Module:	Study, School Life and Work
Unit:		Through Students' Eyes
Task 3: 	English Week

Part 1
Learners participate in the "Learning English Through Songs" programme organized by the English Club during English Week. The programme comprises two sections. In section A, learners attempt a quiz about a song they listen to. In section B, they participate in a song writing competition. They rewrite the lyrics of a song from a different point of view.

5 Fundamental Intertwining Ways of Learning and Using Knowledge
	Communicating  	(Learners rewrite the lyrics of a song.)
	Conceptualizing	(Learners organize their knowledge about song lyrics.)
	Inquiring		(Learners find out the main character's attitude in the song.) 
	Reasoning		(Learners make inferences about the personality of the main character in the song.)
	Problem-solving	

Learning targets (KS4) (Only relevant parts of the Learning Targets in the syllabus are presented below.)
To develop an ever-improving capability to use English
�h	to converse, compare, argue and justify points of view about feelings, interests, preferences, ideas experiences, and plans (IDb)
�h	to identify ideas in spoken and written texts, make connections, refine or generate ideas, express or apply them (KDc)
�h	to develop a response to a wider range of imaginative literature through activities such as identifying and interpreting themes (EDa)
�h	to respond to characters, events, issues and themes in imaginative and other narrative texts through oral and written means such as making predictions and inferences, analyzing the actions and motivations of characters and putting oneself in the imaginary roles and situations in the story (EDb)
�h	to give expression to imaginative ideas through oral, written and performative means such as providing oral and written descriptions, interpreting a situation, object or character, and creating poems and lyrics (EDc)

Learning Objectives
	Text-type
		song lyrics

�\	Vocabulary
		Subjects of study: trigonometry, algebra
		Instrument: slide rule
		Personality: caring, naive, romantic
	
	Language Items and Communicative Functions (KS4)
	e.g.		Use a variety of tenses to refer to events in the present and the future
I don't claim to be a bright student, but I am working hard so as to get into university next year.
	
	Language Skills
	1. Listening
Listen for intended meanings, feelings and attitudes (KS3)
–	extract information and ideas in spoken texts
Listen for intended meanings, feelings and attitudes (KS4)
–	understand speakers' intentions
–	establish and infer meanings from clues

2. Speaking 
Present information, ideas and feelings clearly and coherently (KS4)
–	present feelings, views and arguments with suitable reasoning, suggestions and strategies
Participate effectively in an oral interaction (KS4)
–	make judgements and suggestions, support and develop each other's views, disagree and offer alternatives, reply, ask relevant questions, explain, give examples, and use formulaic expressions where appropriate

3. Reading 
Understand, interpret and analyze different written texts (KS4)
–	use linguistic and contextual clues and general knowledge to determine the meaning of the written text
–	understand and appreciate the mood of the writer and the tone of his writing

4. Writing 
Present information, ideas and feelings clearly and coherently (KS4)
–	plan and produce coherent and structured texts
–	present different views and arguments clearly and logically
–	use appropriate linguistic and structural devices, a variety of structures and range of vocabulary to achieve desired purposes

	Language Development Strategies
–	Develop thinking skills
�Y	think creatively/innovatively (KS3)
�Y	use reasoning skills (analyze for a particular purpose, make inferences, 
      use induction, deduction, conclusion, etc.) (KS4)

–	Work with others 
�Y	communicate to the point, explain precisely and clearly, describe with colour, motion, emotion and beauty (KS4)
�Y	employ negotiation skills to solicit support, reach agreement or solve problems (KS4)

	Attitudes
–	Keenness to participate in activities leading to improvement of knowledge and skills in the language (KS1)
–	Enjoyment of reading (KS2)

Module: 	Study, School Life and Work
Unit: 		Through Students’ Eyes
Task :	 	English Week

During English Week, the English Club at your school has organized a “Learning English Through Songs” programme for senior students. The programme consists of two sections.  Section A consists of a quiz regarding a song (“Wonderful World”) to which students listen. Section B is a song writing competition. Participants rewrite the song from a different point of view.  

Section A: The “Wonderful World” Quiz
You take part in the quiz as a senior form student. Listen to the song. Then answer the questions below. To ensure that your answers are correct/appropriate, you discuss them with one or two of your classmates before submitting them.

1.	A number of school subjects are mentioned in “Wonderful World”.  Circle the subjects which have been mentioned:

	History		English

			Economics		Geography

			Chinese		Biology

			Science		Civic Education

			Mathematics		French

2.	Does the young man know his subjects well?  How do you know?

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3.	What does he want to be?  Why?

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4.	What kind of person is he?  Circle one of the words below which you think best describes him.  Explain your choice.

romantic		hard-working		naive		caring		wonderful

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Section B: The Song Writing Competition
You plan to enter the song writing competition. You are asked to imagine that you are the “you” in “Wonderful World”(i.e. the female character). You make a reply to “I” by rewriting the lyrics. You don’t have to change the melody, but remember to create your own title.
       
(The lyrics of “Wonderful World” are provided on the following page. You might like to read and listen to the lyrics before you attempt your own version.)

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WONDERFUL WORLD

Don’t know much about history

Don’t know much about biology

Don’t know much about science books

Don’t know much about the French I took

Don’t know much about geography

Don’t know much trigonometry

Don’t know much about algebra

Don’t know what a slide rule is for

But I know that one and one is two

And if this one could be with you

What a Wonderful World this would be

I don’t claim to be an “A” student, but I’m trying to be

Maybe by being an “A” student baby

I can win your love for me

Adapted from “Wonderful World” by Adler, Alpert and Cooke with permission from EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong.