2010年11月17日 星期三
Activity: Guessing game-describing people
Below are some celebrities. Who do you like?
 1. Eason Chan |  2.Andy Lau |  3.Tony Leung |  4.Jacky Chan |
 5.Joey Yung |  6.Stephy Tang |  7. Kay Tse |  8. Kelly Chan |
Your teacher wants you to play a guessing game. Before you start, read the instructions below.
Instructions:
1.Work in pairs.
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3.Take turns to describe the person you choose,using the words on p.2 of
Unit 2, listening book.
4. The person with the most correct guesses is the winner.
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2010年11月14日 星期日
爛班要教也能教
爛班要教也能教
(2010年11月9日 星期二)
這是個破爛的班，每個學生背後都有一個令人不舒服的故事；天倫給他們的不是喜樂，而是苦悶和傷痛。學生不會準時上學回課室，也不會在老師進入課室前坐好，更不會把課本筆記拿出書桌面。
老師進入課室，只看見不同角落分別坐著零落落的三三兩兩，打機、打瞌睡、打情罵俏……老師開始講課後，陸續有學生零零星星的進入課室。他們的衣衫裙呔，很少合校規的標準。他們有些會輕佻地向老師打招呼示意，有些把老師當隱形人，視而不見。
「為甚麼要返學上課？」「如果有更好去的地方，你一定不會在學校看見我。」在精英教育年代，他們沒有條件讀書，只能夠做童工、街童、飛仔……。在普及教育年代，父母要送他們入學校，學校要接收他們，他們在學校「hea」──嬉「戲」和自暴自「棄」。「為甚麼讀書？我連為甚麼做人也不知道！父母為甚麼要生我出來受苦？」
教師有一百個理由解釋為甚麼在這個爛班無法提高教學質素，但只有一個理由他要想盡辦法教好他們──教育專業的責任和操守；就像醫生在急症室搶救瀕死病人，消防員要想盡辦法從火海中救出活人一樣。
只見老師由始至終保持和顏悅色，沒有辱罵，只有溫和的勸說。她能夠叫出每個學生的名字，盈盈、家輝、樂仔……。學生發脾氣，她輕聲安慰，學生沒有書簿文具，她都已有準備。老師準備了學生喜歡看的短片和學生能夠完成的工作紙，耐心引導他們學習有用的東西。
這是個破爛的班，每個學生背後都有一個令人不舒服的故事；天倫給他們的不是喜樂，而是苦悶和傷痛。學生不會準時上學回課室，也不會在老師進入課室前坐好，更不會把課本筆記拿出書桌面。
老師進入課室，只看見不同角落分別坐著零落落的三三兩兩，打機、打瞌睡、打情罵俏……老師開始講課後，陸續有學生零零星星的進入課室。他們的衣衫裙呔，很少合校規的標準。他們有些會輕佻地向老師打招呼示意，有些把老師當隱形人，視而不見。
「為甚麼要返學上課？」「如果有更好去的地方，你一定不會在學校看見我。」在精英教育年代，他們沒有條件讀書，只能夠做童工、街童、飛仔……。在普及教育年代，父母要送他們入學校，學校要接收他們，他們在學校「hea」──嬉「戲」和自暴自「棄」。「為甚麼讀書？我連為甚麼做人也不知道！父母為甚麼要生我出來受苦？」
教師有一百個理由解釋為甚麼在這個爛班無法提高教學質素，但只有一個理由他要想盡辦法教好他們──教育專業的責任和操守；就像醫生在急症室搶救瀕死病人，消防員要想盡辦法從火海中救出活人一樣。
