POCA Wong Siu Ching Secondary School
F.4 Compositions to Enjoy
First & Final issue 2013-2014
Writers:
Ho Yik Chuen,
Chan Yat Tin, Tsui ka man, Ngai Wai Lok,
Herman Wu, Edy Wong, Crystal Chan, E.W., Chloe Tam,
Mandy Tang, Helen Cheung, Helen Mok, Emily Sham, Bonnie Lau, Miki Leung, N.W.L, Chow Wai Kit
1. Michael's Problem
in F.4
2. The Ultimate Challenge in Taking 3X in WSC
3. The
Feeling of a Student in 4D (a 2X + 3X class) Having the 9th Lesson Every Day
4. Three
Reports of 3 Harmonic Choral Verse Speakers
5. How to Prepare for the HKDSE ( I ) & ( II )
6. My Secret Way of Studying
7. An Email to Your Friend
in the UK Telling Him / Her How You Are Doing in School.
8. A
Letter to F.3 about the Dangers of Studying
F.4 with the Attitude Acquired in the Lower Forms
9. A
Letter of Advice to a Form 3 student
10. A
Letter to Yourself after the First Term Test
11. A
Letter to Mom after Parents Day
12. A Small Conflict Started
by a Tank Top
13. A Conflict over a Little Kid
14. Lucky village
EDITORS: Bonnie Lau, Miki Leung
Michael's Problem in F.4
Characters: Michael, Alex, Vincent, Biology
teacher, students
(Michael,
Alex and Vincent are talking in the classroom during the recess.)
Michael: The
teachers who are teaching us this year is so boring. I always fall asleep. How
can I solve this problem? Do you guys know any ways?
Alex: I don't
think the teachers are that bad, especially the one who teaches us Maths. He is
much better than the one in F.3. I think you should sleep earlier to prevent
yourself from falling asleep during lessons.
Vincent: You
should play less online games in the night and go to bed early I don't think
the teachers are boring either. Only the one who teaches us Biology
has a voice that is too monotonous.
(The
bell rings and they go back to their seat. The next lesson is Biology)
Biology teacher: Good morning class.
Students: Good morning, Mr. Tang.
(Biology
teacher starts teaching, Michael quickly falls asleep.)
Biology teacher: (angry) Michael! Why do
you sleep again? Stand at the back.
Michael: Sorry, I won't sleep next time. (go to the back of the classroom)
Alex: (whispering) Look at Michael, Vincent. He can sleep while he’s
standing!
Vincent: (laughing) I
think he is going to fall soon. Let's go back to the lesson.
(Michael
falls down and makes some noise.)
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Michael: (feels painful) Oh!, That hurts.
Biology teacher: (angry) How
come you can sleep while standing?! Quick! Go to the
toilet! Wash your face!
(After
washing his face, Michael comes back)
Michael: I feel much better after washing my face.
(Biology
teacher lets him sit down and
goes on with his teaching.)
Vincent: Look at Michael! He is fishing.
Alex: Let's use your phone to record it. It is so funny. (laughing)
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(Biology
lesson finishes. It's
lunch time. Vincent and Alex are in the restaurant.)
Vincent: Let me post the video on our class group.
Alex: That's a good idea!
(The
next day, everybody laughs at Michael)
Michael: Why do they laugh at me?
Alex: Haven't you checked the class group?
Michael: No' I haven't
Vincent: Let me show you what's on the group.
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Michael: (watching the video) Oh
my God! I won't sleep in class anymore. I swear.
Vincent & Alex:
Are you serious? (laughing)
Michael: Of course I am serious.
The ultimate challenge in
taking 3X in WSC
“Hey! The next two lessons are free lessons again!”
“Oh, I have done all of my homework. What can we do?”
“Let’s play killer! You go to the library first. I’m
going to another class to borrow some playing cards.”
“Ok”
This is something that never happens in F.
1-3. Why does it happen in F.4? Let me explain from the beginning.
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The subjects we
study in F.4 are different from those studied in F.3. Now we have 4 core subjects and
2 elective subjects, some of us have 3 electives. We can choose our favourite subjects
and the subjects which we do the best to study. I hate History and Chinese
history in F.3. Even after studying them for a whole week, I still got an
extremely bad result and I think they were so boring too. I am so happy that I don’t
have to study them anymore.
