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Assessment for Learning Resource Bank Web-based Learning and Teaching Support

Learning and Teaching Activity – Exploring Hong Kong

Learning objectives:

Text Types
  • Email
  • Itinerary
  • Advertisement
Vocabulary
  • Names of some famous attractions in Hong Kong e.g. The Peak, Ocean Park, Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ngong Ping Skyrail, Wisdom Path, The Big Buddha, Tai O Fishing Village, Symphony of Lights etc.
  • Names of activities e.g. sightseeing, shopping, dining etc.
  • Adjectives of describing scenic spots, e.g. breathtaking, spectacular, marvelous, terrific, impressive etc.
Language Items and Communicative Functions
  • Use simple present tense to make general statements about the world and “universal truths”
  • Use a variety of tenses to refer to events in the past, present and future and to the frequency with which things occur
  • Use adverbials of time to identify the sequence of events
  • Use imperatives to appeal to someone to do something
Language Skills
  • Reading
  • Writing
Attitudes
  • Develop self-motivation by cultivating their perseverance and the power of innovativeness in doing language learning tasks or projects
Generic Skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Creativity
  • Study skills

Relevant Basic Competency Descriptors:

L6-R-1-S3BC Using an increasing range of strategies to understand the meaning of texts with some degree of complexity (IS, KS, ES)

L6-R-2-S3BC Extracting and organizing information and ideas form texts with some degree of complexity (KS)

L6-W-1-S3BC Writing a variety of texts for different purposes with relevant and generally adequate content (IS, KS, ES)

L5-W-5-S3BC Writing a variety of texts using the salient features of a range of genres generally appropriately with the help of cues (IS, KS, ES)

Level of Difficulty

2

Preliminary to S3BC (at S1 level)

To S3BC (at S1 to S2 level)

At S3BC (at S3 level)

Activity Description Suggested duration (minutes) Available for self - learning?
Part 1
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 Pre-task Interactive Activity:
Attractions in Hong Kong
Learners are asked to complete a crossword puzzle by keying in the letters of the corresponding attractions according to the hints and photos provided. 		15 Image
Part 2
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 Interactive Activity: Planning an Itinerary
Learners are asked to complete a three-day itinerary after reading an email. They are required to drag the scenic spots to the suitable spaces to complete the task. 		15 Image
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 Extended Activity: Designing a Slogan
Learners are asked to design a slogan for recommending one must-go spot in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Tourism Board. 		45 Image
 
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Key Stage 3 Targets:

To develop an ever-improving capability to use English:

KSa- To provide or find out, select, organize and present information on familiar and less familiar topics
KSb- To interpret and use more extensive information through processes or activities such as sequencing, describing, classifying, comparing, explaining, predicting, inferring, summarizing and drawing conclusions
KSd- To identify and define problems from given information, consider related factors, solve the problems and explain the solutions
KSf- To understand how the English language works in relation to basic differences between formal and informal contexts and how different texts are organized and expressed; and apply this understanding to one's learning and use of the language
ESd- To give expression to one's experience through activities such as providing oral and written descriptions of feelings and events