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English Language 12 th December, 2008 Alex Li
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Paper 1AReading20% Paper 1BWriting20% Paper 2Listening & Integrated 30% Skills Paper 3Speaking15% SBASchool-based15% assessment
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Paper IA Reading 20%1 hour 3 reading comprehension texts Both fiction and non-fiction reading materials One theme
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Paper 1BWriting 20%1 hour 30 minutes 2 tasks Task 1 – about 100 words (no choice) Task 2 choose one from two (250 words) The theme is related to Paper 1A
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Paper 2 Listening and Integrated Skills 30% (2 hours) A variety of listening, reading and writing tasks based on the same theme Short listening tasks 2 – 3 extended tasks (Data File)
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Paper 3Speaking 15%15 minutes Part A:Group Discussion (5 minutes for preparation and 6 minutes for group discussion) Part B:Individual Response (1 minute with no preparation time)
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School-based Assessment15% 2 tasks (one in F4 and one in F5) Print fiction (e.g. A Tale of Two Cities) Print non-fiction (e.g. Mother Teresa) Non-print fiction (e.g. The Devil Wears Prada) Non-print non-fiction (e.g. Tropical Rain Forest)
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SBA Students can choose their own texts Group discussion Individual presentation
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How well did the Pui Ching students do? 20072008 5*4.3%2.2% 515.9%12% 419.7%20.2% 345.7%46.5% 214.4%19.3% 100
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What has Pui Ching been doing?
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Enhancement courses English Ambassadors World Explorer Debates Speech Festival Drama Festival Musical Drama Night Oasis Morning Reading Session …just list a few
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SBA Extensive Reading Scheme (F1-F3) Communication Centre –peer evaluation –self-reflection
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Chinese medical practices and Antibiotics
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Observation Weaknesses of F4 students Observation Lack of vocabulary Speaking proficiency Inadequate general knowledge
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The collaboration What can parents do?
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Daily Practices at home South China Morning Post (Talkback/ Letters to the Editor) Oasis (survival kit) Discussion at home (moral messages) Pui Ching Student Forum (sharing) TV programmes (news report) DVDs Popular songs Musical
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6 major areas for HKCEE: Technology Health Environment Social Issues Education Tourism
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Who is the main driver? Studies found that parents played a significant part in encouraging their offspring to identify their interests, set goals and work towards those goals with decisive, motivated action.
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Keys to Success D irection D esire D rive D etermination
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Thank You!
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