Nowadays, English has played an important role in our life. It is broadly used in
many different fields of life such as sports, politics, economy, science, technology
Therefore, teaching and learning English have become a necessity in every country.
In Vietnam, in the recent years, English have been gaining significance because
firstly it is an international language, secondly it is an effective means to intensify mutual
understandings and cooperation between Vietnam and other countries. As a result, there
has been an explosion in teaching and learning English. It is taught not only at schools but
also at many foreign language centers. In an industrialized and modernized society,
communicative competence in English is very important. For high school leavers, this
competence can help them find a good job in a foreign company or do an oversea job.
Besides, when they graduate from universities with good results and have a good
communicative competence in English, they will havea great deal of chances to be offered
a good job with a high salary and position in a both state and private company. Moreover,
high school leavers who can speak English well can be able to get a scholarship in a
university in Britain, the USA, Australia, Canada, etc. Therefore, it is obvious that being
able to speak English well will bring about a better career.
At K.T.H.S, like at many other high schools in Vietnam, English has been a
compulsory subject in its curriculum for many yearsand the speaking skill is one of five
official parts in a unit. However, due to the demand of the high school graduation and
university entrance examinations, the students’ focus is on grammar and vocabulary which
means little attention has been paid to the speaking skill.
For these above reasons, the researcher has decidedto choose this thesis to increase
the English speaking ability of students. There are many ways of gaining this aim and
using the teaching aids is one of the effective ways to intensify students’ participation in
speaking activities.