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Drama Appreciation - Lady Windermere's Fan (PolyU)

2012-02-08T16:48:00.002+08:00

The following 28 S4 & S5 students have been selected to join the drama show - Lady Windermere's Fan at PolyU on 17 February:

1 5A 15 CHENG PAK YU
2 5C 11 HO TSZ HIN JANINE
3 5B 05 CHENG TSZ WING
4 5B 01 CHAN HO YING
5 4D 07 LAM HOK YEE
6 5D 12 NG CHUI YU
7 5D 28 LEE YIU SHING
8 4B 36 LEUNG CHI KIU
9 5A 01 CHAN SIN TUNG
10 5A 07 LEUNG YUEN SIN
11 5A 04 FOK HAU CHING
12 5A 21 HO YU PANG
13 5A 31 MO KA HO
14 5A 05 HO CHIT YING
15 5A 02 CHAN TSZ WA
16 5E 13 LEUNG WING TUNG
17 5E 02 CHAN KA SIN
18 4B 35 LEE SING CHAK
19 4C 29 HEYWOOD LAU
20 4C 10 LEE HIU LAAM
21 4C 09 LAM TUNG CHING
22 4C 23 ZHANG WAN HUA
23 5C 01 CHAN KA LEE TINNY
24 4B 25 CHAN KING HO
25 4D 21 WONG LOK TING
26 5E 01 CHAN HO YING
27 5C 21 YAM HOI CHING
28 5A 23 LAI YU SUM

All students please remember to report to Ms. Ho at 5:45 p.m. at the canteen on 17 February.

5D NG PUI YEE, SAMMIE PEARL

2012-02-08T11:25:00.001+08:00

You recently completed your summer job at Disneyland. The summer job was interesting from start to finish and you have learnt a lot from it. Write a letter to your sister in Canada describing your summer job, saying where you worked, giving the details of the job and describing your most memorable experiences there.

Dear Janet,

How do you do? I haven’t seen you for half a year, I miss you so much! However, I am not going to tell you about my school life, I want to tell you something about my summer job this year.

I have recently completed a summer job in Disneyland in this summer holiday. This job was great! It was very funny from the beginning till the end and I have learnt a lot which I can’t learn from my teachers.

I was a helper to help people who came to play. Many people asked me to help them take photos. Also, I have met a lot of people from other countries, so my English is improved by talking to them. Something you can’t believe there was a nice Japanese taught me to say Japanese to thank for my help on my last day in Disneyland.

The most memorable thing in Disneyland was about a little girl. She lost her way and she could not find her parents. When I saw her, she was crying and sitting on the floor. I brought her to our Helping Centre and asked an officer for help. Her parents came to her after half an hour, the little girl gave me a chocolate to give thanks to me. I was so happy to help her because she was the first one who needed my help at my work on the first day.

I must go to find another job after my exam next year. I want to work on more types of jobs to learn more techniques that can help me to communicate with different people or deal with different things in my future.

When will you be back to Hong Kong? I want to have a face to face chat with you. And I want to know about your live in Canada. Then, I will ask my father to go to Canada and find you.

Reply my letter or call me please. Hope you have a nice time in Canada. May God bless you.

Regards
Chris

Learning English through Sport Communication-One student, One sports team. (6A Law Yeung Yeung)

2012-02-02T09:17:00.000+08:00

The recent proposal by the Sports Club that all students in our school should be required to join a sports team at school has aroused wide concern among students. Those people who are in favour of it opine that it is a good way to motivate students to do exercises regularly; those who stand on an entirely different ground conceive that it is an infringement of their human rights. Divergent as people’s views on this issue in question maybe, I am inclined to support this proposal.

First and foremost, it can encourage our students to exercise regularly. Our society has already been running out of motivation to do sports for a very long time, especially students! Our students, among hustle and bustle, do not have much spare time because of the heavy workload and the rapid pace of life. Even though they have some spare time, they prefer taking a rest in the bedroom or playing computer games to do exercise. Moreover, there is a serious shortage of sport facilities in our community. They lack the chances to exercise. All these are discouraging people from doing exercise.

Also accountable for this view is that sport is vitally important to every one’s health. It is undeniable that doing exercise is good for every individual’s health. Some significant health benefits such as building up better immune system and strengthening body functions are from time to time highlighted by health experts. Asking our students to join a sports team at school can probably benefit our students’ health a lot.

Another reason is that joining a sports team at school could also help to strengthen students’ team spirit. Most of the Sports Clubs in our school, ranging from the football team to swimming team, require students to cooperate and work together towards a common goal. Through team sports, teammates can nurture teamwork with each other by effectively communicating with teammates and a strong sense of belonging and team spirit is also developed. Apart from team spirit, most sports are done with others. It can also increase the chance of making more friends and enlarging our social circle.

Judging from the arguments presented above, I strongly subscribe to the idea that students in our school should be required to join a sport team. Nevertheless, in order to make the proposal acceptable to the wider school community, our school should have a comprehensive consultation on this issue before making the final decision.

Sex education should be a compulsory part of the secondary curriculum (6B Alex Luk)

2012-01-30T15:45:00.001+08:00

Sex education imperative in secondary curriculum

'14-year-old girl being pregnant.’ ‘No sex education in secondary schools.’ In recent years, newspapers have been flooded with headlines as such. Not many years ago, the Hong Kong government also considers imposing sex education in the secondary school as a compulsory part. However, this can be a mixed blessing. Some are in favour of this notion because many teenagers nowadays seem to lack appropriate knowledge about sex. Despite this, in view of complex and hectic curriculum, whether sex education is made compulsory remains a big doubt. Both sides of the arguments are supported with sound reasons. It is worthwhile for us to examine why there is such a conflict and the following essay evaluates the pros and cons of it.

Imposing sex education compulsorily wastes time. It goes without saying that the new senior secondary curriculum is harsh due to the complicated, complex and bulky and content. More often than not, almost all teachers have to sacrifice their spare time to time students so as to tackle the public exam. Recent reports have stated, to many people’s surprise, that as many as 81 percent of secondary six students were extremely worried about their public exam on the grounds that not many of them have finished the whole curriculum. Therefore, they simply don’t have more time to be subjected to sex education.

Another argument against the imposition of sex education compulsorily is that it is useless to be done. I would like to raise a question. ‘Did our parents and teachers have lessons about sex education in their secondary schools?’ The answer is simply no. Consequently, the proposal seems to fail as human can learn sex education by themselves while growing up. Why can’t this new generation learn this by themselves?

However, whether imposing sex education compulsorily is a double-edged sword.

Nowadays, inappropriate information is more easily to teenagers owing to the advancement in technology. As we all know, teenagers are eager to explore themselves more in this stage. In addition, thanks to the rapid development in internet, most of us can easily get access to more information about sex. If they had received some pornographic photos or watches some uncensored videos, they development might have been adversely affected. Nevertheless, if they had received sex education in schools, they would have developed a sense that those messages are exactly wrong and then skipped those information.

Moreover, sex education not only includes physical aspect, but also includes mental and social aspect. As for the mental and social part, teens would learn how to get along with the others, especially with the opposite sex. What’s more, it also includes how to form a blissful family and play their roles. All these kinds of knowledge couldn’t be found in any subjects now. That’s why some suggest that sex education is imperative.

Judging from the arguments presented above, on balance, I am of the opinion that the advantages of imposing sex education compulsorily in secondary curriculum may offset some of the disadvantages. To put another way, students’ physical and mental developments are pivotal even reducing more time on studies. The government should not just look on with folded arms, instead, should give out more funds to schools to carry out sex education. There is an urgent need for the government to implement this in response to the growing youth problem arising from lack of sex-related knowledge.

Compensated Dating (6C Ng Kwok Ho)

2012-01-19T16:47:00.000+08:00

Summary:

Compensated dating originated in Japan. It refers to the phenomenon that young girls accept money from men in exchange for their companionship. They seek patrons in forums by leaving personal information and some content of the dating. At least several hundred dollars can be earned in each dating. Therefore, it is a way to have extra income, but the risks are as much abundant. Since those girls face the strangers alone, those men may rob or kill the girls.

Comments:

For me, compensated dating must be banned as soon as possible. It is sad that those teenage girls say there are advantages behind compensated dating so they are engaged in the activity. Undoubtedly, disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Ah Yan, one of the girls who was once engaged in compensated dating that she had to face a high risk because she might not be able to deal with a perverted customer and may be ill-treated or even killed as a result.

On the other hand, since sexual intercourse may be involved, girls may contract venereal disease. I believe it is really bad to be involved in compensated dating, girls should not take the risk to go on compensated dating.

To tackle this social problem, what parents should do is to pay more attention to the needs of their children’s financial status. They should find out the reasons why their children suddenly become rich. Our government may also monitor the chat rooms and forum in the Internet since most compensated girl seek their clients there.

However, the most effective solution is to help the girls think positively about themselves. They should reflect on the values of money. Besides, they have to find the correct way to face their loneliness. For example, they may chat with social workers or try more ways to make some friends in sports and music activities.

My Diary (6D Chiu Pui Fan)

2012-01-16T16:11:00.000+08:00

Today when you went to the washroom at recess, you saw a group of Secondary 3 students smoking in the toilet. Write an entry in your diary describing what you saw, what you did and how you felt about the incident.

Dear diary

What will you do if you see a teenager smoking? Today, when I went to the washroom at recess, I saw a group of secondary 3 students smoking in the toilet.

At the first recess, Chris and I went to the toilet together. When we walked into it, I could smell and feel cigarette smoke all over the femal toilet. “Bang!” The door of a toilet stall was kicked and we were frightened by this big sound! Although we didn’t press our faces against the door of that toilet stall, we also could hear the girls, who were inside the toilet stall, called each other bad names and used foul language! We ignored them, it was because we were really scared! After a few minutes, when I wanted to go outside, the group of secondary 3 students came out from the toilet stall. I looked back to the girls. I saw one of them threw her cigarette on the floor, after, she got a new one out of the pack and lighted it up. I felt really angry! I told Chris, “Don’t let them go.” And I went to staff room to find. Mrs. Wong. Of course, Mrs. Wong caught them.

Honestly, I felt scared in this incident. However, I was more angry than afraid!

Although they weren’t taking drugs, smoking is harmful to health, it is a hard fact. Maybe, this group of girls thought “Smoking is my business!”, but we know, ciagrette smoking can affect the environment, such as the growth of plants and cause the global warming. Moreover, I think they should respect the feelings of others, secondhand smoke can harm non-smokers – other students. I think they learnt a lot of common sense in the biology lessons, inhaling secondhand smoke is more harmful than inhaling first-hand smoke! And smoking will bring the risk of lung cancer, gum disease, or effects women’s reproductive health.

By the way, I think the tennagers will not smoke cigarettes suddenly. Maybe, they were initating their parents or their favorite idols. Maybe, their friends encouraged them to smoke. Maybe, the teenagers had too much pressure. I think the parents and teachers play a central role in combating underage smoking. They should pay attention to students’ emotion, and help the teenagers to solve the problems or presssure. Futhermore, the celebrities are the public figures, I think they shouldn’t smoke and be a role model for young people.

Learn & Fill

2012-01-09T09:28:00.001+08:00

Could the Internet be collapsed?

2012-01-05T09:50:00.002+08:00

NSS English for Empowerment Course

2011-12-15T18:07:00.002+08:00

The following 17 S4 & S5 students have been admitted to the NSS English for Empowerment Course after the interviews conducted on 1/12:

4A 6 HO MAN YING
4A 37 YAU TSZ FUNG
4B 13 NG TSZ YING
4B 36 LEUNG CHI KIU
4B 12 NG KEI YAN
4B 7 LAI HOI CHING
4B 6 CHUNG WING YIN
4B 18 TSE WAI YIN
5D 23 FAN HO YIN
4B 25 CHAN KING HO
5A 37 WAN CHI CHUN IAN
4B 38 LEUNG NOK HANG
5B 4 CHENG CHEE KWAN
5B 6 CHEUNG LOK HEI
4B 35 LEE SING CHAK
5A 7 LEUNG YUEN SIN
5C 3 CHENG HIU TUNG

All students please remember to report to your teacher, Ms. Leong, at 8:55 a.m. on 4/2, 11/2, 3/3, 10/3, 17/3, 24/3, 31/3, 21/4, 5/5 & 12/5. (The room(s) will be announced later.)

S2 Christmas English Enrichment Class

2011-12-15T17:58:00.002+08:00

The following S2 students have been admitted to the Christmas English Enrichment Class:

2E 7 LEE KA HANG
2E 24 LEE YAT HIM
2B 24 TANG CHEUK TING
2B 14 YEUNG HOI TING
2C 3 CHAN YEE SUM
2C 8 LO LOK MING
2C 24 TO KIU FUNG
2C 25 TONG KING HANG
2F 5 LAM CHO YU
2D 19 LEUNG KA MING
2E 23 LEE HO LAM
2F 7 LEE HO YI
2F 17 CHEUNG TIN LONG
2C 22 NG SIU HANG
2D 4 CHOW TSE YAN
2F 8 LEUNG NOK TUNG

All students please remember to report to Rm 201 (Venue Updated) at 10:45 a.m. on 23/12, 28/12, 29/12 & 30/12.

S1 Christmas English Enrichment Class

2011-12-15T17:49:00.004+08:00

The following S1 students have been admitted to the Christmas English Enrichment Class:

1B 8 FUNG WAN HEI
1A 7 LAU YAN CHING
1A 21 CHEUNG HIU YEUNG
1A 29 TO WAI TSUN
1B 31 WONG MAN KIT
1A 18 WONG CHEUK YIU
1C 11 LI CHING WAI
1C 21 AU YEUNG KAI TIK
1A 13 NG YEE SUM
1C 6 CHOI SUNG YIU
1B 33 WU MAN HON
1C 32 TONG HO WANG
1A 8 LAU YUET CHING
1B 9 HO HIU MAN

All students please remember to report to Rm 201 (Venue Updated) at 8:55 a.m. on 23/12, 28/12, 29/12 & 30/12.

High-speed Train Accident in China (6A Au Ka Ho)

2011-12-10T09:45:00.000+08:00

Comment:
It seemed that it was an accident. Actually, after the accident there was another story. In fact, I here express my sadness about the accident happened, but more sadly was that in order to ensure the high-speed train could work as soon as possible, the Chinese government disregarded human life. The work of searching and rescuing still had not been finished yet, but the government just stopped the action. That’s very inhumane.
Prime Minister Wen Ka Po always says that our country is human-centred, but how about now? Saying one thing and doing another. So how can we trust our country with this irresponsible action? Of course not!
However, there was a piece of news that’s good for the relatives of the victims in this event. That’s the first compensation deal which has been struck between authorities and relatives of victims. Although it is better to get back the lives of the victims rather than money, we knew that it is impossible. A little is better than none. I hope that the relatives of the victims can accept the compensation and live their lives to the fullest.
We always encounter many kinds of difficulties in life. Some people would like to end their lives while some people want to look at the bright side. We should face any kinds of problems optimistically so that we could have a positive life.

English Speaking Course (1st Cohort)

2011-12-01T19:11:00.002+08:00

The following students have been admitted to the English Speaking Course (1st Cohort):

5 December (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

- Tong Ho Wang (1C)
- Yeung Hoi Ting (2B)

12 December (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

- Lau Yan Ching (1A)

19 December (4 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

- Lam Yik Lai Austin (4A)
- Ng Kei Yan (4B)

All students please remember to report to Ms. Sue Leong at Rm G11.

Interviews for Applicants for the NSS English for Empowerment Course

2011-11-30T18:20:00.006+08:00

The following students are invited to attend selection interviews on 1/12 as stated in the letters to their parents. The details are as follows:

(Class - Student No. - Name - Arrival Time - Room)

1 4A 6 HO MAN YING 3:50 G14
2 4A 37 YAU TSZ FUNG 3:55 G14
3 4B 11 MAK NGO CHING 4:00 G14
4 4B 13 NG TSZ YING 4:05 G14
5 4B 36 LEUNG CHI KIU 4:10 G14
6 4B 12 NG KEI YAN 4:15 G14
7 4B 7 LAI HOI CHING 4:20 G14
8 4B 6 CHUNG WING YIN 4:25 G14
9 4B 18 TSE WAI YIN 4:30 G14
10 5D 23 FAN HO YIN 4:35 G14
11 4B 25 CHAN KING HO 4:40 G14
12 5A 37 WAN CHI CHUN IAN 4:45 G14
13 4A 25 LAM YIK LAI 4:50 G14
14 4B 38 LEUNG NOK HANG 4:55 G14
15 5B 4 CHENG CHEE KWAN 5:00 G14
16 5B 6 CHEUNG LOK HEI 5:05 G14
17 4B 35 LEE SING CHAK 5:10 G14
18 5A 7 LEUNG YUEN SIN 5:15 G14
19 5C 3 Yim Choi Hung 5:20 G14

Students should arrive at Rm. G14 on time and inform their parents of the interviews. If they fail to attend the interviews, they will not be able to join the course. They may contact Mr. Kung Chun Kei if they have any enquiries.

Food for Thought (6E Leung Wing Yee & 6E Lau Ka Yee)

2011-11-22T11:39:00.002+08:00

(1) News Article: Gaddafi Loyalists Fight to the End
Leung Wing Yee (6E)

Summary:
This article is about the civil war happened in Libya. Till now, the rebels claimed to be in control of most of Tripoli after a lightning advance on the capital and the declaration of the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. The rebels went out to celebrate their victory and the alliance promised to maintain its air campaign until all pro-Gaddafi forces surrender or return to barracks.

Comments:
No matter which side “wins” finally, it’s totally a tragedy. This rebellion has lasted for months. Many people including civilian soldiers and rebels died in this civil war. This cost is too high. Nothing can be more valuable than life.

I remembered the beginning of the war was just a civil war between the Gaddafi’s government and the rebels. But finally, it became an “international” war. The alliance blamed Gaddafi for his armed suppression and used this as an excuse to intervene militarily. The rebels might think they had got a helping hand but actually, the alliance created a mess for Libyan people. None of the two sides wanted to give in. They just couldn’t work out the solution and could only fight each other. Without any doubts, the air strike of the alliance has aggravated the clash between two sides. Although the suppression by Gaddafi was absolutely wrong, how about the alliance’s air strike? They even used the excuse of tracking down Gaddafi to provide arms for the rebels. Although it might be difficult, why didn’t they solve the problem in a peaceful way? At least, they should try their best to do so. It’s always not easy to be a peacemaker. I hope the alliance would finally help the Libyan people by ending the conflict peacefully. A helping hand instead of bombs should be given to the people.

(2) News Article: The Earthquake in Japan
Lau Ka Yee (6E)

Summary:

After the earthquake stuck Japan, a lot of victims have been suffering from the pain of losing their families and homes. Besides, there are so many people who want to show their support for the people in Japan. Some of them found a way to do so by folding origami paper cranes. Paper cranes mean good luck, happiness and peace in Japan.

Comments:

Hong Kong is really a lucky place with not many natural disasters. Now, Japan is suffering from a disaster. The Japanese need our help to overcome the problems caused by the earthquake. Some of the Hong Kong people will donate money to help the victims or even go to the disaster zone and help to rebuild the houses. Yet, perhaps the most important thing is that we will try to help them by all means. Though we may not go to Japan but our hearts are with the Japanese. We can do some things that encourage them to be strong. If you are thoughtful enough, you can do some things for them like writing them letters and cards. They can feel your love and care.

Writing (7A Tang Chin Ching, Rachel)

2011-11-17T11:26:00.000+08:00

Elderly people are our beloved friends in our society. In the bygones days, contributing to the world, these senior citizens are worth enjoying their blomming lives in retirement. Nowadays, however, disheartening experiences are faced; solitary elders and inadequate welfare are the most lamentable phenomenon in this society.

