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OContentsUnit Reading strategy Vocabulary Listening strategy Grammar

Writing/Speaking

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Sports Previewing

Magazine article

Vocabulary about sports Listening for main ideas Simple past tense

Present perfect tense

Nouns with and without

articles

Writing a magazine article

Using the appropriate tone

Idioms from sports 2

Teen issues Identifying what

pronouns refer to

Drama script

Vocabulary about teen

issues

Listening for specific

information

Comparative and superlative

adjectives

As…as, the same as,

different from, like

Too many, too much, too

few, too little, enough

Writing a drama script

Using adverbs and adjectives

to enrich descriptions

Board game about some

good and bad behaviour of

teenagers

14

Mystery stories Predicting

Column

Vocabulary relating to

mystery stories

Making inferences Reporting statements

Connectives of reason

Connectives of result

Starting and ending a

discussion

Word search puzzle with words

relating to mystery stories

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Wonderful

people

Scanning and skimming

Invitation letter

Vocabulary about some

inventions and their

inventors

Listening for comparisons

and preferences

Relative pronouns

Defining relative clauses

Non-defining relative

clauses

Writing an invitation letter

Using formal language

Matching the wonderful people

with the correct descriptions

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Endangered

species

Identifying facts and

opinions

Argumentative essay

Vocabulary about threats

to the environment

Listening to complete

charts and graphs

Conditionals: Type 0



Writing an argumentative

essay

Establishing facts to support

an argument

Word scramble game about

endangered species

50

The individual

and society

Paraphrasing

Speech

Vocabulary about rights

and responsibilities

Listening to follow

spoken instructions

Passive voice

Present participles and past

participles as adjectives

Modal verbs: should, ought

to, must, have to

Agreeing and disagreeing Crossword puzzle about

discrimination

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Appendices 74

• Sports Communication •

• Social Issues •

• Drama •

• Drama •

• Short Stories • • Popular Culture •

• Workplace Communication •



• Debating •

• Debating •


• Debating •

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Unit Reading strategy Vocabulary Listening strategy GrammarWriting/Speaking

strategyFun break Page

Sports Previewing

Magazine article

Vocabulary about sports Listening for main ideas Simple past tense

Present perfect tense

Nouns with and without

articles

Writing a magazine article

Using the appropriate tone

Idioms from sports 2

Teen issues Identifying what

pronouns refer to

Drama script

Vocabulary about teen

issues

Listening for specific

information

Comparative and superlative

adjectives

As…as, the same as,

different from, like

Too many, too much, too

few, too little, enough

Writing a drama script

Using adverbs and adjectives

to enrich descriptions

Board game about some

good and bad behaviour of

teenagers

14

Mystery stories Predicting

Column

Vocabulary relating to

mystery stories

Making inferences Reporting statements

Connectives of reason

Connectives of result

Starting and ending a

discussion

Word search puzzle with words

relating to mystery stories

26

Wonderful

people

Scanning and skimming

Invitation letter

Vocabulary about some

inventions and their

inventors

Listening for comparisons

and preferences

Relative pronouns

Defining relative clauses

Non-defining relative

clauses

Writing an invitation letter

Using formal language

Matching the wonderful people

with the correct descriptions

38

Endangered

species

Identifying facts and

opinions

Argumentative essay

Vocabulary about threats

to the environment

Listening to complete

charts and graphs




Writing an argumentative

essay

Establishing facts to support

an argument

Word scramble game about

endangered species

50

The individual

and society

Paraphrasing

Speech

Vocabulary about rights

and responsibilities

Listening to follow

spoken instructions

Passive voice

Present participles and past

participles as adjectives

Modal verbs: should, ought

to, must, have to

Agreeing and disagreeing Crossword puzzle about

discrimination

62

Appendices 74

• Sports Communication •


• Drama •

• Drama •

• Short Stories • • Popular Culture •




• Debating •

• Debating •


• Debating •

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O Discovering English in Summer • Book 3 •62

The individual and societyO6 • Social Issues •

ODid you know?id you know?

