ENGL E102F Wk 6 Sess 2_L02

Similes

Oral practice

Recap

• Oral practice
• An expository essay

Activity 2.10

(1) despite of it had announced a four-year pilot scheme ... small class teaching years ago.

despite + noun phrase / in spite of + noun phrase

despite announcing a four-year pilot scheme ... small class teaching years ago.

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(2) Not only class sizes were reduced from 32 to a maximum of 25 students, (3) and teachers were instructed to adopt interactive teaching practices, including language games.

inversion

Not only ... but also

Activity 2.10

inversion

(2) Not only were class sizes reduced from 32 to a maximum of 25 students, (3) but teachers were also instructed to adopt interactive teaching practices, including language games.

We go there not only in winter, but also in summer.

The place was not only cold, but also damp.

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(4) On the other hand, teachers, especially long-serving ones, are not familiar with the new teaching style.

In addition/Moreover, teachers, especially ...

Not simply replacing 'On the other hand' but also referring to meaning.

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(5) Therefore, experts suggest providing ...

Experts therefore suggest providing ...

Generally, avoid beginning the sentence with 'therefore', but it is acceptable now.

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(6) On the contrary, long-serving teachers can understand the importance of ...

Thus / Hence / Therefore, long-serving teachers can ...

'On the contrary': intensify a denial of what has just been implied or stated by suggesting that the opposite is the case.

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(7) In contrast, many primary teachers find small class teaching easier to manage ...

As a matter of fact / In fact many primary teachers find ...

not contrasting to the idea presented previously

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(8) Beside, Hong Kong is falling ...

Besides, Hong Kong is falling ...

Besides vs Beside

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(9) In particular Hong Kong, Macau has also ...

Like / Similar to Hong Kong, Macau has also ...

comparing Hong Kong and Macau

Activity 2.10

(10) but also to better utilize their resources

in order to / so as to better utilize their resources

talk about the purpose

Activity 2.10

(11) to improve the quality of teaching in spite of sacking teachers.

to improve the quality of teaching instead of sacking teachers.

in spite of = despite = although

Activity 2.11

1. A. while 2. C. According to 3. A. On the one hand 4. B. On the other hand 5. D. since

6. C. Until 7. B. Now that 8. B. Moreover

9. A. Although 10. B. Again 11. C. Typically

12. D. Yet 13. A. such as 14. A. Not only

15. B. but also 16. A. For example 17. B. In this way 18. D. Though 19. B. if not 20. D. rather than

Citation and Referencing

Activity 2.17 (P. 32)

Please correct the reference list. Try to do it without referring to the information provided. Use your own knowledge to finish it.

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• Author's name
• Date of publication
• Italicization
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• According to the 7th edition, city of the publisher is not necessary.
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• authors' names
• '&' instead of 'and'
• Year of publication
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• Italicization
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• Italicization
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Problems: indentation

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• Name of the editor
• Capitalization
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• Italicization
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Problems:

• Year of publication
• Indentation

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Overall problems:

• Works cited
• Should not be numbered
• Order of authors

Citation and Referencing

Therefore, it should be

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Citation and Referencing

Activity 2.18

1. Lindwall & EKstrom, 2012

2. Smith et al., 2006

3. Fiscella et al., 2014

4. Parel & Jain, 2008

Activity 2.18

4. Parel, M. F., & Jain, P. M. (2008). English

language teaching (methods, tools &

techniques). Sunrise Publishers.

Activity 2.19

1. C. American Psychological Association

2. B. Editors

3. A. no date

4. A. Cite both names

5. C. Cite according to different years

Activity 2.19

6. D. Use the title of the article

7. C. Begin with the title of the article

8. C. Book (with publisher)

9. C. Journal article (volume, issue and span of pages)

10. D. Newspaper article (date of publication + South China Morning Post)

Activity 2.19

11. B. Book chapter (chapter, book, publisher)

12. E. Government publication (Department)

13. Page number at the end

14. initial(s) of the first name, publisher

Activity 2.19

15. Year

16. 21

Reminder

The proper way of inserting citations and references.

1. Cross-referencing: what have been inserted as in-text citations should be found in the references.

Reminder

2. Presentation of authors in the references: Surnames are arranged in alphabetical order

3. Second and subsequent lines are indented: 5 spaces

4. Names of publication but not articles should be italicised.

Reminder

5. Presentation of dates: What comes first? Year? Month? Date? Or the other way round?

6. Presentation of page number: With or without page number? With p or pp?

7. Presentation of online materials

P. 27 - 31

Reading strategies: Recap

• Predicting: title
• Skimming: general overview
• Dealing with unfamiliar vocabulary
• Elaboration
• Examples
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Affixes: prefixes and suffixes

Reading strategies: Scanning

• Scanning:
• a rapid reading technique to look for answers to questions in mind

Scanning

Activity 1.7 (P. 18)

Answer the following questions by scanning Text 1.1 for the specific information.

Scanning

1. Which academic subject did Harry Mou originally wish to study?

Social work: paragraph 5

When he applied to universities, he had put down the undergraduate programmes in social work as his first choice ... all six rejected him.

Scanning

2. What did he end up studying?

Sociology: paragraph 1

Harry Mou Kat-yan is a second-year sociology student ...

Scanning

3. What proportion of students at ESF schools are of Chinese heritage?

46%: paragraph 16

Chinese is the largest ethnic group in ESF schools, constituting 46 per cent of all students.

Scanning

4. Name the four school curricula mentioned in the article.

i. HKDSE ii. IB iii. AP iv. GCSE: paragraph 15

While local schools prepare their students for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) ... as the IB programme ... Advanced Placement (AP) tests, or the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exams.

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

Academic texts contain facts and supporting ideas.

Supporting ideas are important. They make the writing more convincing.

Let's see if you can identify the main ideas and the supporting information.

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

Where are the main ideas often found in a text?

According to the structure of a paragraph, the topic sentence provides the main ideas of the paragraph and the middle part includes elaboration, examples and justification.

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

Activity 1.8.2

Find reasons given in the newspaper article to support the following two main points:

a. It is beneficial to attend an international school.

b. It is beneficial to attend a local school.

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

a. It is beneficial to attend an international school.

How are you going to do it?

Subheading C: Advantages of international schools

b. It is beneficial to attend a local school

The American woman sends her children to local schools

Subheading D: Integration

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

a. It is beneficial to attend an international school.

• Proficiency in English (subheading B, paragraph 1)
• Experience with middle and upper-class society (paragraph 4 of the opening section)
• Ability to adapt well to the UK or US (paragraph 3 of the opening section)
• Wider recognition of the curricula (subheading B, paragraph 3)

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

a. It is beneficial to attend an international school.

• Emphasis on whole-person development / all-round education (subheading C, paragraph 1)
• Less pressured environment initially (subheading C, paragraph 2)
• Awareness of international affairs (subheading C, paragraph 7)

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

b. It is beneficial to attend a local school.

• Proficiency in Cantonese and written Chinese (subheading D, paragraph 3)
• Experience with a wide range of social classes (subheading D, paragraph 4)
• Knowledge of local communities and culture (subheading D, paragraphs 3 & 4)

Identifying main ideas and supporting information

b. It is beneficial to attend a local school.

• Ability to grasp cultural references in spoken Cantonese (implied in subheading C, paragraph 6)
• Emphasis on academic studies (subheading C, paragraphs 1 & 2)
• Lower financial cost (subheading D, paragraph 4)