S1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2021-2022

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FANLING KAU YAN COLLEGE

S1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2021-2022 Unit 1 Bring my world to life

Name: ________________________ Class: S1____ ( )

Teacher: ______________________

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Situation

Welcome to FKYC! You are now a secondary one student. You are going to meet new friends and

teachers. In this unit, you will learn:

Vocabulary to describe appearance, personality and traits

Vocabulary building strategy: identifying parts of speech

Reading Text type: Personal description

Language forms and functions:

Skills: Scanning and skimming

Listening to acquire the words for describing appearance and talking about specific

information

(Listening) to listen for descriptions of people

(Listening) to listen for specific information and fill in forms Tasks: Complete

a character profile & a poster about Friendship Week

Speaking Skills:

Classroom language

Using the school-based phonics to read unfamiliar words

Conduct interviews with classmates

Give a presentation about your classmate with a mind map

Writing Skills: Analysing a writing question with PAT

Task: Write a personal description for your class blog

Content

Section Page

1. Reading 5-12

2. Vocabulary 13-22

3. Personal pronouns 23-27

4. The simple present tense 28-34

5. Adverbs of frequency 35-39

6. Listening 40-41

7. Writing 42-50

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Suggested Outlines (Personal Profile)

About Me

1. My name is Tommy. I am 12 years old.

2. I am a Japanese. I live in Tokyo, a city in Japan.

3. I studied in Tokyo Primary School before, and now I am studying at Fanling Kau Yan College.

4. My father is a construction worker and my mother is a housewife.

5. I am very energetic as I keep running and playing football all the times.

6. I am very cheerful too as I always wear a big smile on my face.

Favourite Things

7. I enjoy playing football very much.

8. I love going out with a football at my feet.

9. I play football every day. I just cannot stop playing it.

10. My dream is to become a professional football player and win the World Cup for Japan.

11. I seldom play computer games or go on Facebook because they are boring.

My Best Friends

12. Thomas and William are my best friends.

13. We went to the same primary school before and we always play football together.

14. Thomas is very good at telling jokes while William is a very hardworking student.

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Section 1: Reading – Personal description

1) Lesson Objectives:

Knowledge to identify the features in a personal description

Skills to locate specific information in the text by skimming and scanning

Attitude to accept and appreciate individual differences

2) Situation:

An exchange student, Richard Henere, will come to Hong Kong and study in Fanling Kau Yan

College with you. Before he comes, you want to know more about him. Read his blog below

and fill in his character profile. Then, write your own character profile so that Richard can know

more about you.

When you come to class, start reading aloud the personal description on his blog.

3) Self-regulated learning:

Task 1: Features of a personal description

Knowledge: to identify the features in a personal description

You want to introduce Mr. Wong to Richard. Please read Mr. Wong’s blog below.

Label the features by writing the letters (a-f) in the spaces provided in the passage.

(a) Background: Basic personal information

(e.g. Name, workplace, family members)

(b) Photo: to illustrate the paragraphs

(c) Body:

1. Personalities (e.g. kind, friendly…)

2. Hobbies (e.g. swimming, singing)

(d) Body: Other details

(e) Body: Appearance (e.g. short hair, small eyes) (f) Title: Name

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About Me mrwong’sblog.fkyc.edu.hk

Mr. Marco Wong [ e.g. ( f ) ]

[1: ________ ] Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog! My name is Marco Wong. I am now working in

Fanling Kau Yan College. It’s great to meet you all. I’m really excited to go to work every day to meet my

lovely students. I usually wake up at 6 a.m. while my mom and dad are still asleep.

[ __________ ]

[2: _________ ] Just in case you do not know how I look, let me give you some hints to look for me. I am

180cm tall with short black hair. I wear glasses, but you can still see my big bright eyes easily. I also have

a warm smile on my face whenever I see my lovely students, including you!

[ __________ ]

[ __________ ] [ __________ ]

[3: __________ ] My students think I am humorous because I love telling jokes. They also think I am helpful

because I am willing to answer their questions. In my leisure time, I like watching movies. My favourite

movie is Divergent. You should all watch this movie. I also enjoy watching football games, so please feel

free to discuss Premier League with me. My favourite football club is Manchester United. How about you?

Please share with me when you are free!

[4] I have to go now. See you around on campus! Cheerio!

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Task 2: Locating specific information

Skills: to locate specific information in the text by skimming and scanning

After reading Mr. Wong’s blog, please help him fill in his character profile by referring to the

steps below.

[1] Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog! My name is Marco Wong.

Name: Marco Wong Workplace: _____________________________

Family members: __________ and ____________

Appearance: ____________, ___________________ and _________________________

Personalities: ______________ and __________________

Hobbies: _________________________ and _________________________

Favourite movie: ______________ Favourite football club: ______________________

Task 3: Self-evaluation

a. After your self-regulated learning, how much have you understood? Circle the appropriate

number.

