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Current books and courses on the iSpring LMS
Course/e-book Level No. of
Quizzes No. of
Questions Learning materials
Detailed answers
01 Grammar with the first 500 words
F1-2 55 1,191 120 slides
02 The 250 Most Important Adjectives
F1-4 32 970 526 slides
03 Proofreading with hints F2-5 68 1,350
04 Proofreading F3-4 F3-4 55 1,193
05 Proofreading F4-5 F4-5 40 954
06 Oral Proofreading F4-6 9 229
07 Cloze Passages F3-4 14 275
08 Cloze and Cloze Summary F4-5 30 514
09 Close Summary Adv. w/vocab. F6 36 620
10 Reading Comprehension 1 F3-5 71 616 23 slides
11 Reading Comprehension 2 F4-6 20* 111
12 M-C Cloze F4-5 F4-5 40 720
13 M-C Cloze Advanced F5-6 30 252
14a Listening with videos F3-6 38 790
14b Proofreading from transcripts F3-6 10 229
15 Vocabulary through the News F4-6 27 873
16 Inversion Practice F4-6 38 642 44 slides
Total 566 11,529 4 6
* two units - more added each week
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Course/e-book Level Quizzes Date
assigned
Date
completed
01 Grammar with the first 500
words F1-2 06, 10, 23, Learning 04
02 The 250 Most Important
Adjectives F1-4
01.A adjectives
Learning.A adjectives
03 Proofreading with hints F2-5
Pre-test 01.Word forms.easy
Pre-test 02.Word forms.hard
Pre-test 03.Incomplete words
Pre-test 04.Wrong word
Pre-test 05.Extra word
04 Proofreading F3-4 F3-4 01.PR3-4.quizzes 1-2
05 Proofreading F4-5 F4-5 01.PR4-5.quizzes 1-2
06 Oral Proofreading F4-6 01.Oral PR.emails
07 Cloze Passages F3-4 01.Cloze F3-4.quiz 1-2
08 Cloze and Cloze Summary F4-5 08.Cloze Summary F4-5.22-24
09 Close Summary Adv. w/vocab. F6 01.CSA.The Liberal Arts
10 Reading Comprehension 1 F3-5 02.RC1.Reference questions
11 Reading Comprehension 2 F4-6 01a.RC2.Landfills
12 M-C Cloze F4-5 F4-5 01.MC Cloze F4-5.quiz 1-2
13 M-C Cloze Advanced F5-6 01.M-C Cloze Adv.quiz 1-3
14a Listening with videos F3-6
14a.List.Beijing Hutongs.easy
14b.List.Beijing Hutongs.hard
35.List.The Great Wall
14b Proofreading from transcripts F3-6 14.List.Beijing Hutongs
15 Vocabulary through the News F4-6 06.News.Powder fire injures 500
27.News.Milk formula restriction
16 Inversion Practice F4-6 01.Inversion.There is
09.Inv.above, across, ahead
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Quiz No. of
quest.
Quiz type Date
assigned
Date
completed
Drama vocabulary 01.People 40 matching
word bank
Drama vocabulary 02.Verbs 40 matching
word bank
Drama vocabulary 03.The script 40 matching,
word bank
Language Arts.Level 01.Learning 12 info slides
Language Arts.Level 01.Quiz 01 45 word bank
Language Arts.Level 01.Quiz 02 55 word bank
Language Arts.Level 01.Quiz 03 55 word bank
Picture vocabulary.Animals 01 18 matching
Picture vocabulary.Fruit 01 25 matching
Picture vocabulary.Fruit 02 30 M-C
Picture vocabulary.Places 01.sports 20 matching
Picture vocabulary.Vegetables 01 20 matching
Picture vocabulary.Vegetables.Learning 20 info slides
Vocabulary level 05.Spelling quizzes 01-03 19 fill in the
blank
Vocabulary level 05.Spelling quizzes 04-07 25 fill in the
blank
Vocabulary level 05.Words 1-19-pre-test 20 matching
