F.6 English Language Review 12-3-13

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F.6

ENGLISH LANGUAGEREVIEW


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Dates of Exam

12/4/13 13/4/13 2-15/5/13

Papers 1& 2 Paper 3 Paper 4


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Full Mark Mean Score (%)

Part A 47 55.4

Part B1 45 40.9

Part B2 46 60.6

PAPER 1 (1.5 HOURS 20%)


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Reading Skills

To locate specific information quickly, you should

scanthe 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.


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1. True / False / Not given questions

Statement True False NG

Only children stitched the quilt.

Rachel and Jacob are related.

Jacob and Patrick are classmates.

Each participant could express their

personality through the pledge patches.

e.g. DSE-B1 Text 2 Q34


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2. Ticking options


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


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3. Table Completion


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4. Dictionary entry


Which of the following is closest in meaning to

intrigued(line 28)?

A.fascinated

B.confused

C.surprised

D.delighted


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5. Table completion of reference

5.words


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6. Short response questions on

6.reference words

e.g. DSE-PP-B1 Text 2 Q32

What does it(line 31) refer to?

walking cane


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7. Cloze summary completion


Complete the following sentence.

Tip 4 recommends using paper packaging instead

of styrofoam because it uses less space when

thrown in the rubbish // it reduces the volume of

rubbish (being) produce..

paper packaging

styrofoam it uses less space when

thrown in the rubbish // it reduces the volume of

rubbish (being) produced.


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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.


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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

which they used to make pledge patches .

international

Crafeteria

fabric // clothing

pledge patches


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Children taking part were of all ages , so the

sophistication of the pledges and the squares varied. I

pledge to save water // food // leftovers was one

example of a pledge.

ages

water // food // leftovers


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8. Multiple choice questions


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10. Matching subheadings to

10.paragraphs


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 NOTused and should be

left blank.


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10. Matching subheadings to

10.paragraphs


Which subheading below fits each section in Text 2?

Subheadings Sections

A love of quilting _______

Locals get involved _______

Volunteers share their experience _______The campaign continues _______

A campaign for all children _______

Craferteria iiiiiiBiiiiii

C

DE

A


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11. Filling in the blanks


This text was written for people working in the

i restaurant // food // catering business.

e.g. DSE-Part B1 Text 2 Q26

Quilting is a form of recycling because you can make

something new out of old fabrics that are sewntogether .

restaurant // food // catering

old fabrics sewntogether


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12. Guessing the meaning of difficult

12.words

e.g. DSE-PP-Part A Q14

In line 73, what does thrashedaboutmean?

A.to play with

B.to fight with

C.to swim very quickly

D.to move about violently


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13. Pronoun reference


According to line 9, who are thesepeople?

visitors to zoos / aquariums

5 million people who visit Ocean Park


What does theirin line 48 refer to?

guests / guests


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14. Attitude

e.g. DSE-Part B1 Text 2 Q28

How did Kemmerer feel when she said, We couldnt

have finished the job without the help of the local

community(lines 55-56)?

A.critical

B.grateful

C.confident

D.frustrated


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15. Main idea questions


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 eachyear.

D.are centres of education, conservation and

entertainment.


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16. Vocabulary questions: synonyms

16. and antonyms


Find TWO phrases in paragraph 7 that mean the same

as beingkept as prisoner.

a) (being) held captive

b) in (close) confinement


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17. Sequencing questions

e.g. DSE-B1 Q38

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.


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e.g. DSE-B1 Q38

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 clothsE.patch to the Campaignswebsite.

F.patch approximately 16 cm X 16 cm and make

iiisure the sides are straight.


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e.g. DSE-B1 Q38

How to make a pledge patch

Step 1 FIND SOME _______

Step 2 CUT A _______

Step 3 PERSONALISE YOUR _______

Step 4 DECORATE YOUR _______Step 5 SEND YOUR _______

C

A

B

D

F


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18. Identifying speakers and

18. distinguishing opinions


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.


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Part A

Compulsory200words; 10%

Text types: feature article, letter, suggestion form,

blog, leaflet, email

Part B

Select a question from the 8 Elective questions 400

words; 15%

Text types: article, advice letter, speech, 1sided & 2-

sided essays, story, blog, email, proposal, report

PAPER 2 (2 HOURS 25%)


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Writing tips and strategies(2012 HKDSE Paper 2, Question1)

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


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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


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My school days

Think of some experiences that are linked to your

career


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Mark Scheme for Paper 2

Content

address the requirements of the question

relevant

ideas developed in detailable to maintain the readers interest

show your awareness of the audience


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Language

a range of accurate sentence structures

grammaticalsentences

a wide range of vocabularyaccurate spelling and punctuation

appropriate register, tone and style


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Organisation

introduction - bodyconclusion

connectives

appropriate text type


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Common Mistakes

answers


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Word choice

1. hobbies

2. pocket

3. access

4. unite 5. ask

6. prevent

7. useless

8. choice 9. healthy

10. traditional


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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


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Pronouns and articles

23. My friend and I

24. them

25. she

26. a


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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


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Sentence patterns

34. delete but

35. much

36. are

37. It


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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


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Verbs and tenses

48. develop

49. I had visited

50. is located

51. tried 52. will be held

53. delete to

54. tell


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Subject verb agreement

55. doesnt

56. forms

57. questions

P i i


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Prepositions 58. delete about

59. with

60. at

61. of

62. on

63. on

64. at

65. delete in

66. on

67. in


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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


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Adjectives and adverbs

76. boring

77. safe

78. delete more

79. easily

80. interested

81. independently


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Articles

82. delete the

83. the English Society

84. delete the

85. All of

the students 86. delete of


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Common mistakes in Writing

Part A:

Volunteering for an environmentalprotection organisation


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Articles

1. Protecting environment is our

responsibility.

2. Environment Club

3. to protect the nature

4. A environmental group

the

the

An


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Prepositions

1. the past

2. share sth sb

3. work on your organisation

4. apply a job

in

with

for

for


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Prepositions

5. to adapt the environment

6. learn sth to doing sth

to

from


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infinitives

1. We should held many

2. to brought our classmates

3. can doing meaningful activities

bring

hold

do


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word usage

1. environment awareness

2. to protect the environmental

3. in adverse

environment

environmental

advance


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tenses

1. When I was young, I am curious

2. I join many volunteer activities

since

3. I am in primary school.

have joined

was

was


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Spelling

1. destroy

2. situation

3. influence

4. future

5. strive

6. documentaries


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Spelling

7. global warming

8. latest

9. breathe

10. performance

11. sense

12. Form One


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Spelling

13. ignore

14. environment

15. encourage

16. in addition

17. activities

18. solve


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Spelling

19. planning

20. serving

21. nowadays

22. experience

23. benefit

24. Wu KaiSha


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Spelling

25. knowledge

26. beautiful

27. wish

28. definitely

29. simple


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Hot topic watch for Paper 2

Below is a list of topics that are likely to appear in the

coming HKDSE English exam.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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 schoolssports facilities.


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Part B

Learning English through Debating

Write a debate speech arguing whether traditional

paper-print textbooks should be replaced by

electronic books.


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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.


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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.


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Part A

Filling in missing information e.g. proper names,

objectives, flow charts, qualities, effects, attitudes,

response


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Part B

Long tasks: article, letter, speech, report, proposal

e.g. DES-PP-Part B1 Tasks 5-7

Mark scheme: @ task

Task fulfillment (9 marks)

Language (5 marks)

Coherence & Organisation (2 marks)

Appropriacy (2 marks)

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