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PAPER 3

B2
PART B2
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION DIFFICULT SECTION

HKDSE MOCK EXAM (2019)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 3

PART B2

DATA FILE

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Refer to the General Instructions on Page 1 of the Question-Answer Book for Part A.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART B2

(1) The Question-Answer Book for Part B2 is inserted into this Data File.
(2) For Part B, attempt EITHER those tasks in Part B1 (Tasks 5–7) OR those in Part B2 (Tasks 8–10).
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 Part B

Situation

You are Sammie Yip. You are the Secretary for the Inter-school Science and Technology Society. You assist Ms
Emily Chu, your school’s Science teacher and the Chairperson of the Inter-school Science and Technology
Society. The society is currently organizing its annual Science Fair, which will take place soon. Ms Emily Chu has
asked you to do some tasks.
You will listen to a recording of a Skype chat between Mr Alan Tsang, the Vice-chairperson of the Inter-school
Science and Technology Society, and Emily Chu. Take notes under the appropriate headings.

Before the recording is played, you will have five minutes to study the Question-Answer Book and the Data File to
familiarize yourself with the situation and the tasks.

Complete the tasks by following the instructions in the Question-Answer Book and on the recording. You will find
all the information you need in the Question-Answer Book, the Data File and on the recording. As you listen, you
can make notes on page 3 of the Data File.

You now have five minutes to familiarize yourself with the Question-Answer Book and the Data File.

Contents
Page

1. Listening note-taking sheet for Skype chat on Thursday 31 October 2019 .............................................. 3

2. Email from Emily Chu to Sammie Yip .................................................................................................... 4

3. Emily Chu’s notes .................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Minutes of the meeting of the Science Fair Committee ........................................................................... 5

5. Interview with Professor Sofia Young (extract) ....................................................................................... 6

6. WhatsApp messages from Emily Chu to Sammie Yip ............................................................................. 7

7. News report from the Kowloon College school newspaper ....................................................................... 7

8. Skype chat between Sammie Yip and Tim Wan ...................................................................................... 8

9. Tina Yang’s personal blog ....................................................................................................................... 9

10. Financial report on last year’s Science Fair ............................................................................................. 10

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 Listening note-taking sheet for Skype chat on Thursday 31 October 2019
Listen to the recording of a Skype chat between Mr Alan Tsang and Ms Emily Chu.

Details about the Science Fair

Information about sponsors and financing

Feedback on the Science Fair web page

Information about Emily Chu’s speech

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 Email from Emily Chu to Sammie Yip

To: Sammie Yip Sent: Sun 3 November 2019 9:05AM

From: Emily Chu
Subject: Things to do

Hello Sammie,

I need you to help me out with a few things in preparation for the Science Fair.

First, as you know, we have to get by with just one sponsor this year. Please write a report
outlining what our options are and recommending a sponsor. Give reasons for your choice and
details of the sponsorship. In terms of the financing of the fair, see how much we will spend and
make, and calculate to see if there is a shortfall. If so, please explain it by providing the relevant
figures, and then give a suggestion as to how it might be solved. Start by looking at the minutes
from Tuesday’s meeting and the notes you took from my Skype chat with Alan.

Second, I’ll forward you a WhatsApp message I received from Mr Joshua Fung, our contact
person at the hosting school. Please send him an email answering his questions. Make sure you
properly outline all the requirements for the fair and give him all the necessary information.
Take a look at the meeting minutes and the report on last year’s fair to help you.

Finally, could you please write the introductory speech I’ll be giving at the fair? I’ll give you my
ideas for the speech and you can also refer to your notes from the Skype chat. I’d like to see the
speech written out in full.

Thanks,

Ms Chu

Emily Chu’s notes

SF speech

opening (as discussed)

mention a problem facing us + ways science can help

encouragement for parents: sth to open their eyes to the potential of a STEM degree

real-world example of what taking part in SF can do for you: 2017 winners + relevant quote

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 Minutes of the meeting of the Science Fair Committee

Meeting of the Science Fair Committee

Date: Tue 29 October 2019
Venue: Ga Yau Secondary School
Chairperson: Emily Chu
Members: Alan Tsang
Tim Wan
Candy Lam
Secretary: Sammie Yip