Vocabulary.Academic Word List.Sublist 01a 52
matching
word bank
M-C text
Vocabulary.Prefix quiz 01-anti 50 word bank
M-C text
Total 586
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01. Grammar and functions with the most frequent 500 words M-C = multiple choice; WB = word bank; FITB = fill in the blank
Learning – Functions Learning slides
No. of questions
Quiz type Date assigned
Date completed
1. Interpersonal expressions 10 0
2. Meeting and greeting 9 0
3. Meeting and greeting 11 0
4. Classroom language 12 0
5. Classroom language 9 0
6. Classroom language 9 0
7. Pair and group work 10 0
8. Grammar of questions 14 0
Quizzes 1. Warm-up - Jumbled sentences 0 10 sequence
2. Meeting and greeting 1 10 10 sequence
3. Meeting and greeting 2 0 10 sequence
4. Exchanging personal information 9 10 M-C
5. Matching questions and answers 0 30 matching
6. Question quizzes 0 16 cloze, WB, M-C
7. Match comments w/ responses 0 30 matching
8. Yes-no questions 0 15 word bank (WB)
9. Question words 0 15 word bank
10. Indirect questions 0 10 sequence
11. Articles 1 30 M-C text
12. Indef. determiners and pronouns 1 30 M-C text
13. Other determiners 1 30 WB, matching
14. Personal pronouns 1 40 word bank
15. Other pronouns 1 20 5M-C, 3MR, 2WB
16. Prepositions of place 1 15 M-C
17. Prepositions of time 1 15 MR, cloze
18. Other prepositions 1 15 cloze, matching
19. Conjunctions 1 30 WB, matching
20. Conjunctions 1 30 WB, matching
21. Most common verbs 1 30 WB, matching
22. Auxiliary verbs - Q and A 1 20 M-C text
23. Auxiliary verbs - neg. answers 0 15 Fill in the blank
24. Modal verbs- can, may, will 1 30 M-C text
25. Irregular verbs 0 15 M-C
26. Irregular verbs 0 15 M-C
27. Irregular verbs 0 20 Fill in the blank
28. Irregular verbs (listening) 0 15 M-C text
29. Irregular verbs (listening) 0 15 M-C text
30. Irregular verbs (listening) 0 15 M-C text
31. Present simple or continuous 0 15 Fill in the blank
32. Present simple or continuous 0 15 M-C
33. Verbs not used in the cont. tense 0 10 M-C
34. Past simple or present perfect 0 15 M-C
35. Past simple or present perfect 0 15 Fill in the blank
36. Talking about the future 1 30 Matching, WB
37. Past or present (listening) 0 50 M-C text
38. Past or present (listening) 0 80 M-C text
39. There is 1 30 M-C text
40. There is 0 15 M-C
41. Compounds, suffixes, opposites 0 30 Matching
42. Adjectives and adverbs - mixed 1 15 Multiple response
43. Adjective or adverb 0 25 M-C text, FITB
44. Adverbs - word order 1 20 M-C, sequence
45. Adverbs - context 0 30 Word bank
46. Adverbs - meaning 0 20 Fill in the blank
47. Adverbs - meaning 0 20 Fill in the blank
48. Adverbs - meaning 0 25 Fill in the blank
49. Adverbs - meaning 0 20 Fill in the blank
50. Adverb comparisons 0 15 M-C text
51. Adjective comparisons 0 15 M-C text
52. Adjectives - meaning 0 20 Fill in the blank
53. Adjectives - meaning 0 20 Fill in the blank
54. Infinitive or -ing 0 15 M-C text
55. Verbal errors - proofreading 0 25 Fill in the blank
Total 120 1,191
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02. The 250 most important adjectives
