OContentsUnit Reading strategy Vocabulary Listening strategy Grammar
Writing/Speaking
strategyFun break Page
All about you Scanning
Online blog entry
Vocabulary of
appearance
Listening for numbers Simple present tense
Personal pronouns
Possessive adjectives and
possessive pronouns
Writing an online blog entry
Introducing yourself
Idioms using parts of the body 2
School life Skimming
Drama script
Vocabulary about school Listening for times and
dates
Articles: a, an, the
Yes/No questions
Wh-questions
Writing a drama script
Using incomplete sentences
Crossword puzzle about school
facilities
14
Neighbourhood Working out the
meaning of unfamiliar
words
Flyer
Vocabulary about
facilities in a
neighbourhood
Listening for keywords Countable and uncountable
nouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Modal verbs: can, should,
may
Starting and ending a
presentation
Word scramble game about
facilities in a neighbourhood
26
Hong Kong Identifying facts and
opinions
Fact sheet
Vocabulary about local
food
Listening for sequence Simple past tense
Adverbs of frequency and
sequence
Prepositions of time
Writing a fact sheet
Using a heading and
subheadings
Word search puzzle about
local public transport
38
Food and drink Understanding simile
and metaphor
Poem
Vocabulary about cooking
utensils
Listening to instructions Present continuous tense
Adjectives, comparative and
superlative adjectives
Many, much, a few, a little
Writing a poem
Using rhyme and rhythm
Collocations about food and
drink
50
Hobbies Predicting
Story
Vocabulary about
different film and book
genres
Listening for responses:
positive, negative or
neutral
Present perfect tense
Gerunds
To-infinitives
Giving an explanation with
elaboration
Riddle game about hobbies 62
Appendices 74
• Popular Culture •
• Popular Culture •
• Drama •
• Drama •
• Poems and Songs •
• Poems and Songs •
• Short Stories •
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Sample
Unit Reading strategy Vocabulary Listening strategy GrammarWriting/Speaking
strategyFun break Page
All about you Scanning
Online blog entry
Vocabulary of
appearance
Listening for numbers Simple present tense
Personal pronouns
Possessive adjectives and
possessive pronouns
Writing an online blog entry
Introducing yourself
Idioms using parts of the body 2
School life Skimming
Drama script
Vocabulary about school Listening for times and
dates
Articles: a, an, the
Yes/No questions
Wh-questions
Writing a drama script
Using incomplete sentences
Crossword puzzle about school
facilities
14
Neighbourhood Working out the
meaning of unfamiliar
words
Flyer
Vocabulary about
facilities in a
neighbourhood
Listening for keywords Countable and uncountable
nouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Modal verbs: can, should,
may
Starting and ending a
presentation
Word scramble game about
facilities in a neighbourhood
26
Hong Kong Identifying facts and
opinions
Fact sheet
Vocabulary about local
food
Listening for sequence Simple past tense
Adverbs of frequency and
sequence
Prepositions of time
Writing a fact sheet
Using a heading and
subheadings
Word search puzzle about
local public transport
38
Food and drink Understanding simile
and metaphor
Poem
Vocabulary about cooking
utensils
Listening to instructions Present continuous tense
Adjectives, comparative and
superlative adjectives
Many, much, a few, a little
Writing a poem
Using rhyme and rhythm
Collocations about food and
drink
50
Hobbies Predicting
Story
Vocabulary about
different film and book
genres
Listening for responses:
positive, negative or
neutral
Present perfect tense
Gerunds
To-infinitives
Giving an explanation with
elaboration
Riddle game about hobbies 62
Appendices 74
• Popular Culture •
• Popular Culture •
• Drama •
• Drama •
• Poems and Songs •
• Poems and Songs •
• Short Stories •
Sample
O Discovering English in Summer • Book 1 •14
School LifeO2ODid you know?id you know?
The length of summer holidays in the world
The longest break in a school year is the summer holiday. The length of summer
holidays varies in different places.
*Both Japan and Korea have 2-week winter and spring holidays respectively.
Skimming
Skimming enables you to get the general idea of the text quickly. The following steps
will help you to do this:
Read the title, the subtitle and subheadings of the text.
Read the first and last paragraphs, and the first and last sentences of the other
paragraphs to get a general idea of each paragraph.
Focus only on the words which carry meaning.
Your turnYour turn
Read the information sheet and fill in the blank below.
Special rooms in my school1. Laboratory
Students conduct different kinds of
experiments during the Science lessons.
2. Multimedia Learning Centre
There are 25 computers and
students can learn independently.