Core subjects
mean the subjects that we are forced to study and we cannot drop any of them.
The four core subjects include Chinese, English, Maths and Liberal Studies. I
think Liberal Studies should not be a core subject because it involves too much political
stuff. It does not contain the skills that we use to survive every day. I want
to drop it. However, I cannot. My science knowledge is quite good and I got a
good result so I chose Chemistry and Biology as my two elective subjects.
Physics is also a science subject but I do not study it as my third elective
subject because I think Physics is too difficult to me & I am not a
Maths genius.
Students who do not
have the 3rd
X subject, like me, will have some free lessons.
We will go to the school library to do self study. Sometimes we do not study and we
play instead. It’s new for me. Before, my lessons are packed tightly together
and now I can have a break.
“Ok, let’s play now. We have
eight people here…” The girl with a big head is preparing the cards.
“All right, everybody get a card and
close your eyes.”
“Killer, open your eyes. Who would you
like to kill?”
“Nurse, open your eyes. Who would you
like to save?”
“Police, open your eyes, who do you think
is the killer?”
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“Ok, everyone open your eyes. The person
being killed is…” Suddenly, Ms Poon from the school library came out.
“What are you guys playing?”
We are in the school library doing all kinds of things. We use our
phone to play games, we play poker and we play Truth
or Dare. . Teachers always appear suddenly in front of us. They are so
kind and they just remind us not to be so loud because that will
affect others. Maybe they understand that we are too bored.
“You guys are too loud, please be quiet.” And she walks away.
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The
feeling of a student in 4D (a 2X +3X class) having the 9th lesson every day
I am currently taking on an ultimate challenge—attending an extra lesson
at the end of a normal school day. There
are six extra lessons in a cycle. I feel
very depressed especially
when sitting in the classroom waiting for my last
lesson. I see others walking out of the gate, chatting happily.
If you have experienced that, you will understand how I feel. Nearly
everyone in the class, I bet, is secretly hoping to leave school,
just like other students. We don't want to be special. We just
want to be the same as the other classes!
Many students feel really exhausted as they have taken six to eight
lessons before that
last extra one. They have been so tired,
battling from morning till noon and it is even tougher as it is after lunch.
Once in the English lesson, I felt really sleepy after taking some pills for flu. I tried very hard to keep myself awake. Luckily, I went through the
English lesson, but
I still had two more to go while other classes had only one more
period left for the
day.
What is going on? I didn't choose 3X and definitely I did not enter
this class willingly. It seems that I have been deliberately trapped
by something. When I leave school, the sky is dark. I miss the old days. The sky was still bright at the end of the school day. I must get used
to the extra lesson and the late leaving time.
This nightmare which started in September will continue until I am F.6 unless I'm leaving this school
or migrating. I wonder who this guy is wasting my
time by giving me the ninth lesson!
Most people think students would
make good use of their time to revise in the study room when they have their free
period. But honestly, most of them will spend their time sleeping or doing something idiotic and time-wasting.
I am currently trying to concentrate on my study during my free
lessons with perseverance. Good News! I am getting used to it! It seems that one
problem has been resolved, but there is still another one; the late leaving
time, which is a
pain in the neck.
Everyone
in the class hates it, including those who study 3X. The 20 other
innocent students who have only been studying 2X are trapped! Now, we hope that
we can leave as soon as possible but there seems to be no
hope. We're trying to make some suggestions to our teacher. But they ignored
us. Is there no way
out but swallow our fate? No, our fate is never set. We
ought to change it!
Well, during this period, I will try my best to control
my fate by working
hard and playing hard. No one can stop me!
Report of 3 Choral Verse
Speakers
I am one of the F.4 Harmonic Choral Verse speakers. It was a
fantastic experience and I have learnt a lot from the training and
competition.
About the training, I learnt "no pain, no gain'. To win or get a
satisfactory result, we must practise hard. Practice is painful
and harsh. But for the goal of winning the first prize, we must keep at it!
Actually, I wasn't willing to recite the poem at first as it was a bit too
long, but after a few practices and with the many pictures our teacher found
online to help us memorize the piece, I could recite it easily. This
proves that reciting things isn't hard. All you need to do is read it a few
more times, and with some imagination and involvement in the content, you will soon
get through.