“Solitary elders” the elders who live alone without any help or concern from their relatives. This distressing problem is induced by the indifference of the elders’ children. Looking after their parents is the fundamental responsibility. These people, however, evade this duty which should be shouldered by themselves deservedly. Some of them consider living with the elderly as a heavy burden which is very annoying. It may be regarded as a waste of money in some unfiliar child’s eyes. Shan Shui Po, an epicentric of solitary elders revealed this graves phenomenon to us. A solitary elder needs to face many difficulties that we have never imaged. From dancing alone in the living room, cooking for themselves, rescuing themselves even there are accidents. All these problems can harm the senior citizens, not only in physical condition, but mental one. This harms our elders, mirroring our failure on morality and education.

Inadequate welfare is another sorrow that the elders are facing. The only welfare that can really support their lives is the old age allowance. HK$1035 is provided by the government every month in order to acknowledge our adoration to the senior citizen. Nevertheless, as the problem of solitary elders intensified this allowance becomes a mainstay to the old to live. A strong contrast when we compare the

situation in Hong Kong and Sweden. The Swedish Government provides sufficient welfare to the elders. The expenditure on creating a barrier-free-environment is unlimited. It reveals that the Swedish Government is unlimited. It reveals that the Swedish Government has spared no pains on caring the old. When we take a closer look at the content of Hong Kong’s old age allowance, we will find that it is of no sufficiency for an elder to live. A breakfast in a restaurant costs 20 dollars food from the market cost 30 dollars. Transportation costs 10 dollars per day. There are still costs that are not included. However, the elder is only able to spend 30 dollars daily. What a hard life they have!

Pampering the elderly with love and care, we, both government and citizens should uphold the following ideas to lift the living standard of the old. The government can channel more and more resources to the elderly. The amount of the allowance on elderly should be expanded. The government can refer to the elderly policy of Sweden. Infinite fund should be provided to create a barrier-free-environment. Removal of bath and replacement of shower, installation of handrails beside toilet, these facilities can escalate the home safety. We, as citizens, should shoulder our duty to give our concern to the elders, especially the solitary elders. We can visit our neighbor and comprehend what they need. We can cook meals, prepare the requisite medicine, and dispose the waste for them. To us, we just lift a finger, but a staggering appreciation from the old.

The government tries to “help” the family to take care of the elders, rather than “replace” the family to take care of the elders. No matter how much the government or the community does if their children refuse to shoulder their own responsibility, all what we done is zero. As a son or daughter, we should always be grateful to our parents for providing love and care when he are still kids. It is time for us to repay our pampered elder to show them with love and care.

'Growing Together’ Pilot Project

2011-10-24T10:17:00.001+08:00

Give thanks! We have joined the ‘Growing Together’ pilot project organised by the British Chamber of Commerce and HSBC. With their help, we will build a micro-garden and learn more about environmental sustainability through organic plant cultivation on campus. We will also share our yields and experience with students of our partnership school, Renaissance College, and other schools (e.g. St. Paul’s Convent School).

Below are the students who have joined this flagship programme:

1D 15 SIU WAI CHING
2C 05 CHU WAI FONG
2D 07 KOO MEI SHAN
2D 05 CHU CHEUK YING BERYL
2D 01 CHAN TSZ MAN
2D 06 HSIE KA MEI MAY
3A 06 CHUNG WAI YEE
3B 24 FUNG LEE MING
3B 08 KWONG WAN TUNG NATALIE
4A 06 HO MAN YING
4A 09 TANG SIN YEE
4B 31 HUNG SZELON
4B 36 LEUNG CHI KIU
4B 12 NG KEI YAN
5A 37 WAN CHI CHUN IAN
5A 09 NG KA PO
5A 23 LAI YU SUM
5B 01 CHAN HO YING
5B 26 LAU PAK HEI
5B 33 PUN TAK KONG
5C 02 CHAN PUI WING
5D 10 LEE KA PO

A new teacher, our new friend (2E Lam Lok Yin)

2011-10-20T10:11:00.002+08:00

In this new year, there are many new teachers in our school. However, do you know them well? We would like to introduce a teacher to you. Who is the teacher? ------Miss Cheung Yuen Ting, Jasmine.

Miss Cheung is a young teacher who is only twenty-something now. She was a translator before but she thought this job was too boring. She gave up this job and planned to teach English since then. She believed that English is so important and can help us to communicate with others.

So why did Miss Cheung choose our school? Miss Cheung told us that it is because of the Christian belief of Ma Ko Pan, and the good reputation of our school is also a contributing factor. We asked Miss Cheung whether she has taught junior students before, she smiled to us, and answered us 'I haven't, but I am the English teacher of two classes of F.2 this year. Is this a big challenge to her? What is the different between junior form and senior form? Miss Cheung answered us, ' Of course! Junior students are funny. They need more activities and games while learning new things. How are the students of Ma Ko Pan in Miss Cheung’s eyes? ‘I think Ma Ko Pan students are hard-working and self-disciplined. They are also very active because most of them have joined different extra-curricular activities.’ Oh, we have given such a good image to Miss Cheung and made her happy for this.

To be good teachers, they must have their own target to reach. Also, the image what they establish in students' eyes is important too. What is the image of Miss Cheung want to build up? 'I want to be a teacher as well as a friend of students. Also, I hope to be friendly and caring.' Miss Cheung really wants to be a good teacher and help us, right? If you need to use few words to describe yourself, what would you like to use? Miss Cheung described her as a quiet and optimistic person, always feeling gratitude for everything and fond of teaching and learning.' Smile is important to us. If the teacher doesn't like smiling, the atmosphere will be strange, right? Miss Cheung likes teaching with her passionate heart. We think that she devotes to teaching.

In this face-to-face interview, we have known more about Miss Cheung. Miss Cheung has a beautiful heart for teaching. She has great preparation for every lesson. She wants us to learn more things in each lesson to enrich our knowledge. Therefore, she always asks whether we have any problem in class. She wants to be a teacher and friend of us. Schoolmates, after you have read this Ma Ko Pan Daily, have you known more about Miss Cheung? We will support Miss Cheung all the time, won't you? :)

Elderly problems in Hong Kong (7B Many Chud)

2011-09-30T17:35:00.001+08:00

Nowadays, elderly people face many difficulties, such as poverty, unemployment and lack of retirement protection. There is an increasing number of elderly people who rely on the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance from the Government for their livelihood. Moreover, reports of physical and psychological abuse of old people by family members are on the rise. In this essay, I would like to discuss the difficulties elderly people face nowadays and suggest ways that the Government, community groups and families can do to solve the problems.

First of all, many elderly people suffer from different chronic diseases, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and Alzheimer’s disease. When people are getting old, their body functions may become worse; they may easily suffer from various illnesses. What is more, their immune system may become weaker; once they suffer from an illness, it usually takes a long time for them to recover. Thus, health problems are one of the challenges elderly people have to face.

Secondly, the elderly are experiencing a changing lifestyle. When people retire, their lifestyle change; they will have more free time than before. If they do not have any interests or hobbies or they simply have nothing to do, they will feel bored and some, especially males, may find themselves useless. Emotional problems may occur and this will in turn affect their physical condition.

Thirdly, some elderly people are living in poverty. It is not uncommon to see elderly people scavenge paper boxes and cans on the street. These elderly people have to rely on scavenging to maintain their livelihood. They are helpless and lonely people. Some may think they had not saved enough money for retirement, but this is not true. The truth is they were very hardworking people when they were young, but because of high inflation rate, the money they had saved shrank in value. Whatever the reason is, the problem of poverty is still haunting some of our elderly people.

The above three are just some of the difficulties elderly people face. Now, I would like to put forward some suggestions as to how the Government, community groups and families can help.

First, medical services are very important, especially in an aging population. It is vital for the Government to expand its medical services so that all the elderly get the treatment they need. With the expansion, the waiting time for a consultation in public hospitals can also be shortened, which means the elderly do not have to spend hours waiting and thus have more time to rest. Also, if there is more manpower in the public health care system, I suggest that a body check be given to the elderly once a year so that early symptoms of different diseases can be detected. A strong and capable health care system is essential to ensure a healthy aging community.

Second, the Government should expand the budget for social security schemes for the elderly. The elderly had contributed a lot to society when they were young; they should enjoy a happy life in their old age without worrying about money. The Government should also build more nursing homes for the aged so as to provide those who are unable to take care of themselves with nursing care. Different community groups can also help to ease the elderly problems by being more involved in elderly services. They can organize more activities and short trips for the elderly. Home visit is also a very important part in elderly services. The community groups can visit the elderly, especially those who are living in solitude, chat with them and help them buy daily necessities so that they feel love and care.

According to a recent survey, the elderly wish to spend time with their family more than anything else. So, family members should spend more time with them. Having a meal with them or chatting with them already makes them very happy. The elderly face different challenges in their life and they may need help from the government or community groups, but it is the love and care from their family that they want most.

To give the elderly a better, dignified life, the Government, community groups and families should join hands and work together. The Government should expand its medical services and elderly services in order to improve the living condition of the elderly; community groups should be more involved in elderly services; families should spend more time with their elderly and take better care of them. The elderly people are facing a lot of problems and it is everyone’s responsibility to try to ease these problems. I believe with concerted efforts we will build a warm and loving environment for the elderly.

An Invitation from Your Principal

2011-09-30T16:57:00.000+08:00

Dear students,

Did you notice that I had drawn a cartoon and published it in the MKP Daily on 1st September, 2011? I also talked about it in my speech delivered during the Morning Assembly yesterday.

I would now invite all Makopanians to help me use Chinese to summarise (in no more than 300 words) the messages in my speech and cartoon so that our parents may also understand my thoughts.

I will appreciate your help a lot! Please hand in your translations to Mr. Yuen at the General Office before 5:00 p.m. on 9/9/2011. I have prepared a lot of very special gifts to award ALL Makopanians for their wonderful translations.

Thanks for your work again!

Principal Chan Ka-yun

S1 – S2 Summer English Phonics Class (2010 - 2011)

2011-07-20T12:58:00.000+08:00

The following students have been admitted to S1 – S2 Summer English Phonics Class (11:45 a.m. – 01:15 p.m.):

1E 11 LIU PO KWAN
1F 20 LAW TSZ HIN
1F 16 CHAN WING HEI
1E 01 CHAN YIN WING
1C 12 TANG WING YIN
1E 05 LAM LOK YIN
1E 15 WONG HOI CHE
1E 18 CHOI MAN KIN
1E 21 LAI CHEUK NAM
1F 05 LAM CHO YU
1D 18 LEUNG KA MING
1C 04 CHEUNG TSZ CHING
1F 03 HO CHEUK LAM
1B 16 LAI KA CHUN
1F 04 HO KIT LING
1B 13 YEUNG HOI TING
1E 24 LEE YAT HIM
1D 24 TUNG HOI HIN
1D 06 HSIE KA MEI MAY
1D 04 CHOW TSE YAN

All students please remember to report to Rm 401 at 11:40 a.m. on 8/8, 9/8, 10/8, 11/8 & 12/8.

P6 – S1 Summer English Phonics Class (2010 - 2011)

2011-07-20T12:54:00.002+08:00

The following students have been admitted to P6 – S1 Summer English Phonics Class (10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.):

1 Huang Long Yuet
2 Fung Wan Hei
3 Wong Cheuk Yiu
4 Chan Yat San
5 Chau Hei Chung
6 Yeung Hoi Man
7 Kong Tung Ching
8 Lo Chung Yee Joey
9 Wong Ming Him
10 Leung Cheuk Wang
11 Li Tsz Chun
12 Au Yeung Kai Tik
13 Yip Tsz Yau
14 So Yeung Yung
15 Tong Ho Wang
16 To Wai Tsun
17 Wong Tin Long

All students please remember to report to Rm 401 at 9:55 a.m. on 8/8, 9/8, 10/8, 11/8 & 12/8.

S2 - S3 Summer English Enrichment Class (2010 - 2011)

2011-07-12T15:17:00.002+08:00

The following S2 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class:

2A 20 WONG YIN MAN
2A 25 LEE KWOK HON
2A 37 YUEN CHUN WING
2B 11 LO TSZ WAI
2B 08 KWONG WAN TUNG NATALIE
2B 13 TE YING YING
2B 16 TSANG LOK YIU
2B 20 CHAN CHUN WANG
2B 24 FUNG LEE MING
2B 25 LAM HEI LONG
2B 35 TONG SHEK PUI
2C 03 CHIK ON KEI
2C 34 WAN CHI YU BRIAN
2D 21 AU TSZ POK
2D 20 TSOI KWAN WING
2E 27 KOO CHUN LONG

All students please remember to report to Rm 402 at 2:55 p.m. on 25/7, 26/7, 27/7, 28/7 & 29/7.

S1 - S2 Summer English Enrichment Class (2010 - 2011)

2011-07-12T15:07:00.004+08:00

The following S1 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class:

1B 07 LEUNG HOI KI
1B 26 WONG KA HO
1B 16 LAI KA CHUN
1C 03 CHAN YEE SUM
1C 08 LO LOK MING
1D 03 CHOW CHO TUNG
1D 10 LEUNG LOK YIN
1D 18 LEUNG KA MING
1E 01 CHAN YIN WING
1E 05 LAM LOK YIN
1E 16 YU CHEUK LAM
1E 23 LEE HO LAM
1F 05 LAM CHO YU
1F 03 HO CHEUK LAM
1F 13 TSANG TSZ CHING

All students please remember to report to Rm 401 at 2:55 p.m. on 25/7, 26/7, 27/7, 28/7 & 29/7.

A letter to my primary school teacher (2A Pearl)

2011-06-03T12:39:00.000+08:00

Dear Miss Kee,

Hi, Miss Kee. How are you? I am Pearl. Do you remember me? I was your student two years ago. Do you know which school I am studying in? Yes! I am studying in Ma Ko Pan Memorial College.

In my secondary school, there is a very big playground. Every day, I line up there. My secondary school is a Christian school, so I need to pray every day too. Be honest, I enjoy praying to God. Because of God, I found my purpose in life, that is study hard and respect my parents. These two things are also behaviours of Makopanians.

In my class, there are 37 students. I love them very much. They are helpful and friendly. I like to study with them, play with them, and, of course, pray with them.

On the other hand, I have joined a uniform team – HKAC (Hong Kong Adventure Corps). This is a good uniform team. We hold one to two training sessions each month. And I need to go camping every month too. In AC, I have learned a lot of things. First, I learned how to look after myself. And then, I learned how to march. I like marching very much! Finally, I learned how to get along with others. These three things are very important in my life. I enjoy my secondary school life!

See you soon!

Best wishes,
Pearl

Reading Report（2B Tsang Ling Ling）

2011-05-27T11:51:00.000+08:00

Title: Sherlock Homes
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Student name: 2B Tsang Ling Ling

This book is about Sherlock Homes. Sherlock Homes is a detective. He is clever and good at solving problems. He is concentrated on his works and cases. He used his brain correctly and easily solved the crimes.

This book has four stories about Sherlock Homes’ cases. In the stories, they have shown how smart Sherlock Homes was. The most interesting story is about three students. I thought it is easy for us to understand because the problems presented in the story is familiar to all of us – Examination.

Mr. Wilson Soames is a teacher in a university. The exam papers had been copied by someone. It was because someone wanted to get a scholarship, it is a large amount of money. Sherlock Homes knew that someone was cheating, but the exam day was coming. Homes had to find the solution quickly. He asked the students who lived in the university. Homes thought and asked. Finally, he found who copied the exam papers. He was a student – Gildnst, who studied in the university. Everyone thought he was a rich and good student. But his father lost all his money and Gilchrist did that because he was poor. Banister thought Gilchrist’s father was a good man, so he wanted to help Gilchrist.

I thought that Gilchrist was a good boy in nature but he only wanted to relieve his father’s pressure. This story inspired me a lot and I know that I need to treasure the things I have. It is because there are many people or students who need help and don’t have many things as I have. At last, I thought that Sherlock Homes was really clever and had good thinking skills.

Even Hitler can’t buy salt! (2C Heidi Yip, Lily Chu, Jacky Chan, Ivan Kung, Abraham Fung, Liyana Pang)

2011-05-26T16:50:00.001+08:00

Hitler: Have you found what I need?

Hitler’s assistant: Sorry Sir! I could not buy any as there is no salt all over Hong Kong. I have searched every supermarket, pharmacy, and grocery store, but I just can’t find any.

Hitler: Do you think I am a fool? Even a 3-year-old kid won’t believe you. Do you know who I am? I am the great leader of Germany, Adolf Hitler. I want salt! I want salt!

Hitler’s assistant: No…no…no…no…Sir, I am not lying, I swear! Turn on the TV, and you will know that I am your most loyal and sincere subordinate.

(Hitler gives a doubtful look and turns on TV.)

Reporter 1: The 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan has caused a global nuclear crisis. People all over the world are worried about the released toxic radiation. In Hong Kong, there are internet rumours that salt can ward off radiation. The citizens have become insane and they are stocking up on salt, all kinds of salt. Our reporter Ling Ling Chan has more…ah…I don’t mean salt…I mean more of the story.

Ling Ling: I am now in a market in San Hui. There is a long queue outside a grocery store. The price of a small pack of salt has already gone up to $1000.

(People queuing up for salt.)

Ling Ling: Ling Ling Chan, TVC News.

Reporter 2: Is it true that eating salt can save us from radiation?
Let’s talk to Professor Chu, who is an expert in nuclear energy.

Reporter 2: Professor, can we be protected from radiation by taking salt?

Professor Chu: There is precisely no evidence to support that. Um…Never in my whole life have I heard about using salt as a radiation remedy. In fact, if you take too much salt, you will die of kidney failure before you die of radiation-related diseases.

Reporter 2: So what do you think about the citizens’ behaviour?

Professor Chu: I suggest that they should stop this unwise behaviour immediately.

Reporter 2: Thank you very much.

(Hitler turns off TV.)

Hitler: How am I gonna make salt-roasted chicken?

Hitler’s assistant: Sir, may I ask why do you want to eat salt-roasted chicken?

Hitler: Because I don’t want to die from radiation exposure.

Hitler’s assistant: (to audience) He’s really a fool! No wonder he lost in the Second World War!

What A Joke On That Night!（Lam Yee Fung）

2011-05-05T16:43:00.001+08:00

Late last night I walked through the park to go to the shop. It was very cold and it had rained one hour ago. The street light was off, there was only a little moonlight. I walked on a hard path because the grass was wet, I watched everything too, I don’t like rainy days.

Suddenly, I heard someone behind me so I turned round. There was the ugliest person I had ever seen. It was a boy. He was slim and tall. He wore a black hat, a black coat and a pair of trousers. He also had many necklaces around his neck and some earrings on his ears. I also saw he had a horrible mask on his face, I thought he was a bad person and I tried to walk away.

When I wanted to walk past him, he took a knife from his pocket! I was very scared. He said, “Hey, I want you to give me something. Do you know what I want?”

“If you want money, I can give you!” I said and my legs were shaking.

“I’m sorry, I don’t want money. I only want to say......”

I didn’t want to know what he was going to do. I only knew I wanted to run away but my legs wouldn’t move. Suddenly the boy shouted at me; “Trick or Treat!”

What? Trick or Treat? What was he talking about? He said, “Give me some candy!”

Oh, I know! Today is Halloween. I forgot! It was amazing.

The boy told me the knife was only a toy. I felt very silly. Someone played a trick on me, What a funny joke.

That was the silliest thing on that day. Did you have a joke on Halloween?

MY UNEXPECTED GOAL（3B Chan Yau Yu, Sherry）

2011-04-11T10:11:00.001+08:00

Receiving a sudden call from her supervisor, John’s mother was rushing to the office again. John’s mother just told John to take good care of Tim, a five-year-old toddler.