Get your hands dirty

Most young people may have done voluntary work visiting hospitals, centres

for the elderly or orphanages. Since 2010, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth

Groups has organised something different for young people to be volunteers

at an organic farm. This programme allows volunteers to learn about organic

farming and how to lead a sustainable life. Through helping out in the farm, they

can embrace nature. It is very worthwhile.

Paraphrasing

You may be asked to locate some factual information in a text but the question is often

paraphrased. Paraphrasing is a way to rewrite a text using different words but the

meaning is still the same. When paraphrasing, synonyms are always used. The voice,

word forms and the order of the main ideas may be changed. Here is an example.

We should discuss the laws concerning animal cruelty first because some people have

mistreated their pets.

Animal cruelty laws should be a top priority for discussion because some animals have

been abused.

In the example, synonyms ‘a top priority’ and ‘abused’ are used to replace ‘first’ and

‘mistreated’, and the subordinate clause is written in the passive voice.

Your turnYour turn

Read the text and paraphrase it in the space below.

The government should provide more resources for teenagers. They are less competitive

if they do not have enough international exposure.

Reading strategyeading strategy

Useful website

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Check the following

website to know more

about this programme:

organicfarm.hkfyg.org.

hk/page.aspx?corpnam

e=organicfarm&i=1739

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Unit 6 • The individual and society • O63

Read the following extract of a speech delivered by President Obama.

OReading comprehensioneading comprehension

Answer the following questions.

1. Use ONE word to fill in each blank.

Believing in (i) and (ii) , the United States

leads other countries to work together to end modern-day (iii)

though it has a long history in this country.

HKDSE

• Debating •

For more than two centuries, the United States has worked to advance the cause of

freedom. Stained from a history of slavery and shaped by ancestors brought to this

country in chains, today, America shines as a beacon of hope to people everywhere

who cherish liberty and opportunity.

Today, millions of men, women, and children are victims of human trafficking. This

modern-day slavery occurs in countries throughout the world and in communities

across our Nation. These victims face a cruelty that has no place in a civilized world:

children are made to be soldiers, teenage girls are beaten and forced into prostitution,

and migrants are exploited and compelled to work for little or no pay.

Founded on the principles of justice and fairness, the United States continues to be a

leader in the global movement to end modern-day slavery. We have launched national

initiatives to help healthcare workers, airline flight crews, and other professionals

better identify and provide assistance to victims of trafficking. We are strengthening

protections and supporting the development of new tools to prevent and respond to

this crime, and increasing access to services that help survivors become self-sufficient.

We are also working with our international partners and faith-based organizations to

bolster counter-trafficking efforts in countries across the globe.

As we fight to eliminate trafficking, we draw strength from the courage and resolve

of generations past — and in the triumphs of the great abolitionists that came before

us, we see the promise of our Nation: that even in the face of impossible odds, those

who love their country can change it. Every citizen can take action by speaking up

and insisting that the clothes they wear, the food they eat, and the products they buy

are made free of forced labor. Business and non-profit leaders can ensure their supply

chains do not exploit individuals in bondage. And the United States Government will

continue to address the underlying forces that push so many into the conditions of

modern-day slavery in the first place.

Source: Excerpted from www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/31/proclamation-national-slavery-and-human-trafficking-prevention-month-201.

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2. President Obama mentions the victims of human trafficking in his speech. Match each

of the following speech bubbles with one group of victims. Write the answer under the

speech bubble.

(i) (ii) (iii)

3. Which of the following groups of people is NOT helping to identify and provide

assistance to victims of trafficking?

A. firefighters

B. doctors

C. pilots A B C D

D. nurses

4. (i) What is the tone of President Obama in relation to combatting human trafficking?

Why?

(ii) According to President Obama, what can local citizens do to help?

