3. Target
Targeted Level: Senior Secondary (Form 4-5)
The design of this WebQuest matches one of
the eight electives of DSE English Language
– Learning English through Social Issues.
Our aim is to help students understand issues
related to dating more as it is not discussed
openly in Hong Kong classrooms.
4. Scenario
TVB is now hosting a teen dating show
and you are asked to be one of the love
gurus. Your role is to give advice to the
participants of the show who are going
to go on a date for the first time.
5. Task 1
The participants would like to know how to ask
a guy/girl out. Read the following websites for
some tips, rank the usefulness of the tips and
state the reasons for your choices.
Boys: How to ask a girl out
Girls: How to ask a guy out
6. For Boys
Rank the usefulness of the tips (1 the most useful, 6 least useful and state the reasons for your choice.
Tips
Reasons
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7. For
Girls
Rank the usefulness of the tips (1 the most useful, 5 least useful and state the reasons for your choice.
Tips
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5.
Reasons
8. Task 2
The participants have successfully
asked someone out on a date! Good
job!
Now, they need suggestions on a
restaurant to go to.
Here is a list of restaurants for a
first date. Your task is to search for
these restaurants in openrice and
read the reviews to find out if the
restaurants are suitable or not.
Later, you have to pick 3
restaurants and explain your
reasons for choosing those. A
template is given to you to fill in.
9. Suggested list of restaurants
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Shore Bar and Steak Lounge
Ajisen Ramen
RA Restaurant and Lounge
Butao Ramen
Tsui Wah Restaurant
California Pizza Kitchen
Loving Hut
El Taco Loco
10. Restaurant 1
Restaurant name:
Location:
Price:
Summary of the reviews (50 words):
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Photo of the restaurant:
11. Restaurant 2
Restaurant name:
Location:
Price:
Summary of the reviews (50 words):
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Photo of the restaurant:
12. Restaurant 3
Restaurant name:
Location:
Price:
Summary of the reviews (50 words):
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Photo of the restaurant:
13. Task 3
Well done! Now, the participants know where to go.
However, there’s still a problem!
They don’t know what to wear! Watch the videos on the
next slide, to see what people should wear on a date.
Then, design an outfit and describe it.
You may go to this website to have an idea how clothes
are described:
Describing clothes
16. Task 4
Awesome! You are getting there! Now the participants
want to make sure they do the right things when they are
on a date.
1)Read the websites and watch the video to find out what
to do and what not to do on a first date.
•FIRST DATE: DOs & DON'Ts
•First Date Advice: 12 Dos and Don'ts That Every Girl Shou
•10 Things Guys Should Do On A First Date
17. Task 4
2) Join with 2-3 other love gurus to create a video to show the
participants. You may use a camera, phone, video recorder. You
may use Windows Movie Maker or iMovie to edit your video.
Use the following links to learn the basics of editing videos.
Your video should:
a) Not be longer than 3 minutes
b) Should be well organized
Windows Movie Maker
c) Contain smooth transitions
Windows Movie Maker
d) Should contain clear and clean language
iMovie
e) Should contain some text
iMovie
f) Not be shaky
18. Task 4
3) Upload it to YouTube privately
and send the link to xyz@gmail.com
20. Task 5
Well done! You have found all the information
needed! You have made the participants very happy!
Now, TVB has asked you to write a short story on a
participant’s successful date for The Young Post. Go
to the following website to understand the structure
of a narrative text.
Narrative
21. Tips for writing a short story
You may use these questions to help you with your short story
1) The participant may choose to be anonymous or not.
2) Write about the advice that you gave your participant (how to ask,
where to go, what to wear, etc.)
3) Write about how the advice was taken into action (sequence of events)
4) How was the date overall?
5) How did your participant feel?
6) What problems were encountered during the whole process?
27. Love Songs Dedication
You can listen to some of the love songs here and
dedicate it to your date. Relax and enjoy!
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Jonas Brothers: When You Look Me In The Eyes
Nick Carter - I Need You Tonight
David Archuleta - Crush
28. Self-Evaluation
Rating scale 1= unsatisfactory, 2= poor, 3=average, 4= good, 5=Exceptional
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Cooperation
Time
management
Use of resources
Task completion
Instructions
followed
Others: (please specify)
2
3
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5
29. Conclusion
With your help, the participants have had their perfect
first date. You are such a great love guru.
When giving others suggestions:
•You have learned to rank and give reasons to justify
your choices.
•You have learned to summarize a number of
reviews.
•You have obtained abundant adjectives to describe
clothing.
•You have been more familiar with narrative texts.
•You have developed your generic skills through
doing the whole WebQuest.
30. Questions to think about
• What’s your view on dating now?
• Are you more confident now?
• Did the webquest help you answer some of
your questions?
• Were there things new to you?
32. Objectives
• By the end of the WebQuest, students are able to…
1. Rank with justification.
2. Obtain more knowledge about dating.
3. Summarize a number of reviews.
4. Use complex adjectives to describe clothing.
5. Use their creativity, collaboration and problem solving
skills to produce an ad and design an outfit.
6. Use appropriate text structure to produce narrative
texts.
33. Skills required
• Generic Skills involved:
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Skimming and extracting information
Problem-solving skills
Creativity
Collaboration
Communication
Reasoning
• IT skills involved
– Video recording and editing
– Googling
– Basic computer operation skills.
34. Reflective Report
1. Uniqueness of the WebQuest
• Provide an authentic scenario for students to
work on which makes it easier for them to
get engaged in the tasks and learn from
them.
• Involve a social issue highly related to
teenagers.
• Contain a variety of tasks (story writing,
making an ad, etc.)
35. Difficulties encountered and solutions
• Time-consuming to find appropriate resources
for senior secondary students.
• Solution: Division of labor - each member
finds different resources.
36. Difficulties encountered and solutions
• Designing appropriate tasks for senior
secondary students.
• Solutions: Brainstorming lots and lots and lots
of different ideas and deciding the best one
together.