M-C = multiple choice; WB = word bank; FITB = fill in the blank
Learning Learning
slides
No. of
questions
Quiz type Date
assigned
Date
completed
A adjectives 30
B adjectives 26
C adjectives 48
D adjectives 26
E adjectives 36
F adjectives 40
G-H adjectives 35
I adjectives 24
L adjectives 34
M-O adjectives 43
P adjectives 34
Q-R adjectives 25
S adjectives 61
T-V adjectives 34
W-Y adjectives 30
Quizzes
01. A adjectives 34 matching, M-C, FITB
02. A adjectives 25 FITB, word bank
03. B adjectives 35 matching, M-C
04. B adjectives 25 M-C, FITB, matching
05. C adjectives 35 matching, FITB, multiple response
06. C adjectives 25 FITB, matching
07. D adjectives 33 matching, multiple response, FITB
08. D adjectives 25 matching, M-C, FITB
09. E adjectives 37 matching, WB, M-C
10. E adjectives 25 matching, M-C
11. F adjectives 38 matching, M-C
12. F adjectives 25 matching, M-C
13. G-H adjectives 38 matching, multiple response
14. G-H adjectives 25 matching, FITB, M-C
15. I adjectives 32 matching, FITB, multiple response
16. I adjectives 25 matching, multiple response, FITB
17. L adjectives 49 matching, FITB, M-C
18. L adjectives 25 matching, M-C
19. M-O adjectives 37 matching, WB, FITB
20. M-O adjectives 25 multiple response, FITB
21. P adjectives 36 matching, M-C, FITB
22. P adjectives 25 word bank, FITB
23. Q-R adjectives 32 matching, M-C text, multiple resp.
24. Q-R adjectives 25 multiple response, WB, matching
25. S adjectives 40 matching, multiple response
26. S adjectives 25 matching, multiple response
27. S adjectives 25 multiple response, word bank
28. S adjectives 25 multiple response, matching, FITB
29. T-V adjectives 35 matching, multiple response, FITB
30. T-V adjectives 25 multiple response, matching
31. W-Y adjectives 34 matching, FITB
32. W-Y adjectives 25 FITB, word bank, multiple resp.
Total 526 970
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03. Proofreading 2-4
Unit Quiz Title No. of
Questions
Date
assigned
Date
completed
Pre-tests
01 1 Notice: Community Volunteer Club (word form,
easy) 16
02 2 Notice: Community Volunteer Club (word form,
hard) 16
03 3 Memo report: Activities Day Plans (incomplete
word) 14
04 4 Recommendation: shoe regulations (wrong word) 15
05 5 Letter of application: local school (extra word) 15
06 6 Personal letter: to aunt (general) 18
Quizzes
Word form, easy
07 1 Personal letter: to a friend 17
2 Newspaper article: caring for a pet fish 16
08 3 Personal letter: to a cousin 17
4 Newspaper article: getting a pet fish 16
09 5 Newspaper article: pets for adults 17
6 Notice: looking for tutors 15
10 7 Personal letter: to a former teacher 15
8 Newspaper article: Sports Day report 14
11 9 Proposal letter: to the principal for new club 16
10 Proposal letter: to the principal for new club 16
12 11 Announcement: drama club 15
12 Letter to the editor: more cycling lanes 15
13 13 Letter to the editor: good news for pedestrians 15
14 Persuasive letter: to potential sponsors 14
Word form, hard
14 1 Personal letter: to a friend 17
2 Newspaper article: caring for a pet fish 16
15 3 Personal letter: to a cousin 17
4 Newspaper article: getting a pet fish 16
16 5 Newspaper article: pets for adults 17
6 Notice: looking for tutors 15
17 7 Personal letter: to a former teacher 15
8 Newspaper article: Sports Day report 14
18 9 Proposal letter: to the principal for new club 16
10 Proposal letter: to the principal for new club 16
19 11 Announcement: drama club 15
12 Letter to the editor: More cycling lanes 15
20 13 Letter to the editor: Good news for pedestrians 15
14 Persuasive letter: to potential sponsors 14
Incomplete word
21 15 Personal letter: to a friend 15
16 Complaint letter: to a supplier 15
22 17 Thank you letter: career-seminar speaker 16
18 Careers Club report 14
23 19 Job advertisement: Tutor wanted 13
20 Letter of request: to use name as a reference 13
24 21 Letter of request: for careers visit 16
22 Request to parents: Calendars wanted 14
25 23 Website article: Calling all alumni 13
24 Fable: The fox and the crow 14
26 25 Fable: The goose with the golden eggs 15
26 Fable: Coyote kills a giant 15
27 27 Fable: The beginning of thunder 15
28 Fable: The Wolf and the Lamb 11
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03. Proofreading 2-4 (cont.)
Unit Quiz Title No. of
Questions
Date
assigned
Date
completed
Wrong word
28 29 Letter: to an exchange student 15
30 Newspaper article: Birds as pets 13
29 31 Letter: to exchange student 14
32 Progress report: Gardening Club 14
30 33 Minutes: Student Association meeting 12
34 Letter of request: for interview 13
31 35 Newspaper article: New-teacher interview 13
36 Newspaper article: New-student interview 13
32 37 Announcement: School-canteen survey 14
38 Letter of request: Yearbook advertisements 14
33 39 Newspaper article: The Mediterranean Diet 13
40 School newsletter: Internet guidelines 14
