HKDSE SBA print-fiction 書單 / 推薦書 (Updated on 30 NOV 2021)

SBA 揀啲乜嘢書真係一門學問。所以我特登整咗一個書單，希望俾大家參考。其實揀書都好睇你哋老師嘅口味，例如有啲老師唔鍾意睇Mitch Albom既書，覺得太濫或姐太陳腔濫調。所以揀咗書之後，不妨問吓你哋老師嘅意見。

Recommended Books (will be updated regularly):

1. 1984
2. All the Light We Cannot See
3. Animal Farm
4. Boy
5. Chinese Cinderella
6. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (updated on 2021/11/30) 
7. Lord of the Flies
8. The Alchemist (updated on 2021/11/30)
9. The Book Thief
10. The Catcher in the Rye
11. The Grapes of Wrath
12. The Green Mile
13. The Kite Runner
14. The Pigman
15. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (updated on 2021/11/30)
16. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (updated on 2021/11/30) 
17. The Time Machine
18. To Kill a Mockingbird
19. Tuesdays with Morrie

Argumentative/Persuasive Writing (HKDSE 英文作文) – language devices – Part 2

除左之前提過既rhetorical questions & rule of 3. 其實仲有唔少日常生活見到既devices可以幫到我地作文。

The use of pronouns

To be persuasive, you need to engage your audience. We should use ‘we’ and ‘you’ appropriately so as to connect with your audience. The pronoun 'we' is used to invoke a sense of collectivity and to share responsibility. 'You' is used to convey common sense or generally admitted truth. The use of 'our' is also common in persuasive writing but we are not going to cover it here.

Example (s)

1.     “Members of Congress, we must work together to help control those costs and extend the benefits of modern medicine  throughout our country” (George W. Bush)
2.     Should we just sit and do nothing?
3.     Do you know what is the most effective remedy for global warming? It is your support and determination.

Alliteration

The use, especially in poetry, of the same sound or sounds, especially consonants, at the beginning of several words that are close together.

Example (s)

1.     It is disturbing, and disappointing that hikers littered along hiking trails.
2.     Reuse, recyle and reduce are the key to reducing waste.

Argumentative/Persuasive Writing (HKDSE 英文作文) – language devices – Part 1

今次試下寫d新野，睇下會唔會幫到大家作文。DSE考生最鍾意寫既其中一個genre就係article，通常都係argumentative essay 或姐一d帶persuasive nature既文體。langauge devices 可以幫你豐富篇文，同時切合文章既類型，今次就介紹其中兩個language devices先。

When you are writing an argumentative/persuasive text, consider using the following devices to make your writing more convincing:

1.     Rhetorical questions

2.     Rule of 3

3.     The use of pronouns

4.     Alliteration

5.     Counter arguments

6.     Evoke imagination

 

Rhetorical questions

Rhetorical questions are used to create a dramatic effect or to make a point. You can also use rhetorical questions to introduce an argument. Sometimes, we can also give answers to the questions to articulate our thoughts clearly.

 

Example(s)

1.     Who wouldn’t want to be a millionaire?

2.     Should we just sit and do nothing?

3.     Do you know what is the most effective remedy for global warming? It is your support and determination.

 

Rule of 3

If you are going to use adjectives for your examples, try to use three adjectives together. It is not necessary to use adjectives.

 

Example(s)

1.     It is annoying, upsetting and disappointing that some people litter in country parks.

2.     It takes blood, sweat and tears of the legislators to make the financial crisis reforms possible.

如果覺得有用既記得留言。另外，如果有咩想知ge都可以係下面留言比我知。黎緊仲會講下SBA 可以點樣簡書同埋簡d咩書。

2014 HKDSE 英文卷 Cut-off Score - 颱風圓規襲港 (2)

打風又多一日自己溫書既時間，機會係留比有準備既人，記得要善用今日既時間。

2014 cut-off score, 計算方法如下：

For example: 

To obtain a level 5** for paper 1, you have to get at least 76 out of 88 marks (56 x 85.60%)

近日有讀者send email給我，問有關cut-off score 的問題，特意借此機會解釋一下。

讀者問：如過要在今年（假設2015年）的說話卷拿5** ，不是49.35分就已經足夠嗎？

版主答：因為分數是以整數的形式給予的，所以當有點數的話，就必須向上以整數調整，所以是要拿50分才可以取得5**

Credit to: A Curriculum Development Enthusiast

* The cut-off score is only applicable to part B2 exam-takers

* Because of the limited data, cut-off scores of level 1 to 3 are not available

*全部 cut-off score 係以Paper A + Paper B2 為準。

大家加油啊。

#DSE 免費下載 試題及答案下載  #HKDSE 英文科 cut off score #past paper cut off 分數

2015 HKDSE 英文卷 Cut-off Score - 颱風圓規襲港

 打風又多一日自己溫書既時間，機會係留比有準備既人，記得要善用今日既時間。

2015 cut-off score, 計算方法如下：

For example: 

To obtain a level 5** for paper 4, you have to get at least 50 out of 56 marks (56 x 88.14%)

近日有讀者send email給我，問有關cut-off score 的問題，特意借此機會解釋一下。

讀者問：如過要在今年（假設2015年）的說話卷拿5** ，不是49.35分就已經足夠嗎？

版主答：因為分數是以整數的形式給予的，所以當有點數的話，就必須向上以整數調整，所以是要拿50分才可以取得5**

Credit to: A Curriculum Development Enthusiast

* The cut-off score is only applicable to part B2 exam-takers

* Because of the limited data, cut-off scores of level 1 to 3 are not available

*全部 cut-off score 係以Paper A + Paper B2 為準。

大家加油啊。

#DSE 免費下載 試題及答案下載  #HKDSE 英文科 cut off score #past paper cut off 分數