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改會考writing卷

今年出去MARK會考WRITING卷, 以下是我的學習:


(每part最高6分,共四part: content, language, organisation, genre．最高24分)

1.關於 marking scheme

Content可以俾的COMMENT:

-interesting article. Fulfils tasks completely. Imaginative anecdote. (6)

-variety of points well developed. Relaying personal experience. But lacks real interest/ humor of magazine article (5)

-fulfils tasks. Clear premise established. Ends clearly. Lack real interest/humor for magazine(5)

-fulfils tasks-personal experience leading to conclusion-lacks in real interest/humor of mag article (4)

-variety of points well-developed. All relevant except 2^nd last para. (5)

-limited no. of points-partially developed.generally relevant but just of good points-no real personal change. (3)

-irrelevant para. There are ideas in ..but limited and not related to personal change. (2)

-premise of tasks set up by coping prompt. (2)

-difficult to judge. (1)

-inadequate but have 2 or 3 very rudimentary prompts, therefore more than 0. (1)

LANGUAGE可以俾的COMMENT:

-grammatical errors, but slips. Impressive control of wide variety of structures and phrases. Use of vocab for deliberate effect. (6)

-some sophisticated lexis(字). Some repetition. One sentence difficult to understand. (5)

-good use of phrases, but quite frequent errors(4)

-quite frequent errors-switch in tenses affects understanding. Good vocab but not really sophisticated to get five. (4)

-quite frequent errors, but at no point affecting understanding. Vocab tends to be used accurately. (4)

-struggle to make sense of most sentences. V. frequent errors, occasionally good phrase. (3)

-extremely simple repetitive structures, frequent errors but don’t’ affect understanding. Vocab simple. (2)

-even simple sentences have errors very often affecting understanding. Occasional good vocab. (2)

-language severely hamper understanding but occasional easily understandable part, so not 0. (1)

-a series of phrases. No real evidence of ability to construct sentence. (0)

Organisation可以俾的comment:

-overall structure excellent. Additional coda(結尾). Good use of reference nouns and demonstratives. (6)

-overall structure clear. Some good communicate use, but repetitive. Faulty pronoun. (4)

-overall structure good. Some faulty connectives. (4)

-good intro- set up premise. Overall clear chronological structure. Paragraph 5 a bit illogical. Text unfinished. (4)

-discernable paras: intro, body and conclusion. Attempts at topic sentences. Limited connectives used. (3)

-heading generally helps but last one faculty. There is intro and conclusion. Within paras like unconnected sentences. (2)

-intro but vague. Limited use of connectives. (2)

-there are 3 paras. Attempts of connectives. Within para very difficult to understand connectives between sentences. (1)

-a series of notice-like phrases.(0)

GENRE可以俾的COMMENT:

-read like article. Tone informal. Reference to audience and to self. Use of hyperpole (誇張手法) (6)

-strong personal account, but no real indication that this is more an essay than an article (4)

-Reasonably convincing. Direct reference to readers. Interactional, but sometimes inappropriate. (5)

-some seen mga feature-including reference to ……(4)

-overall str. and paras. Clear-though rather simplistic. Some good connectives, other cohesion faulty. (4)

-quite personal. But little evidence of candidates doing anything more than normal essay. (3)

-no real awareness of audience. Though use of headings appropriate. (2)

-no awareness of audience or text type. But rest reads like article more than letter, so 1 or 0. (1)

-no real attempt to create mag article. But does establish role, so not 0. (1)

-no discernable features or audience awareness for us to understand. (0)

2. 關於改卷進度

大致上, 1小時可改到20篇. 有時快,可改到30篇. 但多過30篇, 準確度會低些.

3. Good vocab

-affiliate themselves with  (

-unfortunate never comes singly

-a range of

-out of blue

-prerequisite

-in retrospect

-all too (used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize a negative meaning

e.g. The holidays flew by all too quickly. )

-embark on (start sth new)

-call a spade a spade (to say the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant )

-admittedly

-permeate (e.g. Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society. )

-in hope of

-there is no exaggeration to say …

-ubiquitous (seeming to be in all places)

-irrespective of (without considering; not needing to allow for)

-by and large (when everything about a situation is considered together

e.g. There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but by and large it's very enjoyable. )

-keep abreast of (to make sure you know all the most recent facts about a subject or situation e.g. I try to keep abreast of any developments.)

-worse still 更糟糕的是

-heighten (to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect

)

-to name a few=for example

-formidable 可怕的 (a formidable task)

-to my despair

-mesmerize (to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else )

4. Common grammar mistakes

-we no need to X (we need not/do not need to)

-feel boring X(feel bored)

-discuss aboutX (discuss)

-it was trouble X(it was troublesome)

-feel exciting X ( feel excited)

-give up to buy X (give up buying)

- I won’t late X ( I won’t be late)

5. common spelling mistakes

-image X(imagine )

-nowaday/ now a days X(nowadays)

-I thing that X (I think that)

-sizes X (sides)

-fine X (fine)

-loss e.g I loss a mobile phone. X(lose)

-vedio X (video)

-frist X (first)

-cheat X (chat)

-surface X( surfing)

-contect X (contact)

-convenience X (convenient)

-text X (test)

-readed X (read)

linking words exercise

answers: 

1. to begin with

2. in addition

3. furthermore

4. and

5. if

6. for instance

7. on the other hand

8. to sum up

9. as

10. such as

11. what's more

12. despite the fact that 

13. however

14. so that

15. when 

想問形容人"臭寸", 英語點寫?

