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Tin Ka Ping Secondary School

2020-2021 F.1 English Language
Module 5 – Keeping fit

Name: ___________________________ Class: _______ ( )

Page Content
(I) Language Input
Reading Passage
 Thematic Anthology Unit *19, 21
 Reading Quiz: Thematic Anthology Unit 23
 Easter Holiday assignments: Thematic Anthology Unit 22, 23, 24
(II) Grammar Items
 Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives
- EGU units 85, 87-90
- Worksheets
 Connectives
- EGU unit 97
- Worksheets
(III) Listening
 Performance Plus 1 Module 3 Unit 5
 Performance Plus 1 Module 4 Unit 8 + Integrated Tasks
 Homework: Performance Plus 1 Assessment Worksheet (P. 101-103)
(IV) Writing
1. Short Writing Task: Writing a presentation script (promoting a sport activity)
- Worksheets
2. Long Writing Task: Writing a letter to a friend
- Worksheets

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Pre-reading Worksheet
List of sports

What are the names of the following sports? Fill in the boxes with suitable words from the list
below.
archery badminton basketball bowling boxing
cycling diving equestrian football fencing
golf gymnastics handball high jump ice-hockey
ice-skating judo karate long jump marathon running
netball ping pong / pole vault running rowing

table tennis
swimming tennis trampolining volleyball weightlifting
sumo-wrestling yoga

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 Funny news!!!
Do you know when will be the next Summer Olympic? It will be held in 2020. There are many
other possible new sports for future Games. In February 2013, wrestling was dropped from the
core sports list, and joined with baseball and softball (joint bid), climbing, karate, roller sport,
squash, wakeboard and wushu to attempt to gain a place on the program for 2020.

2020 Summer Olympic Sports

 archery  roller sport
 badminton  rowing
 baseball and softball  rugby 7s
 basketball  sailing
 beach volleyball  shooting
 boxing  soccer / football
 canoe / kayak  swimming
 climbing  surfing
 cycling (track, road, mountain, BMX)  synchronized swimming
 diving  table tennis
 equestrian (dressage, jumping and  taekwondo
eventing)  tennis
 fencing  track and field
 field hockey  triathlon
 golf  volleyball (indoor)
 gymnastics  water polo
 handball  weightlifting

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 judo  wrestling
 karate
 modern pentathlon

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Part A Vocabulary Worksheet
 Section A - useful vocabulary items
Match the words in the first column with the definitions in the second column. Write the
correct letters in the boxes provided.

 TA U19
1. skyscrapers (n) A. people who go hiking
2. bustling (adj) B. beautiful and impressive
3. impression (n) C. full of lively or busy activity
4. greenery (n) D. a rural area
5. countryside (n) E. beautiful natural view
6. trails (n) F. walking in a slow, relaxed manner
7. voted (v) G. to express your choice or opinion
8. scenic (adj) H. green plants or branches
9. located (v) I. helpful or good effects
10. hiker (n) J. very tall modern buildings
11. volcanic (adj) K. a path through a countryside
12. majestic (adj) L. related to a volcano
13. a stroll (n) M. the way that something seems, looks, or feels to a

particular thing/person
14. benefits (n) N. in a particular place

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 TA U21
1. shot (n) A. the outer, often curved or circular, edge of something
2. attempt (n) B. a short form of a word or phrase
3. rim (n) C. to come from a particular place, time, situation, etc.
4. bounce (v) D. a positive result gained by effort
5. backboard (n) E. something follow one after another
6. originated (v) F. a kick, hit, or throw of the ball
7. identify (v) G. to cause someone to have a particular feeling
8. achievement (n) H. likely to be true, or able to be believed
9. consecutive I. to look like or be like someone or something

(adj)
10. plausible (adj) J. the board behind the basket in a game of basketball
11. abbreviation (n) K. the act of trying to do something
12. resembles (v) L. to recognize someone or something
13. dribbling (n) M. the skill of moving a ball along the ground with

repeated small kicks or hits

14. arouse (v) N. move quickly up, back, or away after hitting it

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Section B – Complete the following table by putting the correct parts of speech.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
impression -
- scenic -
benefit - -
locate - -

Fill in the blanks with the words from Section A and Section B. You may need to change
the form of the words.
1. It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top.
They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the ______________________ view.
2. The house, usually ______________________ with activity, was strangely silent.
3. As Christmas gets closer, crazy sale is held and lots of people go shopping before the
festival come. All the shops get more and more ______________________.
4. I don’t tend to trust first ______________________.
5. Today is the last school day before Easter holiday. He _____________________ into
the classroom like a rabbit, full of the joys of spring.

