Connectives

Fill in the blanks using the connectives: Besides, for example, firstly, secondly, lastly, next, then, similarly, However, Despite, Although, because, because of, so, so that, all in all, in deed.

1. ______All in all_______ it was a success.
2. ____Although_________ it is raining heavily, Paul went out to play football.
3. _______Despite_____ of the heavy rain, Paul went out to play football.
4. He is smart. _____However_______ he often makes careless mistakes.
5. Tourism is very important to Hong Kong. _____Similarly_______, Taiwan relies heavily on tourism.
6. We like John _____because____ he is polite.
7. We like John ______because_____ of his politeness.
8. He is very weak, ____so_____ he cannot carry the heavy box.
9. He wanted to be an actor ______so as to______ be famous.
10. He works longer hours ______so that______ he can make more money.
11. I am hungry; __In deed________ I am almost starving.
12. Hong Kong is a busy tourist centre. ____Besides________ it is an international financial centre.
13. He likes, _____for example_________ watching films, swimming and collecting coins.
14. ___First_____, peel the bananas. ___Secondly____, cut the bananas into small pieces, ____third___ warm the milk. _____Lastly______, add in sugar and vanilla essence.

Exam Items

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Tenses - Grammar Book Unit 1
3. Infinitives and Gerund – Grammar Book Unit 3
4. Reported Speech – Grammar Book Unit 6
5. Connectives – Grammar Book Unit 11
6. Vocabulary - Treasure Plus 3A Unit 1 and Unit 5
7. MC Cloze and Open Cloze
8. Proofreading
B. Writing (Time allowed: 1 hour)
1. Long Task – picture writing
2. Short Task- writing a speech
C. Listening (Time allowed: 45 minutes)
1. Short tasks – MC /filling in form / labeling / ordering
2. Integrated Task
3. TSA listening format
D. Oral
1. Individual Presentation ( 2 minutes)

A Hiking Trip

It was a sunny day. Albert and two of his friends went hiking. They started the trip at the foot of Dimond Hill. They passed some bushes, small paths and rocks. They heard birds singing and saw some colourful butterflies flying around them.

Joe, Albert's classmate, was taking photographs. Suddenly, he tipped on a small rock and twisted his ankle. He nearly fell along the slope. He cried for help. Albert held his arm and pulled him up.

The three friends decided to take a rest. Albert helped Joe to bind his bleeding wound with a bandage. John tried to collect a stick for Joe. After they took a rest for ten minutes, they continued their hiking. They were more careful to climb the mountian.

It took them nearly three hours to reach the top of the mountain. They were all very happy.

Reading Comprehension

Two Stages for Effective Reading Comprehension
Stage one - Skimming
1. Read the title of the comprehension passage and study the rubric of the question.
2. Read the sub-headings or read the first sentence of each paragraph.
3. Read and scribble the keywords or repeat reading the important information.
4. Read the MC or short questions one by one and answer the questions using the information you can remember.

Stage two - Scanning
1. Read the long questions one by one.
2. Answer the questions by scanning the relevant information from the passage.
3. Revisit the paragraph to extract the right information if you are not sure of the answer.

An Unforgetable Dating

Write a story for your school magazine. Use the 4 pictures. Give the story a title.

At recess, my classmate, David invited me to watch a movie on Saturday. David was a handsome prefect, and many of my classmates admired him. Some of them wanted to be his girlfriends. Being his girlfriend is something. I can be proud of. Without a second thought, I accepted his invitation. We agreed to meet at the entrance of the cinema on Saturday.

I wanted to give David a good impression. To have a good start, I decided to buy some new clothes to wear on Saturday. I also went to a hair salon to change my hair style. I was very happy with my new look.

It was the Saturday afternoon, I was very excited for the dating. I spent the whole afternoon dressing up myself. Then I said goodbye to my mum and I left home.

When I walked near to the cinema, I saw David waving his hand to me. I could see that he was excited, too. He wore a pink suit with a white tie. When we came close to each other, we couldn't stop laughing at ourselves.

Proofreading

A.__________ Many students spend a lot of their spare times
B.__________ alone in home. They play computer games, watch
C.__________ TV or listen music.

We need to spend more
D.__________ time with our family, and more time outdoors.
E.__________ We need to get out more and active.

F.__________ Doing PE lessons one or twice a week at school
G.__________ do not provide us with enough exercise.

H.__________ Time spend with other people, and time spent
I.__________ exercise, is good for our health.

J.__________ Go for hike with your parent, or even just go
K.__________ shopping. Spend time talk to them, and get
L.__________ know them better.