2012-DSE ENG LANG Kenneth Lau PAPER 2 BEACON COLLEGE KENNETH LAU HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2012 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 2 LISTENING AND INTEGRATED SKILLS Question-Answer Book Name: ____________________ Centre: ____________________ Tel: ____________________ Candidate Number Time allowed: 2 hours 1st Marker’s Use Only 2nd Marker’s Use Only Marker No. Marker No. Mark Mark INSTRUCTIONS 1. Write your Candidate Number in the space provided on Page 1. 2. Stick your barcode labels in the space provided on Pages 1, 3 and 5. 3. You MUST write on EACH LINE. Do not write in the margins. Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 4. You should use a pen for this test 5. Answer Two Questions. 6. Do not use your real name in answering any of the questions. If names are provided in the question, you must use those names. If no name is provided and you still wish to use a name to identify yourself, then use ‘Chris Wong’. If you need to use names for other characters in the composition not specified by the question, you may use names such as Mary, Peter, Wai Yee, Mr Smith, Ms Young, etc. You may lose marks if you do not follow these instructions. Part A C L O Part B C L 7. You are reminded of the importance of clear handwriting and the need for planning and proofreading. 8. Rough work should be done on the rough-work sheets which will be collected separately. These will not be marked. 9. The Question-Answer Book should be handed in at the end of the test. O Total For Marker’s Use Only Mem Named Addr © 遵理學校 保留版權 Kenneth Lau Beacon College All Rights Reserved 2012 2012-HKDSE-ENG 2–1 1 Go on to the next page You have TWO hours to answer Question 1 in Part A and ONE question from Part B. Part A Writing about 200 words on the following topic: Complete the story told below for your school magazine. ending for your story. Give the story a title. Think about the question in picture 5 and write a surprising Part B Write about 400 words on any one of the following topics: 2. Learning English through Sports Communication You had an interview with a famous athlete in Hong Kong last week. Write an article for the school magazine describing how he or she overcame difficulties after failure. You should also talk about how his or her good sportsmanship benefited and inspired you as a swimmer. Give your article a title. 3. Learning English through Drama Every year in your school, a play is performed by S.6 students in the hall as a final farewell to the school. were one of the actors this year and found that there were a few rough spots. You Write a blog entry stating what the play was about, what role(s) you played, what the rough spots were and how you overcame them. 2012-HKDSE-ENG 2–2 2 Please stick the barcode label here. 4. Learning English through Poems and Songs Your friend Tom has told you that he has a crush on a classmate. In order to tell her his feelings, he has written a poem. He has sent it to you for comments. Write a reply to him, stating whether the contents of the poem match what you know about that classmate and whether the poem can achieve Tom’s aim. You should also point out how the poem should be amended if you think it needs to be improved. Sylvia The Nymph that undoes me, is fair and unkind; No less than a wonder by Nature designed. She’s the grief of my heart, the joy of my eye; And the cause of a flame that never can die! Her mouth, from whence wit still obligingly flows, Has the beautiful blush, and the smell, of the rose. Love and Destiny both attend on her will; She wounds with a look; with a frown, she can kill! The desperate Lover can hope no redress; Where Beauty and Rigour are both in excess! In Sylvia they meet; so unhappy am I! Who sees her, must love; and who loves her, must die! Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/sylvia-by-sir-george-etherege#ixzz1eV8PnEdJ 5. Learning English through Debating You are the first speaker of the proposition team. Write a debate speech on the motion ‘Should all Hong Kong citizens over the age of 18 be eligible to vote in the election of the Chief Executive?’. 6. Learning English through Short Stories Fanfiction is a kind of fiction in which the characters and the setting are usually ‘borrowed’ from the original works by their fans. The English teacher of your best friend Tony has asked him and his classmates to write a short fanfiction. Tony has written to you, saying that he has no idea why such fiction writing is useful for English learning, as he thinks that discursive and argumentative writing can achieve the same goal more effectively. Write a reply to him, explaining how he can benefit from writing a fanfiction. 2012-HKDSE-ENG 2–3 3 Sign your name ‘Chris’. Go on to the next page 7. Learning English through Popular Culture Your friend Kenneth likes singing a lot. Write a letter to persuade him to take part in The Voice, a popular singing contest on television, in which you once took part. In your letter, you should share your experience with him and tell him how he can benefit from entering the singing contest. Sign your name ‘Chris’. 8. Learning English through Workplace Communication You are the chairperson of the Student Union in your school. Asked by your principal, you need to deliver a speech in the morning assembly. In your speech, you should share with your schoolmates how to choose a job on leaving school. You should also provide tips for writing a CV and preparing for a job interview. 9. Learning English through Social Issues Today, many parents exert considerable pressure on their children. Even children as small as five are forced into taking different classes every day after school. Write an essay analyzing the causes of this phenomenon and how a tight schedule may impede the personal development of children. 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