Hint box: How to look for specific information?

Step 1: Look at the questions (e.g. Name)

Step 2: Try to guess the hinting words you may find (e.g. My name is… / I am …), and

brainstorm relevant ideas (e.g. Tina, Andy, Jenny…)

Step 3: Think about where you may locate the information

(Name Background Paragraph 1)

Step 4: Highlight the hinting words in the passage and underline the specific information in

the passage.

Step 5: Try to answer the questions

Step 1 Step 2

Find “My name is…” and a word

starting with a capital letter.

Background Paragraph 1

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

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I don’t get it. I understand the

usage of

personal

pronouns with

help from the

teacher.

I understand the

usage of

personal

pronouns with

help from my

group mates.

I understand the

usage of

personal

pronouns, but I

need more

practice!

I understand the

usage of

personal

pronouns very

well.

b. I want to ask my groupmates/ teacher the following question:

_____________________________________________________________

4) Let’s find out more!

Task: Filling in Richard’s character profile

Knowledge: to identify the features in a personal description

Skills: to locate specific information in the text by skimming and scanning

Read Richard’s blog below and help him fill in his character profile by following the FIVE

STEPS.

Richard Henare – About me

Welcome to my blog! My name is Richard and I’m 12 years

old. I come from New Zealand. My dad is a park ranger and

my mum is a teacher. I don’t have any brothers or sisters. I

don’t mind as I don’t have to wear their old clothes or

share my bedroom with anyone!

I have tanned skin because I spend a lot of time outdoors. I can’t stand hair in my

eyes, so I like it very short. My height is average because I’m neither tall nor short.

My mum always tells me that I’m too skinny but she also tells me that I’m

handsome. I don’t know if I should believe her because all parents say that about

their children!

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I’m very energetic and love cycling, penny boarding or surfing at the beach. My

dad is very adventurous. He takes me to a lot of different places. He teaches me all

about the plants and animals that we see and about protecting nature. He also

takes me sailing and if we’re lucky we see whales jumping out of the water!

At home, we have a lovely cat called Aka,

which means ‘affectionate’ in the Maori

language. I make holes in big and small

cardboard boxes for her to play in and she

loves hiding in them. My favourite comic is

Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin is an only child like

me. He’s quite naughty but he’s also very

clever and funny. Sometimes I imagine Aka as

Hobbes and I bring her with me on my

adventures.

Name: ___________________________________

Age: _______ Hometown: __________________

Family members:

1) ________________________

2) ________________________

3) ________________________

Appearance:

1) ________________ skin

2) ________________ hair

3) Body build: __________ (*Tips: tall/ short/ middle)

Personalities: energetic/ adventurous (Please circle the answer)

Hobbies:

1) _______________________

2) _______________________

3) _______________________

Favourite comic: _________________________

*** You can challenge yourself by reading OE P.8-9.

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Task 3: Share your answers on the i-board

Task 4: Comment on other’s sharing

*** Challenging questions:

(a) Try to compare Mr. Wong’s and Richard’s character profiles. Please tick the boxes if they have

that piece of information on their character profiles.

Types of information Mr. Wong Richard

Name (Example) (e.g.) ✔ (e.g.)✔

Age

Workplace

Appearance

Family members

Hometown

Personalities

Hobbies

Favourite movie

Favourite comic

Favourite football club

(b) Do they have the same types of information in their character profiles?

1.Good morning everyone! We are _______(Your names) from Group _____.

2. We would like comment on Group _____’s answers.

3. I think their answers for ______ are correct, but the answers for _____ are incorrect.

4. We suggest they can change it/ them to ______.

5. Let’s explain it by following the steps.

First, the question is about _____.

Second, we should think about what hinting words we should look for. We may find words

like _________.

Third, we have to locate the paragraph. This is the background/ body, so we can find the

answer in paragraph ___.

Fourth, we can try to find and highlight the hinting words. They are _____, and the specific

information we can find is _________.

Fifth, we can write down the answer, which is _________.

6. This is the end of our presentation. Thank you!

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Answer: They have *exactly the same/ different (Please circle) information in their character

profiles.

(c) What other information can be included in a character profile?

5) Evaluation - Benchmark Test:

What is the order of the steps in locating specific information of hobbies?

a. Try to answer the question by writing down hobbies

b. Highlight the hinting words in the passage and underline and specific information

c. Think about where to locate the information (I need to find hobbies, so I have to go to the

body paragraphs)

d. Look at the question. (I need to find hobbies)

e. Try to guess the hinting words (I may see “I like…”, “I enjoy…”, “My favourite hobby

is…”.

f. Try to guess the possible answers (e.g. swimming, running, playing basketball…)

________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

6) Reflection Questions

**Food for thought**

(a) Is everyone’s character profile the same? Why?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

(b) Make a character profile for yourself.

