2006-2007 2006-2007 F.4 English F.4 English

Exam AnswersExam Answers

Paper 1APaper 1AText 1 (19 marks)1. D2. F3. B4. A5. E6. A and C (Correct only if both letters

are right)

7. Not given8. F9. T10. F11. T

12. University Change

Jinan University Established as Jinan School

Fudan University Merged with Shanghai Medical University

13. - F/ Jinan University- There are courses in bio-engineering and economics- There are 9000 foreign students- It offers a pre-university course(4 marks)

or - A/ Beijing University- There are courses in engineering and ec

onomics and 2000 foreign students (2 marks)

Text 2 (18 marks)Text 2 (18 marks)14. C15. A16. Agricultural courses17. 318. B19. merge// join// combine// unite20. Notion21. A22. E23. G24. C25. A

26. Charles Clarke = Secretary of State for Education

Sir Gareth Roberts = President of Wolfson College, Oxford

Sir Howard Newby = Chief Executive of HEFCE

Dr. Robert Kirby-Harris = Chief Executive of Institute of Physics

27. The writer is trying to convey inevitable closure and loss (1 mark)

Examples include references such as‘Maths and Science Course Closures se

en as Inevitable’‘one in three courses physics courses has closed’‘they had switched disciplines’‘departments at risk’‘fall in student numbers’

(2 marks for any two)

Text 3 (28 marks)Text 3 (28 marks)28. He could not cope with the real world

because of the isolation from other children (1 mark)

29. A30. A31. D32. B33. 634. The Chinese Academy of Science in

Beijing

35. i) 9 yearsii) 4iii) 1 year

36.He struggled to adjust to life without the constant care of his mother.He missed exams because he did not know the schedule.He didn’t know about anything and had no idea at all.He had more freedom.(2 marks for any two)

37. Required// obligatory// necessary// enforced// unable to miss

38. B39. A40. imposed// punishing41. Distracted (him)42. (strongly) reprimanded43. Cost44. allowed// permitted45. Him46. Went

47. cope// survive// function// manage// live

48. Failed49. E50. B51. D

Paper 1B (Marking scheme)Paper 1B (Marking scheme)Relevance and adequacy of content for purpose (C)

6

Accuracy and appropriacy of language patterns, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation (A)

6

Features of mark Level 5 with excellent overall cohesion, and coherent development of ideas

6

Appropriacy of tone, style and register to genre (G)

6

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Paper 1B (Task 1 short task)Paper 1B (Task 1 short task)• Use informal language e.g. contractions,

‘love’ instead of ‘Yours sincerely’…• The letter is about what happened after

the robbery had taken place, but not about the process of the robbery!

• You can ask Sandy what she thinks about the incident.

• ‘Furniture’ is uncountable!

Paper 1B (Task 2 Long task)Paper 1B (Task 2 Long task)Question 1: Job as a police officerThe article is divided into 2 balanced

parts, i) the requirements of being a police

officerii) Whether you can be oneSome of you focus on the first part

only, and not enough is said about the second part.

• Have an interesting title, which should be clear at the same time.‘Can I be a hero’‘A Meaning job of our Supermen’

VS‘Are you responsible?’‘What will I be?’

• Elaborate on the requirements. Do not simply repeat them without any explanation or clarification.

• At the end of the essay, you can ask your readers whether they think it is a suitable job for them.

Question 2: Letter of Complaint

• Follow the format of a formal letter (refer to notes)

• Be firm, and yet polite.• Make sure that there is a line saying

that the photograph is enclosed in the letter.

• You cannot say ‘As the Management Office, you have to…’ You are talking to a person, not a building.

