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5A Chapter 6
Writing a report about my group’s travel experiences
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Today we’re talking about our travel experiences.
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We will use charts to present our findings in a report.
First, let’s review two basic charts – bar charts and pie charts.
bar chart
pie chart
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The numbers represent the number of pupils.
The bars represent the different categories (e.g. frequency of travel).
This is a bar chart. Do you know the different parts of a bar chart?
The title of the bar chart.
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The tallest bar is the most popular choice.
The shortest bar is the least popular choice.
This is a bar chart. Do you know the different parts of a bar chart?
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This is a pie chart. Do you know the different parts of a pie chart?
the title of the pie chart
This pie chart has 7 slices.
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The largest slice is the most popular choice.
This is a pie chart. Do you know the different parts of a pie chart?
The slices represent the different categories (e.g. countries).
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We are going to use the two charts to complete the report.
Yesterday we did a survey on our group’s travel experiences.
Here are some of the things we found out.
Read the opening paragraph. It tells us what the report is about.
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Two
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Two
more than
five times
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more than
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Singapore
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Japan
Malaysia
Korea
Taiwan
the UK
Germany
Singapore
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Now, let’s read about everyone’s travel experiences.
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John loves Ocean Park. Read and complete his travel experience.
never
looked at the fish
met the dolphins
e.g. was so exciting
Has John ever travelled outside Hong Kong?
What did John think of his last visit to Ocean Park?
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Grace visited Japan and Singapore. Read and complete her travel experience.
have travelled
have been to
met some cartoon characters
e.g. want to go there again
‘have travelled’ or ‘travelled’?
Does Grace like Tokyo?
What does she want to do?
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May visited the UK last year. Read and complete her travel experience.
have travelled outside Hong Kong
took photos
e.g. had
a nice time in the UK
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What has May done six times?
Do you think May enjoyed her time in the UK?
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Benny visited Singapore and Germany. Read and complete his travel experience.
have travelled
visited a castle
e.g. great fun
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What did Benny think of his visit to the castle?
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Now, it’s your turn to design a survey sheet and interview your group members.
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Write your group number here.
You will interview a member of your group.
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Write your name here. You are the interviewer.
You will be asking the questions.
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Write your group member’s name here.
He / she is the interviewee.
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Ask about the number of times he / she has
travelled outside of Hong Kong.
How many times
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Ask about the places your classmate
has visited.
Have you ever been to …
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Ask about your classmate's favourite
place he/she has ever been to.
What is
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Ask about when your classmate
visited his / her favourite place.
When
visit there
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Ask about what your classmate
did there.
What did you do there
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Ask about your classmate’s feelings / opinions
about the holiday / place.
What was your holiday like
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Look at the survey sheets completed by different group members.
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Put together the answers for Question 1, then present the results in a bar chart.
Look at the example below.
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3
2
How many times
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Now, let’s draw a bar chart to show our results.
Look at the example below.
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6
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Remember to use the present perfect tense to talk about the number of times.
e.g. One of us has never travelled outside Hong Kong.
Some of us have never travelled outside Hong Kong.
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all of us (e.g. 6 out of 6)
Describe the number of pupils with the correct words.
most of us (e.g. 5 out of 6)
half of us (e.g. 3 out of 6)
some of us (e.g. 2 out of 6)
one of us (e.g. 1 out of 6)
none of us (e.g. 0 out of 6)
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Complete the sentences about the survey results. Look at the example below.
_________ of us has / have never travelled outside Hong Kong.
_________ of us ____________________ outside Hong Kong once or twice.
_________ of us ______________________________ three or four times.
_________ of us ___________________ more than ________________ .
None
One
Half
Some
has travelled
have travelled outside Hong Kong
have travelled outside Hong Kong
five times
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Put together the answers for Question 2, then present the results in a pie chart.
Look at the example below.
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5
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Australia
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Now, let’s draw a pie chart to show our results.
Look at the example below.
Mainland
China
3
6
5
3
3
1
2
Australia
Taiwan
Japan
Malaysia
Korea
Singapore
Australia
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Complete the sentences about the survey results. Circle the correct words and write.
Look at the example below.
Mainland
China
Taiwan
Japan
Korea
Singapore
Malaysia
Australia
The most popular place / places to visit is / are ____________________ .
We have also been to __________________________________________
____________________________ and ______________ .
Taiwan and Japan
Korea, Singapore, Malaysia,
Mainland China
Australia
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Now, write about your group’s travel experiences.
When did you do the survey?
What is the survey about?
Give a title. What is the report about?
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Now, write about your group’s travel experiences.
Write about the results for Question 1.
Use your sentences about Figure 1.
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Now, write about your group’s travel experiences.
Write about the results for Question 2.
Use your sentences about Figure 2.
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It’s your turn to write about your holiday experience.
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Think about how you can make your writing more interesting.
- information about the activities done, e.g.
I tried some local food like buffalo wings.
- sensory details, e.g.
The food tasted sweet and yummy!
The view / scenery looked great!
The concert sounded great!
Add details to make your writing more interesting.
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Think about how you can make your writing more interesting.
adjectives to describe feelings / give comments, e.g.
Add details to make your writing more interesting.
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excited / exciting, amazed / amazing
bored / boring
tired / tiring
interested / interesting
yummy, delicious, fresh, lovely
great, nice, special, fantastic, brilliant
Check your writing using the checklist below. Tick ( ) or cross ( ).
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Then swap with another group and check each other’s writing. Correct your mistakes.
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Acknowledgments
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