34 41 Request to parents: Wanted: Careers advice 13
42 Announcement: Photo contest 13
Extra word
35 43 Newspaper report: Running for health 16
44 Newspaper report: Buying running shoes 15
36 45 Job application letter 14
46 Newspaper interview 16
37 47 Letter of application: Scholarship 15
48 Letter of application: Overseas school 16
38 49 Letter of request: For careers visit 15
50 Announcement: Student Council elections 14
39 51 Announcement: School Dance 14
52 Letter to the editor: Exam pressure 15
40 53 Fairy tale: Beauty and the Beast 13
54 Fiction: Sinbad the Sailor 14
41 55 Fiction: Animal Farm 15
56 Fiction: 1984 16
General proofreading
42 57 Announcement: Drama Club 18
58 Magazine article: Black spot 18
43 59 Letter to the editor: Honking 20
60 Letter to the editor: Pedestrianisation 20
44 61 Personal letter 20
62 Announcement: Basketball Team 17
45 63 Announcement: Careers Club 19
64 Announcement: Basketball Club 19
46 65 Announcement: Environmental Club 18
66 Announcement: Parents’ Day 19
47 67 Announcement: Gardening Club 17
68 Announcement: English Club 20
Total 1,350
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04.Proofreading F3-4
Unit Quiz Title No. of
Questions Date assigned Date completed
01 1 Welcome. English learning 20
2 3A’s picnic I 20
02 3 3A’s picnic II 23
4 Patrick goes to a concert 23
03 5 Mother’s Day 21
6 No smoking 23
04 7 Camping disaster 21
8 A strange child 23
05 9 Peter saves Holland 21
10 Western wedding 21
06 11 Jurassic Park 21
12 Holiday in Thailand I 20
07 13 Holiday in Thailand II 22
14 New Year 21
08 15 The Terminator 22
16 Tell and Joan 22
09 17 An accident 23
18 Holiday in London I 23
10 19 Holiday in London II 23
20 Kelvin’s pet 20
11 21 A good teacher 20
22 The Pied Piper 23
12 23 A ghostly story 25
24 Letter from Singapore 25
13 25 Golding’s Lord of the Flies 22
26 Emigrating 21
14 27 Helen of Troy 20
28 The wooden horse 22
15 29 Causeway Bay 22
30 A mystery 22
16 31 The Sword in the Stone 22
32 Beware of pride 22
17 33 Imagination 22
34 Julius Caesar 21
18 35 Transport in Hong Kong 22
36 Dracula 20
19 37 Love ends 23
38 The War of the Worlds 22
20 39 Disaster! 21
40 David and Goliath 23
21 41 Schoolmates I 21
42 Schoolmates II 21
22 43 Schoolmates III 21
44 Schoolmates IV 21
23 45 Schoolmates V 22
46 What a welcome! 22
24 47 Meet a star 23
48 An unusual fairy tale 22
25 49 Amazing tale I 21
50 Amazing tale II 21
26 51 Great district 22
52 A little hungry 21
27 53 Wildlife crime 22
54 Can it change you? 20
55 Dial an answer! 20
Total 1193
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05.Proofreading F4-5
Unit Quiz Title No. of
Questions Date assigned Date completed
01 1 Restaurant’s reply to complaint 18
2 Application for a teaching post 22
02 3 A bank robbery 24
4 Your son copies my son’s homework 23
03 5 Shirley’s diary (1) 25
6 Shirley’s diary (2) 23
04 7 Telephone number menace 20
8 Would you like such rules? 25
05 9 A new finger-tip 20
10 Letter to Ben 23
06 11 Reply from Ben 24
12 University life in Canada 25
07 13 How to prepare for exams 24
14 The school’s 50th anniversary 22
08 15 Snow White 25
16 Illegal hawkers in the streets 24
09 17 Never a dull moment in HK 22
18 Will the Star Ferry sail on? 26
10 19 The man with the wet feet 25
20 Some old jokes 25
11 21 Cinderella and the glass slipper 24
22 Give blood and help others 24
12 23 Birds are better left in the wild 20
24 Snakes in Hong Kong 24
13 25 Talking to a family helper 27
26 The festivals we celebrate 25
14 27 The drug problem in secondary schools 24
28 What will you do in your summer holiday? 24
15 29 Jokes about eating in the restaurant 25
30 Wishes coming true may not bring happiness 23
16 31 Seeing nature in gardens and zoos 25
32 Taxi-drivers have to cruise round 23
17 33 Old days in Tai O 23
34 The Service and Courtesy Awards 25
18 35 Discipline problem in HK schools 27
36 A matter of death 27
19 37 The office revolution 23
38 The English Patient 25
20 39 Buildings in Hong Kong 26
40 The story of Perrier and Vitasoy 25
Total 954
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06.Oral proofreading (with short explanations) 2014 individual response topics
Question Words Questions Date assigned
Date completed
01 Do you send many emails? 176 24
02 Does being an Airport Ambassador interest you? 250 28
03 Would helicopter parenting work for you? 269 32
04 What do you think of people taking photos of food
in restaurants?
243 27
05 Would you like to get involved in street culture? 177 20
06 Why do you think Hong Kong is only the 64th
happiest place in the world?
224 24
07 Do you think it’s useful for Hong Kong students to
learn English slang?
201 25
08 Which education system suits you better – HK’s
or Finland’s?
203 25
09 Do you think the ferris wheel in Central is a good
idea?
224 24
Total 229
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07. Cloze Passages F3-4 (with explanations)
Unit Quiz Title No. of
Questions Date assigned Date
completed
01 01 Personal letter 20
02 Survey 20
02 03 Letter of complaint 18
04 Job ad 18
03 05 Film review 16
06 Diary 21
04 07 Speech 20
08 Story 22
05 09 Interview 20
10 Advice column 22
06 11 Information 21
12 News article 20
07 13 Leaflet 21
14 Restaurant dialogue 16
Total 275
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08. Cloze Passages F4-5 (with explanations)
Unit Quiz Title Type No. of Questions
Date assigned
Date completed
Cloze passages 01 1 Dialogue: In a shop Cloze 20
2 Letter to the Press Cloze 22
3 Restaurant review Cloze 21
02 4 Report Cloze 16
5 E-mail message Cloze 20
6 Recipe Cloze 15
03 7 Rules Cloze 22
8 Instructions Cloze 22
9 Horoscopes Cloze 20
04 10 Survey Cloze 20
11 News article Cloze 18
12 Brochure Cloze 20
05 13 Testimonial Cloze 14
14 Telephone call Cloze 23
15 Personal letter Cloze 24
Cloze Summary 06 16 I want to be different Cloze summary 15
17 Scary Story I Cloze summary 14
18 Scary Story II Cloze summary 16
07 19 Ambitions Cloze summary 16
20 The great opal Cloze summary 15
21 The happiest days of your life Cloze summary 14
08 22 Chong and the tiger Cloze summary 15
23 The deadly wave Cloze summary 14
24 A good place to visit Cloze summary 14
09 25 Holiday from Hell Cloze summary 15
26 Annual Report Cloze summary 12
27 Can’t live without it... Cloze summary 14
10 28 Thank you and goodbye Cloze summary 14
29 Soccer news Cloze summary 15
30 The final exam Cloze summary 14
Total 514
done
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09. Close Summary Advanced and vocabulary development
Quiz M-C Cloze F4-5 Questions Date assigned Date completed
Word forms Rephrasing Vocabulary
01 Liberal Arts 20 20 10
02 Social Sciences 25 20 10
03 Anthropology 20 20 12
04 Geography 20 20 11
05 Psychology 20 20 10
06 Cognitive Science 20 20 12
07 Economics 25 20 8
08 Sociology 20 20 12
09 Political Science 20 20 11
10 Philosophy 20 20 12
11 English Literature 20 20 11
12 Microbiology 20 20 11
Total 250 240 130
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10. Reading Comprehension 1
Unit Quiz Type Learning slides
No. of Questions
Quiz type Date assigned
Date completed
01 1 Poem 3 4 FITB 2 Newspaper article 6 FITB 3 Fill in the blanks – word forms 11 FITB 4 Fill in the blanks – word forms 6 FITB 5 Fill in the blanks – word forms 7 FITB
02 6 Reference questions 4 8 FITB 7 Pronoun reference questions 4 MC text 8 Pronoun and adverb reference 2 MC text 9 Pronoun and adverb reference 3 MC text 10 Pronoun ref. and clause substitution 3 MC text 11 Verbs replacing clauses 4 MC text 12 Verbs replacing clauses 4 FITB 13 Pronoun, adverb & verb refer. questions 8 MC text 14 Mixed reference questions 5 MC text
03 15 Synonyms 1 5 FITB 16 Synonyms 12 Matching 17 Synonyms 8 FITB 18 Synonyms 8 FITB 19 Synonyms 15 FITB 20 Synonyms 14 FITB
04 21 Antonyms 1 10 FITB 22 Antonyms 12 Matching
05 23 Meaning – dictionary definitions 1 7 MC text 24 Meaning – other definitions 1 9 MC text 25 Meaning questions 11 MC text 26 Meaning questions 9 MC text 27 Meaning questions 1 9 FITB 28 Meaning questions 7 FITB
06 29 Matching speakers 1 12 Word bank 30 Matching speech with place 1 12 Matching 31 Buying things 12 Word bank 32 At the hotel 12 Word bank
07 33 Matching headlines with text 1 13 Word bank 34 Matching headlines with text 13 Word bank 35 Matching sentence parts 1 10 Word bank 36 Matching sentence parts 10 Word bank
08 37 Matching clauses 1 10 Word bank 38 Matching clauses 10 Word bank 39 Matching clauses 8 Word bank 40 Matching clauses 12 Word bank
09 41 Matching sentences 4 10 Word bank 42 Matching sentences 10 Word bank 43 Matching sentences 10 Word bank 44 Matching sentences 10 Word bank
10 45 Rewording 1 12 FITB 46 Rewording 8 FITB 47 Rewording 10 FITB 48 Rewording 15 FITB
11 49 Sequence 8 Sequence 50 Sequence 9 Sequence 51 Sequence 14 Sequence
12 52 MC Cloze 9 MC text 53 MC Cloze 9 MC text 54 MC Cloze 9 MC text
13 55 MC Cloze 9 MC text 56 MC Cloze 9 MC text 57 MC Cloze 16 MC text
14 58 Specific details 1 8 MC text 59 Specific details 7 MC text 60 Specific details 10 MC text 61 Specific details 10 MC text
15 62 Fiction – opening paragraphs 10 MC text 63 Fiction – opening paragraphs 5 MC text 64 Fiction – opening paragraphs 6 MC text
16 65 Poetry 4 MC text 66 Poetry 5 MC text 67 Poetry 6 MC text 68 Poetry 6 MC text 69 Poetry 7 MC text 70 Poetry 5 MC text 71 Poetry 5 MC text Total 23 616
FITB = fill in the blanks
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11. Reading Comprehension 2 (incomplete)
HKDSE format
Unit Type No. of quizzes
No. of Questions
Quiz type Date assigned Date completed
01a Hong Kong’s landfill problem 3 9 MC text
01b Hong Kong’s landfill problem 6 28 FITB