Paper 2Paper 2Task 1 (6 marks)

B A F C

D

E

Task 2 (8 marks)

One of Hong Kong’s oldest forms of transportation (1)

Replace the school bus with a ferry (1)

T- shirt Factory Order Form

500

$16

Cotton

Small to extra large .// S-XL

One blue polo shirt in large

Task 3 (13 marks)Task 3 (13 marks)• 30 years• I get to be my own boss• my working hours are flexible (complete s

entence)• Yuen Long to…• Mongkok• triad societies• public bus companies (plural)• 2671• 1677• 1.2 million (people)• 471 000 (people)• Wynona Tang• Silky Lai Cha

Task 4 (16 marks)Task 4 (16 marks)

• Name: Megan See• MTR• 5 times a day• a ) goes to places she needs to go• b ) the fares are reasonableReasons why it might be inconvenient• a ) sometimes it is hard to find a seat• b) sometimes it is noisy in the train

• Name : Shania Tong• Star Ferry• a ) taxi fares are expensive• b) buses take too long to get to the other side• c) tunnel toll (x fee) is added to your fare• Name : Pat Heung• the Peak Tram• a) she loves the view on the way up to The Peak• b) it is the fastest way up there

Guest speaker – Ms Chan

Saturday and Sunday

7pm (our) school pencils

School mascot: Peter the Lion

Sunday 1pm – 5pm Erasers shaped like buses

T-shirt sale Saturday and Sunday

10am-8pm School notepad

Train and bus simulator

Sunday 1pm-8pm (our) school pens

Taxis in Hong Kong Boats and ferries in Hong Kong Centre stage for the speakerTrains in Hong Kong Bus and minibus display

Task 5 (21 marks)

Task 6 (10 marks)Task 6 (10 marks)Content (8)1. introduce yourself2. tell her you are writing this letter on behalf of the sc

hool’s Transportation Expo committee3. mention attached 2010 Transportation Expo agenda

and floor plan and ask for her approval4. ask/invite her to pay a visit to our display prior to th

e opening hour of the expo5. so that she may give recommendations on how to m

ake the display look better if necessary and/or if any changes are needed

6. mention the guest speaker, Ms. Chan7. invite her to attend the talk8. ask her to call Mr. Baker or Mr. Ma on 5329-9596 if sh

e has any further questions

• Bonus

Not Appropriate

Appropriate

Appropriate of salutatione.g. ‘Dear Ms/Miss Law’ (not Dear Carrie, Dear Miss Carrie Law)

0 1

Appropriateness of closinge.g. Yours truly/Yours sincerely,Jesse

0 1

Task 7 (20 marks)Task 7 (20 marks)

Each point : 0.5 markContent : 10• Name of inventor• Alister Meek is the man responsible for BQC’s succes

s (1)• He invented the ‘Era’ bus motors series as well as t

he upcoming Mark IV motor (1)• Timeline (correct order : 1 mark)• 1998 : Era I motors (1) run on alcohol (1)• 2000 : Era II motors (1) run on solar power (1)• 2003 : Era III motors (1) are alcolectric (1)

• Mark IV• Will be the world’s first hydrogen-powered motor

(1) used by a public bus company (1) in the coming year

• Will eliminate all pollution emitted from buses (1)• Ways BQC has helped the environment (any 2

answers, 2 marks)• 2004 : BQC introduced a new refrigerant for air-

conditioners in buses that does not harm the ozone layer

• 2007 : BQC introduced a fire-extinguishing system that does not contain CFC

• 2007 : BQC fitted their buses with asbestos-free brake pads that reduce noise pollution

• Awards (any 3, 3 marks)• 1998-2008 : Public Bus Company of the Year• 1998-2008 : Most Innovative Bus Company• 1999-2009 : Hong Kong’s Safest Bus• 2007 : Most Environmentally Friendly Bus Fleet• 2009 : World’s no. 1 Public Bus Company

Bonus (2 marks max)• 2 : few or no irrelevancies and inaccuracies• 1 : a few irrelevancies and inaccuracies• 0 : many irrelevancies and inaccuraciesLanguage e.g. grammar, tenses, etc. (5 marks

max.)Style and Format e.g. paragraphing, tone (5

marks max.)