Based on the innovation of the teaching methodology of the Ministry of Education and Training on the application of interdisciplinary knowledge, I would like to give some experiences in teaching part C - Listening, Unit 11: National, English 10

INDEX
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I. INTRODUCTION
1.Reasons for research 
2.Purposes 
3.Subjects 
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4.Methods
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II. CONTENTS
1.Theoretical background
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2 .Realities before applying the research
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3.Solutions : integrated History, Biography, Civic education, Literature, Music and life skills in teaching Part c- Listening Unit 11: National Parks
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4.Effectiveness of the research
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 III.CONCLUSION
1.General conclusion
2.Recommendation
IV. REFERENCES
 V. APPENDIX
INTRODUCTION 
Reasons for the research
Manipulating disciplinary knowledge in teaching is the advanced teaching trend that many teachers have made in practice. As we know, English is a subject that can integrate much knowledge of other subjects. To study English well students need to accumulate the rich vocabulary and get knowledge of numerous subjects so that in teaching English, teachers can manipulate disciplinary knowledge. It makes activities in English lesson become lively and more attracted to students. Moreover, Students will actively learn when they are presenting their knowledge in other areas of study in English. When they want to demonstrate fluently in other subjects and knowledge from the real world, they must strive to learn vocabulary and grammar that can be expressed well, and so they are actively learning English in a fun and effective way. To do well integrated teaching in English requires that the teacher of English spend a lot of time on preparing thoroughly to be able to master the contents related to other subjects. It can be said that integrated teaching in the subject of English is very necessary because it brings good results for both teachers and learners. Furthermore, practicing skills in English for students at Thach Thanh 4 is really complicated because of their poor vocabulary, incorrect pronunciation. Therefore, students are afraid of learning to listen. Being a teacher of English, I always pay more attention to how to help the students feel simple and excited at listening lesson.
Purpose.
We have all known that the use of knowledge of many subjects in solving a problem of lesson is essential, which makes learners not only enrich the knowledge from the other subjects but also makes the lesson more interesting. Apart from, this helps students understand and do the tasks perfectly. Interdisciplinary knowledge of Geography, History, Literature, Civic education , music and life skills in Part C- Listening unit11: National parks provide them a brief information about Cuc Phuong national park, culture values of the Muong ethnic group , Nguyen Hue and The battle of Ngoc Hoi- Dong Da. In addition, through the lesson, students will be able to be conscious of protecting nature and the endangered species; be aware of preserving and promoting the cultural values ​​of the Muong people; be proud of in cultural identity, etc.
 Based on the innovation of the teaching methodology of the Ministry of Education and Training on the application of interdisciplinary knowledge, I would like to give some experiences in teaching part c- Listening, Unit 11: National, English 10
Subjects.
In my research, I study with 10th grade students who will study unit 11: National Parks. Cuc Phuong National Park is a famous place and very familiar to students in Thach Thanh 4 high school , so it is not difficult to have wisdom about. Moreover, students have opportunity to discover the excitement of the lesson through the games, the knowledge of the many subjects related to this listening class such as: know the songs about Cuc Phuong national park ( Nho ve Cuc Phuong; Cuc Phuong mot tinh yeu); get culture, traditional games and typical food of the Muong ethnic group; know about Cuc Phuong National Park as home to a huge diversity of flora and fauna and so on. From that practical teaching experience, I’ve found that most of the students were very interested in the class and doing the exercises more perfectly.
Methods
To make my solutions effectively, I have used some following methods:
Firstly, I always get advice from colleagues through co- working.
Secondly, I apply science and technology in teaching, use projector, video clip to make the lesson efficiently. For example, I use the software which applied to pronounce vocabulary to help students be accustomed to listening to native speaker accent.
Thirdly, I study through the internet, use new methods in teaching English such as: using pictures to teach vocabulary, using the bingo-game to check up new words; using some Vietnamese songs about Cuc Phuong, Muong folk song, etc.
Next, I often teach English through real situations such as the student can know much about the life, indigenous culture of the Muong; talk more about flora and fauna in Cuc Phuong national park; students can name the well- known epic of Muong people “The Birth of the Earth and Water” in Literature 10 and so on
Lastly, I divide the students into groups and ask them to search for information before coming class. Students use maps to find out some national parks in Vietnam to find the location of Cuc Phuong. Therefore, they have to explain why Cuc Phuong is considered to be also popular for being home to a huge diversity of flora and fauna. 
