TWGHs S. C. Gaw Memorial College

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Language Across the Curriculum

Learning Kit 2015-2016

Answer

 

Preparing for Learning

Integrated Humanities

& Science by

using English as the

Medium of Instruction

 

Name: ____________________________________

 

Class: _____________   Class Number: _________

 

 

 

 

Introduction

Dear Student,

 

We have tailor-made a self-learning package for you to prepare for the learning of Integrated Humanities and Science in English. It contains words and classroom language of the subjects. You need to follow the website below to complete the booklet. In return, you will find it much easier to study in English at the beginning of S.1

 

http://210.0.216.21/LAC_1516/index.html

 

Learning Kit (Learning IH & Sci in English)

http://210.0.216.21/LAC_1516/booklet.pdf

 

We hope this self-learning package can help you make a good start at secondary school.

 

10 August 2015

 

 

Warm-up Exercise:

Match the subjects in Column A with what they are about in Column B. Write the letters (A,B,C …..) in the “Ans” column.

Column A

Ans

 

Column B

1

Mathematics

E

 

A

Natural laws and how to test them

2

Science

A

 

B

Reading musical notes and singing

3

History
(Integrated Humanities)

H

 

C

Using the computer

4

Geography
(Integrated Humanities)

J

 

D

Sports and fitness

5

EPA
(Integrated Humanities)

F

 

E

Number and shapes

6

Computer Literacy

C

 

F

The government and social affairs of Hong Kong

7

Art

 

K

 

G

Making and building

8

Design & Technology

 

G

 

H

People and things of the past

9

Home Economics

 

I

 

I

Cooking and sewing

10

Music

B

 

J

The earth’s landscape, climate, population etc.

11

Physical Education

 

D

 

K

Drawing and painting


 

(1) Integrated Humanities

 Subject Vocabulary

Ex. 1 –Please go to the following website:  http://dictionary.reference.com/. Type the words below, listen to their pronunciation and write down their IPA pronunciation.

Words

Chinese Meaning

IPA pronunciation

Geography

地理

dʒiˈɒg rə fi

location  

位置

loʊˈkeɪ ʃən

direction

方向

dɪˈrɛk ʃən

grid references

格網座標

grɪd  ˈrɛf ər əns

eastings

東行線

ˈi stɪŋs

northings

北行線

ˈnɔr θɪŋs

scale

比例

skeɪl

compass

指南針

ˈkʌm pəs

whole-circle bearings

全圓方位角

hoʊl- ˈsɜr kəl  ˈbɛər ɪŋs

reduced bearings

象限角

rɪˈdust   ˈbɛər ɪŋs

Equator

赤道

ɪˈkweɪ tər

Tropic of Cancer

北回歸線

ˈtrɒp ɪk  ʌv  ˈkæn sər

Tropic of Capricorn

南回歸線

ˈtrɒp ɪk  ʌv  ˈkæp rɪˌkɔrn

Arctic Circle

北極圈

ˈɑrk tɪk   ˈsɜr kəl

Antarctic Circle

南極圈

æntˈɑrk tɪk  ˈsɜr kəl

 

 

Ex.2 – Complete the following diagrams.

 

This is a ___Compass____

This object can show the _direction_ of a place.

 

North Pole
 
 


e.
 

c.
 

b.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.
 

a.
 

South Pole
 

d.
 

 

a.  Arctic Circle

b.  Tropic of Cancer

c. Equator 赤道

d.  Tropic of Capricorn

e.  Antarctic Circle

 

 

 

Ex. 3 –Please go to the following website:  http://dictionary.reference.com/. Type the words below, listen to their pronunciation and write down their IPA pronunciation.

