The Vocabulary Book It can be frustrating for students who want to express themselves, but are not able to find the right English words. Having a rich selection of vocabulary to use in the classroom as well as in daily conversation is the cornerstone fundamental to becoming a fluent English speaker. Building a diverse, dynamic and extensive range of vocabulary should be a goal that all KTS students should reach for. This is the reason why in 2011 – 2012 we have introduced the KTS Vocabulary Books. With the aid of the Vocabulary Books, KTS students have been able to broaden their vocabulary as well as collect some ‘Vocabulary Building Certificates’ through diligently writing down words and phrases during their English and Oral lessons, as well as by getting high marks in their vocabulary quizzes. Accumulation of these certificates will result in them being exchanged for school coupons. As you can see, hard work really does pay off! you’ll be rewarded lavishly! “ Be a busy vocabulary bee” – 2011-2012 Issue No. 8 THE VISION Outstanding Newsletter). This year, students have been taking part in different activities which can widen their horizons. Students can expand their knowledge through reading about places, and develop their interpersonal skills through having outdoor visits. Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section) Welcome to our eighth issue of Kowloon Tong School’s Newsletter – The Vision (Vivid Inspirational Stimulating Intelligent Brian Cheung 3C Emily Chan 5C
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The Vocabulary Book It can be frustrating for students who want toexpress themselves, but are not able to find theright English words. Having a rich selection ofvocabulary to use in the classroom as well as indailyconversationisthecornerstonefundamentaltobecomingafluentEnglishspeaker. Building a diverse, dynamic and extensive range ofvocabularyshouldbeagoalthatallKTSstudentsshouldreachfor.Thisisthereasonwhyin2011–2012wehaveintroducedtheKTSVocabularyBooks. With the aid of the Vocabulary Books, KTS studentshave been able to broaden their vocabulary as well ascollect some ‘Vocabulary Building Certificates’ throughdiligentlywritingdownwordsandphrasesduringtheirEnglishandOrallessons,aswellasbygettinghighmarksin their vocabulary quizzes. Accumulation of thesecertificateswillresultinthembeingexchangedforschoolcoupons.Asyoucansee,hardworkreallydoespayoff!
you’ll be rewarded lavishly!“ Be a busy vocabulary bee” –
2011-2012 Issue No. 8
THE VISION
Outstanding Newsletter). This year, students have been taking part in different activities which can widen their horizons. Students can expand their knowledge through reading about places, and develop their interpersonal skills through having outdoor visits.
Kowloon Tong School(Primary Section)
Welcome to our eighth issue of Kowloon Tong School’s Newsletter – The Vision (Vivid Inspirational Stimulating Intelligent
Brian Cheung 3C
Emily Chan 5C
Janis Kwong 4B Result: ChampionPoem: ‘I Can See You Now’
Q. What is your ‘secret to success’ and what advice would you give to students who are participating in the Speech Festival next academic year?
Listencarefullytotheteacherwhoistrainingyou.Also,practisingathome isvery importantbecause we can use the advice the teacher hasgivenusandreadthepoembetterthenextday.Lastly,studentsmustremembertolooksadif itisasadpoemandtosmilealotif it isahappypoem.Itisimportanttoshowourunderstandingofthepoem.
VersespeakingandcompetingintheHongKongSpeechFestivalissomethingstudentslookforwardto immensely every autumn. From September toDecember,KTSisbuzzingwithstudentspractisingandrecitingtheirversesateveryopportunity. KTSstudentshavearealgiftformakingwords‘comealive’andconveyingthespecialmeaningofeachpoem.Teachersdiligently train thestudentsin verse speaking techniques such as showing asenseofrhythmwhichisnaturalandfree-flowing,stressingthecorrectsyllablesandsentences,havinganappropriatetoneforthepoem,andsharingthemoodofthepoem. Afterpractisingforhoursandhoursatschoolandathome, students continue tobecomemoreandmoreconfident,andareabletodisplaythatgreatsenseofperformancewhichiseversoimportantinverse speaking.Whata special timeautumn isatKTSasweallsharethejoyofversespeaking!
Overcome your fears, Listen to the cheers!
Everyone can be a poet, You just didn’t know it!
