Grade 8 Young Scholar Project

Integration of Language with Information

Technology

Group Leader: Jacky Wong G8S (33)

Group Members: Chapman Tse G8P (32)

Ricci Sun G8D (31)

Advanced English Team

Introduction of the English Language

• A mixture of various languages.• Category: West Germanic,

Anglo-Frisian• Derived from Anglo-Frisian

languages spoken by Germanic settlers from northern Germany and northern part of the Netherlands.

• Divided into three periods: Old, Middle, Modern English

• Influenced by Norse language (Vikings), Norman language (Normans)

Why do we choose “English Grammar Exercises” as our topic?• English has become the major

language in the world.• Used in many fields.• To help students improve English

usage skills.• Let them understand its importance.• Rapid development of information

technology in 21st century.• Let students finish the exercises in a

more convenient way.

English Exercises

English Exercises 

• Computer software used: Hot Potatoes• Functions:

JCloze: fill-in-the-blanks questions.JQuiz: short questions, multiple choice

questions.JMatch: matching (drag and drop)

exercises.JCross: crossword puzzles.JMix: joining words together to form a

complete sentence.Masher: mixing up all exercises together.

• Four exercises made: Word formation, tenses, two crossword puzzles in website.

Conclusion• Language is a great and essential part

of our life.• Learn more about languages in various

ways.• English is known as the world language,

used in many different fields.• Methods of improvement:

Find and develop skills with others.Discuss with people you know,

especially teachers and parents.

Group Reflection• A great pleasure to work on the YSP

project with group mates.• Gained knowledge of importance of

English and its crucial impacts towards us, acquired all skills and information that lead to success.

• Encounter many problems during the progress, including software used, end product Tutor helped us.

• Project lets us learn more about English, cooperate with people that we do not know.

Reference List

(Powerpoint)

• en.wikipedia.org (information, picture)• www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au

(picture)• www.splashmovies.de (picture)• krizsa.blogs.com (picture)

Than

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you!

Reference List

(Report)• en.wikipedia.org (information, picture)• www.hotpotatoes.info (online programme for

making exercises)• Self-Test Grammar Secondary 2 published by

The Star Books Pte. Ltd (questions for exercises)

• www.englishbuilder.hk (questions for exercises)