Complete Exam Practice for AS Use of English (Third Edition)  SET 1 – Section E

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Task 1a: Article about heath  (32 marks)

Write an article titled ‘Health in the 21st Century’. Read the e-mail from Mr James Ting, the organiser of the
Health Day, on page 2 of the Data File, which tells you what to include in the article. Use information on
pages 3–5 in the Data File to help you.

Second First
Marker’s
Use Only (Content points) Health in the 21st Century Marker’s
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1. prevention will be more important (DF3)

2. many people cannot afford treatment (DF3)

3. medicine has become less effective (DF3)

4. doctors need to teach patients more about diet and lifestyle to cause this change (DF3)

5 5. Chinese medicine will become more scientific (DF3)

6. doctors of Chinese medicine want it to be accepted around the world (DF3)

7. doctors of Western medicine want to use it (DF3)

8. producers want to sell their products to more people (DF3)

9. change will only take place when scientists test the medicines in laboratories (DF3)

10 10. countries will co-operate more to fight diseases (DF4)

11. diseases are spreading more quickly due to travel and trade (DF4)

12. health organisations around the world will need to communicate better (DF4)

13. bird flu (DF4)

14. it may become a worldwide plague (DF4)

15 15. disease from food (DF5)

16. poor hygiene (DF5)

17. unnatural methods of producing food (DF5)

18. environmental diseases (DF5)

19. outdoor pollution (DF5)

20 20. poor indoor air quality (DF5)

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First Second
Marker’s (Suggested answer) Marker’s
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In this article we will look at the changes in healthcare and the major health threats in the 21st century.

There will be several changes in healthcare in the 21st century. Prevention will be more important. This is

because many people cannot afford treatment and because medicine has become less effective. Doctors

30 need to teach patients more about diet and lifestyle to cause this change.

In the 21st century, Chinese medicine will become more scientific. This is because doctors of Chinese

medicine want it to be accepted around the world and doctors of Western medicine want to use it too.

Another reason is that producers want to sell their products to more people. However, the change will only

take place when scientists test the medicines in laboratories.

35 Another change is that countries will co-operate more to fight diseases. This is because diseases are

spreading more quickly due to travel and trade. Therefore, health organisations around the world will need

to communicate better.

There will be some major health threats in the 21st century. Bird flu is one health threat. The risk of bird

flu is that it may become a worldwide plague. Another threat is disease from food. The causes of disease

40 from food are poor hygiene and unnatural methods of producing food. A third health threat is

environmental diseases, which are caused by outdoor pollution and poor indoor air quality.

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Second First
Marker’s Marker’s
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MARKING SCHEME
Content — Award 1 mark for each content point.
Relevance — Consider whether or not the student has included irrelevant, inappropriate or unnecessary material.
Readability — Consider the organisation of the article: the logical grouping of ideas together; the appropriate use of
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paragraphing to help the reader to follow the organisation; the appropriate use of signposts or cohesive devices
to link ideas, showing, for example, contrast, similarity and continuation; and the appropriate use of generality,
specifics and examples to effectively make points.
Language — Consider the vocabulary, spelling, grammatical accuracy, range and variety of structures used (for the student’s
own language) and appropriate adaptation (for largely copied language).

Task Completion and Language Task Completion and Language

0 4 Relevance (0, 2, 4) Relevance (0, 2, 4) 0 4

0 4 Readability (0, 2, 4) Readability (0, 2, 4) 0 4

0 4 Language (0, 2, 4) Language (0, 2, 4) 0 4

1 2 Subtotal Subtotal 1 2

2 0 Content Content 2 0

3 2 Total for Task 1a Total for Task 1a 3 2

Second Task 1b: Chart about Chinese medical treatments   (8 marks) First
Marker’s Marker’s
Use Only Complete the ‘How Traditional Chinese Medical Treatments Work’ chart below, which will be included with Use Only
your ‘Health in the 21st Century’ article. You must finish writing about each technique by forming a complete
grammatical sentence. Use information on pages 4–5 in the Data File to help you.

1 1
How Traditional Chinese Medical Treatments Work
2 2
Acupuncture ...
3 C   G stimulates (1) the musles and the brain (DF4) . C   G 3

4 Qigong ... 4
C   G helps people (1) control their minds and breathing (DF5) . C   G
5 5
Cupping ...
6 C   G is used to (1) bring blood to a sore area (DF5) . C   G 6

7 Chinese massage ... 7

C   G heals joints by (1) relaxing them (DF5) . C   G
8 8
Marking Scheme
(C) — Award 1 mark for each content point.
0 8 Total for Task 1b (G) — Award 1 mark for each grammatically correct answer. Total for Task 1b 0 8
(G) points are only given if the equivalent (C) point
has been given.
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First Task 2: Programme of Events  (17 marks) Second

Marker’s Marker’s
Use Only The following is the ‘Programme of Events’ for the Health Day. You should complete the Programme by filling in the blanks with the relevant information. Some of the Use Only
information has already been filled in for you. Use information on pages 6–8 in the Data File to help you.

