St Bonaventure College and High School
School Year
Learning Action Plan
English Language
Learning Action Plan
Grammar
Is this you?
Which one do you want to be?
Record of Learning Action Plan
Name: ______
Class: ______
Record of watching an English film
Date / Title of films / Synopsis / Signature of student / Signature of teacherRecord of Learning Action Plan
Name: ______( )
Class: ______
Record of reading an English newspaper article
Date / Title of the article / Synopsis / Signature of student / Signature of teacherRecord of Learning Action Plan
Name: ______( )
Class: ______
Record of doing grammar exercises
Date / Types of exercises / Signature of student / Signature of teacherGerunds and Infinitives
Ex.1
A group of art students are giving a progress report to their teachers about an advertising project that they are working on. Circle the correct words in brackets to complete the report. Two of the verbs can be followed by either a gerund or a ‘to’-infinitive.
Gerunds and Infinitives
Ex. 2
Complete the adverts below using the correct form of the verbs in the word box. You can use each verb once only.
buy / call / complain / drink / eat / enrollfollow / get / go / improve / learn / make
queue / shop / speak / surf / take / work
Gerunds and Infinitives
Ex. 3
Sandy Chan, the secretary of the Theatre Club, is writing a notice to attract more members to the Club. Help her to complete the notice. Choose the best word(s) to complete each blank and circle the correct letter.
Gerunds and Infinitives
Ex. 4
Alex Ip, a Secondary 6 student, is preparing a speech to give to some younger students. Help him to complete the speech with the phrases below. Write the letters (A-L) in the spaces provided. Use each letter once only.
Hello, everyone! I won’t keep you for long, but __(1)__ a few words about working with others.Some people prefer __(2)__ with other people while others prefer doing things __(3)__. That’s only natural. Even now, when people ask me to do something as part of a group, I sometimes try __(4)__! However, sometimes you can’t avoid doing things with other people.
One day, I remember ____(5)____ from my classmate, Mandy Chu, to help her and ____(6)_____ do some voluntary work at an old people’s home. I tried to find an excuse for not going, but Mandy was ______(7)______. Now I’m glad that I accepted ____(8)______. To my surprise, I really enjoyed myself working ____(9)____. Working there also helped me make a lot of new friends.
My advice to you, therefore, is quite simple: __(10)__. By doing that, you’re not only helping them, but ____(11)____. I’m still a bit shy, but I’m no longer afraid of __(12)__.
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D / some of her friends / J / work with others
E / working as part of a team / K / not to be part of it
F / I’m going to say / L / Mandy’s invitation
Connectives, tenses, gerunds and Infinitives
Ex. 5
Read the following article. Decide which of the choices below would best complete the article if inserted in the blanks. Then circle the correct letter.
Connectives
Ex. 6
A form teacher is advising her students on preparing for their exams. Circle the correct words to complete what she says.
Listen carefully, everyone, I’d like to advise you on preparing for your exams. Now, you’ve all worked very hard this year so I’ve no doubt you’ll all get excellent results, (1) (Furthermore, Nevertheless), there’s always room for improvement, and the best way to improve your performance in the exams is to prepare yourselves properly for them.Let me tell you about three of my former students. Student A always did well in class. She was (2) (also, besides) very intelligent. (3) (Moreover, However), she was much too confident of her own abilities. (4) (Furthermore, Nevertheless), she didn’t do any revision for any of the exams and, as a result, she failed most of them.
Student B was (5) (also, nonetheless) very clever. (6) (Finally, However), she worried far too much about the exams. I told her on many occasions that she shouldn’t revise the night before an exam. (7) (Besides, Nevertheless), she stayed up late revising before every exam she took. Somehow, she managed to pass them all, (8) (However, Moreover), she didn’t do nearly as well as she should have.
Student C was very different. He was by no means as clever as the other two students. (9) (Finally, Nonetheless), he had a very positive attitude. He worked hard at school during the day and revised for the exams in the early evening. He (10) (also, moreover) went running and swimming in order to reduce the stress of the exams. So, it was no surprise to me that his exam results were better than those of both Student A and Student B.
Of course, I’m not saying there’s only one way to prepare for your exams. I know everyone revises in a different way. (11) (Besides, Nonetheless), I think you all have to find out which way works best for you. (12) (Also, However), I think you can all learn something from these three students. Student C did better in the exams than the other two students. (13) (Moreover, Finally), he probably had the most enjoyable time while he was revising. (14) (Also, However), as I have said, he was far less intelligent than either of the other two. I very much hope that you’ll all remember Student C during the exam period.
(15) (Finally, Nonetheless), I’d like to wish you all every success in the exams. I realize it’s a very difficult time for all of you. (16) (Also, Nevertheless), I’m sure that you’ll all do very well.
Connectives
Ex. 7
Some members of the Theatre Club are discussing their plans for an end-of-term party. Complete their discussion with ‘and’, ‘but (not)’, ‘or’ and ‘so’.
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Jeff: / Term ends in four weeks’ time (1) ______we should start to plan a party.
You’re right. Can I prepare the food (2) ______drinks?
Sorry, Sue. You can be in charge of the food (3) ______the drinks. Steffie isn’t here today (4) ______she’s going to organize the drinks. Her uncle’s company sells drinks, (5) ______she can get a good price.