01c Hong Kong’s landfill problem 1 14 MC text
Total 10 51
02a HK’s ageing population 3 17 MC text, FITB
02b HK’s ageing population 4 16 FITB
02c HK’s ageing population 3 27 FITB,
Matching
Total 10 60
FITB = fill in the blanks
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12. M-C Cloze F4-5 (with explanations)
Unit Quiz M-C Cloze F4-5 Category Questions Date
assigned
Date
completed
01 01 E-mail home from an expatriate prepositions 18
02 The near meeting of empires prep, conjunctions 18
02 03 Sea turtles prep, conj, rel pron 18
04 The news story conjunctions 18
03 05 The flu pronouns 18
06 Science and magic pronouns 18
04 07 Changing national diet pronouns, det 18
08 The shark arm murder case determiners 18
05 09 Socrates and Kong Zi determiners 18
10 Controlling volcanoes adjectives, adverbs 18
06 11 Clues to long life adjectives, adverbs 18
12 Super athletes adjectives, adverbs 18
07 13 Opening a newspaper article modal verbs 18
14 The common cold verbs 18
08 15 Hong Kong’s rock carvings verbs 18
16 Germs verbs, verbals 18
09 17 Spicy food verbals 18
18 Who discovered America? nouns 18
10 19 Software millionaires nouns 18
20 Old Western-style buildings passives 18
11 21 Fung shui in Hong Kong 18
22 Tigers in Hong Kong 18
12 23 Genghis Khan 18
24 Alexander the Great 18
13 25 New weight guidelines 18
26 Changing your body shape 18
14 27 Ice cream personalities 18
28 Nature vs. nurture 18
15 29 The female’s choice 18
30 Iridology 18
16 31 Fake science 18
32 Different ways of viewing the world 18
17 33 How was the moon formed? 18
34 Solar power 18
18 35 Pollution in the home 18
36 Translation problems 18
19 37 Paleontology 18
38 Independent learning 18
20 39 Lack of entrepreneurial spirit 18
40 Hong Kong’s economic future 18
Total 720
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13. M-C Cloze Advanced (Newspaper articles – MC text)
Unit Quiz Title Questions Date
assigned
Date
completed
01 1 'Talentless' Woman Proves Any Publicity Is Good 8
2 Squirrel Sleuth Cracks Robbery 8
3 Cambodians Find Mice Way to Turn a Profit 8
02 4 Lost Briefcase with Life Savings Returned 8
5 Monkey Visits German Pizzeria, Vandalizes Toilet 8
6 Man Entraps Neighbour's Dog with Taped Barks 8
03 7 Crime Victim Laughs All the Way to the Bank 8
8 Firecracker Sets Off Blasts at Arsenal 8
9 Man Drives Home Cry for Psychiatric Help 8
04 10 Chewing Gum May Make You Smarter 8
11 'What Was He Thinking?' 8
12 What Your Cat Is Trying to Tell You 8
05 13 Aggressive Pig Sparks Helicopter Chase 8
14 Fast Music Can Lead to Dangerous Driving 8
15 Toshiba Device May Help Find Earthquake Survivors
8
06 16 Wife-Subduing Air Raid Siren Confiscated 8
17 Tourist with Pet Chicken Falls Foul of the Law 8
18 Cancer-Survivor Dog Honoured for Helping Save Baby
8
07 19 A $100,000 Speeding Fine? 9
20 Boy Breeds Eggs in His Body, Produces Beetles? 9
21 South Wastes More Food Than North Produces 9
08 22 It's a Dog's Life – Amazing Story of Survival 9
23 Kids to Learn Stunt Wizardry at Summer Camp 9
24 Schoolgirls Break World Reading Record 9
09 25 Playing Video Games Not So Mindless After All 9
26 Wild Elephants Kill Three, Injure 10 9
27 Man Gets Life in Prison for Spitting 9
10 28 Man Held with 1,304 Diamonds in Intestines 9
29 Germans Swap Sausages for Sauteed Maggots 9
30 Predicting the Stock Market Is Child's Play 9
Total 252
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14a. Listening with online videos
Title Source Words Minutes Questions
Date
assigned
Date
completed
01 What is a marine reserve? National Geographic 431 3:44 13 M-C
02 How social media is affecting
teens CBC 906 6:12 17 FITB, 2 M-C
03 Miss Japan BBC 365 2:34 12 FITB
04 Korean English teacher BBC 340 2:44 11 FITB
05 Children: New billionaires BBC 380 2:27 10 FITB
06 Toxic fumes on airplanes BBC 529 3:31 13 FITB
07 Giant pandas Viking Cruises 281 2:01 13 FITB, 2 M-C
08 Food in China Viking Cruises 306 2:10 12 FITB, 1 M-C
09 Earthquakes 101 National Geographic 333 2:38 11 FITB, 3 M-C
10a Greek financial crisis (easy) CBC 509 3:34 12 M-C
10b Greek financial crisis (hard) CBC 509 3:34 12 FITB
11a HK hotel rooftop beehive
(easy) Intercontinental Hotel 590 3:51 16 M-C
11b HK hotel rooftop beehive
(hard) Intercontinental Hotel 590 3:51 16 FITB
12a Bedbugs (easy) National Geographic 302 2:12 10 M-C
12b Bedbugs (hard) National Geographic 302 2:12 10 FITB
13a Why the oceans matter
(easy)
National Geographic 187 2:25 14 M-C
13b Why the oceans matter
(hard)
National Geographic 187 2:25 14 FITB
14a Beijing Hutongs (easy) Viking Cruises 325 2:14 12 M-C
14b Beijing Hutongs (hard) Viking Cruises 325 2:14 12 FITB
15 A cluttered life U of California TV 815 6:33 18 FITB
16 Would you eat live octopus? National Geographic 440 4:15 16 FITB
17 Music benefits the brain ed.ted.com 693 4:44 20 FITB
18 Are you eating plastic for
dinner?
