1. for Paper 3 Listening & Integrated Skills

2. Unit 1 Getting along with others

3. Listening skills DSE Exam focus
- Listening for numbers, times and dates
DSE Exam focus
- Knowing the situation
- Knowing the task
- Predicting information

4. Data File skills Writing skills Task types
- Understanding the situation
- Skimming and scanning
Writing skills
- Linking ideas
Task types
- Form filling
- Informal letters and s

5. Listening skills

6. Listening for numbers, times and dates
In a listening task, you may need to fill in numbers. This may be quantities, phone numbers or even percentages.

7. Listening for numbers, times and dates
Sometimes, people say ‘oh’ or ‘nought’ (mostly in Britain), instead of ‘zero’.

8. Listening for numbers, times and dates
Big numbers
Big numbers in English are grouped in units of three digits. This makes them easier to read.

9. Listening for numbers, times and dates
Listen carefully to the pronunciation of ‘-teen’ (a long vowel, stressed, with a ‘n’ sound) and ‘-ty’ (a short vowel, unstressed, without a ‘n’ sound)
E.g. ‘thirteen” (13) and ‘thirty’ (30), ‘fifteen’ (15) and ‘fifty’ (50).
$0.01 is read ‘one cent’ and $0.1 is read ‘ten cents’.

10. Listening for numbers, times and dates
Listening for times
Times are expressed in either the 12-hour or 24-hour clock:
We can also write ‘a.m.’ and ‘p.m.’ instead of ‘am’ and ‘pm’.

11. Listening for numbers, times and dates
Listening for times

12. Listening for numbers, times and dates
Listening for dates
In a listening task, you may need to fill in dates. Dates may be written in different forms.
Here are 2 main styles of formatting dates:

13. DSE Exam focus

14. Knowing the situation
You will be given a situation for each of Part A and Part B of Paper 3 in the HKDSE Exam. The situation will give you information on these aspects of the tasks:
Your role: Your name and your position (if any)
The organization: The organization you are in / helping
The context: An activity you are doing, or what is happening

15. Knowing the task
1. The situation also gives you an overview of the tasks you need to complete.

16. Knowing the task
2. Task instructions before each task will give you information on:
The specific context of the task: What is happening, why you need to listen
The speaker(s): Who you are listening to
The task requirements: What you need to do
You will also find the number of marks, the text type of the task and sometimes an example answer.

17. Predicting information
Before the recording for each task begins, you will have 30 seconds to one minute to study the task. Use this time to read the task and predict what is to come.
You can predict:
the content, i.e. what the recording may be about,
what vocabulary is likely to appear in the recording , and
what types of answers are required.
※Make good use of the preparation time to make effective prediction, so that you are ready for the task when the recording begins.

18. Predicting information
Predicting content and vocabulary
You can predict the content of the recording and the vocabulary that may appear based on
the situation,
task instructions and
the tasks themselves.

19. Predicting information
Predicting content and vocabulary

20. Predicting information
Predicting content and vocabulary
- From the situation and task instructions, we know that the content of Part A will be about study tours.
So, you can predict that the recording may be about:

21. Predicting information
Predicting the types of answers required
Studying the tasks will help you predict the words and expressions needed.
Sometimes, you can even predict the part of speech of some answers, or if they are numbers, times or dates.

22. Predicting information
Predicting the types of answers required

23. Predicting information
Predicting the types of answers required
Key words in this task include interviewee, age, budget, duration, destination, accommodation and reasons. These words hint at what information is needed for each item.
Sometimes a hint may not be close to the item itself.
For example, Item 5 is likely to require the name of an English-speaking place as Item 7 is followed by the level of English.

24. Data File skills

25. Understanding the situation
In Part B of the exam, you are given another situation, with a new role, a new context and are in a new organization. You will also be given new tasks to do.

26. Understanding the situation

27. Understanding the situation

28. Skimming and scanning
The Data File usually consists of the following parts:
a note sheet to jot down notes when you listen to the Part B recording,
an which contains detailed instructions for completing the tasks,
texts which give you additional information for the tasks.

29. Skimming and scanning Steps of skimming and scanning
Look at the content of the Data File to see what kinds of information you are going to read.
Skim through the Data File for general ideas.
Skim through the Question-Answer book and scan the Data File to find the specific details needed.

30. Skimming and scanning
Pay attention to the writer of the texts. Texts written by your teacher or boss often contain information useful to complete your tasks.

31. Skimming and scanning
To skim for general ideas, we mainly look at the following items is the Data File:
Titles
Headings and subheadings of reports, articles, etc.
Captions of pictures and photos
Names
E.g. writer of the article, sender and receiver of s, etc.
Numbers and percentages in graphs and charts

32. Skimming and scanning
To scan for specific information, we do the following:
Skim through the Question-Answer Book to identify key words and predict what type of information is needed;
Scan the Data File for names, dates and other key words and phrases related to the information needed.

33. Skimming and scanning

34. Writing skills

35. Linking ideas
A coherent piece is one which makes logical sense and where ideas are well connected. To achieve this, we often make use of connectives and conjunctions.

36. Linking ideas
Commonly used connectives and conjunctions:

37. Task types

38. Form filling
In Part B of the DSE Exam, you may need to fill in a form.
It is important that you skim through the task to know what type of information is needed, and then scan the Data File for key words and other relevant information.

39. Form filling Activities Drama Performance by the Tap Dance
_______________________________________________
Special guests
Mr Aaron Shaw, from the Irish Dance Association
________________________

40. Form filling
Skim through the task and take note of words in the heading and subheadings.
Predict what type of information is needed.
Scan the Data File to find key words and phrases which match the type of information you need.
E.g. look for numbers in the Data File when there are words such as ‘Date’ or ‘Time’ in the Question-Answer Book.

41. Informal letters and emails
Informal letters and s are written to people we know well, such as our friends, family members and people of a similar age or position as we are.

42. Informal letters and emails
Basic structure

43. Informal letters and emails
Basic structure (cont.)

44. Informal letters and emails
Language features

45. Informal letters and emails
Useful expressions
Body

46. Informal letters and emails
Useful expressions (cont.)
Body

47. Informal letters and emails
When you write a letter of reply, make sure you respond to every point raised in the letter you are replying to.
Use a casual tone but avoid sounding rude. Avoid Internet language or smiley faces.