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)

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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________________

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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。

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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。

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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 _____________________________________________________________

______________________________________.

answer key

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. ______.

techniques of persuading others to accept your ideas when discussing the pros and cons

Unit 3  Topic: techniques of persuading others to accept your ideas when discussing the pros and cons

Listening practice: listen to the recording, fill in the blanks and point out the techniques the speaker used

1.      What are the advantages of studying overseas?

“There are many advantages of studying overseas. Firstly, you _______ ________ _________ another culture directly. The _______-_________ ______________is far better and more effective than learning the culture from TV programmes or travel magazines. Secondly, it is an ______________ ______________ to improve your English. As you will use the language in almost ___________ ___________ ____

______________ ______ __________ __________ ____________, your English will naturally improve. In addition, when you ______ ________ _______ your family, you will learn to be __________ ___________ on your parents and family members. You will learn to __________ ______________ ________ _________ ___________ and become more resourceful and ________________.

Technique: __________________________________________________________

2.      What is the cons of having extra lessons during weekends and holidays?

I ______________ ________________the idea of having extra lessons during weekends and long school holidays. It is also _________________ among most students. ___________ ______ ______ _________ _________ by the Hong Kong Schools Association, 90% of students do not like having extra lessons during weekends and school holidays. ______ _________ _________ by a local university, education _____________ have warned that too much learning, such as _____________ students to have extra lessons during holidays, _______ _________________. It will __________ _____________ and _________ __________ ____________ in learning and going to school.

Technique: __________________________________________________________

3.      What is the disadvantage of sending very young children to study overseas?

I think it is very _____________ to send very young children to study overseas. Young children need __________, _________ and ____________ _____________ from their parents and family members. They also need opportunities to _________ and _________ _______ _________ ___________ every day so that the __________ and _____________  ____________ can be firmly ______________. When children are away from home and are thousands of miles away from their hometown, they won’t get the ___________ ______________ they need as children. When they have problems, they will ______ _________ ______ ______________. Over time, they may even ____________ ___________ _________ __________ to their family So, sending your young children overseas is not a good idea. You will _______ ___________ your son or daughter.

Technique: __________________________________________________________

4.      What is the pro of getting a job during the summer holiday?

Well, I think _____ ______ _________ ________ to get a summer job. You see, when all your classmates and friends are having one, it will be really __________ to _______ the _________ ______ ________. When you ___________ _______ _________ ___________, you won’t be able to ________ _______ ________ ________________ about their jobs and _______ _________________! Also, _______ ______ ________ _________ to work in the same jobs with your friends. It helps ___________ _________ ______________ with your friends and your classmates more.

Technique: __________________________________________________________

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Unit 3  Topic: techniques of persuading others to accept your ideas when discussing the pros and cons

Listening practice: listen to the recording, fill in the blanks and point out the techniques the speaker used

1.      What are the advantages of studying overseas?

“There are many advantages of studying overseas. Firstly, you _get ______ ___to __ ___learn______ another culture directly. The _first______-__hand_______ __experience____________is far better and more effective than learning the culture from TV programmes or travel magazines. Secondly, it is an ___excellent___________ __opportunity____________ to improve your English. As you will use the language in almost _every_________ __aspect_________ _of___

___life___________ __on ____ ____a______ ___daily_______ basis, your English will naturally improve. In addition, when you _live_____ _away_______ _from______ your family, you will learn to be __less ________ __dependent_________ on your parents and family members. You will learn to solve_________ ____problems__________ __on___ _your________ ____own_______ and become more resourceful and ___independent_____________.

Technique: _list the benefits one by one___________________

2.      What is the cons of having extra lessons during weekends and holidays?

I ___strongly___________ __oppose______________the idea of having extra lessons during weekends and long school holidays. It is also __unpopular_______________ among most students. __According _________ _to_____ _a_____ __recent_______ __survey_______ by the Hong Kong Schools Association, 90% of students do not like having extra lessons during weekends and school holidays. __In ____ _another ________ _study________ by a local university, education ____experts_________ have warned that too much learning, such as ___forcing__________ students to have extra lessons during holidays, __is _____ ___detrimental______________. It will __exhaust________ ____students_________ and __reduce_______ ___their_______ _interest___________ in learning and going to school.

Technique: ___resort to authority________________________

3.      What is the disadvantage of sending very young children to study overseas?

I think it is very __unwise___________ to send very young children to study overseas. Young children need __love________, __care_______ and ___immediate_________ __support___________ from their parents and family members. They also need opportunities to _talk________ and __interact_______ _with______ __their_______ __parents_________ every day so that the __trust________ and __care___________  __relationship__________ can be firmly ___established___________. When children are away from home and are thousands of miles away from their hometown, they won’t get the ___family________ __warmth____________ they need as children. When they have problems, they will __feel____ _lonely________ __and ____ ___depressed___________. Over time, they may even __feel__________ __lonely_________ _and________ _depressed_________ to their family So, sending your young children overseas is not a good idea. You will __risk_____ __losing_________ your son or daughter.

Technique: __list the cons________________________

4.      What is the pro of getting a job during the summer holiday?

Well, I think _it's____ __a____ __good_______ __idea______ to get a summer job. You see, when all your classmates and friends are having one, it will be really __strange________ to __be_____ the __odd _______ _one_____ ___out_____. When you ___catch________ ___up____ __with_______ ___them________, you won’t be able to __join______  in_______ _the_______ __conservation______________ about their jobs and __work_____ _____experience____________! Also, __it _____ _is _____ _great_______ _fun________ to work in the same jobs with your friends. It helps __build_________ _the ________ __friendship____________ with your friends and your classmates more.

Technique: ____peer pressure_______