MARKING SCHEMES ‘This document was prepared for makers’ reference. It should not be regarded as a set of model answers. Candidates and teachers who were not involved in the marking process are advised to interpret its content with care. Paper 1 (Reading) Part A (compulsory section) a ii) [9] j 8) (81) [82] (72) B [84] 4 (73) knocking on wood // (keeping a) rabbit's foot // lucky charm. (* eliciting help from a tree god // paintings on door during Spring Festival // any examples of superstition from Text 1) [89] 6 ) T G6 i) F [68] ii) NG [72] 7. people want o control their destiny (by warding off bad luck while enhancing the good) // people are looking for an effective way of improving the good fortune in their lives (for many centuries) // people thought luck ‘was a strange force that could only be controlled by magical rituals and bizarre behaviour (( outdated and incorrect thinking makes superstition magical to improve good) (78) & D [50] 9. he thinks superstitions are outdated / irational / unscientific // he doesn’t think superstitions work / trust superstitions //he’s skeptical // luck is not a magical ability or the result of random chances (© luck) [44] 10. A 49] i. c f70 12. i) toexamine why (some) people consistently encounter chance opportunities (Whereas others do not) [62] questionnaire [76] newspaper [83] (how many) photo(graph)s (were in the newspaper) / the number of photo(graph)s / pictures (in the newspaper) 179] V) _ message (contained on the second page) text [52] vi) finish faster // get / spot / see / find the message / it // get the answer faster / in (a few seconds) (* count the number of photos faster /in seconds) [41] vii) they were less tense / anxious // they were more skilled / better at creating and noticing chance opportunities 44] OR vi) notice the unexpected // create / notice chance opportunities...vii) their thoughts and behaviour are responsible for much of their fortune 1294, (the principle of how / the way lucky and unlucky people deal(t) with ill fortune in their lives // ‘counterfactual thinking (is often associated with perceptions of luck) (ill fortune in their lives // it ilustrates a lucky life is not just about noticing chance opportunities) [34] 4) bronze (medal winners) [66] ii) if they had performed slightly worse they would not have won any medal // they think it would be better to have a medal than no medal /! they are satisfied / happy they won a medal // they think counterfactually an) (scientific) research // ‘my’ / his / Wiseman’s research / work // radically new way of looking at luck // ( tuck the role that luck plays in our lives) [60] 4) change the way we think and behave / our thoughts and behavior // thinking more positively [20] ii) move away from a magical way of thinking // (encourage people to) move towards a more rational view of luck [77] ae fii) use science and skepticism (to increase the level of luck, happiness and success in people’s lives) // debunk superstitious thinking / behaviour [72] ) D fi] B58] C163] B [76] D 136] A [55] ) x i) 2 [69] ii) 4 GO] iv) 1 [62] y 3 [69] Part BI (easier section} , 19, 20. 21. 22. 23. 24, 25 26 2 28. dF 5) i) T 1B] ii) T [61] iv) NG [60] the food was tasty / mouthwatering // the food usually is gone / sold quickly because it tastes so good /is so popular // hard to meet the food truck BS} (Fred’s great pork) sand (& homemade French fries) [37] i) blank i) vs] ii) vo [58] iv) blank alftesco (dining) (& spectacular ) [58] as early as possible //soon [21] c 44] (inthe) West / Western countries // (on the streets of many) cities in the West [37] food hawkers [78] food trucks Bay 13029. 30. 31 32, 3. 34, 36. 36. 37 38. 39, 40. al. 42. 43 44, 45. 46. 5) fillthe same niche // competition with hawkers / harm hawkers // impact on long-standing culinary tradition [28] ii) (Hong Kong is a small city) land is expensive / scarce // difficult to find suitable / affordable locations (to do business) [61] iil) traffic (is busy) // (could make) congestion (worse than it is already) [63] iv) hygiene (issue) // (would have to) discharge waste (water) in the street [60] D [60] conduct (feasibility) studies / research // protect / consider the harm to hawkers // consider the effect of food ‘trucks on Hong Kong /hawkers [60] i) (food) hawkers (49) iit) tradition /history [48] iif) unique 28] iv) tourists /people [66] D [48] food hawkers have moved indoors / in food courts / no longer eating outside in dirty stroets (© problems were solved) [25] c fi Tai Po Industrial Estate (some vans