Annex 6 Instructions on Listening Tests of Language Subjects

Annex 6 Instructions on Listening Tests of Language Subjects English Language Paper 2 and Chinese Language (Cantonese) Papers 3 and 5 Note You should bring your own radio equipped with earphones to take the test. If your radio has both stereo and non-stereo modes, use the non-stereo mode in order to get better reception. Frequencies used in the listening test There will be ample time for you to tune your radio to the best frequency before the test. Channel RTHK Radio 2 RTHK Radio 2 Frequency Chart Frequency Happy Valley Jardines Lookout FM 94.8 MHz / FM 96.6 MHz Central Causeway Bay FM 94.8 MHz / Wan Chai North Point Kennedy Town Shau Kei Wan Sai Ying Pun Hang Fa Chuen FM 94.8 MHz / Quarry Bay Chai Wan Tai Koo Shing Mo Sing Leng Pok Fu Lam Aberdeen Ap Lei Chau Wong Chuk Hang Deep Water Bay Repulse Bay Stanley FM 96.0 MHz Kowloon FM 94.8 MHz / Kowloon (East) Kwun Tong Ngau Tau Kok San Po Kong To Kwa Wan Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O / FM 94.8 MHz Tuen Mun Yuen Long FM 96.4 MHz Tsuen Wan Kwai Chung Tsing Yi FM 95.6 MHz / FM 94.8 MHz Sheung Shui Fanling Tai Po FM 95.3 MHz Shatin FM 96.3 MHz Ma On Shan FM 95.3 MHz / FM 96.3 MHz Cheung Chau Lamma Island FM 94.8 MHz / Lantau Island (E) Lantau Island (W) FM 96.4 MHz FM 95.6 MHz 33 Listening Tests of Language Subjects

The above table shows a considerable variation in the frequencies in different areas. You should note that the best setting for your home environment may not be the most appropriate for the examination centre. Centre Supervisors will indicate on the blackboard what the school considers to be the best frequency for that particular locality. The wires connecting the radio and the earphones act as an aerial. For this reason, the reception may vary slightly when you turn your head. Irrespective of the type of radio you are using, you may be able to slightly improve the reception by changing the position of the set on the desktop. If your reception is poor and you cannot improve the situation after several attempts, you may request to move to the special room. Restrictions and requirements for radios Candidates may use Walkmans/Discmans equipped with an FM radio or radio-cassette players. MP3 players are not allowed. The radio must fit comfortably on an exam desktop together with a question-answer book. You are not permitted to use a radio greater than 46 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm (18 x 6 x 6 ). Also, you are not allowed to place your radio on the floor. If you bring a radio to the examination centre which does not satisfy these requirements, you will not be allowed to use it. Instead you will be sent to a special room to take the test. Things to make sure of before the test Make sure that your radio functions properly. Equip your radio with new batteries. The examination centres will not have a stock of spare batteries. If you are using a radio which you have borrowed or recently purchased, make sure you are familiar with its operation. If you use a Walkman/radio-cassette or disc player, make sure that there is no cassette tape/disc inside. Note Candidates are not allowed to leave the examination centre during the test. Listening Tests of Language Subjects 34

Procedures before the test During the first 40 minutes in the examination room, the invigilators will: - take the attendance and check admission forms; - give candidates plenty of time to tune their radios to the correct channel; - check that all candidates have earphones; - check that candidates radios are not too big; - check that candidates Walkmans/Discmans/radio-cassette players do not contain tapes/discs. Special Room Candidates with the following problems will be sent to a special classroom: - not bringing a radio; - radio/earphones not working; - having forgotten or lost earphones/batteries; - bringing an oversized radio; - arriving 30 minutes or more after the reporting time; - unable to tune radios to the correct channel or with poor reception; - bringing an MP3 player. The special room will be equipped with an ordinary radio. Candidates must listen to the radio broadcast without earphones and cannot use their own radio with earphones in the special room. Candidates who take the Listening Test in the special room will be required to fill in a Special Room Report. Penalties may be imposed on candidates who: - do not bring a radio; - do not bring earphones or batteries; - arrive 30 minutes or more after the reporting time; - bring an MP3 player; - use their own radio in the special room. Publications In order to help candidates prepare for the English Language and the Chinese Language examinations, the following publications are available for sale at the HKEAA offices at Southorn Centre and San Po Kong: English Language: - 2007 HKCEE English Language Sample Papers and Information on Standards-referenced Assessment (with listening test CD and samples of performance) - 2008 HKCEE English Language Examination Report and Question Papers (with Marking Schemes) Chinese Language: - 香港中學會考中國語文科聆聽能力及綜合能力考核說話能力考生指引 (2008 年 ) - 2008 年香港中學會考中國語文科考試報告及試題專輯 ( 附評卷參考 ) - HKCEE Chinese Language Level Descriptors and Exemplars for Standards-referenced Assessment (From 2007). 35 Listening Tests of Language Subjects

