DSE English paper 3
格式
大家要記住 DSE English 卷二卷三其中一個要求是Language & Organizations。
除了格式外，語境意識都同樣重要，大家一定要熟讀，尤其 DSE English paper 3 ，因為時間緊逼容易出錯；
以下我會跟大家分享及總結，以下幾項 DSE Eng paper 3 常見的文體格式及語境意識包括：
letter, Email, Report, Proposal, Speech, Article
希望可以幫到大家：）
DSE English paper 3
格式1: Letter
Letter 書信寫作格式 Format
Dear Mr. X / Mrs. X / Miss X, (formal letter 只需寫姓氏，不用寫名字) // Dear XYZ, (formal letter 機構名 / 公司名) //
Dear XXX, (informal letter 同輩之間可直呼其名) Content
(*One point, one paragraph*)
入兩格
Yours faithfully (不知對方姓名專用) / sincerely, (知道對方姓名專用) // Best wishes / regards, (informal letter)
處名
書信是最常用 Business Letter 以及Letter to the editor 等形式，同學在寫作時可以參作以下格式﹕
進階語境意識
1. I am writing + to + v. + 詳細資料
Example: I am writing to request a change of performance date in the 2000 Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival.
我這次寫信的目的是要求更改2000年香港青年藝術節的演出日期。
2. We would like + to + v. + 詳細資料
Example: We would like to request a change of performance date in the 2000 Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival.
我們希望更改2000年香港青年藝術節的演出日期。
以上兩個句式基本上能夠在任何writing purpose下使用，以下是在不同寫作目的下的實際用法例子﹕
不同情況的Writing Purpose
請支持﹕
I am writing to request for your support for + n. + 詳細資料
Example: I am writing to request for your support for our school’s Charity Day on 25th November, 2011.
我們希望您可以支持我們學校在2011年11月25日舉行的慈善日。
籌款﹕
Example: I am writing to ask your support for our graduation dinner on 15th June, 2014.
我們希望您可以支持我們在2014年6月15日舉行的畢業晚宴。
感謝﹕
Example: I am writing to express my gratitude to you for agreeing to come and give a talk to us in the activity.
我希望感謝您同意參加此次活動並與我們交談。Example: I am writing to express my gratitude to you for your financial assistance for the tour.我希望感謝您為這次旅行提供的經濟支持。
邀請﹕
I am writing to invite you to come to + 活動 +日期
I am writing to invite you to participate in + 活動 +日期
Example: I am writing to invite you to come to the Drinking Club’s annual exhibition on 7 July.我希望邀請您參加7月7日舉行的飲酒俱樂部年度展覽。Example: I am writing to invite you to participate in our school’s “Fun Day 2018”.
我希望邀請您參加我們學校的“ 2018年歡樂日”。Example: I am writing to invite you to help us organize a tree-planting activity.
我希望邀請您幫助我們組織植樹活動。
申請﹕
Example: I am writing to apply for the post of student ambassador in your organization.
我希望申請貴組織學生大使的職位。
With reference to + n. +詳細資料, I would like to apply for + n. +詳細資料
Example: With reference to the advertisement on February 12, I would like to apply for the job of intern assistant.
參考2月12日的廣告，我想申請實習助手的工作。
Letters of rejections 5** Sample
2021 DSE English Paper 3 15/16
Dear Mr Bay,
Thank you for your interest in volunteering. We highly appreciate your keen enthusiasm to provide the best opportunities for refugees and to support Victoria Cup. However, we are afraid to inform you that we are unable to accept your application. Reasons will be given in the following.
There are chief rationales behind this decision. Firstly, it is a requirement for the ball boy /girl to be able to speak English and Cantonese. But, children of your centre lack the ability to speak both languages. Secondly, the children are too young, with a view to maintaining safety. In public relations, it has been decided that volunteers must be of the age of 11 or above. However, children at your centre are 10 years old or younger, hence it would be unsuitable.
Having gone through our reasoning to express our gratitude for your endeavours, we would like to offer a few actions to contribute to charity.
