No More Chinese English!

(Part 2)

Module

Relationships

Unit

East Meets West

Programme outline

When you want to speak or write in English, do you often think in Chinese first and then change it word by word into English? If you do, what you are speaking or writing could just be some Chinese English that is grammatically wrong. In this programme, you can learn some clear and simple English by playing games together with Tommy and Susan. No moreChineseEnglish, please!

Key Stage 2 Learning Targets

To develop an ever-improving capability to use English

~ to understand some aspects of how the English language works, including how grammar features such as the choice of verbs and nouns contribute to the exact meaning in texts and conversations

~ to see the need for clarifying one’s own written expression and then make changes with support from teachers and classmates

Suggested activities

1. Introduce the presenters: Kent, Sandy and Tommy.

2. Introduce to pupils that the programme is about playing games together and learning not to use Chinese English while writing or speaking English.

3. Explain how to play the games: the Guessing game and the Miming game.In the first game, a short video is shown. When the video pauses, Tommy and Susan have to guess what will happen next and write it down.

In the second game, one of the children will pick a card. He or she will act out what is written in it.The other child has to guess and describethe action correctly in words.

4. Watch the programme together. Encourage pupils to play the games and guess theanswers. Tell them to checkthe correct answers and explanations given by Kent after each part of the games.

For example, in the first short video, when the phone rings, the woman will answer the phone. The wrong use of verb in Tommy’s answer is “She will listen tothe phone.”This is an example of Chinese English and the correct answer should be “answer the phone”. He does not get any marks.

In the second game, when Sandy mimes “Turning on the TV”, Tommy says“She’s opening the TV.” which is obviously the translation of Chinese into English word by word. Teachers should emphasis the exact way of saying things in English every time the correct answer is shown on screen.

5. For teachers’ easy reference, the examples of ChineseEnglishmentioned in this programme are listedbelow:

~ listen to the phone

~ read books hard for the exam

~open the TV

Also, the correct use of some verbs included in this programme are listed as follows:

~ listen to pop music

~ listen to the radio

~ answer the phone

~ answer the door

~ answer the questions

~ study hard for the exam

~turn on the TV

~ turn on the lights/ turn them on

~ turn off the lights/ turn them off

~ turn on the computer

~ turn off the computer

~ turn on the tap

~ turn off the tap

~ open the door

~ open the window

~ close the window

~ open the drawer

6. After watching the programme, teachers can ask pupils to fill in the blanksin COPYMASTER 1as a consolidation exercise. They have to choose the right verb from the list to describe an action.

answer listen to open study read books turn close

Answers:

a. When the telephone rings, I go and answerthe phone.

b. I amlistening to pop music.

c. When the doorbell rings, I go and answer/ open the door.

d. I am glad that you can answerall my questions correctly.

e. I have to study hard for the exam. Please turn off the TV now.

f. Turn on the lights please. It is too dark here.

g. Close the window. Itis cold.

h. Open the drawer to fetch me a T-shirt please.

i. Turn off the computer after work.

j. Close the door. It is very windy outside.

COPYMASTER 1

No More Chinese English! (Part 2)

Choose and fill in the right word.

answer listen open study

read books turn close

a. When the telephone rings, I go
and ______the
phone. /
b. I am______to
pop music. /
c. When the doorbell rings, I go and
______the door. /
d. I am glad that you can
______all my
questions correctly. /
Marks: 100
2+3=5 ✔ 6+15= 21✔
234+ 123=357✔696-9= 687✔
e. I have to ______
hardfor the exam.
Please ______off
the TV now. /
f. ______on the lights
please. It is too dark here. /
g. ______the
window. It is cold. /
h. ______the drawer
to fetch me a T-shirt please. /
i.______off the
computer after work.
. /
j. ______the door. It
is very windy outside. /

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