You are Alvin Kam. You are annoyed by the noise made by the government building site next to your flat. The noise does not stop even after the normal working hours, i.e. after 6.00pm. Write to the House Authority of Hong Kong Government and request that the noise should be totally stopped after 6.00 p.m.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to express my extreme dissatisfaction about the annoyed noise of the government building site next to my flat.
On February 15 when I back home on 7 pm, I heard a noisy sound and it maked me annoyed. I looked out of the window and found out the workers of the government building site still working. The workers of the goverment building site making the noise from that day and it dose not stop even after the normal working hours. I could not relax at home after working 9 hours at office because of the noise of your building site. My son told me that he felt annoyed of the noise too and he could not do the homeworks absorbedly.
I really must request, therefore, that your worker of the building site next to my flat stop working and stop making the noisy sound after the normal working hours eveyday. Unless you rectify the siruation, I shall be compelled to ask my lawyer to accuse you without further notice. I look forward to your prompt action.
Yours sincerely,
Alvin
2009年2月16日 星期一
2009年1月5日 星期一
Speech
Topic: Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a Part-time Job to a Secondary School Student
Ladies and gentlemen,
As the chair of the student union, I’d like to talk about the topic, “Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a Part-time Job to a Secondary School Student”
According to the statistic, there are more and more secondary school students getting a part-time job to support their studies. This causes a lot of concerns among the parents and school teachers. It is believed that having a part-time job can affect students’ studies. However, it is also believed that having a part-time job can help students learn different skills through the work. In this presentation, I’d like to discuss both the advantages and disadvantages of having a part-time job for the overall development of secondary students.
Ladies and gentlemen,
As the chair of the student union, I’d like to talk about the topic, “Advantages and Disadvantages of Having a Part-time Job to a Secondary School Student”
According to the statistic, there are more and more secondary school students getting a part-time job to support their studies. This causes a lot of concerns among the parents and school teachers. It is believed that having a part-time job can affect students’ studies. However, it is also believed that having a part-time job can help students learn different skills through the work. In this presentation, I’d like to discuss both the advantages and disadvantages of having a part-time job for the overall development of secondary students.
2008年12月29日 星期一
Connectives
Fill in the blanks using the connectives: Besides, for example, firstly, secondly, lastly, next, then, similarly, However, Despite, Although, because, because of, so, so that, all in all, in deed.
1. ______All in all_______ it was a success.
2. ____Although_________ it is raining heavily, Paul went out to play football.
3. _______Despite_____ of the heavy rain, Paul went out to play football.
4. He is smart. _____However_______ he often makes careless mistakes.
5. Tourism is very important to Hong Kong. _____Similarly_______, Taiwan relies heavily on tourism.
6. We like John _____because____ he is polite.
7. We like John ______because_____ of his politeness.
8. He is very weak, ____so_____ he cannot carry the heavy box.
9. He wanted to be an actor ______so as to______ be famous.
10. He works longer hours ______so that______ he can make more money.
11. I am hungry; __In deed________ I am almost starving.
12. Hong Kong is a busy tourist centre. ____Besides________ it is an international financial centre.
13. He likes, _____for example_________ watching films, swimming and collecting coins.
14. ___First_____, peel the bananas. ___Secondly____, cut the bananas into small pieces, ____third___ warm the milk. _____Lastly______, add in sugar and vanilla essence.
1. ______All in all_______ it was a success.
2. ____Although_________ it is raining heavily, Paul went out to play football.
3. _______Despite_____ of the heavy rain, Paul went out to play football.
4. He is smart. _____However_______ he often makes careless mistakes.
5. Tourism is very important to Hong Kong. _____Similarly_______, Taiwan relies heavily on tourism.
6. We like John _____because____ he is polite.
7. We like John ______because_____ of his politeness.
8. He is very weak, ____so_____ he cannot carry the heavy box.
9. He wanted to be an actor ______so as to______ be famous.
10. He works longer hours ______so that______ he can make more money.
11. I am hungry; __In deed________ I am almost starving.
12. Hong Kong is a busy tourist centre. ____Besides________ it is an international financial centre.
13. He likes, _____for example_________ watching films, swimming and collecting coins.
14. ___First_____, peel the bananas. ___Secondly____, cut the bananas into small pieces, ____third___ warm the milk. _____Lastly______, add in sugar and vanilla essence.