只見老師由始至終保持和顏悅色，沒有辱罵，只有溫和的勸說。她能夠叫出每個學生的名字，盈盈、家輝、樂仔……。學生發脾氣，她輕聲安慰，學生沒有書簿文具，她都已有準備。老師準備了學生喜歡看的短片和學生能夠完成的工作紙，耐心引導他們學習有用的東西。
2010年11月8日 星期一
在薄弱學校教英語
在薄弱學校教英語
文章日期：2010年11月8日
【明報專訊】這間薄弱學校的校長說，該校有位教初中英文科的老師，上課時全班學生都全神貫注，很少東張西望，沒有一個打瞌睡。校長邀請這位老師向全校同事及友校英文科老師分享教學心得，我要求旁聽，校長答允。
薄弱學校的英文科是淪陷區，英文堂是學生和教師的煉獄。有研究顯示，不少學生聽到看到英語便自動關閉接收系統，有部份甚至產生不安甚至憤怒的情緒；老師施教像老鼠拉，無從入手。這位老師有甚麼板斧？
她擱下課本，也不用《南華早報青年報》，這些教材距離該校學生太遙遠。她選用《虎報》給小學生閱讀的英文報，字大、量小、圖多，學生可望可即。每星期只買一份，不貪。她又用學生經常接觸到的廣告例如Pizza Hut、麥當勞的宣傳單張做英語教材，一份單張學幾個生字。還有，她緊貼時事，把學生近日常聽到的事件為工作紙的材料，例如菲律賓人質事件、劉曉波獲諾貝爾獎等。教材是學生熟悉的，工作紙是學生有能力完成的，伴隨這些教材，有圖片和視訊吸引學生興趣。
不少老師都只用出版社提供的教材和教具，但這些教材教具無法做到生活化和適合不同差異學生的效果。這位老師製作工作紙時，心中除了有課程、考試，還一定有學生；她明白學生的水平和口味，並且經常調整深淺程度和表達方式。在簡介會中看到的豐富教材，只是浮在水面的冰山，更重要的是未看見的教態，體諒學生的心，和收復淪陷區的頑強意志。
[陳漢森chs55255@hkstar.com]
文章日期：2010年11月8日
薄弱學校的英文科是淪陷區，英文堂是學生和教師的煉獄。有研究顯示，不少學生聽到看到英語便自動關閉接收系統，有部份甚至產生不安甚至憤怒的情緒；老師施教像老鼠拉，無從入手。這位老師有甚麼板斧？
她擱下課本，也不用《南華早報青年報》，這些教材距離該校學生太遙遠。她選用《虎報》給小學生閱讀的英文報，字大、量小、圖多，學生可望可即。每星期只買一份，不貪。她又用學生經常接觸到的廣告例如Pizza Hut、麥當勞的宣傳單張做英語教材，一份單張學幾個生字。還有，她緊貼時事，把學生近日常聽到的事件為工作紙的材料，例如菲律賓人質事件、劉曉波
獲諾貝爾獎等。教材是學生熟悉的，工作紙是學生有能力完成的，伴隨這些教材，有圖片和視訊吸引學生興趣。不少老師都只用出版社提供的教材和教具，但這些教材教具無法做到生活化和適合不同差異學生的效果。這位老師製作工作紙時，心中除了有課程、考試，還一定有學生；她明白學生的水平和口味，並且經常調整深淺程度和表達方式。在簡介會中看到的豐富教材，只是浮在水面的冰山，更重要的是未看見的教態，體諒學生的心，和收復淪陷區的頑強意志。
[陳漢森chs55255@hkstar.com]
Present and past participles
Grammar: Present and past participles
[Developing skills: Grammar and usage Set B Unit 17; Set A unit 19]
Notes:
1. Participles are nouns/ adjectives/verbs before or after nouns.
e.g. the stolen money
the money stolen
the falling star
or used as adjectives/adverbs/verbs at the beginning of a sentence.
e.g. Hearing the news, he ran out of the school.
Punished by the teacher, she felt angry.
