Wai Chow Public School (Sheung Shui)

Wai Chow Public School (Sheung Shui)

P.5 English Project Learning 2016-17

Name: ( ) Class: P.5 ( )

Contents

Pages
²  Programme of the Day / 1
²  Information about Kadoorie Farm / 2-3
²  Rules of Kadoorie Farm / 4
²  A biography: Sir Horace Kadoorie / 5-6
²  Animal Encounters / 7-8
²  Animals at Kadoorie Farm / 9
²  Art House Activity 1 : The Art of Tree Rings / 10
²  Art House Activity 2 : Scavenger Hunt / 11
²  Art Message: Listen to the Trees / 12
²  My Reflection Log / 13-14
²  A Report: A specific animal at Kadoorie Farm / 15-19

Programme of the Day

(1st December, 2016)

²  Animal Encounters (African Ball Python / Stick insects)

²  Art Activities at the Art House

²  Guided Tour at the Piers Jacobs Wildlife Sanctuary

²  ‘Pig’ talk at Pigsties

Draw the route of your visit.

http://www.biosch.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por33gif/33-kfbg-1.jpg

Map of Kadoorie Farm

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Information about Kadoorie Farm

Opening hours

-  Date: Monday - Friday

-  Time:

Morning session : 9:30am-12:00noon
Afternoon session : 2:00pm-4:30pm
(about 2.5 hours per session)

²  Guided tour services are not available on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays.

Admission Fees

General Visitors: / Admission Fee (HKD)
Aged 12 to 59
Aged 5 to 11 / $30
$15
Whole-day schools / $15
Child aged below 5, senior citizen aged 60 and above and disabled person / Free
*All income raised from these admission fees will be used to fund conservation, education and sustainable livingprojects.

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Transportation

By Public Transport
l  By MTR East Rail and bus
Take the train to Tai Po Market or Tai Wo. Get on the 64K bus towards Yuen Long (west). Ride for 20-25 minutes. Near the top of the steep hill, get off at Kadoorie Farm bus stop.
l  By MTR West Rail and bus
Take the train to Kam Sheung Road. Then, get on the 64K bus towards Tai Po. Ride for 15 minutes. After the steep hill, get off at Kadoorie Farm bus stop.
l  By bus
Take the 64K bus which runs between Tai Po and Yuen Long (west). Get off at Kadoorie Farm bus stop.

Give short answers.

1.  You are going to Kadoorie Farm with your parents. How much do you need to pay?
______

2.  You are going from your home to Kadoorie Farm. What transport will you take?

______

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Rules of Kadoorie Farm

1. Please keep KFBG clean.

2. No picking, snapping or moving plants in KFBG.

3. No feeding, catching or disturbing any animals in KFBG.

4. No removing stones or damaging the facilities in KFBG.

5. Visitors should not bring animals into KFBG.

6. No lighting of fires or setting-up barbecues in KFBG.

7. No smoking.

8. Visitors should not walk on terraces, in streams or restricted areas.

9. Please wear appropriate clothing (e.g., sports shoes, sports clothes & hats)

and bring along umbrellas or raincoats, in case of bad weather.

10. Please do not fly kites, model aircrafts or balloons in KFBG.

11. Please remember tobring your own water bottle.

Write two more rules of the farm.
12. ______

13. ______
Design a sign for one rule above.

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Read the biography and find out more about the founder of Kadoorie Farm.

Sir Horace Kadoorie

Sir Horace Kadoorie was a philanthropist. He was a member of the Kadoorie family who owns China Light and Power Company and The Peninsula Hotel. The Kadoorie name is famous in Hong Kong. The name is everywhere: Kadoorie Avenue (嘉道理道), Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (嘉道理農場 暨植物園), Sir Ellis Kadoorie SecondarySchool(West Kowloon)(官立嘉道理爵士中學) and Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School(官立嘉道理爵士小學).

Sir Horace Kadoorie was the son of a Jewish businessman from Iraq (伊拉克). He was born in 1902 and died at the age of 92. He and his brother Lawrence Kadoorie founded Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) in 1956. The Farm is at the foot of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest mountain. It aims at helping farmers to improve their lives and provides the public with a beautiful place for leisure and educational experiences.

Sir Horace believed that the best way to help people in need is by helping people help themselves. In the 1960’s most people were farmers from Mainland China. They lived in the New Territories and were very poor. Horace cared a lot about these villagers. He, through KFBG, helped hundreds of thousands of farmers to earn their own living. They were given free pigs, chickens, hens and cattle to run their own farms. They were also helped to grow easily marketable fruits and vegetables.

