CLASSROOM Reading Elite) for Junior RAP op IN alasOne of the target strategies of the module, which are consistent throughout the 5 units p> QReodes giving access to expository PowerPoint slides that accelerate knowledge assimilation To-the-point questions and concise explanations that deepen students? the Si understanding of the targeted strategy Oucthe soy praeic guestne that reinforces what has just been learnt Reading Passages a ja level of difficulty _| le questions (withSupplementary tips for students seeking to become autonomous learners Anicon placed before illustrates any one of the module’s targeted strategies ee offers students deeper insights into how to deal with a particular kind of questi common in HKDSE English reading A self-evaluation checklist that enables students to assess and monitor their own progress Remarks on the use of correct grammar to complete the contextualised exercise for vocabulary consolidation Relevant vocabulary introduced in each unit to develop students’ lexical competence Post-reading questions that induce students to summarise and reflect on the reading passage and the subject matter in general Word cratt £7 broadens students’ linguistic knowledge about collocation and word formation * Pairs of words that are often wrongly used interchangeably, with definitions and a proofreading exercise below each pair + Additional reading passages, with multiple- choice questions, of diverse text types and a comprehensive exercise that covers all the ‘grammar items taught + A bilingual self-study booklet with expository notes on the strategies taught and a glossary of selected vocabulary itemsHKDSE English Reading Unravelled ia Pe Bou SONNE Oa co Ee) Diaryentry Thepastcontinuoustense 10 FF oem Conjunctions: ‘and ‘but’ & 4 ‘or Lettertothe nether’ ) editor Letter Gerunds & to-infinitives 26 W Speech “There + to be’ 30 aie That Echo Through the Encyclopedia On Proper nouns & zero article 38 My Past, Not Yet Past Fy Poem ‘nowhere’ & ‘everywhere’ 44. Through the Eyes ofaYoung — gook review ‘none of” 48, | Stargazer Culture Travels Leaflet Imperatives 54 einen tcl Mounting the 4 Intervie U table 58 Mounting he AEA irenicw uncountable nousCOU tue ue ae Cnc) Reading strategies; the connection between ideas Det ed eae ete acu eae Cec Newsletter Modals: ‘can’ & ‘will’ Online Prepositions: ‘across’ & discussion ‘through’ “Figwaspmorphosis’ YY Blogentry _ ‘finally, ‘at ast’ & ‘lastly’ Quantifiers: ‘many’, ‘much’ Sunburnt to the Bone Diaryentry as lot of rf I z 5 = Fd a A Ee a 2 2 3 | Wonderstruck by aie Indicating results: ‘so’, ‘thus’ | Wonder Kid FF Blosrenty a hence! 22) ‘ Peruri CET eee rod mate eT ese Ch can cach) a ~ | 26 | Farewell to Carbon The simple present tense EY) An Animal Utopia? & the present continuous: tense | 28 | Amidst the Petals Web page Mass nouns Living Gold on the Rcce Yy Journalentry Wh-word + to-infinitives Ea “Bug Off!” Blog entry Ungradable adjectives NEC We acer egIdentifying tone and mood 49) Pert series ae Were euch acai Online Indicating time: ‘before’ & B iversevara, discussion _ ‘after’ me . 2 A ; ry Being Shopaholic: What isin ture article Reflexive pronouns 128 A Your Control? Fe £ Expressing concession: AWave of Nostalgia 4, Comicstrip ‘although’, ‘even though’ & 12 ‘though’ Presentation io ‘A Sunset Business RGA ccrint be going to’ 138 Ea Sell Outside the Box 4 Conversation ‘more’, ‘fewer’ & ‘less’ 142 Easily Confused Words 148 Challenge Station on Text Types 150 Grammar Revision Station 155) ‘Targeted key reading strategies uxpse-oriented tips and tactics Explanatory PowerPoint slides on oy reading stratedles ‘Audio recordingsSchool-based Assessment Paper 4, Speaking Paper 3, Listening & Integrated Skills Components of Paper 1, Reading 20%, 1.5 hours Paper 2, Writing Unclassified Introduction to HKDSE English Reading Question-answer Book the paper _| Booklet of Reading Passages Part Part B: Attempt either Part B1 (easier) or Part B2 (more difficult) (10% each) Parts Students who attempt Part A and Part B1 will be able to attain up to Level 4 at most, while students who attempt Part A and Part 82 will be able to attain the complete range of all reachable levels, with Level 5** being the highest. No. of questions Part A: About 20 Part B: About 25 for either part Question formats Multiple-choice questions | Short responses | Cloze summary | Circling Table completion | Matching | Proofreading | True/False/Not Given Underlining | Extended open-ended responses | Sequencing | Labelling pictures No. of passages Part A: 1-2 Part B1: 2-3, Part 82: 1-3, No. of words About 800-1,200 words per passage on average Text types ‘Awide range of variety, e.g. feature article, online discussion, poem, news article, biography, advertisement, novel extract, fable and web page Key assessment areas Interpret, analyse, select and organise ideas and information from various sources * Understand and interpret the purpose and meaning of a broad range of texts Identify the main theme and key details of a broad range of texts Identify the contextual meaning of words and phrases * Interpret the tone and mood of the writer * Distinguish and evaluate views, attitudes or arguments in fairly complex texts Understand the use of a range of language features in fairly complex textsLest) Eee) Baa Making inferences What is inferring? When do we need to make inferences? ‘= gathering information and drawing = when writers do not deliver a message a conclusion from facts presented ~ = directly or do not state his or her point by the writer of view with concise wording How do we make inferences? = by asking 6W1H questions (who, when, where, what, why, which, how) = by looking for evidence in the passage that validates or supports the guesses or conclusions that you are trying to make aoe Alice went camping with her friends in the woods last weekend. They set up a tent and shared ghost stories around a campfire after dinner. Halfway through their storytelling, they heard a noise from the more remote part of the woods. Shocked and scared, they searched around the forest, only to find nothing strange there. As they went back to their tent, they all screamed out loud. They found their tent wrecked and torn into piecgs! Food with a lot of bite marks was scattered everywhere on the ground. intimidated, they grabbed their belongings and left the site as|fast as they could. They ran even faster when they|spotted a signpost among the bushes|that read ‘Caution! BEAR IN AREA. ‘Their tent was destroyed by O A.awolf @ B. abear O C. astranger O D. aghost ona | was proud of myself today as | managed to do my own laundry without Mum's help. It was not as easy as | had thought and I'm stil drained at the moment! | found that the lid of the washing machine was broken while I was loading the laundry into the machine. It must have been damaged by my brother Leo because he always slams the lid rudely. | think I'll have to tell Dad about this tomorrow, since Mum has a soft heart and never bears to punish him, and his mischievousness would only, as a result, escalate, From the paragraphs, we can infer that O A. the writer’s mum always washes the clothes for the writer’s family O B. the writer has one brother only © C. the writer’s dad is stricter than the writer’s mum O D. the washing machine lid is made of metalDead Cn fog Understanding literary devices What are literary devices? = techniques that writers use to produce artistic effects Why do we need to use them? = they are common in different kinds of text types both in dally life and in literature = they enliven the text and bring richness and depth to it they help readers understand and remember the text better Aor) alliteration _|Grace’s great at getting Greg to grab some goodies. 3nd metaphor i exaggeration |Let’s jump high and meet in the sky! in metaphor __|Jeff is a bad person and he is the black sheep of our family onomatopoeia |The fillets are sizzling in the pan. personification |At night, stars keep the moon company so she will never bi repetition _|‘Benevolence is loving yourself, your friends and family. Benevolence jis being kind to everyone including strangers you don't know. | Benevolence is the key to a happy life,’ said Mr Tam. thyme __ [Here comes a jumpy frog, jumpier as it meets a fierce dog. simile | The giant wave was like a hunger-stricken shark, lunging forward mercilessly and engulfing everything that comes in its way. eae Billy bullies Belle Big bad Billy always bullies Belle. Big bad Billy always bullies Belle. There is nothing else in which Billy can excel. That is why he is about to be expelled. He pulls her ponytail and takes her books. ‘I'm sorry. | did play tricks on her. He even makes some funny looks. | swear from now on | will let her be.’ On Billy Belle always needs to dwell, Tears run down his cheeks as he promises to behave well Big bad Billy always bullies Belle But she is done and begins to yell, “You have been a mosquito and that’s enough! Like a rat you steal my stuff. | am going to Miss Lee and have you cuffed!” Which of the following literary devices is NOT used in the poem? OA. simile O B. personification O C. alliteration © D. metaphorLoy trae nan ee ae 17" November (Monday) Sunny Cyd GARE BEESON In the blink of an eye, it has been two months bears a figurative meaning since I was promoted to secondary school. School life that isditferent from its ; Pera ee a has been great but I felt a bit upset today. Some of my the blink ofan eye’ means 5 schoolmates did not behave well and were punished by ‘very quickly’ the teachers. Before the first lesson, all of us settled down in our classroom. While I was getting my textbook ready, Diana Ho was scribbling on her desk with a marker. At fa the same time, Lara Choi was copying from someone 2, If you could set anew Se Ra) else’s homework. They both didn’t notice when Mr biti Wong came in. Then, they were sent to the detention class for two days for being unruly and dishonest. CRG Pea aT) PI era as Dek Ec ate ‘ 4 7 At recess, I was chatting as usual with my friends in Japan, most public school students have the same meals, in the playground when I heard someone scream. I ie Arlt aarti knew right away that something wrong was happening they share among themselves nearby. When I walked closer, I found that Roy Lee fhe responsiblity for taki ; ney tha responsibilty for ating and Eddy Yip from Class 1D were fighting over itis believed that such a packet of chips! They were like two big cats mp { comformity makes students Be 3 eee rine et battling fiercely for their prey! Luckily, Mr sora! partof their schools Hung passed by while they were fighting. He immediately stopped them and informed the discipline head as well as their parents of the matter. Both of them. Exe schoo ay soto were given a demerit for their misbehaviour. country has its own rules, They ensure the fulfilment of duties During lunchtime, I felt so full and satisfied after and the protection of rights. a devout ee