3. English Language Centre
There are many English storybooks, reference books and board games for students.
This information sheet tells you the of each special room.
Reading strategyeading strategy
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18No. of weeks
Cou
ntries
Bulgaria
Italy
Finland
Taiwan
Hong Kong
England
Japan & Korea*
16
12
11
9
7
6
5
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Unit 2 • School life • O15
Read the following drama script.
OReading comprehensioneading comprehension
Answer the following questions.
1. There is one mistake in each of the following statements. Underline the mistakes and
write the correct words above. The first one has been done for you.
e.g. Mr Wong is Daisy’s class teacher.
(i) Raymond is Daisy’s brother.
(ii) The students are noisy in the school tour.
(iii) The assembly is in the afternoon.
Miss
• Drama •
A school tour
Characters: Miss Wong, Daisy, Raymond, Alvin and other classmates
Scene 1
Setting: This is the first day Daisy goes to school. Her class teacher, Miss Wong, is
conducting a school tour for Daisy and her classmates.
Miss Wong: Welcome to our school. We’ll visit some special rooms today.
(Daisy and her classmates are following Miss Wong quietly and walking up to the 5/F.)
Miss Wong: (looking at the students) This is the Multimedia Learning Centre, MMLC. You
may do your computer homework here.
Raymond: (looking puzzled) Can I watch movies in the MMLC after school?
Miss Wong: (feeling angry) No, you can’t. Homework Only!
(Miss Wong and the students are walking one floor down.)
Miss Wong: (spreading her arms) This is our School Hall. We have an assembly here
every morning. The hall has room for a lot of people.
Alvin: What is the assembly about?
Miss Wong: Our principal will announce some important things before our class begins.
(Recess bell rings.)
Miss Wong: Enjoy your recess and I’ll see you in our classroom after recess.
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O Discovering English in Summer • Book 1 •16
2. Daisy needs to find information on the Internet for her English project? Where should
she go?
A. Staff Room
B. MMLC
C. Library A B C D
D. School Hall
3. Why does Miss Wong spread her arms when she introduces the School Hall?
4. Who hold(s) the assembly?
A. the principal
B. teachers
C. students A B C D
D. parents
5. What does the underlined word mean?
room /ruːm/
noun
1. a part of a building separated by walls from other parts
Eric spent the whole day playing the computer game in his room.
2. a space that can be used for a particular purpose
That sofa takes up too much room in the house.
3. possibility or opportunity for doing something
The boss said, ‘There’s some room for improvement in your work.’
verb
4. to rent a room, or share a rented room with someone
My brother rooms with his classmate at university.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3 A B C D
D. 4
6. Locate the Multimedia Learning Centre and the School Hall in Daisy’s school by
writing ‘MMLC’ and ‘SH’ in the correct spaces.
3/F 4/F 5/F 6/F
TSA
TSA
TSA
Sample
O29Unit 3 • Neighbourhood •
Your turnYour turn
Fill in the blanks using the vocabulary above.
OVocabularyocabulary OO
Dear Aunt Elaine,
My family and I walked around our new neighbourhood today. I am happy that there
is a big (1) . I can go there to play hide-and-seek with my
brother at weekends. After playing hide-and-seek, we can have lunch in any one of
the food stalls in the (2) . While Mum went to the
(3) to buy food for dinner, Dad took us to the
(4) to play chess. He told us that there are many
activities organised for teenagers. Our new (5) is just
nearby. Most of our classmates live in the same neighbourhood. Our PE class usually
takes place at the (6) because there are nice running
tracks and a big football field.
Tell me about your life with Uncle Sam in Canada. Please write soon.
Best regards,
Carol
APark BShopping Mall CMuseum DMarket EPublic Library FSchool GHospital HCommunity Centre ISports Ground
Sample
O Discovering English in Summer • Book 1 •18
Date: (1)
Time: (2)
Subject: (3)
Date: (6)
Time: (7)
Subject: (8)
Date: (4)
Time: (5)
Subject: Mathematics
Bridging Programme for S1 students 20XX
O OUseful tip
The date 15th January
1992 is written in
the British style. The
American style January
15th 1992 is also
correct.
PL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Listening for times and dates
Apart from numbers, you often hear times and dates in daily conversation, especially
when you are listening to a schedule or an itinerary. There are different ways to tell the
time. People usually use a 12-hour clock and add ‘am’ or ‘pm’ to indicate morning or
afternoon. The 24-hour clock is usually used when referring to flight schedules. Here are
some examples.
4:00 pm It’s four pm. It’s four o’clock in the afternoon.
6:15 am It’s six fifteen am. It’s a quarter past six in the morning.
