F 6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE REVIEW Dates of

F. 6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE REVIEW

Dates of Exam 12/4/13 13/4/13 2 -15/5/13 Papers 1 & 2 Paper 3 Paper 4

PAPER 1 (1. 5 HOURS – 20%) Full Mark Mean Score (%) Part A 47 55. 4 Part B 1 45 40. 9 Part B 2 46 60. 6

Reading Skills • To locate specific information quickly, you should scan the reading passage. • Learn to recognize paragraphing in order to find information in a reading passage that has the same meaning as the information you need, but is expressed in different words.

1. True / False / Not given questions e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 34 Statement True Only children stitched the quilt. Rachel and Jacob are related. personality through the pledge patches. NG Jacob and Patrick are classmates. Each participant could express their False

2. Ticking options e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 24 When the Chubins first opened Crafeteria, they wanted a store where people could ______. Put a tick ( ) next to each statement that applies. - sew a huge quilt - learn how to quilt and embroider - buy yarn, sewing machines, and all kinds of fabrics - meet other customers - repair their sewing machines

3. Table Completion

4. Dictionary entry e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 25 Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘intrigued’ (line 28)? A. fascinated B. confused C. surprised D. delighted

5. Table completion of reference 5. words

6. Short response questions on 6. reference words e. g. DSE-PP-B 1 Text 2 Q 32 What does ‘it’ (line 31) refer to? walking cane

7. Cloze summary completion e. g. DSE-PP-B 1 Text 4 Q 48 Complete the following sentence. paper packaging Tip 4 recommends using paper packaging instead styrofoam because it it usesless space when of styrofoam uses less space thrown in the rubbish // reduces the volume of thrown in the rubbish // itit reduces the volume of rubbish (being) produced. rubbish (being) produce………………………. .

7. Cloze summary completion e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 40 Complete the summary of the text by writing ONE word to fill in each blank. You should make sure your answers are grammatically correct, paying attention to tenses, plurals, etc.

7. Cloze summary completion e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 40 The Climate Quilt Campaign is an international initiative involving young people. In Pennsylvania, the owners of Crafeteria invited members of their community to take part in this campaign. Children were given a scrap of recycled fabric // // clothing fabric clothing which they used to make pledge patches.

7. Cloze summary completion e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 3 Q 40 ages , so the Children taking part were of all sophistication of the pledges and the squares varied. ‘I water // food // leftovers pledge to save water // food // leftovers ’ was one example of a pledge.

8. Multiple choice questions

9. Matching titles to texts e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 39 Which of the following is the best alternative title for this text? A. Campaign Needs Volunteers B. Climate Change around the World C. Climate Quilt in Action D. Recycling Old Clothes

10. Matching subheadings to 10. paragraphs e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 37 Which subheading below fits each section in Text 2? Write the letter (A, B, C, D, E) of each section next to the correct subheading. One has been done as an example. One subheading is NOT used and should be left blank.

10. Matching subheadings to 10. paragraphs e. g. DSE-B 1 Text 2 Q 37 Which subheading below fits each section in Text 2? Subheadings Sections A love of quilting _______ Locals get involved C _______ Volunteers share their experience D _______ The campaign continues E _______ A campaign for all children A _______ Craferteria iiiiii. Biiiiii

11. Filling in the blanks e. g. DSE-PP-B 1 Text 3 Q 44 This text was written for people working in the i restaurant // food // catering business. restaurant // food // catering e. g. DSE-Part B 1 Text 2 Q 26 Quilting is a form of recycling because you can make something new out of old fabrics that are sewn together.

