Transcript Proofreading (18 Qs)

Use of English
F. 6 First Term Exam
Paper Checking
21-22 January, 2010
09-10 F.6 First Term Exam
UE (A) Reminder
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Spelling
Question No
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wise principle
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place
16,12,22
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vice-principal
space
academic enviroment academic environment
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tution
9c
equiment
equipment
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challege
challenge
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libery
library
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incharge
in charge
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school tips
school trips
tuition
Question No.
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facity
facilities
33c
spear
spare
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refridgerator
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decay≠10 years
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safty equiment
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certicate
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shark let
refrigerator/ fridge
decade
safety equipment
certificate
shark net
B. Capitalization and Abbreviations
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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
 out-of-bounds
Q6
 library
Q17
 school trips
Q22
 reference books
Q19,49
 academic
Q24
 facilities
Q29b
 fountain
Q34
 wallpaper
Q37
 fridge
Q39
E. Adjectives
get injured
a controlled environment
experienced instructor
F. Vocabulary
Q16 maintenance
Q15 enthusiastic
Q19 worn-out
08-09 F.6 UE(B) Reminder
Popularity of questions
Q1: 18 (6A) ;
Q2: 10 (6A) ;
Q3: 4 (6A) ;
(6S)
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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
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Not using singular for 3rd 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
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sth has influence / effect / impact on sb
sb is shy about doing sth
share sth with sb
The experience of doing sth
***There are advantages to doing sth
The reason for (doing) sth
***Students of the same age
sb is interested in sth / doing sth
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
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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
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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
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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
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3rd 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
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satisfy
filipinos
spectacular
new territories
nowadays
shenzhen
astronauts
appreciate
describe
Nepal
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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.