Tài liệu Using some positive teaching methods help students in grade 8 of secodary school to learn reading skill well

1. THE RENERAL POINTS. 1.1 The reasons of choosing the topic. As we all know our country is in the process of integration and development, together with the international community in many areas such as: economy, tourism, culture, including the education sector. So English has had a very important position to communicate, and is key to helping us inspired and can go anywhere in the world, reaching every area of your life. Along with the trend of globalization, English is increasingly playing an extremely important role in all areas, therefore, the teaching and learning of English in this context and should be interested in investing in both internal content and methods. Requirements of teaching and learning in schools today for this language does not just stop at one single skill that is developed in parallel 4 skills: Listening Say - Reading - Writing. There are many methods of teaching and learning of English language skills in schools has been adopted, however, Read - out remains a difficult skill to students communicate effectively because it is difficult to maintain the student interest during a long lecture, especially when they are in the habit to stop at understanding the meaning of words rather than go deeper to understand the message or knowledge is transmitted through each content poison. I am teaching English at Trung Thanh secondary School in Quan Hoa – a mountainous district of Thanh Hoa for many years. I have always been aware and wondered how to help these children can grow in 4 skills: listen-speak-read-write. To English became my inspiration for these children and to defuse problems, during the Ethnic schools sell stay high school Trung Thanh in the past year as well as in the academic year 2017-2018. I have studied the relevant documents, as well as discussions with colleagues in the journal batch Manager to find the direction to fix problems. Aware of the importance of receiving information, additional knowledge through reading culture so I decided to research and development of specialized skills taught Reading as a way of sharing skills and methods to the same direction students to enhance their knowledge through their own skills through topics "Use of modern teaching techniques to improve the quality of teaching reading lesson in class 8 in Trung Thanh secondary school" to contribute to improving the quality of the subject, as well as innovative methods of teaching and learning. 1.2 Research objects The students are in grade 8 at Trung Thanh Secondary School. 1.3. Research time From 08/2017 to 04/2018. + From 08/2017 - 10/2017: the time of research topic + From 11/2017 - 01/2018: applying research topic for all grades. + From 02/2018 - 03/2018: evaluating the effectiveness in using the research topic. + 04/2018: completing research topic. 2. THEORETICAL BASIS AND PRACTICAL BASIS 2.1.1 Theoretical basis In recent years, foreign language learning in schools Thanh Hoa is applied widely and gradually is considered academic courses with a maximum of 4 more details on the week. When English has confirmed the role and importance of it in the 1 schools and all educational levels, improving the quality of teaching and learning is very important. So how to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning is a necessity not only for students, but especially for people who are directly teaches English. We all know that learning English is merely a language school. Want to become proficient in that language, the school must practice four basic skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. If they learn well the four skills, it will be easy access to information technology, science and technology and is very convenient in communication. Especially comprehension skills is one of the basic skills to be focused in the process of teaching and learning foreign languages. It deciding whether learners have understood the content of the post or not. So if students have the ability to read or understand English well, you can read books, newspapers and documents are written in English with content appropriate to the level and age of the students, help school conditional students improve their English. In a reading teacher more than just help students understand the corpus of each paragraph, but also to know how to use a flexible procedures to match the specific content of each article to inspire interesting for students and creating training activities to help students better practices. But most students are afraid to exercise. The reason is that English is completely different from the mother tongue, difficult to learn, difficult to remember. Moreover, they are lazy should learn from their vocabulary too little, poorly prepared new post, learn coping weak especially children. They are always afraid of saying the wrong speech led to concern considerable affect learning outcomes of the subject.  