Attitude: to appreciate and embrace individual differences

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7) Practice Makes Perfect:

OE P. 10-11 (Q.1-8)

8) Useful Resources:

YouTube: Describe your character and personality in English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRGVtGfoXvI

(Draw a picture of

yourself)

Name: ___________________________

Age: _______ Hometown: __________________

Family members: ___________________________________

Appearance: _______________________________________

_________________________________________________

(*Tips: You can describe your hair length, body build, colour of your

skin, size and colour of your eyes, height, weight and so on. )

Personalities: _______________________________________

(*Tips: You can go to OE P.13 and use some of the adjectives there. )

Hobbies: _________________________________________

Favourite book: ___________________________

_______________(Others): _________________________

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRGVtGfoXvI

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Section 2: Vocabulary describing appearance, personality and traits


Knowledge: to acquire vocabulary describing appearance, personality and traits

Skills: (Speaking) to introduce a classmate and describe his/her appearance, personality

and traits using the vocabulary learnt

Attitude: to respect, appreciate and celebrate individuality and differences

2) Situation:

You are going to introduce your neighbour to your classmates in a speech and a profile card so

that everyone will know each other better.

Before you come to class, finish the two tasks in Part 3, ‘Self-regulated learning’, and Part 4,

‘Let’s find out more!’ before you come to class.

When you come to class, start reading aloud of the personal description on p. ? of this

Learning Guide.

3) Self-Regulated Learning:

Task 1: Vocabulary describing appearance


Learn the vocabulary on p. 12 of Oxford English 1A.

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Step 1: Look up the meaning of the vocabulary in the Glossary by scanning here:

Step 2: Use our school-based phonics to read aloud the vocabulary.

1. Underline the vowels (a, e, i, o, u). e.g. p o n y t a i l

2. Break up the word into syllables. e.g. p o/n y/t a i l

3. Try to read aloud the word.

Task 2: Describe their appearance!


Describe the appearance of the following people from page 12 of Oxford English 1A. Use as many

adjectives as you can.

Height:

Height:

Build: Build:

Hair: Hair:

Face: Face:

Skin tone: Skin tone:

Height:

Height:

Build: Build:

Hair: Hair:

Face: Face:


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Height:

Height:

Build: Build:

Hair: Hair:

Face: Face:


Task 3: Vocabulary describing personality and traits


Learn the vocabulary on p. 13 of Oxford English 1A.

Step 1: Look up the meaning of the vocabulary in the Glossary by scanning here:

Step 2: Use our school-based phonics to read aloud the vocabulary.

1. Underline the vowels (a, e, i, o, u). E.g. p o n y t a i l

2. Break up the word into syllables. E.g. p o/n y/t a i l

3. Try to read aloud the word.

Step 3: Finish ‘Vocabulary practice 2’ on page 13 of Oxford English 1A. Highlight the traits in

each sentence. For example:

e.g. Sam has many friends and gets along with everyone. outgoing

Highlight the traits Write the adjective

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a. After your self-regulated learning, how much do you understand? Circle the appropriate

number.

0 1 2 3 4


vocabulary with

help from the

teacher.

I understand the

vocabulary with

help from my

groupmates.

I understand the

vocabulary, but I

need more

practice!

I understand the

vocabulary very

well.


_______________________________________________________________


Task 1: Your own profile card


You are going to introduce yourself to your neighbour so that everyone can know each other better.

First, fill out your own profile card below. Use as many adjectives as you can.

Name: My name is ____.

1.

Appearance:

I am short/tall.

OR I am of average height. 2. (Height)

I am ____. 3. (Build)

I have ____ hair

(with a fringe / tied in a

ponytail).

4. (Hair)

I have a ____ face. 5. (Face)

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I have ____ skin.

6. (Skin tone)

Personality 1: I am ____ (your personality)

because I ____ (your trait).

7.

Trait 1: 8.

Personality 2: I am ____ (your personality)

because I ____ (your trait).

9.

Trait 2: 10.

Task 2: Interviewing your classmates


Now, you are going to interview two classmates. During your interviews, fill out the profile card

below for him/her.

Name: What is your name? 1.

Appearance: (Describe your classmate by

yourself.)

2. (Height)

3. (Build)

4. (Hair)

5. (Face)

6. (Skin tone)

Personality 1: What is your personality? 7.

Trait 1: Why do you say so? 8.

Personality 2:

What is your other

personality?

9.


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Name: What is your name? 1.

Appearance: (Describe your classmate by

yourself.)

2. (Height)

3. (Build)

4. (Hair)

5. (Face)

6. (Skin tone)

Personality 1: What is your personality? 7.


Personality 2:

What is your other

personality?

9.


