Assessment for Learning Resource Bank Web-based Learning and Teaching Support
Learning and Teaching Activity – Step it up
Learning objectives:
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| Vocabulary |
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| Language Items and Communicative Functions |
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| Language Skills |
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| Generic Skills |
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Relevant Basic Competency Descriptors:
L6-R-1-S3BC Using an increasing range of reading 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 from texts with some degree of complexity (KS)
L5-L-2-S3BC Using an increasing range of strategies to understand the meaning of simple texts on familiar and less familiar topics which are delivered clearly and in generally familiar accents (IS, KS, ES)
L6-W-2-S3BC Writing a variety of texts using punctuation marks, and a range of vocabulary and language patterns with some degree of appropriateness and accuracy to convey meaning (IS, KS, ES)
Level of Difficulty
3
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? |
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Part 1 |
Revision of Common Symbols for Note-taking Going over seven rules of forming abbreviations to refresh students' memory (i) Keep only the first syllable (ii) Keep only the first syllable and the first letter of the second syllable (iii) Keep only the first and second syllables (iv) Leave out some or all of the vowels (v) Use 'g' for 'ing' (vi) Use text message abbreviations (vii) Use initials for a term |
5 |  |
| Part 2 |
Additional Abbreviations in Note-taking Examples and tryout items are given to students in helping them to familiarize with the seven rules. |
15 | |
| Part 3 |
Reading and Listening Tasks You are John / Joanna Chan, a reporter of the school newspaper. Your chairman asked you to collect information about 2 famous young people. You are going to listen to two radio interviews with an Outstanding Student of the Year, Derek Chan, and the Olympic athlete, Li Xiang. As you listen, you need to take down the main points of the interview. To help you take notes, you have to practise the following skills in Task I first : I : Noting down relevant information II : Reading for the main ideas III: Making notes using a mindmap Task I Reading Fill in the mindmap with suggestions for striking a balance between schoolwork and activities. Task II Listening Fill in the mindmaps with suggestions of Derek Chan for striking a balance between studies and extra-curricular activities and Li Xiang's profile with appropriate information provided in two radio interviews. |
10 | |
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Writing an email You are Patrick / Patricia Li, the secretary of the English Club in your school. The Chairman of the club, Leo Ma, sent you this e-mail just now to give your information and instruction for drafting a poster for the Singing Contest at Christmas at your school. Based on the information, write a mail of reply with a poster attached for the singing contest. |
15 | |
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 |
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| KSb- | To interpret and use more extensive information through thorough processes or activities such as sequencing, describing, classifying, comparing, explaining, predicting, inferring, summarizing and drawing conclusions |