Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay)

2025 – 2026 Primary 2 English Language

Notes for Parents

1. English Language Core Team

English Panel Chairperson 英文科科主任
Ms Cheung Wing See 張詠思老師
Ms Tsang I Mau 曾漪懋老師
Ms Cheung Shuk Yi 張淑儀老師

2. Curriculum Framework
Reading Writing Listening Speaking
• Identify pronoun • One main idea • Listen for details • Talk about food we
references for each e.g. place names, like / dislike
paragraph numbers, time,
• Guess the reasons • Make and respond
meaning of • Brainstorm ideas to invitations
unknown words using questions, • Pay attention to
notes, tables words with • Offer help
• Identify sound similar sounds
words • Organize ideas • Ask for repetition
using mind maps • Guess unknown • Agree or disagree
• Identify feelings / story maps words with others
• Identify reasons • Add examples to • Understand • Express how we
• Predict what make writing speakers’ feel
happens next more interesting responses
• Ask for others’
• Identify the main • Use linking • Understand likes opinion
idea of a words such as / dislikes
paragraph / a ‘because’ to
connect ideas • Understand how
passage / a the speaker feels
story • Write a story
• Identify the with a beginning, • Understand
a middle and an speakers’ opinion
purpose of a text
ending
• Understand basic
book terminology • Introduce the
format of a letter
3. Language Focus
Verbs
simple present tense (jobs / habits / present states)
imperatives
Let’s
Adverbs
too (express similar feelings)
usually
Modals
must
Nouns
singular / plural
Question words
How do
What / Where/ Why/ Which
Is there / Are there, Are you (yes / no questions)
Do you / Does he / she (yes / no questions)
Pronouns
Subject pronouns I / you / he / she / it / we / they
Object pronouns it / them / me / him / her
Adjectives
Possessive adjectives my / your / her / his / our / their
Connectives
and / or / because
Determiners
a / an / the
Prepositions
in / on / under (place)
by bus / on foot
at / in (times)
on / from / to (dates)
Gerunds (…ing)

4. Key Development
➢ School-based Positive Values Curriculum
 In each school term, learning activities which are related to the twelve
core positive values, e.g. ‘law-abidingness, unity and national identity’
will be implemented.
 ➢ SSRB
 Development of Dictionary Skills: By noting down definitions and
examples, students learn how to use new words in context, enhancing
their ability to express ideas in writing. As students look up assigned
or difficult words in the dictionary, they encounter new vocabulary
and phrases like synonyms and antonyms. This exposure further
enriches their language skills and broadens their vocabulary bank for
writing.
 Note-taking: Teaching students effective note-taking strategies which
can enhance their understanding and retention of information and
could improve their reading and writing. Students use mind maps or
graphic organizers such as Venn diagrams and flow charts to help
themselves visualize relationships between concepts, thus can make
information more manageable and engaging.
➢ Reading WS
Reading workshops will be integrated into the curriculum to enhance
students' literacy skills. Each Reading Worksheet will focus on different
reading strategies. Students can employ the strategies in the following
comprehension practice.
➢ Task-based WS
Students will be able to apply the vocabulary and language items in
meaningful in-class tasks. Besides, students have to do extended reading
on the related topics by scanning the QR codes.
➢ Values Education WS:
The concepts of positive values and national security education are
introduced as integral components of the respective module.
➢ Development of Text Sets (DTS)Programme
 Different authentic texts will be used in teaching English so as to
integrate the knowledge and skills learnt from different subjects to
English Language learning.
 Students' literacy development will be enhanced. Positive values and
attitudes will also be instilled in students.
➢ Use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve students' pronunciation and
intonation: Inspirational quotes or poems will be assigned to students on
TEAMS Speaker Progress, which could improve students’ speaking skills
by understanding their own strength and weakness.

5. Difficult Points
➢ Grammar - the use of simple present tense
 formation: + ‘s’/’es’, ‘ies’ after the verb when the subject in the
sentence is a 3rd person singular
 When we ask questions, we say, Do you….? / Does he like …? (Not
 ‘Does he likes…?’)
 hint words: e.g. every week, on Sundays etc.

➢ Grammar - Singular and Plural nouns

Rule Examples
+ ‘s’ after most nouns a banana ➔ bananas
+ ‘es’ for nouns ending in ‘o’, ‘s’ a mango ➔ mangoes
and ‘x’ a glass ➔ glasses
a box ➔ boxes
+ ‘es’ for nouns ending in ‘ch’ and a peach ➔ peaches
‘sh’ a dish ➔ dishes
Change ‘y’ to ‘ies’ for nouns a cherry ➔ cherries
ending in a consonant + ‘y’

➢ Reading – understand the connection between ideas by following

pronoun references
 pay attention to the use of pronouns to refer to previously mentioned
ideas or words
 draw arrows to indicate relationships between ideas
➢ Writing and speaking – organize and expand ideas in a coherent way
 use graphic organizers to brainstorm ideas and put them in order

➢ Writing and speaking – repetitive and less engaging language

 use figurative language to brush up the writing/speech (refer to SSRB)

➢ Listening and speaking

• use note-taking strategies such as: circling key words, using codes/
short forms and graphic organisers (e.g. mind map, timeline)

6. Learning Tips
➢ Note-taking
➢ Read varieties of English books
(learn sentence structure, language use, new vocabulary items)
➢ Reading aloud with stress, rhythm and intonation
➢ Sentence making activities with similes etc.
➢ Speed writing (15 – 20 mins) & Timed practices
➢ Good use of dictionary (Parts of speech, different meanings)
➢ Visit good English educational websites e.g. Pearson Website –Reference
Toolbox (Word Wise- Useful notes on grammar and spelling & Useful
Weblinks)
➢ Read English newspapers & magazines, watch English educational and
phonics videos, listen to English songs / radio, utilize English e-learning
platforms e.g. Baamboozle
➢ Online reading platforms (e.g. EPIC!, APAW, eRead by HKEdcity)