Transcript BCA Speaking Paper

TSA
Writing Skills
(Secondary 3)
Pre-writing
Read the question
You are Thomas. Your aunt from America is
visiting Hong Kong. You went to Ocean Park
with her today. You want to write a diary entry
Situation
about it.
Text type
Write your diary entry in about 150 words
describing your visit to Ocean Park. Use the
following pictures and your own ideas.
What to write
Number of words
Underline the key words
Brainstorm ideas
(1) Pictures
bus
dolphin show
roller coaster
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jellyfish
cable car
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From the pictures,
find out:
When is it?
Who are the people?
Where are they?
What are they doing?
How do they feel?
Can you think of any other ideas?
Brainstorm ideas
(2) Mind map
• Think of as many ideas related to
Ocean Park as possible
• Put them into groups and draw a
mind map
(2) Mind map
dolphins
Watch sea
animals
Cable
Main ideas
car
Roller
Coaster
jellyfish
Ocean Park
pandas
Go on
rides
Supporting details under
the main?idea
restaurants
Can
youideas
think of any more ideas?
Other
Brainstorm ideas
(3) Question words
• Use ‘wh-’ words and ‘how’ question words to
brainstorm ideas of different areas, e.g.
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What: the thing or
action
When: the time
Where: the place
Who: the people
Why: the reason
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How: the way
something happens
How many: the
number of
something
How much: the price
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(3) Question words
• When?
• Where?
• What (did you
do)?
• Who?
• Why?
• How (did you
feel)?
• today
• Ocean Park
• went on rides, watched sea
animals, watched the pandas…
• my aunt and I
• she came to visit Hong Kong
• excited, happy
While-writing
(1) Topic sentences
We went on the rides as soon as we arrived
at Ocean Park. We queued up for the roller
coaster. There were many people and we
waited for about 40 minutes. But the ride was
exciting! Then we went on the pirate ship. We
screamed while the ship was swinging. We
enjoyed all the rides.
A topic sentence is usually put at
the beginning of a paragraph.
Use topic sentence to introduce
the main idea of a paragraph
(2) Supporting details
Main idea
We went on the rides as soon as we arrived
at Ocean Park. We queued up for the roller
coaster. There were many people and we
waited for about 40 minutes. But the ride was
exciting! Then we went on the pirate ship. We
screamed while the ship was swinging. We
enjoyed all the rides.
Examples of the rides
1. Use examples to support the
main idea of the paragraph
(2) Supporting details
Main idea
I think Ocean Park is a good place to visit.
My aunt and I had great fun there. We not
only enjoyed the exciting rides, but we also
watched many sea animals. The view in the
park was also very beautiful. We took a lot of
pictures.
These sentences explain why
Ocean Park is a good place to visit.
2. Give reasons to support the
main idea of the paragraph
(2) Supporting details
We went on the rides as soon as we arrived
at Ocean Park. We queued up for the roller
coaster. There were many people and we waited
for about 20 minutes. But the ride was exciting!
Then we went on the pirate ship. We screamed
while the ship was swinging. We enjoyed all the
rides.
These are some vocabulary items of a theme park.
3. Use relevant vocabulary items
(2) Supporting details
I think Ocean Park is a good place to visit.
My aunt and I had great fun there. We not
only enjoyed the exciting rides, but we also
watched many lovely sea animals. The view in
the park was also very beautiful. We took a lot
of pictures.
These are some adjectives to describe
the writer’s feeling towards the things
in Ocean Park.
4. Use appropriate adjectives
(3) Linking ideas
When we got to Ocean Park, we quickly
queued up for the roller coaster. There were
many people, but we still waited patiently…
After going on the rides, we went to see the
sea animals. We watched a dolphin show. We
also went to the jellyfish aquarium…
Use connectives to link up ideas
More connectives
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Cause: because, since, as
Addition: and, too, also, besides
Contrast: but, however, yet, on the other hand
Purpose: in order to, so as to
Result: therefore, as a result
Sequence: first, then, after that, finally
These connectives can link up
short, separate sentences and
make the paragraph more natural.
Formats
(1) Diary
Date and weather
• What happened
• How you think and feel
(2) Informal letter
Date
Recipient
• Opening
• Main body
• Ending
Closing
Sender
(3) Formal letter
Sender’s address
Date
Recipient’s address
Salutation
Subject
• Opening
• Main body
• Ending
Closing
Sender
Different tones in informal
and formal letters
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Hi Chris,
How are you?
I’m fine.
Please write soon.
All the best,
Regards,
Love,
Informal letters
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Dear Mr Chan,
Dear Sir / Madam,
I am writing to…
With reference to…
I would be grateful…
Yours sincerely,
Yours faithfully,
Formal letters
(4) Article / Essay
Introduction
• introduce the topic
Main body
• main idea 1 + supporting details
• main idea 2 + supporting details
• main idea 3 + supporting details
Conclusion
• sum up the ideas
• share your viewpoint
(5) Story
Beginning
• introduce the setting and the characters
Development
• Introduce the plot / problem
Climax
• the most important or exciting part
Ending
• Explain how the problem is solved
Post-writing
Proofreading
• Reserve 5-10 minutes
• Check the language
- tenses
- spelling
• Check the format (especially letters)
• Check the number of words (about 150 words)
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