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■同學在溫習時應設立一些可實行的目標。資料圖片
算一算,距離英文科文憑試考試已不足半年,如果考生到現在仍然發覺自己的文章錯漏百出、所做的exercises仍然是full of mistakes,現在真的要加緊溫習。同時在溫習時,同學亦應設立一些可實行的目標。以下是筆者給同學的建議,希望對考生有幫助:
1.重點重溫基本的文法:可能考生的日校老師或補習老師會教大量文法,因為他們覺得教得多就能幫助同學應付考試;事實上,筆者認為,考生不需要知道所有的文法。以tenses為例,假如考生能掌握六種至九種,應可拿到level 2或以上的成績。
2.避免運用複雜的句字和詞語:雖然能正確運用深奧的句子和詞語必定可以為同學爭取更好的成績;一但用得不當,examiners有可能為你打一個極差的分數;嚴重的話,他們可能認為你抄襲。請記注,difficult words do not suggest quality.
3.切記要串好生字:每年考評局都在examiners' reports中指出考生一些常犯的spelling mistakes;串錯字不但影響你作文的分數,亦影響你paper 1 and paper 3的performances。同學定必要緊記串字的重要性。
以下是一個簡單的spelling exercise,如果你所有的答案都不對的話,那你一定要在spelling上多下些efforts.
Choose the right one.
1. The bad weather will definitely (affect/effect) the mood of some people.
2. (Besides/beside) shopping, my other hobby is watching old movies.
3. Superficially, Lisa seems to be a (quiet/quite) girl. Yet, she has (quiet/quite) a temper at times.
4. After finishing the marathon, Michael felt extremely (tried/tired) and could not walk for 20 minutes.
5. Mary loves all sorts of (desserts/deserts). She has just consumed two pieces of cakes.
6. The nearby store which sells (stationery/stationary) will close down soon.
7. I have learnt not to take (advice/advise) from my colleagues.
8. On hearing that (piece/peace) of music, my anger subsides. ■Dr. A. Chan
作者簡介:哲學博士,哲學碩士,文學士,英語講師。熟悉公開考試之出題模式與評分準則,任教英語。
ANS:
1.Affect 2.Besides 3.Quiet; quite 4.Tired
5.Desserts 6.Stationery 7.Advice 8.piece
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