P5 Secondary School Interview Part 2

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P5 Secondary School InterviewPart 2
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Quiz Please introduce yourself.

• Can you give a good response?
• Example My name is ___. I am __ years old. I
  am an only child. I am kind, dependable and
  hard-working. My favourite subject is ___. I
  won an award for ___. In my spare time, I play
  the violin. I study hard every night. I know I
  can be a good secondary school student.

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Why did you choose this school?

• Choose the best answer.
• Why did you choose this school?
• I chose this school because it is beautiful.
• I chose this school because my parents like it.
• I chose this school because it has an excellent
  reputation, and I want to join the school
  orchestra.
• I chose this school because it is near my flat.

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The best answer was

• C
• You must show interest in the school.
• You should know about the schools website.
• You should know which school activities that you
  would like to join.
• Schools want you to participate in school
  activities.

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Go to the school Website

• King's College
• Search for what interests you about the school.
• Is the school famous? Why?
• Do you share the same religion as the school?
• Is the school big or small? Is that good or bad?
• Have specific examples of which clubs and
  extra-curricular activities you are interested in
  joining.
• Think about competitions that you may be able to
  win and how you will prepare for them.
• Can you be a writer for any of the school
  publications?
• Would you like to be a prefect?
• Do the facilities at the school help you with
  your hobbies?

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Ask your parents or teacher about the school

• Ranking Is it a top school?
• Popularity Is it a good school?
• Success of graduates from that school Do
  graduates go on to the best universities?

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Brainstorm

• Why did you choose our school?
• Brainstorm a list of reasons and/or put the
  reasons into a mind map.

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Inter-school swimming championships
Hong Kong English speech contest
Here are some ideas that you may have on your
mind map.
Swimming pool
Swimming
Chess
Gymnasium
School competitions
English Society
Multi-media learning centre
Facilities
Clubs/extra-curricular activities
Drama society
The Bridge (news paper)
Why I choose this school? (Kings College)
Publications
Badminton
Size
Kings Spring (students work)
Big school
Famous
Success of graduates
Religion
Lots of activities
High Academic Results
Notable alumni (Wikipedia)
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Leung Chun Ying
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An example of the essay

• I chose Kings College for many reasons.
  Firstly, I think that the swimming pool,
  gymnasium and the multi-media learning centre are
  great facilities that I would like to use. I am
  also excited to read The Bridge and display my
  work in the Kings Spring. Kings College also has
  many extra-curricular activities that I would
  like to take part in, such as the drama and
  English societies, swimming and badminton teams,
  and the chess club. I would be proud to take part
  in competitions like the inter-school swimming
  championship and the Hong Kong speech contest.
  The school is famous, of course, for its high
  academic results but also its notable alumni such
  as Leung Chun Ying. Overall, it is a big school
  with many activities and great facilities.

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Summer holiday homework

• Make a mind map and write an essay on Why did
  you chose ________ school?
• Research your favourite secondary school by
  looking at the schools website.
• Write a minimum of 80 words.
• You should hand in a hard copy of your homework
  (mind map and essay) after the summer holidays
  in September.