Attendance and venue

Ms Chu opened the meeting by announcing that there will be one more school taking part this year,
Victoria Secondary School. Though team submissions have yet to start coming in, Mr Wan calculated
that this is likely to result in a 20% increase in the numbers of teams and competitors. He reminded
that this needs to be taken into account when deciding the facilities and resources needed for the
event.
Mr Wan announced that he will conduct a site visit to the venue this weekend to check what
facilities are available. Ms Chu reminded him that the venue needs to have plenty of open floor
space for the teams’ displays. As for the other facilities and resources, the requirements remain the
same as last year. Except for the stage and the display boards (of which we will require one per
team), the Society will bring all necessary resources and equipment to the venue on the day of the
fair.
Financing
Ms Lam reported that all of last year’s sponsors—with the exception of KDS Industries, which has
gone out of business—have expressed their willingness to once again sponsor the fair, matching last
year’s contributions. She pointed out that the projected increase in the number of competitors will
result in a commensurate increase in the total cost of organizing the event, which might in turn
result in a shortfall in the financing. If so, a decision will have to be made as to whether we should
ask for further contributions from the participating schools or introduce a fee for the competing
teams. The Society does not currently have the resources to bear any of the financial burden for this
year’s fair.

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 Interview with Professor Sofia Young (extract)

Scientific Hongkonger

SH: Now, Professor Young, it is of course undeniable that science has contributed greatly to human
progress over the course of the last century in particular. But there are still many problems left to
solve. What do you see as the greatest challenges facing scientists today?

Young: Well, space—and the possible existence of life elsewhere in the universe—probably remains
the greatest unsolved mystery, but if I limit my answer to terrestrial affairs, I’d say the greatest
problem science could solve is death.

SH: Hang on, are you talking about curing death?

Young: Yes, or avoiding it, more accurately. I have no doubt that it can be done. Medical science has
progressed by leaps and bounds in just the last decade and I don’t think we’re that far away from
eliminating death altogether. Of course, whether this is desirable is another question entirely, and one
better suited to other academic fields such as ethics. An area where science can play—and is
playing—a categorically beneficial role is in addressing the issue of climate change. It’s up to
scientists to help reduce carbon emissions by making our renewable energy sources more efficient and
by finding new ones.

SH: Yes, it’s hard to argue with that. And, of course, considering the havoc climate change is already
wreaking on our planet, we also need to rely on scientists to find ways to mitigate its harmful impacts.

Young: Oh, for sure! When looking to the future, I can’t really identify any work, in any field or
industry, that is of greater significance than that.

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 WhatsApp messages from Emily Chu to Sammie Yip

3 November 2019

 Forwarded
Hi Emily, this is Joshua Fung. I heard a society representative will do a
site visit soon to check on the facilities. Once you have decided on the
appropriate venue, please let me know asap so we can make the
booking and all the necessary preparations. Also, what other
resources and equipment are needed for the fair? Who will be
providing what? Thanks. 09:59 AM

Emily
Got the above on Friday. Could you check with Tim how the site visit
went, and then reply to Mr Fung? Make sure you explain our reasoning
for the choice of venue and provide as much info as possible about the
resources and equipment (like how many we’ll need of each item).
10:00 AM

Emily
BTW, I thought of a ‘problem’ for my speech: climate change!
10:02 AM

News report from the Kowloon College school newspaper

KC alumni bound for success

The KC Correspondent just got word that two of our illustrious alumni have received full scholarships to
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our heartfelt congratulations go out to Stanley Wong and Tara
Kwok of the graduating class of 2018! Stanley and Tara were one half of the team that brought great
honour to KC by taking home the trophy of the 2017 Science Fair organized by the Inter-school Science
and Technology Society. When reached for a comment, Stanley didn’t hesitate to point out the significance
of that particular achievement. ‘It’s what clinched the scholarship, no question! Taking part in the Science
Fair definitely put me on the path to success.’ Good luck, Stanley and Tara—you’re an inspiration to us all!

