Modular Planning
Task Scaffolding
Cho Yiu Catholic Primary School
Why module construction?
- space
- for authentic tasks/contexts
Ch.3 Having fun
• Activities
• Adjectives to describe the activities
• How often do you …?
I go … once/twice/three times a week
• I like __ing …
Ch.9 Visiting Hong Kong
• Scenic spots in Hong Kong
• Seasons and weather
What is the weather like?
• Simple future
What will the weather be like …? It’ll be …
What will we do in (Ocean Park)? We’ll …
• Vocab. about visiting a place What can we do?
Small book
systematic explicit flow
Why ? guide teaching & learning
context
meaningful use of lang.
character
audience
How ?
Part I – Context setting
context = reply Kylie’s letter
Kylie = character
audience
= students
= target and Kylie
Format of a letter
Reading & Writing
Part II – Activities
space
Introduce names of activities.
Part III – Weather
refer to Kylie’s letter
revision
guessing
Talk about the weather in Hong Kong
Part IV – Scenic spots
Writing
Finding out about Hong Kong’s
scenic spots and things
tourists can do.
going back to Kylie’s letter
Part V – Writing
Recycle the letter format.
Echo with the first
letter from Kylie
Reading
Reading & Writing
Reading, Speaking
& Listening
Reading & Writing
Initial mail exchange between students and Kylie
1. format of a letter
2. students are encouraged to think of the things
they want to share with Kylie
Survey on students’ favourite activities and their
frequency
1. Do you like…? + Yes/No responses
2. I like __ing
3. favourite activities + reasons
4. recycle days of a week
5. How often do you go __ing?
6. adverbs of frequency
7. interpreting figures
8. 3rd person singular
Find out about HK’s scenic spots and things tourists can do
Talk about the weather in Hong Kong
Reading & Writing
Reply to Kylie who will come to visit Hong Kong
1. recycle the letter format
2. apply the vocab. and lang. items in the previous tasks
School-based :
• purposeful use of lang. – context
• Integration of the 4 lang. skills
reading  writing
speaking  listening
• space
 recycling
 explore the world
 apply the lang. (speaking & listening)
 creativity