Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

S.1 English Language2008-2009 Teaching ScheduleMonthContent

September

October

Unit 1 Making friends

Grammar:

-Personal pronouns

-Simple present

Unit 2 Family Matters

Grammar:

-Possessive nouns, adjectives & pronouns

-Simple past

First Term Exam (11/11 15/11)

Scope of Content:

Longman: Unit 1 (whole unit)& Unit 2 (whole unit)

November

December

January

FebruaryUnit 3

Grammar:

-Articles

-Present Continuous

Unit 4 Festivals

Grammar:

-Wh-questions

-Adjectives

Unit 5

Grammar:

-Prepositions of time

-Simple future

-Be going to

Second Term Exam (19/2 28/2)

Scope of Content:

Longman: Unit 1 (whole unit), Unit 2 (whole unit), Unit 3 (Grammar only)

Unit 4 (whole unit) & Unit 5 (Grammar only)

March

April

MayUnit 6 Ocean fun

Grammar:

-Prepositions of location

-Gerunds & to-infinitives

Unit 7 Fantastic food

Grammar:

-Countable & uncountable nouns

-Some, any

-Giving Instructions

Unit 8 The world of sports

Grammar:

-Adverbs of manner

-Adverbs of degree

-And, but and or

Final Exam (9/6-17/6)

Scope of Content:

Longman: Unit 1 (whole unit), Unit 2 (whole unit), Unit 3 (Grammar only),

Unit 4 (whole unit), Unit 5 (Grammar only), Unit 6 (whole unit),

Unit 7 (whole unit) & Unit 8 (whole unit)

Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

S.1 English Language2008-2009 Assessment PolicyS 1-3

First Term ExamSecond Term ExamFinal Exam

FA 1SA 1FA 2SA 2FA 3SA 3

i-Learner (30%)Quizzes (50%)Class Observation (20%)Listening)(G.E.

First Term Exam Paper

i-Learner (30%)Quizzes (50%)Class Observation (20%)Listening)(G.E.

Second Term Exam Paper

i-Learner l (30%)Quizzes (50%)Class Observation (20%)Oral)(Comp.,G.E., Listening,Final Exam Paper

Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

S.1 English Language2008-2009 Homework Policy

Homework Summary1. Longman Activate WB

2. Longman Activate Exercises (Comprehension & Grammar Exercises)

3. Diary/Journal

4. Newspaper Cutting Exercises

5. Dictation Corrections

6. Composition Corrections (class work/HW)

7. Book reports

8. i-Learner Self Access Exercises

9. Supplementary worksheets (Vocabulary & Grammar Worksheets)

10. Supplementary Grammar Book Exercises (1D, 1E, 2D, 2E, 3A & 3B)

11. S3 Supplementary TSA Exercises (all S3 classes)ITEM: Newspaper Cutting ExercisesFREQUENCY: TWICE a monthLEVELS OF DIFFICULTY: 3

LEVELDESCRIPTION

1-students have to check the meaning of at least 5 selected vocabulary items, part of speech of the vocabulary items

-students have to copy ONE example from the dictionary

-students have to use the selected vocabulary items to write at least 5 SENTENCES

2-students have to check the meaning of at least 8 selected vocabulary items, part of speech of the vocabulary items

-students have to write a brief SUMMARY of the article (about 30 words).

3-students have to check the meaning of at least 10 selected vocabulary items, part of speech of the vocabulary items

-students have to write a brief SUMMARY of the article (about 30-50 words).

-students have to write their REFLECTION of the article (about 30-50 words)

Remarks: Subject teachers have to adjust level of difficulty in order to upgrade students English standard.

Requirement of different classes (1st Term):

Ability of StudentsClassLevel 1Level 2Level 3

High1D & 1E(

2D & 2E

3A & 3B

Average1A(

2A

3E

Low1B & 1C(

2B, 2C & 2F

3C & 3D

Progression of different classes:

Ability of StudentsClassthe beginning of 1st Termthe end of

3rd Term

High1D & 1ELevel 3

2D & 2E

3A & 3B

Average1ALevel 2

2A

3E

Low1B & 1CLevel 1 ( Level 2

2B, 2C & 2F

3C & 3D

ITEM: JOURNAL/DIARY

FREQUENCY: TWICE a month

LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY: 3

LEVELDESCRIPTION

1-students have to write at least 5 simple & accurate SENTENCES

2-students have to write at least a PARAGRAPH with appropriate connectives & sequencers

3-students have to write an ESSAY with a number of paragraphs

-Coherent links within and between paragraphs

Remarks: Subject teachers have to adjust level of difficulty in order to upgrade students English standard.

Requirement of different classes (1st Term):

Ability of StudentsClassLevel 1Level 2Level 3

High1D & 1E(

2D & 2E

3A & 3B

Average1A(

2A

3E

Low1B & 1C(

2B, 2C & 2F

3C & 3D

Progression of different classes:

Ability of StudentsClassthe beginning of 1st Termthe end of 3rd TermMinimum no. of words

High1D & 1ELevel 380 --- 120

2D & 2E

3A & 3B

Average1ALevel 250 --- 80

2A

3E

Low1B & 1CLevel 1 ( Level 230 --- 50

2B, 2C & 2F

3C & 3D

The following schedule is just a suggestion only (assignments of Christmas Holiday, Lunar New Year Holiday & Easter Holiday are not included). English teachers request students to arrange the proper time to hand in Diary/Journal & Newspaper Cutting Exercise according to the ability of the students.

ItemWeek

Diary/Journal468131520272931343638

Newspaper Cutting Ex.579141621283032353739