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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