7:30 am It’s seven thirty am. It’s half past seven in the morning.
9:35 pm It’s nine thirty-five pm. It’s twenty-five minutes to ten at night.
12:00 It’s twelve (o’clock). It’s noon/midnight.
1845 It’s eighteen forty-five. It’s a quarter to seven in the evening.
When you listen to dates, you should listen for the date, month and sometimes the year as
well. Here are some examples.
15th January 1992 It’s on the fifteenth of January nineteen ninety-two.
21st April 2001 It’s on the twenty-first of April two thousand and one.
3rd July 2012 It’s on the third of July two thousand and twelve / twenty twelve.
Your turnYour turn
Listen to the conversation and complete the information sheet.
Listening strategyistening strategy
Track 4
Sample
Unit 2 • School life • O19
Situation
You are Monica Chan, a reporter for your school magazine. You are interviewing Kenneth
Wong, the chairperson of the Drama Club. Listen to the interview. As you listen you can
make notes on the note-taking sheet.
Listening note-taking sheet
Data File
Study the Data File for relevant information to be included in the writing task.
1. Email from the principal to Kenneth 2. Drama Club’s flyer
OIntegrated skillsntegrated skillsTrack 5
Event highlights: 1. Drama course 2. Christmas performance 3. Performance for graduates 4. Annual performance
Your turnYour turn
Complete the magazine article using information from the Data File and your notes.
Become a super star
If you want to ,
you should join the . There are only places and the
membership fee is only . You will have
. The drama class is .
There are 3 performances this year. On , there will be
. On , they will perform a
show . The last show is .
If you are interested and want to know more information, please contact Kenneth Wong,
the chairperson of the Drama Club.
Drama Club invites you ——to act under the spotlight
Membership fee: $50
(including 15 drama classes)
30 places ONLY!Find out more about us on our website:
www.rainbowcollege.hk/dramaclub
Dear Kenneth,
When you promote the club, you may
also tell your fellow schoolmates
that they could improve their English
speaking skills and become a
confident speaker.
Principal
Sample
O Discovering English in Summer • Book 1 •44
Simple past tense
It is used when an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
Past action A specific time in the past
I went to Disneyland with my friends a few days ago.
Jason did not go to the museum yesterday.
What did you buy in the Ladies’ Market last night?
The verb to be has two forms in the simple past tense.
OO was/were
Past action A specific time in the past
Tuen Mun was one of the new towns in the 1970s.
There were not many cinemas in Hong Kong fifty years ago.
Were your grandparents fishermen when they were young?
Your turnYour turn
A. Read the diary entry and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs.
OG rammarrammar
The simple past tense is
formed by adding -ed
to the verb, e.g. talk
talked. This is called a
regular verb.
Irregular verbs do not
end in -ed, e.g. eat
ate.
O OUseful tip
11 November 20XX Sunny
It (1) (be) a busy but great day yesterday! I
(2) (get) up at 8 am and I (3) (go) to
meet my friend Alex from Canada. He (4) (come) to Hong Kong
for sightseeing. After talking to him, we (5) (decide) to go to Ocean
Park.
We (6) (arrive) there at about 10:30 am. Luckily there
(7) (not be) many people. We (8) (take)
different exciting rides and we also
(9) (watch) a few shows.
We (10) (not have) lunch
until 3 pm! Hope I can go there with Alex again
next time.
Sample
Unit 4 • Hong Kong • O45
Adverbs of frequency and sequence
Adverbs can be used with verbs, adjectives and other adverbs to tell you more about them.
There are different kinds of adverbs.
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency tell you how often something happens. They are put before the main
verb or after the verb to be. Here are some common adverbs of frequency.
100% 0%
frequent frequent
always usually/generally often/frequently sometimes rarely/seldom never
e.g. Tourists always go to the Peak to view the night scene of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong people are usually busy and they seldom have time to enjoy their lunch.
Adverbs of sequence
Adverbs of sequence tell you the order of a series of events. They are usually put at the
beginning of a sentence. Here are some common adverbs of sequence.
first/firstly secondly thirdly then next after that / afterwards
at last / finally / lastly
e.g. First we took the MTR to Choi Hung. Then we took a minibus to Sai Kung. After that
we got on a boat from the pier and finally we arrived at our campsite.
Your turnYour turn
B. Read the text and underline the correct adverbs.
Adverbs of frequency
are often used with
verbs in the simple
present tense to
describe regular
activities.
O OUseful tip
Tourists can know Hong Kong better by taking different means of public transport here.