John had a football practice tonight. John complained to his mother, ‘But Tim won’t just sit and watch. How can I practice when a five-year-old is running around?’

Tim was excited about watching John practice. He run around the football court and jumping up and down. John was a bit annoyed.

‘Sit there, don’t run around!’ But Tim was so excited that he couldn’t hear John’s order, he was running between John and the team.

Other team members complained to John, ‘Your brother is disturbing our practice, make him sit at the back please!’ John had enough with Tim. He grabbed Tim’s hand and pulled him out of the court.

‘Sit here quietly and watch me practice, do not run around or go away.’ John returned to the team after scolding his little brother.

Tim was unhappy because he wanted to stay with his brother. He thought John would play with him while they were on the way to practice. After a few minutes, Tim felt bored. Suddenly he saw a beautiful shiny butterfly. Tim was following the butterfly. He didn’t know a man was behind him and he was holding a gun. John had finished his practice and he went to find Tim. He found that Tim wasn’t on his seat. John searched through the court but there was no trace of Tim. Suddenly, he heard some noises coming out from outside. He dashed in breathlessly and saw lots of police were there ---- a man was pointing a gun to a little boy.

‘Isn't the boy John’s brother?’ Someone shouted.

Snatched by a man, Tim was petrified. The man threatened the police. ‘Leave me alone or I’ll kill this boy.’ John couldn’t move, he was so scared he would lose his only brother.

‘John, John, where are you? I’m scared!’ John didn’t know what he should do but he had to save his brother. Suddenly, he ran into the court and got a football. Then he went out of the court with the football and saw the man was still there. He got behind the man and kicked the ball with all his might. The ball hit the man’s head and the man fell down. John quickly ran forward and got Tim. At last, Tim escaped from the man and hugged his brother tight.

The next day, John’s team was playing the game with the other team, the Wolfs. There were only five minutes left and John must goal if he wanted to win. He kicked the ball as powerful as he could just like what he did yesterday, finally it goaled. His teammates were yelling and hugging each other. The Braves won at last. When John turned back, he saw Tim was jumping up and down. He then took out his medal and put it on Tim’s neck. They went home happily.
This time, John didn’t let go of Tim’s hand.

English Day (Healthy Living)

2011-04-08T11:31:00.002+08:00

Winners（3C Lai Hoi Ching）

2011-04-07T09:58:00.000+08:00

This was a really good morning. John couldn’t sleep all night because he was extremely nervous, but also quite excited. His football team, the Braves, was going to play an important game tomorrow. After he had tidied himself up, he walked downstairs.
“Mum. Good morning.” said John, smiling to his mother.
“My dear. Good morning. Let’s have breakfast.” said his mother, putting the food on the table.
“Thank you, Mum” replied John, putting his jersey on.
“Oh my dear, your team is going to have a football match tomorrow, right?”
“Yes, I’m extremely nervous. And today is the last chance for us to practise.”
“Oh no, your little brother is on holiday. And today I have to go to work. Then no one will take care of him. So can you… please take him to the practice?” begged his mother.
John didn’t want to do that. It might affect the practice. But he said yes because it was his responsibility to take care of his brother.
They set off to school, John and his brother were hand-in-hand.
“Tim! Don’t give me any trouble, understand?” John demanded with his scary eyes.
“Yes, Sir! I will be the cheerleader for you!” answered Tim, smiling.
They arrived at school. Everyone was quite surprised.
“I promise. He will not give any trouble,” said John.
After that, they started their practice. Everyone tried their best for this last practice.
Suddenly, there was a crying sound.

“John! Come and play with me!”
“Please wait for me” said John, running out of the football court. But everyone seemed to be a little bit angry.
“Tim, you promised not to give me any trouble, right?”
“Yes.”
“Then, can you be the cheerleader for us? We need you.”
“Really? Yes, I can,” shouted Tim, laughing loudly.
Then the practice went on. It seemed Tim was really an excellent cheerleader. With his cheering, everyone did extremely well. And the practice ended.
“We are going to win that game!” said all the players as they started going home.
Then Tim and John were on their way back home.
“Tim, you have done extremely well. Thank you,” said John, patting Tim’s head.
“You are welcome! John. You must win tomorrow!
“Of course, we will” answered John confidently.
John invited his mum to watch his game.
“Mum, can you please take Tim to the game?” asked John.
“That’s fine.” replied mum.
“Thank you, mum.” said John, hugging his mother.
The next day, it was game time! Everyone was nervous. But with Tim leading the cheering, everyone did well. And finally they won the game. Everyone was excited and happy.
“Tim! Thank you” shouted John, running to Tim.
“You win! That’s great” shouted Tim, hugging his brother.
They went back home, hand-in-hand again.

3AB Class presentation (theme: Healthy living)

2011-03-30T15:37:00.000+08:00

Script written by Simon Chan(3B), Sherry Chan(3B), Qiao Leung(3B) and James Chan(3B)
Presentation given by: Simon Chan(3B), Sherry Chan(3B), Qiao Leung(3B), James Chan(3B), Bet Cheung(3A) and Dylan Szeto(3A)

Recently, all S3 students are learning the topic “Healthy Living”. We want to share with you some tips about how to lead a healthy lifestyle, especially on how to eat smart.

Scene 1
(Sherry is eating at McDonald’s)

Sherry : Hey, do you know eating McDonald’s is so unhealthy?
Bet: So what, but I can’t stop eating it. Don’t you think it is so delicious? Want some fries?
Sherry : No, thanks. I don't want to become supersized.
Bet: Come on, just a bite.
Sherry : In fact, junk food contains lots of sugar and fat but very low nutrition value. Have you ever watched a movie called “Super size me!”?
Bet: Never heard of this one before. What is it about?
Sherry : It’s about a man in the US trying to do an experiment on himself. He wanted to find out what would happen to him after eating McDonald’s meals for 30 days.
Bet: Wow, cool. How was he then?
Sherry: Well, he gained 25 pounds in 30 days! It is about 10% of his original weight!
Bet: Really? It sounds scary! Actually I feel I’ve put on weight recently…. But I just can’t live without them, especially McDonald’s, what can I do?
Sherry : Why don’t we listen to the conversations between the CEO of McDonald’s Mr. James Parkinson and our school’s dietician, Dr. Qiao Leung?

Scene 2
(In the school hall, debating)
Qiao：Do you know that fast food plays an increasingly important part of our diet? A survey in Hong Kong showed that 10% of people eat fast food at least once a week! That’s really scary!

James(CEO of McDonald’s)： Oh! I see you point but it is quick and convenient. Also, fast food is very delicious and cheap too!

Qiao：Nonsense! Have you seen the movie “Supersize Me”? It’s about the terrifying health results of an actor eating your food for a whole month.

James：Oh! Ridiculous! Mcdonald’s food is very very healthy. Our ‘salad series’ is a good example. It contains plenty of vegetables which are tasty and good for your health!

Qiao: Are you kidding me?

James: I’m honest. Can’t you see almost every teenager loves eating fast food like Big Mac and French fries? But it seems that they don’t have such terrifying health problems. McDonald’s is the BEST! Hahaha… I’m lovin it! I’m lovin it!

Qiao：Come on, stop misleading us! Fast food such as French Fries contains excess fat, salt and cholesterol and it leads to many health problems which increase the chance of developing obesity, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes …… you name it!

Scene 3
(In the classroom)

Simon: After hearing the conversation between the dietician and the CEO of McDonald’s, we know that fast food is delicious but unhealthy.

Dylan: Yes, you are right! I won’t eat junk food anymore. I want to have a healthier lifestyle. I will eat food which is low in fat but high in fibre and exercise in the gym whenever I have spare time.

Simon: Good idea! But the fact is, most of the students do not notice the disadvantages of eating fast food and still continue their unhealthy lifestyle. Can’t you see how serious the problem is?

Simon + Dylan: So, if you want to have a healthier lifestyle and better academic results, please stay away from junk food. -END-

Reading Comprehension Report (4E Lee Sum Yin)

2011-03-28T15:48:00.000+08:00

Name: Classic Detective Stories
Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Charence Rock,
Gilbert Keith Ghesteiton

This book includes 4 detective stories, all of them are the classic one. Among them, Sherlock Holmes is my favourite.

The story takes place in the nineteenth century. The detectives use many special methods and techniques to solve the mystery and arrest the criminals. The story is presented chronologically. At the beginning, it all talks about the crime scenes and the events that trigger the crime. Then it talks about how the detectives collect evidences in the crime scenes and find the witness who spot the crime. Lastly, the detective can arrest the criminal.

After reading the four classic detective stories. I find this book very interesting. I can learn the ways to prove someone is guilty or not. It is very exciting to follow the steps of the detectives. After reading this book, I want to read Sherlock Holmes series. It makes me love detective stories.

Class Presentation of 4C and 4D [Miss Fong’s Group]—The Importance of Health and Hygiene

2011-03-23T10:44:00.000+08:00

Members:
Chan Pui Wing (4C02)--F
Chow Ka Yan (4C07)--C
Ho Po Ying (4C10)—D3, D, N2
Chan Kai Yiu (4C23)—A
Au Oi Kiu (4D01)—D1
Lee Ka Po (4D11)—B
Yeung Ming Nga (4D21)—H
Fung Sung Fai (4D25)—E
Tsang Sze Yu (4D34)—N, G
Yip Cheuk Ki (4D39)—D2

Narrator: Good morning, principal, vice principal, teachers and fellow students. This is 4C and 4D Class Presentation.

[Scene 1]
A: (Sneezing)
B: Oh! Are you not feeling well? Are you sick? You keep sneezing all day.
A: Yes, you are right! I think I am sick.
C: So, why don’t you wear a mask?
A: Oh! No! I hate wearing a mask. It makes me feel really stuffy. I will be unmotivated if I wear a mask.
C: Okay, I understand. Where are you going now? Going home or go singing karaoke with us?
(A, B, C: FREEZE)
Doctor 1: Actually, they are totally wrong. A is wrong because he is selfish. All patients should wear a mask to prevent the diseases spreading out. B and C are wrong too. They should try to tell A to wear a mask continually.
A: (Sneezing)
B: Oh! Are you not feeling well? Are you sick? You keep sneezing all day.
A: Yes, you are right! I think I am sick.
C: Why don’t you wear a mask?
A: Sorry, I know the importance of wearing a mask. It can prevent the diseases spreading out.

(A: Wearing a mask)
C: Okay. Where are you going now? Going home or go singing karaoke with us?
[Scene 2]
D: (After toilet at E’s house; she doesn’t wash hands)
E: Do you feel hungry? I have baked some delicious cookies for you.
D: Oh! I love eating cookies so much!
(D wants to take the cookies)
(D, E: FREEZE)
Doctor 2: D is totally wrong. If you don’t wash hands after toilet, then you will be the Secret evil behind-the-scenes manipulator (幕後黑手) of the infectious diseases. So, please remember to wash hands with soap. Wash hands frequently, don’t be the Secret evil behind-the-scenes manipulator (幕後黑手).
D: (After toilet at E’s house; she washes hands with soap)
E: Do you feel hungry? I have baked some delicious cookies for you.
D: Oh! I love eating cookies so much!

[Scene 3]
F: Hey, G! Why you are so fat? You nearly become obese!
G: Actually, I just love eating, especially meat. And I hate to eat vegetables.
H: Oh! You shouldn’t eat too much. You should only eat once a day, just like me.
F: Both of you are wrong. We should have a balanced diet.
(F, G, H: FREEZE)
Doctor 3: F is an excellent girl. She encourages his/her friends to have a balanced diet. However, G and H are totally wrong. Eating too much and too less are not healthy actions. The most suitable method should have a balanced diet and do more exercises.
F: Hey, G! Why you are so fat? You nearly become obese!
G: Actually, I just love eating, especially meat. And I hate to eat vegetables.
H: Oh! You shouldn’t eat too much. You should only eat once a day, just like me.
F: Both of you are wrong. We should have a balanced diet.
G and H: We understand that and we will obey the doctor’s suggestions.

Narrator 2: Health and hygiene are very important. We highly recommend you to wear a mask if you are sick, wash hands with the soap frequently, and also we should have a balanced diet. That’s the end of our class presentation. Thank you for watching.

Reply Letter（4C Wong Hin Sun）

2011-03-11T10:50:00.000+08:00

Dear Mary,

How are you? How have been in England? I was hyped when I knew that you are coming to Hong Kong in Christmas holiday. I’m so sure you will enjoy chilling out with me during that time.

I have already scheduled the visit for you. I will pick you up when you arrive at the airport. You will be staying at my home when you are here so that my mom and I are going to arrange a greeting party for you. You will settle down soon and find it comfortable as my parents are so nice and they would love to meet you.

On Christmas Eve, I will be a local guide and show you around Hong Kong. We will probably visit places like the Peak, the SOHO district and some malls, they are huge and fantatically well-decorated! Christmas decorations are everywhere you go and some places are painted in red and white. They look drop-dead gorgeous and stunning. The sense of Christmas is hanging over the city even though Hong Kong is not a Christian country, isn’t it fantastic?

As I know you are a devoted Christian, so I will take you to a historial church in Hong Kong in the morning of Christmas. I’m sure you would love to have a look at how we celebrate Christmas as you have never seen them before. Later on, there will be a Christmas party in my place. All my friends will join and enjoy the party. You can take this as a gathering and to meet some new friends as you are sociable. My friends will be delighted to have a Christmas party which a foreigner is taking part in, you will bring live to the party! I beg you will not find this trip is dull as everyday is packed with different joyful activities. You will be on cloud nine, trust me!

I’m looking forward to seeing you. You can give me some feedback so that the trip will be well scheduled.

Best Wishes,
Chis

My mother (Sam Yuen 4E/DE)

2011-02-28T12:21:00.000+08:00

She works very hard to earn a living for the family. She is there to help the family all around the clock. She never says no to what we want. Who is she? She is our lovely mother.

My mother is a housewife but she has a part-time job, working as a clerk in a law firm. She does all the housework even she is very tired after working for the whole day. She said that our only responsibility is to study hard and strike for a place in universities instead of spending time on any other stuff. She is very responsible and we do not need to worry about the family because of her.

She has given birth to three children, my elder brother, Jim, and a twin brother of mine. We sometimes make her angry because we behave inappropriately. I remember one day, we promised to take care of ourselves because she needed to visit our grandma in the New Territories. She had, in fact, prepared the lunch boxes for us while she was not there at home. We three were so excited and we planned to lunch out together. Having lunch at home was rather boring, so we decided to lunch out that day.

Yet an accident happened, after having lunch, Jim did not feel well. He guessed he might get a stomache. We did not know what to do but sent him to the hospital. A doctor diagnosed that Jim was suffered from gastroenteritis. He had to be admitted to the hospital. He could only be discharged with being accompanied by an adult. We had to call our mother then even we knew we would seriously be punished. You know what? She did not punish us. She just worried about Jim. She comforted all of us!

Oh! Our dear mother, we love you very much.

School hero, my idol（4A Lai Yu Sum）

2011-02-23T14:17:00.000+08:00

My school hero is Mr. Allan. He’s an Australian and he taught us English. Well, I think he’s the most excellent teacher in the world whose lessons are very meaningful.

He’s muscular and energetic, that’s why he talks like a machine gun shooting. (This would be better for describing his speed of speech!) He smiles all the time so we feel relaxed in his lessons. He’s funny that he always tells jokes to make us laugh. I remember one of our classmates, William, nearly laughed to faint in Mr. Allan’s lesson. I can see the power of jokes!

It’s a pity that our school doesn’t have an American football team, or Mr Allan would have led us win many games. He said that he was the manager of an American football team in Australia, which was called ‘Swan’. Futhermore, I’m not sure whether gum is a tradition in Australia or not. You can see a chewing gum in Mr. Allan’s mouth all the time. (If it is a truth that chewing gum is a source of power, I must follow suit.) I suppose Mr. Allan’s an expert of chewing gum, that I need to inform him when I want one.

There is no special reasons for him to be my school hero except his unique characters. He is kind, generous, humorous and polite to all his students. He’s keen on all kinds of sports so that many students like to talk to him. He could talk to his students like his best friends. That’s why he’s my school hero.

I hope if I am a teacher one day, I can be a teacher successful as him. I wish I can imitate him when I devote myself into the social service.

A letter to Sam (Reply letter) (4D Tang Sze Yu, Anthony)

2011-02-22T17:37:00.000+08:00

Dear Sam,

How are you? I miss you so much. It seems that you are vey happy in England. I’m glad for you, too.

Last time, you asked me about who my favourite actor and singer is. My favourite actor is Lai Yiu Cheung. He won the award of ‘The best male actor’ in 2009 and 2010 continually. He acts very well, that’s why he suddenly has a lot of fans. What makes him famous is his acting skills. Everyone loves to see his acting now. The character that he acts is La Shing. It is an exciting TV programme. I watched it every night. I think the characters in this TV programme are quite complicated. Audience need to spend a lot of time to understand the story Lai Yiu Cheung acts very well. I really love to see his acting.

My favourite singer is Kary Ng. She has a beautiful voice. She sings a lot of songs that make me feel touching. She can also sing rock songs too. Five months before. She joined a band called Hardpack. From that time, all of her new songs are rock. Kary can handle all the songs skillfully. Since Kary has joined the ‘Hardpack’, I love this band very much. The pianist and drummer performed quite well. I admire their rock sound.

Sam, how about you? Who is your favourite actor and singer? I am looking forward to hearing form you soon.

Bye for now

Pat

Book Report：The street lawyer (4B Chan Ka Yan)

2011-01-13T09:18:00.001+08:00

Book: The street lawyer
Publisher: Penguin Books
Writer: John Grisham
Student name: Chan Ka Yan (4B)

Story / Plot:
Michael works for Drake and Sweeney as a lawyer and he earns lots of money. One day, a homeless man, Mister, goes to Drake and Sweeney because of an eviction. He attacks Michael, but Mister is shot by the policeman and is dead. Michael tries to discover who this man is, but he discovers a secret about Drake and Sweeney. The eviction is illegal and it leads to the deaths of Lonatae Burton and her children. At least, Michael’s life has changed. He is still a lawyer, but a lawyer for the homeless.

Setting / Blackground:
There are 400 lawyers working for Drake & Sweeney and they are paid an unbelievable amount of money. Although the lawyers earn a lot, they do not even help poor people. The cost for their lunch can feed a hundred of homeless people with soup, and Mister becomes homeless because of Drake & Sweeney’s eviction. That’s why Mister attacks the lawyers of D& S.

The main male character/ hero is called Michael
Short description of his appearance, personality etc: Michael is a rich lawyer. He has a wife called Claire, who is a doctor. Since both of them are very busy, it causes the end of their marriage. After their divorce, he meets Megan, who works for the homeless and it changes his life.

My favourite character is Michael
Reasons: At the beginning, Michael is not a good or kind person. He only cares about money and ignores his wife. But after the attack of Mister, he tries to know more about the homeless people. He tries to change himself from a person who is against homeless people to the one who helps them. I like him because he become a kind person. Although all of us are not perfect, we should change ourselves and try our best to achieve perfection

The most impressive episode/ scene is the march to the government buildings.
Reason(s) why impresses me:
Lonatae Burton has three children, Alenzo, Untario and the baby Temeko. They were homeless. In a cold night, they sleep in a car and Lontae Burton starts the engine of the old car to keep themselves warm. The air in the car poisoned them and they all die. After their funeral, there is a march to Capitol Hill for Burton family. It impresses me because the homeless people are very poor, but they unite together and march for Burton family. Their kindness really impresses me. I wonder why rich people in the story can’t do that or help the homeless people.