Section C – Identifying phrasal verbs

 Complete the following sentences by referring to TA U19.
1. Let’s more about what Hong Kong’s countryside has to offer. (L4)
2. It is a nice walk with lovely scenic views, but do that you have to
climb up and down quite a few steps. (L8)
3. And the bugs won’t . (L51)

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Part B Adjectives
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
A. If the positive ends in one consonant preceded by a vowel, the final consonant is
doubled and “-er” and “-est” are added.

Positive Comparative Superlative B.

1. big bigger the biggest By
1. able
2. fat
2. brave
3. flat
3. close
4. hot
4. late
5. sad
5. large
6. thin
6. loose
7. wet
7. nice
8. rude
9. safe
10. simple
11. strange
12. white
13. wide
14. wise

adding “-r” and “-st” to the positive when it ends in “e”.

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C. Most adjectives form the comparative by adding “-er” and the superlative by adding
“-est” to the positive.

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. bright
2. cheap
3. clean
4. clear
5. clever
6. cold
7. cool
8. dark
9. dear
10. deep
11. fast
12. great
13. hard
14. high
15. kind
16. light
17. long
18. loud
19. low
20. new
21. narrow
22. near
23. old
24. poor
25. quick
26. quiet
27. rich
28. short
29. slow
30. small
31. strong
32. sweet
33. tall
34. thick
35. warm
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D. If the adjective ends in “-y” preceded by a consonant, the “-y” is changed into “-i”
before adding “-er” or “-est”.

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. busy
2. dirty
3. early
4. easy
5. greedy
6. happy
7. heavy
8. lazy
9. lucky
10. noisy
11. pretty
12. tidy
13. ugly

E. Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. bad
2. good

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F. If the adjectives consist of two or more than two syllables, the comparative and
superlative are formed by using “more” and “most” before the base form.

Positive Comparative Superlative

1. afraid
2. beautiful
3. careful
4. careless
5. cheerful
6. comfortable
7. dangerous
8. delicious
9. difficult
10. diligent
11. enjoyable
12. exciting
13. famous
14. foolish
15. grateful
16. helpful
17. important
18. interesting
19. painful
20. pleasant
21. polite
22. serious
23. silent
24. useful
25. valuable
26. wonderful

Comparatives and superlatives supplementary exercise

Exercise 1 (10 marks)
Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of adjectives to make the dialogue meaningful.

Betty: Which school do you like (1) ______________ (much), your old school or
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 this school?
Keith: This school is (2) ______________ (big) and there are (3) ______________

(good) facilities, but I miss my (4) ______________ (old) friends.

Betty: You can make some (5) ______________ (new) friends.
Keith: You’re right. Now my (6) ______________ (good) friend in the class is John.

He is two months (7) ______________ (young) than me but he is a bit

(8) ______________ (tall). He is (9) ______________ (hard-working) than

other classmates. He always arrives (10) ______________ (early).

Marks: /10

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Exercise 2 (7 marks)
Kenny is browsing some postings about films on the website. Complete the web postings
below with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. The first one has been done for
you as an example. You may need to change the adjectives to the comparative or
superlative form.

Anne says:
July 19th, 2010
I couldn’t stop laughing loudly. This is (e.g.) the funniest (funny) film I’ve ever watched.
Willy Wonka is cool. He is as (1) _________________ (cool) as Michael Jackson. Compared
to his previous films, Johnny Depp has made great improvements in acting. He is perfect
for the role.

Violet says:
July 19th, 2010
Anne, I absolutely agree with you. In the film, Willy Wonka is the world’s
(2) __________________ (unusual) candy maker who owns (3) ________________
(magnificent) chocolate factory in the world. I can’t think of any Hollywood actor who is
(4) ____________________ (good) Johnny Depp to play the role of Willy Wonka. I
especially like the oompa loompa songs. I think oompa loompas are (5)
__________________(funny) Willy Wonka!
Ron says:
July 20th, 2010
It’s quite disappointing! I took my four-year-old son with me and he was hiding his face
through many of the scenes with Willy Wonka. I think his character appears to be
(6) _________________ (scary) it should be. Also, I would say the oompa loompa dances
were possibly the (7) (terrible) part in the film. Can’t the dances be more
elegant?