Bak te en By We should respect these rules enjoying my favourite pasta. But then, just when I was and think about the reasons about to leave the canteen, I saw someone walking B behind them, away from his seat, leaving the leftover food and used ‘ tissues all over the table. It was Sammi Chan from my class. I politely asked him to keep the table clean, but he= . j rudely refused to do so. While we were arguing, a prefect came and said that she had seen everything. Then, she marked down Sammi’s name and asked him to clean up the mess. He was also told to clean up the 35. canteen after school. After the choir practice, while I was walking out of the hall, a senior boy who ran faster than a leopard knocked me down. Things happened too fast: I fell down, broke my glasses, and 40. the boy dashed away so hurriedly that ; : Find evidence for each e I couldn't even see his face, let alone Heit cia From the diary entry, we can infer ‘that Mr Wong, aia iain f GEM) "ear what he might have said. Iwas so | 64 aatedsammichanto Paw stcamed up, not simply because he had clean up the canteen after F made me fall, but also because of his Schoo! (t should be the - ninco prefect who punished f 45. being so reckless and inconsiderate! ert Some of my classmates complain that | OB, isthe dstptine head [the discipline head is i ‘ ‘mentioned in paragraph 3 there is a reason behind each of them. x) Rules lead us to become considerate so cat oer that we can enjoy our school life without ae detention i class (no relevant disturbing one another. I hope everyone Se ee i I is aware that rules play a Key role not | @ 5 sosinahe sme sehe0 only in teaching us that our actions have ‘as Mr Hung (Mr Hung consequences, but also in maintaining a stopped the students’ fight —_ anecaitG) 55. safe, conducive learning climate at school! (i ~460 words the school rules are too strict. However, iia a ii Pe nee cena The past continuous tense is used to describe ongoing actions in the past. However, not used for non-action verbs (know, want, belong, need, notice, realise, understand). V He understood (9 was understanding) the instructions in the 30-page manual. (2) Circle TWO examples of the past continuous tense that you can find in paragraph 2. sinsiioaia alMultiple Choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the diary entry. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 1, In line 20, the word ‘fiercely’ can best be replaced by * . OA. mildly OB. violently OC. attentively OD. noisily 4D.2. Regarding the above question, the writer used __ to describe what he saw. OA. simile OB. alliteration OG. repetition OD. personification 4Q)3. From paragraph 4, we can infer that the writer OA. had lunch in the canteen OB, cleaned the table 5 . ER Read the for Sammi passage for OC. has been a prefect _| the keywords in each option. for long OD. was the prefect’s friend 4, Read line 32. The word ‘everything’ refers to OA. the rude comments made by Sammi © B. Sammi’s lunch box and used tissues OC. the writer’s friendly reminders OD. what had happened between the writer and Sammi 1. [understood most of the information ry 2. I guessed the meaning of unknown words or 3. I managed to answer questions by drawing 4, lidentified and understood the writer’s / 5, I could identify and summarise the main idea 6. The two reading strategies taught in this 5. Who is NOT the writer’s classmate? OA. Diana Ho OB. Sammi Chan OC. Lara Choi OD. Eddy Yip a . According to the writer, why should the school rules be followed? OA. They teach students to be considerate. OB. They ensure students would not. disturb one another. OC. They help maintain a good environment for learning. OD. all of the above provided in the passage. phrases correctly. Inferences. characters’ feelings. of the passage. module enabled me to read more effectively.Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the diary entry. For questions 4 and 6, answer in complete sentences. 1. What were the students punished for? Complete the summary below. Diana Ho @ Sammi Chan (ii) (iii) 2. Determine whether each of the following statements is a fact, an opinion, or undecidable because not enough information is given. (Ibis unacceptable for students to copy from others’ homework. (ii) Two boys from Class 1D received a demerit, and O° oO ° their parents were also informed. ° a e (iii) In total, five boys were punished today in school. Oo Oo Oo 3. From the last paragraph, we can infer that was most probably what the writer heard from his classmates. WC the RGSS OA. ‘Thave learnt a lesson.” attitude towards the rules? OB. ‘Such behaviour should never be tolerated.’ OC. ‘Every one of us has our own rights and responsibilities.” OD. ‘Why should we follow these rules? They are so harsh!” Teachers are 4, To the writer’s knowledge, how many students received penalties from teachers? | not the only cones who can penalise rule breakers. 4Q)5. Which of the following literary devices is used in line 37? Mark your answer with a tick (V) in the appropriate box. 6. In the writer’s opinion, what may be the reason why certain students break school rules?Vocabulary Bank Match the words for describing the performance and behaviour of students in the left column with the descriptions in the right column. Write the correct letters in the boxes. A. inconsiderate i BB B unsatisfactory oF [ | C, respectful 3. B D, selfless 4. { | E, decent os [| F. selfish 6. {| G, rebellious a [ | H, remarkable 8. [ | (evar 1, Think of a school rule which you would like to demolish and explain the reason behind your decision 2. Do you think that we can have only one set Of rules forall the people in a community? g00d enough to leave a positive impression or even receive praises bad enough to leave a negative impression or even. receive poor remarks considering or caring about only one’s own advantage, welfare or pleasure thinking more about the welfare and needs of others than one’s own not thinking enough about others’ feelings, rights, wishes or needs showing respect and understanding to how others live, and what they do or think refusing to obey rules and intentionally not behaving in the way that others expect socially acceptable or good kena Not so fast (Refer to P.15.) This spoken phrase is used when you are telling someone to wait and not to be too quick to do something or not to bee too judgmental about something,Sophia Hiall, I've just reached home. I can’t wait to share something shocking with you guys. 6 Jack What's happened? You are always the one with the most (1) patience among us. @ Jane Is it about the newcomer? I know it’s his first day of school. But how bad could it possibly be? You're such a (2) person that I’m sure you must. have done everything to help him settle into the class. What has troubled you? @ Sophia ‘Sigh @ . Everything had been as usual and fine at first. But things went wrong after the newcomer took his seat at the far back of the classroom. As soon as he realised he had not brought any materials needed for the lesson, he took a book from the girl on his left jn and a pen from his right without asking, I was shocked to find out that he is such a @) person. He did not care what the others thought and felt. @ Jack OMG. I myself, being a real knight, so decent and humble @, always try to be (4)__ to everyone. I find myself (5)__ when I unintentionally hurt someone’s feeling. Doing it on purpose? NEVER, EVER acceptable! @ Jane Not so fast. He appeared to be (6) __in your eyes, but he was actually sitting far away from you. He might have asked beforehand without your notice. @ Perhaps it’s only one side of the story? Sophia ‘Not really @® . The teacher also witnessed the incident, and scolded him right in front of the class, telling him that it had been rude and not (7)_________ of him to take people’s things without asking, He also warned him that he would be punished if he goes on like this, as he doesn’t want to have a (8)___ student in his class. @Aa Suggested finishing time: 15 mins eae 1, How would you describe your relationship with your family De Pan eae ON Leck Ever since she focused on nothing but mahjong, fern Everything has gone so wrong, cers She sits hour after hour The connectives ‘and’, i he ip ‘or’, ‘but’ are used to Until the takeaway dinner turns sour. eee ice Wie 5 I shout loudly in her ear, it comes to asking But she just would not hear. custo oes possibilities or options. I tell her that | am hungry. X- Would you like I tell her that Dad is angry coffee and tea? 1 tell her that the house is messy, WY Would you like 10 And that her clicking of tiles is too, too noisy. coffee of.tear Yet all these repeat day after day, IB Circle THREE connectives you can Regier lessiGh WT AEL SOU) find in the last stanza. Heart, | see you sink, a little more each day, STEAWi You and I—we know it’s too great a price to pay: Ailsa pare bay 15 My classmates call me a smelly little freak. attention to their children, ‘Lonely, poor and weak!’ ethers monitor every All our money is squandered on the mahjong table— thes: lca henppteres Does she know that, soon, our bond will crumble? hovering overhead. These overprotective parents are called ‘helicopter parents’ | pray and pray and pray, 20 Hoping against hope she would change someday. Once she was loving but now I'm betrayed! May we ever go back to the good old days? When | meet the Genie Ill ask for a time machine May our life get back to routine. ~180 words: More to Take Away In Hong Kong, the Social Welfare Department Is responsible for family Issues. It provides welfare services including parent-child activities, counselling and family life education.Multiple Choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the poem. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. AD), 1. In tines 5-12, what does the writer want? 5. Which of the following is TRUE about OA. a freshly prepared dinner the writer? O B. a peaceful state of mind OA, She has a grumpy father. OC. attention and care OB. She is not popular in class. OD. peace and justice OC. She is more dependent on her father than on her mother. 2, How many pairs of rhymes can be found OD. She always argues with her mother. in stanza 2? OA. one OB. two OC three 6. What is the main idea of the poem? OD. six OA. Playing mahjong does more harm than good. #Q,3. In stanza 2, the writer uses __to OB. Parents with bad habits have no emphasise her attempts to protest against ways to know what their children the negligence of her mother. need. OA. alliteration OC. The bond between parent and child OB. simile crumbles easily when conflict occurs. OC. repetition OD. The impact that a gambling parent may have on a child’s overall OD. personification well-being can be serious. 4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the writer’s mother? OA. deaf OB. loving OC. ill-mannered Pereteeenkentkae) 1. Tunderstood most ofthe information : t provided in the passage. OD. irresponsible 2, | guessed the meaning of unknown words or phrases correctly. : 3, I managed to answer questions by drawing Inferences. 