Comments / Reflections:
From the story, I can learn money is not everything. Michael has lots of money, but he is not happy and his marriage is not good. Later, when Michael begins to help homeless people, he becomes happier. To sum up, we will be happy when we always help people. Also, it’s important to talk with our families, friends regularly so that they can know more about each other and there will not be any misunderstanding.

Honesty of reporters. Trust of readers（6A Frankie Chan）

2011-01-06T10:35:00.000+08:00

As we all know, reading more current news is important for both students and people from all walks of life. We will totally lose the track of the world if we do not know about the news. Therefore, reading newspaper every day is a necessity for us. In order to make profit for their companies, the local reports are trying hard to dig out more news that readers seldom heard, even ignoring the credibility of newspapers which is, in contract, very important to the society. Let us discuss the issue in the following.

First and foremost, ignoring the accuracy of the reports is serious especially in the entertainment session of the newspaper. They all know that the readers attention can be drawn if they report some news the readers rarely know. Thus the commission for them will increase and so thus their profit. It is the main factor for them to write the reports without any evidence. Money looks as if the ‘delicious food’ in their eyes and they just want to get it in any methods both legal and illegal. Everyone who buys newspaper will be misguided in these ‘horrible’ reports. The credibility of the newspaper reports will be decreased although the ‘goal’ of them are fulfilled.

On the other hand, ‘paparazzi’ style of reporting is also serious among Hong Kong newspapers. Staying out the buildings that the ‘target artists’ lived is just a tip of iceberg. Following them and taking photos in the private places are also common among Hong Kong newspapers. The main reason for the reporters is to satisfy the curiosity of readers. Reporters caught up their curiosity and thus chasing the ‘targets’ that readers want to know. Effective though the method that reporters used, the freedom of artists or the victims will be ignored, as they are not invincible, stress comes to them and the pressure is harder to deal with.

After discussing the problems with Hong Kong newspapers, we can dig out that the credibility of reporters will be decreased eventually. But better late than never. If we want to save their credibility, the ways for them to improve is essential and urgent.

First of all, as the accuracy of reports are doubted by people, we can focus on it and find out some solution. I strongly believe that inviting some victims for the interview is an effective method to prove the truth of news. It does not only increase the accuracy of reports but also preserves people to trust the news and the newspaper companies.

Furthermore, as we discussed before, money is the main reason that attract reports to abuse the reporting press. To address on this problem, the companies of newspaper can join together for setting up some rules to save their credibility. To illustrate, the salaries of reporters will be lowered if the news they wrote is fake and the proof can be shown. After establishing this rule, the companies who jointed can post it to their own brand of newspapers and show it to the public. This does not only control the style of ‘paparazzi’ but also improves the quality of newspapers.

Having, ‘trust’ is important in the society by all parties. When the readers trust what reporters wrote, the reporters need to behave themselves, ‘Honesty’ is the essential part to maintain a harmonious society. If the readers can write the reports honestly, the readers will trust them and keep buying their newspapers I strongly believe that those a cycle. Start doing it from this moment is the only way to improve the credibility. Please take it as a serious problem and solve it right now!

Letter to the Editor（6B Leroy Yuen）

2011-01-04T09:13:00.000+08:00

Dear Editor,

As a volunteer worker for the Cancer Foundation, I am writing to invite the public to take part in our coming charity run. One may ask why this charity run matters or what they would gain from this activity. Let me assure you that by joining this charity run not only are you helping the people in need, but you are also helping yourself.

First of all, the run raises money for cancer patients. The funds raised will be used in cancer research, which is incredibly crucial in the development of cancer treatment. A huge number of people are killed by this apathetic killer every year. We urgently need more advanced cancer treatment and medical technology, and this can be achieved by doing cancer research. Therefore, we really hope people can support us by participating in the run and showing their generosity to the cancer patients. The continual development of cancer research needs money. With your donations, we can go further in cancer research and thousands of precious lives will be saved.

Secondly, the charity run also helps in raising public awareness of the cancer disease. I believe many people know that cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Nevertheless, how many people truly understand the suffering of the cancer patients and thus offer comfort and help? In fact, everyone can give a hand; everyone can do something to alleviate the pain of the cancer patients. By participating in the charity run, you will know more about this disease and may have the chance to talk to some cancer patients. You are not just there to run; you are also showing your support and encouragement to the cancer patients.

Thirdly, this charity run provides a great chance for people to relax and have fun with their friends and family. The activity also helps them broaden their social lives as they will meet new friends. More, this run gives people a chance to exercise. Hong Kong people are too busy to think about their own health, family and friends. It is time for them to stop working and do something meaningful and relaxing, such as joining our charity run, together with their family and friends.

It is better to give than to receive. We should be thankful for what we have and reach out to the people who need our help. For the sake of a batter, peaceful world, let’s participate in the charity run together!

Yours faithfully,

Chris Wong

Christmas English Enrichment Class B ~ e-English Learning

2010-12-22T11:45:00.001+08:00

The following S1 & S2 students have been admitted to Christmas English Enrichment Class B:

1F 03 Ho Cheuk Lam
1F 12 So Yan Tung
1F 13 Tsang Tsz Ching
1E 15 Wong Hoi Che
1D 20 Lee Tsz Yu
1B 22 Tang Cheuk Ting
2D 21 Au Tsz Pok
2E 12 Leung Wing Sum

All students please remember to report to Rm BG19 of Ho Sin Hang Building at Lingnan University at 2:00pm on 28/12, 29/12 & 30/12.

Christmas English Enrichment Class A ~ e-English Learning

2010-12-22T11:31:00.004+08:00

The following S1 students have been admitted to Christmas English Enrichment Class A:

1E 04 Lai Hoi Yi
1C 24 To Kiu Fung
1C 08 Lo Lok Ming
1B 13 Yeung Hoi Ting
1F 25 Too Chit Kwong
1D 15 Chan Ho Yan
1A 17 Chan Ho Yin
1E 24 Lee Yat Him
1C 04 Cheung Tsz Ching

All students please remember to report to Rm BG19 of Ho Sin Hang Building at Lingnan University at 10:00am on 28/12, 29/12 & 30/12.

4A Class Presentation- No Regrets（巾幗梟雄之義海豪情）

2010-12-17T11:26:00.001+08:00

Student A: Have you watched No Regrets? The last episode was just fantastic!
Student B: Which character do you like most? I found Lau Shing was really great! He is hard-working, intuitive, and heroic. He is my hero!
Student A: I found the romantic relationship between Lau Shing and Sister Kau is quite upsetting.
Student B: Why don’t we recall some great scenes now. Ready? Action!

SCENE 1
Narrator: Sister Kau ’s brother got shot in the street, Skinny was suspected to be the shooter.
Sister Kau: Lau Shing, tell me where Skinny is. We won’t hurt him if you tell me now….
Lau Shing: You sure you won’t hurt Skinny? I’m sure he is not the one who shot your brother, he is a coward, he didn’t even pull the trigger once. How could he kill people?
Sister Kau: Of course I trust you. We want to help Skinny, come on, tell me now….
Lau Shing: He is hiding behind the cabinet inside your father’s room… please don’t hurt him…
Sister Kau: Okay, HE IS IN MY FATHER’s ROOM…
Sister Kau: (Gun pointing at him) Any last words before you die?
Skinny: (Body shaking and sobbing) Brother Shing… Brother Shing…please let me see your face again, must thank you for trying to save me, how can I repay your kindness? Brother Shing…Please… let me remember your face so I can repay you in my next life… Brother Shing….your are my great brother forever…I won’t forget you…
Lau Shing: Skinny…
Student A: Whoa! This is the best scene ever! Skinny’s performance was just speechless!
Student B: Wanna have more? The last but not least…

Scene 2
Narrator: Sister Kau wants to dig out the secret between her brother and her aunt. She believes they are hiding a secret. They are now in a restaurant.
Lau Shing: (Drunk, angry) I’m here to help Sister Kau; she said some people were annoying her recently! I’m here to stand by her! Did someone humiliate her because she is still single at the age of 30? Who dares to say it again in front of me?
Cheng Long-hei: (pretending calm) Just ignore this hooligan! He is no one! Go away now!
Sister Kau: (take out the grenade) Don’t think about leaving this room! No one can leave until you tell me the secret! Someone told me you called my brother “son” and my brother called you “mum” when he was in the hospital a few months ago! Tell me now, what is the relationship between you and my brother?
Cheng Long-hei : Are you insane? I’ve nothing to tell you, just let me go!
Sister Kau : (Close the door) NO one can leave! Tell me the secret now, otherwise I will pull the pin!
Sister Kau : (Pointing at Mr. Fung) You, you tell me now! Do you want to die now?
Mr. Fung: (Very scared) Fine! Fine! I tell you the secret now! Actually… your brother is your aunt’s son… he…he… isn’t your brother! He isn’t your dad’s son… he…he…
Sister Kau : So… that’s the secret! Huh? Now everything is clear, that’s why you hate me for so many years? So you are doing everything for your own son, how can you make my dad raise up your own son? How dare you make my dad a fool?
Student A: It’s cool! I love this scene. Lau Shing and Miss Kau are excellent at acting!
Student B: Wanna have more?

Scene 3
Narrator: Another war arises, Sister Kau fled to the States since she is on the list of assassination. For 30 years, she has lost contact with Lau Shing. Finally they unite.
Sister Kau : (delighted) Is that you, Lau Shing? Sister Kau salutes Lau Shing!
Lau Shing: (almost cry) Do you know I’ve been looking for you for ages… how…
Sister Kau : I received a phone call from Ma Ko Pan, they said you work as a teacher here…
Lau Shing: Yea, I’m a shooting instructor in this school now, teaching cadets to shoot…
Sister Kau : Really? Do you know I miss you so much…Shing, I’ve so many things to tell you …(walking down the stage)
Student A: (sobbing) finally they can be together. You know, we should treasure the time staying with our loved ones… How can we forget such a wonderful TV drama? That’s the end of our 4A class presentation, thank you!

Proposal for the Summer Youth Exchange Programme (5A)

2010-12-11T09:52:00.000+08:00

1. Introduction:

A student exchange programme is going to be organized this summer. We aim at helping them to learn about some Chinese customs and their life in Hong Kong. 50 to 55 students, aged 15-17, from the United States are visiting Hong Kong and staying here for about three weeks. We would like to suggest some interesting and cultural activities for them to do as well as provide them with opportunities to mix with local students.

2. Activities fro learning about life in Hong Kong

2.1 Visiting Tai O

Hong Kong was developed from a fishing community into an international financial center. It would be interesting to learn the history of Hong Kong by visiting Tai O because it is a famous fishing town and well known as “Venice of Hong Kong”. Furthermore, the exchange students could taste seafood in Tai O in different cooking methods, such as stir-frying, steaming and stewing, which are distinguished from western styles of roasting and baking.

2.2 Visiting Temple Street

I suggest we could visit Temple Street at night, where fortune-telling service could be found. It reflects Chinese traditional culture and beliefs. I believe it could be an impressive experience for them. Besides, we could find some Chinese products such as Chinese stamps, Chinese paintings, and so on.

2.3 Visiting Ping Shan Heritage Trail

Hong Kong is characterized by it skyscrapers. Yet, it is also eye-opening for the exchange students to visit our historical sites. The hexagonal Tsui Shing Lau Pagoda in Ping Shan Heritage Trail is perhaps one of the most striking architectural works. We could also spot other temples along the trail. The life of the old-day Chinese would be displayed to the students.

3. Activities to mix foreign with local students
3.1 School visit
In order to provide a chance for foreign student to realize Hong Kong’s teaching and learning style, we would like to arrange a school visit. We are going to form groups consisting of the exchange and local students. By doing so, they could interact with each other well as they are all in their teens.

3.2 Sports day
Sport is considered the common language and culture all over the world so we could hold a sports day to help the students to further mix together. For example, students from the United States and Hong Kong could form teams to compete with each other in a basketball competition. In this case, we could foster cooperation, team spirit and communication among the students.

4. Conclusion
We strongly believe that these activities could help the foreign students to experience Hong Kong life and make friends with local students. The activities would definitely leave them memorable episodes.

The value of holding junior positions (5E So Tsz Ying)

2010-11-30T14:45:00.000+08:00

I think it is unnecessary for young people to hold a senior position in the first few years after graduation.

First, a lack of work experience in junior positions may prevent young people from being good leaders even however brilliant they are. Without the experience, it can be difficult for them to be empathetic with the difficulties and needs of their subordinates. They may therefore become too strict and inconsiderate.

Second, working in junior positions can allow young people to gain valuable experience. In the junior positions, young people can learn to cooperate with others but not just giving orders which enable them to be good team players.

Finally, holding junior positions, young people can enjoy more spare time for further studies. After a few years of sustaining learning, they will be equipped for capability of carrying out duties in senior positions.

In a nutshell, young people should value the opportunity to equip themselves in junior positions at the beginning of their career. Do you agree with me?

Junior Form English book competition (1st term)

2010-11-26T16:57:00.003+08:00

Date : 1~22/11/2010
Theme : Fiction
Prize : Champion, 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up for each form

The winning class will also be awarded $500 to choose books for the library at the Stanford House’s book fair (16/2/2011)

Here are some titles recommended for you:
《 The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur : USA 》
Author ： Hunt,ElizabethSinger
Call no.：F HUN ( A1 )

An eager young scientist has brought to life a dangerous flesh – eating dinosaur by crossing its DNA with that of his pet dog, Freddie. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart capture the dinosaur before it destroys New York City ?

《 Be a perfect person in just three days! 》
Author：Manes, Stephen
Call no.：F MAN ( T2 )
One day at the library, a book falls off the top shelf and hits Milo on the head. It’s called “Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days”! The book’s author, Dr. K. Pinderton Silverfish, doesn’t look too perfect himself. In the picture on the back cover he’s wearing a clown nose, and mustard is dripping down his chin. Milo flgures the book is worth a try anyway. Perfect is obviously the perfect thing to be! But who’s ever heard of wearing a stalk of broccoli around your neck for twenty-four hours? And that’s only the first day…

《 Diary of a wimpy kid :|bRodrick rules 》
Author：Kinney, Jeff
Call no.：F KIN ( A3 )
Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it.
As Greg enters the new school year, he’s eager to put the past three months behind him… and one event in particular.
Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother, Rodrick, knows all about the incident Greg wants to keep under wraps. But secrets have a way of getting out… especially when a diary is involved.

《 The Gizmo 》
Author： Jennings, Paul
Call no.：F JEN (H1 )

Stephen’s bra is starting to slip. His pantyhose are sagging. His knickers keep falling down. Oh, the shame of it .
He stole a gizmo-and now it’s paying him back.
Guess what will happen next?

International Day, 11th November, 10 at MKP

2010-11-26T09:04:00.008+08:00

Wanna know more about other cultures without leaving Hong Kong?
Wanna meet people around the world without buying air tickets?
Wanna interact with foreigners using English language at lunch time?
Wanna make friends with people from different parts of the world at MKP?

Here comes your chance! Come and grasp this very opportunity by simply joining our International Day! It will take place in the school hall from 1:20 to 2:05p.m. on 11/11/10 (Day C).

In this cultural event, you will meet some exchange students from Lingnan University. These nice people are going to hold games for us Makopanians and there will be sharing session and some presentations as well.

Antony Mudukuti
Africa

Maleehah
Pakistani

GONZALEZ M. Monica
Colombia

Please don’t hesitate. Do come and take part. Let’s welcome these new friends with our hearts!

*You can take your lunch boxes with you to the school hall.

Pursuing Your Dreams and Careers (Mr. Jacob Kung)

2010-11-25T07:17:00.002+08:00

Good morning, Principal, Teachers and Students,

Today, as a Careers Guidance teacher, I’m very pleased to have this opportunity to share with you my working experience and why we’ll have to be responsible for pursuing our dreams and careers.

This year, we’ll help you to learn different virtues and responsibility is one of them. Do you know what responsibility is? Is the word “responsibility” difficult for you? Perhaps I’d use another word “D-U-T-Y”. If we have a responsibility or a duty, we’ll have to do something and can’t give up.

Perhaps you’ll agree with me that we can’t avoid doing some duties in our life. One of the things we’ll have to do is to pursue our dreams and careers. However, it is not easy to protect your dream and find a job that suits you best.

I believe finding a career that suits our true passion is very important. Ask yourself these questions, "What am I passionate about?" and “What do you always like to do?” You will discover what type of job suits you best by thinking about your interests.

For example, like a few students in MKP, if you’re serious about playing football and like to be a football player in the future, you’ll have to protect your dream and work extremely hard to make football your career. Although the training will be hard, you can’t give up because it’s your duty to protect your dream and career. Please don’t tell yourself you’re just a little bug. Please don’t quit your training and said football isn’t for you.

Like me, I dreamed to be a pilot when I was a small child. However, I haven’t protected my dream and my eyes. As a result, because I did NOTHING, I COULDN’T DO ANYTHING.

I finally had another dream when I was in secondary school. I wanted to be a teacher. When I was in university, I told myself that this time had to be different. I started to read hundreds of reference books, watch hours of videos and do a lot of part-time teaching to learn how to be a good teacher. When I left university, I realized my dream and became a teacher in a secondary school in Tin Shui Wai.

I guess we all need to be patient in pursuing our dreams and careers. We have to prepare ourselves very well for the chances in the future. We have to find our interests, know what we want to do as our careers, take up our responsibilities and just go for it!

An Unforgettable Interview with Reverend David Dean

2010-11-20T13:52:00.004+08:00

5A CHUNG PUI LAM
5A FU HON LAP
5B CHAN CHING TING
5D HO CHUN SING
5E HO HING NING
5E MAK TSZ LAM

On 26 June, we went to Mong Fook Church in Mong Kok with our teacher and Dr. Michael Leung to interview a Reverend. His name is Rev. David Dean and we asked him lots of questions about Christianity, his work as a missionary, his family and how we should live a Christian life. Some of our questions are as follows:

1.As a Christian, what do you think about those so called “Pseudo Models” in Hong Kong?
2.As drug abuse among teenagers is getting serious, do you think Christianity can help solve such problem? Why?
3.Since pre-martial sex is more common among teenagers nowadays, how will you appeal them to stop doing this?
4.What will you advise us to overcome all difficulties in our daily lives?
5.How will you guide a teenager to follow Jesus?
6.Did you feel any pressure from other people when you became a missionary?
7.Why did you become a missionary? Anything happened in your life that made you want to become a missionary?
8.As a Reverend, what’s your opinion about honesty?
9.Is that possible to be honest all the time as a Reverend?
10.What do you think about white lies? Can you accept it?
11.Do you expect your sons to become Reverends? Do you have any expectations of their careers?

As you may imagine after viewing our questions, interviewing Rev. Dean was a totally new experience for us because we had never asked a Reverend so many questions. We were amazed by Rev. Dean’s answers because he answered our questions patiently and based on what the Bible says to share a lot of opinions with us about honesty, chastity and so on. We were eager to know more about his thoughts.

We all felt that nobody, except Rev. Dean, could share his views about different taboos like teen sex with us openly. We could learn from him about the ways we should do to be good Christians in this world. Now, we all understand that we should live like submarines in the ocean. We are in this world, but not of this world. We should follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ and determine to live a Christian life so that we can all be good witnesses of God to the world.

Was talking to him funny and meaningfully? Of course! It was an unforgettable morning to all of us. It would be great if we could talk to him again to share our ideas with each other once more.

5C English Class Presentation

2010-11-04T09:32:00.003+08:00

Mind Reading!

Recently many people in Hong Kong talked a lot about Mind Reading. Now, we would like to show you how Mr. Lam, a mind reader, in ABC Secondary school used mind reading skills to stop his students from telling lies!

In fact, we may guess what people think by looking at their facial expressions and body language. Hope all of us could learn to be great mind readers and help other people someday!

