2. S.3 English Speaking Camp 18th - 20th July, 2001

3. Classes: (2 hours each)  Class I: Ways to learn vocabulary and phrases  Class II: International Phonetics Symbols  Class III: Learning to use the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary  Class IV: Reading and Writing Skill

4. Class I: Ways to learn vocabulary and phrases  For a passage, use a mind map to record vocab. in phrases under a theme.  Pay attention to collocation. Use a dictionary to help (e.g. Dictionary of Selected Collocations).  Record the difficult vocab. into vocab. sheets arranged in alphabetical order. Use a dictionary to help.  Record single vocab. you come across into the vocab. sheets.  Revise the vocab. sheets and mind maps from time to time.  Refer to the vocab. sheets and mind maps when doing compositions.

5. Class II: International Phonetic Symbols  Study the Pronunciation Table in the Dictionary.  Learn the symbols of Jones / IPA systems.  Learn the 12 vowels, 8 diphthongs and 24 consonants  Learn the stress mark and division of sounds  Practise reading difficult words with the help of the phonetic transcriptions given by the dictionary.

6. Class III: Learning to use the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary(Oxford)  Using the Dictionary  Finding words and meanings  Writing English  Speaking English Speaking English  Grammar Grammar  Verb patterns (25)  Abbreviations used in the text

7. Class IV: Reading and Writing Skills  Types of texts and their purposes  Structures and style of different text types  Phrases and sentences to serve the writing purposes  Write essays by applying learnt structure and style; phrases and sentences

8. Games and Activities (Competitions in 5 groups of 5 students)  Language games  Story Telling (in good intonation)  Teach and learn  Orienteering  Talent Show