CONTENTS
Theoretical background
The purpose of teaching listening comprehension is to help students understand the key information needed. Improving listening skill not only helps students to raise the intellectual activity but also understand other subjects well and vice versa 
 In traditional teaching method, students are introduced to some new vocabulary in tape and do all the tasks that follow and get some information from English listening lesson, which is considered to be successful. In a limited period of time teaching units related many subjects is not easy work because it requires the teacher has a mount number of knowledge of all subjects. Unit 11: National Parks is within the theme of environment and nature, specifically about Cuc Phuong which can integrate a great number of knowledgeable subjects such as History, Biology, Literature, Civic education and life skills. And one of the interesting things attracted myself to study this lesson is this period mentioned Muong people I want to give students the opportunity to study about their cultures . In addition, I am very interested in the attractive tourist destinations as Con Moong cave, Nguoi Xua cave, YenQuang lake, Nui bac and reserves, native villages in Hoa Binh for instance, Van village , Ai village , Lac village and so on. The more information related to my unit I find out, the more appealing I am. 
Realities before applying the research
With the part C in unit 11, I used to teach the students by traditional method that follows
Homework checking
I. Lead in the lesson & vocabulary 
- Ask some students to answer some questions in the textbook
- Introduce some new words/ expressions that appear in listening text 
- students practice new words and phrases 
II. Practice:
-Ask ss to do all the tasks ( in textbook): Filling in the gaps & answering questions.
- Check sts’ answer.
III. Further practice
- Ask sts to talk about Cuc Phuong 
-Give homework: Write a short paragraph about Cuc Phuong National Park.
 	When teaching with the steps above , I realize that most of my students are passive in learning and lessons are less fun for students, even boring. I sometimes explain more about some information related unit but not much because of a limitation of time. Some students are not well- prepared lesson before going to class. Hearing from the teacher also makes students not remember long, so the students’ result is not good . From the above situation I always worry about how to help students not only good skills but also interest in the lesson 
Solutions
In my research, I only mention the new ways in teaching Part C-Listening unit 11 National parks effectively by integrating many subjects in it. I would like to present the form of teaching plan below.
 Warm - up 
Teacher shows the pictures and asks some questions
	What do you see in these pictures?
Students look at the pictures to answer:
Trees are cut down& Animals are killed for food, fur and other products. 
Think of a place where animals are not killed or hunted and trees are not cut down or burnt
Students give answer: It is national park
Teacher shows the map of Vietnam and requires 
	 Can you name some national parks in Vietnam? 
 Students list of some : Cuc Phuong, Ben En, Cat Tien, Cat Ba, Bach Ma, Phong Nha- Ke Bang, Tram Chim etc. (manipulating geographical knowledge)
Teacher shows the pictures of One-thousand-year-old tree and Cave of prehistoric man and asks: 
	 	Which place is referred to?
Students give answer: Cuc Phuong national park
Teacher shows the picture of Cuc Phuong and asks :
	Have you been to Cuc phuong ?
Students answer: Yes, I have / No, I haven’t
Can you tell us about Cuc Phuong National Park? (according to part A- reading)
Teacher shows the pictures and asks 
	Where is Cuc Phuong national park ?
 Students observe the pictures and a student answers: Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 km south west of Ha Noi
	What is the area of rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
 Students give answer: The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park is over 200 square km.
	When is the best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park ?
Student answers: The best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is during the dry season 
Teacher asks students to explain when is dry season 
Student answers: In the south, the rainy season usually last from April to November and the dry season from November to April.
 	What can be seen in Cuc Phuong National Park?
Student gives answer: We can see butterflies, caves, and the 1,000-year-old tree in the park .
VOCABULARY
Teacher introduces some important words and phrases in the listening.
Teacher shows two pictures of whale and rhino and introduces
 	 The blue whales and rhinos are the threatened and endangered species 
 	What do the phrase “threatened and endangered species” mean?
 Students answer: Những loại bị đe dọa/ bị nguy hiểm 
Teacher presents these pictures of the ethnic groups 
	H’Mong, Thai, Muong are ethnic minorities in Viet Nam.
	What do “ethnic minority” mean? 
Students answer: Dân tộc thiểu số
Teacher can elicit another word by using pictures and explanation 
 All plants of a particular area called flora
 Teacher tells students to observe the pictures and asks :
 	What does “ flora” mean?
Students guess the meaning: hệ thực vật
Teacher gives out some pictures about animals and explains: 
all the animals of an area called fauna 
Teacher tells students to observe the pictures and asks :
 What does “ fauna” mean? 
