| P.4 - English |
| Programme Title |
Learning Objectives |
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| Beautiful Things in Nature |
- Make a description of things found in nature
- Identify common animals and plants and describe them
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| Give Me Back My Name |
- Identify some basic letter sounds
- Identify some repetitions and rhyming patterns in English
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| Words Beautiful |
- Express concern and sympathy
- Make simple comparisons of various kinds
- Make simple requests
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| Teddy’s Dream Chair |
- Give a simple description of oneself and others in terms of name, habits and abilities
- Talk about occupations, e.g., astronaut, photographer, etc.
- Express preferences, ideas and plans
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| Return to the Present |
- Ask and describe what people do regularly and when they do it
- Give a simple account of things that have happened and things that people did in the past
- Draw attention to people and things and describe them briefly
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| Food From Other Countries |
- Give a simple description of various kinds of food
- Offer one’s services
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| Treasure Island |
- Develop an awareness of things in nature
- Describe simple processes and situations
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| Getting to Know You |
- Identify the names of some cities and countries
- Learn about some examples of American and British English
- Draw attention to people and things and describe them briefly
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| The Shoe Stories |
- Arouse pupils’ interest in famous children stories such as Cinderella and The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Ask for and give comments
- Develop an enjoyment of the basic sound patterns of English in reading simple rhymes
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| Aunt Mary’s Friends |
- Draw attention to people and things and describe them briefly
- Give a simple account of things that have happened and things that people did in the past
- Ask for and give explanations
- Learn about the position of adjectives in different sentence structures
- Learn about the American Sign Language
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| Say No to Chinglish! 2 |
- to exchange messages through activities such as sending good wishes and greetings ~ to understand some aspects of how the English language works, including how grammar features such as the choice of verbs and adjectives contribute to the exact meaning in texts and conversations ~ to see the need for clarifying one’s own written expression and then make changes with support from teachers and classmates
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| Who Wants to Act? |
- Use appropriate intonation and vary volume, tone of voice and speed to convey intended meanings and feelings, etc., in drama activities
- Give simple instructions, e.g., Look at the audience in the eye, Stand up straight, etc.
- Learn about the vocabulary related to movie production such as audition, director, actors, lighting man, etc.
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| What Types of Films Do You Like? |
- Learn about different types of films, e.g., comedies, adventure films, cartoons, etc.
- Express feelings towards or state opinions about different types of films, e.g., I like films that make me laugh, Watching them is like travelling to a different world.
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| My Favourite Food |
- Vocabulary building
- Correct use of collective nouns
- Word combination
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| No More Chinese English! (Part 1) |
- exchange messages through activities such as writing short composition, making telephone calls, sending fax and writing emails
- understand how grammar features such as the choice of verbs, nouns and adjectives contribute to the exact meaning in texts and conversations
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| No More Chinese English! (Part 2) |
- understand the choice of verbs and nouns that contribute to the exact meaning in texts and conversations
- see the need for clarifying one’s own written expression and then make changes with support from teachers and classmates
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| Animal Stories |
- Draw others’ attention to people, things and situations, and describe them briefly
- Make simple comparisons of various kinds using similes of the form “as…as”, e.g., “He’s as sly as a fox.”, “Its fur is as white as snow.”
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| All about Music: Beethoven |
- Give a simple description of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in terms of name, nationality, occupation, personal characteristics, habits and abilities, etc.
- Draw others’ attention to Beethoven’s music and describe his work briefly
- Develop an interest in listening to and talking about classical music
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| Music Everywhere |
- Ask and describe various kinds of music and songs, e.g., hip hop music, Chinese opera, jazz
- Making a simple musical instrument
- Learn about the names of some western musical instruments
- Learn about some music related vocabulary
- Appreciate and talk about music and songs
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| All about Music: Tchaikovsky |
- Describe various types of music and songs such as hip hop music, pop songs
- Give a simple description of a famous composer, Tchaikovsky
- Appreciate classical music
- Learn to watch ballets that tell stories
- Express one's feelings towards music or songs
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| The Sunday Smile |
- An ETV programme to introduce the radio programme, The Sunday Smile, which is specially produced for primary school pupils and parents to promote the learning of English through a radio programme.
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| Who Needs Good Manners? |
- Describe simple processes and situations such as table setting and food ordering
- Draw others’ attention to people and things and describe them briefly
- Make simple comparisons of various kinds
- Set regulations and give warnings
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The Flying Classroom Series:
Trees |
- Find out how trees are grown
- Learn about the vocabulary related to different parts of a tree
- Develop an awareness of the environment
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The Flying Classroom Series:
Looking After Our Body |
- Find out what we need to do to look after our body
- Gather information and write key ideas
- Develop an awareness of healthy living
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