Hkdse English 5 Star Note

HKDSE

ENGLSH LANGUAGE 1

•  Diﬀerences between HKDSE & old syllabus •  General Level desciptors

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•  Reading skills •  WriMng skills

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•  ListenMng & Integrated wriMng skills •  Speaking skills

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HKCEE

HKALE Component

Weighting

Duration

Section A-‐ listening

18%

1 hour

Section B-‐ writing

18%

1 ¼ hours

Section C-‐ reading

18%

1 ½ hours

Section D-‐ oral

18%

20 minutes

Section E-‐ Practical Skills

28%

1 ¾ hours

*Tables and information adapted from the HKDSE Examination are issued by the Hong Kong Examination Assessment Authority TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 3

HKDSE


Purpose of HKDSE:


Purpose of HKDSE:


Level Descriptors:



Reading:


Exam Strategy: Part A+ B1 à at most LEVEL 4 Part A + B1+ B2 à at most LEVEL 5** Part A: compulsory Part B1: Easier Part B2: Harder


Required Reading Skills: • Jump reading • Skimming • Scanning • Identifying main themes • Topic sentence • Understanding meaning of words • Understanding different views of people • Understanding Inferences • Identifying different text types TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 11

Real Examples:

-Identifying main theme *Below is HKDSE 2012 Reading Paper issued by the Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority




Step 1:


Step 2:


Can you tell me the overall theme? TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 17

Suggested theme: It’s about the climate quilt campaign-‐ sewing recycled pledge patches, showing how the children care about the environment.


Writing

Part A: compulsory Part B : choose 1 out of 8 questions* TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 19

LEVEL 5 for WRITING


Elective 8 modules Language Arts Modules • Drama • Poems & songs • Pop Culture • Short Stories Non Language Arts Modules • Debating • Social issues • Workplace communication • Sports communication TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 21

Required Writing Skills: • Basic Vocab • Make use of facts & opinions • Give Examples • Concrete contents • Different sentence patterns • Good structure of text • Balanced viewpoints • Paragraphing • Fluency & flow • Engage READER’s INTEREST TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 22

REAL EXAMPLES: OK let us look at a Demo on Part A (compulsory part-‐200 words) HONG KONG is the best city to live in,

“Hong Kong” is a very compact city that has managed to maintain its natural heritage, create dense network of green spaces and enjoy extensive links to the rest of the world.

Despite scoring relatively poorly for pollution and cultural assets, Hong Kong scored strongly in the density, green space and natural assets categories. TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 23

QUESTION: Suppose you disagree with the writer of the above news cutting. Write an article explaining why you do not agree with the writer’s point of view and giving reasons and evidence, if possible. Fill in the paragraph under sub headlines given.

Then, look at the following sample writings by students A & B. TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 24

Student A: Level:_______________ Hong Kong- still my home The actual living conditions in HK are bad. The air is bad. The streets have too many peoples. The houses are very very little. Many people work long time but small dollars. Cars drive very fastly and many many accedents. A lot of beach are dirty. Many government men are not honest. So, I do not like to live in Hong Kong.

I been to Macau and Shenzeng only. Macau is a gamble town. It has less people than HK. It’s food is yum-yum. It’s things are cheaper than HK. I like Macau. Shenzeng has many factories. It is bigger and has less people. Everything is cheaper. The houses are bigger. HK is TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 25

good to make money, but no good to live.

I watch TV. Cage house is small. Some people live in a bed. Hong Kong is a rich city. So, I felt terrible. I want to die if I live in this cage. I know HK government gives publik housing to poor people. Why so many peoples lived in cages? China is also poor but China has no cage-house. I want to bring the people from other places to see the cages and ask them why they think HK is best place?