The requirements of the course and the difficulties of the student, as a teacher is to teach subjects I myself have always concern is how to achieve the highest efficiency in their teaching methods. Therefore, I have found out a number of measures to help students learn more effectively than reading. Because of the above reasons I chose strong as comprehension skills to do a workshop on "Use of modern teaching techniques to improve the quality of teaching reading lesson in class 8 at Trung Thanh secondary school ". 2.1.2 Practical basis In the process of teaching and learning foreign languages, reading is one of the very basic skills are emphasized. Reading is an effective means and necessary for students to be able to master and consolidate the knowledge of language, expand vocabulary and understand more deeply the style, using the language they are learning. The readings play a crucial role in the development of reading comprehension skills of students.  In fact, on reading skills and do the exercises after reading, students often make some common mistakes such as: mispronounced, often pronounce wind indiscriminately, the student's vocabulary too meager or forgotten much, do not know how to read a comprehension exercise, do not remember the information in the reading, do not grasp the grammatical structure basically, the majority of students do not know how to ask questions and answer texts. To overcome this situation, first of all, the teacher must do so that students have proper awareness about the importance of language learning in general and in particular the English in particular, is to make learning favorite student, interested in learning a first reading more effectively. The 2 lectures of the teachers in the classroom must be appropriate for all audiences of students, must have appropriate methods, inspire student learning. So through the actual experience of teaching and learning in the past year I have decided to choose this topic for study in the academic year 2017-2018. * The advantages and disadvantages when say for students Convenience:  - Students with nature is willing to participate in the activities of school hours when was fascinated in the activities. - Students are parents and teachers concerned, help in the learning process.  -Teachers are learning, exchange of experiences from colleagues across the training, exchange of experiences, topical.  -The interest, support of the Rectorate, the expertise and colleagues.  Trouble: Is a school located in Thanh Hoa province's western brandishing annually were difficult, local infrastructure is creaky. The vast majority of people here live by farming, forestry and cultural levels are limited, access difficulties for students in the rainy season. Despite such difficulties, but the unfortunate here is that most of the children still lack the interest and encouragement of his family, some parents also underestimated their child's learning. From there you easily cause there are irresponsible attitudes in learning and also affect the formation of personality, moral qualities of the children later on. More parents also lack of interest in the inspection work and manage their study time, particularly this will easily make you depressed. On the other hand, due to the school located in poor, English learning conditions are limited. The school has no reference books and equipment to cater to this subject. Issues raised is how we overcome these weaknesses on to contribute to improving the quality of work out the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing to students, help students become more confident in communication. In addition, English is a difficult subject, volume much knowledge, classroom time is less, especially for grade 8 English, reading only 45 minutes to work out successfully this skill for the students in a class is very difficult thing. The difficulty is that but want to learn this subject is a very intractable thing, requiring the responsible teacher must have the passion a career, have high enthusiasm, combine perseverance, enthusiasm, new help students themselves more and more advances.   2.2 The states of the research topic the results Reading skill Total Grasp the knowledge, Never grasp the knowledge, Class number of apply quite well using weak students Qt % Qt % 8A 30 10 33 20 67 8B 30 8 26,6 22 73,4 Through results on I noticed the children's reading skills are also more limited prepared. They have not understood the lesson, not to apply the knowledge you've taught.  