Elite English Course for Primary 6 - Course Outline

Lesson

Topic

Vocabulary / Language

Skills

Activity

One

Animal Signs

- introducing oneself

- learning to use imagination

- building confidence and voice

-         Speaking

-         Writing

- Matching – Names of Animal

- Discuss and Vote – Do you believe in Animal Signs?

- Sentence Structure – Describing oneself

- Comprehension – Reading about animal signs

- Creative Writing – One more animal sign!

Two

A Travel Plan

- Let’s…

- vocabulary building

- talking about directions

-         Speaking

-         Writing

-         Reading

- Vocabulary on places in Hong Kong

- Knowing about Transportation

- Sentence Structure – Making Suggestion

- Comprehension – A Travel Plan

- Writing – Travel Plan for Friends

Three

Weather in Hong Kong

- descriptive power

- working with clues and pictures

- vocabulary enhancement

-         Reading

-         Writing

- Match the season with the pictures

- Revision about Seasons and Months

- Picture Description – Different weather

- Comprehension – Hong Kong Weather

- Writing – A Typhoon is coming

Four

Christmas Time

- I love to have…

- English with fun

- improving memory

-         Speaking

-         Reading

-         Writing

- Brainstorming – Things we do in Christmas

- Learning from Christmas Songs

- Comprehension – History of Christmas

- Sentence Structure – I love to have…

- Guided Writing – Things you did in last Christmas

Five

Pets at Home

- building confidence and voice

- vocabulary building

- talking about directions

-         Speaking

-         Reading

-         Writing

- Voting – Pets at Home

- Brainstorming – Unusual Pets?

- Mini-game – Where is the tail?

- Comprehension – The Little Dog

- Writing – My Pet

Six

Natural Danger

- If…, we should…

- communicative and collaborate skills

- learn to use imagination

-         Speaking

-         Reading

-         Writing

- Brainstorming – Kinds of Natural Danger

- Calling 999 – A Natural Danger Occurred!

- Sentence Structure – If…, we should…

- Comprehension – Landslide

- Creative Writing – Regulations for Natural Danger

Seven

See a Doctor

- working with clues and pictures

- building confidence to speak up in class

- past tense

-         Reading

-         Speaking

- Match the pictures – causes and names of illnesses

- Comprehension – A Strange Doctor

- Revision on past tense – what happened?

- Mini-game – Doctor and Patient

- Writing – Fill in the Records

Eight

Who was the best?

- comparison

- working with clues and pictures

- vocabulary building

-         Writing

-         Reading

- Finding – Who is the biggest…?

- Sentence Structure – Comparison

- Pair Work – Find the differences

- Comprehension – Who was the best?

- Writing – An interesting sports meeting

Nine

In a Restaurant

- vocabulary enhancement

- conjunctions

- creative thinking

-         Reading

-         Writing

- Brainstorming – Food in a restaurant

- Sentence Structure – Describing Favourite Food

- Learning about conjunction

- Comprehension - Overweight

- Writing and Drawing – Design an attractive menu

Ten

Like and Dislike

- imagination

- organisation

- creative thinking

-         Speaking

-         Reading

 

- Interview Skills

- Questions-asking for students

- Picture Description

Eleven

 

 

Word Search / Spot the Difference

- A play with letters, words and pictures

- Sentence pattern – Dos and Don’ts

Encourages critical thinking and vocabulary building

Warmer – Spot the difference

Group work – Word search – Play with vocabulary – Find the words

Reading – a set of classroom rules

Discussion – Which classroom rule you want to Take Away / Add ? Why?

Writing – put down the reasons in complete sentences. (Can be HW if class time is not enough)

Twelve

Competition

- revision in past tense / present perfect tense

- gerund

- creativity

-         Speaking

-         Writing

- Sharing – What competition have you joined?

- Mini-game – Group Competition

- Sentence structure – Gerund (Doing more exercises is...)

- Comprehension – Photo-taking competition

- Designing a poster