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 Skype chat between Sammie Yip and Tim Wan

Show messages from: today | yesterday | 7 days | 30 days | 3 months

Sunday, November 3, 2019 10:14AM

Sammie: Hey Tim, just checking: did you get around to visiting KC?
Tim: Yup, I went there yesterday. There’s an assembly hall, a gymnasium, an auditorium,
a student activity centre and a sports field. That last one is outdoors, so not the
greatest option if it’s raining.
Sammie: No, that won’t work. What about the capacity of the other options?
Tim: About 500 seats in the assembly hall and 300 or so in the auditorium.
Sammie: Seats? Can those be removed?
Tim: I seriously doubt that—they’re pretty solid. The student activity centre is gorgeous
though. You could squeeze about 250 people into it.
Sammie: And the gym?
Tim: Not as impressive—it’s basically just an indoor football pitch—but it’s massive,
probably twice the capacity of the activity centre.
Sammie: OK, noted. Did you ask about equipment at all? Like, is there a PA system?
Tim: A what system?
Sammie: A public announcement system—you know, speakers and such. We’ll need it for
the speeches and the presentations.
Tim: Yeah, they’ve got one of those. And didn’t Emily say we also need clip-on mics for
the presentations? They haven’t got those.
Sammie: OK, we’ll have to sort that out, then. We’ll need four for the team presentations.
Tim: Plus one for the MC, right?
Sammie: Yes, so five.
Tim: And we’ll need a laptop for each participating school, so the teams can upload their
presentations.
Sammie: We need some backups, just in case.
Tim: No worries, we have ten. I’ll bring them all, so no need to bother KC.
Sammie:
Tim: By the way, just found a blog post about an event similar to ours. See if you’ll find it
useful in any way.
https://www.hkblogosphere.com.hk/geekinout
Sammie: Thx!

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 Tina Yang’s personal blog

https://www.hkblogosphere.com.hk/geekinout

Geekin’ Out Tina Yung

Executive officer for Hong Kong
Scientific Research Committee.
Self-confessed science geek.

Takeaways from the inaugural HK Young Scientists Contest

Sunday 5 May 2019

Our very first Hong Kong Young Scientists Contest was held
yesterday, and it was a smashing success! Over the course of
the day, 20 teams from all over Hong Kong subjected their
amazing projects to the scrutiny of the judges and an audience
of about 100 people, and then took turns giving presentations on
stage. First prize went to Shun Tak Secondary School for their
fantastic speaking robot. For their efforts, each team member
got a one-year free cinema pass from Broadbent Cinemas Inc.
Tsing Yi College took home the second prize, a one-week
science mentorship courtesy of the Hong Kong Technological
Innovation Board (HKTIB). Massive thanks to both sponsors,
who helped finance the event, thereby enabling us to keep
participation free for the teams.

Everything went more smoothly than we expected, except for Here’s our stage. Too small for
one thing, which was one lesson learnt for next year’s event: a team presentation!
make sure the stage is big enough for a team presentation—we
actually had one student fall off! But all in all it was a fantastic
day!

Comments (4)

Joe 6 May 2019 18:34

Embarrassed to say this, but I was the one who fell off the stage … No hard feelings, but the stage really
should have been twice the size.

Ellie 6 May 2019 20:19

Really appreciate it that there was no fee for the teams. Like most of the contestants, we spent quite a lot
on our project as it was, so I don’t think you would have had as many students taking part if you’d
charged us. Thanks, Broadbent & HKTIB!

RC 7 May 2019 08:56

So wish I could have joined, but my parents don’t want me to waste my time on science—they’ve already
mapped out my future in the world of business …

Tina Yang 7 May 2019 09:11

Then science and technology are just what you need, RC! Did you know that according to the Harvard
Business Review, the most common degree among the world’s top-performing CEOs is now Engineering,
not Business? So make sure you sign up next year!

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 Financial report on last year’s Science Fair

Inter-school Science and Technology Society Science Fair 2018

Introduction
The purpose of the annual Science Fair is to further the Society’s main objective of fostering a passion for science and
technology among the Hong Kong student population. The 2018 Fair was the largest yet.

Participation

Year 2017 Year 2018

No. of schools 5 5
No. of teams 33 35
No. of students 132 140
No of guests* 118 126
*Maximum one guest per student

Financing

Year 2017 ($) Year 2018 ($)

Marketing -12,000 -18,000

Operation -28,000 -32,000

Total costs -40,000 -50,000

Contributions from participating schools 25,000 30,000

Sponsorship from HKTIB 4,000 6,000

Sponsorship from KDS Industries 6,000 7,500

Sponsorship from Broadbent Cinemas Inc. 4,500 6,500

Contribution from Inter-school Science

1,000 0
and Technology Society

Total income 40,500 50,000

Balance 500 0

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