HKCEE English Paper1B Writing

Learning tips

* You will be able to write better if you have ideas. So read widely before you write. For more information about reading skills, read the Advice Sheets on Reading: R4, R5, R6 and R7.

* Set yourself a regular ‘reading time’ just to enjoy reading in English. Don’t force yourself to read academic materials if they are not your cup of tea. Come to our Self-Access Centre and see if you find our readers (located at the end of the SAC) interesting. Just relax and do some reading. And why read regularly? The answer is simple – your writing skills will naturally improve if you keep reading because you are constantly feeding yourself with English input.

* Writing is not a one-off activity. You need to allow yourself time to think, write, and rewrite. You will enjoy writing more if you allow yourself ample time to do the thinking, writing and editing. Like any other skills you can think of, writing skills won’t be improved over a few days. Be patient and keep practising.

* Make writing a habit. Apart from course assignments, there are other kinds of writing you may enjoy — diaries, learning journals, emails, letters to friends and so on. If you want to know more about using learning journals to record your learning experiences, make an appointment with one of our Advisers, Elza Tsang ([email protected]). She will be happy to discuss this with you.

* What is stopping you from writing effectively? Grammar? Sentence Structures? Vocabulary? Why don’t you do a Diagnostic Test? Simply make an appointment with an English Writing Centre consultant (ask for more information at the General Office of the Language Centre, Room 3396) and s/he will discuss with you what areas of writing you can improve in.

* You can make an appointment with the English Writing Centre (EWC) and ask the EWC consultant to comment on your writing skills. You can ask in the SAC for information about the EWC, or check the EWC home page: http://lc.ust.hk/~ewc/ for more details.

* Do a Diagnostic test with either AutoLANG or other materials (please read Writing Advice Sheet W2 and Grammar Advice Sheet G3 for information on this), find out your weaknesses in writing and then decide what practice you need to improve your writing skills. You need to identify the areas that need improvement — simply writing more won’t necessarily make your writing better.

CE Writing Learning tips

1. Read More:
You can read fiction and non-fictions, magazine, english newspaper. You can get some good ideas, and also you can learn grammer, vocab, etc.
And your writing skills will naturally improve if you keep reading regularily because you are constantly feeding yourself with English input.

Critical Thinking:
Asking yourself Why, What, When, Where, How. Proofread your essay. Rewrite your essay.

Try:
Try to make writing a habit. Apart from course assignments, there are other kinds of writing you may enjoy — diaries, learning journals, emails, letters to friends, reports, story writing.

Seek Help:
Ask your English teacher in school to correct your writing

Remember to read to HKCEE Report to find our the common mistakes made by the candidates.

P.S. 上一層的答案錯了, 因為他答了大學的writing, 現在你應該應付HKCEE為主要