eREAP - Easter Challenge of EnglishCentral 2021

Introduction

It is often reported that Hong Kong students are weak at listening and speaking skills. To improve these areas, one of the most effective methods would be through regular practice.

Easter Challenge of EnglishCentral 2021 aims at strengthening students’ English ability beyond classroom by making use of the high quality English videos bundled with speaking, vocabulary and comprehension exercises on EnglishCentral.

All Hong Kong secondary schools interested in joining this challenge are welcome, teacher-in-charge can apply for trial accounts of EnglishCentral by completing an online form on or before 26 April 2021, and encourage students to participate in the challenge!

For schools which are participating in eREAP and have applied for EnglishCentral, simply encourage your students to log in to EnglishCentral for participation with their EdCity student account and stand a chance of getting awarded.
 

Format

Online practices

Target

Hong Kong Secondary Schools, 2 divisions:

Junior Secondary School (S1 – S3)

Senior Secondary School (S4 – S6)

Period

29 March 2021 (Monday) – 31 May 2021 (Monday)

Practices

Students can log in to their EnglishCentral account and complete the following tasks: ‘Watch the Videos’ (5 selected videos), ‘Learn the Words’ and ‘Speak the Lines’.

Students are encouraged to opt for a suitable level, and to nominate for individual awards

Teachers could encourage students to join, and to nominate for school awards

Awards

Student Awards

Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School

* Student can attempt more than once, while the system will only record the score of the last attempt
** If there is a tie, students with more total completed sentences in ‘Speak the line’ will be the winner

School Awards

Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School

Procedures

Please follow the steps below to log in to EnglishCentral:

• Visit www.englishcentral.com, and click ‘SIGN-IN’, then click ‘Login with HKEdCity’
• Use EdCity student account to log in
• Choose the right class based on levels, e.g. EdCity Easter Challenge 2021 (JS) for S1 to S3 students
• Click ‘Class Videos’ to ‘Watch the Videos’ (Total: 5)
• Choose at least 6 (for secondary levels) to ‘Learn the Words’ in each video
• Choose at least 6 (for secondary levels) to ‘Speak the Lines’ and complete the recording task**

**Students can attempt more than once, while the system will ONLY record the score of last attempt

Please refer to Challenge Guideline for more details.

Enquiry

Hong Kong Education City

Tel: 2624 1000

Email: info@edcity.hk

Hong Kong Education City reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions of the scheme. In case of any dispute, our decision shall be final and conclusive.