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.
課程目標
本課程旨在為學生提供語法結構和詞彙用法，然後再將其應用到寫作中。 它還旨在通過以每個單元的各種文本類型的有趣文章來啟發學生。
課程特色
這是一門以主題為基礎的課程，學生會接觸到時事話題。 每個單元的閱讀段落不僅激發了學生的興趣和批判性思維，還使他們熟悉在編寫自己的作文時需要的語言。
課程大綱
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