Yan Oi Tong Chan Wong Suk Fong Memorial Secondary School

English Language
F. 1 Module 1 – Nice to meet you!
Module Booklet

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Listening Movie Appreciation
Title: Wonder
Year: 2017
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot Summary: The story revolves around Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay), a 10-year-old boy
with Treacher Collins syndrome, which has caused significant facial differences.
Watch the clip of the movie

1. What is the dream pursued by the teacher?

A. being a teacher
B. leaving Wall Street
C. working in Wall Street
D. living in Wall Street
2. What is the name of the boy who first answered the teacher?
A. June
B. July
C. Julian
D. Jude
3. Which movie is mentioned in the clip?
A. Avengers
B. Star Wars
C. Starlight
D. Star Warlock
4. What did the teacher ask his students to do?
A. to always choose the right option.
B. to make the correct choice.
C. to be kind.
D. to be unkind.

p. 4 Vocabulary 生字
1 watch films 看電影
2 together 一起
3 bake cakes 焗蛋糕
4 share 分享
5 neighbours 鄰居
6 energetic 精力充沛的
7 excited 興奮的
8 beat 打
9 break (n) 休息
10 secret 秘密

Fill in the blanks with the above words. Each word can be used ONCE only.
1. Mr. Choi is generous. He is always willing to share his goods with others.
2. My birthday is coming. I am very excited .
3. My dog is energetid . It never runs out of energy.
4. Ms. Lo is our HE teacher. She is going to teach us how to bake cakes .
5. Ton broke Mary’s iPad. He asked me to keep it a secret .
6. Our neighbours have two adorable cats. The cats often sleep at their doorstep.
7. Tom and I are movie lovers. We watch films on every weekend.
8. ”Let’s go shopping together . It is much more interesting to shop with you.”
9. My friends like playing computer games with me because we always beat the
opposing team.
10. “Let’s take a break after this chapter.” Ms. Tsui said.

p. 5
Sentence Making 作句
PoS: Part of Speech 詞彙
verb 動詞
noun 名諑
adjective 形容詞
adverb 副詞

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1. stuck (adj) 卡住
2. middle (adj) 中間
3. birth (n) 出生
4. personality (n) 性格
5. fascinating (adj) 迷人
6. sibling (n) 兄弟姊妹
7. quite (adj) 相當
8. do chores (v + n) 做家務
9. wash dishes (v + n) 洗碗
10. independent (adj) 獨立
11. parents (n) 父母
12. laughing (v) 笑
13. joking (v) 開玩笑
14. attention (n) 注意
15. left out(v + adv) 被排在外

1. My sister is my only sibling .

2. The middle of the story was the most exciting part.
3. His outgoing personality helps him to make a lot of friends at school.
4. I find History is … a fascinating subject.
5. The children have to do chores before they can play.
6. She is independent . She can take good care of herself.

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7. That famous influencer has more than 150,000 subscribers .

8. Mrs. Lee yelled at Mary and Lilian because they were talkative in class.
9. My hobby is playing badminton.
10. I usually finish my homework on the weekend .
11. My brothers always use their phones in bed, so they both wear glasses .
12. Timothy is quite smart . He always answers questions in the lessons.
13. My favourite subjects are English and Science .
14. We enjoy having lessons in the laboratory since we can do interesting experiments
during the lessons.
15. Youtubers are the ones who always post videos on Youtube.

Sentence making

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1 only (adj) 僅有
2 child (n) 孩子
3 post videos (v + n) 上傳影片
4 simple (adj) 簡單的
5 science (n) 科學
6 experiments (n) 實驗
7 online (adj) 在線的
8 post (v)寄
9 subscribers (n)訂戶
10 smart (adj) 聰明的
11 talkative (adj) 健談
12 hobby (n) 興趣
13 weekend (n) 週末
14 wear glasses (v + n) 戴眼鏡
15 different (adj) 不同的

1. I am an only child, so I sometimes feel lonely at home.

2. The little baby with blonde hair is my adorable child .
3. Tom looks completely different without glasses.
4. This cooking recipe is very simple and easy to follow.
5. Our classmates enjoy playing online games together.
6. Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) always post selfies on Instagram.
7. The baby’s birth was a memorable experience for the whole family.
8. The children were talkative and giggling during the party.
9. My parents always made sure I finish all my homework.
10. We have to pay attention during class.
11. I got stuck in the elevator for 10 minutes.
12. He always enjoys joking around with his friends.
13. The only child always feels lonely in group activities.
14. After dinner, I have to wash dishes .
15. He is quite different from his twin brother.

Sentence making
1. quite + adj
e.g. The middle child is sometimes quite wild.
1. The picture is quite beautiful.
2. The class is quite noisy.
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Simple present tense
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
e.g. I always walk (walk) to school.
1. Ms. Chan is (be) an English teacher.
2. The students from class 1C are (be) very smart.
3. Jack loves (love) having English lessons.
4. She reads (read) a lot in the evenings.
5. Most students do not get (not get) up early at the weekend.
6. The class monitor does not listen (not listen) to anyone.
7. What lesson does Jessica enjoy (enjoy) having?

