Methodist College

English Summer Holiday Assignments (07-08)

Form One

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1. Longman Express Summer Holiday Exercise Book S1-S2 Longman

2. Reading Reports
- Choose at least three books (except class readers, e.g. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
from the recommended authors or titles below if you are not assigned any.

- Most of the books listed are available from the school library. You are advised
to either borrow them from the libraries (school or public) or purchase them on
your own.

- Complete any THREE reports from the templates provided.

- The school library will be open on the following dates:

 23-25 June, 10 July, 11 July & from 8 August onwards

Recommended list for English (S1)

Recommended Authors
1. Oscar Wilde 7. Francesca Simon
2. Roald Dahl 8. Jeromy Strong
3. Charles Dickens 9. Megan McDonald
4. Hans Andersen 10. Philip Pullman
5. R. L. Stine 11. Dav Pilkey
6. Robert Louis Stevenson

Must Read Fiction

Titles of the Books Authors

1. Horrid Henry (series) Francesca Simon
2. Goosebumps (series) R. L. Stine
3. Five Tales Oscar Wilde
4. The Centerville Ghost Oscar Wilde
5. The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde
6. Firework Maker's Daughter Philip Pullman
7. My Sister's Got a Spoon Up Her Nose! Jeremy Strong
8. Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Roald Dahl
9. Esio Trot Roald Dahl
 10. Judy Moody Megan McDonald
11. A to Z Mysteries (series) Ron Ray
12. Adventure Box

- All assignments are to be submitted on 1 September, 2008.

Title of the
book:
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Who? Please choose one character from the book:

Why?
Word requirement: (F.1 – not less than 80 words, F.2 – not less than 120
words, F.3 – not less than 160 words)
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Title of the
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Who did what to whom for what reason with
what result where?
Read a book with plenty of action and write it up as a detective’s case
study.
DETECTIVE GAME
CASE STUDY
Who? (The protagonists, main characters, villains, victims,
heroines, heroes)

WHAT happened? To whom? WHEN? HOW?

WHERE? Place; location; country? Did it have any influence on what

happened?

WHY? For what reason? Motives? Causes? Explanations? Evidence?

Factors?
(F.1 not less than 50 words, F.2 not less than 80 words, F.3 not less than 100 words)

So? With what result? Conclusion? What happened in the end? OK?
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Plot structure worksheet

Work out the plot structure with the fiction you’ve

read.
A. List the important events in your fiction.

B. Plot the events onto the diagram below:

3. Climax

2. Rising Action 4. Falling Action

1. Exposition

5. Resolution

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Title of the
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Chapter-by-Chapter Synopsis
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Task: After you have read a chapter, recall what the chapter is about in not more than 40
words.
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Title of the
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Word requirement: (F.1 – not less than 80 words,
F.2 – not less than 120 words,
F.3 – not less than 160 words)

What do you think the author was trying to say to you?

Did the author, through the story, manage to tell you anything about yourself
that you had not thought about before?

What sort of person do you think the author must be to write a book like this?
young/ old/ kid/ nice/ caring/ friendly/ understanding/ lonely/ miserable/ unhappy/ sensitive/
knows what young people think an feel/ out of touch/ full of laughter

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