Marks: /7

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Exercise 3 (10 marks)
You are the chief editor of Animal Magazine published by the Biology Club. One of your
classmates has sent you an interesting article about human encounters with animals. But
some words are missing. Complete the article using comparative or superlative forms of
adjectives with the help of the words in brackets.

Which animal do you like better, a hamster or a cockroach? The answer is most

obvious, isn’t it? To many people the cockroach is (1) (disgusting) animal in the

world. Most of us wish that it would disappear from our lives. While we hope for (e.g.) the

best (good), we should prepare for (2) (bad). One day you might have to confront

a cockroach (3) (big) your thumb all by yourself. It might even become (4)

(horrible) experience of your life.

There are many unpleasant situations which you might come across. How about being

chased by a swarm of bees? It is definitely (5) (dangerous) being chased by a large

cockroach. You might be (6) (afraid) of cockroaches than bees, but think about it.

Cockroaches, though (7) (ugly), will not attack you, but bees may. How fast can

you run? Even if you were (8) (fast) runner in the world, don’t expect that you

could move (9) (fast) bees.

What is (10) (good) path to safety then? Think hard and you will know the

answer.

Marks: /10

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Part C Connectives Pre-lesson
Worksheet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk- g3qhz9hg

Study your grammar book about connectives before

watching this video. Next, scan the QR Code or use the link above to watch a video about
connectives, and fill in the correct answers below.

To start a new point / paragraph To show contrast

1. To begin with 1. However,

2. In contrast,
2. To start with
3. On the contrary,

To add information To show cause and effect

1. Also, /also 1. because

2. Besides, 2. Therefore,
3. Moreover, 3. As a result,
4. Furthermore, 4. so
5. In addition, 5. As
6. Since

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Fill in the blanks with the suitable connectives.

1. She was late ____________________ she missed the train.

2. Everyone is staying indoors tonight ____________________ there is a thunderstorm.

3. I am a native English speaker. ____________________, I speak fluent Spanish.

4. I play the guitar well. I am ____________________ good at sports.

5. Playing sports can keep fit. ____________________, it can reduce stress.

6. I seldom smile, ____________________ I am nice.

7. I seldom smile. ____________________, I am nice.

8. I put a lot of effort in practicing the basketball. ____________________, I won the

competition.

9. I wear helmet when riding bicycle ____________________ I won’t get hurt.

10. ____________________ my legs are hurt, I can’t play football.

If you are interested in learning more about other connectives, you may browse the
following website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAQttUMEUcg

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 Worksheet 1 (Students 1, 2)
Showing contrasting ideas

The following connectives are used to show a contrast.

Contrast
Even though However
Although Nonetheless
Though
but

A. Examples on how to use the above connectives:

However/Nonetheless
However The meal was tasty. However, it made me ill.
Nonetheless Candy eats a lot. Nonetheless, she stays slim.
 Notes:
‘However’ and ‘Nonetheless’ are more formal. They often appear at the beginning of a
sentence, followed by a comma.

but
but He has got a good job now, but he still complains.
Even though/although/though
Even though/ Although/Even though/Though he has got a good job now, he
Although/ still complains.
Though
even though/ He still complains although/even though/though he has got a
although/though good job now,.
 Notes:
‘Although’, ‘Though’ and ‘Even though’ are used to link two contrast ideas in a sentence. They
can be used at the beginning of a sentence. A comma is needed to separate two clauses in
the sentence when they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

Even though/although/though
Although/ Although Jim was not very fit, he won the race.
Though Though Jim was not very fit, he won the race.
Even Even though Emily is only ten, she is a star. (more formal and show
though surprise)

 Do not use “although…but”

 Although the sun was shining, but it wasn’t that warm. (X)
 The sun was shining, but it wasn’t that warm. ( ✓)

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C. Check your understanding! Fill in the blanks.
1. ________ curried fish balls are inexpensive, they are scrumptious. (Even though? though?)