2. There are __________ kinds of participles:
a. Present participles
Present participles are ended with ______________.
e.g. interesting , boring
b. Past participles
e.g. interested, bored, fallen
3. Usage before or after nouns.
| Present participles | Past participles |
| -to describe a ________________action e.g. People are running out of the burning building. | -to describe a ____________ action e.g. The victims looked sadly at their burnt house. |
| -for _______________actions e.g. The lesson is boring. | -for ____________ actions e.g. We are bored by the lessons. |
4. Usage before or after sentences
i. When one actions happens in the middle of another
e.g. He hurt his leg while he was playing basketball. ________________________________________________________________
ii. For one of two actions which happen at the same time
e.g. He was playing computer games and listening to the radio.
 |
_________________________________________________________________
iii. When there is causal relationship between two actions
He heard the doorbell, so he ran to open the door.
_________________________________________________________________
He was hit by another classmate, so he went to report to his class teacher.
________________________________________________________________
iv. We can use present prefect participle (having + ppt) to stress that the action is finished:
He brushed his teeth. He went to sleep._________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Exercise 1: fill in the blanks with present or past participles.
e.g. The police jumped to the (freeze) __frozen____ water to save the child.
1. The book is (interest) ________________.
2. My dad fell to sleep (watch) ______________ television.
3. I felt (tire) _________________ after having PE lessons.
4. That (amaze) ________________ TV series have won several awards.
5. She gave us a (welcome) _______________ smile.
Ex.2 Alex and Clare are outside the cinema. Complete their conversation using the adjectives in the box.
| Boring exciting exhausting frightening interesting tiring Bored excited exhausted frightened interested tired |
Alex: What an ________________ film! There was so much action. I loved all the car chases but I was really _________________ when the hero was killed by the bad guy. I couldn’t look!
Clare: I can’t believe you were _____________ by that film. I thought it was ________________ I was so _______ that I thought the trailer was more _________________ than the film!
Alex: That is a shame. I am of thinking of going for a coffee. Are you ___________?
Clare: Not really, thanks. I feel a bit _____________. I have had an __________________ week.
Alex: I am absolutely _____________ too. I never expected the uniform test to be so _________________.
Clare: Would you like to go to the cinema again next week? I have heard there is a really ______________ horror film on.
Alex: Sure! I love horror movies!
Ex 3: Combine the following pairs of sentences using present or past participles.
e.g. He felt tired. He took a rest.
Feeling tired, he took a rest.
1. She knew your liked the book. She bought it for you.
__________________________________________________________________
2. My mother was worried about me. She called me.
__________________________________________________________________
3. Mr. Lee was busy yesterday. He cancelled his appointment
__________________________________________________________________
4. Wendy went to bed late last night. She felt tired today.
__________________________________________________________________
5. Paul was bored with the TV programme. He turned off the TV.
__________________________________________________________________
6. I found it difficult to do the job myself. I asked Tim for help.
__________________________________________________________________
7. * Julie had already seen the movie. She did not want to go with us.
__________________________________
2010年11月4日 星期四
Longman activate JS1A unit 1
Unit 2 Family matters
Vocabulary checklist
p.24-25
verbs (動詞)
邀請 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
遇見 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