3 English is a very difficult subject for SECONDARY school students, especially for students in grade 8.Moreover for all-mountainous students contact and intimacy surrounding reality are limited.  The majority of the students have yet to focus on and invest in foreign language courses, preparing an article for granted. In the school, the majority of these children are often passive, lack of flexibility, the less English and join statements to learn lessons. 2.3 Implement solutions By studying the reality problem, I boldly suggest some positive methods to help grade 8 students to learn reading skill well. Apply some positive methods on reading lesson: 2.3.1 Methods of teaching groups  Teaching groups are also known by different names such as: Teaching collaboration, teaching in small groups, in which students of a class is divided into small groups, within a time limit each self-help group completed the task of learning on the basis of division of work and cooperation. Results of the group work were then presented and evaluated before the whole class.  Teach if well-organized groups will promote positive, accountability; capacity development partnership working and communication capabilities of the students.  The process of implementing the teaching process can be divided into groups of three basic stages:  a. Working full class: Introduction and assignment  - Introduce theme  - Defining task groups  - Established groups  b. Teamwork  - Prepare workplace  - Planning work  - working rule agreement  - Conduct solving tasks  - Prepare reports on the results.  c. Working full class: Presented results, evaluation  - The group presented the results  - Assessment of the results. Example: Period 64: Unit 10: RECYCLING Lesson 4: Read I.OBJECTIVES Teaching points: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to form the passive in the present simple. They will also be able to know what they should do to protect the environment and save natural resources. 1. Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, Sts will be able to form the Passive in the Present Simple. a. Grammar: 4 - Passive forms: future and present - Adjectives followed by an infinitive and a noun clause b. Vocabulary: pipe, milkman, refill, industry, melt, deposit, ..... 2. Skills: Reading, Speaking, listening and writing. 3. Attitude: Sts will know how to take advantages of daily things in order to reuse and recycle them to protect the environment. I. METHOD AND TEACING AIDS: 1. Methods: Communicative approach 2. Teaching aids: Teacher: pictures, laptop, megaphone, projector. Students: textbook, notebook. III.TEACHING PROCEDURE 1. Check the previous lesson: (5’) - T asks Sts to change sentences into passive voice. 2. New lesson: (40’) T’S AND SS ACTIVITIVES CONTENTS Warm up T gives some pictures then asks Ss question: - What do people make from car tire? - What do people do with bottles? - What do people do with old glass? - What do people do with drink cans? - What types of garbage can we put in compost? SS:Group work -Follow T's guiding. Possible answers: 1. What do people make from car tires? 4. What do people do with these drink cans? 2. What do people do with these bottles? 3. What do people do with old glass? 5. What type of garbage can we put in compost? - Make toys: cars, vase of flowers, pen bottles… Pre-teach vocabulary *Present new words in the lesson. 1.Vocabulary : -T introduce the new vocabulary by showing pictures. -SS look at the pictures and remember - Get Ss to copy in their notebooks . - Ss copy in their notebooks . - tire (n) : lốp xe * Checking vocabulary : Slap the board - Have Ss to relax with games in oder to 5 remember new words; It is an interesting game for you called slap the board. - Ss are divided into two groups and then play the game. - The teacher says the English word and the students race to slap the correct word first in VN. - The team slap more correct words is - pipe (n) : ống dẫn nước winner. - to refill (v) : làm đâỳ lại to melt (v): làm tan chảy - glassware (n): thủy tinh - deposit (n) : khoản tiền đặt cọc Compost (n): phân hữu cơ 6 - fertilizer (n): phân vô cơ *Open prediction: - Tell Ss, they are going to read a page in a newspaper giving some recycling facts to protect the environment . - Ss listen - Ask ss to look at the board and guess what they are going to read + What do people do with used things ? + What can they make from them ? - Ss guess. - Call on some Ss to read their guesses on the board Car ties -> ………….. Milk bottles ->…………… Glass -> ………….. Drink cans -> ………….. Household and garden waste -> ……… …. 