HKD $ 500,000 is to be a donator to your charity under the condition that one of your rooms is to be made into a gym, named “Lara Terranova Gym”. Moreover, we are going to pay a courtesy visit to your charity centre. In addition, 50 complimentary tickets to the Victoria Cup is be given to your charity
The above has been the contribution to your charity that we would like to offer. It is hoped that this would be helpful for your charity, We would like to once again express our most sincere gratitude for your aspirations, and are looking forward to your response.
Yours Sincerely,
Nico Lin
Events Horizon
Email 5** 例子
2018 DSE English Paper 3 Q8 17/17
Subject: Feedback Regarding Your Sample Artworks |
Dear Mr Au,
I am writing to give you some feedback on the samples that you sent us for Escape to Hong Kong Island. The following are the details.
Firstly, we appreciate your efforts and your artwork on the map is very good. Based on your artwork on our questionnaire results from people who tested Escape to Hong Kong Island, most of the parents and young teenagers love it, which is successful.
Nevertheless, we would appreciate it if some amendments could be made.
Regarding the artwork on the cards, please make it less violent. As our target audience of the game is young teenagers, their parents could control whether the teens could buy our game. From our questionnaire, most of the young teens love your artwork, but most of the parents do not. Therefore, we would be grateful if you could change the artwork so that it is not too violent or too adult and with less blood; but still appeal to teenagers. We hope that parents will be willing to buy the game.
As for the text on the map, many of our respondents found it hard to read. Therefore, it is suggested that you change the colour of the text from red to a darker colour.
Last but not least, please be reminded that the deadline of the submission of your final artwork is 27th April. We would appreciate it if you could send us your artwork on time.
To conclude, there are both successful parts and some parts required to be changed. We truly appreciate your efforts. Thanks for your help in advance.
We look forward to receiving your final artwork.
Yours truly,
Sammy Tsang
Griffin Workshop
DSE English paper 3
格式3: Report 格式
Report 報告格式 Format
Report on XXX
Content
Common Sub-headings (一個 sub-heading 內可以包含一段或多於一段)
Background
Issues / Problems / Objectives
Suggestions / Solutions / Recommendations Conclusion
- Introduction
- Problems
- Suggestions
- Conclusion
以上的小標題亦代表了同學在寫報告時需要包括的部份，緊記要寫以上四個部份，缺一不可！
進階語境意識
- It is noted that 句子
- It is reported that 句子
- It is recommend that 句子
- Introduction
- Problems
- Suggestions
Report 5** 例子
2018 DSE English Paper 3 Q8 22/22
Report on Funding Options for Escape to Hong Kong Island
Introduction
This reports investigates the pros and cons of the two funding options for our new game Escape to Hong Kong Island, namely Gamezstart and the Acorn Grant
Findings
Gamestart
For the advantages, first and foremost, we can advertise our game on its website, which is the most well known funding website for board games companies. As it is both online and global, we can attract investors anywhere in the world to invest in our game. More importantly, this option is ultimately flexible as we can set the target amount of money we need to raise for our game. All these allow us to receive funding to continue developing our game.
As for the disadvantages, firstly, by the time we have finished developing the game, we should send one copy of the game to each investor. As our game may be heavy, international shipping may also be expensive, eventually consuming most of the money raised. Prohibitive shipping costs aside, our funding project may also be ignored by investors if big well-known companies launch projects at Gamezstart at the same time. This may culminate in the scenario that we may have to abandon the project given that we cannot meet our target.
Acorn Grant
With regard to the upsides, the grant offers a one-time award of HK$25000 with no strings attached, without any other conditions required. Moreover, Melaka Bank, the organizer of the grant, will provide sound financial advice and advertising wizardry. In addition, the bank will also assist us for one year after winning the award.
In view of its downsides, our company may lose autonomy to the bank as it has been said the bank may control everything of the company it sponsors. Besides, competition for the grant is fierce and therefore, there is only a small chance to win the award. In year 2016, there were 287 applicants but there was only one winner. All those disadvantages may limit our development.
Conclusion
It is hoped that the best funding option can be found given the above analysis of the advantages and disadvantages.