Hk is no good place to live. But, It is still my home. My people do not have many many like me. We cannot go to other cities to study and work. But, we can all work hard to make HK a better houses. Everybody should live in a good house. Then, we will be happy. TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 26

Student B: Level:____________________ Rebuild the city- make it the best Although HK is a prosperous and free international metropolis, the living conditions for the average citizens are below standard as compared to other big cities like Vancoucer or Sidney. The air pollution level in certain over crowded areas like Mongkok or Chai Wai is worrying. Hence, I am very surprised that HK is ranked the best city to live in by certain people.

When I make a comparison of liveability of different cities, I use three criteria: spiritual, environmental and economical. Despite being a world- class financial centre, HK has been identified as a spiritual dessert, an TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 27

overcrowded city and a wide- wealth – gap zone. If you have the chance to visit Taipei or Singapore, you will be surprised that teenagers there are more interested in reading books (not for exams) and sipping coffee in a quiet café just chatting and not worrying about money. How I envy them! To access a person’s living conditions, there seems to be no better way than inspecting one’s domestic shelter. However, both sarcastic and tragic it realize that there are still more than100000 HK citizens residing in caged cubicles with the size of an ordinary bed. According to the Gini index, the inequality of income in HK is the greatest among developed countries and cities. If we do want HK, a cosmopolitan city, to be a better place to live in, the immediately rehousing of these caged people TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 28

should be of top priority.

The Mayan Scholiasts predicted that this year- 2012would be the end of the world. I don’t think o. I believe 2012 is a year of change. Hong Kong needs to changechange for the better. Not only the whole city’s infrastructure should be rebuilt, but also the mindset of every one of us. We must protect the environment, improve social security and evolve into a more humanitarian society. We must rebuild not regress. Why not make HK the best pace to live in?

********************************************** What level do you think Student A deserves? And how about Student B? TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 29

Listening & Integrated skills


Exam Strategy: Part A + B1 à at most LEVEL 4 Part A + B1+ B2 à at most LEVEL 5** A: listening tasks B1: Integrated listening, reading & writing tasks (easier) B2: Integrated listening, reading & writing tasks (harder)


LEVEL 5 for L & I


Required Listening & Integrated Skills: • Listening for names, addresses, numbers & amounts, etc. • Listening for dates and times • Inference of meanings from spoken texts • Make prediction of ideas • Completing tables, graphs & charts • Correcting information • Understand speakers with different accents • Understand speakers’ views, feelings & opinions TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 33

Real Examples: Listening for dates and times Style US British Date May 13, 13th May, 2012 2012 Time 3:00 3.00 Time(24 hr) Pronunciation 06.00 Oh six hundred hours 12.00 Twelve hundred hours 14.26 Fourteen twenty-‐six 24.00 Twenty-‐four hundred hours TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 34

Integrated Writing Tasks: Eleven common text types • Article • Formal & informal letter • Letter of advice • Invitation letter • Complaint Letter • Memo • Profiles • Speech • Proposals • Reports • Review


Speaking


LEVEL 5 for SPEAKING

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Required Speaking Skills:


Do you know • How to organize your ideas in a short time? • How to invite others to speak? • How to show agreement & disagreement? • How to interrupt others in a proper manner? • How to ask for clarification? • How to end a discussion? TOM LAWⓇCopyrights reserved [email protected] 39

Part A -Group Interaction (8 minutes) 10 points to remember: 1. Do NOT dominate. 2. Do not just say agree or disagree. 3. Be polite always. *(E.g. When dealing with dominating students, you may use: “Excuse me, may I interrupt? “Or “sorry, can I say something?”)

4. Say at least 3-4 sentences before “passing the ball” to another students. 5. Initiate the talk if you given the chance 6. Elaborate by saying *(Eg.“please, let me explain a little bit…..” or “what I really want to say is that….”)

7. Be free to use “oral” expressions *(E.g. “well”, “you know”, “you see?”, “….right?”, “…..don’t you”)


8. Never be shy. Be confident to express your own opinion. 9. No conclusion reached finally is acceptable for the discussion. 10. Make an effort to HELP weak and

silent

students. *(E.g.“Do you think this idea works?” or“Is this what say?.....”)

you want to


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