Yearly Examination
S3 English Language
Scope
Paper 1 Reading Comprehension and Grammar Usage
Reading Comprehension
( A+B1 = 30 marks) / (A+B2 = 40 marks)
Passage A Compulsory – a Chinese celebrity and a poem about Macau (20 marks)
Some poetic devices you need to remember: rhyme, onomatopoeia, personification and metaphor
Passage B1 (Easy) – mountaineering (10 marks) [Hint: Please read the texts from Unit 6, NTP3B]
Passage B2 (Difficult) – a Chinese movie star (20 marks)
Vocabulary (8 marks)
[Unit 6, NTP3B]
conquered breathtaking hooked set off
admire continents mountaineer determination
complete down-to-earth successfully accomplishment
attempt courage in awe of Geopark
Grammar (42 marks)
- Conditional Sentences: Types 0, 1, 2 and 3 [Units 2, 4, 6 and more]
- Participle phrases [Unit 5]
- To-infinitives and gerunds [Unit 6]
- Past perfect tense [Unit 6]
- Comparative and superlative adverbs [Unit 7]
- Active and Passive [Unit 7]
Paper 2 Writing
Part A: * All students must do this part.
Rewrite sentences into their correct order.
Ex. am / fine / I
I am fine.
Part B: Choose 1 out of 3 topics to write a 170-200 word composition.
A short story about 4 pictures
Vocabulary:
country park lost tent
scenery compass campfire
nature thunder storm matches
camping worried wet
A reply email
Look back at NTP. 3A: Unit 1 and NTP. 3B: Unit 4
An article
Look back at NTP. 3A: Unit 2 and NTP. 3B: Units 5 & 6
Paper 3 Listening and Integrated Skills
Question types: multiple-choice, blanks, short questions, information sheet completion
Vocabulary List (have to spell the words in bold)
dialogues performance boring nervous curious excited
a towel cash treatment symptoms sore skin rash
to be
fever pleased worried surprised spokesperson
aware of
Radio
Department Secondary long-term
healthy Broadcasting smart
of Health School diseases
Room
recover asthma diabetes diarrhoea encourage eating out
whole-wheat
fruit fatty food determined hesitant
bread
Paper 4 Speaking
Max marks : 30
Time: 8 minutes
- Preparation time: 3 minutes
- Group Interaction : 5 minutes (4 students in each group)
Areas covered:
Preparing for Open Day.
Organizing a Teachers’ Day
Promoting Hong Kong tourism
Organizing a writing competition
Study and prepare the four topics for your Paper 4 Speaking Exam. On the examination day, you
will be examined on ONE of the topics.
Your teacher has asked you and three other classmates to prepare your classroom for the
Open Day.
In your discussion, you may include:
which areas to decorate
what to show to visitors e.g. students’ work, class photos…
what materials to use e.g. scissors, glue…
who will help
any other details that are important
You may begin by saying:
We have to prepare our classroom for the Open Day. Let’s first discuss which areas to decorate.
The School Prefect Team is organizing activities to thank teachers on Teachers’ Day. You and
three other members of the team are talking about the activities.
In your discussion, you may include:
how to decorate the school e.g. balloons, flowers…
what activities to hold e.g. special assembly, performances…
what to give teachers
the menu for the special lunch (for students and teachers)
anything else that you think is important
You may begin by saying:
We are organizing activities to thank teachers on Teachers’ Day. First, let’s talk about how to
decorate the school.
Your school has entered a video competition to promote Hong Kong to tourists. The teacher in
charge of the competition has invited students to make a video. You and three other classmates
are talking about making a video.
In your discussion, you may include:
contents of the video e.g. culture, food…
where to film the video e.g. Tsim Sha Tsui, Stanley…
name and length of the video
what can be learned from the competition
anything else that you think is important
You may begin by saying:
We are making a video to promote Hong Kong to tourists. First, let’s talk about the contents
of the video.
The English Club is organizing a writing competition. You and three other members of the
club are talking about the competition.
In your discussion, you may include:
topics to write about
rules e.g. number of words, deadline…
who will be the judges
prizes e.g. get published on the school website, book coupons…
anything else that you think is important
You may begin by saying:
We are organizing a writing competition. First, let’s discuss what topics to write about.