As
for the poem, at first, I didn't give it much thought as it was
just one of the competition pieces. But after the teacher asked us to give our
feelings to the poem and read it with different tones, I started to understand
the poet's feelings. The poem became some meaningful and spectacular pictures emerged
in my mind. I now understand that many things in the world have relationships
with each other and with us. There are so many things in the poem for us to
understand and learn, things we might have missed had we not gone deep into the
poem.
For
the most essential part, the competition, there were five teams competing for
the championship and two came from Saint Paul's (Lam Tin). All of us felt
nervous while waiting as audience. When it was our turn, we did our best on stage
and performed well. And of course, hard work was rewarded with good result! We
beat all the schools and the adjudicator said our performance was
way better than theirs.
Yes, everyone has worked hard and played an important role in this
performance. There were confidence and unity among us, the two key elements to our success.
The Harmonic Choral Speaking competition was fun and satisfying. We have
learnt much and are looking forward to another opportunity like this one!
A Wonderful
experience
When I first realized that our class had
been picked to join the Harmonic Choral Verse Speaking Competition, I was quite
happy that our class could work together. On the other side, we had to spend
lots of time to practice our poem. So this feeling was quite complicated and
hard to describe.
During our practice, at first, we all did
really badly. Our voice was not loud enough or in unison. Many people
complained and said that they even wanted to quit the team. But our leader and
teacher Mr Ng Kept encouraging us and improved our weaknesses. Day by day, we
were all ready for the battle.
Finally, the day came. We travelled to a
hall in Kowloon by coach. We were all very excited and a bit nervous. At last,
we got the champion.
To conclude, this competition was very
unforgettable & a great experience. I love 4D & Mr Ng.
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Everything Touches
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“Everything touches, you’re touching me.”
Carmen spoke fondly and ended the poem. Everyone cheered because it was the
last time of training. We’d trained for almost a month. For sure, I have learnt
to be part of the Choral Speaking. Mr Ng taught us to show our expression and
to be emotional in the poem. It seemed to be a difficult task. But we tried our
best to practice.
Last Monday was our big day – our harmonic
choral verse speaking competition was coming. On that day, we practiced at
school for the last time. Mr Ng had invited his wife, Ms Mok, a humorous lady
to come and help.
I had learnt to create pictures in my mind.
Imagination is significant for our expression. For instance, “ Bird song, and
thunder” Bird song is a symbol of happiness. Bird flies upon the sky freely
with freedom. However, a sudden thunder destroys everything. The school of
birds disappear in the darkness.
Thunderstorm was a horrible thing. So I
created this picture in my mind and tried to act it out in our competition.
While say “Birdsong”, we had to raise our pitch, and while saying “thunder”, we
had to lower our voice.
After practice, we went to the venue where
the competition was held. There were five school teams and we were the last
team to perform.
St Paul had sent two teams, which meant they
had a higher possibility to win the champion.
I felt nervous that the first team spoke a
different version from ours. I thought they were wrong because I had searched
our poem on the Internet and it was correct. But later on, the second and third
teams spoke the same version as the first team. I started to be anxious, with
no hope of winning the champion.
While we were performing on stage, the whole
audience were staring at us and laughing at us. And I knew - our version was
wrong. We all wanted to put the blame on Mr Ng and let him take full
responsibility for it.
The result was going to be announced. My
heartbeat raced and I stopped breathing.
Finally, the judged announced, “The winner
spoke a different version from the others and we had three marks deducted from
them. But still, they were 3 marks above
the 1st runner-up.”
We all yelled and screamed loudly.
(This writer would get a 5** had
she attempted the 2014 Learning English through Poems
and Songs topic)
How to prepare for the HKDSE ( I )
Under the HKCEE system, no matter
how lazy you were in junior forms, you would suddenly become all serious in F.4 with the pressure of the public
exam only one year and
eight months away.
Now, with HKDSE, the threat seems too far away to us F.4
students and we
become relaxed as we think we have two and a half more years to go. However, I think we should not be lazy. We should start to work hard and
catch up.
In the 1st term test, I
did quite well
in English. I came second in the comprehension part in my class. In Physics, Chemistry and
Biology, I got the first in my class. In these subjects, I seemed to be
able to get good
results easily. However, it isn’t so. Before the test, I was very lazy. I didn’t pay attention in class. I
even slept during the lessons. At home, I did not study. As a result, I didn’t
have much time and there were many things to study during the period of the
test. I felt very exhausted and I studied until 3 o’clock at night.
Therefore, I plan to work hard after the test. First, in
the lessons, I must pay attention, jot notes and listen to the teachers carefully. To prevent myself
from sleeping in
class, I should play less computer games and sleep early at night. Secondly, ,
I should do my homework right after school instead of playing first. I
should also revise the
things that are taught that day. Thirdly, if I don’t understand the things the teachers have
taught, I must ask them after the lessons immediately. I
should not leave it behind and wait until the test approaches. It will be too difficult for me
to study..
Finally, I think I should change my lazy
attitude. I
should not think
there will be plenty of time for
( II ) Under
the HKDSE, F.4 classes are generally relaxed and the happy mood sticks with
them even in F.5. When students have created a playful atmosphere in class, they
will get addicted to it. When they wake up in F.6, it’s already too late to
catch up.
I have just
been promoted to F.4 but I still get no pressure or fear for the coming DSE,
which seems so far away. Three years for me is such a long time. But after the
first test, I realized something – I have to work hard because my results were
getting worse. My class English position has dropped out of 10. I felt
depressed about it. My Chinese result was poor and I failed in Biology. I felt
confused and frustrated. I regret that I didn’t study hard and I understand,
once I started being playful, it is difficult to get out of it.
In order to
get rid of my laziness, I have some solutions for myself to improve my results.
First, I will try to sum up what I have learnt during the lessons every day.
Summarizing is important for strengthening my memory. I have short term memory.
I have to keep summarizing so I can build up my knowledge.
Second, I
have to set up a schedule before tests and exams. If I can arrange my time
better, I can spend my time well. Besides studying, relaxing is a good way to
release your pressure so that you will not feel exhausted while you are
studying.
My secret way of studying
Being a junior
form student is quite enjoyable. I only need to study the night
before my exam days but still get a fine score. I was really proud of myself
and I always think I was the cleverest person in the form. I did not need to do
anything seriously but could
still get some satisfying results. It’s a
fantastic thing!
Taking 3X will enable me
to study the subjects I like most in university and I am really sure I can
handle those three subjects well. Chemistry is just a subject that
requires reciting and studying. Biology is about our bodies and things I have
known already. Finally, Economics is a subject that I can study with my smartness. They are so simple and I can still play games, watch TV in my Form
four year, I used to think.
In the first
month of form four, I usually went to bed at one at night and I slept
during the lessons. I deeply believed that I could study those new things on
my own and handle my exams. “Why are you always sleeping during my class? Don’t you
feel guilty when you look at your quiz results? How can you still let that
happen? You used to be a good student, but now?” my class teacher said to me.
My face is red and every classmate was looking at me with their insulting
smile.
Before the day
of my first exam, I studied overnight and I thought that I could get back the
respect of my classmates, and my teachers wouldn’t be disappointed with me
anymore by my results. I wanted them to
admire me and not get angry with me!
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The day to receive
the report came. I was quite excited & I was hoping that the things I expected
would come true. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. I was disappointed in
myself, I could not reach the level that I had expected and I just thought it
was because of my teachers. They were not teaching well and they did not like
me so they gave me a bad score. I told my thoughts to my mom and she was
listening with a smile.
Now, I am
studying & revising a month before my tests & exams. I sleep
at 11 every night & I am paying full attention in all the lessons. I’m doing
quite well in the quiz now. My classmates always discuss the difficulties we
meet in class together I can usually help them with
their problems. I’m really happy with that. “You’ve once become
the student you used to be now and I appreciate that. You study hard and you
have a good relationship with all of your classmates. You really are my best
student! No matter your results are good or not, you’ve tried hard already, you
should be pleased with yourself,” says my class teacher.
I’ve done
that! I got back the confidence of my teacher & classmates. I
can really study 3X and now I am quite confident to study three subjects, one subject more than the others. “You are clever, I admit, but you get too
much confidence and you are so lazy! How can you just study the day before the
exam?”
The pain is
equal to the gain. You have to pay something to get back
something. No pain no gain, isn’t it? You heard that sentence a lot of times. Don’t
you understand the meaning behind it? You should try hard and find out your own
way of studying. You can do it! Just work that out and you can get back the
things you want!” said my mom the night I got my bad result card. I was
inspired by the speech of my mom and I promised myself to do well and be
hard-working for ever after. I love
my mom and I really learnt a lot for my life in form four.
An Email to your friend
in the UK telling him/her how you are doing in school.
Dear Peter,
How are you?
How’s life in the
UK? What have you chosen as your electives? Are there
difficulties for you?
I've become a form four
student for almost half a year. I haven't got used to my high school life
yet. I was sent to a
4D class which is the class filled with students studying three
subjects. However, I am only studying two subjects so I will have some free
lessons.
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I have chosen
Biology and Geography as my two electives. Most students in my class are
studying three science
electives such as Physics, Chemistry and
Biology. Arts
students usually take History and Geography. If you study Biology,
you have nine lessons every day. But I have the ninth
lesson too. I leave school at 4:35p.m.
Every day I feel extremely tired and sleepy when I get home
because I've paid too much attention in class and I'm having one lesson more than
the others. Actually, many students fall asleep in class every day. The atmosphere
of studying turns bad. People can't handle three electives and their result
becomes bad and they have lost their confidence and they are wasting their time
in class.
There are many distractions surrounding us such as friends' asking you to go
out, whatsapp messages and television programmes. I really can't
concentrate on studying at home. I think I should switch off my phone,
television and computer to help me concentrate on my studies. If we
can manage our time well, we can have more time to study and get better
results.
I think the two ultimate challenges in taking three
electives in Wong Siu Ching are fighting the temptations around us and managing our
time well. If we can overcome these two difficulties, we can get better results in our
DSE!!!
What are your ultimate challenges in the UK? Please write
back!!!
Cheers,
Hottie
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A letter to a F.3 student -The dangers of studying Form 4 with the attitude acquired in the
lower forms
Dear Amy,
How is your F.3 life? It must be
much harder than last year as you have to study more subjects such as
Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Parents’ Day has passed; did you do well in the first term?
Also, what subjects are you going to choose? As you know, I
am a F.4 student now. There is much difference between junior forms and senior forms. I am going to remind you of the dangers of studying Form 4 with
the attitude acquired in the lower forms.
First, there are big differences
between the subjects you studied in F.3 and F.4. You will study 6 or 7
subjects in F.4, including 4
core subjects and
2 or 3 electives. There seems to be fewer subjects to study but the contents of the subjects are more complicated and difficult. For
instance, the policies of the countries in History will be taught in detail.
The syllabus you learn this school year in F.3 is just a brief introduction of
what you are going to learn in the senior form. Therefore, you have to think more
carefully before you choose your
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Besides, the
teaching methods of the teachers differ too. The passive learning methods of junior
formers couldn’t be used in senior forms. For example, in the past Geography
lessons, the teachers would prepare notes and worksheets for us. However, we
have to write notes and draw diagrams ourselves now. We should be more active
in the lesson. Also, our study methods have to change too. In junior forms, we
recite everything to pass the tests and exams. But now, we should make effective use of every spare minute to
revise. Therefore, you should manage your time well and
don’t spend too much time on meaningless activities such as
playing with your phone. You can revise or read books instead.
Moreover, your attitude should be changed too. You should know that
HKDSE is coming soon. You will have a heavy workload. What you can do is to think
positively and keep yourself happy as a lot of pressure is approaching. There
will be less time for you to play sports and go shopping with friends. I know
you love playing basketball very much, but it is more important for you to
focus on studying. For sure, you could relax on the weekends but don’t become
too lazy!
Do you want to keep joining the basketball team and the competitions? I
advise you not to choose 3 electives if you can’t handle them. I am studying 3
electives and I almost spend my leisure time on studying.
There is little time for me to do my own things.
I suggest that you prepare the content of the subjects you
choose in the summer vacation. Also, remember to study and revise a few weeks before
the exam. Hope you can have a happy senior life.