Words

Chinese Meaning

Words

Chinese Meaning

IPA pronunciation

IPA pronunciation

identity

身分

territory

領土

aɪˈdɛn tɪ ti

ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i

appearance

外表

nationality

國籍

əˈpɪər əns

ˌnæʃ əˈnæl ɪ ti

gesture

手勢

permanent

永久的

ˈdʒɛs tʃər

ˈpɜr mə nənt

official

官方的

emigrate

出境

əˈfɪʃ əl

ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪt

document

證件

handover

移交

 ˈdɒk yə mənt

ˈhændˌoʊ vər

citizen

公民

Britain

英國

ˈsɪt ə zən

ˈbrɪt n

resident

居民

responsibilities

責任

ˈrɛz ɪ dənt

rɪˌspɒn səˈbɪl ɪ ti

 

 

Ex.4 – Match the words in Column A with their meaning in Column B.

Write the letters (A,B,C …..) in the “Ans” column.

Column A

Ans

 

Column B

1

identity

n

E

 

A

a piece of paper that has official information on it

2

appearance

n

K

 

B

someone who legally belongs to a particular country

3

gesture

n

H

 

C

land that is owned or controlled by a particular country

4

official

adj

M

 

D

continuing to exist for a long time or for all the time in the future

5

document

n

A

 

E

someone’s identity is their name or who they are

6

citizen

n

G

 

F

a duty to be in charge of someone or something

7

resident

n

L

 

G

the state of being legally a citizen of a particular country

8

territory

n

C

 

H

something that you say or do, often something small, to show how you feel about someone or something

9

nationality

n

B

 

I

to leave your own country in order to live in another country

10

permanent

adj

D

 

J

the act of giving someone else control of a place

11

emigrate

v

I

 

K

the way someone or something looks to other people

12

handover

n

J

 

L

someone who lives or stays in a particular place

13

responsibilities

n

F

 

M

approved of or done by someone in authority especially the government

 

 

 

Integrated Humanities

 Classroom Language

Here are the words you need to fill in the blanks. Write down the Chinese meaning in the boxes provided.

 

Where

哪裡

describe

描述

name

名稱

government

政府

examples

例子

Complete

完成

from

從

what

什麼

report

報告

agree

同意

Diagram

圖

explain

解釋

how

怎樣

arrange

安排

were

---

Current

現在

handover

移交

figure

數字

difference

不同

worksheets

工作紙

Guess

猜想

compare

比較

detail

詳情

discuss

討論

newspaper

報紙

 

 

What you or your Integrated Humanities teacher will say:

(Use the words given on p.8 to fill in the blanks)

1

Before the _ handover __.

移交前

2

After the _ handover __.

移交後

3

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

香港特別行政區政府

4

To know the _current _ affairs, you need to watch the TV news and read the _newspaper_ more.

要知道時事，你需要多看電視新聞和多閱讀報紙。

5

Put the worksheets into your file.

將工作紙放入你的資料夾。

6

_ Discuss _ this with your group.

小組討論這條題目。

7

Choose a person to

_ report __ your ideas to

class.

選擇一人在全班面前報告你的意見。

8

Give three _examples_.

請給三個例子。

9

Do you _agree_ …?

你是否贊成…？

10

Make a __guess___.

試猜想。

11

__Where__ is Tom’s location

in the classroom?

湯美在班房的什麼位置？

12

__What__ type of map is

it?

這地圖屬於哪一類？

13

__How__ can we locate a

place on the map?

怎樣從地圖上找出一個地點在的位置？

14

Look at __Figure__ One.

請看圖一。

15

_Complete__ the table.

完成這表格。

16

Label the _ Diagram __.

請寫出圖表中各項名稱。

17

Tell the _difference_ between

a map and a photo.

說出地圖與相片的分別。

18

It is 6 km __from___ the

Admiralty MTR Station.

它距離金鐘地鐵站六千米。

19

This map is in more

__ detail __.

這地圖較詳細。


 

(2)  Science

 Subject Vocabulary

Ex. 5 –Please go to the following website:  http://dictionary.reference.com/. Type the words below, listen to their pronunciation and write down their IPA pronunciation.