想問形容人"臭寸", 英語點寫?

Arrogant，cocky (男)，bitchy (女)

To express personal opinion:

To express personal opinion:




1. As far as I am concerned



2. In my opinion/view



3. I am convinced that...

marriage

Phrases related to marriage




1. bridal couple



2. bride (a woman who is about to get married or has just got married )



3. groom/bridegroom(a man who is about to get married or has just got married )

expressions related to food and restaurants

expressions related to food and restaurants




1. culinary (connected to cooking)



2. poultry /ˈpəʊl.tri/ /ˈpoʊl-/



3. lasagna /lasagne /ləˈzæn.jə *



4. sparkling drink = fizzy drink = = contains many small bubbles of gas)

happy

Adjectives related to happy



1. auspicious



2. gay

festivals

About festivals




1. festival of the hungry ghosts鬼節

2. firecracker 炮仗

fire

Words about fire



1. ignite: to start burning



2. flammable/inflammable

Interjections

1. Alas表示可惜




2. blah blah blah 諸如此類



3. boy! 表示讚嘆



4. Bravo:used to express your pleasure when someone, especially a performer, has done something well



5. cheers 飲杯



6. ciao 拜拜



7. cool 型



8. Dear me 不好了



9. eureka (好野used to show that you have been successful in something you were trying to do)



10. For goodness's sake 好心你啦



11. gee:an expression of surprise or enthusiasm



12. gosh :used to express surprise or strength of feeling



13. hey



14. Huh? 嘿?表示疑問



15. Hurrah 好嘢



16. No way 不可能



17. oh!




18. Oh boys! 哎牙



19. Oops :an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or slight accident



20. ouch:used to express sudden physical pain



21. Phew:used when you are happy that something difficult or dangerous has finished or is not going to happen, or when you are tired or hot



22. Shh:used to tell someone to be quiet



23. ugh:used to express a strong feeling of disgust (= disapproval and dislike) at something very unpleasant



24. um



25. Whoopee:a loud, excited shout of happiness



26. Yippee:used to express happiness, excitement or great satisfaction



27. Yum:used to say that food tastes or smells very good

words related to legal matter

1. commit [crime]



2. accuse [sth of]



3. charge [sb with]



4. plead [guilty]



5. pass verdict on [sb]



6. sentence [sb to]



7. fine



8. be tried



9. convict [of]



10. Act:Law. e.g. ...banned under the Minor Offence Act.



11. bill: A draft of a proposed law presented to a legislature.



12. draconian: describes laws, government actions, etc. which are extremely severe; going further than what is right or necessary



13. enact:To decree; make into law. 頒布；制成法律；制定。



14. come into effect ..on (certain time) 開始實施



15. findings:The verdict of a jury, or court



16. flout:to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom



17. defy: to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.



18. abide by [laws/ people]

19. implement 推行




20. observe [laws]



21. acquit宣佈無罪 eg. She was acquitted of all the charges against her.



22. molest =to touch or attack someone in a sexual way against their wishes /məˈlest/



molestation



23. indecent assault

Short phrases to start the last paragraph

Short phrases to start the last paragraph




1. In short



2. In summary



3. In sum



4. To conclude



5. To sum up,



6. To summarise



7. to sum up



8. To recapituate (To recap)



9. To bring the paper to a close,

words similar to "limit"

Words which mean "limit"




1. confine



2. constrain



3. restrain



4. restrict

the way we move our eyes

The way things move: eyes



1. blink



2. wink



3. frown

The way people touch

The way people touch




1. pat



2. stroke



3. tap



4. finger



5. paw

names of university students

1. freshman
2. sophomore
3. junior
4. senior

vegetables

vegatables

1. broccoli /ˈbrɒk. ə l.i/ /ˈbrɑː.k ə l-/
2. lettuce
3. cabbage/ˈkæb.ɪdʒ/
4. cauliflower /ˈkɒl.ɪˌflaʊ.ə r / /ˈkɑː.lɪˌflaʊr/ (stree at first)
5. asparagus /əˈspær.ə.gəs 蘆荀
6. spinach
7. radish
8. aubergine /ˈəʊ.bə.ʒiːn/ =eggplant

UK and US different words (from UK to US)

1. canteen - cafeteria



2. car park-parking lot



3. sweet-candy



4. mobile phone-cell phone



5. toilet-washroom



6. film-movie



7. CV-resume



8. shop assistant- sales clerk



9. trolley-cart



10. shop-store



11. starter- appetisers



12. prawn /prɔːn/ -shrimp