Write back soon & tell me your decision of choosing the
subjects! Also, if you
have any problem, I’d like to
hear about them!
Cheers
Chris
Wong
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A Letter of Advice to a Form 3 student
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Dear Sandy,
How are you? I know you are in the education
camp. Is it fun and exhausting? It’ll
mean a lot to you
& your class will really unite together after
this meaningful camp. Anyway, last time you asked about my life
in form 4, I’m going to tell you the pressure in my F.4 life. I hope
my experience can give you some inspiration.
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I know you’ve got a
brilliant result in your examination even though you just revised those
subjects the night before the examination. I can tell you that this attitude of
studying does not work in form 4. There are tonnes of things to study in each
elective. I am studying those science subjects. Every lesson, there is a new
concept going into my mind. I do not think my brain can handle those things
easily. So every night, I need to remind myself. You know, your schoolbag might
be very heavy if you bring all the books back home to revise. I’d rather you
study the new things in the school library. It is quiet and you can concentrate
as there is no distraction. So, I encourage you to stay at school until six,
you can do revision or homework and also read books or newspaper. Although you
cannot play with your friends after school, this might help you a lot to master
the knowledge you learn each day.
You know what? It is a
hard time for me at the beginning of form 4. Since you will have at least two
electives in form 4, your friends might not be studying the same subjects with
you. What’s more, in the elective classes, you will have different classmates. When I
wanted to ask something, I did not know who to ask. Luckily, my
classmates are very nice. You just don't need to be scared of chatting with
someone you do not know, if you do not take your first step, it will be hard to
get a friend. You need to be friendly too so your classmates will be friendly
to you.
Oh! One thing
is very important. When you are studying your subjects, I am sure there
will be something you do not understand. The best way to solve your problem
is ask your teachers. You do not need to be afraid of that. Teachers
are very willing to help you. They will appreciate the effort you make. Also,
you need to ask them immediately right after the lesson. If you keep being confused about some old
concepts taught in the previous lessons and some new
concepts keep coming to you in
the lessons that follow, you will be very
poor. So, trust me, do not ignore your questions.
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Last but not
least, please call me if you feel confused whether you are in F.3 or
4. Anyway, I hope you’ll find
my advice & experience helpful and please write back to me. I really want to
know about your camp life. So, see you next week.
Best wishes,
Helen Mok
A letter to
yourself after the first term test
Every time
when my result is bad, I promised myself to improve. I promised to pay more
attention during the lesson and revise my schoolwork and read more books.
Indeed, I’ve
brought quite a lot of books, English books, I mean. However, I read them really
really slowly as I’ll check my dictionary whenever I meet words I don’t know. I
really want to pay attention during the lesson but disappointingly I let myself
down. I let my parents and teachers down. I know some teachers are quite angry
and feel hopeless about me sometimes because I just talk and talk with my
neighbours. I don’t want to let them down. I know I’m wasting my time and
talking some sorts of
nonsense. They’re crap and I know in fact.
In this 1st
test, I didn’t do the work MR.NG gave me like ‘radio listening’ and ‘newspaper
cutting’ …… I know it’s not good not to pay
attention and jot down notes sometimes. I’m going to renew my soul.
I
will draft a plan to study and revise. I’ll set Monday for studying Chinese. I
can handle something I hate and also boring to me. Tuesday is for revising
Biology which is something I like as Chinese already bores me on Monday. On
Wednesday, I will spend the whole day after school to read an English book
which is the book I haven’t finished---Twilight. It is something that keeps me in
touch with vampire stories. Twilight inspired me in numerous ways. I can’t help
thinking about vampire stories as vampires are described and illustrated very well. Even vampires are fabricated, they’re quite horrible.. Then I’ll read “One Day” after I finish Twilight Breaking Dawn.
Thursday is for liberal studies and Maths. It is put there for no reasons.
Friday is “Happy Friday” which means eve of “day off”. So I’ll revise chemistry which
is very complex to me but it is a subject I love. Then I can do what I want on
Saturday and Sunday. I’ll listen to Classical, Jazz and Blue music.
Also, I’ll listen to Eric Clapton’s wonderful tonight and Tears in Heaven,
Mariah Carey’s Emotion and I still believe, the songs of Jacky Chan , Whitney
Houston, the Beatles and the Eagles… it’s the only stuff I don’t have to force
myself to do or plan. I’ll study at least one hour every day.
