I wish that my students will not only wish to gain knowledge of the English language of my class, but that of how to be a decent human being as well.

1. ENGL3001EF ENGLISH IN USE1
Before we get started.

2. HELLO~ I AM BETTY.
 B
 Bold Brave
 E
 Enthusiastic
 TT
 TalenT
 Y
 Yummy
BRAVO!

3. GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF US!
 Form a group of 5 or 6;
 Familiarize yourself with all the group mates;
 Prepare for a group introduction;
 Each team member gives out a particular information (e.g.
Something common about the members; something
special about one individual, etc.);
 Incorporate a lie into your group introduction (One group
one lie);
 Find out the lie. (Extra credits for those who find out; or
for those who successfully cheated the rest)

4. GROUP INTRODUCTION
 What have you learnt?
 Mistake
 --it’s nothing to be afraid of.
 Stereotype
 --never judge a book by its cover.
 English
 --it’s not that boring.

5. A MEMO
 Who are you?
 What do you want me to know more about you?
 Why are you here?
 Where do you see yourself this time next year?
 How are you going to get there?
 What do you want from this course? (other than a pass)
 What do you expect from yourself?
 What do you expect from your classmates?
 What do you expect from Betty?

6. INTRODUCTION OF THE COURSE
 See the syllabus.
 Text book:
 Book fair 10am-6pm
 4 Sep (Wed)—5 Sep (Thu)

7. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTS
 2 writings (essay)
 1 in-class practice (details would be given later by
CC)
 2 presentations

8. RULES
 Before we go to rules set by Betty, any rules you
want to set?

9. RULES
 1. Participation—”You are students, not spectators!”
Challenge the teacher!
 2. Punctuality
 within 15 mins after roll-call--Late; 4L =1A
 15-30L= ½ A
 early leave >30 mins A~1/2 A
 3. Food and Drinks (NO FOOD, except candies. No
alcohols!)

10. RULES (CON’T)
 4. Mobiles
 Dictionary + photo taking of notes are okay
 No MSG, whatsapp, FB, WeChat, No Phoning.
 For emergency calls, please go outside.
 5. Late submission
 Late submission within one day (including one day)
accounts for 20% of mark deduction; two days,
40%; … five days, Zero.

11. RULES (CON’T)
 6. Plagiarism—Zero

12. SUMMARY
 The teacher
 The classmates
 Yourself
 The course
 The rules