Suggested Follow-up Activities
Learners’ possible problem(s) (for reference only)
- Learners are not familiar with the features and use of notices, posters, leaflets, itinerary, directions and instructions.
- Learners are not familiar with the features and use of descriptions and reports.
- Learners are not familiar with the features and use of notes, emails, cards, letters and diaries.
- Learners are not familiar with the features and use of poems, rhymes, stories and plays.
- Learners have difficulties in writing explanations.
Suggested Follow-up Activities
| Learning Unit | Description | Problem addressed (see above) | Suggested duration (minutes) | For Students' Self-access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cross-country Hike |
Based on the data given, learners help Alan / Alice prepare for the Cross-country Hike. They are asked to comment on the services of the Hike in spoken and written form. Learners need to recognize the salient features of various text-types, distinguish fact from opinion, and understand views and attitudes. Related Module: Nature and Environment |
|
75 |  |
Detective Academy |
Being trapped in a haunted housed, learners need to find the find way out. They are asked to solve problems and puzzles by making inferences in a series of interactive tasks and finally to report by writing field notes about the incident. Related Module: Teenage Life |
|
80 | |
Exploring Hong Kong |
Learners learn more about the attractions in Hong Kong by completing a crossword puzzle, designing a 3-day itinerary and writing a slogan to promote Hong Kong. Related Module: Cultures of the World |
|
75 | |
For Your Eyes Only |
Learners are asked to complete a series of interactive activities, which include matching games, quizzes and listening tasks, to learn to describe people’s appearance. They also write short descriptions about people using information provided as well as applying reference skills. Related Module: Social Issues |
|
145 | |
Note-taking |
Learners learn to use common note-taking symbols and understand the rules of note-taking by participating in two interactive games. Related Module: Study, School Life and Work |
|
45 | |
Reading for Main Ideas |
Learners practise how to find important words and main ideas by working with a variety of texts. Related Module: Study, School Life and Work |
|
110 |  |
Spotting the Offenders |
Through interactive activities, learners look into three different crime and mystery cases and solve them by inferring from the evidences and statements made by suspects and witnesses. Then learners write a brief report about the third case. Related Module: Teenage Life |
|
100 | |
Travelling in Australia |
Through an interactive listening task about attractions in Australia, learners learn to locate specific information from various sources. Learners then read about facts and figures about Australia and complete a fact sheet. They are also asked to express opinions about living in Australia. Related Module: Cultures of the World |
|
45 | |
* The list of possible problems is for teachers' reference only and is not meant to be exhaustive or prescriptive. Teachers can always adapt the activities/materials in order to cater for students' needs.
Other Resources
Teachers may refer to the following resources or experiences for further information in planning and preparing their learning and teaching activities:
- Strategy for teaching short texts
http://www.weac.org/news/2001-02/nov01/read.htm - Reading Skills
http://lib.upm.edu.my/iisrea.html - Reading Strategies
http://www.mindtools.com.rdstratg.html
http://www.mintools.com/pages/article/newISS_04.htm - Reading Comprehension Skills
http://www.edhelper.com/language/Context_Clues601.html - MysteryNet’s Kids Mysteries
http://kids.mysterynet.com/ - Secret Messages for Kids Only
http://www.thunk.com/learn.html - Teaching Mysteries
http://www.mysterynet.com/learn/ - Welcome to DiscoverHongKong
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/ - Hong Kong Fun in 18 Districts
http://www.gohk.gov.hk/eng/index.htm - Hong Kong Attractions: Hong Kong Trip, Trip to Hong Kong, Sightseeing in Hong Kong
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/hongkong/index.htm - Sample Lesson Plan
http://www.humanoptions.com/idc/showlp.asp?ID=388 - Wanted by the FBI
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted.htm - U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives
http://www.usmarshals.gov/investigations/most_wanted/index.html - Wanted Person
http://www.police.gov.hk/hkp-home/english/wanted/index.htm - Lola's English Page Vocabulary
http://www.elalmanaque.com/english/vocabulary/describing_people.htm - Describing People in English
http://www.english-at-home.com/vocabulary/describing-people-in-english - Academic Skills Center, California Polytechnic State University – Note-taking Systems
http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html - Sweet Briar College, VA – Note-taking skills
http://www.arc.sbc.edu/notes.html - University of North Dakota - Abbreviations in Note-taking
http://www.und.edu/dept/ULC/rf-abbrv.htm - BBC - Bobinogs
Rocket Story
Tidying
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/bobinogs/games/gamespage.shtml - BBC - The Little Animals Activity Centre
The Missing Pencil
The Butterfly Trail
The Wishing Tree
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/story/sbi.shtml - Developing Teachers.com - Scott's listening lesson plan 2:
http://www.developingteachers.com/articles_tchtraining/list5lp_scott.htm - English as Second Language - Beginner level learning - listening comprehension:
http://esl.about.com/library/courses/blcourses_beginner_listening.htm - Lavelle, T. (2000). Getting the most from textbook listening activities. The Internet TESL Journal, 6(11).
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Lavelle-Listening/ - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - English Language Centre - Keys to better listening:
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/elsc/material/Listening/kListening.htm - Curriculum Development Council (1999) Syllabuses For Secondary Schools : English Language (Secondary 1—5), Hong Kong Government Printer
- Curriculum Development Council (2002) English Language Education Key Learning Area Curriculum Guide (Primary 1—Secondary 3), Hong Kong Government Printer
- Harris A.J. (1979) How to Teach Reading : A Competency-Based Program Longman
- Winitz, H (1981) THE COMPREHENSION APPROACH TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, New Bury House
On improving comprehension
http://www.ciera.org/library/instresrc/compprinciples/index.html
http://www.hkedcity.net/english/practise/reading/
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