Nowadays there are not many farmers in Hong Kong. KFBG has become a place with theme gardens, vegetable terraces, walking trails as well as conservation and educational facilities. Visitors can enjoy nature by touring the Farm, learning about different species of animals and plants in Hong Kong. They can also learn how to grow crops and make handcrafts in workshops and talks.

People can see the statue of Sir Horace near the entrance of KFBG. The statue shows Sir Horace sitting on a bench. It looks like he is welcoming everyone who comes to visit KFBG. One can easily feel his love and compassion in his motto: help people to help themselves.

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Answer the questions in complete sentences.

1.  When was Sir Horace Kadoorie born?

______

2.  Where is Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden?

______

3.  Who set up Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden?

______

4.  What can the visitors do in Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden nowadays? (Write two things.)

______

______

5.  What was Sir Horace Kadoorie’s motto?

______

Blacken the correct circles.

6.  Why did Sir Horace Kadoorie care a lot about the villagers in the New Territories in 1960s?

¡ A. Because they were rich. ¡ B. Because they lived in the New Territories.

¡ C. Because they had very little money. ¡ D. Because they were businessmen.

7. How did Sir Horace Kadoorie, through KFBG, help the farmers in 1960s?

(You can blacken more than one answer.)

¡ A. By selling them animals. ¡ B. By giving them animals for free.

¡ C. By giving them money. ¡ D. By helping them to grow easily marketable fruits and

vegetables.

8.  How do you feel about Sir Horace Kadoorie’s motto?

¡ A. Hopeful. ¡ B. Angry. ¡ C. Sad. ¡ D. Anxious.

9. In line 15, what does the word ‘run’ mean?

run verb

1. to go at a place faster than a walk, e.g. John run as fast as Peter.

2. to be in charge of a business, e.g. He has no idea how to run a hotel.

3. to operate or function, e.g. Can you run this machine?

run noun

4. an act or the action of running, e.g. He took the dog for arun.

¡ A. 1 ¡ B. 2 ¡ C. 3 ¡ D. 4

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Animal Encounters – African Ball Python / Stick Insects

Interviewer(s) : Group ( ) from 5 ( ) Interviewee : ______

Date of interview : ______

A.  About the animal(s)

1.  Appearance
2.  Habitat
3.  Habits
4.  Diet
5.  Enemies

6.  Others

B.  About the animal caretaker

1.  Background information
l  Where are you from?
2.  Job details
3.  Others

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Animals at Kadoorie Farm

Draw the four animals you see at Kadoorie Farm. Write their names on the lines and colour them.

1. 
______/ 2. 
______
3. 
______/ 4. 
______

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Art House Activity 1

The Art of Tree Rings

Cross Section of a Tree

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Art House Activity 2

Scavenger Hunt

Circle one of the following:

1.  One item which represents Past, Present and Future.

2.  One item that you want to be.

3.  Something reminding you of your childhood.

4.  One item you want to exist forever.

5.  Find something which cannot be seen through eyes.

6.  A place where you would like to lie down.

Stick or draw one thing you find in nature.

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Art House Message

Listen to the Trees

Tree said…

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I would like to share with my readers…

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What I know about ______(the name of the animal)

Appearance
Diet
Habitat
Habits
Enemies
Others:

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What I want to know
What I learnt

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Write a report about a specific animal at Kadoorie Farm for at least 80 words. In this report, you should:

l  Use first-hand information collected during the visit and interview

l  Use second-hand information researched on the Internet

l  Use subheadings to present the information

A Report on______at Kadoorie Farm

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Checklist

When you have finished writing your draft, do the following:

a.  Ask yourself the following questions to check your work. Put þ or ý. / Me / Partner
b.  Have I used first-hand information collected during the visit and interview?
c.  Have I used second-hand information researched on the Internet?
d.  Have I used subheadings to present the information?
e.  Have I written enough words (at least 80 words)?
f.  Have I used the correct tense (the simple present tense) in writing the report?
g.  Have I spelt the words correctly?
h.  Have I used the correct punctuation?
i.  Have I used cohesive devices e.g. so, because, besides?
j.  Have I elaborated the ideas?

2.  Exchange your work with your partner.

3.  Use the above questions to check your friend’s work.

4.  Mark your friend’s mistakes with a pencil. Then return your friend’s work to him/ her.

5.  Take back your work and correct the mistakes. If you have any questions, ask your teacher.

Marking Codes for writing

Codes / Meaning / Example
sp / Spelling mistake / sp
I go to school.
T / Wrong tense /

T

I go to school yesterday.
^ / Omission of words /

to

I go ^ school.
O / Wrong punctuation / I go to school ?
O / Capital letters /

Dear sir

/ Good sentences /

‘Moon River’ is one of my favourite pieces.

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