Words

Chinese Meaning

Words

Chinese Meaning

IPA pronunciation

IPA pronunciation

Science

科學

apparatus

儀器

ˈsaɪ əns

ˌæp əˈræt əs

scientist

科學家

conclusion

結論

ˈsaɪ ən tɪst

kənˈklu ʒən

discovery

發現

instruction

指引

dɪˈskʌv ə ri

ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən

invention

發明

predict

預測

ɪnˈvɛn ʃən

prɪˈdɪkt/

investigation

調查

observe

觀察

ɪnˌvɛs tɪˈgeɪ ʃən

əbˈzɜrv

hypothesis

假設

measure

量度

haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs

ˈmɛʒ ər

experiment

實驗

record

記錄

ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt

rɪˈkɔrd

laboratory

實驗室

explain

解釋

ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i

ɪkˈspleɪn

 

Ex.6 – Match the words in Column A with their meaning in Column B.

Write the letters (A,B,C …..) in the “Ans” column.

Column A

Ans

 

Column B

1

scientist

n

E

 

A

A test done in order to prove the truth of an idea

2

discovery

n

H

 

B

A decision that you made after thinking

3

invention

n

J

 

C

To write down something in order to look at it later

4

investigation

n

O

 

D

A set of tool needed for a special purpose

5

hypothesis

n

K

 

E

A person who works or studies in an area of science

6

experiment

n

A

 

F

To make something clear and easy to understand

7

laboratory

n

I

 

G

An order or some advice on how to do something

8

apparatus

n

D

 

H

The act of finding something

9

conclusion

n

B

 

I

A room with apparatus for a scientist to work on

10

instruction

n

G

 

J

The act of making something for the first time

11

predict

v

L

 

K

An explanation which has not yet been proved to be true

12

observe

n

N

 

L

To say that something will happen

13

measure

n

M

 

M

To find out the size or amount of something

14

record

n

C

 

N

To watch something in order to learn about it

15

explain

n

F

 

O

An act of looking carefully at or finding out the reason for

 

 

Science

 Classroom Language

Here are the words you need to fill in the blanks. Write down the Chinese meaning in the boxes provided.

leaders

組長

remove

拆除

minus

減

quotient

商数

evaluate

評估

over

在…之上

multiply

乘

apparatus

儀器

stem

干

add

加

difference

𣎴同

clean

清潔

divide

除

sum

和

demonstration

示範

sides

邊

subtract

減

carefully

小心地

calculate

計算

time

時間

times

次

solve

解

product

乘積

plus

加

solution

溶液 /答案

 

 

 

 

 

What you or your Science teacher will say:

1

Group _leaders__ please come out

and  get  the   chemicals   and

_apparatus__.

請組長出來取化學物品和儀器。

2

I’m going to do a demonstration. Please

observe carefully.

我將會做一次示範，請小心觀察。

3

_Time___ is up. _Clean_ up

your bench.

時間到了，清潔你的工作檯。

4

Put all the _ apparatus _ back.

把所有儀器放回。

 

 

Revision Exercise

A.  List some subjects in school

1.       Mathematics

2.      Science

3.        Integrated Humanities

4.      Geography

5.      Computer Literacy

6.      Art

7.        Design & Technology

8.      Home Economics

9.      Music

10.  Physical Education

 

B.  Fill in the blanks

F
 

A
 

 

Asia

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Circle

Arctic Ocean

North America

Australasia

Equator

Antarctic Circle

Indian Ocean

South America

Tropic of Cancer

Antarctica

Europe

Pacific Ocean

Tropic of Capricorn

Africa

 

 

 

A   Asia

1    Atlantic Ocean

i     Arctic Circle

B   Europe

2    Pacific Ocean

ii    Tropic of Cancer

C   North America

3    Indian Ocean

iii   Equator

D   South America

4    Arctic Ocean

iv   Tropic of Capricorn

E   Africa

 

v    Antarctic Circle

F    Australasia

 

 

G   Antarctica

 

 

 

 

 

- End of LAC Learning Kit –