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Leaflet:

English Cutting Edge (HKAT)

Primary 5 – Primary 6

10 (Suggested)

1 hr 30 mins(Suggested)

Native English teachers with a university degree ; related teaching experience, and/or teacher training such as TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, PGDE/PCEd, etc.

English Version* / Chinese Version

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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

*Contact us via email at [email protected] or WhatsApp at 9846 7453 to obtain the password for the leaflet. Include your name, organization, and contact number in the message.

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


    • 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


    • 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


    • 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


    • 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


    • 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


    • 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


    • 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


    • Warm-up: Big TV
    • Listening: London
    • Reading: Postcards from Sydney
      (text type: postcard)
    • Writing: Postcard from Hong Kong

Unit 9: Food


    • 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


    • 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