3.While – reading : 1. Grid - Draw the grid on the board and have Ss copy it - Ask Ss to open their books and read the -to recycle (v): tái chế Car ties -> ………….. Milk bottles ->…………… Glass -> ………….. Drink cans -> ………….. Household and garden waste -> ……… Used things Recycling Facts Car tires are recycled to make pipes and floor recoverings 7 text. - Ss to open their books and read the text. Milk bottles are cleaned and Glass refilled (with milk ) - Ask Ss to work in pairs to make a list of recycling facts mentioned in the text. - Ss to write the information in the grid on the board Drink cans - Call on some Ss to write the information in the grid on the board. * Comprehension questions - Ask Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions . - Ss to work in pairs to answer the questions . - Get them to compare their answers with their friends. - Ss compare their answers with their friends. - Call on some pairs to practice asking and answering the questions . - Some pairs to practice asking and answering the questions. Gives answer keys if necess. is broken up , melted and made into new glassware Household and garden waste are brought back for recycling is made into compost . 2.Answer the questions a. People cleaned and refilled empty milk bottles. b. The glass is broken up, melted and made into new glassware. c. The Oregon government made a new law that there must be a deposit on all drink cans. The deposit is returned when people bring the cans back for recycling. d. Compost is made from household and garden waste e. If we have a recycling story to share, we can call or fax the magazine at 5 265 456. 3.Grammar Example: People recycle glass into new glassware. S V O Glass is recycled into new glassware S be Vpast participle Form: Grammar points +Present new grammar points: - Gives example. S+ tobe +Past participle Active: S - Passive Form in the present Simple . 8 V(s,es) O Passive: S + Asks Ss copy new grammar. - Ss coppy - How to change an active sentence to a passive voice : tobe + PII + by O - Ss copy into notebooks. Eg1 : They collect the glass The glass is collected by them Eg 2: People send the glass to the factories The glass is sent to the factories by… Usage: - It is used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb. Meaning: bị, được. Asks Ss to copy. -Ss copy into notebooks *Practice: - Have Ss make sentences, use the Passive Form in the present Simp l - Some Ss to read their completed sentences in front of class. 1. Pop music is liked by Lan. 2. Table tennis is played every day by them. 3. These exercises are done in the notebooks by us. 4. Five chickens are fed by him 5. A lot of food is bought by her. * Change these sentences into the passive 1. Lan likes pop music. 2. They play table tennis every day 3. We do these exercises in the notebooks. 4. He feeds five chickens. 5. She buys a lot of food. - Call on some Ss to read their completed sentences in front of class. - Ss go to the board and write the sentences. - Give feedback IV.CONSOLIDATION - Summarize the main points of the lesson. - Retell the main points of this lesson. V.HOMEWORK - Copy down all the passive sentences in their note books. - Assign home work. 2.3.2 Methods Case studies  Case study method is to use a true story or the story was written based on these cases often occur in practical life to illustrate a problem or some 9 problems. Sometimes typical case studies can be performed on a video or cassette tapes but not in writing.  * Implementation Process  Steps typical case study can be:  - Students read (or watch, or listen to) the typical case.  - Thinking about it (maybe write a few thoughts before discussing it with others).  - Discussion of case studies under the guidance of the teacher questions.  * Note  - For a typical case are raised to reflect the diversity of real life, so it should be relatively sophisticated, with complex characters and different situations rather than a question simple story.  - A case can be long or short, depending on the content, but the problem must be consistent with the topic, in accordance with the level of Students and duration allowed.  - Depending on the situation, there be held to the same class research a typical case or assign each team a different case. 2.3.3. The method to solve the problem  Based learning to detect and solve problems is set forth students cognitive issues contained contradictions between the known and the unknown, moving students in problematic situations, stimulating their self-reliance and initiative and desire needs to solve the problem.  * Process implementation  - Identify, identify problems / situations;  - Collect relevant information to issues / situations posing;  - Lists the possible workarounds;  - Analyze and evaluate the results of each workarounds (positive, limitations, emotions, values);  - Comparison results of the solution;  - Selecting optimal resolution;  - Follow workarounds have chosen;  - Learning for solving these problems, other situations.  Example: Period 90: UNIT 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD LESSON 4 – READ I.OBJECTIVES 1. Knowleges: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to get some knowledge about wonders of the world. 2. Skills: Develop listening, speaking, reading, writing skills. 3. Attitude: Students like to learn English and use it correctly, then they can know more about the wonders of the world. II.METHODS AND TEACHING AIDS 1. Methods: Communicative approach 2. Teaching aids: Teacher: textbook, pictures, laptop, megaphone, projector Students: textbook, notebook. 10 III.PROCEDURE 1. Class management: 1 minute 2. Revision: (5 minutes) WARM-UP 3. New lesson: a. Setting the scene: Included in the WARM-UP b. Main activities: T’S AND SS’ CONTENTS ACTIVITIES WARM-UP MATCH WONDERS OF THE WORLD TO RIGHT - Ask Ss to work in 2 PICTURES teams and play the game: go to the board and match the name to correct picture - Present new words and then guide Ss to read them in chorus - Check vocabulary by technique “ROR” - Put the chart on the board - Set the scene: You are going to read a passage about seven wonders of the ancient world. Read the statements and guess PRE-READING I. Vocabulary: - (to) compile (translation): biên soạn, tập hợp - (to) claim (translation/ explanation: to say sth is true): tuyên bố - religion (n) (translation): tôn giáo -God (n) :vị thần Checking technique: ROR II. True- false statement prediction 1. An Egyptian man compiled a list of what he thought were the Seven Wonders of the World. 2. The only surviving is the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. 3. Today, we can still see the Hanging Garden of Babylon in present-day Iraq. 4. Angkor Wat was originally built to honor a Hindu God. 5. The Great Wall of China first wasn't in the list of the 7 wonders of the world 6. In the 15th century, the Khmer King chose Angkor Wat as the new capital. 11 if they are true or false.” - Have Ss read the statements for a few minutes. - Ask Ss to decide if the statements are true or false. - Write Ss' guess on the board. WHILE-READING III. True-False checking: Answer key: 1. F - A Greek man named Antipater did it. 2. T 3. F - The only surviving wonder is the Pyramid of Cheeps in Egypt. 4. T 5. T 6. F- In the early 15th century, the Khmer King chose Phnom Penh as a new capital. IV. Multiple choice Answer key: a) The only surviving wonder on Antipater's list is the Pyramid of Cheeps. b) Angkor Wat was originally built for Hindu. c) Angkor Wat was a part of a royal Khmer city a long time ago d) In the 1400s, the Khmer King chose Phnom Penh as the new capital. POST-READING V. Grids: - Ask Ss to read the text on page 134 to check their prediction - Call some Ss to correct the false statements - Ask Ss to go to the board and write complete sentences. - Ask Ss to choose the best answer to complete Wonders of the world the sentences. Hanginggardenof Babylon - Put the answer chart on The statue of Zeus the board ThePyramid of Cheop - Ask Ss to choose A, B, The Great wall C, or D The Taj Mahal - Ask Ss to read the text The Angkor Wat again and fill in the grid with the information taken from the text. - Call some Ss to give their answers. Show ss 7 modernwonders of the world. IV.CONSOLIDATION - T asks students to state the main ideas of the passage. V.HOMEWORK - Collect the pictures of the wonders of the world. - Prepare Write * Note: 12 Country Iraq Greece Egypt China India Cambodia - The issues / situations given to Students processing and settlement should satisfy the following requirements:  - Problem / situation must contain contradictions to be resolved, the student suggests many directions of thought, ways to solve the problem.  - Organization for students solving, handling problems / situations to note:  - The students group can solve the same problems / situations or problems / situations vary, depending on the purpose of the operation.  - Students should clearly identify the problem before going to solve problems.  - For use brainstorming methods to students lists possible workarounds.  2.3.4. Method acting  Casting method for student practice organization, "try" some certain behavior in a hypothetical situation. `This is the method to help students to think deeply about a problem by focusing on a specific task that they have performed or observed. The "performance" is not a major part of this approach, but it is important that the discussion after her performance.  * While the process can be conducted played follow these steps:  - The teacher mentioned topics, divided groups and assign cases, requirements for each team plays. Including clearly defined preparation time, play time of each group.  - The group discussed preparation for playing.  - The team to play.  - Class discussions, comment on behaviors and emotions of the role; the meaning of the behavior.  - GV conclusions for student orientation on positive behaviors in given situation.  * Note  - Case plays to fit the topic, in line with their age, level of Students and conditions, circumstances classroom.  - The situation should not be too long and complicated, beyond the time allowed.  - The situation must be many ways to solve. - Case need to open to Students to find a solution, appropriate behavior; not given "script", dialogues.  - Each situation can assign one or more groups of the same act.  - Must take the time right for the elaboration Students and preparing scenarios plays.  - Need regulations clearly time to discuss and act of the group.  - While students discuss and prepare plays, teachers should go to each group and listen to suggestions and assist students as needed.  - The roles should let students volunteer or undertake other self-assigned.  - Should encourage those shy students to participate.  - Should have makeup and simple props to increase the attractiveness of the skits played. Example: Period: 34 UNIT 6: THE YOUNG PIONEERS CLUB LESSON 5: READ (P. 57) I.AIMS: 13 1. Knowledge: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know more about youth organization - the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). 2. Skill: listening, speaking, reading and writing skill. 3. Attitude:ss like to learn English and they can use it in simple way. II.METHODS AND TEACHING AIDS 1. Methods: Communicative approach 2. Teaching aids: Teacher: textbook, poster, pictures, laptop, megaphone Students: textbook, notebook. III. PROCEDURE 1. Class organization: 1 minute 2. Revision: (5 minutes) WARM-UP 3. New lesson: a. Setting the scene: Included in the WARM-UP b. Main activities: T’S AND SS’ CONTENTS ACTIVITIES WARM-UP Jumbled words - Write 6 words whose letters are in disorder -Divide the class into 2 1. Racchtaer 4. Pexailn teams. 6 Ss from each 2. iojn 5. Nessmsibuan team will write the right 3. Mai 6. Thauolgh words. The team which - Expected answers: finishes first with more 1. Character 2. join right words will win the 3. aim 4. explain game. 5. businessman 6. Although PRE - READING I. Pre - teach vocabulary: - (to) encourage [explanation] - citizenship [translation] - coeducational (adj) [translation] - model 3 times and get Ss - voluntary (adj) [translation] repeat - (to) establish [synonym] = to start, to create an organization - personal fitness [synonym] = health - organization (n) [explanation] = group, association Checking vocabulary: Slap the board II. T / F Statements Prediction 1. The Boy Scout of America is a youth organization. 2. Scouting began in America. 3. William Boyce is a businessman in London. 4. Boys and girls can join BSA. 14 - T sets the scene: “You 5. The Scouting Association is the biggest voluntary are going to read a youth organization in the world. passage about the Boy Scout of America” WHILE - READING - Stick the poster with the III. Reading statements on the BB and have Ss guess which is T, Guess Answer Correction which is F. 1. T 2. F - Scout began in England. - Give feedback. 3. F - William Boyce is an American businessman. 4. F - BSA is mainly for boys. 5. T - Ask Ss to read the passage on p. 57 and IV. Fill in the missing dates check if their prediction is - Expected answers: correct or not. a. 1907 b. 1909 c. 1910 d. 1994 - Ask them to correct false V. Questions: (p.57) statements. - Expected answers: 1. Scouting began in England in 1907. 2. The meeting between a boy scout and Mr. William Boyce led to the Scout Association crossing the Atlantic in 1910. 3. Girls can join in the Girls Guides Association and Camp Fire Boys and Girls. 4. They are building characters, good citizenship and - Have Ss work in pairs to personal fitness. do the exercise 1 on p. 57 POST - READING Interview a member of the Boys Scouts of America. Interviewer Interviewee - Ask Ss to work in pairs, 1. When did In 1907 in England practicing asking and scouting begin? answering 2. When were the They were established in aims established? 1907. They are building the characters, good citizenship and personal fitness. 