Tin Shui Wai Methodist College

2023-24 S.3 English Language

Study Scope for 2nd Term Examination

Name: ________________________________ Class: ________ (

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Paper 1 – Reading and Usage (UPDATED)

Date 3 June, 2024
Time Allowed 70 minutes

Reminders:
1. There are THREE parts.
Part A - Vocabulary
Part B – Grammar & Usage
Part C - Reading comprehension
2. You are suggested to finish the easier tasks first.
3. You must follow the instructions, or you will score NO mark.
4. The bonus part comprises more challenging questions. You may choose to do it or not.
5. Tasks in reading comprehension: Multiple-choice Questions, References, Summary cloze, T, F &
NG etc.

Part A – Vocabulary
Tasks Content Reference
Part 1 Vocabulary (words given) Refer to Vocabulary List 1
Part 2 Phrasal Verbs (words given) Refer to Vocabulary List 2

Vocabulary List 1 – Module 3 - 4

Question 1
You need to remember the meanings of the following vocabulary items.

Vocabulary items Meanings Vocabulary items Meanings

1. dissatisfied [adj] 2. practical [adj]

3. explore [v] 4. unusual [adj]

5. recognise [v] 6. record [n]

7. widen [v] 8. violently [adv]

9. threatening [adj] 10. mystery [n]

11. function(s) [n] 12.symbol [n]

Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary items in the word box below. Change the verb
form if necessary.
1. The customer was ____________________ with the service provided by the restaurant.

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2. It is good that you can come up with some _______________________ suggestions to this project.
3. Let’s go out and _____________________ more places.
4. The pink clouds are very ___________________and caught everyone’s attention.
5. Mr. Smith can ___________________ all of our handwritings.
6. She wants to make a ___________________ of her past mother’s life.
7. The carpenter said he could _________________ the wardrobe for us so that we can put more clothes
inside.
8. The storm raged _________________, shaking the windows and the doors.
9. The siren is __________________, indicating an approaching police car.
10. The detective was determined to solve the _______________ surrounding the missing vase pieces.
11. The main _________________ of the heart is to pump blood throughout the body.
12. The dove is often seen as a ________________ of peace.

Vocabulary List 2 – Phrasal Verbs

You need to remember the meanings of the following phrasal verbs.

Vocabulary items Meanings Vocabulary items Meanings

1. ask around 2. come across

3. look forward to 4. run out of

5. figure out 6. go through

Complete the following sentences using the phrasal verbs in the word box below. Change the Tenses if
necessary.
1. If you don’t know how to do this project, you may ___________________ and gather more
information from your friends.
2. In Spain, we _________________ a grand library where tourists can take photos.
3. I am ____________________ your reply.
4. We are _______________________ time, let’s hurry up!
5. When I arrived at London, I had to ___________________ the transportation system.
6. *I have ____________________ the contract. It should be fine.

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Part B - Grammar

Grammar Items
1. Participles as Adjectives
e.g. I can see a lot of fallen leaves on the ground.
e.g. The book is interesting. Everyone is interested in it.

2. Simple Past & Past Perfect Tenses

3. Mixed Tenses (Simple Present Tense, Past Tense, Present Continuous Tense,
Future Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Past Perfect)

4. Passive Voice
e.g. I closed the door.  The door was closed by me.
e.g. She typed a love letter.  A love letter was typed by her.

5. Reported Speech
e.g. Tommy said, ‘I enjoyed the show.’  Tommy said he had enjoyed the show.
e.g. May asked, ‘Do you wake up at 6am every morning?’  May asked if I woke
up at 6am every morning.

Tenses Examples Time words

Simple Present Mary plays tennis every Friday. always, often, seldom,
every day
Simple Past My sister visited me in New York last month. yesterday, ago, before, last
week
Present Continuous They are watching TV now. now, at present, at this
moment
Present Perfect I have learnt Japanese for 5 years. for, since, already, just
Past Perfect The doctor had arrived before the patient died. before, after
Simple Future My classmates will see a movie next Monday tomorrow, next month,
later, soon

Part C - Reading Comprehension

Question words should be paid attention to:

Question words Meaning Question words Meaning
According to… …refer to…
most probably appear in… neutral about
argument a phrase
respectively tone
main purpose summary
persuade indifferent

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 Practice for the Exam
1. Read the following paragraph, and then answer the following questions.