Task 3: Introducing your classmate to your class

Skill: (Speaking) to introduce a classmate and describe his/her appearance, personality and

traits using the vocabulary learnt


Step 1: Choose one of the classmates you interviewed just now.

Step 2: Fill out the sentences below using his/her information.

Step 3: Introduce him/her to your class!

Name: His/Her name is __________________________________________.

Appearance:

He/She is ____________ (height) OR He/She is of _____________

height.

He/She is _________________________________________ (build).

He/She has _________________________________________ hair.

He/She has a ________________________________________ face.

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He/She has __________________________________________ skin.

Personality & Trait 1:

He/She is _____________________________________ (personality)

because he/she ____________________________________ (trait).

Personality & Trait 2:

Also, he/she is _________________________________ (personality)

because he/she _____________________________________ (trait).


a. Describe Stephen and Kelsey from page 12 of Oxford English 1A.

Height:

Height:

Build: Build:

Hair: Hair:

Face: Face:


b. Match each personality with its corresponding trait.

Someone is … if he/she …

adventurous thinks about others before himself/herself

clumsy has many friends and gets along with everyone

competitive loves trying new things and going to new places

confident doesn't talk much and doesn’t like speaking to

strangers

conscientious is hard-working and always hands in homework on

time

considerate always shares things with others

energetic isn’t shy and loves answering teachers’ questions

generous always drops things and trips over his feet

introverted doesn’t get tired easy and loves moving around

outgoing wants to be the best at everything

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6) Reflection Questions:

a. Describe your own appearance, personality and traits using the vocabulary you learnt in this

section. Write 40 words.

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

b. Draw these mind-maps in your Self-learning Journal.

Vocabulary describing appearance

Vocabulary describing personality and traits

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Section 3: Grammar – Personal Pronouns


Knowledge: to acquire the usage of personal pronouns

Skills: (Writing) to write sentences to introduce a person using personal pronouns

Attitude: to appreciate what your groupmate does for your group

2) Situation:

In this unit, you are learning how to introduce a person. One part to introduce yourself is to talk

about your group in the class. Your English teacher has asked you to write a short description

about ONE of your group members so that you can share with your new friends in your S1

class.

Before you come to class, finish the two tasks in Part 3, ‘Self-regulated learning’, and Part 4,

‘Let’s find out more!’ before you come to class.

When you come to class, start reading aloud of the email written by Rita on the next page.


Knowledge: to acquire the usage of personal pronouns

In English, there are 3 kinds of personal pronouns – first person, second person and third

person.

NEARBY

FAR AWAY First person

Second person

Third person

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Hints: Subject pronouns are underlined in solid lines, while object pronouns are underlined in dotted lines.

Task 1: Understanding the usage of personal nouns

a. To understand personal nouns, go to the following link and watch the video by

clicking ‘Start the quiz!’

http://eresources.oupchina.com.hk/oe2e/promotion/QRcode/1au1_p15_grammar_acti

vity2/index.html

b. Read the letter below. The personal pronouns have been underlined for you. Divide them into

different groups by completing the table.

Subject pronouns Object pronouns

Dear Hannah,

Greetings from Hong Kong! This is my third email to you. You should start preparing for the

exam, right? This time, I want to talk about my best friend Kelly. Kelly has a round face and

wears glasses. She is funny and friendly. My classmates and I all like her. I am sure she likes us

too. Every time we call her ‘Kellybaby’, her face goes all red. Kelly’s elder brother and sister

study at our school too, so they all go to school together every morning. Kelly’s brother has

long legs. He walks very quickly and his sisters have to run after him to catch up!

I sometimes visit Kelly and her family. It’s good to see them. To be exact, I visit their pet cat!

Every time it sees me, it purrs and licks my face. I like it very much!

It’s time for dinner. Hope to hear from you soon!

Best wishes,

Rita

http://eresources.oupchina.com.hk/oe2e/promotion/QRcode/1au1_p15_grammar_activity2/index.html

http://eresources.oupchina.com.hk/oe2e/promotion/QRcode/1au1_p15_grammar_activity2/index.html

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First person *singular I

Second person singular you

Third person singular

He

her

it

First person *plural We

Second person plural You

Third person plural They

*singular = only one thing/person; plural = more than one thing/person

c. Highlight ALL the verbs in the blog entry on the previous page. Now look at the positions of

the subject pronouns and object pronouns in the sentences. Can you tell where we put them in a

sentence?

Subject pronouns are used ( before / after ) verbs.

e.g. ____________________________________________________________________________

Object pronouns are used ( before / after ) verbs.

e.g. ____________________________________________________________________________

d. After knowing the differences between subject and object pronouns, let’s see why we need to

use the personal pronouns. Compare the two paragraphs below:

A. Kitty is a cat. Kitty is two years old. Kitty always sleeps in the afternoon. My sister loves

Kitty very much. When my sister comes back home, my sister will play with Kitty for a

while. My sister and Kitty all feel very happy.