I’ll go to the self-study room to study every Monday and Thursday
because I need a quiet place to “deal with” my Maths, Liberal Studies and
Chinese. If I go home to revise them, I’m afraid that’s not “revising” as I’ll
pick up my phone, check some words and start playing that gadget. Then the
horrible thing will come again. I stop doing what I have planned! ‘What
the…!’ is what I want to say at that time.
As
I’ve said before, I love vampire stories. So I will get myself a reward
whenever I’ve finished my schoolwork and revision. You know, sometimes you have to
release your pressure. Otherwise it’ll burst someday like a balloon. I’m just
trying not to become distressed as always. I can watch “True Blood” or
“Twilight” or “Running man”. It’s also a way to improve English, isn’t it? It’s
precious to get something you like and you can also improve your lifestyle, not
just knowledge. I’ll treasure it and let it cool! Music is also a way to
improve language, right?
Anyway, I’ll throw out all the crap and do
all I listed on top. I really want to have a good result and go to the HKU. I
know I can do it if I try my best and do the things above. I promise. I’ll do
all of these to improve! I want to be extraordinary and not to do what some of
our classmates are doing. I want to be cool.
A Letter to Mom
after Parents Day
Dear Mum,
Parents’ day has
passed. I am sorry for not getting top results. My exam results are better than
the test. I have improved and
have climbed up from seventy-something to forty-something.
I felt quite good enough. What do you think?
I am now
studying in form 4. There are many differences between studying in junior form and
studying in senior form. I am now a senior form student. I don’t only change from the
name junior to senior, but also my mentality.
In junior forms,
I had many subjects to study but the contents are very basic. In form 4, I have
to choose 2 or 3 elective subjects and study them thoroughly. I also have to
face the DSE exam 2 years later. All the things I learned from form 4 to 6 will
be examined in DSE. So I have to remember everything.
In junior forms,
I only had to revise them the night before and I could get a good
result. If I want to get a good result in the DSE exam, I
have to change my method of studying. I have to revise everything every night.
Every day I have to revise what I have learnt.
In senior forms,
teaching methods are different from junior form. Teachers have to teach very
fast because the syllabus contains a lot of chapters. If they teach slowly, I will have
a lot of subjects to catch
up in form 6. TEACHERS FINISHED TEACHING A CHAPTER
WITHIN 3 OR 4 DAYS. This is quite difficult for us to catch up. As a result, I
planned to pay more attention in class. I planned to sleep earlier every night
to get a better concentration at school.
I have to change
my attitude to school. I played at school and did not do homework seriously
before. Now, I have to listen to every teacher in order to have a better
result. Attitude is very important to a good
student.
I promise I will do what I have written.
Revise every day after school, concentrate at school and change my attitude. I
will try my best!
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Love,
Bonnie
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A small conflict started by a tank top
Conflicts often happen in our daily life. They may happen
between you and your family members, teachers, schoolmates and your friends.
I want to talk about a conflict between me and my family members.
One day, my sister has
a day trip to the beach with her friends.
It would be nice and comfortable to wear a tank top to the beach but she didn’t
have one, so she borrowed (stole) mine, I didn’t even know as I wasn’t home that
day. That tank top did
not fit her at all. It was too small for her.
After the
trip, she came back with the tank top on. I was shocked
because I had never
given her permission to wear it! I asked her, ”
Is that my tank top?” “Yes”, She answered with an unruffled calm. I asked
again, “How come you could wear my clothes without asking me. It is
not the first time.” “I think you already knew.” She still spoke calmly.
Then I started
to get angry. I easily
get angry as I can’t really control
my emotion. I started to scold her, “How would I know? You’ve done this many times already. Now, I tell you I didn’t know! (foul
language) You never asked me and I want to tell you that my clothes never fit you
because you are fat and you are a thief. Go to buy your own clothes. Do not
steal any clothes from me.”
My aunt looked
at me because I used foul language. Later she asked me, “Is that a big
problem that your sister wore your clothes?” “Yes!” I barked to her, I had
never spoken to her like this before.