1 1
Health Day
2 2
Programme of Events
3 3

4 Time Location Event 4

5 8.30 a.m. Queen’s Hospital Hospital visit 5

What you can see:
6 6
• (1) laboratories (DF7)
7 7
• (1) the maternity ward (DF7)
8 8
• (1) an operating room (DF7)
9 9
10 a.m. (1) Gym (DF7) Opening speech by the (1) Head of the Department of Health (DF7)
10 10
(1) 10 a.m.–3 p.m. (DF6) Gym (1) Ergonomics display (DF6)
11 11
(1) 10.30 a.m. (DF8) Auditorium Film entitled (1) ‘Super Viruses’ (DF8)
12 12
1 p.m. Auditorium Talk entitled (1) ‘A Healthy Life’ (DF8)
13 13
1 p.m.–4 p.m. Gym (1) Blood donations (DF6)
14 14
(1) 2 p.m. (DF7) Gym (1) Chinese medicine demonstration (DF6)
15 15
(1) 3 p.m. (DF7) Gym (1) Talk entitled ‘The Dao of Health’ (DF7)
16 16
(1) 3 p.m. (DF8) Auditorium Talk entitled (1) ‘Hong Kong Hospitals’ (DF8)
17 17

1 7 Total for Task 2 Total for Task 2 1 7

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Task 3: Class Application Forms  (18 marks)

The following are four class application forms for new classes offered by the Hong Kong Regional Board.
Your boss wants you to consider whether the classes chosen by each person are suitable for him or her. Then
tick the appropriate boxes on each form. If you tick ‘No’, you should give all of the specific reasons why the
class is not suitable, e.g. ‘it is not for beginners and it is bad for the knees’. Use information on page 9 in the
Data File to help you.

Second First
Marker’s Marker’s
Use Only   Class Application Form  Use Only

Name: Elsie Wong    Age: 54

Previous classes: none
Requirements: I want to start this month. I only want a class with people of the
same age as me.
Main goals: to strengthen bones and stretch muscles
Injuries: occasional neck pain

Classes you are thinking of taking: 1. Swimming for beginners Code P23
2. Tai Chi Code G98

For official use only:

Is Class 1 suitable?   Yes  (1) 3 No, because (1) the next class starts in two months
(DF9), (1) it is open to all ages (DF9) and (1) it does not help bones (DF9) .

Is Class 2 suitable?  (1) 3 Yes   No, because

  Class Application Form 

Name: Tony Pierce    Age: 27
Previous classes: ‘Swimming for Intermediates’ and ‘Weightlifting Certificate Course’
Requirements: must be on Hong Kong Island and must be an outdoor activity

Main goals: to build up endurance and get outside
Injuries: recurring lower back problems

Classes you are thinking of taking: 1. Rowing Code 09

2. Road cycling Code 07

For official use only:

Is Class 1 suitable?   Yes  (1) 3 No, because (1) it is in Sai Kung (DF9) and (1) it is not
good for people with back problems (DF9) .

Is Class 2 suitable?  (1) 3 Yes   No, because

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First Second
Marker’s Marker’s
Use Only   Class Application Form  Use Only

Name: James Ling    Age: 17

Previous classes: ‘Badminton 2’ and ‘Basketball 1’
Requirements: must be a weekend class
Main goals: to meet other teenagers and learn advanced skills from a coach
Injuries: recent wrist injury

Classes you are thinking of taking: 1. Basketball 2 Code G07(3)

2. Badminton 3 Code G64(2)

For official use only:

Is Class 1 suitable?   Yes  (1) 3 No, because (1) it is held on weeknights (DF9) and (1)
there is no coach present (DF9) .

Is Class 2 suitable?   Yes  (1) 3 No, because (1) it is only open to those who have not
taken a badminton class before (DF9) and (1) only basic instruction is provided (DF9) .

  Class Application Form 

Name: Sharon Fong    Age: 36
Previous classes: ‘Weightlifting Certificate Course’
Requirements: must be able to bring my ten-year-old daughter with me
Main goals: to maintain general health
Injuries: none

Classes you are thinking of taking: 1. Weightlifting Code G78

2. Yoga Code G30

For official use only:

Is Class 1 suitable?   Yes  (1) 3 No, because (1) children are not allowed in the
weightlifting room (DF9) .

Is Class 2 suitable?  (1) 3 Yes   No, because

1 8 Total for Task 3 Total for Task 3 1 8

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