Lighthouse for Hong Kong: Book 8

📚 Content Summary

A comprehensive English language textbook designed for Hong Kong students, focusing on vocabulary, grammar, reading strategies, and diverse text types through thematic units such as home life, health, history, and travel.

Light up your English journey through practical life skills, historical exploration, and global adventures.

Author: Michael Downie, David Gray, Juan Manuel Jiménez

Acknowledgments: Richmond Publishing, Educational Publishing House Ltd, and various photo contributors including Brand X Pictures, Comstock, and Digital Stock.

🎯 Learning Objectives

1. Identify and use vocabulary for common housework items and activities.
2. Express obligations using have to and has to and sequence events using before and after.
3. Distinguish between everyday and once-a-week tasks and identify primary versus secondary events in a sequence.
4. Identify various illnesses and match them with appropriate medical remedies or advice.
5. Apply "should / should not" to give advice and "since" to express cause and reason in sentence transformations.
6. Analyze and construct sentences using correct structures (S+V, S+V+O, S+V+Adj) and distinguish meanings of polysemous words like "fit" and "empty."
7. Contrast past habits and present realities using used to and could ... when.
8. Identify and describe features of encyclopaedias and explanatory texts.
9. Utilize dictionary skills (pronunciation symbols, stress marks, and capitalized headwords).
10. Identify and use vocabulary related to land features and camping equipment.

🔹 Lesson 1: I help at home!

Overview: This lesson focuses on the theme of domestic responsibility and helping at home. Students will acquire vocabulary related to housework activities and items while mastering the linguistic structures of obligation (have to / has to) and temporal sequencing (before / after). The lesson also integrates practical dictionary skills (identifying parts of speech), safety communication (warnings), and cultural awareness regarding Belgium.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and use vocabulary for common housework items and activities.
• Express obligations using have to and has to and sequence events using before and after.
• Distinguish between everyday and once-a-week tasks and identify primary versus secondary events in a sequence.

🔹 Lesson 2: In good shape

Overview: This lesson focuses on identifying common illnesses and their remedies while mastering the language of giving advice and explaining reasons. Students will explore the story of "Sickly Julie" to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy habits, develop dictionary skills regarding polysemy (multiple meanings), and learn the specific structural and grammatical requirements for writing personal journal entries.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify various illnesses and match them with appropriate medical remedies or advice.
• Apply "should / should not" to give advice and "since" to express cause and reason in sentence transformations.
• Analyze and construct sentences using correct structures (S+V, S+V+O, S+V+Adj) and distinguish meanings of polysemous words like "fit" and "empty."

🔹 Lesson 3: The good old days

Overview: This lesson explores the transition of Hong Kong from the past to the present, focusing on lifestyle changes, traditional objects, and children's experiences. Students will also branch out into global cultures (India’s Holi festival) and prepare for future adventures by mastering vocabulary for land features and camping, alongside grammar for future plans (be + going to) and inquiries (How far/long...?).

Learning Outcomes:

• Contrast past habits and present realities using used to and could ... when.
• Identify and describe features of encyclopaedias and explanatory texts.
• Utilize dictionary skills (pronunciation symbols, stress marks, and capitalized headwords).

🔹 Lesson 4: The great adventure

Overview: This lesson equips students with the vocabulary and linguistic structures necessary to plan and describe an outdoor adventure. Students will explore land features and camping gear, practice inviting others using "Shall we...?", and learn to discuss future plans using "be going to" and logistics using "How far/long...?" Additionally, the lesson covers the mechanics of explanatory writing and the interpersonal skills required to conduct an interview about the past.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and use vocabulary related to land features and camping equipment.
• Construct questions and sentences about future plans, distance, and duration.
• Demonstrate understanding of the five-step writing process and the features of explanatory texts.

🔹 Lesson 5: A trip to England

Overview: This lesson guides students through the linguistic and practical requirements of planning and documenting a trip to England. It covers essential travel vocabulary, airport facilities, and the use of large numbers in currency, while developing narrative writing skills through sequence markers, 'while/when' structures, and story planning. Students also explore cultural history through Greek myths and the origins of the Olympic Games.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and use vocabulary related to travel, airport facilities, and luggage.
• Apply sequence adverbs and time conjunctions (before, after, when, while) to describe travel events and narratives.
• Interpret map features including titles, keys, symbols, and scales.