I was so angry
that I grabbed things near me and threw them on the floor. I didn’t know what they were. I just kept on
throwing things. My aunt screamed out my full name. Then I knew she
was angry and she started to yell, “What’s happened to you? Stop, stop, stop!”
and she hit me with her slipper.
“PAINFUL!” I
yelled back to her. I didn’t know why she scolded me. I was the “victim”. I just
wanted to express my feelings. I didn’t even have the right to do it.
I saw my sister smiling and my tank top torn! I got crazy. That
was new! I only
wore it once. When I saw her face, I
wanted to hit her and I
swore at her in my heart. I refused to speak to them
for three days and
my anger subsided. My sister said sorry to me at last
and I forgave her because I thought it was actually a small
thing that she wore my clothes. How come I could get that angry?
Now, when I want to get angry, I
will calm down and think, do I really need to get angry?
A conflict over a little kid
‘Get the hell
out of my bedroom right now and bring your damn belongings with you!’ This
conversation started seven years ago when my cousin Smith came to visit my
mansion and started loads of troubles.
‘You little creep
stop ruining my room, put down that toy or I’m gonna chop you into pieces and
throw you out the window.’ I shouted at him when he was destroying my room
during Lunar New Year at his age of 5. Later his mother caught his back and
threw him on the floor. I thought he broke his ribcage in this hit and maybe
one or two bones and my adrenaline started rising high. That time was extremely
spectacular as his bone kept cracking to pay his debt for his violence in breaking my toy.
About a month
later after that incident, the social welfare Department called my parents to give a hand
to take care of Smith for a month or two. They said Smith had been
suffering from child abuse and domestic violence. My parents agreed. I told my
parents that either I
had a Swiss army knife with me or you were going to
set a laser and jail system to restrict him in the bathroom. Of course they
disagreed.
So, my tough
life began. We nearly had a fight every day and he even sank his teeth into my
arm. Later, my parents took him to the doctor to see whether he had rabies since he liked to bite people when it grew dark and when it rained.
At last, the
psychologist pointed out that he had serious depression and serious obsessive
compulsive disorder. After taking pills for a day or two, he suddenly changed
his appearance, temper and personality and he is another person now!
The report shows
that domestic violence and lack of care have made Smith feel lack of
confidence and lose his temper. His nature is kind but was being changed by the
environment.
Up to now, he is
hard working, tidy, nice and kind. He is no longer in bad temper. He is
no longer being abused and he is beloved and respected by all others.
Even me, I
changed my impression about him and started to understand him. He has quite a
poor childhood and he is innocent for his behavior. His nature is nice and
kind! I started to play with him and we stick together. Now, he has even become one of my best friends!
HKDSE 2014 Part A Q1 (200 words)
The Local History Newsletter is a newsletter about the history of Hong Kong. Every month, it prints short articles about special places in Hong Kong. You have been asked to write an article about an old village called Lucky Village. Write your article using the three headings provided. You can use the headings in any order.
- Life in Lucky Village 40 years ago
- An event that changed Lucky Village
- What Lucky Village is famous for
Life in Lucky village 40 years ago
Lucky Village is a very old village. We can
learn more about old Hong Kong from Lucky Village. It was a very poor village
40 years ago. The villagers could only produce food by plowing and fishing.
There was no advanced technology. The children did not have any computer games
to play with. They got together to play some games that did not require money,
like hopscotch, hide and seek, etc. But the children were also very happy. The
relationship in a family was good as all members of the family were crowded in
a small house. They all had a dog to guard the door. They lived the same life
every day.
What Lucky Village is famous for
Although Lucky Village was not a rich
village, the villagers have always been friendly. They always have gatherings
during which they make their food together and it is called ‘Poon Choi’. This
is made by cooking lots of tasty food together in a big basin. The villagers
like eating it very much. After a long time, other people in Hong Kong also found
out that ‘Poon choi’ was tasty and it has become famous.
An event that changed Lucky Village
Lucky Village became a village open to the
outside world twenty years ago. The government gave some money to help Lucky
Village become a tourist spot. It increased the income of the village and the government.
Nowadays, tourists come to the village to see the old village and taste the ‘Poon
Choi’. Although the villagers have a better life, their temperament has not
changed.
THE END
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