English

Aims of the Subject:

To arouse students’ interest in learning English through various activities;
To build up thinking skills through understanding and constructing meaning from different text types;
To promote learner independence through the development of lifelong language learning skills and strategies such as vocabulary building skills, phonics skills and information skills;
To develop learners’ generic skills, values and attitudes and expose them to rich learning experiences through moral and civic education, project learning, reading to learn;
To cater for learners’ diversity through developing a wide range of open ended learning tasks and activities and employing teaching strategies that suit the specific needs of both less able learners and more able learners, as well as the needs of learners with different learning styles.

Consultant	Ms. Jessica MAN
Panels	Farm Road Campus: Mr. Henry KAO	Sheung Heung Road Campus: Mr. Hugo FONG
Subject Teachers	Farm Road Campus:
	Mr. William Billy GIRVAN	Mr. Clarence LAU
	Ms. Zakia KHAN	Ms. Ginny CHIU
	Ms. Tiffany CHAN
	Sheung Heung Road Campus:
	Ms. Kitty CHENG	Mr. Kelvin LUETHI
	Ms. Stephanie FUNG	Mr. Thomas CLARKE
	Ms. Charleen LAI	Ms. Khristayle TAN

Name of competition	Awards	No. of winners
“51Talk Star” National Primary School English Speaking Competition, 2017	2nd Place	1
2017-18 Asian English Usage Contest & 2018 Candian English Writing Invitational Contest	Gold Award	1
HKMA David Li Kwok Po College Hong Kong Inter-Primary Schools English Speech Competition 2017	First Runner-up Certificate of Honour Certificate of Merit Certificate of Proficiency	1 4 7 4
69th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival 2017	Choral Speaking – Primary 4-6 Mixed Voice: Second Choral Speaking – Primary 1 to 3 Mixed Voice: Merit Solo Verse Speaking: Second Solo Verse Speaking: Thrid Solo Verse Speaking: Merit Solo Verse Speaking: Proficiency	English Choral Speaking Team English Choral Speaking Team 1 6 140 11
Hong Kong School Drama Festival	Award for Commendable Overall Performance Award for Outstanding Cooperation Award for Outstanding Stage Effect Award for Outstanding Performer	English Drama Team English Drama Team English Drama Team 10