Students guess the meaning: hệ động vật
Teacher shows the pictures and asks: what does the picture talk about? 
Students look at the picture to guess that this is a historical event 
 Teacher gives hints for students and asks: 
	The American Army attacked Viet Nam in 1954.
	What does “attack” mean? 
Students answer: Tấn công
Teacher introduces : Chelsea defeated MU by 3 goals to 1
	We have word “defeat” what does it mean? 
Students gives Vietnamese meaning: chiến thắng/ đánh bại
Teacher presents the pictures and asks 
	Do you know about the pictures?
Students guess: An American soldier and Christian de Castries, French commander at Dien Bien Phu 
Teacher gives students more information and asks: The French and American Army entered and controlled our country from 1945 to 1975. 
 =>They were the enemies. What does “enemy” mean?
Students answer : kẻ thù, quân địch
Teacher shows the pictures and asks: How do they feel?	 
Students pay attention to pictures and give the answer in Vietnamese or English: ngạc nhiên, bất ngờ
 Teacher asks: How do you say “ngạc nhiên” in English?
Students give answer: surprise
Teacher shows the pictures
	What is this?
	What are the soldiers doing?
Students answer : it is Thanh Hoa station
	 They are marching 
Teacher suggests more: The solders are marching.They will station somewhere to take the rest. We have word : Sân ga , đóng quân 
Teacher shows the pictures and asks : 	 
Which dynasty does the film tell about?
Students can answer: Chinese film “ Hoan Chau Cach Cach”. It tells about the Qing dynasty. 
 Teacher introduces and asks: This is the battle of Ngoc Hoi- Dong Da.
 	 Who did Vietnamese people win?
Student can answer in Vietnamese: Quân Thanh
Teacher gives out the word: the Qing invader 
 Teacher show all new words on the board 
Ss look at the board to write down the words on notebook
threatened and endangered species: những loài bị đe dọa/ bị nguy hiểm 
 flora /'flɔ:rə/ (n) hệ thực vật 
attack /ə'tæk/ (v) tấn công 
ethnic minority ['eθnik mai'nɔrəti] (n) dân tộc thiểu số 
 fauna /'fɔ:nə/ (n) hệ động vật 
 enemy /'enəmi/ (n) kẻ thù 
 defeat /di'fi:t/ (v) đánh bại 
invader /in'veidə/ kẻ xâm lược 
Station /'steiʃn/ sân ga , đóng quân 
Surprise /sə'praiz/(n,v) ngạc nhiên, làm ngạc nhiên 
Teacher plays the tape and asks students to practicing them 
Teacher calls some students to read the words.
CHECKING VOCABULARY
Teacher instructs: The game called “Bingo” 
Teacher tells students to write 5 words/ phrases what you have learnt randomly
Students write 5 words as teacher’s requirement.
Teacher plays audio with 7 words
Students listen to their pronunciation to tick the word which they have heard on their lists
Teacher declares the winner. 
PRACTICES 
Teacher sets the scene: You are going to listen to the passage about Cuc Phuong national park and fill in the missing information 
Task 1: Listen and fill in the missing information
Cuc Phuong, the first national park was officially opened in .
Cuc Phuong is located ....................... Hanoi.
In 2002, nearly.visited Cuc Phuong.
There are ..different species of flora and species of fauna.
Nguyen Hue’s army was stationed in Quen Voi before it made its on Thang Long
Before listening, teacher tells students to read all the sentences in task 1 and try to work out what are going to listen. Then anticipate the grammatical form well vocabulary.
Teacher elicits some cues:
+ sentence 1: in + year 
+ sentence 2: located + number
+ sentence 3: nearly + number
+ sentence 4: There are + number 
+ sentence 5: its + noun/ noun phrases
The whole class read the statements in pair and try to guess the missing information.
Teacher plays the tape twice and asks students to fill in the gaps.
Students focus on listening to the tape and do the task.
Teacher gives students 2 minutes to compare their answer in the pair. 
Students discuss their answer in pair. 
Teacher instructs game “Who is the millionaire?” to check students’ answer and apply some subjects to know more about Cuc Phuong.
Student play game
Teacher can play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary and conduct the correction.