selling lunch boxes) (2) A [43] c [59 Hong Kongers / young people would be seen as trendy and stylish // eating food truck food would be ‘considered trendy and stylish (& food trucks would be seen as trendy and stylish / itis very convenient) pn 1) issue(a) us] it) die(s)/retire(s) 13] iii) expires // will expire 16] B [8] itis not worse than street stalls selling other snacks /! critics are exaggerating the problem (that these vehicles could bring to the city’s streets) // (not a problem because) hawkers / stalls (selling fish balls) already exist / operate in similar conditions 12] ‘people who don’t like / are against food trucks // people who are concemed about hygiene / congestion // critics (people like) Chris Wong // 20] A B89 i) are very/ more convenient // offer a cheaper alternative to restaurants // cheaper than restaurants // deliver / cater / sell good quality food (at affordable prices) [33] fi) offer a variety / different dishes / wider range of culinary options (able to cater to the demands of the city’s very demanding diners) U3) ) 5 Bo i) 7 BI i) X iv) 6 [50] 131Part B2 (more difficult section) 47. 48, 49. 50. sl. 52. nightmare [80] to show / prove / tell readers... how much / ferocious the competition was // the difficulty/challenges of the food truck business // that Mexicue struggled to find good parking spots how difficult it was to secure a solid location // that they struggled to find good parking spots (48) ‘@avid) Schillace and (Thomas) Kelly // the owners / partners / co-founders (of the food truck) [59] B (78) Reasons for opening the food truck + cheaper / cost less money (than opening a restaurant) // cost less than (76) $100,000 lower risk / higher chance of success (than opening a restaurant) // small (2 marks) my initial investment needed + allowed them to test concept without having to spend hundreds of any two, thousands of dollars ‘i in any order + business model looked attractive ‘+ chance to eam a lot of money // could make $2000-$3000 on a good day Reasons for the company’s initial success ‘+ carly edopters /! got in early into the market 7] + good parking spots //it was parked around skyscrapers where exists many | (2 marks) Re customers + less competition any two, = (New York) city was humgry for refined street food / willing to pay higher { in any order prices to reward culinary entrepreneurs (Challenges faced by the company * competition (is ferocious) (75) + finding good parking epots (@ marks) m + (New York) police (Department) handing out tickets !ticket-issuing cops | any three, [66] + crackdown by regulators in any order * inclement weather ‘Changes made to the company’s operations ‘* open a restaurant / (their first brick-and-mortar) store (2 marks) [62] + used the truck as a billboard / advertisement / as their brand and image any two, 20) + the truck now serves food at festivals, corporate events and even in any order weddings ’) the overall wrend of food trucks is ridiculous and morally reprehensible 146] ii) (media) treating food trucks as 2 new form of cuisine /! as some breakthrough invention (when they are nothing more than a way to deliver food to consumers) rer] 13233. 54, 55. 56. 58, 59, 61. 62. 8 65. 66. 67, 68. 69, 70. n nD. 2B 74, 78. Note: i) food trucks are an outdoor version of food courts! are grouped together in parking lots (instead of in a shopping mall food court) [58] fi) food trucks have a (more) limited menu (than restaurants/traditional eateries) // restaurants have / offer more variety in their menu [38] foodwise 53] c (7) BA 86) they are afraid to go to (the) ethnic restaurants(in) / diverse neighbourhoods [66] when they bring quality dining / food (selections) to places where itis pedestrian-unfriendly // bring food to buildings where there is nothing within walking distance [59] selling the same / similar food // pizzerias already exist // there are (rent-paying) pizzerias near the food trucks which serve pizzas // there is no need for a food truck us] ‘they are low-skilled / not skilled / not good enough / qualified to nun a restaurant // not real chefs [33] A {60] small wonder (* clearly) [41] food trucks can drive away (and disappear / before its customers expire) [51] «BD fi i) F [oo i) T [30] itt) NG [82] c (44) she is Coking about being) brave to try the food (from a food truck) / ethnic food / Ethiopian food // she is Joking / mocking about the quality / dangers of food from food trucks (& As the Economist went to press, it had not yet killed her // the food is bad / low quality) [2] injera (with tilapia) // Ethiopian food // the nosh // the food from the truck p7 B [24] BB Bn they cary / transport cockroaches // they are dirty / filthy // not enough inspections and therefore there are ‘cockroaches // poor /low hygiene [42] not letting (food trucks) operate on streets // only allowing food trucks in parks and parking lots (and not in the streets) // allowing food trucks in parks and parking lots but not in the streets pay legal wrangling // to protect (the immobile) restaurant (trade) // arguments / debate in Alexandra City Council [46] ‘She wants her readers to thik (seriously) about her argument / consider her point of view / to think twice about not supporting food trucks (13) i) Textio [51] i) x iit) Text9 [53] iv) Text [671 Figures in square brackets represent the percentage of candidates awarded a point for the item. Points within this { Bracket can be in any order. 133vel Paper 2 (Writing) Marks ‘Content (G Language (E) ‘Organization (0) 7 |» Content entirely fulfils the requirements of the Very wide range of accurate sentence structures, with a | « Text is organized extremely effectively, with question good grasp of more complex structures logical development of ideas © Totally relevant ‘© Grammar accurate with only very minor slips ‘© Cohesion in most parts of the text is very clear ‘© All ideas are well developed/supported ‘* Vocabulary well-chosen and often used appropriately to | # Cohesive ties throughout the text are ‘© Creativity and imagination are shown when express subtleties of meaning sophisticated appropriate ‘* Spelling and punctuation are almost entirely correct ‘© Overall structure is coherent, extremely ‘+ Shows a high awareness of audience ‘© Register, tone and style are entirely appropriate to the sophisticated and entirely appropriate fo the ‘genre and text-type genre and text-type © | © Content fulfils the requirements ofthe question ‘Wide range of accurate sentence structures with a good |» Text is organized effectively, with logical ‘© Almost totally relevant grasp of simple and complex sentences development of ideas ‘+ Most ideas are well developed/supported Grammar mainly accurate with occasional common errors | Cohesion in most parts of the text is clear ‘* Creativity and imagination are shown when that do not affect overall clarity Strong cohesive ties through out the text appropriate Vocabulary is wide, with many examples of more Overall structure is coherent, sophisticated and ‘© Shows general awareness of audience sophisticated lexis appropriate to the genre and text-type ‘© Spelling and punctuation are mostly correct ‘« Register, tone and style are appropriate to the genre and text-type 3 | © Content addresses the requirements of the ‘A range of accurate sentence structures with some + Text is mostly organized effectively, with logical question adequately attempts to use more complex sentences development of ideas ‘+ Mostly relevant Grammatical errors occur in more complex structures but | * Cohesion in most parts ofthe text is clear ‘+ Some ideas are well developed/supported overall clarity not affected Sound cohesive ties throughout the text ‘© Creativity and imagination are shown inmost | * Vocabulary is moderately wide and used appropriately | © Overall structure is coherent and appropriate to parts when appropriate ‘© Spelling and punctuation are sufficiently accurate to the genre and text-ype ‘© Shows some awareness of audience convey meaning Register, tone and style are mostly appropriate to the genre and text-type 4 |’ Content just satisfies the requirements of the ‘Simple sentences are generally accurately constructed. Parts of the text have clearly defined topics question Relevant ideas but may show some gaps or redundant information Some ideas but not well developed * Some evidence of creativity and imagination Shows occasional awareness of audience Occasional attempts are made to use more complex. sentences. Structures used tend to be repetitive in nature ‘© Grammatical errors sometimes affect meaning. * Common vocabulary is generally appropriate ‘* Most common words are spelt correctly, with basic punctuation being accurate ‘There is some evidence of register, tone and style Cohesion in some parts of the text is clear ‘Some cohesive ties in some parts of the text Overall structure is mostly coherent and appropriate to the genre and text-typeser Marks Content (C) Language (L) | Organization (O) 3 |e conten srements of Short simple sentences are generally accurate, Only | * Paris ofthe text are generally