Sáng kiến kinh nghiệm Using the web Duolingo as a tool to teach vocabulary effectively for the 10th graders at a high school

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1. APPENDIX 1B: KEYS OF THE GENERAL– TEST PAPER 1: READING AND WRITING (50 points) I. READING (20points) PART 1: QUESTION 1-5 (10points) 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B PART 2: QUESTION 6-10 (10points) 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C II. WRITING (30 points) : PART 1: QUESTIONS 1-5 (10 point) 1. I don’ t mind taking you to the airport in my car. 2. Are you interested in joining our local drama group? 3. I haven’ t seen him since 2001. 4. If I had money, I could lend you some. 5. They used to live in London. Part 2: (20 points) Hi, Tony. Are you free at this weekend? I would like to invite you to go swimming with me on Saturday. And I think it would be nice to have you, Tony. We will go to Sunflowers swimming pool. It’s not far from my house, so we can walk there. We will meet at 5p.m in front of my house I look forward to see you soon. I hope we will have a fun and refreshing afternoon together! Your best friend, Duc
2. PAPER 2: LISTENING (20 points) PART 1: QUESTION 1-5 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. A PART 2: QUESTION 6-10 6. B 7. A 3. C 4. B 5. B PAPER 3: SPEAKING (30 points) Topic: Students can choose one of the familiar topics to talk: * Introduce yourself * Family * School * Music * Sport REQUIREMENT AND KEY: - Content: 10 points - Ways of expressing: 7 points - Grammar: 6 points - Fluency: 7 points B. KEYS OF PRE - TESTS PART 1: QUESTION 1-5 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C. 5. B PART 2: QUESTION 6-10 3. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A PART 3: QUESTION 11-15 11. (a/ an/ the)(fantastic) waterfall(s) 12. (a/ an/ the)(fantastic) shark(s) 13. (a/ an/ the/ her) horse 14. (a/ an/ the) musical (show/ play) 15. sugar PART 4: QUESTION 16-20 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. A C. KEYS OF POST - TESTS PART 1: QUESTION 1-5 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C PART 2: QUESTION 6-10: 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B
3. PART 3: QUESTION 11-15 11. radio 12. (news)paper(s) 13. jackets 14. people 15. business PART 4: QUESTION 16-20 16. A 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. C
4. APPENDIX 2A: PRE – TEST (20 minutes) I. For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Why we need to play Human being are not only the creatures that like to have fun. Many animals play, as do some birds, however, no other creatures spend so much time enoying themselves as human beings do. Indeed, we (1) .onto our sense of fun right into adulhood. So why do human beings spend so much time playing? One reason is that we have timefor leisure: animals have very little time to play as the most of their life is spent sleeping and (2) .food. So, is play just an opportunity for us to (3) .in enjoyable activities or does it have a more important (4) ? According to scientists , (5) .from being fun, play has several very real (6) .for us- it helps our physical, intelectual and social development. It also helps to (7) . us for what we have not yet experienced. With very (8) .risk, we can act out what we would do in unexpected, or even dangerous, situations. 1. A. hold B. keep C. save D. stay 2. A. searching B. looking C. seeking D. gaining 3. A. engage B. combine C. contribute D. involve 4. A. motive B. purpose C. intention D. cause 5. A. excluding B. except C. apart D. away 6. A. assets B. profits C. services D. benefits 7. A. plan B. prepare C. practise D. provide 8. A. brief B. short C. narrow D. little II. For questions 9-16, read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. Tea Tea is an extremely popular drink with many people. It is estimated that the consumtion of tea in England alone exceeds 165 million cups daily. Despite this, the drink was virtually (know) (9) in England until about 400 years ago. The first (refer) (10) .to tea in England comes in a diary written in 1660. However, its (popular) (11) really took off after the (marry) (12) .of King Charles II to Catherine of Braganza. It was her great love of tea that made it (fashion) (13) . It was believed that tea was good for people as it seemed to be capable of reviving the spirits and curing certain minor (ill) (14) .It has even been suggested by some
5. historians that it played a significant part in the industrial Revoluion. Tea, they say, increased the number of hours that (labour) (15) could work in factories as caffeine in tea made them more (energy) (16) and consequently able to work longer hours.