享受 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
買 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
忘記 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
給予 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
看起來____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
發現 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
長大 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
做…主角____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
表演 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
唱 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
與…結婚____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
演出 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
成為 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
返回____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
發行 ____________ (present tense )
____________ ( past tense)
p.28
Nouns (名詞)
表兄弟姊妹 _________________
女兒 ________________
兒子________________
父親________________
母親________________
祖父________________
祖母________________
祖父母________________
叔伯________________
姨________________
孫________________
孫女________________
p.29
part of speech (詞性)
名詞________________
動詞________________
形容詞________________
副詞________________
代名詞________________
speaking:Why volunteering is important
e.g. 回饋社區 to give back to the community
reasons for volunteering
1. 得到成就感 _______________________________________________________
2. 建立自信 _______________________________________________________
3. 將笑聲和笑容帶給別人 _____________________________________________
4. 接受新挑戰________________________________________________________
5. 得到滿足感 _______________________________________________________
6. 傳播正面能量______________________________________________________
Types of voluntary work in Hong Kong
1. 保護環境 ________________________________________________________
2. 教導難民學習基本電腦技術__________________________________________________________________
3. 給予年青人鼓勵
__________________________________________________________________
4. 教導老人家如何使用互聯網
__________________________________________________________________
How Hong Kong society view volunteering (2 marks each)
1. 所有香港人都對義工有正面看法。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. 在香港社會義工受到尊敬。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. 義工被認為是無私和關心人的人。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. 有些人覺得做義工是浪費時間。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. 政府應該透過給予更多資源去支持義工和慈善組織。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2010年11月3日 星期三
教弱班考驗專業能力
教弱班考驗專業能力
(2010年10月25日 星期一)
一位由名校調到弱校的行家說：「在名校上課沒有秩序問題，不表示學生乖，他們整老師的技巧更高；學生取得優異成績，也不一定是自己教得好，可能是學生能力高，或者是家長和補習社的功勞。但在弱校教書，學生的成敗取決於教師，教師不認真教，學生肯定不會學，所以他們成績好，多數與老師有關。我在這裏教書，滿足感比在名校大。」但在薄弱學校教書，要教得有成效，教師便要有較高的專業水平，否則師生在課室內困獸鬥，兩敗俱傷。
有些課室內，教師被學生欺凌；有些不被欺凌但卻像救山火的消防員，左邊的滋擾掃平不久，右邊的又作亂，前面稍改善，後面又出事；有時前後左右同時，教師只好無奈地注視課室外有沒有同事經過。有些學生支持老師，不生事，但由於教法沉悶，上課不多久，學生便此起彼伏的打瞌睡，教師心中也不是味道。教九十後千禧後的學生，他們出生在資訊爆炸年代，很難忍受以串講為主的教學方式，即使教師用資訊科技，如果徒具形式，也不容易吸引全部或大部份學生。
怎樣吸引學生注意老師，並令學生投入老師設計的教學活動中，是今天教師專業水平的重要考驗。學生的注意力不易持久，於是要把一節課分拆為多個環節，例如做工作紙、聆聽、角色扮演、看視訊、分組討論、小組報告，教師用串講來串連各環節。多開發和積累教材教法，測試不同排列組合的教學效果，是專業教師的重點工作。
一位由名校調到弱校的行家說：「在名校上課沒有秩序問題，不表示學生乖，他們整老師的技巧更高；學生取得優異成績，也不一定是自己教得好，可能是學生能力高，或者是家長和補習社的功勞。但在弱校教書，學生的成敗取決於教師，教師不認真教，學生肯定不會學，所以他們成績好，多數與老師有關。我在這裏教書，滿足感比在名校大。」但在薄弱學校教書，要教得有成效，教師便要有較高的專業水平，否則師生在課室內困獸鬥，兩敗俱傷。
有些課室內，教師被學生欺凌；有些不被欺凌但卻像救山火的消防員，左邊的滋擾掃平不久，右邊的又作亂，前面稍改善，後面又出事；有時前後左右同時，教師只好無奈地注視課室外有沒有同事經過。有些學生支持老師，不生事，但由於教法沉悶，上課不多久，學生便此起彼伏的打瞌睡，教師心中也不是味道。教九十後千禧後的學生，他們出生在資訊爆炸年代，很難忍受以串講為主的教學方式，即使教師用資訊科技，如果徒具形式，也不容易吸引全部或大部份學生。
怎樣吸引學生注意老師，並令學生投入老師設計的教學活動中，是今天教師專業水平的重要考驗。學生的注意力不易持久，於是要把一節課分拆為多個環節，例如做工作紙、聆聽、角色扮演、看視訊、分組討論、小組報告，教師用串講來串連各環節。多開發和積累教材教法，測試不同排列組合的教學效果，是專業教師的重點工作。
2010年11月1日 星期一
agreement
S.5 English
Grammar: agreement
Definition
Singular verbs ( ): ______, __________, ________, verb+____/____
Plural verbs ( ): _____, _________, verb without ____/_____
Notes:
1. Singular verbs are used…
a. when two subjects mean one thing
e.g. Bread and jam is my breakfast today.
c.f. Bread and rice are Chinese food.
b. when “many a / more than one + singular noun” are used
e.g. Many books are sold
=many a book ________ sold
Many students are watching the basketball match.