2. Although he is strong, ________he cannot pull out the sword. (Fill in “but”, or “X”.)

3. The idea is fine. ________, the idea is costly. (However? Although?)

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 Worksheet 1 (Students 3, 4)
Showing a reason and result
A. The following connectives are used to show a reason.
Reason Result
because So
since Therefore
as

B. Examples on how to use the above connectives:

Reason
Because We are having a party because it is Mum’s birthday.
Since - Everyone is staying indoors tonight since there is a
thunderstorm.
- Since there is a thunderstorm, everyone is staying indoors
tonight
As - He joined a gym as Tim wanted to get fit.
- As Tim wanted to get fit, he joined a gym.

 Circle the correct answer:

- ‘Since’ and ‘As’ can be used at the beginning / in the middle / at the end of a
sentence. A comma (,) / full stop (.) is needed to separate two clauses in the sentence
when they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

 Tick the correct boxes:

 Example 1:
 She is famous. Because she is beautiful.
 She is famous because she is beautiful.

 Example 2:
 Because he was lazy, so he failed.
 He failed because he was lazy.
 He was lazy, so he failed.

Result
So Eric ate too much, so he felt sick.
Therefore Jo apologised. Therefore, she wasn’t punished.

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C. Check your understanding! Fill in the blanks.

Because As Since So Therefore

1. He cried ____________ he was sad.

2. She was late ______ she missed the train.

3. I was lost, _______ I bought a street map. (so? therefore? both?)

4. My friend was in hospital after the accident. _____________, I need to see him.

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 Worksheet 2
Your classmates will teach you over part i). Make sure you fully understand this part.
Next, you need to work on part ii) alone to check your understanding.

Students 1,2 :Contrasting

Students 3,4: Reason & result
ideas
Contrast Reason Result
Even though However because So
Although Nonetheless since Therefore
Connectives Though as
but

However/Nonetheless Reason: because/since/as

The meal was tasty. However,
it made me ill.
Candy eats a lot. Nonetheless,
she stays slim.
but
He has got a good job now, but
he still complains.
 We are having a party
because it is Mum’s
birthday.
 Everyone is staying indoors
tonight since there is a
thunderstorm.
 As Tim wanted to get fit, he
joined a gym.

Result
Examples Even Eric ate too much, so he felt sick.
though/although/though Jo apologised. Therefore, she
Although/Even though/Though wasn’t punished.
he has got a good job now, he
still complains.
He still complains
although/even though/though
he has got a good job now.

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 Self-Evaluation:
“” or “” ? “” or “” ?
i)  Although the sun was  She is famous. Because she
From my shining, but it wasn’t is beautiful. ( )
classmates: that warm. ()
 She is famous because she
Notes  The sun was shining, is beautiful. ( )
but it wasn’t that
warm. ()  Because he was lazy, so he
failed. ( )

 He failed because he was

lazy. ( )

 He was lazy, so he failed.

( )

 Since Tim wanted to keep

fit, he joined a gym. ( )
1. ___________ curried fish 1. He cried __________he
balls are inexpensive, was sad. (because? since?
ii) they are scrumptious. both?)
I work on my
(Even though? Though?)
own:
2. She was late ________ she
Check my 2. Although he is strong, __ missed the train. (therefore?
understanding he cannot pull out the so?)
sword. (Fill in “but”, or
“X”.) 3. I was lost, _______I bought
a street map. (so?
3. The idea is fine. therefore? both?)
___________, the idea is
costly. (However? 4. My friend was in hospital
Although?) after the accident.
___________ , I need to see
him.

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 Worksheet 3 – Group Work

Discuss until ALL members agree on the same answers. Your teacher may ask one of you to
explain why your group chooses the answers.

A. Fill in the blanks by using the best answer provided in the brackets.

1. Mary lost her wallet, _______ I lent her some money. (so? therefore? both?)

2. He became a successful businessman, _____________ he was clever. (so? because?)

3. The jacket was beautiful. _____________, it was too expensive. (However? Although?

But?)

B. Rewrite the following sentences by filling in suitable connectives, when necessary.

4. Sue worked hard. She passed the examination.

 She worked hard.

_______________________________________________________.

5. It is difficult. I want to give it a try.

 __________________________________________, I want to give it a try.

The meaning between two

sentences:
1. Reason? 2. Result? 3. Contrast?
Usage: beginning of a sentence?
In the middle of a sentence?

