Why so many people in Hong Kong are committed to their work

5C1 speaking

Performance Plus for the HKDSE Paper 4 Speaking, Pilot, p.12

Listening practice: Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks.

A: Let’s begin. Today we are discussing what to include in the presentation on work _______________. Let’s discuss why so many people in Hong Kong are ______________ to their work. Shall we?

Others: OK/Sure!

B: I suppose it is our culture to work hard. Our society are very ________________, I mean, with the population of about 7 million people, ____________ are scarce. If you don’t work hard, you cannot _________ ____ _________ ___________ in Hong Kong.

A: I agree. I think it is the ________ ______ losing their job that __________ people to work more than 10 hours a day.

D: Besides that, being addicted to work is a ______________ addiction. People praise you for being ________________. Nobody will __________ you for working overtime in your office.

A: That’s true. We __________ ___________ ______candidate C. Candidate C, why do you think that so many people in Hong Kong are addicted to work?

C: I think…they …are ….they want to ..make many money.

B: Do you mean people work hard because they ______ _____ make ___ ______ ______ money?

C: Yes.

B: I believe that most people work hard ___________ they want to make a lot of money for _________________ or for ___________ ______________.

D: Some people work hard because they want to own properties in Hong Kong.

A: Hang on, I think ________ ________ ____________ between working work and being addicted to work.

B: Sorry, I don’t _____________ you. What do you mean?

A: Being addicted to work is not the same as working hard. I think everyone in Hong Kong works hard but some people can think of nothing else ________ work. Work addicts usually have a less balanced life than those who work hard. Do you see the difference?

D: Yes, I do. People who are addicted to work would ___________ their _________ _____________, ___________ lives and even ___________ for work. It is like an addiction. They can’t stop thinking about work even when they are on holiday.

B: I see. According to a survey, many __________ ________ Hong Kong would happily spend their evenings and weekends in their ____________. I think one of the reasons _______ that people in Hong Kong are ______________, and they ___________ _____ ______ the best. Besides, people take their jobs more _______________ in Hong Kong.

Expressions:

資源是缺乏的 ___________ ______ ______________-

維持生計 ______ _____ __________

驅動　＿＿＿＿＿＿

值得人尊敬的　＿＿＿＿＿＿

讚美＿＿＿＿＿＿       責備　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

擁有物業　＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿

明白　_____________

除了　＿＿＿＿＿

除此以外　＿＿＿＿　＿＿＿＿＿ 為X犠牲 Y   ____________ Y ________X

競爭很大的 _______________