Interview Practice

1. General introduction and Character

Can you introduce yourself?
My name is Sally Kam. I'm eleven years old. I am the youngest in my family. I have an elder brother studying F4. My father is a business man and my mother helps him to run the business.

I can play piano and I am taking the Level 3 piano exam between April and May. I practice playing piano for about half an hour every day.

In my spare time, I like skiing because I feel great when I ski. I have a good relationship with my classmates. We always play volley ball together during the lunch break, and most of my classmates like me very much because they think I am very kind to them.


2. Academic results
I've got good results in my studies.




3. Skills

New Words I Learnt

available可用的 (adj) Toys and chess sets are available in the playroom.
application forms (noun) Application forms are available at the office of the centre from 13th, November.

Making Mango Pudding

1. First put the sugar and pudding flour into the water
2. stir and mix them together.
3. Pour the mixture into a big bowl
4. Boil the mixed water
   
5. Add the mango pieces and the milk into the bowl
6. Pour the finished pudding mixture into the small containers and put them into the fridge.
   

Test Contents

1. Step Up 6A ( Unit 1, 3, 4)
2. Intensive Practice 6A ( Unit 1, 3, 4) Could or would you like...either or/Neither nor
   
3. Step Up Grammar 6A (Unit 1, 3, 4) Phrasal verbs, ought to/ should,
   

Tom's Dinner

It was 6 o'clock in the afternoon. Tom was back home from school. He was hungry. He went into the kitchen to look for food. He could not find any cooked food. But he saw a lot of uncooked food.

He wanted to cook food for his parents. He thought about cooking like a chef. He started cooking a lot of food. He left all the cooked food on the table in the sitting room.

When his parents came home, they were surprised to see the food. They had the food for dinner together but the food tasted bad. Tom felt sorry about it, but his parents said that he got the experience and he could cook better next time.

Luxury Mooncakes奢華

The giving of presents is an age-old tradition in China. Giving mooncakes to relatives and friends as a symbol of their love, concern and friendship is very common during the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, mainlanders now seem to be giving mooncakes worth thousands of dollars or even replacing edible mooncakes with gold, silver and gems of a similar shape. Is this kind of “mooncake” merely to show respect for the recipient?

Mooncake packaging waste on an individual basis seems unimportant (insignificant) but it accounts for 20 percent of the total waste on the mainland, according to China Sina News. It is estimated that it requires 400 to 600 trees with a diameter of 10 centimetres or above to produce 10 million mooncake boxes.

To address this problem, a law came into effect in June this year to limit the cost of mooncake packaging to less than 25 percent of the cakes’ cost. The volume of packaging is also required to be 35 percent of the total volume of pastry.

But stiff regulations are no match for people’s creativity. Some manufacturers are now producing mooncake-shaped gold, silver and gems as luxury gifts. One such “golden mooncake” sells for 30000 renminbi.
Source: The Standard, 28th September, 2006

Liza's grandmother is eighty-five years old. She is still heathy and strong. When asked how she keeps herself fit, she says that she sleeps seven hours a day. She always takes a short nap in the afternoon. She never sits still. In fact, she is always busy doing something in the house.

This grandmother of eight children and thirty grandchildren still goes for a walk in the evening. She may even out walk many people of younger age. She does not overeat. Her usual diet is rice, fish, and vegetables. She seldom eats anything that has too much sugar in it. She says that it is not good for health.


My grandmother is seventy years old. She is still healthy but not very strong. She is good at knitting. When asked how she knits so well, she says she knits nearly everyday. She always knits for her grand children. She never sits still. In fact, she is always busy knitting.

My grandmother has one son and two grandchildren. She stays at home most of the time. She is not an out going person. Although she has a lot of friends, she does not meet her friends very often. She prefers playing Mahjong games on the home computer to going out playing the Mahjong games with her neighboring friends.

A Visit to Stanley

It was a sunny day. The visit to Stanley started after we met our teacher at school at 8 o'clock in the morning. We met at the entrance where the school bus was nearby.

We all wore PE uniform, sports shoes and a cap. We also brought some water and small amount of money for lunch. The bus left school at a quarter past eight.

In about forty minutes, we arrived at the Stanley Main Street and took some photos there. We then interviewed some visitors at the Stanley Market. The interview went well.

We then had a barbecue lunch on Stanley Main Beach for about two and a half hours. We then visited Murray House to see ancient and modern ship. We also played a computer game to control a modern ship. We had a lot of fun.

We left Stanley at a quarter to four and arrived school at half past four. It was a very happy day.

Book Report - The Gingerbread Boy

Summary of the Story

The book is about a gingerbread boy. He was cooked by a little woman but ran away from her. On his way out, he met a little man, a cow, a horse, and a fox.

All of them would like to have him eaten. But the clever fox got him onto his tail to cross a river. While they were in the middle of the river, the fox made the boy move from his tail to his back then to his nose. At last, while the gingerbread boy got onto the fox's nose. He was eaten.

Poor gingerbread Boy!

I like the story because it is simple but very funny.

Yvonne

Yvonne yelled at you for her yo yo.
Yes, Yvonne wanted her yo yo from you.
Yahoo, it's the yo yo she yelled for.
Yeaaaaaaaah! I was scared.

Winnie

Winnie washed a watermelon with water in a woodland.
Did Winnie wash the watermelon with water in the woodland?
If Winnie washed the watermelon with water in the woodland,
Where would be the watermelon, Winne washed with water?

Mission Hills Golf Summer Course

Mission Hills Golf Summer Course

I joined the summer training course organised by the Mission Hills Golf Club from 10 to 14 August, 2009. I really enjoyed the course. I made some good friends by joining the course. They are Isabel, Joyce, and Anson. We played golf and tennis together. We also swam every day.

