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SET 1-DSE

A
ENG LANG

PAPER 3
PART A
COMPULSORY

Candidate
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION Number

OXFORD ESSENTIAL
HKDSE PRACTICE PAPERS SET 1
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 3
PART A
Question-Answer Book

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(1) There are two parts (A and B) in this paper. All candidates
should attempt ALL tasks in Part A. In Part B, you should
attempt either Part B1 (easier section) OR Part B2 (more
difficult section). Candidates attempting Parts A and B2 will
be able to attain the full range of levels, while Level 4 will
be the highest level attainable for candidates attempting
Parts A and B1.
(2) Write your Candidate Number on the appropriate pages
of the Part A Question-Answer Book and both Part B
Question-Answer Books.
(3) Write your answers clearly and neatly in the spaces
provided in the Question-Answer Books. Answers written in
the margins will not be marked. You are advised to use a
pencil for Part A.
(4) All listening materials will be played ONCE only.
(5) Supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on request.
Write your Candidate Number and mark the question
number box on each sheet.
(6) The rough-work sheets provided are for you to take notes.
They will be collected separately and will not be marked.
(7) No extra time will be given to candidates for filling in the
question number boxes after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.
(8) The two Question-Answer Books attempted by candidates
(one for Part A and one for Part B) will be collected together
at the end of the examination.
(9) The other unused Question-Answer Book for Part B will be
collected separately at the end of the examination. This will
not be marked. Do not write any answers in it.

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 Part A
Situation
Three Dragons High School is an old school in Hong Kong. You will hear several conversations between people
who work and study at the school, as well as a speech by an environmental expert.
In Part A, you will have a total of four tasks to do. Follow the instructions in the Question-Answer Book and in the
recording to complete the tasks. You will find all the information you need in the Question-Answer Book and the
recording. You now have two minutes to familiarize yourself with Tasks 1–4.

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Task 1 (11 marks)

Miss Lau, the head teacher, is talking to two head students, Mark Tan and Lisa Mak, about renovations needed for the
school and how to make the school more eco-friendly. Listen to their discussion and complete the missing information
in the spaces below. You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have one minute to
tidy up your answers.

Upgrades to Three Dragons High School

Renovations needed Reasons

New roof School was built in (1) 1901

Roof leaks every time there is (2) heavy rain

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(3) Bigger library It’s the only room that has computers

There are only (4) eight computers

School has a total of (5) 476 students

How to make the school more eco-friendly

1) Put (6) solar panels on the roof

Advantage: (7) creates / generates / produces green energy

Disadvantage: (8) expensive (to install)

(9) Can it be completed this year?   ✓ Yes   No  (tick the correct option)

2) Plant a vegetable garden

Advantage: (10) Students can learn about plants

Disadvantage: We need a teacher to (11) volunteer to look after it

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 Task 2 (11 marks)
Mark is conducting a survey of fellow students about what changes they would like to see at the school. Listen and fill
in the missing information in the spaces below. You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you
will have one minute to tidy up your answers.

Student 1: Samson Lee

Suggestion Details

‘Quiet Zone’ What is it?

A (12) comfortable place where you can find

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(13)  silence / quietness

Why is it necessary?

Students can come here when they (14) need to relax

Student 2: (15) Eliza Ma

Suggestion Details

Modern cafe Food and drink at the cafe

healthy snacks

(16) vegetarian and vegan food

smoothies

Why is it necessary?

It would be a place for students to (17) meet and socialize

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 Student 3: Billy Yue

Suggestion Details

Outdoor classroom What is it?

A place where students can (18) learn in a new environment /

learn surrounded by nature
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Why is it necessary?

Billy feels (19) passionate about the natural world

Disadvantage: not suitable for (20)  the rainy season

Student 4: Bella Lo

Suggestion Details

Flexible classroom What is it?

A space that (21) can be used for many different things

, with movable chairs and desks, sofas,

beanbags, large floor space and an area for games

Why is it necessary?

(22) It would make learning more interesting for students and make them
more creative

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 Task 3 (12 marks)
Miss Lau, Mark and Lisa are attending a green trade show to get ideas for the school renovation. A guide is showing
them round the trade show. Listen and fill in the missing information in the spaces below. The first one has been
provided as an example. You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have one and
a half minutes to tidy up your answers.

Idea 1: Smart lighting

• Name of inventor: Jason Lee (example)

Origin of the idea

• The inventor used to (23) get to work (very) early / when it was (still) dark .

• When he arrived at the office, he would (24) turn the lights on .

• He realized that at midday, (25) the lights were still on .

How the invention works

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1. Lights are switched on.

2. Sensors in the lights monitor (26) brightness in the room .

3. When the room is brighter, (27) the lights dim or turn off (automatically) .

4. If the sensors (28) do not detect body heat and movement for five minutes ,
the lights turn off.

(29) Who thinks the idea is useful? (tick the correct option or options below)
Note: You can tick one or more of the options

✓ A. Miss Lau

B. Mark

✓ C. Lisa

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 Idea 2: Rainwater harvesting
• Name of inventor: Jan Wilcox

Origin of the idea

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She noticed (30) how much rain fell (during the rainy season) in Hong Kong, and saw how most
of it went (31) straight down storm drains .

Further details
• Rainwater is collected by special containers and piped around a building.

• The collected rainwater can be used (32) for flushing toilets .

• The collected rainwater can also be used (33) in washing machines to wash clothes .

(34) Who likes the idea? (tick the correct option or options below)
Note: You can tick one or more of the options

A. Miss Lau

✓ B. Mark

✓ C. Lisa

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 Task 4 (12 marks)
Mark is listening to a speech about green buildings at the trade show. Listen to the speech and answer the questions
below. Please note you do not need to answer in complete sentences. You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At
the end of the task, you will have three minutes to tidy up your answers.

