ENGL E101F Wk 8 S2_L11

Warm up exercise

English has been the most important language in Hong Kong even now.

How did Chinese learn to speak English in the 1950s and 60s?

Warm up exercise

They learnt it through pronunciation.

How?

With the help of Cantonese

Warm up exercise

They tried to translate English into Cantonese.

Examples:

Fruit pie

What is it?

Warm up exercise

Pan cake

Chocolate cake

Holiday

Tuesday

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Go

and tell him.

will break if you knock

It it.

Warm up exercise

These examples are taken from the book below.

Listening

It seems that you found it difficult.

• You are not used to the way the questions are answered.
• This is not a familiar topic to you.

Listening

In this case, it is better to jot notes.

When the recording ends, put the appropriate information in the appropriate space.

Listening

Topic: medium of instruction

what language will be used when teaching in secondary schools

• EMI: English as the MOI
• CMI: Chinese as the MOI

Listening

Listen to the recording and finish the 3 parts

Part 1: T F F T

Part 2:

How did students perform in the 'A' level examination?

The performance of students in the 'A' level examination is slightly better than last year (1%). About 71% of candidates achieved an average pass of Grade E or above.

Listening

2. Since there are fewer students who can meet the minimum language requirement of universities, what does the writer suggest?

The writer suggests that urgent steps should be taken to raise the standard of English.

Listening

3. What does the writer think will happen if all lessons are conducted in a language whick students are able to master?

There should be a sharp improvement in educational achievement and examination performance.

Listening

Part 3

You are asked to express your views on Medium of Instruction. That means you are expected to talk about which medium of instruction should be most suitable for learning.

Listening

Part 3

To address it, you need to firstly statement your stance i.e. which medium of instruction you think benefit the students more.

Then provide reasons, evidence, examples to support your answer.

Listening

Part 3

You can start with 'In my opinion' or 'I think' but not 'In my opinion, I think ...'

• To make it more academic, you can write: English / Chinese should be used as the medium of instruction.
• In the case of Hong Kong, English can be a better choice for the medium of instruction.

Listening: A nice example

I think the use of mother tongue on Medium of Instruction can

help some students to learn more easily and effectively since they can understand the information on the textbook and do not have to check word meaning all the time. Some may agrue that English is more important and common language to speak in the future. Yet, we still have English as one of the core subjects in school. Students can still learn English and at the same time, use their mother tongue on other subjects to let students achieve higher marks.

Grammar is important so is the content.

A well structured paragraph:

A clear topic sentence + support with counter argument

Folklore: points to remember

Paraphrasing may not be necessary when doing reading practice.

Most importantly, are you sure that the paraphrase conveys the same meaning of the answer?

When under time constraint e.g. during examination, copy the answers from the passage.

Folklore: comments

Do not copy more than enough

• Example:
• How do old superstitions survive in the present day?
• They have been passed on by word of mouth for generations, they carry on faithfully the customs of their parents and grandparents.

Folklore: comments

Therefore,

• Read the questions more carefully
• Make sure that you understand what they are asking about
• Provide precise answers

Folklore

1. What is folklore?

the branch of the study of man which deals with local customs, tales and traditions.

Folklore

2. According to the author, what kind of people have the greatest store of folklore? Why?

People who have never heard the word folklore

Folklore

2. According to the author, what kind of people have the greatest store of folklore? Why? (contd)

receive least education, thus cherish most firmly old ideas and superstitions and carry on faithfully the customs

Folklore

3. How do old superstitions survive in the present day?

passed on by word of mouth for generations.

Folklore

4. What kinds of things are of interest to those who study folklore?

folktales, festivals, customs, etc.

stories of ghosts, witches, fairies, and giants, festivals, and special customs

Folklore

5. What can be learned by comparing the ideas and customs of one place or one time with those of another?

how certain beliefs and practices came into being, and what purpose they serve now or used to serve in the past.

they = certain beliefs and practices, not people

Folklore

6. How does the study of folklore help us to understand present customs better?

The study of folklore deals with customs, tales and traditions. Studying folklore helps us to learn about what people thought and did in the past. This enables us to understand present customs better.

Need to show the link between studying folklore and understanding present customs

Folklore

local

firmly

unlucky

foreign

loosely

fortunate

detached

insignificance

sterility

connected

importance

fertility

Activity 3

1. Ask her to come in now.

2. I am beginning to get angry.

3. Will you help me move this box?

4. Do you want to hear the bird sing?

Activity 3

5. You had better do as he says.

6. He begged me to lend him money.

7. It's easy to spend money.

8. We are expecting him to come any minute now.

Activity 3

9. To learn a foreign language is quite difficult.

10. I hope to study for an MBA later.

11. Don't let him argue. He must do it.

12. Is it an interesting place to visit?

Activity 3

13. I would rather have a pizza than a hamburger.

14. Sunday afternoon is the best time to go.

15. You have not given us enough time to do the homework. It is impossible to finish.

Activity 3

16. Please be sure to lock the door when you leave.

17. I am ready to go whenever you are.

18. Are you sure you want to go? We can always change our minds.

Activity 3

19. I am going to the playground to practise basketball.

20. You must learn to keep quiet. Talking too much will get you into trouble.

Activity 4

1. Walking along the pavement, the man was hit by the bus.

2. Flown around the world twice without stopping, the plane was a great success.

3. Dr Michael Lam, known to many for his generosity and public service, died last night.

Activity 4

4. Followed all night by the patient tiger, the frightened wood-gather climbed a tree at dawn.

5. Interested by the book, he sat up reading it all night.

6. The artist singing next is well-known in Singapore.

Activity 4

7. Shocked by the public reaction, the government hastily passed new laws.

8. Having been cheated once by my so-called friends, I was more cautious the secon time.

Symptoms

The rules

1. More important ones first or in chronological order i.e. from past to present (tense: past to present/ present perfect)

2. From physical to psychological

Symptoms

Two weeks ago Miss McDonald had a mild fever and complained of a loss of appetite. Later she suffered nausea and diarrhoea with an occasional pain in her stomach. It began suddenly last night as a mild but constant pain all over the abdomen and caused her insomnia. Today she is suffering a constant sharp pain in the lower right side of her abdomen. The pain gets worse when she coughs, and is relieved by lying down. The pain has made Miss McDonald worry about having a tumor inside her abdomen. She has become emotional and cries a lot.

Symptoms

Two weeks ago Miss McDonald had a mild fever and complained of a loss of appetite. Later she suffered nausea and diarrhoea with an occasional pain in her stomach. It began suddenly last night as a mild but constant pain all over the abdomen and caused her insomnia. Today she is suffering a constant sharp pain in the lower right side of her abdomen. The pain gets worse when she coughs, and is relieved by lying down. The pain has made Miss McDonald worry about having a tumor inside her abdomen. She has become emotional and cries a lot.

Symptoms: Practice

Prepare a symptom description for Bob Smith

• Read carefully. Not all the information is necessary.
• The description has to be in a paragraph.
• As long as you have presented all the essential information, don't worry about the word limit.

Symptoms: Practice

How to do it?

• Identify different kinds of symptom and pain e.g. dizziness, nausea (physical symptoms), unclear speech (psychological symptom), acute throbbing chest pain, etc
• Then arrange the information in chronological order e.g. In the previous week ... Two days ago, etc

Symptoms: Practice

How to do it?

• Describe the symptoms in a paragraph, paying attention to how the information should be presented
• Give it a final check on the rules.