Techniques about Verse Speaking
Q1. How did you prepare for the Speech Festival?IpractisedalotwithMissChow.Wepractised at least three times a week,
and sometimes we practised many times during theday.Mr.Sellersalsogavesomegreatadviceasheissoexperiencedinthiscompetition.Ofcourse,practisingathomewasabigpartofthepreparationaswell.Q2. What techniques, in your opinion, are most
important when learning verse speaking? Whenlearningversespeaking,wemustbecomeacharacterinthepoem.Wemustreallyunderstandthepoem. Stressing the right syllables is very importanttoo.
Ryan Kwok 5DResult: ChampionPoem: ‘I’m the One Who Rules
Results of 63rd Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival:
Lachlan Ian Fraser 6F
In KTS, I’ve been lucky
tolearnalotofthingsand
meetlotsoffriends.Iwant
tothanktheHeadmistress,
the Vice Headmistress and
all the teachers for all the
help theyhavegivenusduringour six
yearsinKowloonTongSchool.
One of my best times at KTS was
winning the inter-school football
competitionwithmyteam-mateswhich
made everyone very happy. But most
ofall,Iamhappytohavemetsomany
friends, and will always remember the
happy times that we had together at
KTS.
Thank you KTS, we may be leaving
you,butwewillneverforgetyou.
Goodbye Message to KTSChris Li 6D
AftersixyearsinKTS,Iamgraduatingfromprimaryschoolandabouttoembarkonthenext journey. Remembering my life in KTS,I am so thankful to the Headmistress, ViceHeadmistress, teachers and my classmates.The Headmistress provided resources for usto satisfy our curiosity. Teachers helped usgrow, from childish to mature, from callowto seasoned; and classmates supportedme whenever I faced difficulties. Going tosecondary school, I feel both nervous andexcited, but I know that KTS has given methe courage to face the ever-changingworld.
IliketobeintheEnglishPoetryRecitation class because in thisclass the teacher is Mrs. D’souza.Sheiskindandalwaystalkstous.Ithinkthisclassisinterestinganditisahappyclass.Inthelastlessonofthefirst term, we had aPoet’s Café. In thecafé, each studentstood in front oftheclassandreadapoem that we hadlearnt. In this class,we learnt differentthings like facialexpressions, voicecontrol and how topronounce wordscorrectly. It is a funclass.Iwanttobeinthisclassforever!
I went on a trip to Singapore with my teachers andschoolmates on 7th February, 2012. I felt very happyandexcitedtohavetheopportunitytogo. On the second day of the trip, all of us visitedEdgefield Primary School. My buddy from thatschool drew a henna design for me! First, my buddy
Haveyoueverheardofstreetdancing?Howabouttryingit? OntheseconddayofourtriptoSingapore,wevisitedEdgefieldPrimarySchoolandtriedthis popular dance in the school hall! Wewereallveryintriguedbythisdifferent,but
stimulatingdance.Buthowdidstreetdancingoriginate? Street dancing is a part of hip-hop culture, which isaculturedevelopedbyAmericanblack teenagers. Itcanbedivided into twocategories:breakdanceandhip-hopdance.Breakdanceusuallyinvolvesmovesthataresimilartogymnasticmovessuchassupportingyourselfwithyourhandsandspinningontheground,soit’squitechallengingandmaynotbesuitableforeveryone.Butthemoresimplifiedversion,hip-hopdancemaysuityou.Ithasmanyvariationswithuniquecharacteristics.Notableonesaretherobotdance–wheredancershavetomovetheirlimbsinaroboticmannerwithlocking,involvinglotsofarmmovements.Streetdancingisnowusuallypractisedindancestudios,andsomeschoolslikeEdgefieldPrimarySchoolevenusestreetdancingaspartofthesyllabusoftheirP.E.lessons!Streetdancingissurelyagreatactivityforrecreation.Ifyouareinterested,youcanevenparticipateinsomestreetdancinglessonsincommunitycentres!
School Trip to Singapore
General Information TheU.K.isaunitybetweenfourdifferentcountries:England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.ItislocatedinthenorthernhemisphereandisjusttotheleftofmainlandEurope.Englandisthebiggestofthefourcountriesand isprobably themost recognizableof the four,around theworld.Notonlyisitfamousforitshistoryandculture,butitisalsothehomeoftwofamousKTSteachers–Mr.SellersandMr.Mannering!With4countriesand63millionpeople,theUnitedKingdomisaveryimportantpartofbothEuropeandtheWorld.The Flag TheU.K.flag (theUnion Jack) isvery recognizable,butmanypeopledon’tknowthatitismadeupoftheSt.George’sFlag(England),St.Andrew’sFlag(Scotland),andtheSt.Patrick’sFlag(N.Ireland).