My Homepage (Beryl Chu 1D)

2010-10-28T16:41:00.002+08:00

My family and I
Hi! I’m Beryl. My friends always call me ‘OREO’ (But seriously, I really don’t know why!) I live in Hong Kong. I’m a secondary one students at MKP. I’m 12 years old and my birthday is on 6th March.

I have a younger brother called Micheal. He is two years younger than me. He is in primary four and he is a prefect. We’re not very close because we’re not in the same school and we go to our school by different means of transport.

My Hobbies
I lover surfing, cycling and watching TV. Micheal is keen on surfing too. Micheal loves playing GTA (GTA is a game). I always keep him company as I love playing GTA too. My Dad, Daniel, is a cook and my Mum is a housewife. Her name is Ivy.

During my free time, I always play MSN and Facebook. I also love reading my firnd’s ‘blogs’ but I hate blogging.

My weekend activities
On Sundays morning, my family and I always go to church. After that, we go back home and I have to do my homework. (You know, that’s life!)

History Day - Lost in Ancient Egypt (13 October 2010)

2010-10-13T14:51:00.001+08:00

Today is our school’s History Day (13 October 2010). With the help of the History and English teachers, small groups of S2, S4 and S5 students prepared eight English activities at the School Hall during lunchtime (1:25 pm – 2:05 pm) for our junior secondary students to understand more about ancient Egypt, speak in English and have fun.

The communicative, dynamic and creative activities were welcomed by the participants and nearly all S1 and S2 students joined the games. They had a lot of fun in using English to play the games with their peers and understand more about the life of the ancient Egyptians!

Australia Summer Study Tour

2010-10-11T16:18:00.001+08:00

Should the ‘Earth Hour’ be a practice or a moment? (7B Kiki Fong)

2010-09-16T11:45:00.001+08:00

Earth Hour – a yearly campaign encouraging people to turn off lights for one hour is thought as a success. Some environmentalists suggest the activity should be held every month. Write an article for your school magazine saying why you think this is or is not a good idea.

Climate change can be considered as one of the harmful effects of global warming, which is also a global crisis that we should pay undivided attention. ‘Earth Hour’ is an annual campaign held by the World Wide Fund for Nature that aims at raising awareness of environmentalism. It is considered a decisive victory. Some environmentalists are discussing whether this movement should be made monthly rather than yearly. Yet, I am against this idea for the following reasons.

Firstly, making the ‘Earth Hour’ a monthly campaign may reduce its effectiveness. Clearly, a monthly ‘practice’ is much less appealing than a yearly ‘movement’. The ‘Earth Hour’ is a great achievement because the concept of ‘green city’ successfully strikes people by gathering countries to turn off their lights for an hour. People have been stunned by the difference and could realize the notion because they have experienced the difference between the hour of light-out and other bright nights. However, if it is done monthly, people would get used to it soon and the effect would fade out. Take the Olympic Games as an example, if this international sports festival were held yearly instead of every four years, it would not be that attractive and people would not care the event that much, so is the ‘Earth Hour’.

Another thing we should bear in mind is that a monthly ‘Earth Hour’ is actually not practical. Turning off the lights for a single hour is sweet. However, it will become annoying when it becomes many ‘hours’ as what we are facing is not just an hour of unusual blackout but hours of frequent blackout. Famous scenic spots, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Opera House in Sydney and the Big Ben in London would all turn off their lights to support the ‘Earth Hour’. If they all go dark every month, tourism would doubtless be affected. This is not a good sign to all cities. Very soon, people would feel great inconvenience caused and would abandon the movement.

Some enthusiasts have stated that turning off the lights once a month is not just a save-the-earth campaign but also a way to help solve the light pollution problem. Doubtless, switching off the lights for an hour every month simply has a symbolic meaning but really does little in solving the light pollution, needless to say climate change. Despite the support from the government and part of the commercial sector, there are still countless buildings in the city, staying bright and shiny throughout the night. Global warming cannot be easily solved by simply implementing the ‘Earth Hour’ campaign. Although it is a very great step in linking the world together to fight this global crisis, it is not the ultimate solution to the problem.

To tackle climate change, we must make a group effort. Education at school is essential. We must keep supporting the yearly ‘Earth Hour’ campaign, and also green groups like Greenpower and the Friends of the Earth. Our Earth’s future is in our hands. Together, we can make this single gloomy and dark night bright and green.

S1 - S2 Summer English Enrichment Class C (2009 - 2010)

2010-07-23T12:18:00.002+08:00

The following S1 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class C:

1E34 YIP MAN HIM
1B11 PANG LOK YIU
1D29 LEUNG MING SUM
1B35 TONG SHEK PUI
1E35 YU CHIN WAI
1E15 MAN CHIN WAI
1D27 LEE KWOK HON
1D12 LAM FONG YEE
1E26 KOU KAI LAM
1D30 PANG CHAK MING
1E37 CHU PUI YING
1E31 LEUNG KA HO

All students please remember to report to Rm 605 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8 & 11/8.

S1 - S2 Summer English Enrichment Class B (2009 - 2010)

2010-07-23T12:08:00.001+08:00

The following S1 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class B:

1B31 NG WAI LOK
1B25 FUNG TIN CHING
1E29 LAU WAI SHAN
1E21 CHENG EDMUND CHUN YIN
1E14 LO WING YAN
1B05 CHOY YAN KI
1E13 LO KEI TUNG
1E24 CHOW WING TAI
1B30 LUK CHUN HIN
1B14 TSANG LOK YIU
1D07 CHUNG WAI YEE
1E28 LAM YAN CHIT

All students please remember to report to Rm 603 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8 & 11/8.

S1 - S2 Summer English Enrichment Class A (2009 - 2010)

2010-07-23T12:05:00.003+08:00

The following S1 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class A:

1D20 WONG YIN MAN
1D19 TSOI KWAN WING
1B08 LO TSZ WAI
1B26 KUNG YIN HONG
1B04 CHOW KA HEI
1B24 FONG CHUN WAI JAN
1D35 YUEN CHUN WING
1B23 CHEUNG CHI CHUN
1E12 LI WAI LING
1B06 HUNG SUM YI
1D02 CHAN PUI MAN
1D34 WONG TSZ HIM
1B20 CHAN CHUN WANG

All students please remember to report to Rm 602 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8 & 11/8.

S2 - S3 Summer English Enrichment Class (2009 - 2010)

2010-07-23T11:57:00.003+08:00

The following S2 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class:

2C08 LAI HOI CHING
2C36 LEE SING CHAK
2B41 PUN KAI HAU
2B25 CHAN KING HO
2B36 LEUNG CHI KIU
2C15 NG KEI YAN
2D17 TANG SIN YEE
2B35 LAM TSZ YEUNG
2C06 CHOI NOK YIU YO YO
2C38 NG HOI YUNG
2D18 TSANG LOK LAM
2B06 LAM HOI YING
2D41 YAU TSZ FUNG
2D29 LAW CHI YIN
2D39 WONG MAN HO
2B05 HO MAN YING
2D37 TSUI MAN NGO

All students please remember to report to Rm 604 at 9:55am on 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 6/8, 9/8 and 10/8.

S3 - S4 Summer English Enrichment Class (2009 - 2010)

2010-07-06T14:12:00.002+08:00

The following S3 students have been admitted to the summer English enrichment class:

3B 17 CHAN HO YAN OWEN JONATHAN
3B 23 LAW SIU HEI VINCENT
3B 32 TO KA CHUNG
3C 08 CHOW KA YAN
3C 10 KO HOI LING
3C 37 TSANG SZE YU
3D 36 SUEN CHUN FUNG

All students please remember to report to Rm 602 at 1:55pm on 8/7, 9/7, 13/7, 14/7, 15/7, 16/7, 19/7 & 20/7.

My generation (Kennis Ho)

2010-07-05T18:19:00.001+08:00

Now I am a teenager who is 15 years old. My generation is full of advanced electrical gadgets, fashion, pop star, etc. Teenagers like fashonable things and they would like to follow the trends. Also, teenagers love famous brands very much, they think the famous brands can make them more confident of themselves. The most important thing is teenagers always change their mobile phone, handbag, clothes, shoes, etc. Even though their mobile phone, handbag are still very new or have been bought for a short time. It wastes the things and money. I think teenagers do not know that they should treasure the things they have. Also, they should learn the method for spending money. That’s my generation!

My generation (Alfred Lai)

2010-07-05T18:18:00.000+08:00

My generation is very young and energetic. The young people like to risk and do not fear dangers. For example they like to windsurf when there is a typhoon coming! They are easily enticed by some temptations. They will take drugs because of the words from their friends and their own curiosity. They become disobedient and want to get rid of the control from their parents. Their temper varies a lot.

However they start to think critically about some events and they have become more independent than before. They will try to consider about their future. They can get experience after several failures. This can help them to walk towards success. Although we are disobedient, we need advice and instruction from adults.

These are the characteristic of my generation.

Movie Review ((Movie: UP!) 3D Kwok Hoi Yin, Agnes

2010-04-27T11:32:00.004+08:00

The movie “Up” is about an old man called Carl Frederickson. He was pursuing his dream even though he was already very old. When Mr. Frederickson and his wife, Ellie, were young, they dreamed about traveling to Paradise Falls located in a lost land in South America. Until his wife died, they still had not yet got a chance to visit there. Frederickson wanted to finish their dream.

Frederickson set off his journey all in a sudden. He tied ten of thousands of balloons with his house so that it could fly in the sky. He traveled with a wilderness explorer called Russell. They met a dog called Dug and a bird called Kevin on their journey. Finally, they managed to arrive
Paradise Falls after many difficulties.

I really like Mr. Frederickson because
he was a kind old man. He was so brave that he set off a journey which is totally an unknown.

In the movie, you can always see the quote “The stuff I am going to do in my life” on Ellie’s diary. I want to live happily every day. I know it is quite difficult, but I will try my best to be as happy as I could every moment.

I would recommend this movie to my friend because the movie is funny, exciting and meaningful. It encourages people to strive for their dreams.

Love Poems

2010-04-12T16:15:00.002+08:00

1.
Loving you, loving me,
Love is a thing that you can’t see.

Love is a cup of hot, sweet tea;
Love is just a big deep sea.

Love is a song performed by a band,
Taking you to the wonderland.

Sing this song that’s all about love,
And be a free, flying dove.

Try to give your love to everyone;
They can feel what you have done.

Jacky Chan 2C

2.
Love is bright like the sun,
Which always shines in our heart.

Love is dangerous like a gun,
Which may hurt you and you will run.

Love is generous like my dad,
Who encourages us when we feel sad.

Love is ecstatic like fireworks,
Which leave quickly like a bird!

Love is a jar of honey,
Which is more valuable than money.

Love is important like time,
Which is a long amazing line.

John Ng 2C

3.
Love is by friends;
When I play with my friends,
We won’t have the end.

Love is by friends;
When we play on the playground,
We won’t have sadness around.

Love is by friends;
Although we stay together day by day,
We still play all day.

Love is by friends;
When we sleep on the grass,
Happy time would not pass.

Austin Lam 2C

4.
Love is a cup of water in desert;
Love is a prayer in sadness.

Love is uncontrolled like nuclear;
Love makes your mind unclear.

Love is the second that Jesus dies;
Love is our hope that flies up high.

Without love, babies will cry;
Without love, people will lie.

Love is not only yours or mine,
But of everyone who lives under the sky.

Lawrence Lee 2C

5.
Love is the most important thing,
Love is the song you just sing.
Everyone can be the king,
Although he doesn’t know how to sing.
Love is someone who gives you the ring
About a promise thing.

Kitty Chau 2C

6.
Love is very beautiful,
Love is so wonderful.
Love is created by some people,
Love is useful for couples.

Love is very unbelievable,
Love is so invisible.
Love can’t be destroyed by the army,
Love can be created by families.

Rico Lam 2C

Should students of SMKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College keep a pet? (2B Chan Cheong Shing)

2010-03-26T13:27:00.000+08:00

Should students of SMKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College keep a pet? Personally, I believe it is good for students of Ma Ko Pan Memorial College to keep a pet.

First of all, keeping pets is a good way for students to learn about the animals’ living habits. Students will be in charge of many things to do with their pets like feeding them, grooming them or cleaning their cages. During the process, students can learn how to take care of their pets.

Secondly, students can release their stress after school by stroking their pets. Many doctors said that stroking pets, particularly cats, could help people reduce stress. They said the repetitive action of stroking a warm animal helped people relieve stress or tension, making them more relaxed and comfortable.

Thirdly, students can also learn to be more responsible and have better time management. For example, if you have a dog, you have to walk it and feed it every day. Students have to take care of their pets and do homework every day. As a result, students have to be responsible for their pets as well as manage their time well. Keeping a pet can thus train them to be more reliable.

Pets do need a lot of care and attention. Moreover, it takes a lot of money to feed a pet. However, students can learn lots of things when keeping a pet. Therefore, I think that students of SMKMCF Ma Ko Pan Memorial College should keep a pet.

A Strange Dark Tale (2A Ng Wai Kiu)

2010-03-26T13:26:00.000+08:00

My name is Jack. I worked in a photographic studio. It sells photos and helps people to take photos like passport photos. I was just a boy who worked there. But, I was killed there yesterday.

Let me tell you my story. Yesterday, I did what I had to do as usual. I got the camera ready and went to the dark room to take the films. But, what happened afterwards was very strange.

After I went into the dark room, where the photos were, the dark room door was suddenly closed. I quickly opened it. I saw the studio owner, Mr. Lee. “Sorry! I don’t know you are here,” he said. But I sensed something bad would happen to me.

At night, Mr. Lee was gone. I was alone in the studio. When I wanted to leave, a little girl came in. “Hi! Can you take a photo for me?” she said. I was frightened, but I still took a photo for her. “Please sit and smile,” I said. But the girl didn’t listen to me. She ran into the dark room quickly. Meanwhile, my body was suddenly out of control. I went into the dark room too! “Bang!” The door was closed. The girl laughed at me. I was frightened. I tried to run, but I could not move. I just listened to her. Holding a camera, she said, “One, two, three. Smile!” and I was dead.

Can you see the girl standing behind you now?

Story Rewriting: King Midas’ Touch (Greek Myth) （3A Wong Cheuk-lai, Chapmann）

2010-03-19T09:52:00.000+08:00

Long ago there lived in the country of Lydia a king who had everything a king could want. His name was Midas; however he was not happy. He longed to be even richer.

One day, while walking in his garden, he saw an elderly man asleep in his famous rose garden. Taking pity on the old fellow, King Midas let him go without punishment. When the god Bacchus, who was a great friend of the old man, heard about that, he asked what Midas wanted as a reward.

‘I will grant you any wish you make,’ said the god to the King…

(Rewriting part)
King Midas was excited to hear that.

‘Although I’ve everything I want, I’m not happy. I will be the happiest man if I become the richest man in the world.’ King Midas thought. So he told God Bacchus, ‘Would you grant me the wish to become the richest man in the world?’

Then God Bacchus replied after a moment of hesitation, wondering why such a rich king would still ask for more. ‘Well… let me see… no problem! I now give you a special magic to turn everything you touch into gold. Then, you’ll become very rich in just a touch!’

After that, King Midas walked into his rose garden. He tried to smell the scent of those beautiful roses. However, the roses all turned into gold once the king touched them. The king was totally astonished by his magic touch.

Then, the king entered his bedroom. He tried to touch everything in his bedroom. He was extremely thrilled to see that all furniture, decorations and his clothes turned into gold in just a second.

‘I will become the richest man in the world for sure! Bravo!’ the king exclaimed.

At that moment, Princess Lily greeted his father. The king was too ecstatic to tell her daughter about his magic power. All in a sudden, Princess Lily turned into a golden statue as he was hugging her lovely daughter.

The king was shocked and grievous. He didn’t know what to do. Things went even worse when the king’s servants were too scared and all fled from the king. The king was left alone in the palace. He was so hungry too because what he tried to eat or drink turned into gold when he touched them.

Two days later, the kings’ relatives, who were not welcomed by the king before, and three friends of the king, who had received financial help from the King many years ago, came to help him. They even fed him with food. The king was greatly moved by their kindness. He now understood the key to happiness is something more than money.

He begged God Bacchus to take back his golden touch power. Everything back to normal, God Bacchus also saved her daughter at last.

Wealth can never bring us happiness, but genuine friendship and true love do.

2D Class Presentation (Earthquake and Tsunami)

2010-03-18T11:13:00.003+08:00

Characters: Reporters, Judy, Wendy, Mr Li, Mrs Li, Sally, Sandy, and Doctor

Scene 1

Reporter 1: This is Ma Ko Pan news. I am Thomas. Let’s get started. There were earthquake and tsunami in Japan yesterday. It was an earthquake of about 8.8 magnitudes. The Tsunami named “monster” was getting stronger after the earthquake. It is still along the way to South of Pacific Ocean……

Scene 2:

Reporter 2: There was a huge earthquake from the coast of Indonesia and it created a tsunami. Mr Li was having the holiday with his wife on the Thai island resort and they were talking about the Tsunami……

Scene 3

Reporter 3: This is another piece of news. A tsunami was sweeping across the Indian Ocean and was expected to reach the country. The tsunami actually caused heavy damage in many parts of the country like destroying villages and killing people……

ATTENTION PLEASE!!!

2010-03-17T10:47:00.004+08:00

Details about The Junior Form Singing Contest Audition
Date: 9/3/2010
Venue: Hall
Time: 1:05p.m. - 2:05p.m.

Here are the participants of the English Singing Contest, all participants please ready at the hall on time. And for the non-participants, limited seats are available and you can be our audience!

My School Hero— Mr. Chu (4DE Fung Wai Yan)

2010-03-16T10:58:00.000+08:00

My school hero is Mr. Chu. He is not tall and his skin is not dark. His look is not fashionable because he has a pair of black glasses and always wears shirts. He is very strict and therefore he gives me a stressful feeling though he always smiles. His job is to be a good teacher and train us to have a good manner and a positive attitude.

Well, although I feel terrible in front of him, I think he is a hero. Why do I say that? I think he is responsible, honest, and brave. He is a Maths teacher and he taught me in Form 3. I was so happy having his lessons. It is easy for me to understand how to do the Maths questions in his lesson. He is so brave facing the naughty students, helping them know their wrongs, and respecting their teachers.

He is really special. How can he solve the problems among students bravely and correctly? Well, isn’t it amazing?

I hope I can see him in school everyday, and see him smiling.

3C class presentation: Bad Romance

2010-03-09T15:35:00.000+08:00

Have you ever heard of the song “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga? Many people may have heard that song before, but do you think everyone can understand the lyrics? Sometimes it’s important to stop and think about what the lyrics really mean.

Today’s we would like everyone to think about what a “bad romance” really is.
Watch, learn and enjoy yourselves!

Food for thought? We hope so. But what can Beryl do? Should she:

A. Stay with Jack and try to change his behaviour.
B. Find a new love.
C. Avoid relationships with boys until she’s older and feels more confident.
D. Help herself by doing things that make her feel happy.

Beryl would really appreciate your advice – if you’d like to help her please write a short note to her and put it in the red box in Mr. Allan’s pigeon hole.
Dear Beryl

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

From,
______________

Animal Conservation (4C Sabrina Hu)

2010-03-06T09:45:00.001+08:00

Threats making animals endangered
We all know global warming affects humans. Do you know it also causes animals to be endangered. It damages their natural habitats. For example, as the icebergs in the North Pole are melting, Polar bears are losing their habitats. Besides, human activities like logging and deforestation are other factors destroying wild animals’ food and habitats, hence making these animals endangered.

Why we should protect endangered animals
There is only a small number of endangered animals left in the world. If we do not protect them, they will disappear very soon. This will break the food chain, affecting all other animals in the world. In the end, humans will suffer. Because of a lack of food, animals will intrude the places where humans live to look for food. The animals may even attack humans for food.

