Use of English F 6 First Term Exam

Use of English F. 6 First Term Exam Paper Checking 21 -22 January, 2010

09 -10 F. 6 First Term Exam UE (A) Reminder

A. Spelling Question No 3 wise principle 5 place 16, 12, 22 vice-principal space academic enviroment academic environment 9 tution 9 c equiment equipment 11 challege challenge 15 libery library 15 incharge in charge 20 school tips school trips tuition

Question No. 29 facity facilities 33 c spear spare 36 refridgerator 39 decay≠ 10 years 46 safty equiment 49 certicate 50 shark let refrigerator/ fridge decade safety equipment certificate shark net

B. Capitalization and Abbreviations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Parent-Teacher Association = PTA English Shek O New Territories Physical Education = PE

C. Symbols for units e. g. $ for dollar D. Words that can be found in note-headings in the paper l out-of-bounds Q 6 l library Q 17 l school trips Q 22 l reference books Q 19, 49 l academic Q 24 l facilities Q 29 b l fountain Q 34 l wallpaper Q 37 l fridge Q 39

E. Adjectives l get injured l a controlled environment l experienced instructor F. Vocabulary Q 16 maintenance Q 15 enthusiastic Q 19 worn-out

08 -09 F. 6 UE(B) Reminder

Popularity of questions Q 1: 18 (6 A) ; Q 2: 10 (6 A) ; Q 3: 4 (6 A) ; (6 S)

• • • It is assessed on a 9 -point scale Above average (9, 8, 7) Average (6, 5, 4) Below average (3, 2, 1) Equal weighting is given to content and language accuracy

The following six areas are considered: • Relevant content • Logical organisation and appropriate format • Well-constructed paragraphs (I-B-C; one main idea one paragraph) • A variety of vocabulary & appropriate formality • A variety of sentence types • Accurate grammar and mechanics e. g. idioms, punctuation, spelling

Common grammatical mistakes • • • 1. • • • Not usingular for 3 rd person Use contracted forms, i. e. I’m, You’re. . . in formal writing Not using capitalisation for proper names, e. g. the Music Club, the Basketball Team Prepositions on the phone different from/to get addicted to doing sth participate in doing sth have confidence in doing sth

• • • sth has influence / effect / impact on sb sb is shy about doing sth share sth with sb The experience of doing sth ***There advantages to doing sth The reason for (doing) sth ***Students of the same age sb is interested in sth / doing sth should be banned from sb (c. f. ban sb from sth / from doing sth) (***indicates a number of students have made such mistake)

2. Articles • the elderly • the younger generation • the library • the newspaper • the Internet • the only child of the family

3. Phrases • as a result • on the other hand • a waste of time • make friends • the standard of living • the solution to a problem • a feeling of satisfaction/success • broaden one’s horizons • relax oneself

4. Subject verb agreement • One of the reasons is that … 5. Verb to be • There is/are X There have

6. Spelling • survey • vocabulary • grammar • exercise • solve c. f. solutions • textbooks • skilful • live performance

7. Singular / plural • • Everything / something /nothing always sg homework sg assignments pl advice Uncountable! (c. f. 10 pieces of advice) entertainment uncount when used as an abstract noun (c. f. different forms of entertainment) • vocabulary usu. sg; = all the words that a person knows or uses

8. Infinitives • let sb do sth • suggest sb do sth • sb need not do sth 9. Noun phrase as subject of a sentence • E. g. Participating in these activities can broaden your horizons.

10. Easily confused words • pass vs past As time passes • social vs sociable • lend vs borrow • quiet vs quite • before vs until • dislike vs unlike • match vs race • affect vs effect • adapt vs adopt

09 -10 F. 6 UE(C) Reminder

6 categories of questions • • • Reading Multiple choice cloze Sentence completion Proofreading Summary cloze Matching

09 -10 First Term Exam Reading (11 Qs) Multiple choice cloze (18 Qs) Sentence completion (9 Qs) Proofreading (18 Qs) Summary cloze (21 Qs) Matching (10 Qs) Total: 87 Qs

2008 UE(C) Reading (14 Qs) Multiple choice cloze (20 Qs) Sentence completion (9 Qs) Proofreading (17 Qs) Summary cloze (24 Qs) Matching (16 Qs) Total: 100 Qs

2009 UE(C) Reading (15 Qs) Multiple choice cloze (19 Qs) Sentence completion (10 Qs) Proofreading (18 Qs) Summary cloze (23 Qs) Matching (10 Qs) Total: 95 Qs

09 -10 F. 6 UE(D) Reminder

• • • Assessed on a 7 -point scale Time control (1. 5 -2 mins) Pronunciation Grammar Clarity of speech Audibility Fluency Development of ideas Vs copying A presentation based on the passage Eye contact and manner of delivery

Common problems • • • 3 rd person singular e. g. He wants plural nouns e. g. schools use of past tense ed endings e. g. shocked can + B. inf e. g. can steal

Mispronounced words • • • satisfy filipinos spectacular new territories nowadays shenzhen astronauts appreciate describe Nepal

Structural mistakes • • • X X X very enjoy Although ……. But In my opinion …. . I think / I agree … Do you ever see … more cheaper feel boring c. f. So so that use time to do sth let sb to do sth It will be danger …. share sth with sb

09 -10 F. 6 UE(E) Reminder

General • Time control • Don’t copy directly from Data File • Organise points clearly using paragraphing and connective devices • Text type

Task 1: Article (Outline) – 45 marks • Title: Food Safety Matters • Introduce the Safety Day – source, location, time, purpose , 5 food hygiene topics • Discuss 5 food hygiene topics * identify problem, how HK Govt addresses the problem, advice on how to tackle the problem, invite students to attend

• For article writing, subheadings can be created but it is not a must • No signature is required • Formal language is to be used • The outline must be followed closely

Task 2: Fact sheet – 15 marks • Write questions to match answers * Don’t formulate the questions from the answers. You should formulate the question by reading the relevant pages of the data file.

Task 3: Information Pack Review – 18 marks • For ‘Agree’ column, answer either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ • If answers for ‘Agree’ column is wrong, no marks for ‘reasons’ • If answers for ‘Agree’ column is ‘No’, the reasons must be able to explain why by mentioning ‘not’, ‘only for’

• For the last column i. e. alternative choice of information pack, names must be spelt correctly with capitals.