Writing Skills Level III
6.11 P1, P2 and P3 Language Items
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Nouns Examples
Use nouns/noun phrases to
• identify people, animals, events and
objects • He is a teacher. I like dogs. Today is my
birthday. This is a beautiful bag. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• indicate time, days and date • It is half past ten now. Today is
Monday. It’s 2nd July today. 9 9 9 9 9
• show possession • It is Peter’s toy car. 9 9
Use singular forms of countable nouns to
• refer to one person, animal, event
and object • I have a bicycle. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use plural forms of countable nouns to
• refer to more than one person,
animal, event and object • Jo has two brothers.
She has four balloons. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use plural nouns to
• refer to clothes and some other things
that people wear • Where are my shorts?
Miss Lee wears glasses. 9
Use uncountable nouns to
• refer to uncountable objects • I have milk for breakfast. 9 9 9
• refer to general things which are not
used in numbers • This is good work.
Use proper nouns to
• refer to people and places • Ann is a taxi-driver. Mr. Wu lives in
Kowloon. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
© NET Section, CDI, EDB, HKSAR 99 Section 6: Units of Work
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Pronouns Examples
Use the personal pronouns, “I, we, you, he, she, it and they” as subjects to
• identify people, animals and objects • I have a cat. It is very naughty. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use the personal pronouns, “me, us, you, him, her, it, them” as objects to
• identify people, animals and objects • Mr. Chan is a good teacher. We
like him very much. 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use the impersonal pronoun “it” to
• express facts about time, date and
weather • It is nine o’clock. It is Wednesday
today. It is 2nd July today. It is sunny today.
9 9 9
Use the introductory “there” to
• express that something exists / existed or
happens / happened • Once upon a time, there were three
little pigs. Look, there is a fire over there.
9
Use demonstrative pronouns “this, that, these, those” to
• refer to people and things • These are my classmates. That is a magic hat.
9 9 9 9 9 9
Use the interrogative pronouns “who, what, how” to
• find out a person’s identity • Who is she? 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• find out time • What is the time? 9 9
• find out specific information about a
person, object or event • What is his name? 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
© NET Section, CDI, EDB, HKSAR 100 Section 6: Units of Work
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Determiners Examples Use the indefinite articles, “a, an” to
• refer to a person, animal, event,
time or object in general • Hong Kong is a big city. Wait a minute.
Lily eats an apple every day. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use the definite article, “the” to
• refer to a specific person, animal,
event, time or object • The baby smiled. The kitten is naughty.
My friends came to the party. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• refer to people or things that are
unique • The King was kind. The moon is very
bright.
Use the demonstratives, “this, that, these, those” to
• refer to people or objects • This boy is polite. Those pictures are
beautiful. 9 9 9 9 9
Use the general determiners, “a lot of, all, any, every, many, more, most, much, no, some” to
• show quantities
• All the balloons in the shop are red. Is there any bread in the box? I can see many people. One more song please.
There is not much water in the glass.
Put some pictures on the wall.
9 9 9 9
© NET Section, CDI, EDB, HKSAR 101 Section 6: Units of Work
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Adjectives Examples Use adjectives to
• describe people, animals, objects and conditions
• My father is tall. The hungry baby is crying.
She likes fat cats. The sky is blue. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• show quantities • I have three rulers. 9 9 9 9 9
• show position or order • Mary sits in the second row. 9 9
• describe weather • Today is cold. 9 9 9
Use adjective phrases to
• describe age • I am six years old. 9
• describe height • She is 120 centimetres tall.
• describe length • This box is 10 centimetres long.
Use the possessive adjectives, “my, our, your, his, her, its, their,” to
• show possession or connection • My brother is cute. His eyes are big. 9 9 9 9 9 9
Adverbs Examples
Use adverbs / adverb phrases to
• express degree • I like my school very much. 9
• indicate positions • Here it is. Put the books there. 9 9
• express similar opinions • Mr. Chan is kind. Miss Lee is kind too. 9 9
Use the interrogative adverbs, “how, when, where” to
• ask about age • How old are you? 9
• ask about prices • How much is the robot? 9
• ask about quantities • How many people are there?
• ask about time • When can I come? 9 9 9 9 9
• ask about location • Where are you? 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Primary Literacy Programme – Reading and Writing (KS1) Teacher Manual
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Prepositions Examples Use prepositions/prepositional phrases to
• indicate days and dates • See you on Monday. I have a test on
1st October. 9
• indicate directions • Look! The monkey is climbing up the tree.
• indicate means • We go home by bus. 9 9
• indicate places • The children are in the park. How
many animals are there on the farm? I live in Shatin.
9 9 9 9 9 9
• indicate position • The cat is under the table. Look at the picture on the wall. I put the ruler in my bag. Stand by the door. Joe is sitting in front of Amy.
9 9 9
• indicate time • He goes to school at half past seven. I
play the piano at night. They go to the library in the morning. Christmas is in December. It is hot in summer.
