Hong Kong tours
2022
Part A
Part B1
Neon lighting products and services
Formal email
Leaflet
Webpage
Part B2
Neon lighting products and services
Webpage
Formal email
Speech
2021
Part A
World Expos
Part B1
Women's tennis tournament
Special arrangements form
Announcement
Letter to the editor
Part B2
Women's tennis tournament
Formal email
Letter to the editor
Formal email
2020
Part A
Exploration
Part B1
Space exploration
Instruction video script
Formal email
FAQ
Part B2
Space exploration
Introductory video script
Incident report
Formal email
2019
Part A
IT
Part B1
Visual Media Festival
Checklist
Formal email
Webpage announcement
Part B2
Visual Media Festival
Report
Text for programme
Speech
2018
Part A
Gaming
Part B1
Gaming
Application form
Formal email
Report
Part B2
Gaming
Report
Informal email
Informal email
2017
Part A
Twin city
Part B1
Property development
Brochure
Formal email
Formal letter
Part B2
Property development
Meeting summary
Webpage
Formal letter
2016
Part A
Museum — toy, science and music
Part B1
Social history museum
Flyer
Report
Formal letter
Part B2
Social history museum
Formal letter
Webpage
Report
2015
Part A
Music concert & reality shows
Part B1
Artist management
Schedule
Biography
Formal letter
Part B2
Artist management
Formal letter
Formal letter
Article
2014
Part A
Producing YouTube videos & wildlife
Part B1
Exotic pets
Webpage
Formal letter
Report
Part B2
Exotic pets
Webpage
Speech
Letter to the editor
2013
Part A
Hong Kong airport
Part B1
Travelling
Fact file in magazine
Formal email
Magazine feature article
Part B2
Travelling
Feature article
Formal email
Magazine editorial
2012
Part A
Updating school website
Part B1
Interculturalism
Leaflet
Formal email
Short description
Part B2
Interculturalism
Introduction for survey
Webpage
School newsletter article
Practice Paper
Part A
Weight problems in children
Part B1
Restaurants on a university campus
Incident report
Formal email
Letter to the editor
Part B2
Restaurants on a university campus
Formal email
Formal email
Feature article
Sample Paper
Part A
Reality shows
Part B1
Reality show
Form
Report
Formal letter
Part B2
Reality show
Profile
Formal letter
Proposal
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› Trends in Text Types expand Frequency · Year & Part
| Text Type | Frequency | Year & Part |
|---|---|---|
| Formal email | 17 | PP_B1, PP_B2, PP_B2, 12_B1, 13_B1, 13_B2, 14_B1, 15_B1, 17_B1, 18_B1, 19_B1, 20_B1, 20_B2, 21_B2, 21_B2, 22_B1, 22_B2 |
| Formal letter | 8 | SP_B1, SP_B2, 15_B2, 15_B2, 16_B1, 16_B2, 17_B1, 17_B2 |
| Report | 8 | SP_B1, 14_B1, 16_B1, 16_B2, 18_B1, 18_B2, 19_B2, 20_B2 |
| Webpage | 7 | 12_B2, 14_B1, 14_B2, 16_B2, 17_B2, 22_B1, 22_B2 |
| Letter to the editor | 4 | PP_B1, 14_B2, 21_B1, 21_B2 |
| Speech | 3 | 14_B2, 19_B2, 22_B2 |
| Feature article | 3 | PP_B2, 13_B1, 13_B2 |
| Informal email | 2 | 18_B2, 18_B2 |
| Video script | 2 | 20_B1, 20_B2 |
| Leaflet | 2 | 12_B1, 22_B1 |
| Form | 1 | SP_B1 |
| Profile | 1 | SP_B2 |
| Proposal | 1 | SP_B2 |
| Incident report | 1 | PP_B1 |
| Short description | 1 | 12_B1 |
| Introduction for survey | 1 | 12_B2 |
| School newsletter article | 1 | 12_B2 |
| Fact file in magazine | 1 | 13_B1 |
| Magazine editorial | 1 | 13_B2 |
| Schedule | 1 | 15_B1 |
| Biography | 1 | 15_B1 |
| Article | 1 | 15_B2 |
| Flyer | 1 | 16_B1 |
| Brochure | 1 | 17_B1 |
| Meeting summary | 1 | 17_B2 |
| Application form | 1 | 18_B1 |
| Checklist | 1 | 19_B1 |
| Webpage announcement | 1 | 19_B1 |
| Text for programme | 1 | 19_B2 |
| FAQ | 1 | 20_B1 |
| Special arrangements form | 1 | 21_B1 |
| Announcement | 1 | 21_B1 |
› Summary of Text Types by Year expand Scroll right on small screens
Task numbers (T5, T6 …) indicate which task in the exam. Scroll right on small screens.
| Text Type | SP | PP | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter / Email | T7/9 | T6/7/8/9 | T6 | T6/9 | T6/10 | T7/8/9 | T7/8 | T6/7/10 | T6/9/10 | T6 | T6/10 | T7/T8/T9/T10 | T5/T9 |
| Article / Essay | T10 | T7/8/9/10 | T7/8 | T8 | T10 | T9 | T9 | T7/9 | T5/8 | T6/T8 | |||
| Report / Summary | T6 | T7 | T6/10 | T8 | T7/8 | T8 | T9 | ||||||
| Proposal | T10 | ||||||||||||
| Speech | T9 | T10 | T6 | T10 | |||||||||
| Editorial | T10 | ||||||||||||
| Form / Fact sheet | T5 | T5 | T5 | T5 | T5 | T5 | T5 | T5 | T5 | T5 | T7 | T5 | T7 |
| Profile / Biography | T8 | T6 |