4, identified and understood the writer’s/ characters’ feelings. 5. | could identify and summarise the main idea of the passage 6, The two reading strategies taught in this module enabled me toread more effectively.Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the poem. For questions 1 and 4(ii), answer in complete sentences. AQ. Read stanza 1, What may the writer have shouted to her mum? 3. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ET atime sere OA. ABABAB een fea) OB. ABCABC OC. AABBCC OD. ABCCBA 3. In the last stanza, the writer asks for a time machine because OA, she wants to meet the Genie OB. she hopes she was not born in the first place OC. her mother was good some time ago OD. she thinks she is betrayed 4. (i) Circle the literary device used in line 13. simile / metaphor / personification / onomatopoeia (ii) Why does the writer talk to ‘Heart’? 5. Which TWO of the following idioms match the writer's state of mind in the poem? Mark your answer with a tick (W) in each appropriate box. Q2 Arhyme scheme refers to the pattern of rhyming words placed at the end of the lines in a poem. Write the correct letters to match each word with which it rhymes in stanza 1. line 1. mahjong A line2 wrong (i) line 3. hour (ii) line 4 sour B lineS ear line 6 hear (iii) eerVocabulary Bank Label the photos below with the idioms about emotions from the word box. ‘The above idioms help describe emotions more vividly. Write ‘the numbers in the blanks to match them with what they mean. (i) feeling angry (il) feeling nervous (il) feeling happy (iv) becoming calm again eee @ 1L. What do you do to strengthen family bonds? 2, How do you usually resolve family conflicts?20 Pau ea cee On ey Ree a chine Rat Dear Editor, Let's Thin! : : Pee lam writing to raise concerns about the problems 2, How do you solve the difficulties ‘that the majority of students in Hong Kong are facing. you face in your studic This year, |am in Secondary 1 and my elder sister in Secondary 3. Yesterday, she came home with her eyes swollen, apparently from crying, and told us that she would have to retake her History test. Although we do not go to the same school, it seems that we are encountering similar problems in our school life. | believe we are not the only ones. Most students in Hong Kong are under tremendous stress from various sources. First of all, most secondary school students have to study more than ten subjects. Awide range of topicsis Eee covered in each subject. After almost eight hours of class __| There are 506 secondary day ‘ schools in Hong Kong. Since every day, we still have a flood of assignments to do and, 1978, the government has : i allocated funds to provide free very often, after-school supplementary tutorial classes educanidh i chldro Now, ‘to attend. We are definitely overloaded. Sometimes, | feel ‘the government offers 12 years of free primary and secondary education to all children through public sector schools. like | am biting off more than | can chew. Apart from dealing with academic issues, we also feel obliged to live up to parents’ and teachers’ expectations.Although we are already as buay as bees, sometimes we are reproached for not working hard enough or for getting grades that fall short of their expectations, Many parents seem to care more about whether their children excel academically than whether they are happy. This is what disheartens and 25 frustrates us most. Each of us responds differently to difficulties. Some are more optimistic and therefore able to handle them better, while some, as | know, feel overburdened and show signs of depression, especially when they are still adapting to their newlife in secondary school 30 There are a few feasible measures, in my humble opinion, that may be takento make stress less of an ordeal to students. For example, the schools may reduce ‘the amount of homework or extend the submission deadlines. They may also offer extra assistance to those who fall behind academically. Parents should also speak ‘to their children about their school life more often, try to step into their shoes and 35 encourage them to develop a more balanced lifestyle. Before | went-to secondary school, | had imagined that my life there would be wonderful—meeting different people while learning new skills. Yet, what: | now experience every day is totally different from what | once imagined: cramming takes up most of mylife.l.ao PSTEZAVI 40 a student, do see that it is not a problem for which the | Monvsresstelevingatrs teachers or parents should be held entirely accountable. | andtabets- Some of them lp people relax via music All| wish, however, is that our hardship and effort. can be | oranimations; others provide tools for meditation or playful games to give vent to anger and stress. sympathised and, most importantly, appreciated. Yours faithfully, 45. Jessie Lam ~460 words ese ‘Whether’ is used to report questions or to express doubts. However, a clause instead of a question is used after it. % I don’t know whether should | do it? W I don’t know whether | should do it (or not).Multiple Choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the letter to the editor. Choose the test answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 49). n line 18, Jessie said “Iam biting off more than I can chew’ because she OA. has too much to deal with O B. is forced to finish meals quickly O C. fails to make time for sleep OD. has an overly tight timetable 2. Read line 27. The word ‘them’ refers to OA. parents OB. classmates OC. expectations OD. difficulties 3. According to Jessie, what can schools do to relieve students’ stress? OA. provide students who fail their exams with academic support O B. give students more time to finish their assignments OC. cancel unnecessary homework OD. all of the above 4. In line 30, the word ‘feasible’ means OA. effective OB. strong OC. workable OD. necessary ED Think about which adjective best describes the nature of the measures suggested 3Q)S. Jessie once thought she would in secondary school. OA. attend different school clubs to learn different skills OB. respond to difficulties in an optimistic way OC. quickly adapt to the new surroundings 5 OD. talk toher teachers | (sso and parents whenever | secondary she needs support school? Jessle expect 6. Which of the following is NOT true? OA. Every Hong Kong student has problems in learning. © B. Most students in secondary schools in Hong Kong study more than 10 subjects. OC. One of the sources of stress is parents’ expectations. OD. Jessie thinks that sympathy and understanding from parents and teachers are the most important. Perm ekese at 9) 1. I understood most ofthe information provided in the passage | guessed the meaning of unknown words or phrases correctly. | managed to answer questions by drawing inferences, Videntified and understood the writer's / characters’ feelings. | could identify and summarise the main idea of the passage. ‘The two reading strategies taught in this module enabled me to read more effectively.Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the letter to the editor. For questions 1 and 2, answer in complete sentences. 1, What can parents do to encourage and cheer up their frustrated children? 2. In the letter to the editor, what tells you that Jessie feels disappointed Pay Wiention to about her secondary school life? ‘the negative opinions she gives 3. Look for words in the letter to the editor to match the definitions below. @) —___ (para. 1-2) (adj.)_ larger than usual | Gi) ____ (para. 1-2) (v.)__ experiencing something (usually unpleasant) (ii) _____ (para. 3-4) (v.)__ causes to lose hope and enthusiasm (iv) (para. 6-7) (adj. completely responsible for 494. In ine 21, which literary device is used when Jessie describes herself and other students as ‘already as busy as bees’? OA. simile OB. repetition OC. metaphor OD. thyme 5, Ineach line, there MAY be a wrong word. Underline it and write a Taanetal answers word that expresses the correct idea in the right-hand column. If not, | are grammatical and in puta tick (W). the correct forms i | “@_—— HiJessie, Ihave just read your letter to the editor in the v | Gi) newspaper. I know you are now taking some a | Git) ner challenges in your secondary schoo! life. I id | Gy) not know that our high beliefs for you would make you SEER | (v) feel busy. From now on, I will put myself oe (vi) in your socks often. Please remember your dad and I (vii) always extend the effort you have made!Vocabulary Bank Label the photos in the mind map below with the words and phrases about some stressors and their solutions from the word box. ‘Causes SolutionsCloze Passage Complete the journal entry below with the appropriate words and phrases introduced on the previous page. 6 February, 20XX thas almost become a matter of daily occurrence to have sad-looking students coming to my office to complain about their stressful school life. Although I can comfort them to a certain extent by providing them with (1) it still concerns me greatly to see them being so constantly anxious. Most of their worries come from (2)___: they feel heartbroken to be laughed WAND at when they score low in exams; they feel helpless to be bullied merely because they are reserved; above all, they are desperate for others’ acceptance. On the other hand, they also complain about their(3)_________. It makesthem sty Ea up all night almost every day for their homework and studies. What a way of life that has made them victims of (4) ! As a school counsellor, I understand deeply that accepting (5) is not easy for a student. All I could do is to advise them to join group activities and extra-curricular classes after school to meet and make friends with different people. This would allow them to have a (6) ___. In terms of stress relief, I tend to recommend to them (7) __and activities like reading, drawing and meditating, which can be seen as means of @ ee eee @ Suggest some ways to de-stress. ken British American counsellor (Refer to P.25.) ‘counselor travelling traveling jewellery jewelry controlling “controlling . OF al the suggestions, which tone do you find the most therapeutic? * american English tends not to repeat the letter ‘Y, except when it follows a vowel that makes a stressed syllable. g UUUTTATATii Too Many, Clubs: So)Littleyrime Ca ae Dear Kenny, Howare you? As you krtow, now | go to a new echoolin Quarry Bay as |have moved to Hong Kong Island, Everything has been great here, What Ike the most is that there are 6o many Level: iii} Ioan arcs Bre eace Rinna) 1, Have you joined any school clubs? 