9 9
Connectives Examples Use the connectives, “and, but, or” to
• link similar ideas or add information • He has fish and rice for lunch. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• link contrasting ideas • Mr. Wong is rich but he is not happy. 9 9 9
• express alternatives • You can go there by bus or on foot. 9 9
© NET Section, CDI, EDB, HKSAR 103 Section 6: Units of Work
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Capitalisation & Punctuation Examples Use capitalisation in
• first words of sentences • Butterflies are beautiful. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• the pronoun, “I” • My brother and I always play video
games at home. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• names of people and titles • Kitty is a good girl. She is very
helpful. Mr. Wong is a fireman. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• names of places • I live in Causeway Bay. 9 9 9 9
• days of the week • We have reading lessons every
Wednesday. 9 9
• months of the year • My birthday is in February. 9
• abbreviations and initials • Where is the CD? Please see Miss R. Chan after lunch.
Use full stops
• at the end of sentences • The sun rises in the east. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• in abbreviations and initials • Mr. Lee is my English teacher.
Please see Miss R. Chan after lunch.
Use question marks
• at the end of questions • Where is the library? 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use exclamation marks
• at the end of sentences to show strong
feelings • What a good idea! 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use commas
• in lists of items • I like apples, oranges, mangoes and
grapes. 9 9 9 9
• after “yes’ and “no” • Would you like some tea? Yes,
please. No, thank you. 9
• before and after addressing a person • Hello, John. Sam, can you help? 9 9 9
Use apostrophes
• to show possession • This is Mary’s schoolbag. 9 9 9 9
• in contractions • Hello, I’m John. I like sports but I
don’t like playing basketball. 9 9 9 9
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Verbs Examples
Use the simple present tense to
• describe habitual actions • I brush my teeth every day. 9
• talk about present states • My father is a policeman. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• express simple truths • Lemons are sour. Cows eat grass. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
• express interests, feelings and
opinions • I like swimming. She is afraid of
snakes. Mr. Cheung is a nice teacher. 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Use the present continuous tense to
• describe actions taking place at the
time of speaking • They are singing in the playground
now. 9 9 9 9
Use the simple past tense to
• talk about past activities or events • Daddy washed the dishes. 9 9
• talk about past states • I was a fat baby. 9 9
• describe activities or events in a
story • Alice opened the pink box. A little fairy
jumped out.
Use the verbs “am, is , are, was, were, has, have, had” to
• seek information • Is she a nurse? 9 9
• Were they hungry? 9
• Have you any pets?
Use the auxiliary verbs “am, is, are, do, does, did” to
• seek information • Are they playing basketball? 9 9
• Do you speak English? 9 9
• Does he like sweets? 9 9
• Did he cry? 9
© NET Section, CDI, EDB, HKSAR 105 Section 6: Units of Work
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Verbs Examples
Use the modals, “may, can, will” to
• ask permission • Can I start now? May I go out? 9
• talk about abilities • I can dance. I cannot play the piano. 9 9 9
• offer help • Can I help you?
• make requests • Will you help me, please?
• seek information • Can you swim? 9 9 9
Use imperatives to
• give instructions and directions • Switch on the lights. Turn left. 9 9 9 9
• express prohibitions • Don’t walk on the grass. 9 9
• make requests • Give me a crayon, please. 9 9 9 9
Use phrasal verbs to
• indicate actions • I get up at seven o’clock. The mouse
ran away. 9 9 9 9
LANGUAGE ITEMS FOR KS1
P1 P2 P3
My Sister My Friend, Oscar Grandma and the Birthday Cake A Paper Plate Mask Where am I? Fun Time at the Zoo The Magic Science Museum At the Beach Our Cousins in Canada A Tale of Two Turtles Souperman Henry Hamster’s Week Mouse to Mouse Cool Kids The Pirate, the Parrot and Fun at the Bun Festival Green Earth Project Week Amy’s Diary Florence and Drago
Formulaic expressions for
Interpersonal Communication Examples Use formulaic expressions to
• greet people and respond to greetings • Good morning. Hello. How are you? 9
• introduce oneself and others • I am Peter. This is my sister, Sally. 9
• express and respond to thanks • Thank you. Thank you very much. You’re welcome.
• express good wishes • Happy Birthday! Happy New Year! 9 9
• offer invitations • Will you come to the party?
• accept or decline invitations • Yes, thank you. Sorry, I can’t. Sorry, I cannot come on Friday.
• accept or decline offers • Yes, please. No, thank you.
• make and respond to apologies • Sorry, I don’t know. I’m sorry. That‘s all right.
• make and respond to requests • Can you pass the spoon, please? Here you are.
• ask for repetition or rephrasing • Pardon? Sorry, I can’t hear you.
• get attention or interrupt in speech • Excuse me.
• express lack of comprehension • Sorry, I don’t understand.
• express approval and encouragement • Good. Very good. Well done! 9
• take leave • Good-bye. 9
• begin and end personal letters • Dear Susan, Write soon. Hope to see you
soon. Love, Yours, 9 9 9
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