3. Can a girl join No. it is mainly for boys the BSA? but girls can join similar organizations such as: the Girl Guides Association or - Call on an excellent the Coeducational Camp student in class to practice 15 with the teacher: + T - interviewer + S - member of BSA - Call some pairs to play the roles of the interviewer and the member of BSA. - Ask Ss to work in open pairs and closed pairs fire Boys and Girls. 4. How many Over 25 million. members does the scouting Association have now? Yes, of course. 5. Is it the largest voluntary Youth Organization in the world? Yes. I'm happy to be a 6. Are you pleased member of this to join the BSA? organization. IV. CONSOLIDATION: (2 minutes) - T asks students to summarize the main ideas of the passage. V.HOMEWORK - Prepare the next part of the lesson: Write. - Write the summary of the BSA. 2.3.5. Games Method  Method approach the game is organized for students learning experiences a problem or the actions, attitudes, deeds through a certain game.  * Process implementation  - Teacher names popular games, content and rules for Students. - Played test (if necessary). - Students conduct play.  - Rating after the game. - Discussion of educational significance of the game.  * Note  - Games organizing and playing should be easy to implement, must be consistent with the theme of the lesson, the student characteristics and qualifications, with the amount of time, the circumstances, the actual conditions of the classroom, and they must not endanger for Students.  - Studens must grasp the rules of the game and to respect the rules of the game.  - Must specify the time and place of the game.  - It promotes the positive, initiative and creativity of students, enabling Students participated in the organization, control all stages: from the preparation, conduct and evaluation game after game.  - The game must be rotated, changing not reasonable to be boring for students.  - After the game, need for student teachers to discuss education recognize the meaning of the game. Example: Period:84 UNIT 13: FESTIVALS LESSON 3 – READ I.OBJECTIVES: 1.Knowledges:By the end of the lesson, Ss will get some knowledge about Christmas 16 2.Skills:develop listening, speaking, reading, writing skills. 3.Attitude:ss like to learn English and use it correctly then they can talk about some symbol of Christmas. II.METHODS AND TEACHING AIDS: 1. Methods: Communicative approach 2. Teaching aids: Teacher: textbook, pictures, laptop, megaphone, projector. Students: textbook, notebook. III.PROCEDURE: 1 Class management: 1 minute 2. Revision: (5 minutes) WARM-UP 3. New lesson: a. Setting the scene: Included in the WARM-UP b. Main activities: T’S AND SS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS WARM-UP - Play the CD and let Students Game: What song is it? listen to 7 songs once. 1. We wish you a merry Christmas - Divide class into 2 teams, 2. Jingle Bells stating the rules of the games. 3. Santa Claus is coming to town - Monitor and give feedback. 4. Silent night - Elicit the new lesson: 5. Mary’s boy child Christmas 6. Last Christmas 7. When a child is born PRE-READING I. Vocabulary: - (to) base on (translation) :dựa - Present new words and then - Christmas carol (n) (picture + example) :bài guide Ss to read them in chorus thánh ca - Check vocabulary by - description (n) (translation):sự miêu tả technique “Filling in the gaps” - (to) decorate (video):trang trí - a custom (translation):phong tục - a poem (picture + example):thơ - (to) design (video + example):thiết kế - (to) perform (synonym):biểu diễn * Checking: Fill in the gaps 1. I often design Christmas cards to send my friends 2. Jingle Bells, Silent night are Christmas carols 3. They are decorating the Christmas tree to make it more beautiful. 4. ‘Khi con tu hu’ is a poem 5. Sending cards to friends at Christmas has become a custom. 6. Christmas carols are performed at Christmas. 17 7. Santa Claus is based on the description of - Ask Ss to read the statements Saint Nicholas in a poem. and guess which Christmas II. Label the statement prediction: specials they are about 1. ......... appeared in the early 1500s - Call Ss to give their answer. 2.......... appeared in a poem of Clement Clarke Moore. 3. ........became popular about 180 years ago 4. ........ was a part of the Christmas tradition at the end of the 19th century. 5. ........was first put in Riga. 6. ........ gave children gifts on Christmas Eve. - Ask Students to open their books and read to find out the WHILE-READING answers. III. Checking: - Give feedback and correct. Answer key: 1. Christmas tree 2. Santa Claus 3. Christmas carols 4. Christmas cards 5. Christmas tree 6. Santa Claus - Ss read the passages again IV. Complete the table: and complete the table - Give feedback Christmas Place of Date specials origin Christmas Tree Riga Early 1500s Christmas Cards England Mid-19th Century Christmas Carols (no) 800 years ago Santa Claus USA 1823 - Ask Ss to read the passages once more and then close the books to play a game. - State the rule of the game - Feedback - Show answers - Open pairs - Closed pairs - Turn on the CD and let POST-READING V. Questions: Game: Sharks’ attack Answer key: 1. It came to the USA about 210 years ago. 2. Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends. 3. They were first performed 800 years ago 4. Clement Clarke Moore wrote it 5. He is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem A Vi sit from Saint Nicholas. 6. Because they said the songs were unsuitable. 18 students listen and sing after VI. Sing a Christmas carol: the singer. We wish you a merry Christmas! - Call some students to perform in front of the class. IV.CONSOLIDATION - T asks students to state the main points of Christmas. V.HOMEWORK - Prepare Write 2.3.6. Based Learning project (project method)  Nowaday schooling under the project's methodology called the project, in which students perform a complex learning tasks, associated with practicality, combining theory with practice.  This task is carried out with students of high self-reliance, from the planning to the implementation and evaluation of the project results. Form work mostly in groups. Project results are the product of action can be introduced.  *Processimplementation  - Step1: Planning  + Optiontopic  + Subtopic Construction + Scheduling the task of learning  - Step 2: Perform project Crawl   + Perform investigations  + Talk with other members  + Consultation instructors  - Step 3: Summary of results + Synthesis  + Construction product  + Demonstrations  + Reflecting the learning process  * Note   - These projects should contribute to the learning association learning in school to real life and society; with a combination of theoretical studies and apply theories to practical activities, practice.  - Mission Projects should contain matching problems and the level of student ability.  - Studens is engaged select topics, learning content matching capabilities and personal interest.  - Content project that combines the knowledge of several fields or different subjects in order to solve a complex issues.  19 - The project study is usually done in groups, including working in partnership and division of work among team members.  - Is the project is not limited to the theoretical harvest; this product can use, publish, introduced. 3. THE ACHIEVED RESULTS AND THE PROPOSALS 3.1. The achieved results after applying the above solutions After reseaching and applying this reseach topic, I find that students’s learning results have improved a lot, and become higher than the beginning of the year, presented as below: * Before applying the research topic: Reading skills Total Grasp the knowledge, Never grasp the Class number of apply quite well knowledge, using weak students Qt % Qt % 8A 30 10 33 20 67 8B 30 8 26.6 22 73.4 * After applying the reseach topic: Reading skills Total Grasp the knowledge, Never grasp the Class number of apply quite well knowledge, using weak students Qt % Qt % 8A 28 20 71.5 8 28.5 8B 30 21 70 9 30 *There were two students in class 8A have dropped out of school. 3.2. The conclusion of the research topic - After applying the measures' Train for reading comprehension skills of students weak in English discipline "in grade 8, I have achieved some initial results are as follows:  - Since the beginning of majority they are confused when entering a separate reading skill. Thus, when exposed to form forging skills exercises, most of them are not able to perform as well as the required skill set, even the wrong pronunciation, look no precise answers, sometimes answers but long lines are not the focus. But after I apply the extreme measure teaching reading skill training for children, more than 35% of children had improved significantly compared to the beginning. Through tests or the time that the I read them all, the rather pronounced, find answers concise but complete sense, they were initially self-discovery and dominate the knowledge, thinking and judgment said the central issue posed. Although results are not really higher than the target initially set but also have obtained encouraging results.  As a direct teacher instruction, perhaps all of us who also are keen students more and more their academic progress. But the training and development of reading skills for children is indeed not easy work overnight, but I believe with heart love teaching young love, hard work and desire to learn, all of them we all can do it.  Above are some positive teaching methods that I have been applying in their teaching. We hope that it can be shared with colleagues about innovative approaches 20