Unit Title Theme Text type
1 I want to be a… Changes: Growing up Diary
2 Fire! Caring and sharing: Helping our world Instruction
3 Film festival Language arts: Fun with stories Catalogue
4 Computer Jobs The world around us Biography
5 No pain, no gain We love Hong Kong News report
6 Animal migration The magic of nature Exposition
7 Our school heroes Changes: Growing up Newsletter
8 World food shortage Caring and sharing: Helping our world Newspaper article
9 Johnny Bond 008 Language arts: Fun with stories Film review
10 Dreaming about food We love Hong Kong Story
Vocabulary quiz 1
11 Exchange student The world around us Postcard
12 A trip to the wetlands The magic of nature E-mail
13 Magic Rowling Changes: Growing up Biography
14 Festivals The world around us Conversation
15 Face to face We love Hong Kong Pamphlet
16 What do you like reading? Language arts: Fun with stories Report
17 A charity walk Caring and sharing: Helping our world Story
18 Wonders of the world The world around us Encyclopaedia
19 Rainforests The magic of nature Poster
20 Tutors – helpful or not? We love Hong Kong Magazine article
Vocabulary quiz 2 Prefixes and suffixes Vocabulary index
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6 A
Unit Title Theme Text type
1 I want to be a… Changes: Growing up Diary
2 Fire! Caring and sharing: Helping our world Instruction
3 Film festival Language arts: Fun with stories Catalogue
4 Computer Jobs The world around us Biography
5 No pain, no gain We love Hong Kong News report
6 Animal migration The magic of nature Exposition
7 Our school heroes Changes: Growing up Newsletter
8 World food shortage Caring and sharing: Helping our world Newspaper article
9 Johnny Bond 008 Language arts: Fun with stories Film review
10 Dreaming about food We love Hong Kong Story
Vocabulary quiz 1
11 Exchange student The world around us Postcard
12 A trip to the wetlands The magic of nature E-mail
13 Magic Rowling Changes: Growing up Biography
14 Festivals The world around us Conversation
15 Face to face We love Hong Kong Pamphlet
16 What do you like reading? Language arts: Fun with stories Report
17 A charity walk Caring and sharing: Helping our world Story
18 Wonders of the world The world around us Encyclopaedia
19 Rainforests The magic of nature Poster
20 Tutors – helpful or not? We love Hong Kong Magazine article
Vocabulary quiz 2 Prefixes and suffixes
New word(s) Repeated new word(s) Page
architect, creative, famous, heights, ideal, police officer, robber 4
air-conditioner, careful, electric, fire extinguisher, immediately, lift 6 action, adventure, amusing, animation, performance, romantic,
touching
architect 8
businessman, company, electronic device, produce, product, successful, valuable, worldwide
animation, famous 10
amazing, bronze, crash, gain, gold, medal, pain, silver successful 12
birthplace, compass, continue, distance, migrate, migration, trip, whale
amazing 14
competitor, emergency, hero, prize, proud, quietly immediately 16
cause, drought, increase, leftovers, population, realise, shortage, worst
continue 18
cast, chase, gang, plot, rating, romance, thrilling action, adventure, famous, quietly 20
charity, curiously, homeless, reduce, shocked, wastage 22
24
anxious, cheerful, earthquake, exactly, hotspot, luckily, tourist famous 26 display, dragonfly, fierce, join, nature, path, wetland amusing, migrate 28 adult, husband, language, marry, publish, series, translate charity, company, continue, famous, prize,
successful, worldwide
30
actually, decorate, feast, overseas, relatives, roast, star fruit, turkey 32 arrogant, communication, convenient, difference, disgusted, facial
expression, modern, muscle
company 34
fiction, non-fiction, leisure, prefer, quarter, spend, textbook language 36 aim, buffalo, disappointed, hilarious, prepare, sponsor amazing, charity, continue, shocked,
wetland
38
defence, inhabit, manmade, memory, protection, statue, structure earthquake, publish, tourist 40 danger, decade, destroy, donation, encourage, rainforest, recycle charity, continue, quarter 42 advertise, business, development, education, qualified, senior,
tutor
cause, publish, spend 44
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JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Powerhouse 6A 20
Michael is reading a film review on the Internet. Read the review and answer the questions on the next page.
