About This Course

This course is for secondary school students who are currently studying in forms 3 and 4. 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

• understand and use important grammar points such as tenses, passives and articles for improved accuracy in reading and writing (useful in Papers I and II of the HKCEE exam)
• read and weigh up arguments for/against issues
• recognise descriptive vocabulary

Speaking Skills

• take part in discussions and questionnaires similar to those in paper IV of the HKCEE exam
• recognise and produce features of natural sounding spoken English
• express emphasis in speaking and writing (useful in Paper IV of the HKCEE exam)
• use suitable language to agree and disagree (useful for Paper IV of the HKCEE)

Writing Skills

• report and summarise people's words
• speculate about mysteries and problems
• write a formal letter (useful for Paper III of the HKCEE)

Listening Skills

• make notes whilst listening to recording and utilise other study skills (useful in Paper III of the HKCEE exam)
• listen to and describe important events
• listen to and speak about problems on the phone
• listen to and discuss changes in communication technology

Course Content

The course book is Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate. 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.