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Learning Focus: 1. Writing genre:

Letter to the editor 2. Thematic Vocabulary:

Tutorial centres


Essay revamp

TS Thefirstandforemostproblemwiththeemergenceofsubdividedflatsisthatthey

canbringdeleteriouseffectstoresidents’health. SD1 Physically,itislikelyfordwellers insuchcrampedapartmentstobecontracted

with contagious diseases such as flu because there is verypoor ventilation inthese illegal constructions,whichoftenhave tinywindowsorevennowindowsatall.Thiscanjeopardizetheresidents’healthduringpeakseasonsofflupandemic.

SD2 Mentally,sinceresidentsareoftenconfinedinsuchcrampedspaceandhardlycantheymoveabout,letalonestretchoutorworkout,itisnowonderthattheytendtofeelstressed.

SD2b Coupledwiththeuncertaintyofbeingexpelledfromtheflatsoranxietyofhavingunpleasantneighbours,residents’mentalhealthtendstobeputatrisk.

CS Therefore,subdividedflatsdohavesevereimpactsontheresidents’health.


TS Another problem resulted from the proliferation of subdivided flats is that

thesepartitionedcubiclesposeathreattotheresidents’lifebecauseofblazescausedbyelectricoverloadandthepossibilityofcollapse.

SD1 In fact, no matter how small each cubicle is, there needs to be basichigh-voltageelectricalappliancessuchaswaterheater,refrigerator,televisionandperhapsanelectricstovetoo.Withsomanyappliancesbutsofewsockets,allapplianceshavetobeplugged intothesamesocket,whichcauseselectricoverloadaswellasafireaccidenteasilyandisthusextremelydangerous.

SD2 Asifthisisnotenough,whenfiredoesunfortunatelybreakout,itishardfortenants to evacuate because the corridors connecting the only exit can beextremelynarrowandmayevenbecloggedbyclutter.

SD3 Whatisevenworseisthatsometimeslandlordsaccidentallybreakthebearingwall and weaken the structure of the entire building. If the constructionmaterials continue to wear out, this can lead to a collapse of the building,which iswhat happened in a collapsed dilapidated building in To KwaWanaboutadecadeago.

CS Hence,theseillegalconstructionsarebuiltattheexpenseofthetenants’safetyandcanputresidents’livesinperil.


Part A Writing topic Arecentarticleinanewspaperexaminedtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofchildrenattendinglearningcentresoutsideoftheirnormalschoolhours.Writetotheeditorofthenewspaperexpressingyourviewsonthefollowing:l whylearningcentresarebeneficialtosomestudents;andl whythereshouldbeabalancebetweenacademiclearningandfreetime

DearEditor

Iamwritingtoexpressmyopinionsonwhyattendinglearningcentrescan

bebeneficialtocertainstudents.AlthoughtutorialclassesinHongKong,as

well as in many Asian countries, are s_________________________ as being too

examination-oriented, m___________________ students into examination

machines, who are c___________________ b___ being s___________________

c___________________i__examinationskillsbuti___________________a__lifeskills,

these classes remain i___________________ popular and are s___________________

a___________________bycountlessstudents,withsomeevens___________________

a fewthousanddollarseverymonthon theclasses.It isu___________________

that these classes p___________________ focus on examination

t___________________ and how students can perform e___________________ in

exams; however, they can benefit many s___________________ learners who

need additional support other than that from schools so that they can

p___________________ the h___________________-s___________________ public

examinationw___________________f___________________c___________________.

= are labelled as

= turning

= have features of …

= only good at/ = weak at

= very/ = desired

= spending

= true

= mainly

= skills/ = very well

= learners who find it hard

= very influential

= get good grades in exams


TS The first reasonwhy it is advisable for struggling learners to

attendt___________________classesisthattheycanhavelearning

atschoolbetterc___________________.

SD1 Although it is truethat the teachingcontentatschooland in

tutorial centres ism________ o___ l________ t____ s________, given

thesameexaminationsyllabus,whenstudentse________________

i___ the tutorial classes, they can revise the learning content

with the help of the tutors. Thus, they can g___________________

theknowledgemoret___________________.

SD2 Whatmakesattendingtutorialclassesmorec___________________

t___ students’ learning is that the tutors often can teach

c___________________ and i___________________ the knowledgewith

examination.Withthetutors’e___________________inanalysisof

examination and question-answering techniques, they are

good at c___________________ what has to be mastered for the

exam, l___________________ students’ r___________________

l___________________.

CS Therefore, there are many benefits of attending learning

centres,especiallyforstudentswhoneedadditionalassistance

inhandlingexaminations.

= tutorial classes

= reinforced

= similar

= sign up for

= understand

= completely

= facilitating

= briefly/ = combine

= professional knowledge

= reducing

= reducing

= amount of things for revision


Link Notonlydotutorialcentreshelpstudentsconsolidatetheir

TS learning, they also help students a___________________ better

grades in examinations with the whole r___________________

o___supportandresourcesofferedtostudents.

SD1 For example, to further f___________________ students’

m___________________oftechniques,studentsmayberequiredto

doadditionalassignmentsintendedtoh____________theirskills.

SD2 Also, they may be provided with additional notes, reference

bookstoc___________________sothattheycanm___________________

g___________________ s___________________ i____ theirperformance in

examinations.

SD3 Otherthanthese,beforeexamination,mockexaminationsmay

be organized for students to e___________________ i____ so that

they can g___________________ h___________________

e___________________ina___________________aformalexamination,

which is a p___________________ opportunity for them to

r___________________o_____ their learningprogressandhowwell

they can a___________________ their knowledge and test-taking

techniques.

= achieve

= variety of

= foster

= grasp

= sharpen

= refer to

= make bigger improvements

= sign up for

= get real experiences

= trying

= great

= contemplate on

= make use of

= offered


CS Thus, the additional support r___________________ is likely to

booststudents’performanceinexaminations.

Link Despitetheg_________________ofattendingtutorialclasses,

TS if students d_________________ too much of their time t____

taking supplementary classes, it will

___________________________________________________ to them as there

willbeanimbalancebetweenacademiclearningandfreetime.

SD1 Freetimeisnecessary forstudentsbecausetheyneedtimeto

u_________________, e_________________ their interests,

w_________________ o______ and s_________________ w_______ their

p______________. Ifstudents’schedule is j_________________w_______

toomanyclassestoattendandtoomuchhomeworkorrevision

to do, theymay get so t_________________ that they experience

b_________________.

SD2 Worsestill,theymayevenb_________________d_________________to

learnbecauseofther_________________stress.

CS Hence, it is necessary tonote that free time, relaxationand

entertainmentarealsop_____________andp_________________t____

astudent’swell-being.

= good things

= spend

= there are more good things

than bad things

= relax/ = find

= exercise/ = spend time with

= full of

= stressed

= great tension

= be uninterested in

= severe and continuous

= important

= should not

= given/ = sacrificing unwillingly


CS U_________________ n____ c___________________ should students be

o_________________ by academic learning and d_________________

o___theirpersonaltime.

In conclusion, students should make j___________________

decisionsonhowtoa___________________theirtimesothatthey

s___________________ an optimum balance between academic

learningandotheraspectsoftheirpersonaldevelopment.

Yoursfaithfully

ChrisWong

= wise

= spend

= maintain a balance

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