5. Who are the abolitionists?

A. people who suffered from slavery

B. people who supported the end of slavery

C. business leaders A B C D

D. non-profit organisation leaders

6. Decide whether the following statements are True, False, or the information is Not

Given. Blacken ONE circle only for each statement.

T F NG

(i) Human trafficking exists in America only.

(ii) Human trafficking involves both adults and children.

(iii) Businessmen can help to combat human trafficking.

(iv) The problem can only be solved with the help of America.

7. What do you think about the life of the people suffering from human trafficking?

HKDSE

I’m forced to work

for an extremely low

salary.

I’m always beaten and

compelled to provide

sex in return for food.

I have no idea how to

shoot, but I’ve been a

soldier here for a year.

TSA

HKDSE

TSA

HKDSE

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Unit 4 • Wonderful people • O41

A. aeroplane B. automobile C. camera D. compass

E. computer F. light bulb G. mobile phone H. steam engine

Your turnYour turn

A. Match the inventors with the inventions above by writing the correct letters in the spaces.

1. Karl Benz 2. Thomas Savery

3. Charles Babbage 4. Thomas Edison

5. Wright brothers 6. Martin Cooper

7. William Sturgeon 8. Alexander Wolcott

B. Fill in the blanks using the vocabulary above.

1. Why don’t you buy an energy-saving which is more

long-lasting and can save money?

2. You must bring a map and a when you go hiking.

3. An can take people to a very far place in a short period

of time.

4. The is no longer used because of the high maintenance

cost.

5. You can download this free mobile security app to protect your

.

6. The invention of the has enabled people to go anywhere

they want on land.

7. You can get more information from a website using your .

8. Let’s look at the and say cheers.

OVocabularyocabulary OO

Sample


Listening to follow spoken instructions

In some listening tasks, you may be required to fill in a form. Before listening, you

should read the form carefully. The instructions are not usually written on the form. You

often hear the following instructions:

tick relevant boxes

circle correct answers

cross out inappropriate answers

Your turnYour turn

A. Read the self-introduction and fill in the form.

My name is Peter Wong. I am a Secondary Four student. I would like to join

CityTalk. My contact number is nine triple-three, four triple-seven.

CityTalk Participation Form

Name:

Year of study: S1–3 S4–6

(tick the correct box)

Contact method ( Email / Mobile ):

(cross out the inappropriate one)

B. Listen to the conversation and fill in the form.

Social Issues Seminars Registration Form

Name:

Age: 12–14 15–17 18–20

Reasons for attending the seminars: (You can choose more than one.)

For the purpose of study Staying with friends

Teacher’s recommendation Sharing ideas with others

Topics of interest: (Choose at least THREE topics.)

Housing problem Hong Kong’s legal system

Teenage issues Education development

Environment protection Economic development

Listening strategyistening strategy

Track 14

Sample


Situation

You are Ryan Wong, a Secondary Three student. You want to do some voluntary work in your spare time.

You are talking to your teacher. Listen to the conversation. As you listen you can make notes on the note-

taking sheet.

Listening note-taking sheet

Love to Help Enrolment Form

Name: Gender: M / F

Age: 11–13 14–16 17–19

Personality: (You can choose more than one.)

patient cheerful positive helpful cooperative energetic

Target service group: (choose ONE only)

new immigrants orphans elderly people disabled people

Contact number:

Data File

Study the Data File for relevant information to be included in the writing task.

1. Memo from Miss Fung to Ryan 2. Abstract from a newspaper article

Your turnYour turn

Complete the self-introduction letter using information from the Data File and your notes.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to join . I will introduce myself.

I would like to help .

I can be reached on if you need further information.

Yours faithfully,

OIntegrated skillsntegrated skillsTrack 15

Hi Ryan,

I’m happy to know that you’re going to do some voluntary work. Your English is good. I think you may give free tutoring to some children. I think you can help them enjoy learning.

Miss Fung

Problems faced by new immigrants

The new immigrant children’s English level

is usually low and the family cannot afford to

send them to tutorial classes. Most of them

find it hard to adapt to their new environment.