B. Correct the mistakes.

e.g. I goes (go) to school by bus.
1. Janet ^ did not go to school yesterday.
2. Does Tim likes (like) his birthday present?
3. The students and Mr. Choi visits (visit) Ocean Park every year.
4. Are you mad? ()
5. ^ Does Anna hate me?

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

Every morning, Sarah e.g. wakes (wake) up at 7 a.m. She (1) brushes (brush) her
teeth and (2) has (have) breakfast before going out. She usually (3) walks (walk) to
school. Sarah (4) has (have) a friend called Walter. They (5) study (study) hard and
always (6) listen (listen) to their teachers. They (7) do not like (not like) playing video
games. After school, they often (8) stay (stay) at the library. After dinner, Sarah (9) enjoy
(enjoy) watching TV before bedtime.

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Adverbs of frequency
always (100%), often/usually (> 50%), sometimes (50%), seldom (< 50%), never (0%)

B. Rewrite the sentences

1. Susan has her breakfast. (always)
Susan always has her breakfast.
2. We go to school on Sundays. (never)
We never go to school on Sundays.

C. Look at the table and complete the report.

 Mia (1) sometimes bakes cookies with her grandma. They have fun making treats.
Peter hates playing piano, so he (2) seldom practices his piano skills. Sarah is an
outstanding ballerina. She (3) often practices ballet after school. Tom is obsessed 迷住 with
playing badminton. He (4) always booked the badminton court next to our school. Lisa is
the laziest person. She (5) never has an interest in any hobbies.

p. 12 Personal pronouns
Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns singular/plural
I me singular
You you singular/plural
We us plural
He he singular
She her singular
It it singular
They them plural

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct subject pronouns.

1. Tony and Jim are good friends, but they go to different schools.
2. Jessica has long hair. It is dark and shiny.
3. My cousin and I are the same age. We look alike.

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct object pronouns.

1. The boy is new in our team. Do you know him ?
2. These cupcakes look nice. I want to eat them .
3. The children asked, ‘We can’t sleep, Mum. Can you tell us a story?

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns.

My Dad is a very tall man. (1) He is 1.9 m tall. (2) I always have to look up when I
talk to (3) him . He is a gentle husband and always makes Mum jappy. He often helps (4)
her with housework too. Mum is short and plump. Her curly hair is beautiful. (5) She is
good at cooking too. My parents are hard-working and I respect (6) them a lot.
My parents are very patient with (7) me and my brothers and sisters. (8) They
don’t shout at us even when we’re naughty. Dad and Mum always say to us, ‘(9) You ‘re my
darling!’ We often say, ‘I love you!’ to (10) our parents too.

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Possessive nouns, adjectives and pronouns
A. Fill in the blanks with 用 the correct 正確的 possessive 所有格 form 形式.
e.g. My school’s (school) gym is huge.
1. The children’s (children) toys are colourful.
2. ‘Look! That cat’s (cat) eyes are green.’
3. My parents’ (parents) cars are parked outside.
4. Louis’ (Louis) mom are so upset because of his misbehavior.

B. Fill in the table with the correct possessive adjectives and pronouns.
Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns
I my mine
You your yours
We our ours
He his his
She her hers
It its its
They their theirs

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C. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjectives.

e.g. The cats are playing with their toy.

1. Can you put your clothes back in the closet?
2. The children are doing their homework.
3. Our teacher ensures that we have sufficient homework for the holiday.
4. What a beautiful bird! It’s feathers are bright blue!
5. This is Jack and this is his wife, Sue.

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive pronouns.

e.g. He needs his umbrella back. The umbrella is his .
1. Can you please lend me your cell phone? It is running out of battery.
2. My parents gave my sister a Lamborghini so her birthday gift. It’s mine now.
3. These books are mine. They are all the library.
4. Whose game is this?—Rosaline was playing earlier so it must be here .
5. We don’t need help with our presentation but the boys need help with theirs .

E. Correct the mistakes.

e.g. Don’t take away the pen on the table. It is my (mine).
1. Angel is an outstanding dancer. Hers (Her) skills are incredible.
2. Don’t touch the sandwiches! Those are her (hers).
3. Their’s (Their) team are the best.
4. Those trainers’ prices are affordable. ()

p. 15
Indefinite articles: a/an
Definite article: the

A. Fill in the blanks with a or an.

e.g. Anna has an aunt in Shanghai.
1. My boyfriend wants to buy me a car.
2. I have waited for an hour.
3. Did you bring an umbrella.

B. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. You can get a pair of socks in this drawer.
2. Do you like the moon?
3. I think that is an eagle in the sky.
4. The cats are chasing each other.