(1) ( Firstly / Next / Lastly ), let me introduce the MTR to you. There are many stations
along the MTR lines. It is so convenient that it is (2) ( sometimes / always / never )
busy. (3) ( Secondly / Thirdly / Lastly ), there are a lot of buses in Hong Kong. Most of
them are double-deckers. You can enjoy seeing the view of Hong Kong while taking a
bus. You will (4) ( usually / sometimes / never ) get bored. (5) ( Frequently / Sometimes
/ Rarely ) when you are in a hurry, you may take a taxi. There are three different taxis
in Hong Kong: blue, green and red. Blue taxis only appear
on the islands; green in the New Territories and red
all over Hong Kong. (6) ( Secondly / Then / Lastly ),
one of the most popular means of transport for
tourists is the ferry. Tourists like taking a ferry
to cross Victoria Harbour where they can take
beautiful pictures.
Sample
Unit 2 • School life • O23
Drama script: Using incomplete sentences
contains dialogue.
often uses informal language, for example, incomplete sentences, to make the dialogue
sound more natural.
What should be included in a drama script?
A drama script should include the following:
Writing strategyriting strategy
Your turnYour turn
You are the chairperson of the Drama Club. You are going to write a 120-word drama
script for the annual performance. The theme of this year is school life.
Step 1: Planning — mind map
Title
Tell readers the theme of your play.
List of characters
Write the number of characters in the play and their names.
Scene number
Tell readers the order of the play.
Opening stage directions
Describe the setting of that scene, e.g. A few students are reading quietly in the library.
Characters and dialogue
Write what each of the characters says that tells the story of the play.
Characters’ stage directions
Describe the feeling, facial expression or body language of the characters.
Where does the story happen?
What happens at the end? Who are the main characters?
?What happens next? What happens at the beginning?
• Drama •
Sample
O Discovering English in Summer • Book 1 •24
Step 2: Writing
Title:
Characters:
Scene
Setting:
Characters Dialogue
Useful vocabulary
O O
puzzled, suspicious,
annoyed, surprised,
disappointed,
indifferent, relieved,
burst out laughing,
burst into tears
Sample
Unit 3 • Neighbourhood • O35
Starting and ending a presentation
In an oral exam, you may be asked to give a presentation on a particular topic.
You can give your teachers or examiners a good impression if you start and end your
presentation sharply.
How should you start a presentation?
You can take the following steps to kick off a presentation:
Speaking strategypeaking strategy
How should you end a presentation?
You can take the following steps to end a presentation:
Greeting
e.g. Hello, everyone. / Good morning/afternoon, everyone.
Introducing the presentation topic
e.g. Today I am going to talk about… / I want to share with you…
Previewing the content of your presentation
e.g. I will divide my presentation into…parts. / I will tell you…and…
Putting forward your first idea
e.g. First, I will talk about…
Signalling the end of the presentation
e.g. To summarise/conclude,…
Ending the presentation
e.g. That’s all I want to say. / That’s the end of my presentation.
Thanking everyone for their attention
e.g. Thank you. / Thank you for listening. / Thank you for your attention.
Sample
O Discovering English in Summer • Book 1 •36
Your turnYour turn
You are going to give a presentation on one of your favourite places in your
neighbourhood. Write a 100-word script based on the following ideas on the notecard.
Track 8
• Favourite place in your neighbourhood: sports centre• Introducing the place: - not far from home - walk to the sports centre in 10 minutes - using the latest advanced technology - facilities are in good condition• What you do there: - go to gym and play badminton with family and friends - have a lot of fun there
Sample
O73
Play a riddle game below about some hobbies. Write the answers in the spaces provided.
OFun breakun break
Below is a list of items you have learnt in this unit. How well do you understand each of
them? Put a tick (✔) in the appropriate box.
OSelf-evaluationelf-evaluation
Fully understand Don’t understand at all
3 2 1 0An unusual hobby — Tree shaping
Reading strategy — Predicting
Vocabulary about different film and book genres
Listening strategy — Listening for responses:
positive, negative or neutral
Present perfect tense
Gerunds
To-infinitives
Speaking strategy — Giving an explanation with
elaboration
Riddle game about hobbies
Unit 6 • Hobbies •
1 Don’t play this indoors or you will break things.
This is a team sport.
This is a ball game and the ball is black and
white with many hexagons.
This hobby is:
2 You may do this with your family or friends. You need at least two racquets. Each player should use a racquet to hit a shuttlecock.
This hobby is:
3 You usually don’t do this alone. You can do this at home or outside. You usually have popcorn while doing this.
This hobby is:
Sample