Primary Longman Elect 5 A Chapter 1 Text

Primary Longman Elect 5 A Chapter 1 Text Type School notices

Let’s review the main features of school notices.

Remember that school notices come in two parts. A letter from school to parents. A reply slip for parents to send back to school.

They tell parents about a special arrangement or event.

No pictures Not colourful

A choir concert is being held and a school wants its upper primary pupils to go. That means pupils in P 4, P 5 and P 6.

There is a school notice to ask the parents.

Information about the event and important points to note are written under headings.

Parents can pay for the tickets by cheque.

The concert starts 8: 00 p. m. exactly; not at 7: 55 p. m or 8: 05 p. m.

Pupils should not be late.

Pupils should dress neatly.

This pupil’s parent says he can go to the concert so she crosses out ‘will not’ and fills in the rest of the form. Then she sends the form back to school.

Let’s look at another example.

Harbour Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13 th November (Friday). Below is the timetable: 8: 45 a. m. Arrive at school 9: 00 a. m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10: 15 a. m. Visit the Big Buddha 11: 30 a. m. Talk by tourist guide 12: 30 p. m. Vegetarian lunch 13: 15 p. m. Return to school Students should note the following: • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6 th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date:

Harbour Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13 th November (Friday). Below is the timetable: 8: 45 a. m. Arrive at school 9: 00 a. m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10: 15 a. m. Visit the Big Buddha 11: 30 a. m. Talk by tourist guide 12: 30 p. m. Vegetarian lunch 13: 15 p. m. Return to school Students should note the following: • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6 th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: The school name, date and ‘Dear’.

Harbour Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13 th November (Friday). Below is the timetable: 8: 45 a. m. Arrive at school 9: 00 a. m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10: 15 a. m. Visit the Big Buddha 11: 30 a. m. Talk by tourist guide 12: 30 p. m. Vegetarian lunch 13: 15 p. m. Return to school Introducing the event with place and the date. Students should note the following: • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6 th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date:

Harbour Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13 th November (Friday). Below is the timetable: 8: 45 a. m. Arrive at school 9: 00 a. m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10: 15 a. m. Visit the Big Buddha 11: 30 a. m. Talk by tourist guide 12: 30 p. m. Vegetarian lunch 13: 15 p. m. Return to school Students should note the following: • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6 th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date: Information. Here it is in a timetable.

Harbour Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13 th November (Friday). Below is the timetable: 8: 45 a. m. Arrive at school 9: 00 a. m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10: 15 a. m. Visit the Big Buddha 11: 30 a. m. Talk by tourist guide 12: 30 p. m. Vegetarian lunch 13: 15 p. m. Return to school Points to note. ‘Should’ tells pupils what they need to prepare. ‘No need’ tells pupils things that are not necessary. Students should note the following: • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6 th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date:

Harbour Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13 th November (Friday). Below is the timetable: 8: 45 a. m. Arrive at school 9: 00 a. m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10: 15 a. m. Visit the Big Buddha 11: 30 a. m. Talk by tourist guide 12: 30 p. m. Vegetarian lunch 13: 15 p. m. Return to school The deadline. ‘No later than’ = ‘on or before’. Returning the reply slip on the 6 th is fine but the 7 th is too late. Students should note the following: • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6 th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date:

Harbour Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, As part of their project on world records, lower primary pupils will visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island on 13 th November (Friday). Below is the timetable: 8: 45 a. m. Arrive at school 9: 00 a. m. Leave for Lantau by bus 10: 15 a. m. Visit the Big Buddha 11: 30 a. m. Talk by tourist guide 12: 30 p. m. Vegetarian lunch 13: 15 p. m. Return to school The reply slip. Parents fill in the details. They cross Students should note the following: out ‘will’ or ‘will not’. • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. Leaving ‘will’ means • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than yes, leaving ‘will 6 th November. Thank you. P. Leenot’ means no! Patricia Lee English teacher Reply Slip My child, will / will not go Lantau. Thank you. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date:

Practice Kings Primary School 19 th October 20 XX Dear Parents, The English Club will visit Tsim Sha Tsui to interview tourists on December 3 rd (Thursday). Please note the following: 1. Time and place The school bus will take pupils to Tsim Sha Tsui at 3: 00 p. m. Pupils will return to school at 6: 00 p. m. 2. Behaviour Pupils should wear school uniform. They should speak politely to tourists. They should listen patiently while tourists speak. 3. Important points Pupils should bring a camera to take photos of their interviews. Pupils should bring the interview questions they prepared in class. Students should note the following: • They should bring cameras, notebooks and pens. • They should wear caps and sun cream. • There is no need to wear school uniform. Please fill in the reply slip and return it to the class teacher no later than 6 th November. Thank you. P. Lee Patricia Lee English teacher My child, Thank you. Reply Slip will / will not go to Tsim Sha Tsui. Parent’s name: Parent’s signature: Date:

Practice Can P 6 pupils go on the trip?

Practice Yes, if they are in the English Club.

Practice Should pupils in the English Club wear school uniform on this trip?

Practice Yes, they should.

Practice How should pupils behave when they interview tourists?

Practice They should speak politely and listen patiently.

Practice It’s 6 th November. Can we still return the reply slip?

Practice Yes, we can return the slip on 6 th November.

Practice Who should pupils return the reply slip to?

Practice Their class teacher.

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