About This Course

This course is for secondary school students who are currently studying in forms 1 and 2. The aims of this course are to help your child:

• to activate and extend their knowledge of English
• to develop their communicative skills of speaking and writing
• to develop their receptive skills of listening and reading

Course Objectives

Your child will work towards achieving a number of learning outcomes. These relate to the way language is used in real life situations, and are designed to help them develop their language skills in practical ways.

By the end of the course, your child will be able to:

Reading Skills

• use the title of a written text to identify with the topic and predict content
• read quickly to confirm predictions
• identify the key message in a paragraph
• use lexical clues to understand the writer's viewpoint

Speaking Skills

• speculate about people's lifestyles by reacting to visual clues
• talk about personal response to obligations and necessities
• use sign-posting language and voice patterns to clearly signal different stages of a discussion – useful for Paper IV of the HKCEE

Writing Skills

• create carefully structured written work – useful for paper I of the HKCEE
• write transactional letters to find out further information about an advertised event
• write a balanced composition on the role of technology in today's society

Listening Skills

• take notes using keywords and abbreviations when listening – useful for Paper III of the HKCEE
• support their listening abilities by predicting content before listening
• Listen to identify the speaker's attitude

Course Content

The course book is Ready for First Certificate. Focussing on the most relevant material from the book, the teacher will also supplement the course with other resources to ensure that lessons stimulate your child to learn.

Demonstrating Progress

Your child's progress is measured by continuous assessment. During the course the class teacher will set speaking, writing, reading and listening tasks in class.

Provided that your child has attended at least 75% of their classes per semester, they will receive a report on their progress and the areas they need to improve. A certificate will be issued at the end of the course.

Working in Partnership

We understand that you want to be involved in and support your child's learning. To this end we have created an outline of the roles and responsibilities of all those involved in the learning process.