Sample


Reporting statements

When you report statements, you have to change the following:

Tense

simple present simple past simple past past perfect

present continuous past continuous past continuous past perfect continuous

present perfect past perfect simple future would + bare infinitive

present perfect continuous past perfect

continuous

is/am/are going to was/were going to

Pronouns / Possessive adjectives

first and second person pronouns / possessive adjectives third person

Time/Place words

now then next week the following week

this afternoon that afternoon yesterday the day before

today/tonight that day/night last week the week before

tomorrow the following/next day here there

e.g. Samson said, ‘I watched a scary film yesterday.’

Samson said he had watched a scary film the day before.

Your turnYour turn

A. Rewrite the story in the left column using reported speech.

OG rammarrammar

Reporting verbs such as

informed, mentioned,

replied, said and told

are often used in the

simple past tense when

reporting statements.

O OUseful tip

Edith and Walter were discussing the coming storytelling competition on their way home after school. ‘I will tell an Aesop’s Fable,’ Edith said. ‘It’s meaningful and it always brings out a moral lesson.’ ‘I’m considering a ghost story,’ Walter said. ‘I will scare everyone to death,’ he explained. Edith looked at him in disbelief. ‘Last year someone told one and he scared a girl who couldn’t stop crying in class,’ Edith told Walter. ‘You’re going to change your mind,’ Edith suggested.

Edith and Walter were discussing the coming storytelling competition on their way home after school.

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Present participles and past participles as adjectives

There are two types of participles: present participles and past participles. You can use

participles as adjectives.

Present participles (the -ing form of a verb)

talk about the person, thing or

situation which has caused the

feeling

The job of a social worker is regarded as a

challenging one.

describe a continuous action Someone took a picture of the shocking moment

when the plane fell from the sky.

Past participles (the -ed form of a verb)

talk about how someone feels People were amazed by President Lincoln who

stopped slavery.

describe a complete action This picture shows the fallen plane near the river.

Your turnYour turn

B. Read the text and underline the correct answers.

Terrorism is a (1) ( threatening / threatened )

thing to all people in the world. We are

(2) ( worried / worrying ) about what terrorists

will do in the future. We are all (3) ( scaring /

scared ) about terrorist attacks. When we watch

the news about hijacking an aircraft or tourists

being kidnapped, we feel upset and

(4) ( disappointing / disappointed ). We also feel (5) ( shocking / shocked ) when

someone is killed by terrorists. All citizens are asking their governments to tackle this

(6) ( annoying / annoyed ) problem of terrorism. Governments are also saying the

situation is (7) ( depressed / depressing ). They have been trying very hard to avoid

terrorism, for example, enhancing the security at airports and strengthening international

cooperation. Some people think terrorism is (8) ( disturbing / disturbed ) so they do not

travel any more even though there are so many (9) ( amazing / amazed ) scenic spots in

the world. I believe all people around the world would feel (10) ( pleasing / pleased ) if

terrorism were no longer to exist.

You use more and

most when forming

the comparative and

superlative forms

of these participle

adjectives, e.g. more

exciting and most

exciting.

O OUseful tip

Sample

Unit 5 • Endangered species • O59

Argumentative essay: Establishing facts to support an argument

is written to show your opinion towards a particular issue.

can be one-sided or two-sided depending on the topic.

should be supported by evidence. Your evidence can be some facts, statistics, expert

quotes or based on logic. Each paragraph will provide evidence to support one

argument. For example, ‘The Amur leopard is critically endangered. According to the

WWF, there are only about 30 individuals in the world today due to poaching.’

What should be included in an argumentative essay?

An argumentative essay should include the following:

Writing strategyriting strategy

Your turnYour turn

You are going to write a 250-word argumentative essay on the topic ‘Should we help save

endangered species?’

Step 1: Planning — mind map

• Debating •

Topic

Tell readers what the essay is about.