Teacher contributes some ideas: Cuc Phuong is opened as a forest reservation in 1960. It was established under Decision No. 72 / TTg on July 7th ,1962 of the Prime Minister and Decision No. 139 / CT on May 5th 1998 of the Government (manipulating general knowledge)
Teacher shows the maps to give direction to Cuc Phuong from Ha Noi
 From Hanoi, travelers go along HighwayN.1 towards Ninh Binh, to fork Gian Khau (Ninh Binh city 10 km away ), turn right along 12 A street, passing through Nho Quan town and then turn left 2km to Cuc Phuong ( manipulating knowledge of Geography )
 Teacher introduces another way: From Ho Chi Minh Highway, travelers turn to Yen Thuy town (Hoa Binh), go along 12B street to Cuc Phuong. It is about 30km away.
Teacher tells students to apply life skill knowledge to answer some questions
 which attractive destinations in Cuc Phuong would you like to introduce? 
Students can tell some: Bich Dong, Hoa Lu, Bai Dinh etc 
Teacher introduces some attractive destinations for tourism: 
Standing high atop Silver Cloud 648 m , we can drop the eye panoramic National Park, see ancient capital Hoa Lu, Bai Dinh pagoda magnificent and watch full ” dry Halong Bay ” is in north of Ninh Binh . The climate is always around 23 degrees C with an annual rainfall of 1,800 mm.
Yen Quang lake has become a landmark tourist site in the buffer zone of Cuc Phuong National Park, in the middle of the lake is a small island with a temple, and water surface of the lake is a convergence of many water birds swimming.
Teacher asks: Can you name some caves in Cuc Phuong?
Students answer: Pho Ma Giang, Nguoi Xua , Con Moong , Son Cung , Thuy Tien
 Teacher shows photos of Son cung cave, Thuy Tien cave, Nguoi Xua cave, Con Moong cave
Nguoi Xua Cave and Con Moong cave is renowned as a national archaeological location with many vestiges of ancient Vietnamese people, contributing a great deal to the historical study. (manipulating historical knowledge )
Teacher shows the pictures and asks: what do you know about Con Moong cave
Suggested answer:
Con Moong cave is located in the south of Mọ village in Thành Yên commune, in Thach Thanh District of Thanh Hoa Province which was discovered in 1975
Teacher provides more information: 
Con Moong cave and surrounding relics in District Thach Thanh in the northern province of Thanh Hoa become National Relics with a certificate indicating the title handed over to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a ceremony on Nov,23rd 2016.
Teacher tells students to give names of ancient trees in Cuc Phuong
Students give answer: The 1000 year old tree, Dang Tree, Sau tree
Teacher shows the pictures 
Teacher says: Many foreign tourists attracted to visiting local people villages in Hoa Binh province. Do you know why ?	 
Suggested answer :
With indigenous cultural identity and intangible objects of the Muong ethnic people which are still stored, preserved, have already been domestic and foreign tourists known to be the highlights of the cultural community in Hoa Binh.(knowledge of culture)
Teacher asks: Is Cuc Phuong considered to be also popular for being home to a huge diversity of flora and fauna? 
Suggested answer: Yes, Cuc Phuong still has some good rainforest and a fairly intact ecosystem. Fauna and flora are equally rich.
	How many species animals and plants are there? 
 Suggested answer: According to the updated list, there are 89 species of mammals, 307 species of birds, 110 species of reptiles and amphibians, 65 species of fish and nearly 2,000 species of insects in Cuc Phuong (knowledge of Biology)
List some rare animals which can be seen in Cuc Phuong written on Vietnam Red Book of endangered species? 
 Students can answer 
The clouded leopard, the Asian golden cat, the Asiatic black bear and an endemic species of red-bellied squirrel, langur ,etc.
 Teacher adds: Delacour’s langur is considered as a symbol of Cuc Phuong National Park
Teacher asks: What do you think of students’ responsibilities for protection the endangered species?
 Students answer:
Suggested answer:
	-Be conscious of natural protection and take actions by law
	-Propagate, educate people’s knowledge,.
	-Raise awareness of preservation in the family members, neighbors.(knowledge of civic education)
Teacher shows question 5 
Teacher gives feedback.
Teacher shows the picture and asks: What do you know about Nguyen Hue? 
Students can answer some information related Nguyen Hue in Vietnamese or English .
He was born in Binh Đinh in 1753, died in Phu Xuan on 16 September 1792, was the second emperor of the Tay Son dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 1788 until 1792 .(knowledge of History) 
Teacher gives feedback. 
Teacher shows the picture and asks: who is She?
Students can answer: She is Quang Trung’s wife,
Teacher instructs about Le Ngoc Han
Le Ngọc Han (1770-1799) was the twenty-first and youngest daughter of emperor Le Hien Tong. She was skilled in classics and history and g