12. Guessing the meaning of difficult 12. words e. g. DSE-PP-Part A Q 14 In line 73, what does ‘thrashed about’ mean? A. to play with B. to fight with C. to swim very quickly D. to move about violently

13. Pronoun reference e. g. DSE-PP-Part A Q 2 According to line 9, who are ‘these people’? visitors to zoos / aquariums 5 million people who visit Ocean Park e. g. DSE-PP-Part A Q 10 What does ‘their’ in line 48 refer to? guests / guests’

14. Attitude e. g. DSE-Part B 1 Text 2 Q 28 How did Kemmerer feel when she said, ‘We couldn’t have finished the job without the help of the local community’ (lines 55 -56)? A. critical B. grateful C. confident D. frustrated

15. Main idea questions e. g. DSE-PP-Part A Q 1 What is the main idea of paragraph 1? Zoos, aquariums and marine parks … A. are funded by governments. B. are well supported by the general public. C. are attracting increasing numbers of visitors each year. D. are centres of education, conservation and entertainment.

16. Vocabulary questions: synonyms 16. and antonyms e. g. DSE-PP-Part A Q 15 Find TWO phrases in paragraph 7 that mean the same as ‘being kept as prisoner’. a) (being) held captive b) in (close) confinement

17. Sequencing questions e. g. DSE-B 1 Q 38 The flowchart below shows the sequence of events in order to make a pledge patch for the Climate Quilt Campaign. Complete the statement by writing the correct letter inside the box. Use each letter once only.

17. Sequencing questions e. g. DSE-B 1 Q 38 STATEMENTS A. …patch in a creative way. B. …patch to the campaign offices. C. …patch with your pledge to help the environment. D. …fabric from old clothes, bed sheets, or table cloths E. …patch to the Campaign’s website. F. …patch approximately 16 cm X 16 cm and make iiisure the sides are straight.

17. Sequencing questions e. g. DSE-B 1 Q 38 How to make a pledge patch Step 1 FIND SOME … D _______ Step 2 CUT A … F _______ Step 3 PERSONALISE YOUR … C _______ Step 4 DECORATE YOUR … A _______ Step 5 SEND YOUR … B _______

18. Identifying speakers and 18. distinguishing opinions e. g. DSE-PP-Part A Q 23 The text presents two opposing views of educating children about animals. Discuss which view you find most convincing and why. The first writer (Suzanne Gendren) because the courses and the interaction with animals are educational and can help us learn about animals. OR The second writer (Peter Singer) because animals are forced to live in small spaces // animals are forced to perform tricks.

PAPER 2 (2 HOURS – 25%) Compulsory – 200 words; 10% Part A Text types: feature article, letter, suggestion form, blog, leaflet, email Select a question from the 8 Elective questions – 400 Part B words; 15% Text types: article, advice letter, speech, 1 sided & 2 sided essays, story, blog, email, proposal, report

Writing tips and strategies (2012 HKDSE Paper 2, Question 1) The best part of my job • Note the text type • Be concise • Think of one to two content points for this part • Include your feeling

Writing tips and strategies (2012 HKDSE Paper 2, Question 1) The biggest challenge I have ever faced in my job • Think of some challenges a news reporter might face • Add a sentence to talk about your personal feeling

Writing tips and strategies (2012 HKDSE Paper 2, Question 1) My school days • Think of some experiences that are linked to your career

Mark Scheme for Paper 2 Content • • • address the requirements of the question relevant ideas developed in detail able to maintain the reader’s interest show your awareness of the audience

Language • • • a range of accurate sentence structures grammatical sentences a wide range of vocabulary accurate spelling and punctuation appropriate register, tone and style

Organisation • introduction - body – conclusion • connectives • appropriate text type

Common Mistakes answers

Word choice • • • 1. hobbies 2. pocket 3. access 4. unite 5. ask 6. prevent 7. useless 8. choice 9. healthy 10. traditional

Word choice • • • 11. complaint 12. successful 13. nature 14. break 15. In 16. yesterday 17. specially 18. aloud 19. regrettable 20. notify 21. difficult 22. which

Pronouns and articles • • 23. My friend and I 24. them 25. she 26. a

Formulaic expressions • • 27. Delete either “In my opinion” or ‘I think’ 28. From 29. delete ‘am’ 30. summary 31. respect 32. As far as I know 33. do