2008年12月22日 星期一
Exam Items
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Tenses - Grammar Book Unit 1
3. Infinitives and Gerund – Grammar Book Unit 3
4. Reported Speech – Grammar Book Unit 6
5. Connectives – Grammar Book Unit 11
6. Vocabulary - Treasure Plus 3A Unit 1 and Unit 5
7. MC Cloze and Open Cloze
8. Proofreading
B. Writing (Time allowed: 1 hour)
1. Long Task – picture writing
2. Short Task- writing a speech
C. Listening (Time allowed: 45 minutes)
1. Short tasks – MC /filling in form / labeling / ordering
2. Integrated Task
3. TSA listening format
D. Oral
1. Individual Presentation ( 2 minutes)
2. Tenses - Grammar Book Unit 1
3. Infinitives and Gerund – Grammar Book Unit 3
4. Reported Speech – Grammar Book Unit 6
5. Connectives – Grammar Book Unit 11
6. Vocabulary - Treasure Plus 3A Unit 1 and Unit 5
7. MC Cloze and Open Cloze
8. Proofreading
B. Writing (Time allowed: 1 hour)
1. Long Task – picture writing
2. Short Task- writing a speech
C. Listening (Time allowed: 45 minutes)
1. Short tasks – MC /filling in form / labeling / ordering
2. Integrated Task
3. TSA listening format
D. Oral
1. Individual Presentation ( 2 minutes)
A Hiking Trip
It was a sunny day. Albert and two of his friends went hiking. They started the trip at the foot of Dimond Hill. They passed some bushes, small paths and rocks. They heard birds singing and saw some colourful butterflies flying around them.
Joe, Albert's classmate, was taking photographs. Suddenly, he tipped on a small rock and twisted his ankle. He nearly fell along the slope. He cried for help. Albert held his arm and pulled him up.
The three friends decided to take a rest. Albert helped Joe to bind his bleeding wound with a bandage. John tried to collect a stick for Joe. After they took a rest for ten minutes, they continued their hiking. They were more careful to climb the mountian.
It took them nearly three hours to reach the top of the mountain. They were all very happy.
Joe, Albert's classmate, was taking photographs. Suddenly, he tipped on a small rock and twisted his ankle. He nearly fell along the slope. He cried for help. Albert held his arm and pulled him up.
The three friends decided to take a rest. Albert helped Joe to bind his bleeding wound with a bandage. John tried to collect a stick for Joe. After they took a rest for ten minutes, they continued their hiking. They were more careful to climb the mountian.
It took them nearly three hours to reach the top of the mountain. They were all very happy.
2008年12月8日 星期一
Reading Comprehension
Two Stages for Effective Reading Comprehension
Stage one - Skimming
1. Read the title of the comprehension passage and study the rubric of the question.
2. Read the sub-headings or read the first sentence of each paragraph.
3. Read and scribble the keywords or repeat reading the important information.
4. Read the MC or short questions one by one and answer the questions using the information you can remember.
Stage two - Scanning
1. Read the long questions one by one.
2. Answer the questions by scanning the relevant information from the passage.
3. Revisit the paragraph to extract the right information if you are not sure of the answer.
Stage one - Skimming
1. Read the title of the comprehension passage and study the rubric of the question.
2. Read the sub-headings or read the first sentence of each paragraph.
3. Read and scribble the keywords or repeat reading the important information.
4. Read the MC or short questions one by one and answer the questions using the information you can remember.
Stage two - Scanning
1. Read the long questions one by one.
2. Answer the questions by scanning the relevant information from the passage.
3. Revisit the paragraph to extract the right information if you are not sure of the answer.
2008年12月1日 星期一
An Unforgetable Dating
Write a story for your school magazine. Use the 4 pictures. Give the story a title.
At recess, my classmate, David invited me to watch a movie on Saturday. David was a handsome prefect, and many of my classmates admired him. Some of them wanted to be his girlfriends. Being his girlfriend is something. I can be proud of. Without a second thought, I accepted his invitation. We agreed to meet at the entrance of the cinema on Saturday.
I wanted to give David a good impression. To have a good start, I decided to buy some new clothes to wear on Saturday. I also went to a hair salon to change my hair style. I was very happy with my new look.
It was the Saturday afternoon, I was very excited for the dating. I spent the whole afternoon dressing up myself. Then I said goodbye to my mum and I left home.
When I walked near to the cinema, I saw David waving his hand to me. I could see that he was excited, too. He wore a pink suit with a white tie. When we came close to each other, we couldn't stop laughing at ourselves.
At recess, my classmate, David invited me to watch a movie on Saturday. David was a handsome prefect, and many of my classmates admired him. Some of them wanted to be his girlfriends. Being his girlfriend is something. I can be proud of. Without a second thought, I accepted his invitation. We agreed to meet at the entrance of the cinema on Saturday.
I wanted to give David a good impression. To have a good start, I decided to buy some new clothes to wear on Saturday. I also went to a hair salon to change my hair style. I was very happy with my new look.
It was the Saturday afternoon, I was very excited for the dating. I spent the whole afternoon dressing up myself. Then I said goodbye to my mum and I left home.
When I walked near to the cinema, I saw David waving his hand to me. I could see that he was excited, too. He wore a pink suit with a white tie. When we came close to each other, we couldn't stop laughing at ourselves.
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