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Tin Ka Ping Secondary School

Form 1 English Language
Module 6 City Life and Weekend Activities
Reading Booklet

Name: __________________________ Class: _____ ( )

Done
Page Content
( / )
(I) Reading
A. Reading Tasks
 Vocabulary Worksheet
 Oxford Advanced Thematic Anthology Unit 16, 17
 Progressive English Unit 7

(II) Grammar Items

A. Determiners
EGU U74, 83, 84 (Revision)
EGU U75-79
B Mixed tenses (revision)
(III) Writing
A. Writing Task
 Article
(IV) Listening
A. Performance Plus 1
 Module 2 Units 3-4
 Module 2 Integrated Tasks
B. Homework
 (PP) Assessment Worksheet P.36-38, 46-48
(V) Dictation
1. Vocabulary Quiz (5) – TA U16
2. Vocabulary Quiz (6) – TA U17

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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 U16

1. slurp (v) A. adhering to past practices

2. experience (v) B. expressing thanks
3. tedious (adj) C. You are in that situation or it happens to you.
4. traditional (adj) D. to develop gradually
5. breathtaking (adj) E. rules of decent behaviors
6. revolve around (v phr.) F. to drink or eat noisily
7. evolving into (v phr.) G. express respect and admiration
8. gratitude (n) H. boring
9. compliment (v) I. extremely exciting, beautiful, or surprising
10. etiquette (n) J. to have something as the main theme or
subject

 TA U17

1. variety (n) A. very popular

2. amusing (adj) B. can change into a different shape or form
3. souvenir (n) C. a different type of something
4. show off (v phr.) D. strange and unexpected
5. combine (v) E. entertaining

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 6. shape-shifting (adj) F. join something together
7. well-loved (adj) G. to make a person or an animal so frightened
that he, she, or it goes away
8. outright (adv) H. something you buy or keep to help you
remember a holiday or special event
9. odd (adj) I. intended to attract attention or admiration
10. scare away (phr. v) J. completely or extremely

Section B – Complete the following table by putting the correct parts of speech.
Vocabulary Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
unique ---
traditional ---
produce ---
entertaining
Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the form of the words.
tradition / amusing / highlight / unique / compliment

This year, John is the champion of school singing competition. Guess what? His performance

involved a lot of dance moves which is the 1. ______________ of the show. Every move was

definitely not for the faint of hearts. Also, his vocal is 2. ______________ and distinctive. You

would think you’re enjoying a professional concert. I would say he successfully gave an

3. _________________ and eye-catching show to the judges. He will be invited to perform in the

coming graduation ceremony. This is our school 4. ___________________. I must

5. _____________________ him on his superb performance and you should not miss his coming

show!

Section C – Identifying phrasal verbs

 Complete the following sentences by referring to TA U16.

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1. Being a famous athlete, his whole life ______________ ______________ football. (L23)

2. He __________ ___________ my wet boots and made me sit by the fire. (L33)

3. Harry was given a magic charm to __________ ___________ evil spirits. (L27)

 Complete the following sentences by referring to TA U17.

1. All athletes make an effort to strengthen their body and hope to ___________ __________

the gold medal in Olympics! (L17)

2. You know why they are always the first group of students appear in the basketball court?
Those boys always ___________ __________ their sports skills to the girls. (L16)

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Yearly Exam Revision Exercises:

 Exercise (1)
Sally is chatting to Irene. Complete their conversation. Fill in each blank with ONE word
only which best completes the sentences.

Sally: Hi, Irene.

Irene: Hi, Sally. Guess what? (1) ___ saw an advertisement on my way to school
this morning. (2) ___ clothes shops and gift shops in Tuen Mun Town Plaza
(3) ___ having a sale (4) ___ the moment.
Sally: Really? (5) ___ did the sale start?
Irene: I think it (6) ___ this month, maybe (7) ___ 15 th. Do you want to go there
(8) ___ there the weekend?
Sally: Sure. There (9) ___ lots of beautiful clothes and stationery in those shops. I
really liked the skirt I tried. However, it was too (10) ___ so I (11) ___ but it.
Irene: Well, I’m sure it is cheaper now. By the way, (12) ___ shop did you go to (13)
___ that day?
Sally: I (14) ___ to Chic Fashion. It’s my (15) ___ shop!
Irene: (16) ___ too! I love the clothes there.
Sally: (17) ___ we go there (18) ___ the morning this coming Saturday?
Irene: OK. (19) ___ time do you want to meet?
Sally: Let’s meet (20) ___ 10 a.m. It will be less crowded.

1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16.
17. 18. 19. 20.

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 Exercise (2)
Andrew is replying to Anita. Choose the most suitable option from the list below to
complete the email.

Dear Anita,

I (1) ___ sorry for the late reply. I was very busy yesterday and (2) ___ home until late last
night.

You (3) ___P me you were going camping for a night at Yai Long Wan and (4) ___ me
how to get there. I (5) ___ the best way is to take a minibus from Sai Kung and (6) ___ at
Pak Tam Au. There is a path all the way to Tai Long Wan. It (7) ___ long to get there.

Since some of you (8) ___ of going to Tung Ping Chau instead of Tai Long Wan now, you
(9) ___ to know which place is better. Well, I have been to both places, and I (10) ___ Tai
Long Wan.

You also asked, “(11) ___ dangerous to camp there overnight?” My answer is no. I have
been there a few times over the past few years and I (12) ___ it is dangerous.

I hope you (13) ___ a good time camping.

Andrew

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 Exercise (3)
Your friend Mike asks you to proofread his blog entry. Read the entry and correct the
mistakes for him. There is ONE mistake in each numbered line. Corrections must be
done as follows:

Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a ‘^’ and write the correct word ABOVE it.
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e.g. He is eating ^ big hot dog.

Extra word: delete the extra word with an ‘x’.

e.g. He also likes singing too.

Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word ABOVE it.

e.g. He looked around and seen another boy in the corner of the classroom.

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 Exercise (4)

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 Exercise (5):
Type 0 Facts If you ____________ (feed) fish too much, they

____________ (die).
Type 1 Possible situations You ______________ (have) an enjoyable time if you

______ (go) to the zoo.

Type 2 Imaginary People ____________________ (use) so much

situations in the paper if they ____________ (know) more about the

present rain forests.

1. If you need the car in the afternoon, I ____________________ (go) shopping in

the morning.

2. If I _________________________ (wear) a hat, I would look like an old woman.

3. I'll buy this bag if they __________________________ (have) it in blue.

4. She wouldn't pay cash if she __________________________ (have) a credit

card.

5. If I didn't have you, I do not __________________________ (know) what to do.

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 Exercise (6)

1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11.

 Exercise (8) – Mixed Tenses

Tom is the manager of a hotel. Something happened in his hotel yesterday and he
wrote the following report. Fill in the blanks with the right tenses.

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5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16.
17. 18. 19. 20.

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