How to encourage young people to protect endangered animals
We should make young people understand why we should protect endangered animals. We can also encourage young people not to play computer games or use buy new electronic devices so often so that the problem of pollution, hence global warming, will be eased. They should try to put themselves in wild animals’ shoes. If they were wild animals and their homes were destroyed by humans, how would they feel?

Action we can take now
After knowing the importance of protecting endangered animals, why don’t you send messages to your friends and family to encourage them to take action to protect wild animals together?

Leaflet for Animals Conservation Week (4D Chiu Pui Fan)

2010-03-05T14:52:00.001+08:00

Please conserve the endangered animals!

Threats making animals endangered
People want to satisfy their desire. Animals are therefore hunt and killed for money, meat production and human consumption. Take the dogs in China as an example. Dogs are raised for hot-pot. Also, the Moon bears are kept in small cages only because people want to get the bear bile for medicine.

Why we should protect endangered animals
People satisfy their wants by all means. It is unfair! Like the Moon bears in China, they are maltreated. People cut their paws and keep them into small cages. They even obtain the bear bile from the Moon bears when they are alive. The animals can feel the same pain as we do. If we don’t protect endangered animals, they will be extinct in the future.

How to encourage young people to protect endangered animals
The government needs to punish those who hurt or kill the animals.
In addition, education is always the solution to the problem. Schools can take action. Teachers can teach the students not to hurt the animals in lessons. School activities can be held in order to let students know the importance of protecting endangered animals.

Other things you think important
People should take action now! We shouldn’t hurt or kill the animals. Stop wearing fur taken from animals.

An Accuse (4A Hon Lap Fu, 4A Nga Kei Chan, 4A Hiu Tung Cheung)

2010-03-03T16:29:00.002+08:00

Scene 3
Narrator: In the last scene, Jonathan and his sister Denise found Micky Cheung copied Jon’s design; so, Jonathan starts to find out the evidence to prove Mickey Cheung did it.
(At his Classroom)
Jonathan: Oh, my goodness!
Yvonne: What’s up, Jonathan? You look so frustrated.
Jonathan: Yup! Somebody copied my design for the fashion design competition.
Yvonne: Really? I’m so sorry but how can I help you?
Jonathan: Umm…Did you see anyone used my laptop when I left it here?
Yvonne: Let me think… umm… No! (Doubtfully) nobody used your laptop before.
Ashley: I did see somebody used your laptop. (Fade In)
Jonathan: Who was that?
Ashley: That was you! Oh, that’s joking but I did hear somebody sued you for copying his design.
Yvonne: Who is the guy?
Ashley: Michael told me he was Mickey Cheung.
Jonathan: What? I must tell the teacher the truth. (Crossed)
Narrator: Without a doubt, Jonathan is really angry and he tries to tell the truth to the teacher. However, he has no evidence to prove himself and finally, both of them were disqualified. Now, he meets his friend in the McDonald restaurant.
(In McDonald restaurant)
Michael: Hi, Jonathan, are you all right? I heard someone sued you for copying. What’s happening?
Jonathan: In fact, he stole my idea for the fashion design competition. Then, he told the teacher he was the victim. (Angry)
Michael: How poor you are, Jonathan! But have you found out the evidence to prove that yet?
Jonathan: No, I haven’t. That’s why I’m so frustrated now.
Andrew: Hi, Jonathan, where’ve you been? I couldn’t find you when I got here.
Jonathan: Oh, I’m sorry because I could only find the seat at the corner.
Andrew: That is all right, by the way, we’re gonna be the neighbour because my parents bought the flat next to yours last month.
Jonathan: Oh, yeah. (Absent-minded)
Andrew: Jonathan, you look so frustrated, are you worrying about Denise?
Michael: What’s up with Denise, Andrew?
Andrew: Don’t you know that, Denise meets a boyfriend and she brought him to her home last Sunday. I even saw the boy used you laptop when Denise went to grab a drink. How dare she is, she’s just 13 right? Why weren’t you there?
Jonathan: Hang on, you mean the boy used my laptop when I wasn’t at home, right?
Andrew: Yup. I also took the photo.
Jonathan: How dare he is (Talk to himself), I must ask Denise when I get home.
Michael: Wow! It’s so late now; I’ve got to go home now.
Jonathan: Then, let’s go.
Narrator: When Jonathan gets home, he finds Denise is crying. Jonathan was angry before but when he sees that, he is quite puzzled.
Jonathan: What’s up, Denise?
Denise: Noth…nothing (sob) else. Get lost, Jon! (heart-broken)
Jonathan: I know you’ve met a boyfriend, Denise, just tell me what’s happening.
Denise: He’s a bad guy, a really bad guy, Jon. I’m so sad now.
Jonathan: Okay, tell me who the guy is, my beautiful Denise.
Denise: It’s Mickey, the guy who stole your design. He told me we met each other because he wanna steal you work. (Cry)
Jonathan: How can he treat you as a tool but why couldn’t you recognise him when we found he copied my work?
Denise: He told me he called Chri… (Sob) Chris when we met, I found out he was Micky when we broke up.
Jonathan: Okay, don’t be so sad now, my gorgeous Denise, I’ll find him tomorrow but anyway, you shouldn’t be dating with the boys anymore because you’re still young and you should work hard on your study.
Denise: Ye… (Sob) Yes.
Narrator: On the next day, Jonathan goes to 4B classroom and finds Mickey.
(Bells ring)
Jonathan: Excuse me? Is Mickey Cheung here?
Student A: Mickey Cheung? Hang on. (Shouted) Mickey, somebody wanna find you.
Mickey: I’m coming. (Fade In) What’s up, little boy.
Jonathan: Don’t tell lies, please, Mickey Cheung. I know what you’ve done.
Mickey: What have I done? Who are you?
Jonathan: I’m Jonathan from 4A, I know you copied my work before, please, just tell the teacher the truth.
Mickey: Hey, how can you say that? We all know the truth is you copied my work.
Jonathan: THAT’S ENOUGH! (Shouted) I’ve got TWO witnesses to prove you copied my work at my home.
Mickey: How… how can you know? (Scared)
Jonathan: Don’t you remember what you’ve told Denise before? Christopher Mickey Cheung.
Mickey: You…you’re Denise brother?
Jonathan: Of course.
Mickey: Let’s make a deal, shall we. I’ll tell the teacher that I’ve just made a mistake as the resolution, then, I’ll quit but you’ve got to give me your $5000 prize once you win the competition because I need the prize a lot to buy the trainers which’s the limited edition. How do you think?
Jonathan: Get lost! I will never accept all your bloody offers. I’ll tell the teacher what you’ve done before!
Mickey: Fine, I know what I should do. Hey, fellow, let’s go to the discipline room.
Narrator: What will Mickey Cheung do in the discipline room? Let’s go on and listen.
(In discipline room)
(Knock the door)
Mrs. Thatcher: Come in. Hello, what can I help you?
Mickey: (Sob) Mrs… Mrs Thatcher, Jonathan threatened me!
Jonathan: No! I haven’t, don’t trust him, Mrs. Thatcher.
Mrs. Thatcher: All right, stop. Please don’t shout here. Mickey, tell me what’s going on here.
Mickey: Yes, Mrs Thatcher. Jonathan threatened me as I sued him for copying my work.
Mrs. Thatcher: How did he threaten you?
Mickey: He said if I told the truth, he’d teach me a lesson.
Mrs. Thatcher: Is that true, Jonathan?
Jonathan: Of course not, Mrs Thatcher. In fact, he copied MY work and he is telling lie.
Mickey: Stop, you little silly sausage, how can you frame me up like this!
Mrs. Thatcher: Quiet! By the way, I’m just gonna investigate this case. Then, Mickey, please tell me how Jonathan stole your design?
Mickey: Yes, Mrs. Thatcher. Last Monday, I lost my laptop at school and I kept finding it for whole day! Finally, I found my laptop in Jonathan’s drawer after the ninth lesson and I also realised all of my design were lost! Three days later, I found my design was posted on the site but with the name Jonathan! That’s why I believe he is the thief and he stole my design.
Jonathan: No, Mrs. Thatcher, the case is more complicating indeed!
Mrs. Thatcher: Then, please tell me you version.
Jonathan: Yep, My sister, Denise invited her ex-boyfriend who is Mickey to home last Sunday and he copied my design when my sister grabbed the drink in the kitchen and here are the evidences. Besides, I also get two witnesses here, they’re Denise and Andrew.
Mrs. Thatcher: Oh! I see. Umm… Mickey, do you know everyone have to report to the class teacher if they want bring their laptop back to school and I can only find Jonathan’s application in this record, where’s yours?
Mickey: Umm… I… I just forgot to apply.
Mrs. Thatcher: but why didn’t you tell the teacher when you lost your computer?
Mickey: Umm…
Mrs. Thatcher: The answer is so obvious now because you’re telling lies, right. Don’t think we’re foolish and you can fool us with those terrible lies. Okay, you’ll receive the black mark as punishment. Besides, you have to apologise to Jonathan.
Narrator: This is the punishment for Mickey, perhaps you may think it’s not enough for him but in fact, he is the head prefect of the school. Well, well, well.
Aki the audience: Then, how about Jonathan?
Narrator: Well, Jonathan’s cannot get the prize in the fashion design competition because the judges think his punk fashion is too aggressive to them. It’s disappointing, isn’t it?

-The End-

Character list
Jonathan-Aki, Michael, Andrew
Denise, Yvonne, Narrator-Aki
Mickey, Ashley, Mrs. Thatcher

Author:
 Hon Lap Fu 4A28
 Nga Kei Chan 4A01
 Hiu Tung Cheung 4A04

Character: Jay Chou [J] ,Yang Guifei [Y], Fans [F], Emperor Xuanzong of Tang [T], Narrator [N], Jay’s manager [M] (4B Candy Ng, Daisy Ng, Yobi Kwan)

2010-02-26T17:11:00.001+08:00

Scene1:[ Jay Chou and Yang Guifei and other fans gather in the crowded mall]
N : That day , the famous pop star , Jay Chou , is having a function in a big shopping mall which is in Hong Kong .
F : Jay![screaming]Welcome to Hong Kong ! We all love you!
J : Hi, my fans in Hong Kong . Long time no see, are you guys all right?
F: Yes![screaming]
J : Let me sing a song to all of you guys first!
………………
J: That’s the end. Let’s watch another show now. Hope you guys will enjoy them.
F: Wow![scream]
N: Jay goes back to the backstage.
J: Manager, I want to go to the toilet , can I?
M: Um[Checking]…you still have 10 minutes left . I think you can go if you’re fast.
J: Oh, thank you. I will be fast. [wearing eyeglasses and a hat]

N: Outside the male’s toilet. Jay walks fast to the door.
J: I have to be fast……[astonished, the hat falls down] who…who’re you…? Why you come out of a male’s toilet?
Y: Oh , I’m sorry…[looking at Jay , bashful]He’s very handsome!..[muttering]
J: [look at Yeung’s pretty face , surprised]No one is more beautiful than this girl!...... [muttering]
Y: Um……what’s your name?
J: [surprised again] You really don’t know who I’m?
Y: Hey, come on. How can I know who you are?
J: Um……I’m Jay Chou , and you?
Y: I’m Yang Guifei. Nice to meet you, Jay.
J: What? [amazed] You are Yang Guifei…?
Y: It’s a lengthy speech......Let us have a tea and talk about it.
J: That’s great! But let me go to the toilet first……

Scene2:[ Emperor Xuanzong of Tang finds that Yang Guifei is missing]
T: Oh, I have not visited my dear Yang Guifei for a long time ! I miss her! Let me go and see her!
[Sound of walking]
[knocking the door]
T:[ecstatic]Hei , my dear Guifei! I come here to see you! Come on! Don’t you miss me?
N: After a second, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang still doesn’t hear any reply.
T:[Enraged]Where are you! Why don’t you come and welcome me?
[walking closer and get into Yang Guifei’s room]
N : After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang goes into Yang Guifei’s room , he just can’t find anybody!
T:[shocked]Where … where did my Guifei go? Oh no!
N : At that time, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang looks at the door near Yang Guifei ‘s bed.
T :What’s behind that door?
N: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang opens it. He can just see some light coming out from the door, and then…
T: Ar……..
T:[frightened] where am I now?
N: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang has gone to a place he has never been.
T:[suspicious] Oh, Is that my dear Guifei? And she is with a man… a very handsome man?

Scene 3
(In the shopping centre)
Yeung: (anxious) Are you hungry?
Chow: (curious) I am hungry, aren’t you?
Yeung: I am hungry too. I want to eat Kuifei chicken. Where’s the restaurant for buying the Kuifei chicken? Do you know?
Chow: I don’t know. Let’s find it together. Okay?
Yeung: Okay! Let’s go!
(Walking)
Yeung, Chow: Woo… We find it.

Yeung: (happy) Just get a seat quickly. I am so hungry.
Chow: (frightened) Don’t run. Be careful. I can’t follow you.
(They order the Kuifei chicken)
Yeung: So delicious.
Yeung: (innocent)(whispering) But I think the Kuifei chicken I cook is more delicious.

(They go out from the restaurant and stop in front of the restaurant)
Yeung: (blissful) Where are we going?
Chow: Clothes shop? Jewellery shop? Or the toy shop?
Yeung: I want to go to the toy shop. Do you know what the most popular toy is nowadays?
Chow: I don’t know. Let’s go to the toy shop.

(They walk to the toy shop quickly)
Yeung: (curious) This one is so lovely!
Chow: You love it? I buy it for you. Whatever you want, I will give it to you.
Yeung: (bashful) Oh… You are the best man in the world.
Chow: (blissful) I love you.
Yeung: I love you too.
Chow: I want to marry you. Don’t leave me forever. Can you stay here with me?
Yeung: I want to marry you too. I won’t leave you and stay here with you forever.
(They embrace each other warmly)

Scene4
Narrator: Yeung Kui Fei and Jay Chou are followed by Tong Tai Chung. Tong Tai Chung wants to catch them.
T: (anxiously) Stop! Stop! Stop! Don’t run! (He’s pointing at soldiers!) Be quick! Be quick! Catch them quickly!! (Soldiers run…)
Y: (Jay is holding Y’s hand light) He has discovered us. We must go to a place where he doesn’t know! Um.... I know that ! (Delighted) The other place. We can go back to the past.
J: (doubtfully) HA?
(They go to a female’s toile)
Y: We can go back to the past in the third toilet.
(Flushing sound)

Scene 5
Narrator: At last, Jay Chou and Yeung Kui Fei use the third toilet to travel back into the past.

J :( Amazed) It is fantastic! Baby, where should we go?
Y :( Considerate) Um....Let us go shopping!
J :( Doubtfully) Ha?! But in the past I just know that there were markets.
Y :Yes! We only have markets, the Stanley Market. I take you there! (Excited)
J :Stanley Market!?

(Yeung kui Fei leads Jay Chou to Stanley Market)
Y :I want to buy some new clothes for you!(sweetly)
J :But we do not have much money.(worried)
Y :We don't need much money because Stanley Market's goods are very cheap. You can buy different kinds of goods there.
J: Honey, I wanna buy some accessories for you.
Y:( Pleasant) Thank you, sweetheart!

J: Look! There are many accessories. (Jay Chou helps Yeung Kui Fei put on some accessories on her hands, neck and head...)
Woo...Pretty girl! I love you!
Narrator: They live together forever!...

The End

“Hundreds of British children are being trafficked” (4A Fu Hon-lap, Michael)

2010-02-25T11:51:00.000+08:00

I was shocked when I glimpsed the above headline. The UK is one of the most developed as well as civilized societies in the world, I wonder why such illegal activity, especially internal trafficking, can still be found in this country After reading the news article, I found a shocking reason behind this crime.

Actually, the reason why British children are being trafficked is because of their ignorance. In most cases, the victims were befriended by the culprits who pretended to be helpful and generous. Their tricks included making advances to the victims and forcing the girls to ‘payback’ by having sex with him and his friends. Needless to say, money is always involved in such deal.

It is terrible, isn’t it?

However, the majority of victims dared not tell the others as they felt ashamed of themselves. It becomes a vicious cycle since no one is accused and no consequence is involved when everyone zips their lips.

Indeed, the incident is familiar to me as I believe some of the teenage girls in Hong Kong must have encountered this problem as well. Meeting boyfriend is something as casual as having lunch with friends in many teenage girls’ eyes. They obey what their boyfriends request them to do for it is what they think the only way to express love, but actually they are wrong as they put their own safety at risk.

In fact, I have been concerning about this issue for years as I always hear some of my friends say quite a number of girls in our school are going out with boys casually. Dating is really romantic, but true love should only be built on trust, respect and protection.

Should the Zoological Garden be closed? (6B Edmund Wong)

2010-02-09T09:27:00.001+08:00

Zoos are well known for keeping animals for us to visit. However, many people believe that zoos are cruel and inhumane and thus they must all be closed down. Recently, an animal rights group in Hong Kong has argued for the closure of our local zoo – Zoological Garden in Central. In the following paragraphs, I am going to discuss why it is liable to be closed down, and why not.

Animals, like human beings, are independent to each other, with respect to their lives, rights and freedom to move, breathe and eat. Animals kept in zoos are individually closed in cages or restricted area. Also most of them cannot eat anything until the zookeepers feed them. Their freedom of movement has been deprived by the zoos. They cannot live in a natural way. To some extent, this is not healthy to them. For example, in order to keep wings healthy and strong, birds must fly in a long distance every day. In the zoos, however, their flying distance is limited by the nets. Eventually, their wings may become weakened. Some decades later, their next generation may be born with weaker wings, and finally unable to fly like their “ancestors”. This is a potential threat to those animals kept in the zoos. Moreover, some zoos in the world treat animals in cruel and inhumane way. The Manila Zoo is an example: the zoo is small, but it keeps wild animals such as lions and tigers, which need hundreds of kilometers of roaming areas. As a result, they are forced to live in an overcrowded area like prisoners, with boredom and loneliness. Some studies found that such a bad, stressful condition could lead animals to self-mutilation and abnormal self-destructive behavior. So, it is not desirable for animals to be kept in zoos with poor and inhumane management.

However, how is the actual situation of the Zoological Garden? Is it worthwhile to be closed? Probably not.

Nowadays, illegal inhumane animal hunters, located everywhere in the world, target on different kinds of animals like rhinos, bears and elephants, in order to get certain parts and organs from them for medical purposes and handicraft decorations. Zoos act as a shelter to protect animals from being killed and hurt. In addition to animal conservation, zoos can also help to breed the animals, making them continue to inherit and develop. In this aspect, the Zoological Garden has done very well. Decades ago, it has successfully conserved the local unique species, Hong Kong Newt, which was originally found in Chap Lap Kok, where the airport is located now. Without the Zoological Garden, those unique species might become extinct during the construction of airport. Also, the Garden only keeps small mammals, birds and reptiles in artificial habitats tailor made for them. So the animals can live in the Garden in a healthy and humane way. The problem of Manila Zoo does not exist in Hong Kong.

On the other hand, the mission and value of the Zoological Garden is to foster people’s understanding of animals, and educate them to respect and appreciate the independence of nature. Only education and demonstration in zoos can eradicate the misunderstanding of animals by people, and remind people to respect all living things in the world. Otherwise, the problems of animal abuse and illegal hunting would continue to exist, or even become more serious.

I really appreciate the Zoological Garden’s effort and contribution to animal conservation and education of animal rights. I think the Garden should not be closed down, as it plays an important role in animal breeding and protection from illegal hunters and animal abusers. Also, it is good for people to learn about the independence of nature by visiting the lovely, energetic mammals, birds and reptiles. Thus, they would be aware of what animal rights are and start to respect animals. It would be a pity if the Garden is closed down.