Text 1
I do simple things. For instance, I always walk along the riverbank and enjoy sunbathing on the beach.
This lifestyle is what I enjoy most.
1. What does ‘this lifestyle’ refer to? ____________________________
2. Find a word which has a similar meaning to ‘appreciate’. _______________________

Text 2
To turn on the device, press and hold the power button located on the front panel. Once this is done, the
device will begin its startup sequence and display the main menu.
1. Where does Text 2 most probably appear in?
A. a travel magazine A B C D
B. a newspaper
C. a manual
D. a school newsletter

Text 3
Mickey Mouse amazed the crowd with his magical talents. He made scarves appear, pulled out a rabbit,
and made a wand float and dance. The audience cheered in awe of his enchanting performance.
1. The main purpose of this paragraph is to ____________________.
A. entertain
B. inform
C. instruct A B C D
D. persuade

 Try your best 

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Paper 2 – Writing (Updated!)
Date: 3rd June, 2024
Time Allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

• There will be 3 parts in the Writing Exam (Parts A, B and C). Students must attempt Part A,
1 question in Part B, and choose 1 question (Question 1 OR 2) to attempt in Part C.
• The Writing Plan in Part C is a BONUS PART. You may choose to do it or not. If you do it, you
can be rewarded at most 5 marks.
• Before doing Part C, students must write down the Question Number (1 OR 2) in the Question-
Answer Book. Students will lose marks if they do not do so.
Task Description Possible Theme Weighting
Part A: Sentence Patterns 10%
1. Passive Voice
2. Conditional Clauses ‘If’
3. Participle Phrases
*Refer to the exercise below
Part B: Short Writing ● Tourism 35%
• Speech (about 100 words) Inventions
* You can write more words.
Part C: Long Writing ● Tourism 55%
• Choose ONE of the following tasks and complete ● Students’ common
your chosen task (at least 180 words) problems
■ Problem-solution article ● School policy that will
■ One-sided argumentative essay affect students’ learning
* You can write more words. effectiveness
Sentence Writing Exercise

1. Rewrite the following sentence using passive voice. (@2 marks)

e.g. I think that people should be polite to each other.

It is thought that people should be polite to each other.

a. I suggest that we can organize a singing contest.

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b. I believe that students should do revision after school.
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2. Give a suggestion to schools on how they can make students more physically or mentally fit by
completing the sentence below. (@ 3 marks)

e.g. It is suggested/believed [1m] that schools can allow students to have daily exercise at school (possible suggestion
[1m] + no other grammar/spelling mistakes [1m]) to make students more physically or mentally fit.

a. It that schools can to

make students more physically or mentally fit.
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 b. It that schools can to
make students more physically or mentally fit.

3. Combine the following sentence by using ‘if’. (@2 marks)

e.g. The Earth will be in trouble. We do not take action now.
The Earth will be in trouble if we do not take action now.

a. We have got the permission from the principal. We can organize a singing contest.
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b. Students should do revision after school. They want to get a better school result.
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4. Combine the two sentences by using participle phrases. (@2 marks)

e.g. When tourists travel overseas, they have to stay in hotel rooms.
Tourists travelling overseas have to stay in hotel rooms.

a. My classmates study hard. They can have improvement in studies.

_____________________________________________________________________________
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b. When some weaker students are bullied by classmates, they may be afraid of going to school.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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Organization of a speech:
Good morning, …
1. Introduction:
a) Tell your name and your title (e.g. Chairperson of Health Club…), and
b) Tell the topic of your speech and what it is about.
2. Body paragraph 1
• Read the writing topic carefully and follow the instruction
* Remember to give examples to support your main idea
3. Body paragraph 2
• Invite others to do something + Give details of the event

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 e.g. I’d like to invite all of you to (do something) as (reason).
4. Closing paragraph
• Call for action: e.g. It is necessary that …
5. Thank the audience
e.g. Thank you for listening.

