English to Enjoy 4B Overall Plan
Module: We Love Hong Kong
Task: Write directions for Bobo to deliver letters in Cheung Sha Wan
Communicative
functions
 Ask for directions
 Talk about
location
 Indicate directions
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Language forms and
functions
Use ‘could you’ to ask for
directions.
Could you please tell me
the way to the sports
centre?
Use ‘how’ to ask for
directions.
How can we get to the
MTR station?
Use adverbs or
prepositions to talk about
location and indicate
directions.
Go straight ahead.
Walk across the road.
Use imperatives to give
directions.
Turn right and walk
across the road.
Unit 2: The robot postman
Learning targets: ISa ISe KSa KSb KSd
Language skills
KSf
ESa
Generic skills, values and attitudes
Listening
 Locate specific information in spoken texts
 Use audio clues contextual clues and knowledge of the
world to work out the meaning of simple spoken texts
Speaking
 Apply grammar rules correctly
 Connect ideas by using cohesive devices
 Open an interaction by eliciting a response by asking
questions on a topic
Reading
 Use knowledge of basic letter-sound relationships to
read aloud
 Work out the meaning of an unknown word or
expression by using visual clues, context and
knowledge of the world
 Recognise recurrent patterns in language structure
 Recognise the format of some common text types.
 Re-read to establish and confirm meaning
 Scan a text to locate specific information by using
strategies
Writing
 Plan and organise information by deciding on the
sequence of content
 Use appropriate cohesive devices
 Use appropriate formats, conventions and language
features when writing a variety of text types
 Present writing using appropriate layout
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Collaborative skills
 Appreciate the use of English by others
 Respect others’ views in a class discussion
 Work cooperatively with others and treat others’
suggestions positively to complete a task
Communication skills
 Make and respond to simple requests for
information on familiar topics
 Find out, interpret, organise and present simple
information with others
Problem-solving skills
 Make and respond to simple requests and describe
the solutions
 Use directories for purposes
Self-management skills
 Plan studies and make preparations for completing
tasks
 Evaluate their own feelings, strengths, weaknesses,
progress and objectives
Study skills
 Skim and scan through texts or listen to locate
relevant information and main ideas
 Develop written texts using appropriate format,
contexts and language features
Values and attitudes
 Develop confidence in using English through
working on their own or in groups, making
judgments independently
Vocabulary
 places in the
neighbourhood
Text types
 directions
 maps
 floor plans
Phonics
 str
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