The article discusses and outlines the results of the research conducted on the activities of a teacher.The research problem and the work that has been done to solve it while investigation is described.The result of the survey to identify problems is indicated alongside with literature review.How to change the current situation? What are the barriers to promoting students’ academic performance?The answers to the above given questions are given in the article.It is analyzed to what extent the chosen approaches are effective in solving the problems that have arisen.It is about how the study of activity manifested itself during the lesson.A number of activities were conducted aimed at developing research abilities and independent work of students.Classes aimed at critical writing of articles using the study gave positive results, since they are planned taking into account the specifics of the class.In this article, we can see that learning is the best way to develop students' research abilities and build critical writing skills.