There was a speical event happened during the course. We forgot to bring our keys to hotel room when we went out to buy some snacks. We were a bit worried that we might not be able to get back to our room. We were lucky that we could find someone to open the door for us at the end.

I am happy to join the course. I can now play golf and tennis better than before.

Rachael and Richard

Rachael rode on a Rose Royce with Richard in Rome.
Did Rachael ride on a Rose Royce with Richard in Rome?
If Rachael rode on the Rose Royce with Richard in Rome,
Where was Richard, Rachael rode with?

Natalie

Natalie never uses a net to fish.
Natalie knows fishing needs a nail-hook.
Natalie makes a lot of nail-hooks.
Natalie needs a new net.
Natalie also needs some food.
Natalie said, "I need a new net and some food."
Nobody replies Natalie.
Natalie then cries!
Poor Natalie!

Merry Mouse

Mathew is a merry mouse.
Mathew meets Mary in a messy house.
Mathew likes Mary very much.
Mathew sings a happy song to Mary.
Mathew makes a ring for Mary.
Mathew marries Mary happily.

Reading Comprehension

There are 5 tips for getting correct answers in doing the comprehension questions.

1. Read the questions carefully.
2. Read (scan) the passages and circle the key words.
3. Read the question again and remember what you are looking for in the passage.
4. Get the answer from the passage and underline the main points.
5. Write the answer according to the underlined sentences.
   

Irregular Verbs

1. be was been
2. become became become
3. begin began begun
4. bite bit bitten
5. blow blew blown
6. break broke broken
7. bring brought brought
8. build built built
9. burn burnt burnt
10. buy bought bought
11. catch caught caught
12. choose chose chosen
13. come came come
14. cost cost cost
15. cut cut cut
16. dig dug dug
17. do did done
18. draw drew drawn
19. drink drank drunk
20. eat ate eaten
21. fall fell fallen
22. feed fed fed
23. feel felt felt
24. fight fought fought
25. find found found
26. fly flew flown
27. forget forgot forgotten
28. get got got
29. give gave given
30. go went gone
31. grow grew grown
32. have had had
33. hear heard heard
34. hide hid hidden
35. hit hit hit
36. hold held held
37. hurt hurt hurt
38. keep kept kept
39. know knew known
40. lead led led
41. learn learnt learnt
42. leave left left
43. let let let
44. lose lost lost
45. make made made
46. mean meant meant
47. meet met met
48. pay paid paid
49. put put put
50. read read read
51. rise rose risen
52. run ran run
53. sell sold sold
54. send sent sent
55. set set set
56. shake shook shaken
57. shine shone shone
58. shoot shot shot
59. show showed shown
60. shut shut shut
61. sing sang sung
62. sink sank sunk
63. sit sat sat
64. sleep slept slept
65. smell smelt smelt
66. speak spoke spoken
67. spell spelt spelt
68. spend spent spent
69. spread sprang spruag
70. stand stood stood
71. steal stole stolen
72. stick stuck stuck
73. strike struck struck
74. sweep swept swept
75. swim swam swum
76. swing swung swung
77. take took taken
78. teach taught taught
79. tell told told
80. think thought thought
81. throw threw thrown
82. understand understood understood
83. undo undid undone
84. wake woke woken
85. wear wore worn
86. weep wept wept
87. win won wun
88. write wrote written

Shy Shirley

Shirley is ashy girl.

She goes to Sha Tin Beach.

She sees some shells.

She picks up the shell and shouts loudly.

People at the beach are staringat her.

Finally, she cries for a very long time.

The Third Thief

There are three thieves.
The third thief was thin.
The thin thief was thirsty.
The thief was thirty.
The thirsty thief was in his thirty-first birthday.
The thief's family threw a cake to celebrate his birthday.
They wanted him not to be a thief any more.

Billy's Story

Once there was a mother who had a new baby. His name was Billy. When Billy was hungry, he cried, "Aaaaaaaack" and he sounded like a little duck. So, his mom called him "little duck", but not Billy.

When Billy wanted to stand up, he couldn't; and he acted like a little pigeon. So, his mom called him, "little pigeon," but not Billy.

When Billy was asleep, he acted like a little frog. So, his mom called him, "little frog," but not Billy.

When Billy wanted to greet his mom, he clawed his hands like a little bear. So, his mom called him, "little bear," but not Billy.

When Billy took a bath, he played in water like a little fish. So, his mom called him, "little fish," but not Billy.

When Billy was given a carrot, he held it with his hands and wrinkled up his nose like a bunny. So, his mom called him "little bunny," but not Billy.

When Billy woke up from his crib, he sang to himself like a bee. So, his mom called him, "little bee," but not Billy.

When Billy opened his eyes widely, he looked like an owl. So, his mom called him, "little owl, " but not Billy.

One day, Billy stood up in his playpen watching the door. When he saw his mom, he said, "MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMA MA." So, his mom called him
not little duck
not little pigeon
not little frog
not little bear
not little fish
not little bunny,
not little bee,
not little owl,
but BILLY!

Zoe

Zoe is a Zebra.
Zoe doesn't live in Zealand.
Zoe lives in a safety zone of a zoo.
The zookeeper doesn't take care of Zoe.
Zoe takes care of itself.
Zoe eats grasses for food.
Zoe enjoys its life very much.

Sophia

Sofia bought a sackcloth in Seoul.

Sofia sewed the sackcloth for her sister's doll.

Sofia's sister didn't like the sackcloth.

Sofia was sad.

Sofia said, "Why didn't you put the sackcloth on your doll?"

Sofia's sister said, "The doll looks ugly with the sackcloth."