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Organization of a Problem-solution article
Title
Introduction: Ask a question to grab attention. Give data (e.g. numbers) and consequences of the
problem to show its seriousness. Then, ask the stakeholders to solve the problem together.
Body paragraph 1
Explain the reasons of the problem (🡪 state two reasons)
Body paragraph 1
• Solution 1
e.g. (O) I would like to suggest that …
(R) because …/ Since…, … / As…,… / The reason why…
(E) For example, …
(O) It is important that…
Body paragraph 2
• Solution 2
e.g. (O) Regarding to [problem 2], I suggest that…
(R) because … / Since…, … / As…,… / The reason why…
(E) For example, …
(O) It is important that…
6. Closing paragraph
• Call for action: e.g. It is necessary that …

Organization of a One-sided Argumentative Essay

1. Title Be catchy and tell your stance
2. Introduction: - Ask a question to arouse readers’ attention;

- Give background info of the issue;

- Tell your own stance of the issue

3. Body 1 – Tell the first main argument with …

1st main argument
Elaboration (Emotion, Experience, Evidence, Expert, Example)

4. Body 2 – • Tell the second main argument with …

2nd main argument • Elaboration (Emotion, Experience, Evidence, Expert, Example)
5. Conclusion - Briefly summarise your main arguments and restate your stance;
- Tell your future hope about the issue.

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Paper 3 – Listening
Date 6 June, 2024
Time Allowed 1 hour 15 minutes

There are THREE parts: A TSA task; B Short tasks; C Integrated tasks

Reminders:
1. Read the questions carefully during the preparation time.
2. Guess what answers should be filled in by using parts of speech. Make sure your answers
are grammatically correct.
3. Study the task carefully to fill in specific information of the form.

4. You will need to listen to the recording and make changes on the schedule in the task, e.g. if the
recording says, ‘We will have the meeting at the school all instead of the library. So, I’ll cross out
library and change it to ‘school hall’, please do the following:

15th April
school hall
Meeting at the library.

*Remember to write the correct answer above the wrong answer.

5. For integrated tasks, read the data file carefully by underlining the key points using the clues in the
question-answer book.
6. Read the instructions carefully. Pay attention to instruction words* such as tell, mention and
describe.
7. Find the information from the data file and try to rephrase the sentences by using different pronouns
or adding connectives.
8. There will be 35 minutes for you to complete TWO integrated tasks. Spend your time wisely.

**Important reminder:
For part C, marks will be given for Language at a maximum of 5.

Vocabulary:
Check the meanings of the following words or phrases. You MUST remember BOTH the spelling and
the meaning of these words or phrases.
Vocabulary Meaning Vocabulary Meaning

1. joint-school ( ) 2. event ( )

3. exhibition ( ) 4. environmental ( )

5. projector ( ) 6. documentary ( )

7. volunteer ( ) 8. industry ( )

9. internal ( ) 10. provide ( )

11. payment ( ) 12. harmful effects ( )

13. venue ( ) 14. exploit ( )

15. sponsorship ( ) 16. obesity ( )

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 17. proposal ( ) 18. significantly ( )

19. one-off ( ) 20. raise awareness ( )

21. regular ( ) 22. consume ( )/

consumption ( )

23. purpose / aim ( ) 24. availability ( )

25. affect ( ) 26. popularity ( )

27. evidence ( )

*Instructions for Part C (Integrated tasks):

Pay attention to the following instruction words.
1. Find the task - Give information about (something).
2. Find the task - Write about (something), including (A) and (B).
3. Find the task - Give details about (something), including (A) and (B).
4. Find the information source - Refer to (something).
5. Find the information source – Take a look at (something).

You will have to study graphs and compare the statistics:

How’s the number of tablet users in comparison to e-reader users?

In comparison to the number of e-reader users among 18-64-year-old adults, ______________
____________________________________________________________________________ .

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You will have to write a letter of request. Please read the following sample to familiarize yourself with the tone and format.

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Paper 4 - Speaking
Date: 12th June 2024

Examination time: 8:25 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.

Preparation time: 3 minutes
Assessment time: 4 minutes (3 students per group) / 5 minutes (4 students per group)

Format: Group Interaction

Possible themes:
1. Storytelling.

2. Environmental awareness.

3. Technology.

4. School promotion.

5. Cultural Day.

[Please read pp. 5-8 of Term 1 Speaking Booklet for useful expressions.]

[Please read pp. 2-3 of Term 2 Speaking Booklet for useful expressions.]