B. Kitty is a cat. It is two years old. It always sleeps in the afternoon. My sister

loves it very much. When she comes back home, she will play with Kitty for a

while. They all feel very happy.

i. What is/are the difference(s) between paragraphs A and B?

________________________________________________________________________________

ii. Which paragraph, A or B, is written better? Why?

________________________________________________________________________________

Task 2: Checking your understanding

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Complete Grammar Practice 2 on p.15 of Oxford English 1A.



number.

0 1 2 3 4


usage of personal

pronouns with

help from the

teacher.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns with

help from my

group mates.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns, but I

need more

practice!

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns very

well.


_______________________________________________________________


Skill: (Writing) to write sentences to introduce a person using personal pronouns

My group mate

Write a short description (6 sentences) to introduce him/ her. Underline all the personal nouns

you use. You may talk about the following:

Appearance and personalities

What you and other group members do together every day

What you like about him/ her

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How does he/she look like?

Draw a picture of him/her.

5) Evaluation - Benchmark Test: (a tablet is required)

6) Reflection Question:

(a) List all the subject pronouns and object pronouns.

(b) When do we use subject pronouns and object pronouns?


Practice 1 – Practice 3, p.4-5, Unit 1, Oxford Success in Grammar 1

8) Useful Resources:

Personal Pronouns

Choose the correct personal pronoun.

http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pron

ouns2.htm

http://eresources.oupchina.com.hk/oe2e/promotion/QRcode/1au1_p15_grammar

_activity2/index.html

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Section 4: Grammar - The Simple Present

1) Lesson objectives:

Knowledge to understand the form and usage of simple present tense

Skill (Writing) to set questions for an interview by using simple present tense

(Writing) to write sentences to introduce a person using simple present tense

Attitude to be aware of the qualities and feelings of other people

2) Situation:

In this unit, you are learning how to introduce a person. After talking about your group in the

last section, your English teacher has asked you to interview ONE of your group members so

that you can know more about him/her. Finish the tasks in Part 3, ‘Self-regulated learning’,

and Part 4, ‘Let’s find out more!’ before you come to class.

When you come to class, start reading aloud ‘Maureen Murphy’s fact card’ below.

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Hints:

*** We can find verbs after the subject of each sentence.

*** There are totally 19 verbs in ‘Maureen Murphy’s fact card’. Can you find them

all out?

Remember, there should only be 1 verb in each sentence.


Verb forms in simple present tense

Knowledge

to understand the form and usage of simple present tense

Task 1: Find out all the verbs in ‘Maureen Murphy’s fact card’. Highlight the is/am/are in

GREEN and other verbs in YELLOW.

Task 2: Refer to P.16-17 of Oxford English 1A, fill in the missing blanks.

Subject Verb Explanation

He / She / It _____ (not) happy. We use verbs-to-be (e.g. is/am/are)

if we describe the q _ _ _ _ _ y of

sb./sth.

*** We use

a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ s

to describe the q _ _ _ _ _ y of

sb./sth.

They / We / You _____ (not) slender.

I

_____

(not) pretty.

He / She / It _____ (not) a boy. We use verbs-to-be (e.g. is/am/are)

if we describe the n _ _ _ _ e of

sb./sth.

*** We use

n __ __ __ s

to describe the n _ _ _ _ e of

sb./sth.

They / We / You _____ (not) students.

I

_____

(not) a teacher.

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He / She / It

walks

to school.

We use an action verb if we

describe the a _ _ _ _n of sb./sth.

_____ not walk

They / We / You

walk

to school.

_____ not walk

I

walk

to school.

_____ not walk

When do we use simple present tense?

Knowledge: to understand the form and usage of simple present tense

Task 3: Refer to P.16 of Oxford English 1A, fill in the missing blanks.

Usage Usage

Example

(Find out one example for each usage from

‘Maureen Murphy’s fact card’)

1 Things that are t _ _ _ (Facts).

__________________________________

__________________________________

2 The quality and nature of something /

somebody

__________________________________

__________________________________

3 People’s f _ _ _ _ _ _ s, opinions and

preferences

__________________________________

__________________________________

4 Things we do r _ _ _ _ _ _ ly.

__________________________________

__________________________________

Checking your understanding:

Finish Questions 1 – 3 of Practices 3, 5, 6 and 7 on P.8–10 of Oxford Success in

Grammar

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Task 4: Refer to P.16-17 of Oxford English 1A, fill in the missing blanks.

Question

Answer

Verb Subject

_____

he / she / it

happy?

Yes, he / she / it ________.

No, he / she / it ________.

_____

they / we / you

slender?

Yes, they / we / you ________.

No, they / we / you ________.

_____

I

pretty?

Yes, I ________.

No, I ________.

_____

he / she / it

a boy?

