1. English Language 12 th December, 2008 Alex Li

2. Paper 1AReading20% Paper 1BWriting20% Paper 2Listening & Integrated 30% Skills Paper 3Speaking15% SBASchool-based15% assessment

3. Paper IA Reading 20%1 hour 3 reading comprehension texts Both fiction and non-fiction reading materials One theme

4. Paper 1BWriting 20%1 hour 30 minutes 2 tasks Task 1 – about 100 words (no choice) Task 2 choose one from two (250 words) The theme is related to Paper 1A

5. Paper 2 Listening and Integrated Skills 30% (2 hours) A variety of listening, reading and writing tasks based on the same theme Short listening tasks 2 – 3 extended tasks (Data File)

6. Paper 3Speaking 15%15 minutes Part A:Group Discussion (5 minutes for preparation and 6 minutes for group discussion) Part B:Individual Response (1 minute with no preparation time)

7. School-based Assessment15% 2 tasks (one in F4 and one in F5) Print fiction (e.g. A Tale of Two Cities) Print non-fiction (e.g. Mother Teresa) Non-print fiction (e.g. The Devil Wears Prada) Non-print non-fiction (e.g. Tropical Rain Forest)

8. SBA Students can choose their own texts Group discussion Individual presentation

9. How well did the Pui Ching students do? 20072008 5*4.3%2.2% 515.9%12% 419.7%20.2% 345.7%46.5% 214.4%19.3% 100

10. What has Pui Ching been doing?

11. Enhancement courses English Ambassadors World Explorer Debates Speech Festival Drama Festival Musical Drama Night Oasis Morning Reading Session …just list a few

12. SBA Extensive Reading Scheme (F1-F3) Communication Centre –peer evaluation –self-reflection

13. Chinese medical practices and Antibiotics

14. Observation Weaknesses of F4 students Observation Lack of vocabulary Speaking proficiency Inadequate general knowledge

15. The collaboration What can parents do?

16. Daily Practices at home South China Morning Post (Talkback/ Letters to the Editor) Oasis (survival kit) Discussion at home (moral messages) Pui Ching Student Forum (sharing) TV programmes (news report) DVDs Popular songs Musical

20. 6 major areas for HKCEE: Technology Health Environment Social Issues Education Tourism

21. Who is the main driver? Studies found that parents played a significant part in encouraging their offspring to identify their interests, set goals and work towards those goals with decisive, motivated action.

22. Keys to Success D irection D esire D rive D etermination

23. Thank You!