Sentence patterns • • 34. delete ‘but’ 35. much 36. are 37. It

Verbs and tenses • • • 38. delete ‘to’ 39. hold 40. adopting 41. not to write 42. listening to music 43. be 44. been 45. Did 46. Delete ‘was’ 47. would appreciate it if

Verbs and tenses • • 48. develop 49. I had visited 50. is located 51. tried 52. will be held 53. delete ‘to’ 54. tell

Subject verb agreement • 55. doesn’t • 56. forms • 57. questions

Prepositions • • • 58. delete ‘about’ 59. with 60. at 61. of 62. on 63. on 64. at 65. delete ‘in’ 66. on 67. in

Prepositions • • 68. to 69. delete ‘from’ 70. to 71. on 72. delete ‘on’ 73. inform you of the result 74. help you with 75. delete ‘on’

Adjectives and adverbs • • • 76. boring 77. safe 78. delete ‘more’ 79. easily 80. interested 81. independently

Articles • • • 82. delete ‘the’ 83. the English Society 84. delete ‘the’ 85. All of the students 86. delete ‘of’

• Common mistakes in Writing Part A: Volunteering for an environmental protection organisation

Articles the 1. Protecting environment is our responsibility. the 2. Environment Club 3. … to protect the nature An 4. A environmental group

Prepositions 1. in the past with 2. share sth sb for 3. work on your organisation for 4. apply a job

Prepositions to 5. to adapt the environment from 6. learn sth to doing sth

infinitives hold 1. We should held many … bring 2. to brought our classmates do 3. can doing meaningful activities

word usage environmental 1. environment awareness environment 2. to protect the environmental advance 3. in adverse

tenses was 1. When I was young, I am curious … have joined 2. I join many volunteer activities since was 3. I am in primary school.

Spelling 1. destroy 2. situation 3. influence 4. future 5. strive 6. documentaries

Spelling 7. global warming 8. latest 9. breathe 10. performance 11. sense 12. Form One

Spelling 13. ignore 14. environment 15. encourage 16. in addition 17. activities 18. solve

Spelling 19. planning 20. serving 21. nowadays 22. experience 23. benefit 24. Wu Kai Sha

Spelling 25. knowledge 26. beautiful 27. wish 28. definitely 29. simple

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Below is a list of topics that are likely to appear in the coming HKDSE English exam.

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Part A • When you were riding a cable car in Ocean Park or Ngong Ping 360, it suddenly stopped functioning. Describe how you felt and what happened next. • A girl said in her blog that she was considering suicide. Describe what you did in order to save her life in your blog.

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Part A • Your school library is organizing a Reading Week. You are asked to write a promotional leaflet to encourage schoolmate to take part in this event.

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Part B Learning English through Short Stories • Write a blog entry describing your experience of interviewing a famous storywriter. • You went to the Hong Kong Book Fair and bought some English books. Write a diary entry describing what you saw there and in what way the books you bought interested you.

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Part B Learning English through Sports Communication • Write an article in your school newspaper inviting classmates to join a new sports club. • Write a letter to parents persuading them to donate money for improving the school’s sports facilities.

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Part B Learning English through Debating • Write a debate speech arguing whether traditional paper-print textbooks should be replaced by electronic books.

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Part B Learning English through Workplace Communication • Write a blog entry describing the experience of selling goods with classmates at a Lunar New Year Flower Fair. • Write an email to your friend describing your summer job experience as an office assistant.

Hot topic watch for Paper 2 Part B Learning English through Social Issues • Write an article about privacy on social networking sites. • Write an article discussing how reducing food wastage can contribute to environmental protection.

PAPER 3 (2 HOURS – 30%) Part A Filling in missing information e. g. proper names, objectives, flow charts, qualities, effects, attitudes, response

PAPER 3 (2 HOURS – 30%) Part B Long tasks: article, letter, speech, report, proposal e. g. DES-PP-Part B 1 Tasks 5 -7 Mark scheme: @ task • Task fulfillment (9 marks) • Language (5 marks) • Coherence & Organisation (2 marks) • Appropriacy (2 marks) Total mark: 18