Yes, he / she / it ________.

No, he / she / it ________.

_____

they / we / you

students?


No, they / we / you ________.

_____

I

a teacher?

Yes, I ________.

No, I ________.

_____

he / she / it walk to school?

Yes, he / she / it ________.

No, he / she / it ________.

_____

they / we / you walk to school?


No, they / we / you ________.

_____

I walk to school?

Yes, I ________.

No, I ________.

*** Challenging questions:

When do we use do / does to ask a question? Why do we use is / am / are to ask questions

sometimes?

How to form questions in simple present tense

Skill: (Writing) to set questions for an interview by using simple present tense

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Finish Questions 1 –3 of Practices 11 and 14 on P.12–13 of Oxford Success in Grammar.


a. After your self-regulated learning, how much have you understood? Circle the

appropriate number.

0 1 2 3 4

I don’t get it.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns with

help from the

teacher.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns with

help from my

groupmates.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns, but I

need more

practice!

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns very

well.


________________________________________________________________________________

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a) Come up with 4 questions that you want to know about your groupmate. Focus more on their

qualities and feelings towards other things. Two have been done to you as examples.

b) Ask one of your groupmates the questions and jot down his / her answers by using simple

present tense. Remember to ask your groupmate to explain their answer in present tense.

Your questions Your groupmate’s answers

e.g. Are you a cheerful person?

e.g. Which Marvel character do you like?

e.g. Yes, I do. I always wear a big smile on

my face.

e.g. I like Thor because he is very muscular.

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

Rewrite your groupmates answers in simple present tense.

Hints: Don’t forget that you need to change the pronouns of the sentence. One has been

done for you as the example.

e.g. He is a cheerful person because he wears a big smile on his face.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Conducting an interview

Skill:

(Writing) to set questions for an interview by using simple present tense

(Writing) to write sentences to introduce a person using simple present tense

Attitude: to be aware of the qualities and feelings of other people

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There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Underline it and correct it.

a. Water boil if we heat it to 100 degrees.

b. He does not happy about his poor results.

c. I am not want to go to school every day.

d. He have 5 brothers and 2 sisters.

e. Are you play basketball every day?

f. Does John unhappy with his pocket money?


Finish Questions Practices 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 14 on P.8–13 of Oxford Success in Grammar.

8) Extended Learning:

a) Simple Present Tense 1 b) Simple Present Tense 2 c) Simple Present Tense 3

http://www.englishpage.com/

verbpage/simplepresent.html

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil

.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/

present-tense/present-simple

http://ego4u.com/en/

cram-up/grammar/

simple-present

http://eresources.oupchina.com.hk/oe2e/promotion/QRcode/1au1_p16_gra

mmar_activity3/index.html

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Section 5: Grammar - Adverbs of Frequency

1) Lesson objectives:

Knowledge to use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often the events take place

Skill to make sentences with adverbs of frequency and present tense

Attitude to develop a good habit of planning your time properly

2) Situation:

In this unit, you are learning how to introduce a person. After interviewing your group member in

last section, your English teacher has asked you to prepare for a presentation of ONE of your group

members so that other classmates can know more about him/her. Finish the tasks in Part 3,

‘Self-regulated learning’, and Part 4, ‘Let’s find out more!’. When you come to class, start reading

aloud the email on this page.

When you come to class, start reading aloud the forum below.

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What are adverbs of frequency?

Knowledge: to use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often the events take place

Task 1: Underline the adverbs of frequency in the forum above.

Task 2: Complete the following tables, charts and blanks to learn more about adverbs of

frequency.

Adverbs of frequency: To tell people ____________ ____________ something happens.

Examples of adverbs of frequency

e.g. never a _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

o _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ _ _

Fill in the adverbs of frequency according to the degree of frequency they represent

Read the forum again. Find out where we put the adverbs of frequency in different kinds of

sentences. Find an example from the forum.

We can place adverbs of frequency:

( before / after ) the verb be (e.g. is/am/are): e.g. I’m usually very nervous about them.

( before / after ) other verbs: e.g. _____________________________________________


Finish Practice 2 on P.16 of Oxford Success in Grammar


0% 100% How often?

e.g. never

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Hints:

Which question word should you use when you want to know the frequency of their action?

e.g. H _ _ o_ _ _ _ do you go to school on foot?


number.

0 1 2 3 4

I don’t get it.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns with

help from the

teacher.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns with

help from my

groupmates.

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns, but I

need more

practice!

I understand the

usage of personal

pronouns very

well.


________________________________________________________________________________


Conducting a survey

Knowledge: to use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often the events take place

Skill: to make sentences with adverbs of frequency and present tense

Attitude: to develop a good habit of planning your time properly

a) You are doing a survey about your groupmate’s hobbies. Refer to the questionnaire below and

put tick to the appropriate boxes.

