ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL

END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023

SECONDARY TWO

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Paper 4 Oral Communication [Total: 15 marks]

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

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The Planned Response consists of Part A and Part B:

Part A – Response [10 marks]:

You will watch a short video clip and respond to two given prompts. You may use the
template given below.

You have 25 minutes to watch the video, plan and write your response.

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Part B – Delivery [5 marks]:

You will record your response using any online recording app e.g. Vocaroo. Upload your
audio recording (of duration 3 to 4 minutes) on Google Classroom.

Due date for Part B:

The marks for this Oral Communication Task will count towards your
EOY component.
Part A – Response [10 marks]:

You will watch a video which shows a bazaar in a neighborhood. Write a planned
response to the given prompts.
As you watch the video, think about how you will respond to the two prompts. You may
use the PEEL templates below to type your response.
You have 25 minutes for this task (including the time taken to watch the video).
Remember to TURN IN your response.

(a) Would you enjoy going to pop-up markets or festive bazaars like
the one shown in the video? Why or why not?

POINT I would not enjoy going to pop-up markets or festive bazaars like the one
shown in the video as they are usually extremely crowded.
(Remember to ATQ
i.e. State your stand Usually, these festive bazaars would sell everyday items such as clothes or
clearly + main points.) consumables at a cheap price. However, this means that people would
flock to them the moment they sprung up. As a result there would be mass
overcrowding and I, having claustrophobia find these places appalling. In
ELABORATION / addition, i also have had a traumatic experience with these bazaar.

EXPLANATION One time a few years back, my parents took me to a holiday bazaar that
(Provide reasons to had appeared near my neighborhood just before Chinese New Year. As you
explain your stand.) would have expected, there was a sea of people at the bazaar. It was a rat
race to aquire all the cheap goods before they sold out. I, being a small
child at the time got separated from my parents. Fortunately for me, i was
scooped up by a kind samaritan who promptly found and returned me to
EVIDENCE/ my parents. However, ever since that incident i have developed a case of
EXAMPLES claustrophobia.
(Provide relevant
examples to support Therefore, I would not enjoy going to pop-up markets or festive bazaars
your point.) like the one shown in the video as they are usually extremely crowded.

LINK
(Present a concluding
statement that brings
the focus back to the
question.
Question (b) below.
(b) ‘Teenagers find online shopping appealing.’ Do you agree?

POINT
(Remember to ATQ I agree that Teenagers find online shopping appealing
i.e. State your stand as it is more convenient than physically shopping.
clearly + main points.)
With the rise of technology, shopping has become
extremely convenient, akin to the click of a button.
ELABORATION / This is appealing to teenagers like me who are
EXPLANATION unwilling to physically shop for the items we
(Provide reasons to desire. This is because we feel that changing our
explain your stand.) clothes and travelling to the store is very
troublesome when we could just click a button
and have the product personally delivered to us.
EVIDENCE/
EXAMPLES Take clothes for example, instead of going to the
(Provide relevant shop and painstakingly trying on different clothes
examples to support we could just go
your point.)
Teenagers find online shopping
Therefore, I agree that
appealing as it is more convenient than physically
LINK shopping.
(Present a concluding
statement that brings
the focus back to the
question.
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