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School Sharing:
Language across the Curriculum /
Reading across the Curriculum
Ms NG Yu-kiuEnglish Panel Chairperson
TWGHs Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College
MOI Arrangements across Levels:
2
Secondary Level
Levels EMI by subjects
S1 4 classesIntegrated ScienceIntegrated Humanities (Geography and History)
S2 and S3 3 classes Mathematics Integrated ScienceIntegrated Humanities (Geography and History)
1 class
Integrated ScienceIntegrated Humanities (Geography and History)
S4-S6 MathematicsPhysicsChemistryBiologyEconomicsGeographyBusiness, Accounting and Financial StudiesCombined Science
3
Reading across the Curriculum
(Senior Forms)
Secondary Level
Cross-curricular WritingConcepts & Language, e.g. Causes, Effects & Solutions
An example: Global Warming - F.3 Geography + English
4
Secondary Level
Graph Description Skills
5
Secondary Level
Global average temperature from 1880 to 2014
13
13.5
14
14.5
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1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2014
Year
Tem
pera
ture
(D
egre
e
Cel
sius
)
•From 1880 to 1920, the global average temperature at
13.6 ℃.
•From 1920 to 1980, the global average temperature
from 13.6℃ to 13.9℃.
•However, from 1980 to 2014, the global average temperature
• from 13.9℃ to 14.7℃.
remained constant
rose slightly/gradually
climbed rapidly
Graph Description Skills
6
Secondary Level
Form Term English Geography History Int. ScienceCross-Curricular
Writing
F1
1st
Chp 1 A Fresh start
Chp 5 Out and aboutChp 1 Using urban space
wisely
Introduction to historystudy
Scientists(Nobel Prize winners)
Geog + English
Common topic:Urban land use
2nd Chp 6 Hong Kong Stories
Chp 9 Taming the sand Topic 2 Traditional rurallife of HK
Food labeling
History + English
Common topic:Traditional rural
life of HK
F2
1st
Chp 2 Arts for all
Chp 4 Incrediblepeople
Chp 3 The trouble withwater
Chp 4 Scramble for energy
Topic 1 The Renaissance Air pollution index
History + English
Common topic:the Renaissance
2nd
Chp 8 Going green
Chp 7 Extreme natureChp 5 Living with Natural
hazard
Topic 5 Growth and development of HK up to the early 20thcentury
Acids and alkalis
Geog + English
Common topic:Energy resources
F3
1st
Chp 2 Healthy body,healthy mind
Chp 3 The best jobsin the world
Chp 2 Food problemChp 11 Changing climate,
changing environment
Topic 2 HK in the 20th century
Food (Bio)
Digestion (Bio)
Bio + English
Common topic:Food & nutrition
2nd
Chp 7 Our beautiful planet
Chp 8 The world of the future
Chp 5 Living with natural hazard
Topic 1 Major achievement in the 20th century
Geog + English
Common topic:Global warming
Junior Form Content Curriculum Mapping
10
Secondary Level
8
Junior Form Content Curriculum Mapping
CURRICULUM MAPPING & CROSS-CURRICULUM WRITING (15-16)
FORM TERM SUBJECTS COMMON TOPICS WRITING TASK
F.1 1st
term
English +
Geography
Eng : Unit 5
Out and about
Geog: Module 1
Using urban space wisely
Give advice on
where to set up
shop by comparing
two urban locations
2nd
term
English +
History
Eng: Unit 6
Hong Kong stories
Hist: Topic 2
Traditional rural life of
Hong Kong
An informal letter
recommending
local historical sites
for visit.
F.2 1st
term
English +
History
Eng: Unit 2 Arts for all
Hist: Topic 1 Renaissance
If I could travel
back to Europe in
the Renaissance,
who would I want
to meet most and
what would I do
with him/her?
2nd
term
English +
Geography
Eng: Unit 8
Going green
Geog: Part 4
Scramble for energy
An argumentative
essay on the cons
of fossil fuels and
pros of renewable
resources
F.3 1st
term
English +
Biology
Eng: Unit 2
Healthy Body
Healthy Mind
Bio: Unit 12
A healthy body
Write a speech on
how to improve
food quality and
nutrition in the
school canteen.
2nd
term
English +
Geography
Eng: Unit 7
Our beautiful planet
Geog: Part 11
Changing climate,
changing environments
A discussion on
causes and effects
of global warming
and the remedies.
Secondary Level
Cross-curricular WritingAn example: Global Warming - F.3 Geography + English
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Secondary Level
Cross-curricular WritingF.2 (English + History)
“If I could travel back in time to Europe in the Renaissance…”
• What person(s) would you want to meet most? Why?
• What questions would you like to ask him/her/them? Why?
• How would you want to spend the week with him/her/them?
13
Secondary Level
11
Cross-curricular WritingF.2 (English + History)
Secondary Level
Class-based Drama Production(History: Renaissance–the Last Supper)
12
Secondary Level
History
Topic 1 The Renaissance
1
Meaning : _____________________________
2
Meaning : _____________________________
3
Meaning : _____________________________
4
Meaning : _____________________________
5
Meaning : _____________________________
6
Meaning : _____________________________
7
(Other word forms)
8
Meaning : _____________________________
9
Meaning : _____________________________
10
Meaning : _____________________________
Please choose one word on this page and make a meaningful sentence with it:
Vocabulary Sentence
eg. Renaissance Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’.
LaC Vocabulary LogbookSecondary Level
17
Vocabulary Building Strategies, e.g. Word Formation
37
(Other word forms)
38
(Other word forms)
liberal
liberty
nation
national
Secondary Level
18
Study Tour: LaC Presentation Topics Secondary Level
19
Enhance Students’ Exposure to English
173
Secondary Level
23
Secondary Level