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Course Name: English Cutting Edge (HKAT)
Level: Primary 5 – Primary 6
No. of Lessons: 10 (Suggested)
Lesson Duration: 1 hr 30 mins(Suggested)
Instructors: Native English teachers with a university degree ; related teaching experience, and/or teacher training such as TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, PGDE/PCEd, etc.
Leaflet: English Version* / Chinese Version
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Objectives
The purpose of this course is to enhance students’ reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. A variety of relevant topics and vocabulary are introduced to help extend a student’s understanding and use of English. Students will develop confidence in using English through interactive classroom activities based on different themes relevant to daily life and today’s society. A diverse range of exercises are used in each unit to strengthen the four skills required to be competent in English with varied text formats such as articles and postcards.
Features
- All-round training in reading, speaking and listening through in-class practices and homework
- Expansion of students’ vocabulary through learning a different theme in each unit
Outline
Unit 1: Hobbies
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- Warm-up: Motion name game
- Game: Hobbies mime game
- Reading: Michael’s hobbies
(text type: narrative) - Listening: What do you do for entertainment?
- Writing: My favourite hobby
Unit 2: Home
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- Warm-up: Category game
- Vocabulary builder:
Designing my dream home - Listening: House exchange
- Reading: Mr. Brown’s house
(text type: narrative) - Writing: My home
Unit 3: School
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- Warm-up: Word search
- Vocabulary builder: In the classroom
- Reading: Classroom duties
(text type: instructions) - Listening: Susan’s school
- Reading: The three-legged crooks
(text type: commentary) - Writing: Describe your school
- Game: Silly Scrumple
Unit 4: Shopping
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- Warm-up: Shopping list memory game
- Vocabulary builder:
Where do we buy these things? - Listening: Metro centre
- Reading: Victoria Shopping Centre
(text type: descriptive) - Writing: Make your own storyboard
Unit 5: Jobs
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- Warm-up: Charades
- Reading: First time as a waitress
(text type: webpage entry) - Listening: I’d like to be an astronaut
(text type: poem) - Writing: I’d like to be…
Unit 6: Family
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- Speaking: I’d like to be
- Vocabulary: Word chain
- Listening: My family tree
- Reading: Simon’s family
(text type: letter) - Reading: The good kid
Unit 7: Animals
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- Warm-up: Hangman
- Listening: A visit to the zoo
- Reading: Hedgehogs
(text type: non-fiction, factual) - Speaking: If I were an animal…
- Writing: Hungry Monkeys
Unit 8: Holidays
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- Warm-up: Big TV
- Listening: London
- Reading: Postcards from Sydney
(text type: postcard) - Writing: Postcard from Hong Kong
Unit 9: Food
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- Warm-up: Tongue twisters
- Listening: How to make fruit salad
- Reading: A healthy diet
(text type: factual webpage) - Writing: Hungry Paul
Unit 10: Arts and Crafts
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- Warm-up: Hangman
- Vocabulary builder: Types of arts and crafts
- Listening: How to make a Valentine’s Day card
- Reading: A young artist
(text type: biography) - Writing: Arts and crafts time