Living roof
What is a living roof?

(35) a roof that is covered with plants instead of roof tiles

What are the advantages of a living roof?

(36) catches rainwater

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(37) helps control the temperature of the building

(38) creates a habitat for wildlife

(39) improves air quality // absorbs pollutants from the air // makes the air we breathe cleaner

Plastic bricks
What are plastic bricks?

(40) building bricks made from recycled plastic bottles

(41) 20 plastic bottles are needed to make one plastic brick

What are the advantages of plastic bricks?

(42) thinner and lighter than traditional bricks

(43) (just) as strong as traditional bricks

(44) reduce noise and heat (within the building)

(45) reduce plastic waste

(46) cheaper than traditional bricks

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End of Part A

Now go on to Part B

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Question-Answer Book
B1
EASY SECTION

Task 5: Flyer (14 marks)

Complete the flyer below using information from the B1 Data File and your notes.

Get Healthy! Get Fit!

Join the Health & Fitness Club!

Our aims
• To educate students about staying fit and healthy

• To make health and fitness fun

• To encourage students to get together and share their health and fitness tips
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What we do
We offer classes and events such as:

sports competitions fitness classes

social events relaxation and mindfulness lessons

Make school lunches healthier!

We want to make school lunches healthier for students at our school! To do this, we want to:
• serve healthy food at the school canteen

• provide healthy lunchbox ideas (for students who bring their own lunches)

• offer healthy cooking workshops for students and their families

• ban junk food from vending machines in the school

How you can get involved

Come to our Club Open Day on 25 September

Cost of membership

$50 a year

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 Task 6: Email (17 marks)
Write an email to members of the Health & Fitness Club using information from the B1 Data File and your notes. Write
around 100 words.

Dear Club Members,

We have some great news to share with you. Liam Wong won the Inter-school Badminton Competition, while

Jessica Lam came second in the Hong Kong Ice Skating Championship. Meanwhile, our Healthy Kids Campaign
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raised $4700. The school will use this money to buy new sports equipment.

This year, we will launch a Healthy Eating Campaign. We will invite students to make a signed promise to eat

healthily and we will produce a booklet of healthy recipes to help them. We will also set up a social media page

where students can share photos of their healthy meals.

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We look forward to more successes in the future.

Regards,

Sophie Choi
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Task 7: Letter (19 marks)

Write a letter to the School Health Inspector using information from the B1 Data File. Write around 120 words.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing in response to your memo requesting feedback on students’ lunches at our school. I was pleased
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to learn that levels of salt, sugar and fat in school lunches have fallen in the last five years. However, I agree
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that there is more we can do.

We conducted a survey of students’ lunches in our school, and found that most lunches did not contain enough

fibre. In 70% of lunches, the fibre was less than the recommended intake. Insufficient fibre can cause weight

gain and constipation. We also found that most lunches contained too much protein, because they had too
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much meat and not enough vegetables. Excessive levels of protein can cause problems for the liver and

kidneys.

I hope this information is useful.

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Yours faithfully,

Jennifer Lee

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DIFFICULT SECTION

Task 8: Email (19 marks)

Write an email to Mrs Chan in response to her concerns about food waste at the school canteen using information from
the B2 Data File and your notes. Write around 160 words.

Dear Mrs Chan,

Thank you for your email about lunches at the school. We agree that the problem of food waste is important

and needs to be addressed.

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We recently conducted a survey of school lunches, and found that 68% of students eat lunches cooked in

the school canteen, while 32% of students bring their own packed lunch. Students say they don’t have time
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to make a packed lunch. The school canteen produces approximately 480 lunches per day. The food waste

from the canteen comes to 60 kg per day. The amount of food waste from students who bring packed
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lunches is much lower, at around 10 kg per day. The food waste includes uneaten and leftover food, and

disposable cutlery.

In the next few weeks, the school will be launching a project to cut down on food waste. We will contact you

again to explain more about this.

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Thank you again for your input.

Yours sincerely,

Sophie Choi
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 Task 9: Article (13 marks)
Write an article for the school magazine about how to cut food waste in the school using information from the
B2 Data File and your notes. Write around 100 words.

Cutting food waste in the school

Did you know our school wastes a lot of food? Our survey found that students leave one quarter of their

school meals. We should consider reducing the portion size of lunches that we serve at the canteen.
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Also, we should consider introducing some new and interesting dishes, and stop serving unpopular dishes.

This will encourage students to eat all of their lunches.

We should also stop using disposable cutlery and chopsticks in the school canteen. Instead, we should provide
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students with reusable cutlery and chopsticks. This might involve buying an industrial dishwasher for the
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canteen kitchen.

We all need to do our bit to help cut waste. Let’s start now!

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 Task 10: Article (18 marks)
Write an article for the club newsletter using information from the B2 Data File. Write around 120 words.

Revolution in the school canteen

It’s midday at Tai Hang Private School and a queue is forming outside Rejuvenation Cafe, the school canteen.

More than 600 students eat here every day: that’s over 95% of the school population. Step inside and it’s
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clear why the canteen is so popular. Its trendy decor makes it look more like a boutique hotel, with stripped

wooden floors and cool lighting. The menu is packed with fashionable, healthy choices: kale smoothies, shrimp

and avocado salad as well as gluten-free brownies. They also offer food choices free from dairy or allergens.

Jessie Ng, a Secondary 5 student at the school, raised funds and worked with a nutritionist to design their

healthy and tasty menu. Based on the queue snaking out of the canteen, her efforts clearly pay off.
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END OF PART B2

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