Primary English 5B Units 1-2

Open English, Primary 1–6 was developed by the Open University of Hong Kong as part of its Open Textbooks for Hong Kong Project. The series follows the HKSAR’s English Language Curriculum, and includes student books and teacher’s books in print, PDF, Web and e-pub formats. It also includes audio files and supplementary appendices.

Main components of each unit

Pre-reading — introduces the unit theme and elicits students’ prior knowledge with fun activities.

Reading — presents the core reading text, and provides authentic examples of the target grammar and vocabulary as well as different text types.

Post-reading — includes exercises to develop students’ reading comprehension skills.

Vocabulary — can be used to pre-teach or review the target vocabulary in the Reading.

Language structures — presents the target grammar with explanatory notes.

Language practice — includes reading, listening, writing or speaking tasks related to the unit theme for students to practise the target grammar in context.

Phonics — uses rhymes, songs, poems, tongue-twisters and other texts to illustrate target sounds and pronunciation skills, and includes an exercise.

Text type — outlines the features of the unit’s main text type.

Main task — requires students to be creative and to use the target vocabulary, language structures and text type to complete a variety of well-scaffolded writing and/or speaking tasks.