OK. What about the food? Shall we have a barbecue (6) ______something else?
Mmm! I love barbecues, (7) ______I also like spaghetti and salad, (8) ______maybe we can have a barbecue and other things as well.
I’m happy with salad (9) ______spaghetti. I don’t really like pasta
Really? I love pasta, (10) ______before we decide on the food, maybe we should decide how many people are coming.
Is the party only for Theatre Club members, (11) ______can we invite other people too?
I think we should invite teachers (12) ______members of other clubs.
I agree. There’s no need to ask members of other clubs, (13) ______we should invite the teachers who help us run the club.
We should definitely ask Mr. Lo (14) ______Miss Ng. They’ve helped us a lot.
Mrs. Ko has also been very good to us, (15) ______we should invite her as well.
Good idea.
Connectives
Ex. 8
Gillian is writing an article for the next edition of the school newsletter. Help her to complete the article with the correct connectives, e.g. and, when, not only, but also, although, because, but, either, or, neither, nor, so that, etc.
My life in China and Hong KongUntil I was nine years old, I lived in a small village in China. In this article, I’m going to look back (1) ______and talk about one part of my life in China that seemed quite normal then (2) ______which is very different from my life in Hong Kong now.
(3) ______I lived in China, there was very little traffic on the roads, (4) ______we didn’t have to worry about road safety. Very few families had cars, so most of us had to (5) ______walk to school (6) ______take a crowded bus. I usually walked (7) ______my parents didn’t have enough money to give me for the bus fare every day. I also liked to walk (8) ______I could keep fit. Walking is relaxing too, and it gives you time to think – (9) ______I was walking to school, I could think about my lessons. So, I was (10) ______keeping myself fit but also studying at the same time.
Things are different in Hong Kong. No one walks anywhere here (11) ______there is no other choice! My younger brother and sister are like everyone else – (12) ______my brother (13) ______my sister ever walks to school, (14) ______it’s close to our flat. (15) ______my mum and my dad walk to work (16) ______they could go by public transport. I still prefer to walk to school, and also walk home in the evening (17) ______I finish my classes.
Walking is good for your health (18) ______helps you relax. It also helps you appreciate the world around you. Why not follow my example and start walking now?
Connectives
Ex. 9
Graham is writing an article about a special cat in the UK. Help him to complete the article with the phrases below. Write the letters (A-N) in the spaces provided. Use each letter once only.
Contact lenses for cats?Like a lot of students in our school, I have bad eyesight. __(1)__ when I was about nine, but now I use contact lenses. I really like them, __(2)__ both to look good and to take part in sports like running and swimming. Unfortunately, __(3)__ most of the time, I do sometimes find them quite troublesome! I think I must be __(4)__! Only yesterday, I dropped one and couldn’t find it. This is the problem with contact lenses - __(5)__, they can be difficult to handle. They’re hard to put in, but easy to lose! In fact, most contact lens wearers __(6)__ at some point in time – unless they’re very lucky!
Although I have a lot of problems living with contact lenses, cats must find it __(7)__! Well, not one cat called Ernest in the UK. Ernest is not only very old _____(8)_____. He lives in a home for cats. After a car hit him, the staff at the home took him in _____(9)_____ look after him. A few months ago, _____(10)____ Ernest, they saw that he kept walking into things. They realized that he had an eyesight problem. When they told their vet about this, the vet decided that Ernest __(11)__!
At the time, neither the vet nor the rest of the staff expected Ernest to get used to the lenses – but he did! Even though he can’t put __(12)__, there’s always someone there to do it for him. The best thing of all, of course, is that he can see! As one staff member said, ‘Ernest was very quiet __(13)__ before he got his contacts. His eyesight isn’t perfect now, __(14)__ his lenses for a while and is getting used to them. He’s certainly much more active than he was!’ / 1.
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C / but he’s been wearing / J / had to wear contact lenses
D / although I have no trouble with them / K / the world’s clumsiest person
E / much harder / L / because they allow me
F / and kept bumping into things / M / them in by himself
G / but also has bad eyesight / N / will lose one
Connectives
Ex. 10
Mr. Tam is giving a talk to some parents about a summer camp. Complete what he says with the connectives of sequence in the word box.
afterwards / at last / finally / first / first of allfirstly / in the end / second / secondly
(1) ______, thank you for being interested in our summer camp. We started planning it months ago. (2) ______, everything is ready!
What are we doing? Well, (3) ______, we’re going to hike to a campsite on Lantau Island. We’d thought of going to Sai Kung instead but we chose Lantau (4) ______.
(5) ______, we’ll help your children put up their tents. (6) ______, they’ll start to look after themselves. We’ll guide them at first, but we’ll soon let them do most things for themselves.
Summer camp is a great experience for three main reasons. (7) ______, it teaches children to take care of themselves. (8) ______, it increases their self-confidence. (9) ______, it’s a lot of fun!
Now, I’ll do my best to answer any questions you may have. Thank you.
Connectives
Ex. 11
Ms Poon is giving a talk to her students about preparing for their exams. Complete what she says by underlining the correct connectives in brackets.