defined ome * partially satisfies the requirements ofthe | scattered attempis at longer, more complex sentences Some simple cohesive ties used in some parts of oe Soe relevant ideas but shows gas in Grammatical errors often affect meaning the text but cohesion is sometimes fuzzy . ; ‘Simple vocabulary is appropriate A limited range of cohesive devices are used candidates’ understanding of the tople Spelling of simple words is correct, more complex ones | appropriately + Ideas not developed with possibie repetition | * Slingo shape words is comet, mre comp '* Does not orient reader effectively to the topic Pm y 2 | Convent shows very lanited aliempis to fulfil the | » Some short simple sentences accurately siruchured Parts of the text reflect some altempis to organize requirements ofthe question Grammatical errors frequently obscure meaning. topics ‘ Intermittently relevant; ideas may be repetitive Very simple vocabulary of limited range often based on | » Some use of cohesive devices to link ideas ‘© Some ideas but few are developed the prompi(s) ‘© Ideas may include misconception of the task or | » A few words are spelt correctly with basic punctuation some inaccurate information being occasionally accurate ‘© Very limited awareness of audience T | © Content inadequate and heavily based on the task | © Multiple errors in sentence structures, spelling and/or ‘Some attempt to organize the text prompt(s) word usage, which make understanding impossible Very limited use of cohesive devices to link ideas ‘A few ideas but none developed ‘© Some points ideas are copied from the task prompt or the reading texts ‘© Almost total lack of awareness of audience 0 [+ Totally madequate ‘Not enough language to assess Wainly disconnected words, short note-like phrases ‘© Totally irrelevant or memorized ‘All idcas are copied from the task prompt or the reading texts © No awareness of audience or incomplete sentences Cohesive devices almost entirely absent Note for Paper 2 Part B: If content off-topic, candidates should not be awarded more than 3 marks in each of the other domins.Paper 3 (Listening and Integrated Skills) Part A (compulsory section) Task 1 (15 marks) 1. Ping Pong 2 1972 3. Teen Queen 4 4, 2016 /this year 5. mot open / closed on Wednesday(s) / today 6. Railway Museum 7. tide / go on an old train 8. (it's) boring (for mother and daughter) 9. expensive // cost too much // $250 is too much 10. yes 1. no 12. yes 13. open tater (today) 14. free on Wednesday(s) / today for school children / students / Angela 15. _ interesting for all of them / the whole family / the Chau family ‘Task 2 (16 marks) 16. Japan 17. fantasy 18. superheroes 19. real life 20. school life 21. Blectric Road 22, (much) better / more choice (of books) 23, problems teenagers / teens have 24, arguing with parents 25. 1980s 26. ugly 27. many different designs // collectible 28. big rubber ball 29. sit on it (and) jump around 30, (have a) race 31. (have a) fight 136 13) p71 71 [84] [63] a7) (2) (86) [78] 195] on {94} i (32) (35) im) [51] [84] (78) 07 [53] [49] [63] 9] (51) {68} [79] (7) {52] [55] (67)‘Task 3 (16 marks) 32. 33. 34, 38. 36. 31. 38. 39. 40, 41 42, 43, 44, 45. 46. 47. (alot of) wasted energy /! a waste of energy 7,000 footsteps per / a / day electrical dises / disks pressure the outside of your shoes basketball mobile / cell phone power alight AB couldn’t hear was often late for work (and almost lost his job) peppermint blows air / smelt in a good mood (feeling) refreshed c ‘Task 4 (11 marks) 48. 49. 50, 31 52. 33, 34, 55. 56. 7. 38. “Note: Photo (on someone's wall or a restaurant) Hear his name in (pop) song // lyrics of a (pop) song, Died young / at the age of 24 // His good looks never faded Died tragically /in a car crash For doing the stunts too / so quickly /! For being too / so quick at the stunts Showed problems faced by teenagers (in the 1950s) for the first time Sons and / or daughters of main characters // Small / supporting roles To show main / adult characters were happily married (and had happy family) Large number of movies about teenagers (began to be) made (in USA) Movies about teenagers made in different countries / all over the world Teenagers targeted as audience (by film industry) / became the target audience Figures in square brackets represent the percentage of candidates awarded a point for the item. Points within this { bracket can be in any order. 137 3] a7 Bs) bn 57] (58) [66] {52} (55) (52) (40) 1 (10) {49} us} 173) (60 (64) (81) [44] [29] [40] [43] 9) (30) (29) [42]