‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. PARTA For question 1, write about 200 words in the space provided on pages 2 and 3. ® the Yearbook Committee is puting together a book forall graduating students. The yearbook isa colleetion ‘of photos and comments about school life, written and submited by students, When read several years later, the yearbook will remind students of their time at secondary school, You are a student in Class 6C at Kowloon Secondary School. The committee has asked you to complete the following yearbook enty. . 4.4: ACADEMIC LIFE Write about one subject that you enjoyed studying or found challenging. Answers writen in the margins will not be marked. 2019-DSE-ENG LANG 2-2 ° 2 ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked.Please stick the barcode label here. 1.2: STUDENT LIFE Write about what you will miss most about being a student in Class 6C. : z g 3 . z Answers written in the margins will not be marked. ‘Answers written in the margins will not be marked. 2019-DSE-ENG LANG 2-3 g 5 2 iPlease stick the barcode label here. PART B For questions 2-9, choose ONE question and write about 400 words in the space provided on pages 8-11. Indicate ‘which question you are going to attempt in the question number box on page 8, ® Learning English through Social Issues ‘The following excerpt appeared in an article in the Hong Kong Daily Press: | To participate in today’s global economy, companies hire individuals whose skills and talent meet standards of excellence. One hundred years ago, people were hired from within the focal community but today the best individuals ere hired from around the worid. ‘© Write an essay for your English teacher, Explain some of the benefits and challenges international talent brings to Hong Kong society and ways to ensure that people from the local community are not neglected, '¢ Include title for your essay. ® Learning English through Debating The Hong Kong Duily Press invites readers to submit their views on the following topic: Do social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter encourage or stifle public debate? When first created, social media was thought to be a place where rational debate and logic would thrive, | However, as time has shown, this is not always the case. Write an argumentative essay. Choose one side of the argument and state your position, giving reasons and evidence to support your © Include a ttle for your essay. ® Learning English through Sports Communication You are a reporter forthe sports section of the Young Post. You were attending the final game of the season between rivals St. George’s School and Royal College when something unexpected happened during the game Write a news repor. | + Deserbe the incident and what happened afterwards. Include thoughts and opinions from diferent | people involved | + Give yourreport a hesdline | 2019-DSB-ENG LANG 2-5 5 Sabnsinn >© Learning English through Popular Cutture This week's question in the Young Post's Over to You column is: Where do you get information about the ‘atest trends in pop culture? Do you turn to newspapers and magazines or do you prefer blogs and videos on social media? + Write an article for the Over to You column, * Choose one or two areas of pop culture from the chart below and tell readers where you like to get information about the latest trends, Provide the name of the sources you recommend. * Give yourarticle a ttl. Areas of Pop Culture Music and Style and Tech and Concerts Beauty Games © Learning Englis pews ‘You are a reporter for the entertainment section of the Young Post. You have been asked to review a new film called Cinderella which is based on the comic series Princesses of Power. Write a review of the film. Include a brief description of the plot, how the characters are portrayed in this new version of Cinderella and why the director wanted to make this film, © Give your review a title, ® Learning English through Poems and Songs Taylor Swit is an award-winning singer-songuriter. In an interview with Parade magazine she said: “I wrote the song ‘Mean’ about a cntic who kept giving me really bad reviews. | got that, no matter What, people wil criticise what you do. But there are different ways to enticise someone... and there's a line that you cross when you just start to attack everything about a person.” ‘You lead an after-schoo! aris club. You would like to instruct members on how to review each other's work. © Write a speech to be delivered to club members, * Discuss what a critic does, how to give criticism and ways to respond to criticism, * Give your speech a ttle 2019-DSE-ENG LANG 2-6 6® Learning English through Workplace Communication ‘You are a volunteer in your local district council office. You have been asked to design a campaign poster for Ricky Kwan, a candidate who will be running in the upeoming council election. You have finished two designs (A and B) and are working on a third (C). Thinkouside the box c, Lots cross tie bridge together. Vote Ricky want ote Ricky Kant Write an email to the council election committee. Explain the ideas behind designs A and B and how they would make a good campaign theme, Share the ideas you have for your third design Include a subject heading for the email. ® Learning English through Short Stories Cosmo bookshop is organising a short story contest. The details are below In the tale The Tortoise and the Hare, two animals challenge each other to a race to prove who is the fastest. Mid-race, the hare lies down to rest, certain that it will win. The tortoise, though slow, never gives up and crosses the finishing line ahead of the hare. Slow and steady wins the race, as the message of the story goes. Re-vaite this story Use the same characters but imagine that the tortoise and the hate teatn up to race against other contestants. Express a message through the telling ofthe story Give your story a title. END OF QUESTIONS FOR PART B Sources of materials used in this paper will be acknowledged in the HKDSE Question Papers booklet published by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority ata later stage. 2019-DSE-ENG LANG 2-7 7 Soabieiaiiae >