AS Use of English (Section A: Listening)

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Theme Technology Crime Leisure and Entertainment Nature and Environment Science Details Life in 22nd century Terrorist Awareness session Reality show Survival Hong Kong Environment in mid 21st century Stimulated voyage from the creation of the universe to its ending

AS Use of English (Section B: Writing)

Ye ar 2006 Question 1 Culture and Entertainment Essay giving evidence from personal observations on whether the younger generation in Hong Kong has fallen in love with Korean culture and technology The Individual and Society Letter to SPCA on animal maltreatment Question 2 Study and School Life School newspaper report giving views on the principals ban on the sale of junk food at the school tuck shop Cultures of the World School magazine article describing one or two features of your culture and how they differ from those in other cultures The Individual and Society Letter to a teacher suggesting two questions to put to an architect, a film director or an environmental consultant at a school assembly on Shaping Hong Kong Question 3 Technology Letter to the editor on the rights and wrongs of downloading entertainment from the internet Question 4 Leisure School newspaper article offering advice on safety measures for hiking

2007

Communicating and Technology Essay on the dangers of giving too many personal details on internet blogs or social websites

Leisure and Entertainment Magazine article giving writers views on whether teen idols become less popular when they get married The Individual and Society School magazine article commenting on the students own perceptions of schoolmates self-esteem

Crime Letter to the editor on criminal gang tricking old people into giving them money Study and School Life Letter to the editor on reducing the weight of schoolbags

2008

2009

Successful People Article reporting an interview with a celebrity artist or athlete showing how their experience of failure before succeeding can inspire students

Leisure and Entertainment The Individual and Society Letter to the editor about Letter to school principal on movie stars extravagant whether money raised for weddings Chinas development should be donated towards further space exploration or basic healthcare and education in rural areas Leisure and Entertainment Study and School Life Essay entitled Animal Letter to school principal Ambassadors explaining protesting against the new why certain animals would rule that confined students to make good ambassadors for the school grounds during Ocean Park lunch time

Study and School Life Essay on Ten Model Students competition, stating whether you agree that male students in Hong Kong generally lack the qualities that would fit them for the title The Individual and Society Discursive essay discussing the effects of overcrowding on the quality of life of a community

2010

Study and School Life School magazine article proposing a programme or activity that would encourage creativity in education

AS Use of English (Section C: Reading and Language Systems)

Ye ar 2006 Reading Work The labour situation in China MC Cloze Getting along with Others A friend fur life Theme Exercise Nature and Environment A waste of time for now Study and School Life Ease student burden now! Technology The electric eye Summary Cloze Science and Technology Scientists say dinosaur cloning possible from DNA Communicating The new cultural revolution: How Little Fatty made it big The Individual and Society Women can sue if maternity leave slows career Food Tempura or is it tapas? Matching Study and School Life School meals around the world Leisure and Entertainment Wimbledons unequal pay scale Public Health Computerising the NHS Proofreading Study and School Life Give our children a break Leisure and Entertainment Hollywoodland

2007

The Individual and Society Spare the rod and spoil the child? Getting along with Others What is love, actually? Anthropology What makes humans different from apes? The Individual and Society The creative ethos

Study and School Life Lets make learning fun Economy Palm oil prices cook up a storm

2008

Public Health TCM: all in the mind?

2009

Anthropology An older brain really may be a wiser brain Technology Rumour detectives: true story or online hoax?

Health The science of sleep

Leisure and Entertainment Idol pursuits

Cultures of the World The origins of the Italian language

Leisure and Entertainment This is your brain on music

Getting along with Others Psychic entropy

Cultures of the World 300 years of Chinese history destroyed Getting along with Others The importance of family dinners

2010

AS Use of English (Section E: Practical Skills for Work and Study)

Ye ar 2006 Theme Successful People Role A trainee reporter writing about a famous Hong Kong businessman and adventurer A computer club member asking for sponsorship Task 1 500-word article Table Task 2 Task 3

2007

Technology

500-word letter requesting sponsorship 500-word letter to the editor Frequently asked questions

Interactive quiz

2008

The Individual and An employee of a Society Hong Kong-based charity Study, School Life and Work A gap-year student gaining working experience with an non-government organisation The Individual and A part-time Society employee of a local youth centre

PowerPoint presentation slides 500-word magazine article

2010

2009

400-word speech

Handout Mindmap

Email