Introduction

It's English Festival again! Valentine's Day is approaching, so the theme of English Festival 2007 is LOVE and all the English Festival activities are related to love from the period of 3 rd February to 13th February.

You don't have a lover?? Don't worry! On this great day, the Valentine's Day, we can show our love to all people around us, including our family, classmates, friends and teachers. Remember our slogan, “Love Your Pals, Love Yourself”.

About the Film

All of you must have come across the movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in the English lessons during the English Festival.

It is based on a “best - selling” book by Ann Brashares called The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Brashares, 2003).

The book is about four friends, Lena , Tibby, Bridget and Carmen who separate to go on their summer holidays. On a shopping trip the girls find a pair of jeans that fits each of then perfectly. They decide to use the jeans as a way of keeping in contact over the months ahead. Each friend keeps and wears the jeans for a week. They see what “luck” the jeans bring . They make up ten rules for the wearer of the “traveling pants”. They set 10 rules to regulate the use of the pants. Rule no. 10 is to remember that the “ pants = love ”: Love your Pals, Love Yourself !!

Activities and Schedule

English Festival Coupons

In the English Festival, every time when you participate in an activity, you can get an English Festival Coupon. Another way to get more coupons is to do well in English classes, and your English teachers will give you coupons as compliments. If you want to get more coupons, you have to speak more English and use English more often!

“When and where can I use the coupons?” “What is it for?” are the two frequent questions asked by the students. Actually, you can use the coupons in the English Cafe because we serve snacks and drinks that are free of charge. However, you need to get the snacks and drinks by presenting the coupons to our “waiters” and “waitresses”.

Drama: “Dreamland”

Our schoolmates had an amazing drama performance on stage in the English Festival Assembly. It was performed by a group of more than 25 students, including our actors, actresses and student helpers from different classes.

Dreamland is about the adventurous experience of a boy, Billy, in the school and also in the “paradise” that he has been longing for. Billy is a student at KSK. He used to hate his classmates, teachers and everything he has to do at school, including studying and works related to his studies. He has been dreaming about going to the “Dreamland” where he has no homework, no tests or examinations. What he does in his Dreamland is to play, play and play. One day, he met a fairy. The fairy promised to take him away from the school and let him live in the “Dreamland”. However, Billy has started to miss his friends and teachers at school, and also everything that he can do at school because he realized that he actually loves the school and people there very much …

Acknowledgements

English Festival 2007 has been a successful event. Both our fellows and teachers have spent a lot of time and efforts on the rehearsal and preparation work. On behalf of the English Department, we would like to thank all the students who have assisted with the running of activities and also those who have actively participated in the events. In addition, we have to acknowledge the efforts of our English teachers and teaching assistants who turned our English Festival into one of the most colorful and fantastic events of the school.

Want to Learn More?

About Valentine's Day:

http://www.hkedcity.net/article/ec-valentine/content/

More Sources of the Sisterhood Movies:

http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/sisterhoodcentral/

A Quiz to Check out Which Type of Sisterhood You Are:

http://quiz.myyearbook.com/zenhex/quiz.php?id=27871

A Discussion Forum about the Movie:

http://www.librarything.com/work/12482