Course Name: Pre-S1 English Summer Bridging Programme (Catholic & Christian)
Level: Pre-S1
No. of Lessons: 10 (Suggested)
Lesson Duration: 1 hr 30 mins / section(Suggested)
Instructors: Native English teachers with a university degree ; related teaching experience, and/or teacher training such as TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, PGDE/PCEd, etc.
課程特色
這個為期十天的暑期銜接課程是參照聖經的聖靈果實（愛、喜樂、和平、耐心、仁慈、良善、信實、溫柔和自製）設計的。 該課程旨在通過相關的英語聽、說、讀、寫四大核心技巧練習，增強學生的道德和公民責任感，從而幫助他們發展個人性格和觀點，讓他們有效地適應新的學習環境。
課程大綱
Day 1: Joy
Topic: Education
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- Greetings and introductions
- Game: Alphabetical order
- Video: The joys of learning
- Discussion: What do you enjoy about school?
- Game: Funny faces
- Reading: Joy in school
- Video: Can you teach happiness in schools?
- Discussion: Happiness instructor
- Game: Clap on five
- Reading: Education in Finland
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Writing: Spreading joy at school
Day 2: Self-Control
Topic: Technology
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- Warm-up: Don’t blink
- Brainstorm: What is technology?
- Discussion: Life without…
- Language and technology
- Video: Are you a tech addict?
- Quiz and speaking: Are you addicted to technology?
- Video: Cookie Monster practises self-control
- Discussion: How do you self-control?
- Game: 5-4-3-2-1
- Reading: Technology for self-control
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Writing: Self-reflection
Day 3: Goodness
Topic: Popular Culture
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- Survey: My favourite…
- Brainstorm: What is popular culture?
- Discussion: Pop culture from around the world
- Video: How pop culture shapes reality and stereotypes
- Stereotypes in Hong Kong
- Video: Celebrities and charities
- Discussion: How charitable are you?
- Game: Trading places
- Reading: Celebrities and charities
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Writing: Do you think pop culture is good for society?
Day 4: Kindness
Topic: Home and Neighbours
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- Warm-up: My dream home
- The cost of living across the globe
- Discussion: Pros and cons of my neighbourhood
- Video: Where good exists
- Five neighbours riddle
- Video: Colour your world with kindness
- Discussion: What can I do to be kind?
- Game: Human knot
- Reading: Kindness between neighbours
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Writing and speaking: Encouraging students to be kind
Day 5: Love
Topic: Heritage Buildings
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- Warm-up: Where is this?
- How are heritage buildings judged?
- Discussion: What I love about Hong Kong
- Photo presentation: Hong Kong
– Then and now - Game: Ugly or beautiful
- Video: Preserving old buildings through love
- Discussion: Should old buildings be saved?
- Game: Mingle, mingle, group!
- Reading: Heritage preservation in Hong Kong and Macao
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Groupwork and presentation: Which building to save?
Day 6: Peace
Topic: Immigration
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- Survey: Where would you like to live?
- Brainstorm: Why do people move?
- Video: Migration
- Speaking: Who’s in and who’s out?
- Immigration poem
- Video: Peace on Earth
- Discussion: Migration as an opportunity to build peace
- Game: Would you rather…?
- Reading: The richest countries take the fewest refugees
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Role-play and writing: Immigration officer
Day 7: Gentleness and Patience
Topic: Discrimination
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- Warm-up: Sorting
- Video: Discrimination
- Discussion: What is discrimination?
- Reading: Peter and Lucy
- Challenging stereotypes
- Why do we discriminate?
- Video: Unity against discrimination
- Reading: Overcoming disabilities
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Game: Silent ball
- Discrimination role-play
- Activity: Notes of kindness
Day 8: Faithfulness
Topic: Family
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- Warm-up: Nosy neighbours
- Activity: My picture family
- Video: What is family?
- Discussion: What is family?
- Family riddles
- Video: The gift of a foster parent / Learning sign language for a deaf sibling
- Discussion: Being loyal and loving to family and friends.
- Activity: Sign language
- Reading: Love and trust are key
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Writing : What I love about my family and friends
Day 9: Wisdom
Topic: In the Workplace
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- Warm-up: Types of jobs
- Video: What job is right for you?
- Quiz: Employment in Hong Kong
- Game: Would you rather….?
- Reading: The benefits of working abroad
- Speaking and reflection: Pros and cons of different jobs
- Writing and individual presentation: When I am 25 years old…
Day 10: Knowledge
Topic: Leisure and Sports
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- Warm-up: Sporting mime
- Quiz: Test your sporting knowledge
- Discussion: False advertising?
- Speaking: Product advertisement
- Game: Brain break
- Video: How playing sports benefits your body and your brain
- Discussion: Do people do enough sports in Hong Kong?
- Reading: Sports in society
– Vocabulary building
– Comprehension - Writing and individual presentation: Afternoon fitness programmes for students