speaking and writing skills are made full use
in each unit.
- Weaker students have made more progress in learning at school. Moreover, they
became more confident in expressing their ideas, thoughts and feeling in class.
These warm- up activities made students become more active and excited about the
reading lessons. In addition, the classes became really effective. Students felt happy
when doing well the activities that the teacher required by their efforts.
After two years teaching English 10 for six classes (10A1, 10A3, 10A5academic year 2014- 2015 and 10A2, 10A3,10A4- academic year 2015- 2016), I
compared the average mark of all the tests and achieved in term 1 the following
results:
* The academic year 2014- 2015:
Mark
Number of
Class
students
8 - 10
6.5 - 7.5
5-6
2.5 – 4.5 1 – 2
10A1
43
3 (7 %)
9 (20.9 %) 22 (51.2 %) 9 (20.9 %)
0
10A3

50
8 (16 %)
11 (22 %)
23 (46 %)
8 (16 %)
0
10A5
41
5 (12.1 %) 8 (19.6 %) 19 (46.3 %) 9 (22 %)
0
*The academic year 2015- 2016:
Mark
Number of
Class
students
8 - 10
6.5 - 7.5
5-6
2.5 – 4.5 1 - 2
10A1
43
4 (9.3 %) 11 (25.6 %) 24 (55.8 %) 4 (9.3 %)
0
10A3
50
9 (18 %)
12 (24 %)
24 (48 %)
5 (10 %)
0

10A5
41
5 (12.1 %) 11 (26.8 %) 21 (51.2 %) 4 (9.9 %)
0
III. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
3.1. Conclusion
Using the warm- up activities in teaching English 10 brings us many positive
effects. The students’ reading skills are much better. Beside students can improve
their speaking, listening as well as writing skills. They are really excited in learning
lessons in the textbook English 10- term I.
3.2. Some suggestions
In order to apply these activities in teaching English 10, the teachers and
students are expected to do the following activities:
- For students: They must prepare the lesson carefully at home, especially the
vocabulary.
- For teachers: They have to redesign the activities in the lessons so that they are
suitable with students’ abilities and can motivate students in each class.
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- For schools: Each school should supply more references related to reading,
speaking, listening and writing skills to the teachers.
Finally, we should redesign the warm- up activities for teaching English 10 term 2
English 11 and English 12 in order to help our students study better.
Above are all the experiences that I got after five years teaching English in my
school. However, each teacher has their own ways of teaching as well as each
student has their own ways of learning, we expect to receive more suggestions from
readers in order to make my research more completed
XÁC NHẬN CỦA THỦ TRƯỞNG ĐƠN VỊ

Thanh Hóa, ngày tháng năm 2016
Tôi xin cam đoan đây là SKKN của mình viết,
không sao chép nội dung của người khác.
(Ký và ghi rõ họ tên)

Lê Thị Hằng

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REFERENCES
1. SGV, SGK lớp 10, NXB Giáo Dục.
2. English language Teachimg Methodology của Bộ GD-ĐT 2003.
3. The ELTTP Methodology course.
4. Brophy, Jeremy (1998), Motivating Students to Learn, Mc Graw- Hill
Companies
5. Thiết kế bài giảng Tiếng Anh 10, NXB Hà Nội
6. Sách “ Một số vấn đề về đổi mới phương pháp dạy học bậc THPT môn
tiếng Anh..... của Bộ GD-ĐT ”
7. Tài liệu tập huấn đổi mới phương pháp môn tiếng Anh lớp 10.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Reasons for choosing the research: ……………………………
1.2. Aims of the research: ……………………………………………
1.3. Participants of the research: ………………………………………

1.4. Methods of the research: …………………………………………
II. CONTENT
2.1. Theoretical Background: …………………………………………
2.2. The status of the problem: ………………………………………
2.3. Some useful suggested warm- up activities for teaching English
10- semester 1:………………………………………………………
2.3.1.Unit1: A day in the life of…….:………………………………...
2.3.2. Unit 2: School talks: …………………………………………...
2.3.3. Unit 3: People’ s background:…………………………………
2.3.4. Unit 4: Special Education:…………………………………….
2.3.5. Unit 5: Technology and you: ………………………………..
2.3.6.Unit 6: An Excursion: ………………………………………..
2.3.7.Unit 7: Mass Media: ………………………………………….
2.3.8 Unit 8: The story of my village: ………………………………
2.4.Results of the Research: ………………………………………..
III. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
3.1. Conclusion:………………………………………………………
3.2. Some suggestions: ………………………………………………
References: : …………………………………………………...

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