5C Class Presentation (YOU HAVE 2 YEARS LEFT!)

2010-02-09T09:26:00.000+08:00

Introduction:

According to Maya’s prophecy, we are living under the fifth cycle of the sun. As the prophecy says, the sun explodes and disappears then reborn after lasting for a certain period, which is called ‘a cycle of the sun’. When a cycle is over, the sun explodes and disappear then reborn. The sun which is shining above our heads now has experienced 5 cycles, however, it’s also believed that the sun will not reborn after exploding and disappearing for five times. In other words, the day the fifth cycle of the sun ends ,which is predicted to happen on 21st December 2012, the earth is going to stop spinning and the crust is going to shift. This is going to be the end of our planet and scientists hasn’t yet figured out a way to deal with the issue.

Are there any clues about the end of the world from the Bible?
What did Jesus say?
What have we learnt from the experience of Noah?
What should we do if we really have 2 years left?

My favourite idol – Aaron Kwok (4C Hui Yuen Sum)

2009-12-07T11:08:00.000+08:00

I have a high opinion of my favourite idol, Aaron Kwok. He is a pop singer, at the same time, also a dancer and a movie star.

Aaron is famous because of his talent and excellent dancing. He is also known as ‘King of Dancing”. In recent years, he has won 2 awards of best artist. This shows that he is talented at acting and this is one of the reasons why I have admired him for so long.

To me, Aaron is so handsome. He has a straight nose and tanned skin and he is so muscular. His sunny looks make me like him so much.

Another reason why I admire him is that he is kind-hearted. He always shows up in charity shows and donates money to help sick children.

I think a superstar should be talented and also help others out of the goodness of their heart. Aaron has both of these. Therefore, he deserves my admiration.

My favourite idol – Joey Yung (4C Mak Wun Sha)

2009-12-07T11:03:00.001+08:00

My favourite idol is Joey Yung. She is a pop singer in Hong Kong.

Joey is an optimistic girl. She always smiles and thinks in positively. She is brave too. When she faces problems, especially negative reports about her, she won’t cry or becomes troubled. She will try her best to solve the problems. She is also so helpful and kind-hearted. She always helps others.

I like Joey because of her wonderful voice. Her songs always impress me. I think she is the queen of pop music in Hong Kong. She is hard-working too. She makes a lot of efforts to sing good songs for her fans and this makes her a good example for young people. She is always nice to her fans and we can always see her cute smiles, so I’m impressed by her very much.

Smoking takes away your life! Say “No!” to smoking! (7A Lin Sai-keung)

2009-11-26T14:14:00.001+08:00

Just a decade ago, the problem of smoking was extremely serious in Hong Kong. There were many people smoking on the street, at home or wherever possible. Now, we are so glad to see that the number of smokers in Hong Kong is decreasing; but we are sad to find that the average age of smokers is getting younger. So what happened to our Hong Kong youngsters?

Before looking at the harmful effects and terrible consequences of smoking, we should first find out why teenagers are smoking at a young age.

To begin with, teenagers may think that smoking makes them look cool. This means teenagers underestimate the negative effects brought by smoking. Instead, they think smoking makes the boys more handsome and the girls more attractive. With a cigarette in their hands, they think they can attract more friends.

Second, teenagers mistakenly think that smoking helps them become mature. Teenagers are in a stage of change; sometimes they try to imitate adults and hope that they can become mature. Smoking is traditionally regarded as an adult behaviour. Thus, when teenagers smoke, they think they are more mature. But, we are sorry to say that this is totally wrong and they are harming themselves.

For most teenagers in Hong Kong, they have to go to school 5 days a week. After more than ten years, some of them may start to feel that going to school is boring and they want something else to do. They may become very vulnerable at this moment and if they have friends who are smokers they are very likely to become smokers too. After all, peer pressure is something difficult to cope with even to the tough kids. So, under the persuasion of their friends, teenagers start smoking regardless of their own health and young age. However, they do not know they are leading themselves to death.

There could be thousands of reasons to explain why teenagers smoke, but in fact, why shouldn’t teenagers, to be more accurate people in general, smoke?

First of all, smoking ruins our health and may even cause death. According to numerous researches carried out in different countries by various scientists, smoking can cause hundred kinds of diseases. Cigarettes contain toxic chemicals such as tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide. These chemicals increase your heart rate and blood pressure and cause fatal diseases such as lung cancer.

Moreover, smoking darkens people’s complexion easily. As aforementioned, cigarettes contain different types of toxic chemicals. Not only are these chemicals detrimental to human body, but they also worsen people’s complexion. When people start smoking, their teeth and fingernails become yellow very soon. In fact, people can tell you are a smoker if you have smoked for an extended period of time.

Last but not least, smoking affects other people. When people smoke, the surrounding air is polluted. It is true that everyone has the right to smoke, but on the contrary, everyone has the right to enjoy fresh air too. In fact, smokers are not popular among non-smokers. In order not to affect others, people should quit smoking and make the environment clean.

It is stupid to smoke. Smoking is harmful to your health and social relationship. Be a healthy and smart teen! Say “No!” to smoking!

“Technology is a hindrance, not a help, to students because they are wasting too much time on MSN, computer games and other new technology. (5E Cindy)

2009-11-26T14:11:00.001+08:00

I firmly agree with the above statement. Nowadays, technology becomes more and more popular and it is not difficult to see that there are numerous technological products in our daily life! Although the uses of technology have improved our lives and we can communicate with the others by using, for instance, MSN. Nevertheless, there are many disadvantages occurred when we abuse the use of technology! I will examine each of them in detail.

First of all, our health will be harmed when we spend too much time on the use of computer and television. It is to everybody’s knowledge that there is radiation released from them. In turn, we will suffer from shortsightness and other vision illnesses easily. According to a suvery conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, there are more than thirty six per cent of primary students in Hong Kong suffering from shortsightness. Comparing with other countries, Hong Kong is the a city having the problem to the most serious extent, in the world!

Second, students waste too much time on computer games and other electric game products like NDS and PSP. They cannot pay attention to their studies. Iin accordance with one interview which is underwent in June, more than eight per cent of Hong Kong students own electric game products and each of them has three on average. It is very common that students spend their past-time on computer games! If the students waste too much time and energy on playing computer games, how can they pay attention to the lessons in school energetically? How can they rivet on their studies without taking notice of those games? It is not hard to understand that students will be addicted on those computer games and ignore their studies!

Third, there are many violent and pornographic information on the internet. Although we can search for different types of information, there are still some unavoidable adverse effects. Inevitably, students will be affected inappropriately in terms of psychological development.

Last but not least, I think technology is a hindrance to students because most of them do not really know how to use technology in a proper way! In view of this, I think it is much necessary for students to restrain themselves when they are using the technology. Besides, they should schedule the times spent on the technology products.

A story in a restaurant (5D Huga Chan)

2009-11-06T17:26:00.000+08:00

WOW! I had a perfect worktime in “Chinese food”!

At first, I felt bored during worktime. Cause I was just repeating the same work everyday, for example: serving the food to customers, counting the money, washing the dishes. If I had enough money to buy new books, I would not work in here definitely.

One day evening, my last three days at this restaurant, an old lady and two kids entered.

“May I have your order?” I said slowly and smilingly.

She counted her coins carefully, “A bowl of fishball noodles,”

“It will take a few mintes for cooking.”

“And may I have empty two bowls?” She asked hopefully.

“Sure!”

After the bowl of noodle was served, she shared it into two small bowls. And gave them to two kids. The two kids ate the noodles immediately. It seems that they did not have dinner for days. Mr. Lam, who was the boss of “Chinese food”, saw this and twalked owards them. She was inspired by the old lady, “Hi, you three are the 500th customer of today, you can award two bowls of Shang Hai Chop rice!! She said warmly.

A big smile went onto her face that was the most beautiful smile I’ve never seen.

Finally, they finished all the food and went back home.

How beautiful it was! A super kind master and three full people! I am proud of my boss.

Next day, they arrived at the front of the restaurant. I thought it wasn’t unusual, maybe they had spare time.

Time passed quickly. In the evening, they entered the restaurant.

“We are the 500th customer of today, may I get two bowls of Shang Wai Chop rice… free of charge?” She asked nervously.

A smile went to Mr Lam’s face, “Of course, lady, you can award this!”

The following days, they counted the number of customers of the restaurant! And they were the 500th customer everyday.

This is the most unforgettable experience in my summer holiday. I think they need not to worry about the dinner anymore!

Getting jobs during summer holiday (5C Aldred Lee)

2009-11-06T17:20:00.002+08:00

Do you think it is good to get a summer job? Do you think student can learn from summer job? What do you think they can learn then?

I think getting a summer job is good to students as they can make some pocket money for themselves in the coming school term and in short, loosen the financial burden of the family. Students will understand their parents more when they make a life for them.

On the other hand, having a summer job allows them to meet people from all walks of life and the horizon can be widened.

However, if students do not know how to manage the time and money properly, they may waste the treasonable summer holiday which can be utilized as time for revision.

They may also waste money on some meaningless stuff like buying computer games.

I think students should think twice before they get a job during summer holiday.

7B Class presentation (Pseudo model) An Interview

2009-10-19T17:48:00.000+08:00

Scene 1: book fair

The 2009 Hong Kong Book Fair started yesterday. In the presence of some “pseudo models”, people expect the number of visitors of this five-day-long event will break the record of similar events. .

Some said Chrissie Chow just took the chance to sell her products but some grumbled (抱怨) her albums and photos disgrace the society.

Scene 2: UST

Recently the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (UST) invited the pseudo model Chrissie Chow to share her working experience with the students and her ways to lead a successful life. Many students complained that Chrissie Chow was not qualified to be a speaker there. It was a hotly debated topic among the students.

Some said Chrissie degraded the ethical standard (道德標準) whereas others claimed she was successful in making a lot of money.

Our conclusion

Pseudo models have stirred up a lot of controversies (辯論) in the society. Someone said this trend would fade out very soon. let us wait and see what is going to happen. Anyway, we think it is the right moment for parents and schools to instill (灌輸) the sense of morality in the youths.

Re: Committing suicide: a way out? (7B Ng Ka Chun)

2009-10-15T16:41:00.002+08:00

The Editor,

South China Morning Post,

GPO Box 50, Hong Kong

Dear Editor,

Re: Committing suicide: a way out?

I am writing to express my points of view on the issue of suicides in Hong Kong. In the past few years, the number of cases of suicides has increased dramatically. Some quote financial problems, unhappy marriages and stress as the major reasons for committing suicide. As the issue has come to an alarming state, we should reveal what things have set the backdrop and why suicide is not the way to solve problems.

The sudden economic downturn has brought many adversities to Hong Kong people. For example, they have lost their properties and jobs within a short period of time, and their economic difficulties have even led to unhappy marriages. What mentioned have laid burdens to people. They have to bear the stress from all aspects in work and families. As a result, some resort to committing suicide, believing that it is the only way to solve problems.

To be frank, committing suicide is not the way to solve problems but it leads to negative effects upon oneself, families, and the society.

To begin with, people who commit suicide definitely want to escape from the problems. When people come across adversities like being fired, they are scared and worried whether they are able to sustain the livelihood. With sorrow and

disappointment, some may commit suicide. However, have they ever considered the poor living below the poverty line, striving for food and warmth every day? Will the people committing suicide become shameful if the images of the poor spark in their minds? There are far more than thousands of people who die of malnutrition and diseases. What Hong Kong people facing are short-term difficulties, while the battles brought by suicide to the family is long lasting. Committing suicide is just a sign of weakness. The plights actually strengthen our resilience.

The suicide of a family member does harm to the family. Imagine if you are facing the difficulties, the death of your family member deteriorates the scenario. You have really been plunged by two things at the same time. Definitely, committing suicide has not solved any problem. What it does is leaving the family a mess.

Finally, committing suicide is possible to contribute a negative atmosphere to the society. With reference to Japan and Korea, the great number of suicide cases shows us committing suicide may become a “trend” when something unfortunate occurs to us. It may become a chain reaction propagated in the society and its root is deeply penetrating into the culture. If so, our kids may risk ending their lives just because of a failure in dictation! No one would expect such a depressing and pessimistic tone persisting in our surroundings.

In conclusion, suicide is not the way to solve problems as it is harmful to others and the problem itself does not disappear when suicide taken place. People facing difficulties should learn how to “turn adversities into opportunities”, which means that if everyone considers adversities as opportunities, they become more resilient and optimistic. Whatever how tough the condition is, nothing is insurmountable.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Wong

Technology benefits students (Yip Ka Wing, Andy, 5B)

2009-09-29T11:05:00.004+08:00

Some people may think technology is a hindrance, instead of a help, to students. Do you think so? As a student, I do not agree with them.

First, technology can facilitate students’ learning. Students can obtain so much information on the Internet nowadays. For example, a student who does Biology needs figures showing human organs to help him learn the subject well. In the past, he might borrow that from his teacher or go and buy it. However, with the Internet, what he needs to do is to click the buttons on the Internet and there will be lots of figures for him to choose. Technology saves our time, so we can have more time to spend on our studies. How can we say that technology is a hindrance to students?

Second, students can learn during chatting through ICQ or playing online games. When chatting through ICQ, students can practise their written English. This can make them write more and more fluently. Besides, not all online games are harmful to young people. Some of the games can enhance students’ knowledge in different aspects, like that in geography.

People may argue that if there were no technology at all, students would study harder. It is totally wrong. If technology did not exist, society could not make any progress. Modes of education would therefore not be possible to improve. Actually, whether to study hard is not the result of technology but depends on students themselves.

To conclude, technology is not a hindrance, but a help, to students as long as students can use it appropriately.

Technology is a hindrance to students (Ho Chi Hui, Gibson, 5B)

2009-09-29T10:55:00.002+08:00

Technology can be harmful to students’ studies and mental health.

First, students may not be able to control how much time they spend on the computer. Some students spend too much time on the computer even though they have lots of homework to do. When they spend too much time on the computer, they will become too tired to do their assignments. They may find doing homework boring. As a result, they will ignore their homework.

Second, spending too much time on the computer can make students addicted to it. This will be harmful to their mental health. When they spend the whole day sitting in front of the computer and only chatting with friends by texts, they will get used to not talking to people face to face. When their addiction becomes more serious, they may not be willing to talk to their family. This will make their relationships with their family poor.

Finally, there are no any advantages for students to talk through ICQ or other online chat rooms. For example, when students talk through ICQ , most of them will type in Cantonese. Only few of them type in English. How can they improve their English standards? Even though they English, they tend to use ICQ language, which is created by themselves, like codes rather than language. Some of the words of the ICQ language may contain violence or even sexual messages. This will decrease students’ abilities of mastery of formal language.

“No pain, no gain.” If students do not spend time on their studies, they will not obtain good results. Therefore, students should spend more time on their studies instead of the computer.

ENGISH DAY: GIVING THANKS TO TEACHERS

2009-06-09T11:19:00.002+08:00

Hey guys! MKP RADIO IS BACK! The coming programme is…
SONG DEDICATION FROM MAKOPANIANS
Let’s fill in the song dedication slip attached and put it into the envelope on the English Society Board on the 1st floor or simply pass it to your English teacher. Only messages submitted before 1: 15 pm will be countedJ
Act now! Don’t miss such a great chance to express your love to your teachers. Stay tuned!
A little love~Fiona
Shining Friends~Fiona
Proud of you~Fiona
Forever Friends~Fiona
Love Paradise~Kelly
Best Of Me~Daniel Powter
You Raise Me Up~Westlife
You Light Up My Life~Westlife
Seasons In The Sun~Westlife
My Love~Westlife

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Name: ___________________ (Full name in English)/ Class_______/ Anonymous
Class: __________ ( )
Message:____________________________________________________________
Song name: _______________________________
You may tick more than one box: Read the message Give it to the teacher Post on the board

The Sixth Form 7 Graduation Ceremony ~ The Vote of Thanks by the Student Representative

2009-05-22T14:38:00.003+08:00

Dear Dr. Marcus Chiu, Ms. Pang, Board of Stewards, IMC members, Our Honorable guests, Parents, Principal Mr. Chan, Teachers and Fellow students,

I am Wong Yuen Tung from 7A. It is my honor to share a few words here today on behalf of all the fellow graduates.

I have been studying in this school for seven years and it has been the most precious and important part of my life. In these years I have so many joyful and happy experiences, and, of course, there were also challenges. I was never alone as my dear classmates, schoolmates and teachers accompanied me throughout my secondary school life.

Our Principal has given us so many resources, not because of our request, but because he would like to provide us with the best. Every time we came across him, he smiled at us and asked how we were doing. There is no doubt that the workload of a secondary school principal is heavy, but our principal is still willing to spend hours on chatting and sharing his care and love with us. We really have learnt so much from you, thank you, Mr. Chan.

I wish also to thank all our teachers, because they have been so dedicated and thoughtful. Some sent e-mails to give us highlights in study and encouragements. Some sacrificed their personal time to give us extra lesson. Some even gave their cell phone numbers to us so that we could ask them whenever we had questions. We were so busy during the study leave and so were our teachers. We were so nervous during the examinations and so were our teachers. I would really like to, once again, give them our big thanks.

It seemed to me that the cert-level examination was tough when I was in form five, but now I could see that the two-year advanced-level study was even more difficult. There were times when I really wanted to give up and times when I felt frustrated. I was so glad that we have been facing every hurdle hand in hand. I am most grateful to all my classmates, for their love, care and support.

Most of us have been studying in this school for seven years and there are also classmates who have been studying in this school for a much shorter time. But no matter how long each of us has been joining the Makopanian family, I am sure that he, she or I myself will never forget the best friends, classmates, teachers, principal and all that had been done for us.

We will soon become alumni of the school after graduation. To demonstrate that we are still part of the school, we would like to contribute to the alumni scholarship, which serves as an academic support to our fellow schoolmates. We all think that this is very meaningful.

Finally, I sincerely hope that all our F.7 graduates could lead our life according to our school motto and the teaching of Jesus Christ, that is “Be the salt and the light of the world”. May our Lord be glorified.

Thank you very much.

4C presentation (The Case of Nina Wang Kung Yu Sum’s Will)

2009-05-22T09:30:00.000+08:00

Characters:
Narrator 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, Chan Zhen Chung, Witch, Kung Yu Sum, Lawyer1, Lawyer 2

N1: Nina Wang Kung Yu Sum’s will is put under investigation due to the doubt of its authenticity. (真確性)
L1: We are defending lawyers of Nina’s family.
L2: We found the so-called ‘Nina’s will’ contradictory. (互相矛盾) It seems that Mr. Chan Zhen Chung, who receive the largest benefit from the will wasn’t that close with Nina as he had claimed.
L1: And the signature on Nina’s will has been proved to be a forgery. (偽造)
N2: However, ignoring all the opposing opinions against him, Chan, the bigger beneficiary from the will insist on the close relationship he had with Nina.
C: I am Nina’s lover! She wanted to have a child with me! And as you can see, she really had no reason to reject such a handsome and gorgeous man (美男) like me! We had been secret lovers and close partners! She loved me deeper than the ocean and wider than the universe! Hey guys! Look at me! I believe that no girls can reject a handsome, rich and thoughtful man like me! I and Piggie little Nina were definitely in a relationship.
N1: It’s really difficult to define the genuine and sham (真與假)in this case, especially when Nina had died and didn’t have the chance to speak for herself.
W: (the witch come up and say in a deep, low voice behind Narrator’s back) You may need some help from me.
N2: (stutter because of the fear caused by the sudden appearance of the witch) Well, can you ask Nina to out from wherever she is now to speak for herself.
W: She is now being torture (受酷刑) in the world of death. ………………………..(Do the magic and make some weird noise, throw the rice)

Kung: (Eyes widened, raising two hands horizontally in the air, soliloquize in a flat tone) People shouldn’t covet (貪求) after what they do not deserve to have. I am rich. But I am unhappy. Money doesn’t mean anything. Health, happiness and hope are the most important. Greed is a poison, Greedy people tell lies. If he really loves me but not my money, he has got no reasons to say such things…don’t believe him (start kneeling down)…Don’t believe his lies(totally disappear)
N3: Well, though the two of them insist on their stances and the truth is yet to be disclosed, it’s doubtful of Mr. Chan to disclose Nina’s privacy (揭露私隱)while claiming that he loves her deeply. He knows clearly that what he is doing is affecting Nina’s fame and her family.
N4: So we definitely have the reason to accuse Chan of loving Nina for her money or even making up a will of forgery.
W: (suddenly come up) Greedy people should be punished! They should be cursed (詛咒)! People who love someone for her money are undoubtedly unforgivable (不能原諒)and despicable.(卑鄙的) (suddenly scream) They are going to live in pain and remorse ( 自責)ever after.
N5: That’s the end of our class’s presentation. Thanks for watching.