The Currency The U.K. uses a currency called pound sterling, or more commonly‘pound’.Thereareeightdifferentcoinvalues,andfourdifferentbanknotevalues(thebiggestonebeing50pounds–whichisabout600HongKongdollars). Did you know that each coin and banknote from the Bank ofEnglandmusthavetheQueen’sheadonit?
Some Customs The United Kingdom has a lot ofcustoms and a lot of famous traditionsandpeople. WeknowthatShakespearewasfromEngland,asweretheBeatlesand,ofcourse,CharlesDickens.But,didyouknowthatJ.K.RowlingisfromScotlandandRoaldDahlwasfromWales? FoodisabigpartoftheU.K.traditionandvaries,dependingonwhichcountryyouarein.InEngland,fishandchipsorbangersandmash(sausagesandmashedpotato)havebeenafavouritefoodforhundredsofyears.InScotlandtheyhaveaslightlydifferenttraditionaldishcalledHaggis.Thisismadefromlamb’slung,liverandheartwhichisservedintheliningofasheep’sstomach!Interesting fact: DidyouknowmostfishandchipshopsinEnglandserveChinesetakeaway?If
Tourist Spots TherearelotsoffamousplacesintheU.K.BuckinghamPalaceiswheretheQueenlivesmostofthetime,butsheactuallyhas3otherhomes,includingWindsorCastlewhichisaround900yearsold. The famous Hogwart’s Express leaves from King’s Cross inLondon(butplatform9¾doesn’treallyexist).Oneofthemostfamous places in the U.K. would have to be Stonehenge. Builtaround5000yearsagoandstill standingtoday, it isbelievedtohavebeenaburialground,butnobodyiscertain.Howdidpeoplecarrythestonesthere?Didaliensbuildit?It’soneoftheworld’sgreatmysteries!
The United Kingdom
Laverbread Haggis
Buckingham Palace
English Learning Tips
StudyingEnglishismuchlikestudyinganyothersubject;sometimesitcanbealittletedious.Agreatway to ‘spice itup’ is to include funactivities tohelpyou learnwithout realizing it. Simplyreadingafewjokescanreallyhelpyourlevelofunderstanding.Learninginterestingexpressionsoridiomsalsohelpstoputyourbrainintogear–“how?”youmayask.Well,anidiomisafigureofspeechthatdoesn’thaveanobviousmeaning,sobylearningthemwestarttolearnaroundEnglishwords,andnotjustdirectlywhattheymean. Great techniques to improve your English can be really simple yet make a really big difference.Thebestpossiblethingyoucandoispractiseeachandeveryday.Whetherit’sreading,speakingorwriting,doalittleeveryday,andyouwillseeyourabilityrisequickly.Motivationisveryimportanttoo,thinkoffunEnglishthingstodo—watchingamovieinEnglish,singingEnglishsongs,orjustspeakingtoyourfriendsinEnglish–allofthishelpsalot!Don’tbeafraidtospeakEnglish!Makingmistakesispartofthelearningprocess,andmakingmistakesnowjustmeansyouwon’tmakethemlateron. Onthispagewehavesomecommon idioms toaidyourEnglish learning.Remember,youcanneverhavetoomuchfunwhenstudying.
English Fun Page
Idioms – Common idioms matching exercise
Figureout () a. Somethingthatiscommonoreasytoget.Tohaveablast () b. Recoverfromanillnessorbadnews.Monkeysee,monkeydo () c. Notrememberanythingallofasudden.Can’tstand () d. Tobecomeunsureaboutabigdecision.Adimeadozen () e. Todislikesomethingverymuch.Goblank () f. Tocopysomethingsomebodydoesandnotunderstand why.
Getover () g. Tounderstandafterthinkingaboutit.Havesecondthoughts () h.Tohaveafantastictime.Pieceofcake () i. Somethingthatcanbeachievedeasily.
1.2.3.4.5.6.
7.8.9.
ANSWER:1–g2–h3–f4–e5–a6–c7–b8–d9–i
We cannot finish talking aboutthe U.K. without mentioning allthesportinghistorythere.Football,rugby and cricket were all inventedinEngland.TheyarethemainsportsintheU.K.Thereisalonghistoryofsporting success, and this year thesummer Olympics will be held inLondon, England. Let’s see if theycanmatchtheoutstandingOlympicGamesheldinBeijingfouryearsago.