itsaplasticworld.com 558 4:39 23 FITB
19 Population pyramids ed.ted.com 769 5:01 38 FITB
20 Benefits of good posture ed.ted.com 655 4:26 25 FITB
21 The Con Artist Handbook National Geographic 435 2:45 16 FITB
22 When humans disappear National Geographic 354 3:50 18 FITB
23 The Story of Silk Viking River Cruises 433 2:47 20 FITB
24 Blenheim Palace Viking River Cruises 402 3:18 20 FITB
25 How sugar affects the brain ed.ted.com 796 5:02 25 FITB
26 Floaters in your eye ed.ted.com 609 4:04 20 FITB
27 Brain tricks asapSCIENCE 856 4:40 25 FITB
28 Ocean Garbage CBC 411 2:13 15 FITB
29 How false news can spread ed.ted.com 443 3:41 20 FITB
30 Beijing womens 4x100 relay YouTube 729 4:32 30 FITB
31 Beijing mens 4x100 relay YouTube 238 1:45 15 FITB
32 How to read music, Tim Hansen
ed.ted.com 946 5:23 30 FITB
33 Ancient origins of the Olympics
ed.ted.com 367 3:19 20 FITB
34 China parades military hardware
CNN 640 3:23 25 FITB
35 What makes the Great Wall so extraordinary?
ed.ted.com 610 4:29 32 FITB
36 World Population Population Education 224 3:11 20 FITB
37 Animal plus technology equals human
BBC News 388 2:43 20 FITB
38 Inside Syria: Subterranean battle in Damascus
BBC News 456 4:10 20 FITB
Total
790
FITB = fill in the blanks
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14b. Proofreading quizzes from transcripts
Title Source Words Minutes Questions
Date
assigned
Date
completed
8 Food in China CBC 509 3:34 1 quiz, 35
items
11 HK hotel rooftop
beehive Intercontinental Hotel 590 3:51
1 quiz, 22
items
12 Bedbugs National Geographic 302 2:12 1 quiz, 20
items
13 Why the oceans matter National Geographic
187 2:25 1 quiz, 20
items
14 Beijing Hutongs Viking Cruises
325 2:14 1 quiz, 20
items
16 Would you eat live
octopus?
National Geographic 440 4:15
1 quiz, 20
items
17 Music helps the brain ed.ted.com
693 4:44 1 quiz, 24
items
18 Plastic for dinner itsaplasticworld.com
558 4:39 1 quiz, 19
items
19 Population pyramids ed.ted.com
769 5:01 1 quiz, 22
items
29 How false news can spread
ed.ted.com 443 3:41
1 quiz, 27 items
Total
229
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15. Vocabulary through the news
Quiz Topic Ques. Quizzes Types Words tested Date
assigned
Date
completed
01 Hawker clearance
28
2 word bank 2 matching
missing word in sentence meaning
activist, appropriate, clearance operation, concern group, festive items, hawker, preserve, rally, self-reliant, stage, stand off, step up, tradition
02 Vandalism 32
2 word bank 2 matching
missing word in sentence meaning
arrested, backdate, break into, cane, depot, duo, extradite, graffiti, guilty, incur, jail, spot, sentence (n), sentence (vb), spray paint, vandalise
03 Plane crash 33
9 m-c 2 word bank
meaning missing word in sentence
air-traffic control, auto-pilot, bring down, cockpit, co-pilot, descent, disintegrate, flight, investigator, on board, pounding, routine
04 Plastic bag levy
26
2 word bank 2 matching
missing word in sentence meaning
airtight, cling film, complicated, exempt, fine, hygiene, implement, levy, non-chilled, packaging, retailer, sealed, supermarket
05 Selfie-stick ban 30
2 word bank 2 matching
missing word in sentence meaning
ban (n), ban (vb), cast, check, extended, extension rod, force, frustrate, kick in, prohibit, selfie, self-portrait, strive, take effect, violator
06 Powder fire 30
2 word bank 2 matching
missing word in sentence meaning
first- to third-degree burns, flammable, ignite, inferno, inhale, injure, intensive care unit, overtaken, periphery, reveller, special effects, tear, treat, victim, witness
07 Lack of young cycling talent
24
1 word bank 1 matching
missing word in sentence meaning
atmosphere, bleak, compete, development, elite training, event, feeder system, grass-roots, intimidated, participation base, powerhouse, velodrome
08
Two-minute exercises to make you feel happier
38
1 word bank 1 matching 3 FITB
missing word in sentence meaning sentence rewriting
anti-depressant, cardiovascular exercise, habit, optimistic, pain medication, perceived, pessimism, productive, scan, social connections, stress levels, visualise
09 Health warning 37
1 matching 1 word bank 5 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
assess, assign, conducive, continental airstream, emissions, enhance, exposure, irritation, issue, preventive, promote, respiratory
10 Fake goods 54
2 matching 2 word bank 5 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
abnormal, confiscated, counterfeit, detect, fake, illicit, infringing, internet auction site, merchandise, misconception, misguided, scanned, social networking site, tertiary, trace, trademark, verify, warehouse
11 The upside of stress
42
2 matching 2 word bank 5 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
anxiety, attitude, context, embrace, enhance, mindset, motivate, myriad, propel, restraint, shrink, social deprivation, stress, torture
12 Internet addiction
28
2 word bank 2 matching
missing word in sentence meaning
addict, adolescent, device, disruptive, distraction, establish, highlight, immerse, isolate, jolt, oblivious, plugged in, toddler, virtual world
13 Uber anger 38