0 times a

week

Once a

week

2–4 times a

week

5–6 times a

week

Everyday

Go to school on foot

Play ball games with

friends

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Meet your primary

school classmates

Update your status on

Instagram / Facebook

Do revision

Cook

Read books or

newspapers

____________________

(Your own idea)

____________________

(Your own idea)

b) Choose 5 of the items and write down your finding by using adverbs of frequency.

-

-

-

-

-


Finish Grammar Practice 4 on P.19 of Oxford English 1A.


After collecting some information from one of your groupmates, you should now know him/her

better. Fill in the following mind-map by using the information that you have collected. Be ready to

present your findings in front of the class.

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Sentence making - Adverb of frequency

Write 2 Sentences for each adverb (Total: 12 sentences)

8) Extended Learning:

My groupmate

Personality

Appearance

Hobbies

Habits

His/Her

favourite…

http://eresources.oupchina.com.hk/oe2e/promotion/QRcode/1au1_p18_grammar

_activity4/index.html

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Section 6: Listening (describing people) – Friendship Week


Knowledge to acquire the words for describing appearance and talking about specific

information

Skills (Listening) to listen for descriptions of people

(Listening) to listen for specific information and fill in forms

Attitude to appreciate the differences between you and your friends

2) Situation:

It is Friendship Week at your school. Your teacher has asked you to help her with the web profiles

of the Friendship Week ambassadors and to collect students’ emergency contact information.

Before you come to class, finish the tasks in Part 3, ‘Self-regulated learning’.


Knowledge: to acquire the words for describing appearance and talking about specific

information

Task 1: Describing appearance

1. Finish Activity 1 on p. 2 of Essential Listening Book (LB).

2. Practice describing a family member to your partner. In class, you will need to present it. When

listening to your partner’s description in class, write down the words he/she uses and draws the

photo of his/her family members.

Hair

Build

Other features

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number.

0 1 2 3 4

I don’t get it. I understand it

with help from

the teacher.

I understand it

with help from

my groupmates.

I understand it,

but I need more

practice!

I understand it

very well.


____________________________________________________________________________


Skill: (Listening) to listen for descriptions of people for web profiles

Skill: (Listening) to listen for specific information for forms

Finish p. 5 and 7 (LB) in class.


CA Listening: p. 8-11 (LB) in class.


1. What are the things you may hear when listening for specific information like addresses,

dates and times?

Addresses

Dates

Times

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Section 7: Writing a personal description for your blog

1) Lesson objectives

Knowledge to know the basic structure and key elements (parts) of a personal description for

a blog

Skill to analyse a writing question with PAT

to write an appealing (attractive) personal description with the use of adjectives and

descriptions

to describe the facts of a person with simple present tense and personal pronouns

Attitude to learn to embrace everyone’s differences

2) Situation

A Friendship Week is going to be held at school soon. You want to make a blog so that your

schoolmates can know more about you. To set up a blog, you first need to write a personal

description for yourself.

3) Difficult Points

Before you come to class, you should read this part to understand the possible challenges you may

face in the lesson.

Subject-verb agreement when using simple present tense

When writing a personal description, make sure you are aware of using simple present tense to talk

about the facts. Pay close attention to the subject-verb agreement:

I love keeping pets. My cat sleeps 20 hours a day. It loves to eat fish.

Giving enough examples for the ideas

Don’t be tempted to list all the adjectives you use in your writing without giving examples:

I am generous, energetic and outgoing.

Make sure you give enough examples for your ideas:

I am a generous person, so I always donate money to the poor. I am also energetic

and outgoing. At weekends, I play different sports like swimming and running.

The verb loves takes the -s

ending because there is a

third-person singular

subject It.

The verb love takes the

base form because there is

a first-person singular

subject I.

Giving examples helps

enrich your content!

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4) Self-regulated learning

Task 1: Knowing the PAT: Purpose, Audience, and Tone

Skill: to analyse a writing question with PAT

Before you start writing anything, it is important to think about the purpose, audience and tone for

the text. Match them with the correct meanings by connecting the dots with the lines:

Purpose The people who are going to read

your written product

Audience The way you write and the language

you use to present a certain attitude

Tone The reason for writing the text

Now, analyse the situation and find out the PAT of the writing task:

Writing task: A Friendship Week is going to be held at school soon. You want to make a blog so

that your schoolmates can know more about you. To set up a blog, you first need to write a

personal description for yourself

Purpose

Audience

Tone

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Task 2: The basic structure and key elements of a personal description for a blog

Knowledge: to know the basic structure and key elements (parts) of a personal

description for a blog

Read the personal description on Oxford English 1A p. 8-9 again. Answer the following questions.

Before lesson During lesson

Your answer Your groupmates’

answer Notes

1. What can you see in the personal description?

2. Name 4 kinds of information about the writer you can read (e.g. name, place he lives)



number.