Should junk food be banned at school tuck shops in Hong Kong? (3D LEE TSZ WING)

2009-05-18T16:32:00.000+08:00

In my opinion, junk food should not be totally banned at school tuck shops in Hong Kong.

First, eating junk food is convenient. It can be served immediately once it is bought. For example, it takes only three minutes for you to prepare a cup noodles after pouring in hot water. How conveniently it is!

Second, it can save a lot of time. The recess is short. When we are in a hurry, we can still have something to eat before the bell rings instead of feeling hungry in class.

Third, junk food is very tasty. It fits the palates of ordinary students in Hong Kong. Most young people love junk food very much. Junk food is exactly what they want.

Last, junk is inexpensive. It is much cheaper than other kinds of food. We can buy a helping of potato crisps with only a few dollars. It is affordable to most students even though they do not have much pocket money.

In conclusion, I think junk food should not be banned at all school tuck shops in Hong Kong.

3D Class Presentation - Funky British Phrasals

2009-04-22T17:16:00.005+08:00

Episode 1: Falling ill
ELAM :Hey ANDREW, are you feeling ok? I don’t think you’re looking too well today. Are you okay?
ANDREW:Am I okay? No, not really. I’ve got a temperature, a headache, a sore throat….I think I’m going down with something. ELAM:Oh dear…I’d say you’re going down with the flu! ELAM:So poor ANDREW, it is not very well. ANDREW:Yes, I think I’m going down with the flu. But I’ve got to fight it off! We’ve got a presentation to do. ELAM:What a professional, trying not to let yourself get ill, trying to fight it off. ANDREW:The show must go on!
--------------ELAM:I’ve got some pain killers in my bag somewhere…Here… ANDREW:Oh. Thanks, that should bring my temperature down. ELAM:Yes, hopefully it’ll reduce your temperature. ELAM:And here’s some water. ANDREW:Thanks. Cold water will cool me down too. ELAM:Yes, if you’re feeling hot and unwell, drinking water will stop you being so hot. ANDREW:(drinks) Argh. That hurts my throat! ELAM:Hmm you’re a difficult patient! Why don’t you go and have a bit of a lie down? ELAM:So, Matt, how are you feeling now. ANDREW:Oh…I’m feeling much better thanks! I think I’m getting over it all. ELAM:Well that’s a relief.
Something you should know…

• to go down with something = fall ill

• to fight something off: try to get rid of it

• to bring something down: to reduce something

• to cool down: make something cool or cooler

• to get over: to recover

Episode 2: Travelling around the world
CHRISTINE: Wow, that looks like a long email you’re reading there…
WEDNY : Yes, it’s from my friend Zac who has just started a round-the-world trip.
CHRISTINE: Wow – he’s going round the world – how exciting! So did you go with him to the airport to say goodbye to him?
WEDNY: Yes I went to see him off at the airport last week. He sounds like he’s having a great time.
CHRISTINE: So tell us more about your friend’s trip.
WEDNY: Well, after I saw him off at the airport, he took a plane to Australia!
CHRISTINE :What a great start! Where in Australia? Sydney? Perth?
WEDNY: Actually his plane touched down in Melbourne. He’s going to travel all around Australia.
CHRISTINE: So, his plane touched down - it landed, in Melbourne. I’d love to go there. But I think he’s really brave travelling around on his own.
WEDNY: Well I’m sure he’ll meet lots of people while he’s travelling.
CHRISTINE:That’s true.

• to see someone off = to say goodbye to someone, using at the airport or train station.
• to touch down = when aircraft is landing
• Where are Sydney/ Perth/ Melbourne

3D English Radio Drama

2009-04-09T11:07:00.000+08:00

Time master

By 3D Ocean Law, Dick Szeto, Ringo To and Samantha Lam

SCENE 1: INT. Sebastian’s bedroom
SFX: Alarm clock rings RUTH: Wake up, you lazy bug! You’re late again! The tutorial class is about to start, come on!
SEBASTIAN: (Sleepy voice, mumbling) Okay mum… five more minutes please…
RUTH: (Getting angry) No way!!! You get up or not, huh?
SFX: Grabbing a TV game box from a desk
(speaks loudly) Wow… the latest PS3 game “Gladiator”. I believe your niece must l love it, you know, his birthday is just around the corner.
SEBASTIAN: (Jumping up from his bed) Urgggh…Give me back my game!
RUTH: See, you’re so awake now. Go wash your face and get dressed.
SEBASTIAN: (Mumbling and getting up) Aaagh God! I just need a bit more time… Why do I have such an annoying, stubborn and stupid mum?
SCENE 2: EXT. Sebastian’s school – St. Georges High (Running into his classroom. Short of breath.)
MS. HONEY: Sebastian? You here? Has Sebastian arrived yet?
KEN: Ms. Honey, do you mean our “king of lateness”?
SFX: Class laughs
Don’t expect Sebastian to arrive on time, he is always late!
SEBASTIAN: (knocking the door) hey I’m here! Am I transparent? Is it really funny to say things behind someone?

KEN: Hey Sebastian, when you were saying “I’m here”, you weren’t really here. You were THERE at the door!
SFX: Class laughs
MS. HONEY: That’s enough, Ken! It isn’t funny. Sebastian, just go back to your seat and take out your homework.
SEBASTIAN: Thanks Ms. Honey.
SEBASTIAN: (Mumbling and looking at Ken and the others) I really don’t like you guys!

SCENE 3: EXT. On his way home SEBASTIAN is wandering on the street. Thinking about being late always and the people he hates.
SEBASTIAN: (Sighs) I don’t want to be late again! I don’t want to be threatened, laughed, hated.
WITCH: (Appeared in front of him quietly and trying to reach Sebastian) Sebastian, look at you, my miserable boy….
SEBASTIAN: (Scared) Who… who… who are you? I don’t know you…
WITCH: It doesn’t matter boy, I’m here to help you.
SEBASTIAN: What… what are you saying? I don’t need your help!
SFX: Magic is happening. A loud boom.
WITCH: (Shows the Magic Time Master) It is for you – it called “Magic Time Master”, you can control the time whenever you want, take it.
SEBASTIAN: Wow… Are you kidding me? This tiny timer can stop the time? Is it for me? For free?
WITCH: Of course it’s free for you! An old lady won’t lie.
SEBASTIAN: Wow… God is helping me! A generous old lady giving me a magic time-stopping gadget. She must be an angel…
WITCH: (Mumbling and walking away) don’t compare me with an angel…I’m better than an angel.
SEBASTIAN: Thanks! Old angel.

SCENE 4: EXT. At school
MS. HONEY: Sebastian? You here? Has Sebastian arrived yet?
SEBASTIAN: Hey Ms Honey, ‘am here. I arrived half an hour early.
MS. HONEY: That’s good. Now you always arrive on time, and even earlier. What a great improvement! You know, Ken and some students take sick leave today, they all got serious rashes on their face…
SEBASTIAN: Really? A smart kid can do whatever he wants.
MS. HONEY: What do you mean?
SEBASTIAN: I don’t know, did I say anything?
(Sebastian walks away)

SCENE 5: EXT. At home
SEBASTIAN: You alright, mum? What’s wrong with you? Your face…
RUTH: (being sick) I don’t know Sebastian, my face got rashes… I feel so hot…
SEBASTIAN: (Cries and shaking) Mum, you hold on…mum ‘am calling the hospital… they are taking you to the hospital…
RUTH: Sebastian, I can’t… can’t… brrrrreathhhhheeee….
SEBASTIAN: Mum, no, mum… please, please don’t….
SEBASTIAN: TIME-master, I can stop the time! Yes, I can stop the time!
SFX: taking out the time-master, but this time Sebastian saw what was written at the back of the time-master
SEBASTIAN:(voice shaking) “Dollar sign, people really care about you will all die, throw it in the river if you don’t need it anymore” Oh my God! The old lady is a witch!
SFX: Running out from his home. Throws the time master in the river.
Mum, you better? You Okay?
RUTH: Hey, Sebastian, my lovely boy… I feel much better now… Where were you?
SEBASTIAN: I love you mum.

The End

CLUB (3B Benjamin Wan)

2009-04-08T09:11:00.000+08:00

Hello! I’m the vice-chairman of SCRABBLE Club. Let me introduce our Club first. The SCRABBLE Club is a new interest group started last year. It is a fun game played by 2 to 4 players, forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board.

In order to promote students’ interest in playing with words, we are going to hold a competition for our junior form students. All students of F.1-F.3 are welcome to join. SCRABBLE is a very good way to learn and apply your vocabulary. The more words you make up the higher score you can get.

Therefore, playing SCRABBLE is a fun way to enrich your vocabulary skills. We look forward to meeting you all at the competitions.

Come and enjoy the SCRABBLE activity. Some prizes are ready for you.
Date: 23/4 (practice session) 30/4 (tournament)
Time: 16:00-17:30
Place: Room 211
Deadline: 9/4
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Enrolment form

I’m _______________( ) of form ________ . I would like to join SCRABBLE competition.

Date:____________ Signature:_________________

3A Radio Drama Writing

2009-04-01T16:10:00.001+08:00

Members:

So Yat, Kobe
Yu Ka Chun, Kelvin
Cheng Wai Lim, Iverson

Stop! Think!

Dick is a policeman, and he is 45 years old now. Dick’s family includes his wife, Kelly, his son, Michael, and his daughter—Janice.
They are a kind of traditional family, the father goes to work and the mother takes care of the housework.

One day, Dick is watching a car race on his TV. It makes him think about his dream many years ago. When Dick was only 8 years old, his father brought him to a race track and showed him what a car race is. Dick’s father told him, “When I was as little as you, my Papa brought me here too.” Dick replied, “Is he a racer?” “Yes.” His father answered. “But he is not a good role model, he chose his dream between me and mum.”

Dick spends half of his life to contribute to his family. He will do anything to make his family happy. But this time, Dick is a little bit swayed. He wants to achieve his goal, and does something for himself for he is so tired to give up the goal. He is sitting on the chair and asking himself, “Which one is more important to me? Dream or my wife, son and daughter. And suddenly, he decided to ask for his best friend’s opinion.

Dick: I am so confused. I don’t know what to do.

Ricky: What’s up, buddy?

Dick: I want to be a car racer!

Ricky: What is wrong with you? Man, you are a cop! How can you?

Dick: I know it sounds crazy, but it is my dream.

Ricky: It sounds very strange too! But as your best friend, I can’t tell you to give up, right?

Dick: Yeah, I am going to tell my wife.

Ricky: Are you crazy? She will kill you!

Dick: But I love my wife, I can’t lie to her. Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.
Ricky: God bless you, Buddy!

Scene 2

Dick is at home now. He is thinking how to tell his family about his dream to become a racer. He is very annoyed.

Dick: (thinking) How can I tell my family? They’ll be very unhappy. I can’t do that. But this is my dream. I like it so much. I must tell them and I think they will understand me.

In dinner, all family members stay together. Dick wants to tell them immediately.

Dick: Kelly, I want to tell you something.

Kelly: I want to tell you something too. Can I tell you first?

Dick: Ok. What do you want to tell me?

Kelly: I have a baby. It’s been two weeks old now.

Michael: Oh! Mum, you have a baby! Is it a boy or girl?

Kelly: I don’t know. It is too early to tell.

Janice: I think it’ll be very lovely.

Kelly: Honey, what do you want to talk to me?

Dick: No, forget it.

At midnight, Dick and Kelly are on the bed. Kelly feels Dick is annoyed. She is asking him.

Kelly: What happened to you? Why are you so annoyed?

Dick: I want to be a racer.

Kelly: What! You want to be a racer.

Dick: Yes! This is my dream. I must do it.

Kelly: Oh! How about us? Do you care about us? Being a racer won’t have any future. Don’t do that!

Dick: I want to be a racer. I like this job very much. You can’t stop me.

Kelly: Even you don’t care about me. You must think about the baby.

Dick: I will care about you and the baby even if I become a racer. I can do that.

Michael: What happened Dad and Mum? Why are you two arguing?

Kelly: Your Dad said he wanted to be a racer. He doesn’t care about us.

Janice: Oh! Dad, you want to be a racer. Is that true?

Dick: Yes, that’s true. I must do that. That’s my dream. You can’t stop me.

Kelly: OK! If you choose to be a racer, you don’t need to come back again.

Michael and Janice: Mum! Don’t say that.

Dick: Ok! I go. I will not come back again.

Dick leaves the home quickly and he is very angry. Kelly, Michael and Janice are very sad.

Scene 3

Dick is crying in the spectator stand of a racetrack. Looking at the track, he thinks of being a racer and driving a racing car on this track from day to night. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream. He can’t let it go! Nothing can stop him now, even his family.

Benjiman: Hey! What are you going to be?

Dick: (As he points at the stage) I’m going to be a racer. Someday, I will become the one who stands on the top over there.

Benjiman: Then, how about your family?

Dick: My family… I think they will support me, although they feel angry about this tonight.

Benjiman: I was facing the same problem when I was young.

Dick: Did your family support you?

Benjiman: No, they left me at last. They left me a paper when I was back home. The paper says, “Just seize your dream. You will be the best one, but I’m sorry that I can’t stand beside you up to that day. I will bless you after I left every day.”

Dick: Did you become the best at last?

Benjiman: Yes, I won a lot of prizes but I didn’t feel happy when I was standing on the top of the stage. I thought prize would be everything when I had a family, but after they left, the prize became nothing to me. Without family, my heart is empty.

Dick: Then you think I should give up my dream and apologize to my wife after I go back home? The chance may not appear twice. Maybe this is the last chance in my life.

Benjiman: I just told you about my experience. What would you do next is up to you. I can’t control your mind, but I don’t want you to follow my footstep, the one that I am always regretting.

Dick: I… I don’t know.

Benjiman: Look at the photo in your wallet. Your family is smiling at you. The racing car is just a machine and the prize can’t comfort you when you are feeling down, but family is real. It’s the one you need to treasure.

Dick: Maybe you are right. I should listen to you. Can I ask you a question, who are you?

Benjiman: I’m your father.

(‘‘Ring! Ring! Ring!’’ The alarm clock is ringing. Dick wakes up.)

Dick: (Look at the sky) Thank you, father!

An unsuccessful day out (1B Lawrence Lee)

2009-03-27T09:28:00.000+08:00

On Saturday, my best friend and I decided to go for a barbecue in the countryside. We packed our bags, “Fruit, bread, coke, barbecue fork, meat…” We are checking our belongings. I asked my friend, “Hey! Why don’t we bring some rain clothes for us?” He replied, “The Observatory said tomorrow will be a sunny day! Don’t worry!” So, we didn’t pack our rain clothes.

The next day, we set off early at six o’ clock, and went to Sai Kung by MTR and minibus. Unfortunately, we missed the train and minibus and totally waited for half an hour. Finally, we went to Sai Kung. It was already noon. While we were walking along the little road to the barbecue pit and talking, the weather changed to cloudy. We didn’t notice the change.

When we arrived the barbecue pit, the weather became extremely bad but we still didn’t find it. The unluckiest event of the day happened － it started raining when we had just finished setting the charcoal and fire, “Oh! My God!” we cried. We quickly ran to the tuck shop next to the little road as quickly as we could. We were hungry so we ordered some food and drinks.

We waited and waited. The rain finally stopped so we paid for the food then quickly ran to the minibus station before it started raining again. My friend shouted, “I will never believe the weather report of the Observatory!” He kept on complaining so he didn’t see the road. Even worse, he fell down on the ground. He was fully hurt so I called the ambulance.

I thought that was not really bad because I had a free shuttle bus ride (the ambulance!), but at the second I had the thought, the ambulance crashed into a double-decker bus. Oh my!

Class Presentation (Form 2B)

2009-03-23T15:57:00.001+08:00

Scene I
Characters: 2 Friends
Setting: Around the school ground.

Friend A: (dazed) Hey, is that Jill and Kelvin’s song?
Friend B: Yes, it is. Have you heard the news about them?
Friend A: No, what happened to them?
Friend B: They were arrested in Tokyo!
Friend A: (shocked) What?! How come?
Friend B: They were found with marijuana.
Friend A: (sadly) What a pity.
Friend B: Yes, I hope they will be OK.

Scene II
Characters: Jill’s Dad and Music Manager
Setting: In the office.

MM: We will not use Jill anymore if she did have drugs.
JD: (In tears) Please give my daughter a second chance.
MM: (angrily) Impossible!!
JD: But…Adidas suggested that “Nothing is Impossible”
MM: That’s enough! The decision is made.

Scene III
Characters: Public, Jill, and Kelvin
Setting: At an public hall.

Public: Why did you go to Tokyo?
Jill: We went to Tokyo for work.
Public: What did you do with Kelvin in Tokyo?
Jill: We needed to produce some songs.
Public: Where did the police find the drugs?
Kelvin: They found drugs in the cigarette.
Public: What is the purpose of your trip?
Kelvin: I go travel with Jill.
People: Will you sing songs again?
Jill and Kelvin: We will sing songs if our music company gives us a chance.

A letter of Advice to Alice (4B Wong Ting Fung)

2009-03-19T08:57:00.001+08:00

Dear Alice,
I am sorry to know about your difficult situation. I understand you have lied on your online friend Jimmy because you are not confidence in yourself. You thought you could impress him but you could not imagine he would come to visit you in Hong Kong with his family. I can understand how worried you are if he knew the truth!

I think the only solution is to tell Jimmy the truth. You must send him an email before he comes to Hong Kong. You should explain to him why you did not tell him the truth about yourself but first of all remember to apologize for telling lies.

You can tell Jimmy you are still eager and willing to meet him and his family next month. In my opinion, there is a great chance to be with him face to face.

I actually do not know why didn’t you introduce your real self to him in the first place. You need to be honest and have more confidence. Do believe that you are a person worth knowing. He kept on emailing you without your photo means he does not care about the outlook of a person. He must have thought you were an interesting person with nice characters or you would not be online friends since you met.

Don’t worry! I hope everything will work out fine.

Good luck and best wishes.

Andy

3B Class Presentation

2009-03-18T10:54:00.004+08:00

The auction of the bronze animals (rabbit and rat) heads has made the Chinese Government angry as the heads were looted by British and French soldiers in the Second Opium War. Should the heads be returned to China?

1. auction (v / n) 拍賣
2. insulting (v) 侮辱
3. loot (n) 贓物
4. loot (v) 強奪
5. raping (v) 蹂躪
6. the Second Opium War (n) 第二次鴉片戰爭
7. Imperial Garden (n) 頤和園
8. antiques (n) 古董
9. booties (n) 戰利品
10. transported (v) 運送