Group Marks:
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 Worksheet 4 – Individual Quiz

Rewrite the following sentences by filling in suitable connectives by choosing the word from
the box below:

however so because although therefore though

1. I got lost while hiking. I was nervous.

I got lost while hiking, __________ I was nervous.

2. The map was old. It was useful.

The map was old. ________________________________________, it was useful.

3. I was exhausted. I did not give up.

________________________________________, I did not give up.

4. I had forgotten to charge the battery. The battery was dead.

I had forgotten to charge the battery. ________________________________________

5. I wanted to cry. I was a tough guy.

I wanted to cry, _________________________________________

Individual Marks:
________ / 5

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More on Connectives

We use connectives to join two or more ideas in a sentence or to show the relationship between
the sentences.

Connectives show Examples of common connectives

similar ideas and, also, in addition, moreover, besides, furthermore
choices / alternatives or
contrasting ideas but, however, nonetheless, although, though, even
though
reasons because, since, as
result so, therefore
purpose so that
summary in conclusion, to sum up, to conclude

A. Connectives — to show similar ideas

 We use “and” to add one idea to another. “And” is often used in the middle of a sentence.
We drop the repeated words when we join two ideas with “and”.

 “And” is commonly used when we list three or more things.

e.g. We like watching dramas, game shows and news.

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 We can use “also” to add similar ideas. We often put “also” before the main verb or after
the verb “be”.

 The connectives “in addition”, “moreover”, “besides” and “furthermore” are more formal.
They often appear at the beginning of a sentence, followed by a comma.

B. Connectives — to show alternatives / choices

 We use “or” to give alternatives. Like “and”, “or” is often used in the middle of a sentence.

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 C. Connectives — to show contrasting ideas

 We use “but” when ideas are opposite. “But” is often used in the middle of a sentence. We
do not repeat all the words when ideas are joined by “but”.

 The connectives “however”, “nonetheless” are more formal. They often appear at the
beginning of a sentence, followed by a comma.

 We can also use “although” and “though” to link two contrast ideas in a sentence. They can
be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. Note that a comma is needed to
separate two clauses in the sentence when they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

 Sometimes, we replace “although” with “even though” to show a surprising contrast.

e.g. She got the Oscar Award for Best Actress even though she acted poorly in the film.
 Do not use “although”, “though” or “even though” with “but” in the same sentence.

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 D. Connectives — to show causes and results

 The connectives “because”, “since” and “as” indicate why something happened. “Since”
and “as” can be used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. When they are used
at the beginning of a sentence, a comma is needed to separate two clauses in the sentence.

 The connectives “so” and “therefore” show the result of something.

 Do not use “because”, “since” or “as” with “so” in the same sentence.
E. Connectives — to show purposes

 The connective “so that” shows the purpose of doing something. We place it in the middle
of a sentence.

F. Connectives — to show the summary

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 Connectives indicating summary:

In conclusion e.g. To sum up, the Internet is a useful learning

To sum up tool.
To conclude

Notes:

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Let’s practice!

Miki is writing an article about Internet addiction. Choose the suitable connectives in the
following box and fill them in the blanks. One of the following connectives can be used more
than once.

and or as in conclusion
because so that although however

In this technological era, the use of the Internet has become an integral part of our daily

life. Have you ever asked yourself if you are using the Internet too much?

When you can’t stop yourself from playing online games (1) using online chat

rooms, you are using the Internet too much. Such overuse (2) uncontrollable use of the

Internet is known as Internet addition. Internet addiction has become a growing problem among

teenagers. More teenagers are willing to sleep less (3) they can have more time to surf

the Net.

According to a recent report, 90% of Hong Kong students said that they spent more than

five hours per day in the Internet world. Some claimed that they found excitement when they

beat down the opponents in online games.

(4) , using Internet at the expense of sleep can be harmful to their health. (5)

these teenagers often find it hard to stay away from the Internet, they are gradually isolated

from the “real world”. Their relationships with friends (6) family as well as school

performance suffer (7) they spend all their time using the Internet.

(8) , Internet should be viewed as a serious problem like drug addiction. Always

remind yourself – Do not let your online activities take over your real life!

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