=More than one student ______________ watching the basketball match.
c. if the nouns are about the amount
e.g. 100 cm _______ equal to 1m.
10 years _______ a decade.
d. when the noun ends with –s but is singular countable noun or uncountable noun
e.g. Mathematics ________ my favourite subject.
The news _________ shocking to me.
e. if the subject is a clause or phrase
e.g. Collecting stamps _________ his hobby.
To catch thieves ________ the job of the police.
2. Plural verbs are used
a. when plural nouns which do not end in –s are used
e.g. The police help/helps us to find the money.
b. when “the + adjective” is used to mean the group of people
e.g. The gap between the rich and the poor is wide in Hong Kong. While the rich become/becomes richer and richer, the poor become/become poorer and pooer.
3. Either singular or plural verbs are used…
a. Percent/ most of / fractions
e.g. Two-thirds of the apples is /are eaten.
Two-thirds of the water is/are drunk.
b. None of
e..g None of my classmates has/have an i-phone.
c. Either…or/ neither… nor/ not only… but also…
e.g. My book is lost. Either John or Jason has/have taken it.
In the car accident, neither the driver nor the passengers was/were injured.
d. As well as, in addition to
e.g. The pen, as well as the pencil, belong/belongs to me.
e. Collective nouns ( ) e.g. class, team, committee [see your book for reference]
e.g. The class is/are my friends.
The class win/wins the competition.
f. Relative clauses
e.g. The man who wears the red glasses is/are my teacher.
S.5 English
Grammar: agreement
Definition
Singular verbs ( 單數動詞 ): _is_____, __has________, __am______, verb+__s__/__es__
Plural verbs ( 複數動詞 ): _are____, __have_______, verb without _s___/___es__
Notes:
1. Singular verbs are used…
a. when two subjects mean one thing
e.g. Bread and jam is my breakfast today.
c.f. Bread and rice are Chinese food.
b. when “many a / more than one + singular noun” are used
e.g. Many books are sold
=many a book __is ______ sold
Many students are watching the basketball match.
=More than one student ___is___________ watching the basketball match.
c. if the nouns are about the amount
e.g. 100 cm __is _____ equal to 1m.
10 years __is _____ a decade.
d. when the noun ends with –s but is singular countable noun or uncountable noun
e.g. Mathematics ___is_____ my favourite subject.
The news ___is ______ shocking to me.
e. if the subject is a clause or phrase
e.g. Collecting stamps ___is______ his hobby.
To catch thieves ___is _____ the job of the police.
2. Plural verbs are used
a. when plural nouns which do not end in –s are used
e.g. The police help/helps us to find the money.
b. when “the + adjective” is used to mean the group of people
e.g. The gap between the rich and the poor is wide in Hong Kong. While the rich become/becomes richer and richer, the poor become/become poorer and pooer.
3. Either singular or plural verbs are used…
a. Percent/ most of / fractions
e.g. Two-thirds of the apples is /are eaten.
Two-thirds of the water is/are drunk.
b. None of
e..g None of my classmates has/have an i-phone. {often have is used}
c. Either…or/ neither… nor/ not only… but also…
e.g. My book is lost. Either John or Jason has/have taken it.
In the car accident, neither the driver nor the passengers was/were injured.
d. As well as, in addition to
e.g. The pen, as well as the pencil, belong/belongs to me.
e. Collective nouns ( 集體名詞 ) e.g. class, team, committee [see your book for reference]
e.g. The class is/are my students.
The class win/wins the competition.
f. Relative clauses
e.g. The man who wears the red glasses is/are my teacher.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with suitable singular verb or plural verb.
