Grammatical Tense and English Language Paper
Recounting a slice of life A) Introduction 1. We recount a slice of life– a past event, incident, episode or experience which is striking or unforgettable. It also has left a good impression on or a significant message to us. 2. There are two aspects in a recount : * What happened ? * What was so special about the happening ? 3. In Part A, Question 1, English Language Paper 2, DSE, the number of words is usually restricted by the tasks specified. Therefore, the recount must be concise and precise. When there are two 100-word writing tasks, in principle, we should allocate two-thirds of the words to the recount and one-third to the message conveyed in it. Based on this assumption, the recount should contain no more than 70 words, and the conveyed message should at best be in 30 words. 4. It is essential that we only recount the most relevant things. 5. A recount is a record of a past event. Always write it in the past tense.
(B) Format of a recount
Model 1 (DSE 2012 English Language Paper 2)
Part A
For Question 1, write about 100 words for each photo. 1. You are taking part in a photo exhibition called ‘My Memories’. As part of the photo exhibition, you have presented two photos. Now you need to give a title to each and a brief explanation of why these photos are meaningful to you.
Imagine and think1st paragraph What happened ?Ask these questions: 1. When wasthis ? 2. What was I doing ?2nd paragraph What is the message? 1. What was the result? 2. Why was it important ?RemarkWe don’t have to be somoralistic about it. We can always tell or explain what happened. “ My dream came true and we became public housing estate residentsthree years later and I was as good as my words-- forever working hard. (111 words) | Title : Those were the days This photo was taken in P4. I was asked to write out what I was dreaming for. I was living in a 100-sq-ft unit in a resettlement estate in Shek Kip Mei, without a kitchen and
(B) Format of a recount
Model 1 (DSE 2012 English Language Paper 2)
Part A
For Question 1, write about 100 words for each photo. 1. You are taking part in a photo exhibition called ‘My Memories’. As part of the photo exhibition, you have presented two photos. Now you need to give a title to each and a brief explanation of why these photos are meaningful to you.
Imagine and think1st paragraph What happened ?Ask these questions: 1. When wasthis ? 2. What was I doing ?2nd paragraph What is the message? 1. What was the result? 2. Why was it important ?RemarkWe don’t have to be somoralistic about it. We can always tell or explain what happened. “ My dream came true and we became public housing estate residentsthree years later and I was as good as my words-- forever working hard. (111 words) | Title : Those were the days This photo was taken in P4. I was asked to write out what I was dreaming for. I was living in a 100-sq-ft unit in a resettlement estate in Shek Kip Mei, without a kitchen and