Introduction

Begin with an interesting fact about the topic or a quote from an authoritative

source about the topic. Then give a general overview of the topic.

Body paragraphs

First state the counter arguments with related evidence. Then present your case in

the second section of the body. Use one paragraph to state each of your arguments.

Conclusion

Summarise your arguments, state your opinion or preferences and end with a call to

action.

Introduction:

Counter argument (1): Counter argument (2):

Topic:

Sample


Step 2: Writing

Conclusion:

Supporting argument (1): Supporting argument (2):

Useful vocabulary

O O

Endangered Species

Act, survival of the

fittest, living creatures,

habitats, extinct, ruin,

collapse, ecosystem,

biodiversity, chain

reaction

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Agreeing and disagreeing

When you are having a group discussion, you often show agreement or disagreement

with what others say.

Instead of just saying ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, you have to use an appropriate expression to

give your opinion. It should be supported by an explanation.

Here are some common expressions to show agreement or disagreement.

Agreeing Disagreeing

•Absolutely.

• Exactly.

• Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.

• Ihavenodoubtaboutit.

• Itotallyagreewithyou.

• Iwasjustgoingtosaythat.

•Ofcourse.

• That’sagoodpoint.

• That’sexactlyhowIfeel/think.

• That’sforsure.

• That’sright.I’mtotallywithyou.

• That’ssotrue.

• Thatmakesgoodsense.

• Thatsoundslogical.

•You’reabsolutelyright.

•Youhaveapointthere.

• I’mafraidIcanonlypartiallyagree

with you.

• I’mafraidIdon’tagree.

• I’mnotsosureaboutthat.

• Idon’tthinkso.

• Idoubtthat.

• IseeyourpointbutIhavetodisagree.

• Itotallydisagree.

• I’dsaytheexactopposite.

•Notreally.

• Sorry,Idon’tquiteagreewithyou.

• That’snotalwaysthecase.

• That’snotalwaystrue.

• That’snotentirelytrue.

• That’snotright.

• Thestoryisnotlikethat.

Here are two examples:

Mum: Ithinkthegovernmentshouldprovidemorepublichousing.

Dad: Itotallyagreewithyou.Therearesomanypeoplewhohavelowincomeand

cannotaffordtobuyprivatehousing.(Agreeing)

Son: That’snotright.Thegovernmentshouldnotonlyfocusonpublichousing.

Educationneedsmoreresourcestoo.(Disagreeing)

Peter: There’sbeenanearthquakeinChina.Shallwedonatesomemoney?

Cindy: Absolutely.Let’sdoittogether.(Agreeing)

Simon: Idon’tthinkso.Ithinkdonatingfoodandresourcesismorepracticalthan

money.(Disagreeing)

Speaking strategypeaking strategy

Sample


Your turnYour turn

You are going to have a group discussion on the topic ‘The government should pay for

tertiary education’. Write down your ideas in the table and elaborate two points to show

agreement and another two points to show disagreement in the space below.

Useful vocabulary

O O

fresh graduates,

tuition fee, debt, ease,

financial burden, elite,

contribute, distribution

of resources, priority,

tax payers, feasible

Agreeing Disagreeing

Track 16

Sample

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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 0Teenage drinkers

Reading strategy — Identifying what pronouns

refer to

Vocabulary about teen issues

Listening strategy — Listening for specific

information

Comparative and superlative adjectives

As…as, the same as, different from, like

Too many, too much, too few, too little, enough

Writing strategy — Drama script

Board game about some good and bad behaviour of

teenagers

Unit 2 • Teen issues •

Play the board game with a dice. The board shows some good and bad behaviour of

teenagers. Follow the numbers in the stars to move forward or backward.

1 10 11 20

2 9 12 19

3 8 13 18

4 7 14 17

5 6 15 16

OFun breakun break

Start FinishWander aimlessly around the streets

Lock yourself in your room

Take drugsShare happiness with friends

Cook with friends Spend too much money

Watch a film with friends

+1

+1 -2

+1

-2 -4

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