1. The price of these jeans ____________ reasonable.
2. The books borrowed from the library ___________ a friend of mine.
3. The boy who won the drawing competition ___________ my friend.
4. The famous singer and writer __________ arrived.
5. Collecting match-boxes _________ one of his favorite pastimes.
6. The quality of the candies _____________ poor.
7. Neither his father nor his mother ___________ mahjong.
8. None of my friends ____________ there.
9. Many a student __________ made the same mistake.
10. Gold, as well as platinum, ___________ risen in price.
11. The teacher, as well as his students, _______________ injured.
12. Ten tons ____________ a heavy load.
13. Fifty miles ________________ a long distance.
14. One of my books __________ missing.
15. One of the most intelligent students who ____________ full marks __________ Kenneth.
16. The only one of these most intelligent students who __________ under 18 ________ Peter.
17. The poor __________ suffering.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences.
e.g. Every flat in this building is furnished.
All of the flats in this building are furnished.
1. All of the passengers were killed. (survive)
None of __________________________________________________________
2. The glasses are hers.
The pair of _______________________________________________________
3. All the people in the building were shot.
Everyone ________________________________________________________.
4. Everybody in Hong Kong was scared of SARS in 2003.
Hong Kong people _________________________________________________
5. A lot of students celebrated Halloween.
Many a _________________________________________________________
6. Cat live in Tin Shui Wai. Patrick lives in Tin Shui Wai.
Both ___________________________________________________________
7. Bob lives in Yuen Long. Lily lives in Tuen Mun.
Neither _______________________________________________ in Tain Shui Wai.
8. It is not easy to raise children.
Raising children _____________________________________________________
9. Three gang members have been arrested by the police.
More than one _____________________________________________________
10. Many students line up in the canteen to buy lunch. (*use “a long queue of students”)
There _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with suitable singular verb or plural verb.
1. The price of these jeans ______is______ reasonable.
2. The books borrowed from the library ____are_______ a friend of mine.
3. The boy who won the drawing competition ____is_______ my friend.
4. The famous singer and writer ___has_______ arrived.
5. Collecting match-boxes ___is______ one of his favorite pastimes.
6. The quality of the candies ___is__________ poor.
7. Neither his father nor his mother __plays_________ mahjong.
8. None of my friends __ is/are__________ there.
9. Many a student __has________ made the same mistake.
10. Gold, as well as platinum, __has_________ risen in price.
11. The teacher, as well as his students, ____was___________ injured yesterday.
12. Ten tons ____is________ a heavy load.
13. Fifty miles ____is____________ a long distance.
14. One of my books ___is_______ missing.
15. One of the most intelligent students who ____get________ full marks ____is______ Kenneth.
16. The only one of these most intelligent students who __________ under 18 ________ Peter.
17. The poor ___are_______ suffering.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences.
e.g. Every flat in this building is furnished.
All of the flats in this building are furnished.
1. All of the passengers are killed. (survive)
None of _the passengers survives/survive. ____________________
2. The glasses are hers.
The pair of ____glasses is hers____________
3. All the people in the building were shot.
Everyone ____in the building was shot__________________.
4. Everybody in Hong Kong was scared of SARS in 2003.
Hong Kong people ___were scared of SARS in 2003________
5. A lot of students celebrated Halloween.
Many a ___student celebrates Halloween__________
6. Cat live in Tin Shui Wai. Patrick lives in Tin Shui Wai.
Both __Cat and Patrick live in Tin Shui Wai_____________
7. Bob lives in Yuen Long. Lily lives in Tuen Mun.
Neither ____Bob nor Lily lives__________ in Tain Shui Wai.
8. It is not easy to raise children.
Raising children ___is not easy____________
9. Three gang members have been arrested by the police.
More than one ___gang member has been arrested by the police._________
10. Many students line up in the canteen to buy lunch. (*use “a long queue of students”)
There ___is a long queue of students in the canteen to buy lunch. ______.
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