2019 DSE 英文卷三 Part B2 考評報告重點｜Cinema Report、Programme Text、Speech 點寫先高分？
2019年DSE英文卷三Part B2，主題係Visual Media Festival，圍繞住電影The Electronic Durian嘅放映活動。你要扮Nico Lin，幫Inter-School Visual Media Society做三個task。今年B2 overall表現都算OK，Task 8 mean接近50%，係三個task之中最易，但Task 9同10就明顯難啲。以下就逐個拆，睇吓邊度可以攞分、邊度會中伏。
Task 8要寫份report評估Brighthouse Cinema係咪適合做放映場地，題目明確講咗"to persuade the committee not to take this venue"，即係你要說服委員會唔好揀呢個場地。考評局話呢個task嘅挑戰在於，report本身要客觀冷靜，但同時又要引導讀者得出"reject"嘅結論。好多同學一見到要reject就全程鬧，咁樣其實唔似report。強嘅考生識得先講少少正面嘢，例如場地設計stylish、classic、aircon幾舒服，然後先轉入負面因素，最後再下結論建議唔用。呢種"先禮後兵"嘅寫法先至似專業report。
考評局特別提到，錄音入面有啲好candid嘅phrase，例如"a terrible cinema"、"end up being a nightmare"，你唔可以直接搬落report。你要識得transform，例如將"terrible"轉做"does not meet our requirements"，將"nightmare"轉做"would present significant challenges"。記住，report係formal document，口語同情緒化字眼一律要filter過先可以用。仲有， weaker candidates成日開頭好abrupt，甚至寫"Hello Everyone!"，完全唔似internal report。正確做法係有個title，例如"Report on Brighthouse Cinema as a Screening Venue for The Electronic Durian"，跟住有intro paragraph講明份report嘅目的同背景，例如"This report evaluates Brighthouse Cinema as a potential venue for the screening of The Electronic Durian on 19 June..."
內容方面，Items 8.1同8.5最難，因為要綜合錄音入面幾個pieces of information。例如8.1要講到"Isabel Luna is in a wheelchair and needs access to the stage"，8.5要講"we require at least ten ushers to hand out 3D headsets"。呢啲答案要explicitly state晒所有elements先得分，漏一個就冇分。相反，Items 8.2同8.4就易啲，因為係單一缺點：8.2係"no wheelchair access onto stage"，8.4係"Brighthouse Cinema will not allow outside food"。考評局發現考生喺呢啲single discrete failing表現最好，因為信息集中，唔使綜合。所以建議大家聽錄音嗰陣，聽到一個具體缺點即刻記低，綜合信息就留返pause嗰陣先整理。
Brighthouse Cinema嘅問題其實幾多。Site visit notes提到stage樓梯only，冇wheelchair access，但Isabel Luna需要上台；政府規例要求exit signs要有中英文，但Brighthouse只有英文；政府要求cinema每日清潔，但Brighthouse每兩日先清潔一次，2016年仲因為衛生問題被吊牌12個月；佢哋只有4個ushers，但活動需要至少10個派3D headsets；仲有佢哋唔准帶outside food。呢啲都係硬傷，寫report要揀最relevant嘅講，唔使list晒所有，但要有足夠evidence支持reject嘅結論。記住，份report最後要有clear recommendation，例如"Based on the above concerns, it is recommended that the committee seek an alternative venue"。
Task 9要幫The Electronic Durian寫programme text，放喺Visual Media Festival嘅場刊入面，大約120字。呢個task考評局話幾有挑戰性，因為要有promotional tone，吸引讀者想睇呢套戲，但同時要準確傳達電影內容。好多同學一見到講電影就亂咁用simple present tense，以為咁樣就唔會錯，但其實語言同organization先係重點。只有最強嘅考生先至喺language、organization同appropriacy三方面都做得好。
內容方面，你要extract key points再rearrange logically。電影係science fiction thriller，導演Isabel Luna，主演Rebecca Chin飾演Sammi，故事設定喺2030年。Forum入面提到theme，但好多同學 struggled to extract同express清楚。WhatsApp group入面Mira提到"metal noodles scene"，話係best scene、everyone thought it was hilarious，呢啲都可以寫入programme text增加吸引力。Interview extract入面Isabel Luna講到佢想由Sammi第一日返工開始講起，show佢有normal life，跟住講corporation點樣trick員工戴lenses，Sammi除咗lenses之後先見到真實世界。呢啲係plot重點，要精簡咁寫出嚟。