1 matching 1 word bank 4 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
car-hailing app, change hands, curb, luxurious, protest, regulate, remote area, ride, smash, stage, technological innovation, union
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14 New Pluto images reveal a living planet
35
1 matching 1 word bank 4 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
brittle, creep, detect, dwarf planet, extended, flow, glacier, haze, hue, soaring, stunning, wealth
15 Canada close to banning microbeads
35
1 matching 1 word bank 5 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
absorbent, assume, biodegradable, consume, cosmetics, drain, float, food chain, orb, pending, personal-care products, phase out
16 DSEE superstars choose HKU
24
1 matching 1 word bank
meaning missing word
admit, allot, amid, enrol, estimate, opt, pilot, placement, pursue, release, vice chancellor, vote of confidence
17 The Tianjin explosions
35
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
apartment building, blast, confirm, contamination, death toll, evacuation, explode, generate, prompt, rescue, speculation, vicinity
18 Phone scams 31
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
accuse, admit, cheat, con artist, deception, inform, lucrative, remittance, retrieve, scam, transfer, trick
19 Bangkok bombing
32
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
Buddhist, claim, confirm, devastating, Hindu, intersection, sacred, security video, shrine, speculation, terrorist, track down
20 Indonesian plane crash
31
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
aviation, burst into flames, flight, fog, hamper, on board, residential area, scheduled, sector, shed light on, terrain, wreckage
21 TST harbourfront redevelopment
32
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
access, construct, controversial, drawn, landlord, pedestrian, promenade, restrict, revitalisation, subsidiary, urge, venue
22 HK Tram attack
26
1 matching 1 word bank
meaning missing word
chunks, commissioned, congestion, convenient, double-decker, emissions, fiery, flawed, fleet, icon, submission, testing the waters, victim
23 Milk scare 24
1 matching 1 word bank
meaning missing word
affected, bacterial count, hygienic conditions, indicate, legal limit, outlet, prudent, quality assurance inspector, refrain, surveillance, use-by date, withdraw
24 Food trucks for Hong Kong?
24
1 matching 1 word bank
meaning missing word
aspect, collaborate, concept, formulate, implement, map out, put forward, regulations, scene, selected, shot in the arm, specifications
25 Standard working hours
35
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
absorb, alter, exacerbate, fuel, generate, identify, impact-assessment, manpower shortage, overtime, scenario, standard working hours, wage inflation
26 Lead-in-water scare
35
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
contamination, contractor, crisis, exceed, excessive, filter, fit, install, lead, plumber, risk, tainted
27 Milk formula restriction
34
1 matching 1 word bank 3 FITB
meaning missing word sentence rewriting
animosity, brand, develop, extent, formula, gauge, intensify, persistent, produce, restriction, scrap, trigger
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16. Inversion Practice
Quiz Description Teaching
slides
Quiz type No. of
Questions
Date
assigned
Date
completed
01 There is 2 SR 20
02 There appears, seems, will come 3 MR 15
03 There seems (subject-verb agreement)
MC, MC text,
FITB 29
04 There – combined
MC, MC text 24
05 There + other verbs 6 FITB 30
06 Review
SR 20
07 Tags, questions, relative clauses 3 FITB 20
08 Review (there)
MR 15
09 Full inversion – above, across, ahead of
2 MC 15
10 against, along, amid 2 MC 15
11 among, around at 1 Matching, MC,
FITB, SR 9
12 before, behind, below 1 Matching, MC,
FITB, SR 9
13 combined – above to below 0 Match, FITB,SR 15
14 beneath, beside, between 1 Matching, MC,
FITB, SR 11
15 beyond, by, down 1 MC, FITB, SR 15
16 from, in, inside 1 MC, FITB, SR 14
17 into, in front of, near 1 Matching, MC,
FITB, SR 13
18 off, on, opposite 1 Matching, MC,
SR 14
19 outside, over, past 1 MC, SR 20
20 through, to, under 1 Matching, MC,
SR 14
21 underneath, up, with 1 Matching, MC,
FITB, SR 13
22 All prepositions – right-wrong 0 True/False 35
23 Adverbs of time and rank 1 1 FITB, SR 15
24 Adverbs of time and rank 2 1 FITB, SR 15
25 Adverbs of place, movement and direction 1
1 FITB, SR 20
26 Adverbs of place, movement and direction 2
1 FITB, SR 15
27 Adverbial participles of phrasal verbs 1
1 FITB, SR 15
28 Adverbial participles of phrasal verbs 2
1 FITB, SR 20
29 Adjective-phrase inversion 1 1 FITB, SR 15
30 Adjective-phrase inversion 2 1 FITB, SR 15
31 Negative adverbials 1 1 MC, SR 15
32 Negative adverbials 2 1 MC, FITB 15
33 Negative adverbials 3 1 MC, FITB 15
34 Negative adverbials 4 1 MC, FITB 15
35 Subtle negatives 1 1 Matching, FITB 16
36 Subtle negatives 2 1 FITB 20
37 Reference words 1 FITB 19
38 Conditional clauses 1 FITB 12
Total
642
SR = sentence rewriting MR = multiple response FITB = fill in the blank M-C = multiple choice