English Language Paper 2 (Listening and Integrated Skills) Examination Procedures 9:15 am : Candidates report to the centre. 9:30 am & 9:45 am : RTHK Radio 2 will broadcast an announcement concerning the test to help candidates ensure that they have tuned to the correct channel. 9:55 am 10:00 am : RTHK will broadcast the English folk song Greensleeves to reassure all candidates that they are tuned to the correct channel. (The normal 10:00 am news broadcast will be cancelled on the day of the test.) 10:00 am : The radio broadcast of the test will begin. You should follow the instructions given and write your personal details on the front cover of the question-answer book. At the start of the listening component of the test, you will hear this: Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination 2009, English Language Paper 2, Listening and Integrated Skills, Instructions To Candidates. You should have on your desk a Question-Answer Book and a Data File. Do not open them until you are told to do so. I repeat, do not open the Question-Answer Book or the Data File until you are told to do so.... Next you will hear an instruction which tells you that the test is about to start. All instructions regarding reading time will be in the Question-Answer Book and will also be announced over the radio. Open your Question-Answer Book. At the end of the listening component of the test, you will hear this: That s the end of the listening component of this test. Take off your earphones now and turn off your radio. After one hour and fifteen minutes, the Centre Supervisor will tell you to stop writing and collect your Question-Answer book. You should wait quietly and leave only when instructed to do so. Listening Tests of Language Subjects 36

中國語文科 ( 廣東話組 ) 卷三 ( 聆聽能力 ) 及卷五 ( 綜合能力考核 ) 考試過程卷三及卷五考試同時段進行, 不設中場休息卷五考試錄音緊接卷三考試錄音播出卷五考試連同播放錄音及作答時間共 1 小時 15 分鐘, 於本卷開始前會有三響嘟聲提示上午 9 時 15 分 : 考生報到上午 9 時 30 分及 9 時 45 分 : 香港電台第二台將廣播一段有關聆聽能力及綜合能力考核的簡短通告, 讓所有考生確認電台頻道上午 9 時 55 分至 10 時 : 上午 10 時正 : 香港電台將播出英國民謠 Greensleeves, 讓所有考生再次確認電台頻道 ( 在考試當日, 電台日常的 10 時正新聞報告將會取消 ) 電台廣播考試內容考生須首先根據指示完成各有關事項 2009 年香港中學會考中國語文科試卷三聆聽能力考試在考試開始前, 請各位考生留意以下宣布, 並請依照指示完成各有關事項接着的廣播會提示考生考試即將開始, 試題答題簿上的指示及廣播均會提示考生有關閱讀試題的時間 2009 年香港中學會考中國語文科試卷三聆聽能力考試正式開始考生應在整段考試時間戴上耳筒在聆聽能力考試終結時, 考生將聽到下列指示 : 各位考生, 試卷三聆聽能力考試時間已到, 接下來是播放試卷五的錄音資料接着的廣播會指示考生有關的注意事項 2009 年香港中學會考中國語文科試卷五綜合能力考核正式開始考生須先聆聽錄音資料, 在廣播終結時, 考生將聽到以下指示 : 各位考生, 錄音播放完畢考試時間尚餘時分請摘下耳筒, 關上收音機, 繼續作答, 直至試場主任宣布考試結束考試時限屆滿, 試場主任宣布考試結束試場主任會在此時開始收集答卷, 考生應靜候試場主任通知, 方可離場 37 Listening Tests of Language Subjects

中國語文科 ( 普通話組 ) 卷三 ( 聆聽能力 ) 及卷五 ( 綜合能力考核 ) 考試過程注意考試內容以學校播音系統播放整段考試時間內, 考生不得離開試場考試過程卷三及卷五考試同時段進行, 不設中場休息卷五考試錄音緊接卷三考試錄音播出卷五考試連同播放錄音及作答時間共 1 小時 15 分鐘, 於本卷開始前會有三響嘟聲提示上午 9 時 30 分 : 考生報到上午 9 時 40 分至 9 時 55 分 : 播放試音錄音上午 10 時正 : 播放考生須知考生須首先根據指示完成各有關事項 2009 年香港中學會考中國語文科試卷三聆聽能力考試在考試開始前, 請各位考生留意以下宣布, 並請依照指示完成各有關事項在考試錄音播放前, 試場主任會指示考生檢查試題答題簿接着是播放考試錄音試題答題簿上的指示及廣播均會提示考生有關閱讀試題的時間 2009 年香港中學會考中國語文科試卷三聆聽能力考試正式開始在聆聽考試終結時, 考生將聽到下列指示 : 各位考生, 試卷三聆聽能力考試時間已到, 接下來是播放試卷五的錄音資料接着的廣播會指示考生有關的注意事項 2009 年香港中學會考中國語文科試卷五綜合能力考核正式開始考生須先聆聽錄音資料, 在廣播終結時, 考生將聽到以下指示 : 各位考生, 錄音播放完畢考試時間尚餘時分請繼續作答, 直至試場主任宣布考試結束考試時限屆滿, 試場主任宣布考試結束試場主任會在此時開始收集答卷, 考生應靜候試場主任通知, 方可離場 Listening Tests of Language Subjects 38

普通話卷一 ( 聽力測驗 ) 注意考試過程考試內容以學校播音系統播放整段考試時間內, 考生不得離開試場上午 9 時 30 分考生報到上午 9 時 40 分至 9 時 55 分播放試音錄音上午 10 時正播放考試錄音考生須首先根據指示, 完成有關事項 : 香港中學會考普通話科卷一聽力測驗在考試開始前, 請各位考生注意以下宣布, 並請依照指示, 完成有關事項接著廣播會提示考生考試正式開始考生須根據錄音回答各題, 直到考試結束在廣播終結時, 考生將聽到下列指示 : 丙部做完了現在給大家兩分鐘把答案檢查一遍 ( 停頓 2 分鐘 ) 各位考生, 考試結束, 請馬上停筆請把試題答題簿合上, 放在桌子上, 以便監考員收集此時試場主任會開始收集答卷考生應耐心等候試場主任宣布考生離場 39 Listening Tests of Language Subjects