English for Specific Purposes - Course Outline

Lesson

Topic

Grammar Points

Skills

Activities

One

Amazing Hong Kong

Grammar Focus: analyzing sentence pattern

Reading

Speaking

Writing

 

Discussions

Whole class brainstorming

 

Warmer: Map Reading Activity

Game: Ice-breakers

Introducing different places in Hong Kong

Discussion on Top Landmarks

Look at the pictures and describe the Top Landmarks of Hong Kong

Write own ideas about favourite places in HK

Guessing game

 

Two

Sustainable Development

Focus on grammatical present form of sentence pattern

Vocabulary

Writing

Reading

Speaking

 

Whole class brainstorming

Discussions

Collaborative skills

 

Warmer: discussion

Brainstorming ideas: environmental protection

Discussion Activity: environmental problems in Hong Kong

Drilling sentence structures

 

Three

Sustainable Development

Structure of interrogative sentences

Vocabulary

Reading

Speaking

Writing

 

Discussions

Communicative and expressing skills

Collaborative skills

 

Drilling questions: Saving the environment

Reading short paragraphs

Speaking Activity: sharing views

Poster design with slogan

Four

A Journey to the Land of the Romans!

Focus on grammatical past and present form of sentence pattern

Vocabulary

Reading

Writing

Speaking

 

Discussions

Presentations

Reading for gist

Discussion: adopted child

Story writing about a great person

Presentation of the story

Reading short paragraphs

Discussion: spending leisure time

 

Five

Window on the World!

Vocabulary

Writing

Speaking

Reading

 

Discussions

Presentations

Communicative skills

 

Warmer: Map reading activity

Writing own ideas

Finding facts about the countries

Pair Work: discussion and presentation

Group Work: discuss about different customs

 

Six

Window on the World!

Focus on usage of vocabulary and writing pattern in logical order

The use of phrases

Writing

Speaking

 

Discussions

Analytical skills

Introducing different interesting customs

Categorize the phrases

Discussion on country facts

Role Play Activity

Writing and Presentation Task: A Great Place To Be!

 

Seven

Hong Kong and its Urban Problems!

Vocabulary

Wh-questions

Speaking

Reading

Writing

 

Whole class brainstorming

Expressing skills

Warmer: Ice-breakers

Brainstorming session: Causes of urban problems

Reading Gist on population, green city, transport network how to create an ideal city, etc…

Task: Building your ideal city

Reading news article: The way to road safely

Writing task: comment on the news article