考評局發現好多同學混淆咗Sammi同Rebecca。Sammi係戲入面嘅角色，Rebecca Chin係演Sammi嘅演員。Items 9.6同9.7講contact lenses，其實同兩個人都有關：Rebecca本身戴contact lenses有困難，但戲入面Sammi除lenses係turning point。如果你寫"Sammi finds it difficult to put in contact lenses"就錯咗，因為現實係Rebecca有困難，戲入面Sammi除lenses係情節需要。呢個位真係幾陰濕，建議大家睇Data File嗰陣用唔同色筆標住"character"同"actor"，咁就唔會撈亂。Programme text應該集中講戲入面嘅角色同情節，演員嘅苦難可以輕輕帶過，例如"Rebecca Chin stars as Sammi, who discovers the truth after removing her special lenses"。
語氣方面，programme text要有promotional feel，可以用啲engaging嘅字眼，例如"Don't miss"、"hilarious"、"innovative"、"stunning"，但唔好太誇張。考評局讚賞啲寫得好的考生識得用"A science fiction thriller set in 2030"做開場，一針見血。建議大家平時多睇電影場刊同影評，學吓點樣用精簡嘅文字sell一套戲。
Task 10要寫introductory speech，喺放映完The Electronic Durian之後，介紹一場討論。Topic係"The Current State of Cinema"，分兩個sub-topics："Going to the cinema vs watching films at home"同"Blockbusters vs low-budget films"。呢個task難在你要show awareness of the specific context，即係你唔係單純寫一篇speech，而係要introduce a discussion after a specific film screening。
考評局話好多同學識得speech嘅格式，例如"Ladies and gentlemen"、"Thank you for coming"，但只有最強嘅考生先至表達到個speech嘅真正目的。一個好嘅開場可以係："After watching such a fabulous film, we are honoured today to have invited the filmmaker Isabel Luna to conduct a discussion session." 跟住要transition去兩個sub-topics，例如先講去戲院睇戲同屋企睇嘅分別，再講大片同獨立低成本電影嘅對比。
WhatsApp group入面Mira同Ringo嘅對話提供咗好多素材。Mira話Isabel Luna用VR技術好amazing，"You don't see innovations like this in all those Hollywood blockbusters"。Ringo擔心VR貴，以為只有big budget blockbusters先用得起，但Mira反駁話"The technology's cheap and all of these low budget film makers... have the freedom to explore this type of thing. Big budget blockbusters will always play it safe." 呢啲觀點可以直接用喺"Blockbusters vs low-budget films"嗰part。但考評局發現好多同學混淆咗film studios同directors，或者混淆咗blockbuster films本身，搞到討論唔清唔楚。記住，studio係製作公司，director係導演，兩個唔同，寫嗰陣要分清楚。
錄音入面嘅Items 10.1至10.5同10.6都係least well-answered，尤其10.6要求一個relatively complex idea，好多同學聽到尾段已經攰咗，集中力散咗，漏咗關鍵信息。建議大家聽錄音嗰陣，用數字標住每個sub-topic要點，例如"1. Cinema vs home: ... 2. Blockbusters vs low-budget: ..."，咁就算聽到尾段都知邊啲信息要捉住。
考評局喺overall recommendations入面特別強調，最大挑戰係從錄音extract relevant information。好多同學聽錄音嗰陣冇目標，變成盲聽。其實prep time應該用嚟acquaint自己每個task需要咩信息，Data File入面嘅note-taking sheet headings已經俾咗好強嘅提示。例如見到"Availability"就知道要聽時間，見到"Disadvantages"就知道要聽負面評語。另外，identify information relevant to both task and text type都好重要，寫promotional text同寫report需要嘅信息唔同，即使同一個source，都要揀過先好用。
最後，千祈唔好照抄Data File大段文字。考評局年年都講，但年年都有人犯。抄嘢會影響coherence同appropriacy，特別係將口語化嘅WhatsApp message直接搬入formal report或者speech，簡直係自殺。你要識得appreciate自己嘅role、situation同readership，先至寫出合適嘅text。做到以上幾點，2019年B2要攞高分絕對唔係難事。記住，Data File係原材料，點樣煮先係你嘅本事。