Secondary School Chinese

[Reenie]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2057426\" time=\"1643812083\" user_id=\"162894:

Hi Reenie,

🍊🍊 新年快乐！

Do take a look at this post https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=8835&p=1958400#p1958400

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1. Identify key words from the underlined sentence（note that with the exception of nouns and sometimes, verbs, these key words need to rephrased/explained in your own words）
2. Look at 上下文 （i.e. before and after the underlined sentence) for contextual clue
3. Ask yourself questions pertaining to the underlined sentence using 5W1H

Taking the 2nd underlined sentence as an example:“给漂泊异乡的我无私地送上一丝暖意”

- Who 给漂泊异乡的我无私地送上一丝暖意
- How did he/she 送上一丝暖意
- Why did 我 describe him/her as 无私
- What does 漂泊异乡 mean
- How did 我 feel when he/she 送上一丝暖意

大婶（who）带作者（who）到车站后，不但告诉他该搭几号巴士，还陪他一起等巴士并交代司机提醒他到站下车（what） ，使在外国留学（explaining 漂泊异乡）的作者感到非常感动/温馨/温暖（explaining 送上一丝暖意）。

As you would notice, a lot of the content above are from the passage (mainly the parts boxed in purple and orange).

陈老师！

非常感谢你的帮忙！😃 actually I saw this passage in a book and wanted to asked you about why the answer provided seems so short 😂 so happy to see you using this example! Can I asked, those answer provided in the assessment not accurate is it? 😅 because it’s tough for parents (like me) to mark and correct.

[chenlaoshi]

Reenie\" post_id=\"2057454\" time=\"1643856345\" user_id=\"7078:

陈老师！

非常感谢你的帮忙！😃 actually I saw this passage in a book and wanted to asked you about why the answer provided seems so short 😂 so happy to see you using this example! Can I asked, those answer provided in the assessment not accurate is it? 😅 because it’s tough for parents (like me) to mark and correct.

Reenie,

别客气。Ehmm, most of the time, the suggested answers will cover the main/key points but won't be as complete as they should be (in terms of expectations in written examinations). With these main points, parents/students should be able to gauge if the train of thought is moving towards the right direction and work towards further elaboration/explanation.

[chenlaoshi]

Good news for Sec school students. Hopefully they can take advantage and maximize the use of 逗号.


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[Zeal mummy]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2058083\" time=\"1644424344\" user_id=\"162894:

Good news for Sec school students. Hopefully they can take advantage and maximize the use of 逗号.

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Oh wow good news! Thanks for sharing.
Does it includes independent sec schools as well? Or only government local sec schools?

[chenlaoshi]

Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2058120\" time=\"1644467721\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2058120 time=1644467721 user_id=58173]
Oh wow good news! Thanks for sharing.
Does it includes independent sec schools as well? Or only government local sec schools?[/quote]

The sponsorship is applicable to to local government Sec schools only.

[Zeal mummy]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2058250\" time=\"1644560029\" user_id=\"162894:

The sponsorship is applicable to to local government Sec schools only.

Oh… sad… they should extend this to the Independent schools too… to be fair to all.

[MerlionInGermany]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2058083\" time=\"1644424344\" user_id=\"162894:

Good news for Sec school students. Hopefully they can take advantage and maximize the use of 逗号.

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Where can i find this info?

[chenlaoshi]

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"2058353\" time=\"1644645879\" user_id=\"2964:

Where can i find this info?

The notification came via postage. I think for school subscription the information will probably be disseminated through school memo.

[2eclipse]

hi Chen laoshi, based on your experience, is it somewhat true that 80% - 90% of HCL students will get A1/ A2 in Sec 3 O-level 普华 exam? I heard many people say that distinction is almost guaranteed for HCL students.

[chenlaoshi]

2eclipse\" post_id=\"2058601\" time=\"1644844169\" user_id=\"185689:

hi Chen laoshi, based on your experience, is it somewhat true that 80% - 90% of HCL students will get A1/ A2 in Sec 3 O-level 普华 exam? I heard many people say that distinction is almost guaranteed for HCL students.

Hi 2eclipse,

It's definitely not just a straight forward case of HCL students taking O Level in Sec 3 and doing well

Basically, it depends on the student's foundation and command of language (for students from schools with learning environment that are richer in Chinese culture and language, then that figure you stated would mostly apply).

It is, however, true that students taking HCL generally find CL paper much easier because

- compo weightage is lower (/40)
- weightage of each question in cloze passage section is lower (CL 10 questions 1 mark each, HCL 5 questions, 2 marks each)
- more MCQ compre questions (CL 10 questions, HCL 3 questions)
- no editing section
- no summary writing