2: if you could start up anew_club, what would it be? Education in Finland is characterised by its emphasis Con skills ike technology and cultural understanding, rather 5 extra-curricular activities to choose from, and come of them bcc ini are very special! For examiple, as junior students, we with a good are provided selection of interest, clubs: Crafting Club, Bakery Club, Sign Language Club, Barista Club and Drama Club, plus the School Orchestra and thirteen different sports teams, 10. Boxing Club for senior studentsl err ad ¢ Grammar Bs Gerunds are used after some verbs, and to-infinitives after other verbs. There is even a Ihave de ; Mum dreaded to miss. lave decided to join Barista Club because | hope I can make coffee ( missing) the train. for my coffee-loving parents. (@ Circle TWO verbs, one followed by a gerund and the other followed by a to-infinitive in Morris's ‘one day. | am considering joining one ‘more club, Which one do you think | should join? What clubs have You joined in your school and why? Let: me know what you think 115 Love, letter. | Morris Dear Morris, | am glad to know you are living the life of Riley! The clube at. your new school sound great! | wish | could join Barista Club too because 20. Ican'tllve without coffee! | advise you not to skip any of the sessions STEAM because It requires lots of practice to make a perfect cup of coffee. To make latte art, you need something light enough to stay atop the coffee. That Is why the foam formed by steaming milk is needed Ithas a lower density than coffee. 1am a member of the School Orchestra and Table Tennis Team, Each of them requires two days of practice a week. Itis actually quite demanding] If you want to join one more club, Sign Language 25 Club sounds good, at least to me, because you can help the hearing impaired and those who rely on the language. Just make eure that you have enough time left for your schoolwork! ’ Good luck! Say hito Aunt Sara and Uncle Leo for me. Best, 30. Kenny ~300 wordsMultiple Choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the letters. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 1. Morris and Kenny are OA. OB. oc OD. EM infer their relationship from their age and the people mentioned in the letters. siblings cousins classmates grandfather and grandson . The main reason why Morris is joining Barista Club is that : OA. he loves coffee OB. his parents love coffee oc OD. Kenny encourages him to do so it is only for junior students . Morris seems to be OA. jealous that senior students have more clubs to choose from O B. satisfied with the vast variety of clubs provided OC. fond of preparing different sorts of drinks OD. happy that he has moved to Hong Kong Island . In line 18, Kenny says Morris is ‘living the life of Riley’ because Morris seems to be OA. growing up OB. having a lot of spare time © C. doing well in many subjects OD. enjoying himself very much 5. Which of the following can Morris NOT join in this academic year? OA. Boxing Club OB. Bakery Club OC. the School Orchestra OD. the sports teams 6. Which of the following is NOT true about Kenny and Morris? OA. Kenny learns to play music and sports, OB. Mortis did not live on Hong Kong, Island some years ago. oc. Kenny and Morris go to the same school but are not in the same class. OD. Kenny is not expected to meet his relatives and Morris in the near future. Permeekeu akan) - lunderstood most of the information provided in the passage. 2. | guessed the meaning of unknown words or phrases correctly, 3. I managed to answer questions by drawing. inferences. 4, identified and understood the writer's / characters’ feelings. 5. I could identify and summarise the main idea of the passage. 6, The two reading strategies taught in this module enabled me to read more effectively.Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the letters. For question 5, answer in a complete sentence. Q. Which of the following interest clubs are mentioned in the letters? Mark each picture with a tick (W) in the box if it is mentioned and a cross (X) if it is not. 4Q)2. Circle the literary device used in line 20 when Kenny says he ‘can’t live without coffee’? exaggeration / metaphor / repetition / simile Pay atention to is literal meaning and figurative meaning. 3. Circle TWO adjectives that describe Kenny’s personality * How does Kenny based on his reply letter. Tiere eed outgoing / thoughtful / honest / responsible / humorous / generous L3uestions? 4, Look at the following pronouns and answer who/what they refer to in the letters. them i) we lineé Gil) one line 13 Gil) | 5. Do you think Kenny will consider joining one more club like Mortis does? Why or why not? Explain your answer.Vocabulary Bank Label the photos below with the words and phrases about extra-curricular activities from the word box. boxing crafting bakery ~~ community service orchestra. signlanguage — barista. «= drama Pea ieee 1. What activities (e.g. arts, sports) are you especially good, at or do you enjoy doing? 2. Do you agree that you can determine what you are good at? Explain your answer,Text Type: Speech ee Suggested finishing time: 25mins | Lister R BL. 41, Do you think it is fun to join extra-curricular activities? 2, What extra-curricular acti Poon ‘Actors were not respected in ‘the past. It was only until the 19" century did they become honoured. Nowadays, actors and actresses in the showbiz ‘may gain public recognition more easily by engaging in different commercial or charity events ‘We go through important phases in life: infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, late adulthood and death. Confucius, an eminent Chinese philosopher, also proposed similar thoughts on life stages at diferent ages: at 15 > keep learning at 30 > know one’s role and responsibility at 40 > resolve doubts at 50 -> know lfe’s purpose at 60 > develop moral sense at 70 + follow one’s desire ace 10 15 Good morning, boys and girls, am Clare Lau, a singer-actress. If you have ever watched Beautiful Life, Horribly Haunted House and dirs Smart, 1 bet You might've probably noticed me on the silver screen, playing different roles in different styles. When I was a primary student, I never thought of becoming an artist. My parents always told me to study hard, study hard, and study hard. They believed that only good grades could get me into a good university and only a good university education could earn me a good living, They wanted me to become a barrister—a lastyer who can argue in higher courts. However, I thought that was only one of the many ways to succeed in life, and I should not follow the herd. I did study hard, but I enriched my school life at the same time by participating in different kinds of extra-curricular activities. At first, I learnt to sew and play squash. Then, in Form 2, Idabbled in gardening, It was not until in Form 3, when I joined Film Club and Drama Club, that I 20 became enamoured with films and drama. Although at that time, I admired the Drama Club people a lot, I was too shy to bring myself to the stage. One day, my class teacher told me that there would be an audition for the School 25 Drama Team. She encouraged me to try it. Although there were many competitors, I, quite miraculously, got the chance to be a supporting: actress. Since then, I have been in love with acting. Two years later, I wanted to challenge myself to something new, so I joined a singing compelition. I didn't tin, but 30 I regarded it as an opportunity to step out of my comfort zone and to overcome my. ‘stage fright’. Affer the results were released, one of the judges had a brief talk with me, giving me advice, which morphed me into who I am today. Also because of him, I've realised that there are always things to learn, talents to discover and skills to hone. 35 Believe me: school life isn’t merely about achieving good academic results, but also about enjoying yourselves and exploring Your interests and potential. I discovered mine, namely singing and acting, by sailing through uncharted waters, and I've carved 40 out my career in these ho aspects. I hope you may also lead a fulfiling school life, stay curious and be courageous in Your efforts to discover and develop your talents! Thank you! ~410 words Per Mehta 23 _ |v There are (X have) two important events held by Science Club this month, (2 Underline THREE similarly structured clauses in paragraph 3.GEN muttipte ch Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the speech. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. e Questions 1, Read lines 4-5. What are Beautiful Life, Horribly Haunted House and Mrs Smart? OA. commercials OB. novels OC. films OD. reality shows EH Pay attention to the words that follow these titles .. Read line 5. Which of the following literary devices is used in ‘Horribly Haunted House’? 5. What is Clare Lau’s main purpose for giving this speech? OA. to show how intelligent she is O B. to ask students not to be too focused on their studies OC. to inspire youngsters to discover their interests and strengths OD. to encourage more teenagers to enter the entertainment industry From the speech, we can infer that Clare OA. simile i OB. alliteration au is a____ person. OC. repetition OA. proactive OD. onomatopoeia OB. fearless OC efficient 3. Clare Lau soon after she entered secondary school. OA. became the chairperson of Film Club OB. learnt sewing and played sports OC. dreamt of becoming an actress OD. was determined to get into a good OD. easy-going university 4, In line 35, the word ‘merely’ can best be replaced by * ; Si cute 1. | understood most ofthe information - OA. mainly provided in the passage LS 2, I guessed the meaning of unknown words or (—) OB. only phrases correctly OC. largely 3. I managed to answer questions by drawing inferences. LJ OD. partly m1 = 5, 6. The two rei . identified and understood the writer's / characters’ feelings. | could identify and summarise the main idea of the passage. ing strategies taught in this module enabled me to read more effectively.(zug=9 Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the speech. For questions 1 and 2, answer in complete sentences. 1. What is Clare Lau’s occupation? 2. In lines 9-10, why does Clare Lau repeat ‘study hard’? [Ei pay attention to what prompts: her mentioning the words ‘study hard’. She repeats these words to show that 3. Look for a phrase that means ‘activities that one has not experienced before’. BT oocgor] the phrase in paragraphs 3-4, 4. Look for words in the speech to match the definitions below. @ (para. 2) (v.) improved the quality by adding something else | Gi) —____________ (para. 2) (adj.) liking something a lot | Gii)___(para. 3) (1) a short performance that a person gives to show | that he or she is suitable for a show or film (iv) __________ (para. 4) (m.) qualities that can be developed >. Match each of the following quotes with its most likely speaker. Put the letters in the corresponding boxes. (_‘Ican see the potential in you. This is a precious opportunity. You should give itary! LJ (ii)_‘Age is irrelevant to whether you can impress the audience. Keep improving your ~—) skills, and you will succeed one day.’ LJ (iii) ‘There is surely room for improvement. Have you started your revision for the = -— next exam?” ee Pee Q4 Match the common suffixes with the different parts of speech ( n(n) y() ) -ous ( ess (Vocabulary Bank Label the photos in the mind map below with the names of the occupations from the word box. Relating to style Occupations Relating to social utility Relating to necessities ‘ta ZN 7.GEEBD Cloze Passage Complete the speech below with the appropriate words for occupations introduced on the previous page. It is not who you are but who you want to become—I mean, for example, your interests and hopes—that you should think about when choosing your future occupation, In my far-off youth, a university friend of mine had studied law and had been unusually good at it. However, she didn’t become (1) after graduation. She said she wanted to do something different because she had lost interest in legal subjects. Some of her friends knew that her arithmetic skills were as good as her skills in law, so they suggested she become (2) Others asked her why, being so intelligent, she had not considered becoming (3) in law, or in any other subject she is good at, But she kindly rejected those suggestions. Her interest, she said, w: in beauty care: she wanted to become (4) to provide people with beauty treatments, She said she had thought of becoming (5) ___ who dresses people’s hair, or (6)__ who creates graphics for publications —well, if only she knew how to draw! Ha, Ha, Ha! Ahem... Anyway, you can always choose any job you are interested in or passionate about, no matter what you are studying, I, myself, am living proof of this: I was (7) ______ running my own dental clinic before I became a school principal. Surprised? Well, to surprise you more, T once was an assistant to 8) too, who was a master of Italian cuisine, working at my uncle’s restaurant every day after school... eo Cc: Itis common to find that British English and 1. Do you have a dream job? American English have entirely different words referring to the same occupations: 2. What kinds of preparations (e.g. skills, mindset) does it require you to make? Are you ready to ‘make them? British American lawyer (Refer to P30.) attorney postman ‘mailman chemist pharmacist estate agent realtorec ua el: Identifying the main idea pe How to identify the main idea? What is a main idea? = the title and the first paragraph usually tell = the most important message in “=A. the main idea of the passage a passage or paragraph look for the topic sentence—it is usually the first sentence of a paragraph Checking for the topic sentence = see whether the sentences in the same paragraph are all related to it = see whether the keyword in it reappears later ea) K-pop music has become popular since the 2000s because of its special features. The term ‘K-pop’ refers to Korean pop songs originating in South Korea. Songwriters often put music of different styles and genres into K-pop songs. Foreign elements are added to the songs to make them catchy and attractive. Also, K-pop songs are usually sung by idol groups. Every member of an idol group has his or her own role, like the vocalist, the rapper and the dancer. Before a song is debuted, they need to practise one time after another to ensure their performance is perfect What does the topic sentence Checking for the topic sentence tell us? =~." the sentences in the same paragraph The popularity of K-pop music is elaborate on the term ‘K-pop' and its features directly related to its features. = the keyword 'K-pop' reappears eee | bet you may have already heard of the ‘sinking Maldives’. There are several islands in Papua New Guinea which are sinking too. Scientists say these islands are sinking for about 30 cm every year. One example is an enormous group of islands named Duke of York Islands. For many years, the islands have been home to around 20,000 people. These people have developed their own culture and a unique way of life on the islands, but now they will have to leave their home. As the sinking worsens, the government expects that about 40,000 people will need to relocate to new homes in the coming years. What is the main idea of the above paragraph? © A. Duke of York Islands are the islands which are sinking in the Maldives. O B. Several islands are sinking in Papua New Guinea. O C, Forty-thousand people are leaving their homes. O D. People live a special way of life on Duke of York IslandsDUE re il: Eliminating wrong options sara Le Beware that: Ideas from the passage may appear in different ‘True statements contain only wording in the statements. So, pay attention to correct information. ™~ the words to see if they match those ideas. False statements contain incorrect Became mean alae, information. = opposite meaning > NOT true ideas not found > NOT true eas Oscar Wilde was a famous writer and poet, He wrote short stories, plays and poems. He was born in Dublin, Ireland on 16" October, 1854. Both his father and mother, who were a doctor and a newspaper reporter respectively, were well-educated and made a good living. Oscar Wilde received a good education from his parents at alyoung age. He later went to ‘ollege in Dublin and achieved good scores, which eared him scholarships and the chance to study at Oxford University. According to the paragraph, which of the following is TRUE? (O A. Oscar Wilde's parents were uneducated. (opposite meaning > x incorrect) O B. Oscar Wilde did not'do well at school but he could enter university. (opposite meaning > x incorrect) © C. Oscar Wilde iearnt from his parents when he was a child. (same meaning > ¥ correct) O D. Oscar Wilde was famous for the comics he wrote. (idea not found > x incorrect) ees Mosquitoes are flying insects. There are about 2,700 kinds of mosquitoes, and some of them can be found almost everywhere in the world. We all know that mosquitoes like warm places, but some of them can be found in freezing places such as Alaska. A mosquito has six legs, and its body is divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen. According to the paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT true? © A. The head, thorax and abdomen are the body parts of mosquitoes. O B. Some mosquitoes can live in cold places. © C. About 2,700 kinds of mosquitoes cannot fly, O D. A number of mosquito species can be found in most places.Text Type: Encyclopedia entry uy pee initia ci eet Pat Pees eects The topic sentence of paragraph 1 briefly introduces the theme ‘superstitions’ by pointing out that superstitions have existed for a very long time. Then, the writer develops the topic further by relating it to modern society. Superstitions, mystical beliefs, have been around for centuries [TEESE Tey Creve thanks to the fact that people had misunderstanding of tn Chicago, many buildings science and showed respect for fate and fear of the unknown | 42et have the 13” floor on in’ x elevator button panels due to supernatural. Though the word ‘superstition’ is often She cre OEE ES associated with some religious practices of the minority, there | @resut, the button for the . 7 13" floor is usually skipped to are still many people who believe in unproven superstitions. | ‘:y gy gsployed a6 120" In many western countries, Friday the 13", with two symbols of bad luck rolled into one, is considered ‘Black Friday’, the cursed day. The thought may have originated from the Bible, as Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden on an ominous Friday; and Judas, who betrayed Jesus, being the 13” guest to show up, uninvited, at the Last Supper, made ‘13° an unwelcome number. In recorded history, Buckingham Palace was once bombed on Friday 13" in 1940. The uneasiness stemming from the date has never seemed to weaken, not in the slightest. In 1993, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal, some have genuinely dreaded driving or going out on this day, and stayed home instead to keep themselves safe from any possible misfortune. Another superstition that has diffused in the community since ancient times concerns broken mirrors, which are widely tagged to a curse of seven years of ill luck to the person who breaks a mirror. This belief came from a Roman myth that mirrors, possessing the same magical powers as water does, can foresee the future and reflect the actual soul of a person. It is believed that the soul, as the mirror is smashed to bits, would have gone astray from the body and stuck in the shards of the mirror, and misfortune would come along, until the body and soul reunite after seven years.Read paragraphs 4 and 5. Which ofthe following statements is TRUE? In the coal mining industry, 5 =a Canes sa sr whenever there is death on relevant ideas in the passage. duty, it is the custom for a lls ‘© A. Not placing shoes on the miners to place the shoes of | 5) table may invite death, the late miner on the table as Ne (copeste meaning >) a gesture of respect. Such a ’ OB wee belief lingers on particularly, | Seen in Northern England. Workers there in earlier times used found > x) to possess only one pair of work boots, which were what © cin many places, people served to identify a person without seeing the actual body. fee ne Dit Nowadays, some people would still be alarmed when they big a see someone’s shoes on the table, for fear that it may lead iste ee to one’s departure of life. As in other cases,’people consider far more superstitious placing shoes on a table when there is no death an act of than the ancient tempting fate, and believe it would invite death to their house. fe ae Since time immemorial,’opening an umbrella indoors is deemed inappropriate in many parts of the world. In ancient Egyptian society, umbrellas were seen as holy tools used only by nobles when the sun was out. What filled people then with dread was that using them indoors, away from the sun, would offend the sun god.’Back to the Far East, the Chinese, not any less superstitious than their Egyptian counterparts, tended to think that opening an umbrella would offend no one, but attract the ghosts nearby to the shade of the open umbrella instead. Like most superstitions, | Every individual has his or this uncanny belief, stil wired in many, remains het oe ee ey leven superstitions inexplicable by science, yet greatly influential. while some may not. We os should respect what others ore have chosen to believe in. Pikes Articles are not used before certain proper nouns. Note that names of people (Alan, Carol), cities (Hong Kong, Paris), languages (Cantonese, Spanish), and academic subjects (English Language, Mathematics) are examples. X [love the museums in the London better than those in the Perth. | love the museums in London better than those in Perth, i@| Circle TWO proper nouns not used with an article in lines 12-16,Multiple Choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the encyclopedia entry. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 1. According to paragraph 1, people tend to 5. In many regions of the world, an unfurled believe in superstitions, especially those umbrella indoors is considered who Z and OA. are interested in science OA. bizarre...influential OB. have religious beliefs OB. infectious...provocative . are familiar with science . iy offensive OC. are familiar with sci OC. improper...offensi OD. believe in gods and ghosts OD. dreadful...unscientific 2. People’s fear towards Friday the 13" has 6. Based on Chinese beliefs, an open umbrella might O A. attract gods to the hot rays of the O B. shown no signs of weakening sun OC. been drastically aggravated O B. offend ghosts in its shade OD. has worsened a bit OC. attract ghosts to its shade N rat tha yaad OD. protect gods from the hot rays of and read the sentences before and after for answers, the sun 3. In line 20, the word ‘ill’ means OA. very bad OB. very good OC. feeling unwell OD. sickness-causing QA. According to paragraph 4, which of the following is TRUE? OA. No miners FRA epaeraeh | [understood ost ofthe information a accidentally | the wrong options Dee LJ died at work, Lone by one, ae (] = sesuhrases carte LJ OB. Miners always place their work 3. I managed to answer questions by drawing ry inferences. shoes on the table, . | . 4, Videntfied and understood the writer's / OC. People identified miners by looking | characters’ feelings. at their boots. 5. I could identify and summarise the main idea . ofthe passage LJ OD. People respect the deceased miners | ¢, the two reading strategies taught inthis by putting their shoes on the table. __ module enabled me to read more effectively,Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the encyclopedia entry. For question 5, answer in a complete sentence. 1, Match the subheadings below to the corresponding paragraphs in the encyclopedia entry. Write the correct numbers in the boxes. #92. Which of the following is NOT true? OA. Superstitions have influenced many since hundreds of years ago. OB, Itis believed that mirrors have supernatural powers. OC. No superstitions came from the Bible. OD. Ancient Romans believed they could predict the future through water. 3. In line 40, ‘an act of tempting fate’ means Read the sentences before A. an unlucky event in one’s life O° y and after the line. OB. a stupid act which changes nothing in our lives OC. asilly act that involves risks and danger OD. a traditional way to deal with a serious problem Pay attention _| to the keywords in the definitions. 4, Look for words in the encyclopedia entry to match the definitions below. ' c () —_____ (para. 3) (»,) spread in many directions (i) (para 4) (,) remains existent although often fading in | strength, importance or influence “Gii) __ (para. 5) __(adj,) incapable of being explained 5. Why are superstitions considered mystical and uncanny? Level Up Q2 In the paragraphs mentioned, look for words that carry similar meanings to the following keywords in the options. Then see if the statements match the ideas in the passage. (i) hundreds of years > (para. 1) (ii) came from > (para. 2) (iii) supernatural = > __(para. 3) (iv) predict.» ______(para. 3)Vocabulary Bank Label the photos below with the symbols of superstitions from the word box. phobia raven jade peony broken mirror black cat clover lucky charm 8 eae eke The suffix -phobia is used to construct words that describe ‘What brings you good luck? What do irrationally strong fear or dislike of something, You do to avoid bad luck? technophobia (=the dislike of new technology) De,you tink die casa oote ee perophobia (=the fear of fying) westerners are more superstitous sociophobia (=the fear or dislike of social gatherings)Foal A Cloze Passage Complete the online discussion below with the appropriate nouns introduced on the previous page. id Miss Claire Share with us here and let us know what you think albout them! Discussion: Do you believe in superstitions? Hi, boys and gitis. | got trapped in the lift this moming on the 14" floor of the building | live in. That was so creepy! Do you know of any other superstitions? | ‘Aaron Lee | itlhas the power to protect me from evil forces. From then on, I've never taken Hieveryone. I've believed in a superstition for more than 10 years. When | was four years old, my grandma gave me a (1)___ bracelet, which I'm still wearing every day. | didn’t like it at first but my mum told me ‘that it off. | Most superstitions are just grandiose myths! i've heard one about how (2) ting bad luck to people by walking across in front of them. | have one at home and I'm more than fine. I can't agree with you more, Emma. | know some people think ® (3) are also a symbol of bad luck because they are the Jacob Ho_| ‘Messengers’ of the dead (because they'e black and can fy?) Haha! I think I's rather sily 10 see animals as ominous only because of how ® they look and sound, Isn't the (a)______—_——__of the number ‘4’ ‘amore reasonable superstition? What's scarier than mispronouncing the take Wen | number in Chinese? 1 believe there must be a reason why these ‘bad luck s superstifions’ "have been around for so long. Whatever the reason, | don't care about them, as | only @ believe in the ‘good luck’ ones, Last year, my baby brother threw a marble ball ‘Ann Kwong | at the mirror, making it a notorious (5) ‘__ '. [betted nothing bad would happen after that and | was right. ‘Ann, d then suggest you grow some (6)_________in pots at @® home if you Ike large flowers. | once read in a book about how they can bing happiness and good fortune! If you are not a fan of plants, you may get Marca Wu | youself a (7) ______ instead, such as a rab foot keychain! I think Luke has made a 3. good point about animals and bad luck. Ravens are bom black and there's no dispute over it, so it's unfair to consider their @ presence a sign of bad luck. However, some superstitions about plants are ‘Austin Tam | based on probability—ike the one about (8) —__. It's much. fairer to relate success in finding one with four leaves to good luck!10 15 20 Dea wwii STA Rn aw elie Deo antes PA aug Firma ‘eons A, pHloto al Ue F Mr ete eu ee I pass memory’s door back to the distant past. ‘That year returns, so vivid in my mind, Twas a student, 12, of the skinny kind. But now I am an office guy, 30, of the whining kind. I sit on the sofa with my stuffed dolphin, My eyes closing but my mind's opening, And shards of memories resurface, flowing and flowing. Chairs, desks, and those familiar faces, All come flooding in at once —clearly seen everywhere ‘Good morning, Sir!’ ‘See you tomorrow, Miss Lau’ ‘They were my guides. But where are they now? Now, nowhere can my teachers be found. ‘What now lingers is orders like, ‘Be on time! Don't fall behind! Wasn't homework good? Weren't my teachers too kind? “Turn off the TV! Study hard, or you'll regret!” They are annoying, I used to think —and yet, Having trouble here, there, and everywhere, Now— only now!—I know it is called love and care. Overwhelmed by my schoolmates’ long-gone faces, Irecall the games we played, pra And the silly names they called every single day. The acverd ‘nowhere’ meeare net ‘Those namest They used to hang clouds over me, in any place’, while ‘everywhere’ means ‘in every place’. Note that no prepositions should be placed before them. W Joe looked for his wallet everywhere (¥ in everywhere). But are now sweet memories — After all, c'est la vie! | Circle an example each of jowhere’ and ‘everywhere’ stanzas 2 and 3.GERZY Muttiple Choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the poem. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 1. Denise starts __ after ____. OA OB. oc Ob. haying a pleasant dream...listening toaCD album talking to himself...talking to a skinny boy daydreaming...seeing a door from afar thinking about the past...looking at some old photos $Q.2. The poem is mainly about Denise’s memories hs oteelanee! Think about who OB. atacollege the writer mentioned . and what they had OC. ina tour said or done. OD. in the company 3. In line 2, ‘I pass memory’s door back to the distant past’ means OA OB. oc OD. 4, Read line 12. The word ‘they’ refers to OA OB oc OD. ‘Llet go of the past.” ‘feel ready to be an adult.” ‘I begin to remember things in the past.” ‘feel I have grown up.’ Denise’s schoolmates Denise’s teachers the familiar faces the thoughts in mind 5, In lines 25-26, what does Denise want to say? OA. ‘Time never waits.” OB. ‘The climate is changing.” OC. ‘miss last year!” OD. ‘Winter is the last season ina year.” Which of the following PE >Goncme is TRUE about Denise? | keywords in each statement. Locate OA. Heisa whiner. — | the related words OB. He used to have inthe poem. a stuffed shark. OC. He cherishes the memories that call to mind, OD. He once saw his classroom flooded. Cork ‘On Facebook, a popular social networking site, the funetion ‘On This Day’ is launched for users to re-read ‘their own photos and posts. However, Facebook received some complaints about it, as some users thought it revived memories of events they would rather forget. Perrone oar) 1. | understood most ofthe information provided in the passage. 2, guessed the meaning of unknown words or phrases correctly. 3. | managed to answer questions by drawing inferences. 4; identified and understood the writer's / characters’ feelings. 5. I could identify and summarise the main idea of the passage, 6, The two reading strategies taught in this module enabled me to read more effectively.iua=y Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the poem. For question 3, answer in a complete sentence. 1, In stanza 1, ‘mind? and ‘kind’ are a pair of rhyming words. Find FOUR other pairs of thyming words in stanzas 4 and 5. ("ale reve anid A oe (ii): *__ Bape 11 eharns ad™ AE S R A) eae le tee se MI ee ee 4Q,2. What is the main idea of stanza 3? OA. Denise had two teachers in the past. OB. Denise wishes someone could be his guide. O C. Denise often failed to submit his homework in the past. OD. Denise misses his teachers when he experiences difficulties at work. 3. Who does the word ‘they’ in stanza 4 most probably refer to? Explain your answer. In what context is the sentence in line 16 probably heard? 4, In stanza 5, Denise’s school days seem tohim. 7 1s Denise's tone OA. warm OB. distressing esttlved Nepstiys OF. a mixture of both? OC. bittersweet OD. embarrassing 5. In each line, there MAY be a wrong word, Underline it and write a word that expresses the correct idea in the right-hand column. If not, put a tick (7). (i) The writer’s old clothes remind him of his days as | Gi) acommuter. Once again, he can see his old classroom. | (ii) He compares his old schoolmates to his boss | (iv) now: they are a lot nicer towards him. He also recalls the time | (¥)_ he spent with his schoolmates: some good things happened, _ | (vi) but now they have become sweet photos for him.Vocabulary Bank Label the photos in the flow chart below with the names of life stages from the word box. birth parenthood +— adolescence _love life marriage employment —_—retirement —_graduation Wer kerus Crest la vie (Refer to P.44.) 