0 1 2 3 4

I don’t get it.

I understand it with

help from the

teacher.

I understand the it

with help from my

group mates.

I understand it, but

I need more

practice!

I understand the it

very well.


______________________________________________________________________

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Task 1: Writing a short personal description for yourself

Skill: to write an appealing (attractive) personal description with the use of adjectives

and descriptions

to describe the facts of a person with simple present tense and personal

pronouns

Attitude: to learn to present true and correct information on the Internet

Std Part of

description

Guidelines

(*Write ONE more item that is not given

here)

Vocabulary/grammar items

learnt to be used

T My

appearance

Skin

Hair

Face

Body build

Vocabulary describing

appearance (OE p. 12)

Personal pronouns

(OE p. 15)

E My

personality

2 adjectives from OE p. 13

Give 2 examples to show your

personalities

Vocabulary describing

personality (OE p. 13)

A My hobbies

What do you like to do?

Why do you like to do it?

How often do you do it?

Personal pronouns

(OE p.15)

Simple present tense

(OE p.16)

Adverbs of frequency

(OE p. 18-19) M My friend

What is your friend’s name?

How does he/she look like?

What is his/her personality?

Sample:

Sub-heading: My hobbies

I am a [sporty] person. I am a big fan of football. My favourite football team is Barcelona. I love

Messi so much and I want to be a skillful player like him. I always practise football every Sunday.

Sometimes, my friend Bobby joins me when he is free. Besides, I love swimming and my brother

is a fast-swimmer too. We often go swimming at night.

adverbs of

frequency

simple present

tense

personal

pronouns

[Vocabulary item]

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Hints: Develop a good habit of using a checklist to

proofread your work! It can greatly lower the chances

of making grammatical mistakes!

Sub-heading:

Finish the checklist after you have finished the paragraph above:

Checklist (Tick the boxes)

Did I use simple present tense to describe myself? (Highlight the verbs)

Did I use any personal pronouns (e.g. I, He, him, we)? (Circle them)

Did I use any adverbs of frequency (e.g. sometimes, never)? (Underline them)

Did I use any vocabulary items describing appearance/personality? (Bracket

them)

Did I present true and correction information about that myself?

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Task 2: [In-class activity] Commenting on others’ works

During the lesson, you will see the personal description of your classmates. Use the checklist below

to help you evaluate their works.

I am commenting on Group ______’s work:

Checklist (Tick the boxes)

Did they use simple present tense to describe the person? (Highlight the verbs)

Did they use any personal pronouns (e.g. I, He, him, we)? (Circle them)

Did they use any adverbs of frequency (e.g. sometimes, never)? (Underline them)

Did they use any vocabulary items describing appearance/personality? (Bracket

them)

Did they present true and correction information about that person?

Task 3: Practice giving a presentation!

Before you come to class, read aloud the following script to prepare yourself for a perfect

presentation!

1. Good morning/afternoon everyone. I’m ____ (your name) from Group ____.

2. I’m going to comment on Group _________’s work.

3. They did a wonderful job as they have used:

simple present tense correctly

personal pronouns correctly, for example, he used ‘I’ for himself.

adverbs of frequency to talk about how often they do the activities

vocabulary items to describe appearance/personality, such as…

4. However, they may improve their work by correcting the mistakes such

as…

5. I suggest they [do sth] (e.g. use more adjectives to describe his

appearance)

6. This is our presentation. Thank you!

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Practice tip

You may practice your presentation before a

mirror. In this way, you can look at the way you

speak! Focus on your eye contact and body

language. Make sure you look at your audience

constantly and use your hands to present your

ideas confidently!

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Give the profile a _________________.

Use ____________________ to divide

the profile into different sections.

Give ____________________________

about your friend, e.g. which school

he/she goes to, name, age.

Describe your friend’s ______________.

_________________.

Use ________________ to make the

web profile more interesting.

Write about your friend’s ___________,

e.g. Is he/she friendly, cheerful or

moody?

Write about your friend’s ___________

_____________, ________________

_____________.

Write about your friend’s

_______________________________

_______________________________.

Closing paragraph

6) Benchmark Test

What should be included in a web profile? Read the following web profile and fill in the blanks

using the words below.

photos background information subheadings

personality title interests and hobbies

appearance likes and dislikes favourite people and food

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7) Reflection Questions

a) When we read the personal description of other people on the Internet, why do we need to be

careful?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

b) When we write a personal description for ourselves, we have to make sure we present

_________________ and _______________ information.

c) Have you read any misleading (unreal) personal description before? If yes, how wrong was it

and how did you feel after reading it?

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________


The Friendship Week is coming. Write a personal description for your blog in 150 words.

9) Extensive Learning Resource

Finish p. 25-27 Oxford English 1A to consolidate your learning about writing a personal

description.

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