DSE English paper 3
格式4: Proposal 格式
Proposal 計劃書格式 Format
Proposal for XXX
Content
Common Sub-headings (一個 sub-heading 內的正文可以包含一段或多於一段)
Background
Issues / Problems / Objectives
Suggestions / Solutions / Recommendations Conclusion
DSE English paper 3
格式5: Speech 格式
Speech 演講詞格式 Format
Greeting (例如：Good morning ____ (Principal), teachers and fellow schoolmates,)
Content
Conclusion 結論段
- “In conclusion…”
- “To conclude…”
- “In a nutshell…”
- “All in all…”
進階語境意識
而在Speech的正文部份，大家可以多用
Speech 5** 例子
2014 DSE English Paper 3 Q9 18/18
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and all of our honourable guests! Welcome to the Open Day of Kowloon Exotic Pets Hospital, and it is my honour today to be here to speak to you regarding virtual pets and how old people use virtual pets.
Have you ever heard of ‘virtual pets’? Wow, many of you nodded your heads! Yes, virtual pets are the digital application which stimulates online to experience of having a real pet. They are widespread which the cheaper access to the Internet. And to our surprise, there are many old people using virtual pets – from the statistics from Online Today magazine in November 29, 2013, nearly one of four of the pets users are over 65 years old, which is a little less than the percentage of teenagers!
The ole people welcome virtual pets for a variety of reasons. Some of them like to stay at home and let their grandson to teach them how to own a pet online, some of them wanted a pet but it is not allowed in their apartment. Thus, these old people have access to the internet and own their virtual pets! Unbelievable, right? Some of them use it to keep their mind active as they get older, and it is better to spend time on other game sites.
There are a couple of things are old people can do with virtual pets! One of the usages is to own super unusual pets to get excitement. They got a virtual ranch and became the oldest virtual horse whisperers on the web! Another good thing to do is to cross-breed the pets. One of the elderly build a extensive breeding exchange programme of virtual birds online, and swap them to collect special pets!
Apart from entertainment, certain elderly sell virtual pets to get rich! One elderly got different accounts to breed virtual cats and sell them to other online breeders, they even made 50 dollars a month each! They even cross-breed the animals and create upper pets, and the famous online! Can you taste the excitement over these?
I hope you all enjoy my speech and grasp a taste of online virtual pets. Hope you will have a nice day in the hospital and get to know more about special pets! Thank you very much!
DSE English paper 3
格式6: Article 格式
Article 專題文章格式 Format
Content
(*One point, one paragraph*)
Article 5** 例子
2017 DSE English Paper 3 Q9 16/18
Dragon Peak’s Commitment to the Environment in Hong Kong
Dragon Peak Properties (DPP) is a property developer, to many Hongkongers; however, it does not limit its field only on property development. Do you know that DPP is also committed to protecting the environment and is an environmentally friendly company?
DPP has done many things to protect the environment in Hong Kong. From 2000 to 2015, our company’s spending on Green Construction methods has been increasing ever since. We have spent more than 5 billion HKD on the green construction methods, which is the largest amount ever spent among the biggest developers in Hong Kong. more importantly, we are very honoured to receive the Greenest Development Award 2016 in the HKSAR for the first prize – Forest of Dreams Estate. The award was released by Tai Shing Conservation Institute earlier this month.
Apart from spending on green constructs, we also strive to protect the orchids and the butterflies on the Golden Flower Island. The Golden Dragon Tail Butterfly is a precious species in the South China that pollinates the extremely rare Splash of Gold Orchid. This rare and beautiful orchid is only available on the Golden Flower Island. After successfully obtaining the chance of developing in the Golden Flower Island, we understand to a great deal that it is incumbent for us to protect those precious specious. Although only half of the island is restricted by the HKSAR Government for development, we shifted the percentage to maintaining 70% of the island as a protected area. You may think that is all we have done for those species, but that is not the end. We, also chose to construction a wall of vegetations with trees and other plants between the shopping mall and the nature so to keep out the light and noise pollution and consequently, the butterflies will not be disturbed. Having no vehicles and roads such as buses and trains, we provide a green environment for the butterflies and not to disturb them.
We are Dragon Peak Properties and we spare no efforts to protect the environment. We hope to reassure you that we are an environmentally friendly company and to change the misconception that property developers are only concerned about making money.
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