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 academic enviroment

9 tution

9c equiment

11 challege

15 libery

15 incharge

20 school tips

vice-principal

space

academic environment

tuition

equipment

challenge

library

in charge

school trips

Question No.

29 facity

33c spear

36 refridgerator

39 decay≠10 years

46 safty equiment

49 certicate

50 shark let

facilities

spare

refrigerator/ fridge

decade

safety equipment

certificate

shark net

B. Capitalization and Abbreviations

1. Parent-Teacher Association = PTA

2. English

3. Shek O

4. New Territories

5. Physical Education = PE

C. Symbols for units e.g. $ for dollar

D. Words that can be found in note-headings

in the paperout-of-bounds Q6 library Q17 school trips Q22reference books Q19,49academic Q24facilities Q29bfountain Q34wallpaper Q37fridge 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) ; (6S)

Q2: 10 (6A) ; (6S)

Q3: 4 (6A) ; (6S)

• 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 i

dea 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

• Not using singular for 3rd person • Use contracted forms, i.e. I’m, You’re...in formal wr

iting• Not using capitalisation for proper names, e.g. the

Music Club, the Basketball Team

1. 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 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• 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

• 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

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

Structural mistakes

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