6. APPENDIX 2B: KEYS OF THE PRE – TEST I. For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. 1.A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7.D 8. D II. For questions 9-16, read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. 9. unknown 11. popularity 13. fashionable 15. labourers 10. reference 12. Marriage 14. Illness 16. energetic
7. APPENDIX 3A: POST – TEST (20 minutes) I. For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Home and abroad After a short time living in a foreign country, I noticed a conversation with locals assumed a predictable pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions. Most questions caused little (1) it was rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2) .on each other’ s toes. But, ‘when are you going home?’ was a question I (3) .to answer, whenever (4) my life and the direction it seemed to be (5) In the last ten years, I had lived in a dozen countries. And I had travelled through dozens more; usually in (6) of a purpose or a person; occasionally to see the attractions. This kind of travel is not (7) wandering, but is the extensive exploration of a wide (8) of cultures. However, it doesn’ t allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the idea of home. 1. A. puzzle B. trouble C. obstacle D. barrier 2. A. touching B. moving C. walking D. stepping 3. A. worked B. competed C. stretched D. struggled 4. A. considered B. thought C. reflected D. believed 5. A. making B. finding C. seeking D. taking 6. A. look B. search C. sight D. inquiry 7. A. aimless B. unreasonable C. unreliable D. indefinite 8. A. difference B. arrangement C. variety D. order II. For questions 9-16, read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. Running speed Ellte competitors like the Jamaican Boit have regularly been clocked running at nearly 45 kilometres per hours. Such speed would have seemed (9) (believe) not so long ago. Scientists now suggest that humans can move (10) (consider) faster than even that, perhaps, as fast as 65 kilometres perhour. For years, it was assumed that simple muscle power determined human speed, but recent research suggest otherwise. The most important (11) (limit) factors appears to be how quickly the muscles can contract and thus (12) (minimum) the time a
8. runner’ s foot is in contact with the ground. Is our athletic abiliy inherited? Researcher Alun Williams has (13) (identity) twenty- three inheritedfactors that influence sporting performance, such as the (14) (efficiency) .use of oxygen, and strength. As the world population rises, predicts Williams, the (15) (possible) of there being someone with the right genes for these twenty- three (16) (character) will increase noticeably and thus faster runners are likely to emerge in future.
9. APPENDIX 3B: KEYS OF THE POST – TEST I. For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C II. For questions 9-16, read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap. 9. unbelievable 11. limiting 13. identified 15. possibiliy 10. considerably 12. minimise/ minimize 14. efficient 16. characteristics
10. APPENDIX 4: QUESTIONNAIRES (English Version) This questionnaire is designed to seek for the information of students’ attitude towards extensive listening in improving listening skill to 10th graders at Nam Dan 2 High School. The answer will be used as important data for the research not for any other purposes. The answer, therefore, should be frank and accurate to your own ideas and teaching context. Thank you very much for your cooperation! Please put a tick (√) on the answer you choose. 1. Do you think students are more motivated to learn English by using Duolingo? Yes, very much Yes No 2. Does using Duolingo make students more skillful in memorizing vocabulary? Very correct Not very correct Correct Incorrect 3. Are students keen on learning English by using Duolingo? Very much Much Not very much Not at all 4. Does learning with Duolingo give learners an opportunity to be more active in learning English? Very correct Correct Incorrect 5. How often does Duolingo encourage students to discover new ideas ? Always Often Rarely
11. 6. Do you think learning with Duolingo make students better understand the material and the texts? Yes No Not sure Never 7. Do you think acquiring English by using Duolingo allows students to apply their English skill in daily routines? Yes No Not sure Never 8 Will you keep your habit of using Duolingo to learn English even if nobody asks you to do it in the future? Yes No Not sure Never 9. Do you find using Duolingo in learning English is boring? Yes No Not sure Never 10. Do you think students can not express their ideas while using Duolingo ? Yes No Not sure Never