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The ABC of Sports — "English Time" Episode 2

1/21/2022

[20 Jan] The second episode of "English Time — presented by Forgottenland" is launched! The sporty and "muscular???" Bong is the host this time. He talks about "The ABC of Sports", which is to use the first three letters of the alphabet to introduce three interesting things related to sports. He also teaches you some grammatical aspects of using the three words. Check out the video above and enjoy it!

In addition to Bong's sharing, as you can see that three others boys also talk about their "ABC of Sports"! Click below for the full versions of their presentations.

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Now, a challenge for you -- What's your "ABC of ________?" Try to come up with your own ideas (can be in sports or other areas) and explain a bit for each of the three words like how the above presenters did. Enter your passage in the comment box below. Have fun thinking, writing and sharing!

Dr Lee

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"To Be Continued..." Chapter 4 Launched!

1/11/2022

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[11 Jan] In Chapter 4, two of our young heroes, Hinson and Chi-yin had a seperate journey from Bong. These two boys stayed in the Underwater Palace as guests but to their surprise, the mermen had another plan! They were trapped in a cell and could only use their wisdom to win back their freedom from a tricky and maths-minded creature - The Octopus, which was guarding them. Could they free themselves and how did they manage to do it? And the dice last time predicted that there should be a new member to their team. So, who might that be? Watch the animated clip again here:

The dice this time predict the following: old man, reunion, poetry, double, secret, wisdom

Bong is completely missing in this chapter. Will the two paths converge into one again? Stay tuned and this story is "To Be Continued"...

Now boys, question time. Here are two thoughtful questions for you. Feel free to answer one or both of them:

1. How would you describe the character of the Octopus? Why do you think it was assigned this job to guard the prisoners?
2. Did the merboy harm the heroes at first and then help them? What was going on in the mind of the merboy?

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"To Be Continued..." Chapter 3 Launched!

1/4/2022

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[4 Jan] Our "To Be Continued..." tale has come to Chapter 3 where Bong, at an underground construction, met a mysterious girl, Na Na, who stole a pipa. Bong was startled to see warriors dressing like those in the Qin Dynasty and to learn that he was in fact at a colossal tomb of an emperor. He ended up receiving the third sacred item but was still away from his teammates, Hinson and Chi-yin. Would Bong return to the group soon? And what secrets did this underground place hold?

"To be Continued..." — Chapter 3

This time, the dice predict the following: Water, New Teammate, Bondage, Code Breaking, Missing Teammate, Palace.

This plot grows bigger and more complicated for sure! Stay tuned and this story is "To Be Continued"...

Now boys, question time. Here are two thoughtful questions for you. Feel free to answer one or both of them:

1. Bong helped Na Na without thinking much. Why do you think he did it this way? And please share with us an experience of yours where you helped a person (particularly in an emergency situation) without consideration.
2. This chapter doesn't tell you about the background of Na Na, can you please guess her background? Give as much detail as possible!

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Roderick Yuen Wins Young Post's Brain Game

1/1/2022

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At 10 years old, Roderick Yuen is the youngest winner in recent Brain Game history. Photo: SCMP

[1 Jan] Roderick Yuen from 5A has been a part of the Brain Game writing competition on Young Post since September 2021. “Brain Game” is a Battle Royale style writing competition that starts with 10 contestants, who are eliminated one-by-one based on the readers’ voting. Gripping the reader’s attention, Roderick made his way through all ten rounds of writing and claimed the championship title in Nov 2021! Let us now glance through all ten writing titles that Roderick triumphed consecutively in:

Round 1: Which celebrity would you choose to be your teacher?
Round 2: What would you do if you could travel to the future?
Round 3: If you could create a new Asian superhero movie, what power would your hero have?
Round 4: If you could be anyone, anything, or even an animal in your afterlife, what do you want to be and why?
Round 5: If the world were to end in 24 hours, how would you spend your day?
Round 6: If your teacher became your student for a day, what would you do?
Round 7: If you could have an extra hour of free time every day, how would you use it?
Round 8: If you could create the perfect haunted house for an amusement park, what would it be?
Round 9: What do you think teens’ lives might be like 100 years from now?
Round 10: If you could produce any movie, what would it be about, and who would be the actors?

This is Roderick's Round 10 article:

My idea would be a sci-fi movie called Key to the New Dimensions, set in three universes in parallel dimensions connected by a wormhole with a specific time of entrance.

In the film, the antagonist, Dr Jacob Reeves, is trying to converge the three parallel dimensions with a super energy converter, the Dimension Door. He wants to release the dark energy between the parallel universes. The key to the Dimension Door is in the DNA of a person called Jonathan Silver and his identical counterparts in the other two parallel dimensions. Professor Robinson, the inventor of the Dimension Door, had implanted the key in Silver.

Twisted Powers, the gatekeeper of the dimensions, knows the secret and tries to stop Dr Reeves. When Silver is kidnapped by Dr Reeves, Twisted Powers saves him and reveals the secret. The two try to warn Silver’s counterparts of the approaching disaster.

Meanwhile, Dr Reeves travels back in time to force Professor Robinson to give him the key but fails. He captures a toddler Silver and an elderly Silver in the other parallel universes. After taking their DNA, Dr Reeves launches an attack on Twisted Powers, targeting the remaining Silver. In the final part of the movie, Dr Reeves takes Silver in the Dimension Door, and activates the self-explosion.

But Professor Robinson had made the programme to permanently trap Dr Reeves inside the wormhole, and Jonathan sacrifices his life in the explosion. The film ends with Twisted Powers at Silver’s funeral, while the other Silvers are safe in their own universes.

I would cast Timothee Chalamet as Jonathan Silver. The male lead in the sci-fi film Dune, Chalamet has recently skyrocketed in popularity. His style of acting is more emotional and sensitive, which is what I want my audience to see in Jonathan Silver. Time magazine has even listed the actor as a “next generation leader”.

For Dr Reeves, I would cast Joaquin Phoenix. I believe that the best actor of the 2020 Academy Awards can become immersed in his role as my film’s antagonist and unleash the character’s dark power.

I hope this film will be engraved in the minds of all sci-fi fans!

As the Brain Game winner, he received a Nintendo Switch, a Kindle and a Muji voucher as his prizes. Congratulations, Roderick!

Ms Peggy Yau

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The ABC of Sports — "English Time" Episode 2

"To Be Continued..." Chapter 4 Launched!

"To Be Continued..." Chapter 3 Launched!

Roderick Yuen Wins Young Post's Brain Game

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