C. Correct the mistakes.

e.g. There is the (a) bathroom nearby.
1. I need an (a) new notebook.
2. She bought a dress yesterday. ()
3. A (The) sun is shining brightly in the sky.
4. She left a (an) hour ago.

D. Complete your draft using a, an or the.

This is (1) a picture of the Grand Canyon in the United States. During (2) the
winter holiday, many tourists from Japan love exploring (3) the majestic canyon. It is (4)
a snowy day. Look! There is (5) a hawk in the sky. I think (6) the snowflakes look like
tiny crystals! There is (7) a cabin by the lake. The woman in (8) the cabin is about to
start (9) an adventure. On the mountainside stands (10) a pine tree.

p. 16
Writing
Personal 個人 description 描述
Your teacher has asked you to create a web page to introduce yourself. Write your personal
description for your web page. Write about 120 words.

Complete your Textbook Unit p. 22-25 and learn about how to design a personal description.
Read the following text and identify the problems.

All about me
I am Chan Man Man. You can call me Mandy. I am 10. I had a fringe. I have a sister. I like
swimming. I swim after school. I am smart. I always get the highest scores in class. My
classmates often seek my help with questions. I also like taking photos at different spots.
Instagrammable restaurants are defo my favourite. I post my pictures on Instagram. I have
gained a lot of followers. I want to be a KOL.

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Speaking
Self-introduction
You are a freshman at Yan Oi Tong Chan Wong Suk Fong Memorial Secondary School. Your
teacher has asked you to introduce yourself in front of the class. Prepare a 1-minute
self-introduction. You may talk about:
- basic information (e.g. name, age, …)
- family members
- hobbies
- appearance
- personalities

Good morning / afternoon, everybody. I am

It is nice meeting you! / I am looking forward to getting to know all of you. Thank you.

p. 18
Writing
Blog Entry

You are writing a blog online to share tips with secondary students. Write a blog entry about
how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Write about 120 words.

Fill in the following table. You may interview your friends, research online or use your own ideas.
Problems Solutions
“I often skip breakfast because I’m always in a
rush to get to school.”
“I spend most of my free time playing video
games and rarely go outside for physical
activity.”
“I stay up late studying and using my phone,
so I don’t get enough sleep.”
“I rely on fast food and snacks for meals
because I don’t have time to prepare healthy
food.”
“I feel stressed and overwhelmed with
schoolwork, and I don’t take breaks to relax or
de-stress.”

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Fill in the following table to plan your writing.
Healthy habit / diet / … Why? How?
e.g. Sleep early - teens often spend too - Set a bedtime alarm
much time on
- Schoolwork?
1.
2.
3.

Sentence patterns (Suggestion)

1. You should + verb
e.g. You should try to go to bed earlier to improve your sleep schedule.

2. It is helpful to + verb …
e.g. It is helpful to go to bed earlier to improve your sleep schedule.
p. 20
Reading TSA 2014 (Part A)
Tony is studying some charts on how students are computers. Read the information.
Survey on How Students Use Computers

p. 22
Reading
You have made a new friend at school. You are looking at his social media page. Read her
personal description.

About me
(1) Hi there! I’m John Smith and, as of 11 May, I’m officially 13 years old! I am tall with fair
skin and I wear glasses. Also, I am an only child.
(2) I love making and sharing videos about my favorite recipes online. They are all simple
dishes that anyone can try at home. I try to post a new recipe every week, but sometimes my
schoolwork keeps me busy. I have around 10,000 people subscribed to my channel. Many of
them think I’m good at cooking. Some say I talk a lot in my videos. It’s funny because I’m not
usually that talkative in person!
(3) Another interest of mine is taking pictures. On weekends, I go to the park to capture
beautiful moments. The park has colorful scenery and lovely landscapes. When I’m taking
photos, I feel happy and free. I enjoy trying different angles and lighting for unique shots. It is
like entering a whole new world where I can be creative. And when I’m taking pictures, I don’t
were my glasses so I can focus better on my photography.

1. How does John describe his appearance in paragraph 1?

He says he is tall with fair skin, and he wears glasses.
2. What does it mean to be an ‘only child’ (line 2)?
It means John has no siblings.
3. T, F or NG.
i) John Smith’s brother is studying in university. ( F )
ii) John is usually talkative in person. ( T )
iii) John posts his videos every Monday. (NG)
4. Find words in paragraph 2 that mean the same as the following:
i) simple
ii) chatty 健談 talkative
5. Is John Smith’s channel popular? Why?
It is popular, because he has around 10,000 followers.
6. What is John’s other hobby mentioned in paragraph 3?
It is taking pictures.
7. Do you think John enjoys taking photos? Explain your answer.
He enjoys taking photos.
8. What does ‘It’ refer to in line 10?
It refers to taking photos.
9. Why do you think John does not wear his glasses while taking pictures?
So he can focus better on his photography.
10. What is the purpose of this text?
A. to explain the benefits of photo taking
B. to advertise John’s online recipe
C. to describe John’s physical appearance
D. to introduce John to other social media users