Unit 9
Johnny Bond 008
Johnny Bond 008 Text type:
film review Text type:
film review
Johnny Bond Gold Tooth 008 PG-13 103 mins
My rating:
Director: Steve Bean
Cast: Daniel Allen, Jessica Smith, Scott Jones Language: English, some Chinese
Johnny Bond is a very famous and handsome spy. The latest film is the eighteenth in the 008 series. I looked forward to this film a lot as it has been four years since the last 008 film.
The story begins in Hong Kong. Johnny is in a restaurant quietly enjoying congee when someone tries to shoot him with a gun. Who is it and why does he want to kill him? After a thrilling car chase, Johnny catches the man.
That is just the start of the story. The action quickly moves to Beijing, and then to San Francisco. Johnny goes through many adventures: he fights a gang with guns, swims with a shark in the sea, and finds a dangerous snake in his bed. I was amazed by the acting.
Finally, clever Johnny finds out who the men trying to kill him are. You will be very surprised by the answer!
Apart from action, there are also some funny scenes where Johnny meets a cute panda. There is also some romance when Johnny meets a beautiful female spy.
Steve Bean, who has directed two previous 008 films, has done an excellent job again. The plot was exciting and I never felt bored. The only problem was that it was too short! It was 100 minutes long but it was so good that I wished it was longer.
Reviewed by Danny Wu
New word(s) cast, chase, gang, plot, rating, romance, thrilling
Repeated new word(s) action, adventure, famous, quietly
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Write the correct letters in the boxes.
1. The film has a ending.
A. thrilling B. funny
C. surprising D. frightening
2. Gold Tooth is film with some scenes.
A. an action, sad B. a funny, romantic C. a horror, action D. an action, romantic 3. This is the 008 film that Steve Bean has directed.
A. second B. third
C. eighth D. eighteenth
4. Danny thought Gold Tooth’s problem was that it was .
A. not long enough B. boring
C. too long D. in English
Fill your answers in the spaces provided.
5. Where does the movie take place? Fill in the three places in the correct order.
(a)
¢ (b) ¢ (c)6. The reviewer used many adjectives to describe the film, Johnny Bond or his feelings about the film. List three adjectives you find in each category.
The film Johnny Bond Reviewer’s feelings
A review gives an opinion about a film, book, song or product (e.g. camera, phone). The reviewer describes the product / event and gives his / her opinion about it. The reviewer often gives a rating with stars.
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( a ) ( b ) ( c )
( d ) ( e ) ( f )
( g ) ( h ) ( i )
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JumpStart Reading and Vocabulary Powerhouse 6A 24
Vocabulary Quiz 1
1. Write the names of the jobs below the pictures. (5 marks)
(a) (b) (c)
2. Look at the pictures and name the type of movie. (4 marks)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(d) (e)
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Marks:
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creative famous ideal touching romantic amazing successful valuable proud thrilling homeless
1. This film has a ending. Nearly everyone in the cinema cried.
2. Some charities help people by giving them food.
3. Mum’s diamond ring is very . It is worth a lot of money.
4. I want to be an architect. It is my job.
5. Herman is a fashion designer. He always comes up with new ideas.
6. The Three Little Pigs is a fairy tale.
7. Steven Lee is one of the most directors in Hong Kong. His films have won a lot of prizes.
8. Nikki won the national drawing competition. We are of her!
9. Jeannie writes a lot of love stories. Her stories are very . 10. The football game between the Reds and the Blues was a
one. Both teams had the chance to win.
11. It is that some animals can return to their birthplace many years later.
3. Fill in the blanks with the adjectives given. (11 marks)
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Around 140 grade-appropriate new words extracted from the units
Words are marked with syllable breaks, parts of speech, Chinese definitions and example sentences
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gain (v.) 獲得 heights (n.) 高地；高處
e.g. I gained some valuable experience at this e.g. I’m afraid of heights so I can’t be a pilot.
company.
gang (n.) 匪幫 he.ro (n.) 英雄
e.g. Johnny Bond fights a gang with guns in e.g. Mr Or is my hero because he saved two
his new film. children in the fire.
gold (adj.) 金 hi.la.ri.ous (adj.) 滑稽的
e.g. Lee Lai-shan won a gold medal in e.g. Seeing Ricky fall into the water was
windsurfing in 1996. hilarious .
home.less (adj.) 無家可歸
e.g. e.g. Many families were made homeless after
the earthquake.
hot.spot (n.) 熱點
e.g. e.g. The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous
tourist hotspot .
hus.band (n.) 丈夫
e.g. e.g. Jane’s husband is a writer.
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