SBA

Pre-assessment 1

15th October 2008

Activity One

Give a reason for reading an English book.

Assessment Task

Your English teacher would like your group to recommend a meaningful and interesting book for the S.1 for their English lesson.

You are going to discuss if the book you have just read a suitable reader for that purpose.

Activity Two

What is the story about? Draw a mindmap to show the content.

A mindmap

Content

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Title of the book

What is the content?

What is the book about?• The book which I have just read is called …

written by …

• It tells us that true love and courage are the most important things in life.

• It is about an ogre who beats a fire-breathing dragon to save his true love.

• In the story, I learn that the ogre is …

Activity Three

Pair Work Tell your neighbour the content of the bo

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Will you recommend this book to S.1 students?

Positive phrases for “YES”• Interesting, meaningful, useful, full of

interesting ideas, entertaining, inspiring, exciting,

• they can learn a lot of practical ideas to help themselves with their studies,

• They can improve their relationship with their friends/ family

Will you recommend this book to S.1 students?

Negative phrases for “NO” Too thin, too thick, too boring, too difficult to

understand, the topic is too unfamiliar, too complicated for the youngsters, too outdated

Not interesting enough, not easy enough not enough support, not enough pictures

Activity Four

Think of the positive/ negative adjectives

Give some examples in the book to support your adjectives

Is it a suitable reader for the English lesson?

Reading a story book to learn English does not cost too much.

Reading a story book to learn English can help youngsters to develop their creativity and imagination.

It helps students to understand foreign cultures.

Reading an English book is entertaining and relaxing.

Activity Five

Study your writings Pick out sentences or reasons to explain

why reading an English book could help improve their proficiency in English.

Activity Six: Discussion Starting the discussion

• Are you all ready? Let’s start our discussion now. Introducing the topic for discussion

• Our English teacher would like us to recommend a meaningful and interesting book for the S.1 .

Putting forward your opinions + Reasons and Examples• I would like to recommend XXX because it is XXX. The book is

about … I am sure those S.1 students would find it interesting and meaningful.

Inviting others to comment• What do you think?

Agreeing/ Disagreeing + reasons• I am afraid I can’t agree with you. Your book is too XXX