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Course Name: Reading and Writing L8
Level: Secondary 2
No. of Lessons: 8 (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.
Objectives
This course aims at providing students with grammar structure and vocabulary usage before they apply them in their writings. It is also designed to inspire students by beginning each unit with an interesting piece of writing of various text types.
Features
This is a theme-based curriculum in which the students are exposed to several topics in current affairs. The reading passage in each unit not only stimulates the students’ interest and critical thinking, it also familiarises them with the language they need when writing their own compositions.
Outline
Unit 1: A Time to Remember
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- Warm-up: The Name Game
- Reading: Biography ‘Amy Tan’
- Grammar: Past tense and ‘used to’
- Writing: My Profile
Unit 2: Agony Aunts
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- Warm-up: ‘Agony Aunt’
- Reading: Magazine Column ‘Problem Page’
- Grammar: Language of Giving Advice
- Writing: Letter of Reply to Problems
Unit 3: Telling a Story
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- Warm-up: ‘Important Elements of a Story’
- Reading: Short Story ‘Had I been Less Suspicious, I Could Have Saved All this Trouble’
- Grammar: Language Used in Narrative Writing
- Writing: Cartoon Treasure Hunt (Group Work)
- Writing a Short Story using Picture Prompts
Unit 4: The Secret of Longevity
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- Warm-up: Do’s and Don’ts of Living a Long Life
- Reading: Feature Article ‘The Secret of Longevity’
- Writing: ‘A Typical Day of a Healthy Old Man’
Unit 5: Writing Reports
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- Warm-up: Reports in Daily Life
- Reading: News Report ‘Baby Taken While Maid Asleep’
- Grammar: Language Used in Report Writing
- Writing: News Report ‘Attempted Suicide’
Unit 6: My Views on Advertising
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- Warm-up: Advertisements in Daily Life
- Reading: ‘My Views on Advertisements’
- Grammar: ‘would rather’ and infinitives
- Writing: ‘My Favourite Advertisement(s)’
Unit 7: Social Environment
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- Warm-up: Peer Group and Peer Pressure
- Reading: ‘Social Environment’
- Writing: Expository Writing ‘Peer Group and Peer Pressure’
Unit 8: Pets in Public Housing
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- Warm-up: Suitable Pets in Small Flats
- Reading: Different Opinions on Keeping Pets in Public Housing
- Listening: Opinions from a Member of Staff of the SPCA
- Writing: Argumentative Essay Against Keeping Pets in Public Housing