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(UEC English --- Junior High) This subject comprises two papers: Paper 1: Written Questions (40 marks)....... Time allocated: 105 minutes. Paper 1 consists of three sections: Section A: Composition (20 marks) The composition should be about 100-150 words in length. Topics will be based on local setting. Concentrate on correct grammar, synthesis of sentences, paragraphing and continuity. It will be assessed on its content, organization and grammar. The topics may cover the following modes of writing: description, narration, imagination, biography, etc. --- Students are to write on one out of the five topics given. Number of words written should be indicated on the bottom right corner. Section B: Letter-writing (10 marks) The letter written (formal or friendly) should be about 80 words in length. Letter-writing should be based on the format provided by the Examination Department. --- Students are to write on one out of the two topics given. Number of words written should be indicated on the bottom right corner. Section C: Cloze Test (10 marks) A short passage containing 10 blanks will be given. Candidates are required to fill in each blank with one word only. 　Paper 2: Multiple-choice Questions (60 marks) ....... Time allocated: 80 minutes. Paper 2 consists of four sections: Section A: Comprehension (20 marks) Three extracts (200-250 words) of different subjects shall be set. These may contain material of interest and differ in level of difficulty. The passages may be adapted from newspapers, magazines or textbooks. A total of 20 multipleî€'choice questions will be given for all three extracts. The questions set will be direct and the options given will be straightforward and unambiguos. Section B: Forms and Functions (5 marks) 5 multiple-choice items. Candidates are required to complete each of the conversations by selecting the best answer according to the functions stated. Section C: Closest in Meaning (5 marks) 5 multiple-choice items. Candidates are required to select the best answer which is closest in meaning to each of the expressions in the dialogue given. Section D: Structure and Usage (30 marks) 2 short passages with 30 multiple-choice items. Candidates are required to choose the best answer to fit each numbered blank. Concentrate on: --- Tenses (Present, Past, Future, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect) --- Agreement of verb with subject --- WH Questions and Responses --- Direct and Indirect Speech --- Active and Passive Voice --- All parts of speech --- Countable and Uncountable Nouns --- Article --- Infinitives --- Determiners --- Gerunds/Participles --- Vocabulary --- Negative Forms, Question Forms, Question Tags --- Conditional Tenses (N.B. The textbooks Learning English (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3)written by the UCSCAM English Language Committee will be used as the basis for setting the Junior Middle English Language Paper.) |
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UEC English Language (Senior) This subject comprises two papers: Paper 1: Composition and Summary Writing (45 marks) ...... 100 minutes. Section A:Composition (30 marks) The length of the composition should be between 300 and 350 words. The topics may take the form of description, narration, discussion, argumentation, explanation, classification, process and exemplification. Apart from that, official or friendy letter writing may also be included. Section B:Summary Writing (15 marks) A passage will be provided. Candidates are required to summarize the given passage in not more than 150 words. The shortened version is usually a third or a quarter as long as the original piece of work. A good and effective summary should include all essential points put in a strictly logical order. The number of words used should be indicated at the bottom right corner. Paper 2: Comprehension And Language Use (55 marks) ...... 90 minutes. Section A:Comprehension (15 marks) Passage 1: 5 multiple-choice questions (5 marks) Passage 2: 5 subjective questions (10 marks) Two passages will be given. Candidates must answer all the questions based on the passages. There will be 5 multiple-choice questions for Passage 1 and 5 subjective questions for Passage 2, The passages may either be original or adapted extracts taken from a newspaper, a magazine or a book. Section B:Language Use (40 marks) (A choice of 4 out of 6 parts.) Part I :Error Identification (10 marks) Candidates have to identify and correct the error in each of the 10 sentences given. Errors may be due to tenses, prepositions, subject/verb agreement, pronouns, word forms, participles, gerunds, infinitives, conjunctions, modifiers and vocabulary. Part II :Language Forms and Functions (10 marks) Candidates will be given a short dialogue that is incomplete. They have to fill in the missing parts according to the functions given. Answers must be appropriate and grammatically correct. Part III : Sentence Structure (10 marks) 5 questions will be set. Candidates are to rewrite each of the sentences in another way using the words provided. The original meaning of the sentences must be retained. Part IV :Cloze Test (10 marks) A short passage containing 10 blanks will be given. Candidates have to fill in each blank with a suitable word. Part V  irect â†' Indirect Speech (10 marks)5 questions will be set. Candidates are required to rewrite each of the sentences by changing direct speech into indirect / reported speech. Part VI : Word Forms (10 marks) 10 questions will be set and each of them will have a single blank. Candidates have to fill in the 10 blanks by changing the words within brackets to the correct form. They may use more than a single word for each blank. |
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE Cambridge GCE ORDINARY LEVEL (SYLLABUS 1127) There are three compulsory papers: Paper 1 Time given: 105 minutes Section 1 â€" Free writing Five topics are set. Candidates choose one topic and write 350 to 500 words on it. Section 2 â€" Situational writing / Directed writing Candidates write 250 to 350 words on the question. Paper 2 Time given: 100 minutes This paper contains one or two comprehension passages of a total length of about 1200 words. There is also a summary writing question (150 words) All questions are compulsory. Paper 3 Oral communication Part 1 â€" Reading Aloud Part 2 â€" Picture Discussion Part 3 â€" Conversation |
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Do you agree that the computer is more of a menace than a blessing? by Chin Sook Huey S3S2 2007 I disagree that the computer is more of a menace than a blessing. The following are my reasons. Computer was invented to help human beings do work such as calculation, storing of information and and processing of information. With the high-speed ability, computer makes our life more comfortable. It helps to do some complex calculations which even an advanced calculator cannot manage. Nevertheless, the accuracy and the neatness of the information done by the computer are simply fantastic. Computer with a high-level capacity helps us to store the information or data in the computer neatly and systematically. We can also use the tools given by the computer to edit and beautify our text so that it can be more attractive to the audience. This helps us a lot in our presentation. Nowadays, students are always asked to prepare a project in school. They surf the Internet to get more relevant information. It is easier and more reliable than searching through magazines and books. Besides, searching for information from books and magazines is a tiring and time-consuming job. Moreover, computer may be a device that entertains us when we are free. It enables us to watch video compact-discs, listen to songs and play games. This helps us to relax ourselves. Besides that, computer especially a notebook is easier to be carried from one place to another. Therefore, we can use it to work, to calculate and even to watch a movie whenever we want to do so. Computer also enables us to communicate with our overseas friends. We can email them or chat with them using the Windows Live Messenger program. With the aid of a web-cam, we can even make a video call to or go on video-conferencing with our friends. The most important thing is that computer is so easy to use and learn. Computer does have its disadvantage. Sometimes, our computers may be infected by viruses. This may be fatal and all the information may be deleted. Therefore, we are always advised to have a back-up for the important information. In my opinion, computer is more of a blessing than a menace. (Mr. Yong’s comment: Sook Huey should have mentioned one or two more disadvantages of computer, such as the ease of manipulating important data and pornography. She is the first student to pass up her work for my blog. Well done, Sook Huey. Keep it up !) |