Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below. fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Teachers always have found that teaching and learning become ___1___ (enjoyable) when students are actively involved in the lesson. Their active engagement, however, does not come automatically. In most cases, teachers have to find ways to get them ___2___ (involve).
Hai K. P. Huynh, ___3___ English teacher at American - Vietnamese International English Centre demonstrates how teachers can get students more actively engaged in the learning process and take charge of their learning by giving them the opportunities to find and correct mistakes by ___4___.
The effective way is to prepare an activity___5___ students take over the role of correcting mistakes, which is normally done by the teacher. The teacher purposefully becomes the ‘mistake maker’.
This technique definitely brings forth several benefits. For instance, by switching the role of the ‘mistake corrector’, the teacher can often observe that students get excited. The degree of excitement is increased when the class ____6____ (divide) into two teams to compete with each other in finding and correcting the mistakes.
Another benefit is ____7____ they have the opportunity to identify the possible mistakes on their own instead of the teacher ___8___ (tell) them what the mistakes are. This technique also helps the teacher check his or her student’s understanding of a grammar point or comprehension of a reading task. It____9____ be used to reinforce and improve their production skills such as writing and pronunciation.
_____10_____ the activity is a simple technique, it is very effective in getting students’ attention and participation. It can easily be developed to satisfy teachers’ needs.
【答案】1. more enjoyable
2. involved
3. an 4. themselves
5. where 6. is divided
7. that 8. telling
9. must 10. Although