1 Do you key ay Sl Wh Some French expressions are borrowed into everyday English usage avery different path from ° yday English usag cea EEE} & la mode (zin the most modern style) dujour (=the particular type available today) 2. station ci tone who are RSVP (=[répondez s'il vous plait] please reply) to be citferenia WM ge bgLr a ray Ore cc RIALS RU eS TRAILS ARCnet low To the Stars! The First American Woman to Walk in Space "y Carmella Van Vleet and Kathy Sul As the book title suggests, Kathy Sullivan, the first female NASA astronaut, is destined to be special, Throughout the book, Kathy’s curiosity and courage are so vividly depicted and illustrated by every decision and act of hers. As a child, she liked to study the blueprints her aircraft engineer father Before going into space, had brought home. She also liked to go fishing with her aera Ee aaa family. She even dared to hop on a stranger's aire traning, including land and these tiny, apparently minor details add to the portrayal of sea survival courses, angu ‘ourses and public speaking. courses. her thirst for adventure, and her determination to Despite having been qui vhy she wasn ll ‘o-called ‘ordinary’ girls, she never faltered in her belief; otherwise she would have been a nurse ot a wife. She made eR Tn Meat Cetera that was her approach to achieving goals, both short-term and up her mind, came up with plans and implemented them, and eT) long-term. Her path to becoming the first American woman, pease aa stronaut to the uninhabited territory was surely not a walk in to your classmates i a teatety the patk, and her s has shown me the power of the mind, As a girl who aspires to be a computer programmer, I find Kathy’s story very relatable, not to mention unexpectedly inspiting, The invaluable lesson I have learnt from Kathy's journey can be opposition is nothing to passi ition. Iam genuinely glad that Kathy decided to sha y and that I have had the luck to comeby Tony Hyland This book offers a broad, comprehensive overview of space technology, with a focus on robots used in outer space. In general, this book briefly deals with robots that have been sent beyond Earths atmosphere. Some of them engage in scientific projects, while some involve in studies relating to Earth and objects beyond it. It explains how they [STEVI work and predicts how they will evolve. With illustrations, _| Notall the stars we see at night : are really ut therein spacel Most complicated concepts concerning space and the robots are | Of the sture we can see from Earth much easier to understand for laymen like me. ae very far from us—so far that it may take millions of years for the What fascinates me the most in the book is “Voyager 1’, _| light they ive out to reach Earth. a space probe launched by NASA in 1977. It was SEG hone arc announced to be the first man-made object to travel to | already dsappeared! interstellar space in 2013, meaning that it had left the solat system—how incredible that was! It was even said to be the man-made object which had travelled the longest distance through space. I wonder what other information about space it can get to amaze us! Having read about different robots and space missions in detail, I realise that none of us seems to see that, we may have taken our knowledge about outer space too much for granted. What astronauts and scientists have contributed to the field is the fruit of numerous experiments, which I highly appreciate and respect. All in all, this book is exemplary for those who wish to get a brief idea of space robots. ~490 words Pe aOR Soe a “None of” is used with a plural or uncountable noun to form a noun phrase. Itis followed bya singular verb. VW None of us knows (% know) how to drive. cle a similarly structured clause in the last paragraph of the second book review.GEWZY muttipte choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the book reviews. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 1, To the Stars! The First American Woman &Q,5. Which of the following best captures the to Walk in Space is . main idea of paragraph 3 in the review of OA. ascience fiction Space Robots? OB. agraphic biography [Btookatthe OA. The world needs more astronauts. OC. a fairytale book cover and OB. The efforts of astronauts and the authors" scientists are underrated. OD. abook review ames for cues OC. Scientific experiments are 4Q2. Which of the following is TRUE about important. Kethy Sullivan? OD. Robots are our faithful companions. OA. She dared to challenge others. 6H 1d te aan ; an , . Elaine would like to read a fantasy story OB. She did not like trying new things. based on science. Which one should OC. She wanted to be a nurse at first. Blaine read? OD. She did not worry much about the . OA. To the Stars! The First American opinions of others. Woman to Walk in Space 3. In lines 19-20, ‘a walk in the park’ means OB. Space Robots OC. both of the above OA. something that is tiring OD. none of the above OB. something that is done in spare time OC. something that is easy to achieve OD. something that is uninteresting 4. What information does Space Robots include? ae ate space robots functions Pee cee) II. the space robots’ inventors 1. Lunderstood most of the information provided in the passage. TIL. th bots” achi r eae ote ene .. I guessed the meaning of unknown words or TV. space robots’ future development phrases correcty, | managed to answer questions by drawing OA: Tand II inferences OB. Land 1 Tideed and understood the Wrter's7 eee OC. Land Iv 3. | could identify and summarise the main idea OD. all of the above ofthe passage. 5. The two reading strategies taught in this module enabled me to read more effectively.Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the book reviews. For questions 1 and 2, answer in complete sentences. QI. What is To the Stars! The First American Woman to Walk in Space about? 2. Why is Sullivan described as ‘destined to be special’? ED under what circumstances may we describe someone as special? 3. Look for words in the book reviews to match the definitions below. @ (para. 1-2) (adj.) falsely or improperly named so (i) (para. 2-3) (v.) hesitated in purpose “Gii) (para. 3-4) (prep.) outside a stated limit | “(ivy para. 4-5) (n.) people who do not have expert knowledge of a particular subject | «) (para. 5-6) (n, the pleasant result of something | | 4Q)4. Which of the following about Voyager 1 is NOT true? Gl A missing keyword in OA. Ithad gone out of the solar system. eee easea no OB. Itwas launched before 2013. from the passage’s. OC. Itis the first piece of man-made space equipment. OD. Ithad travelled a long way in space. 5, Match each of the following names of the chapters with the book in which it is most likely t0 be found. () How They Assist in Space Exploration « «To the Stars! The First (ii) ‘The Challenges in Spacemen Training « American Woman to ea (iii) Skills Required for Space Travel 5 CEG (iv) The Mechanics of the Curiosity Rover © © Space Robots (Robots and Robotics)Vocabulary Bank Label the photos below with the names of the planets in the solar system from the word box. Mercury Uranus Jupiter Saturn Venus Earth Mars Neptune 1. Do you know that the names of all these planets, except Earth, come from Greek and Roman stories? Have you ever heard about Pluto, the planet which used to be planet from‘WILSON yer ge Remember to capitalise the first letter of each planet’s nam In today’s science lesson, Mr Chan taught us about the solar system. It was fun! He told us that (1) is the largest planet in the solar system. Its size is bigger than all of the other planets combined. How amazing is that! @ ______ is the smallest among the eight planets in our solar system, but the closest to the sun. Interestingly, there is no moon around this planet. It is, hard to imagine a place where one could not see the moon at night! ‘The third planet Mr Chan talked about is (3) __. It is the second largest planet in the solar system. With thousands of beautiful rings, it is gorgeous. No wonder people have often chosen it as the icon of space! The planet that shares the name with the goddess of beauty, (4) is the sixth largest of all the planets. Many people think that it is mysterious because its surface is covered in a thick layer of yellowish clouds, making it the third brightest planet in the solar system after the sun and moon. (5) ______ and ©) are the two farthest planets from the sun. They are giant gas planets composed of ice, frozen water and methane, blanketed in a blue-green colour. Mr Chan told us that among all the planets in our solar system, (7)_______ is the one he is most obsessed with! That's because it is often referenced in movies and books about alien invasion! ‘As for me, our home planet, (8) ___, is of course my favourite. It is the fifth largest planet in our solar system. Although many scientists think it is the only habitable planet in space, I’m sure there are other life forms on the other planets!Text Type: Leaflet Suggested finishing time: 15 mins eR LIS G See Se ee ae PANE MRC Mae SED mt [1] In Asia, there is a country that may call [2] Being one of the very few Southem Asian countries France to your mind: Vietnam. Having once never colonised by Europe, Thailand is a culturally been part of a French colony, Vietnam has vibrant country with its own unique customs and buildings tinged with French influences, such traditions. In April every year, the whole country as Hanoi Opera House, which was modelled prepares itself for Songkran, the Thai New Year ‘on Paris's Opéra Gamier. When it comes to Festival, which is also known as the ‘annual national food, Vielnam is known for ‘banh mi’, a kind — water fight’ when people sprinkle water fo bless one of bread that is similar to the great French another. While fun and electrifying, Songkran is in fact baguette. However, Vieinam is more than —_aireligious festival when people take to the streets and just being French. Motorbikes that race on _ temples and sprinkle the body of buddha statues with the roads and the iconic ‘pho! that can be sacred water, hoping to purify them! IF you happen to. found everywhere across the land make itan be a nature enthusiast, scuba diving and jet skiing in imeplaceable place worth stopping by. Thailand would definitely thrill you to the bones! ™Sright Hanoi Tour Package (11 Oct16 Cci)- $4200 *4-night Bangkok Tour Package (24 Sep-28 Sep] - $4900 A VOYAGE OF FAITH ACROSS THE EXOTIC LAND K\ [3] To a lot of people, Spain is synonymous with bullfighting, red wine and the dance floor. This is not wrong, but there is a lot more fo be appreciated in this picturesque country. Yearly, thousands of people from all walks of lfe spend days, or even weeks, walking the Camino de Santiago {the Way of Saint James). Stretching roughly 780 km across the land, the Camino de Santiago is an ancient route leading to Santiago de Compostela, a city in Spain where Saint James’ body is said to have been buried. Whether you are religious, the holy path wil defintely serve as a gelaway from all the hustle and eke bustle of city life to you—a spiritual journey . Fevihia I a Imperatives are used to give commands, advice, fo getin touch with a foreign culture and to | suggestions or instructions. Note that an imperative find inner peace. clause starts with the base form of a verb. WV Be (X To be) prepared for (2) Circle an imperative clause in the leaflet *15:night The Comino de Santiago Tour Packoge [1 Nov16 Nev) - $27250 ~380 wordsMultiple Choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the leaflet. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 4,1. Culture Travels offers tours to OA. Asian countries EF Find the topic sentences of B, European countries ° rope: each paragraph. OC. world-famous cities OD. culturally rich countries 4Q)2. Which of the following is TRUE about Vietnam? OA. Vietnam is ruled by France. OB. People in Vietnam like to eat baguettes. OC. There is another Opéra Garnier in Vietnam. OD. ‘Pho’ is very popular in the country. 3. Songkran can best be described as festival. OA. an entertaining and holy OB. an annual international OC. aunique and violent OD. a purifying local in the corresponding paragraph. 4, Thailand is a country © A. that is not favoured by European travellers OB. where strong cultural traditions exist OC. where people drink and bathe in sacred water OD. that is frequently visited by water sports lovers 5. In paragraph 3, ‘synonymous with’ is closest in meaning to OA. in favour of OB. having a good reputation for OC. being the origin of OD. being closely connected with 6. Which of the following groups of people may be interested in walking the Camino de Santiago? OA. Catholics and Christians © B. those who want to achieve peace of mind OC. those who want to see the scenery of Spain OD. all of the above More to Take Away Ba ‘Tourism is one of the key industries in Hong Kong. Every year, there are approximately 250,000 people employed inthe industry. Pee eC e AedD 1. | understood most ofthe information provided inthe passage. 2. guessed the meaning of unknown words or phrases correctly. 3. | managed to answer questions by drawing inferences. 4. lidentified and understood the writer's / characters feelings. 5. [could identity and summarise the main idea ofthe passage 6. The two reading strategies taught in this module enabled me to read more effectivelyPre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the leaflet. For question 1, answer in a complete sentence. f Pay attention to the 1. Why do some buildings in Vietnam look like those in France? pastof the count 2. Look for words in the leaflet to match the definitions below. (@) —___ (para. 1) (adj.) showing a small amount of a quality Gi) —____________ (para. 1) (v.)__ move quickly ii) _________(para. 2) (adj.) very exciting (iv) ____(para. 3) (adv.) around : i , 492. Whats te min pups oft eer ————— OA. to introduce the cultures of the three countries why the leaflet is approving in tone, OB. to engage readers’ interest in the tours OC. to prompt readers to learn more about tourism OD. to inform readers of the differences among the countries 4. In each line, there MAY be a wrong word. If there is one, underline it and write a word that expresses the correct idea in the right-hand column, If not, put a tick (V). | @_In Vietnam, there is an opera house called Paris Opera Hanoi (ii) Garnier, which looks exactly how one would expect (iii) a French opera house to look. In April every year, many (iy) citizens and tourists in Hanoi would go out and pay (v) a visit to mosques to celebrate their country’s new year. 5. What is special about the countries mentioned in the leaflet? Complete the summary below. French-inspired food: (ii) * Vietnam w@ | French-inspired buildin; | (iii) — None | Annual festival: (v) Not mentioned __ A famous route: the Camino de SantiagoVocabulary Bank Label the photos below with the words relevant to cultures and habits from the word box. tradition custom religion celebration firework costume decoration —_—parade ‘What one’ believes in Human society (eae 1, What isthe strangest tradition ‘or custom you know? 2. Do you think traditions should always be followed?eR TT 1. What benefits do you Sues g cd Cares PRES naar) Coos te) Cre erie ekki ee Rebecca Lee Lok-S2e is the first Hongkonger who has completed all the Three Poles North Pole, South Pole and Mount Everest). Alongside her own scientific research in and about the poles, she has devoted a great deal of time to training a new generation of researchers in the field. B: 20 R: cau aT Greece RnR ae R: Ray B: Benjamin Welcome, Ben. Thanks for accepting my invitation. I'm not sure about our students, but I really want to know more about how you have become such a great adventurer. Thanks for inviting me, Ray. And thanks for the kind words. Do ask me anything you'd like to know. We all know you are the youngest Hongkonger who has succeeded in climbing to the top of Mount Everest. We also know how difficult conquering the world’s highest mountain must have been. Just think about the large number of people who have, so woefully, lost their lives below the summit over the years. What we don’t know is how you prepared yourself for this task. Can you tell us a little more about it? Sure. I spent most of my time gaining the kind of knowledge and experience that would enable me to cope with unexpected situations outdoors. This means practising daily on Lion Rock, Beacon Hill and other trails, with a 20 kg pack on my back every time. That sounds tough! Now I know why you are so muscular. What, may ask, first awoke your interest? a =30 36 40 45 bec k the age of thirteen. On my first hike, I injured one of my arms seriously after jumping off a waterfall, and my arm had seventeen. stitches. Strangely, I wasn’t even afraid the entire time. Instead, from that I felt more deeply my passion for hiking. I wanted very badly to live the life of an adventurer—a life full of explorations. I kept searching for the next trail, and went for itas soon as I found one. : It’s rare to know so early in life what kind of person you want to become. So, what are your further plans for the future? : To complete the Explorers Grand Slam, which involves reaching both the North and South Pole, and reaching each continent's highest point, that is, the Seven Summits. : Wow! Is there a reason why you aim so high? Marin Minamiya, a Japanese adventurer, is the reason. She has sustained me spiritually with her experience and encouragement. She has also given me the most professional advice. For me, she is someone to look up to: the youngest person who has completed the feat. I envisaged her climbing next to me, looking so determined and hopeful, as I was climbing up Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua, the tallest in Africa and South America respectively. Ascending Mount Everest was an uphill battle with the body and the mind, but once I reached the top, I knew all the hard work had been worthwhile—I was so touched. I thought to myself, ‘I will never stop pursuing my dreams!’ : It is very heartwarming! Thanks for sharing your story with us, Ben. It will surely be the highlight of our next magazine issue! ~480 words: Uncountable nouns are things that cannot be quantified but are seen as a whole (advice, milk, rain, furniture, homework). They are used neither with the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’, nor in plural. As subjects, they take a singular verb. W snow (% Snows / A snow) has (% have) been falling all day. 2 Circle TWO uncountable nouns in Ben’s second response.Ey GEWZY wuitipte choice Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the interview. Choose the best answer by blackening the appropriate circle. 1. Ray is OA. ayoung man who admires hikers OB. ahiker who wants to complete the Explorers Grand Slam OC. aneditor of an international magazine OD. areporter of a school magazine 2. Which of the following may NOT be one of Benjamin's regular training sites? OA. Lion Rock ee OB. Sha Tin Pass Road | to the geographic Poon OC. Mount Everest | Posters of OD. Beacon Hill ‘mountains 3. Ray thinks there is a link between Benjamin's and OA. body shape...his training OB. success...his age OC. passion for hiking...Marin OD. experience...his family 4, What had happened on Benjamin's first hike made him OA OB permanently injured begin to have mixed feelings about hiking OC. more interested in adventures OD. an immature adventurer 5, Which of the following adjectives best describe Benjamin? 1. aimless Il. determined IIL, courageous TV. trustworthy OA. Tand OB. Land It OC. Mand Il OD. 0, Mand IV AQ). Which of the following is the best alternative title for this interview? OA. Green Hiking OB. A Young Man in Love with Mountains O C. Climb Safely before Embracing Our Nature OD. The World’s Highest Mountains about which of these best ith what Benjamin says of himself. Pereaeltenenkene ears) 1, | understood most of the information provided in the passage. 2, I guessed the meaning of unknown words or phrases correctly. 3. I managed to answer questions by drawing inferences, 4, identified and understood the writer's / characters’ feelings. 5, | could identify and summarise the main idea of the passage. 6. The two reading strategies taught in this module enabled me to read mare effectively. JOizlug=§ Pre-HKDSE Questions Answer the following questions based on the information provided in the interview. For question 2, answer in a complete sentence. 4Q)1. What did Benjamin NOT do to prepare himself for a challenging hike? OA. spend a lot of time on physical training OB. spend time learning about hiking OC. practise swimming by jumping off waterfalls OD. talk to other adventurers for professional advice x Why did Benjamin practise every day before climbing Mount Everest? 3. Look for words in the interview to match the definitions below. — @ (lines 1-14) (ady.) ina very sad way | “Gi (lines 15-32) (n.) pieces of threads used to sew the edges of a wound | “Gii) (lines 33-49) (adj.) needing great effort . Which of the following are TRUE about Marin Minamiya? Fame | I. She and Benjamin know each other. meaning of the word ‘feat’ IL She has completed the Explorers Grand Slam. IIL, She is a better adventurer than Benjamin, 1V. Her job is to offer professional advice to adventurers. OA. Mand II OB. Land II OC. Mand Iv OD. I, Mand Iv v In each statement, there MAY be a wrong word. If there is one, underline it and write a word that expresses the correct idea in the right-hand column. If not, put a tick (V). (Benjamin is the oldest man in Hong Kong to have climbed to Mount Bverest’s top. youngest (ii) He fell in love with hiking despite his injury on his fifth hike. ie (iv) His last goal is to complete the Explorers Grand Slam. Now, he is exploring different mountains around the world. (v) He was inspired to do so by Marin, an adventurer from Africa.