2019
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
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| 2019_1.1 | Social Issues | Redevelopment in Western District | Discuss | why old districts are redevelopedwhat problems redevelopments causewhat the government should do to reduce the problems residents face |
| 2019_1.2 | Popular Culture | Wedding photos | Discuss | why wedding photographs are importantwhat is important for wedding photos to showwhich styles you think are most popular |
| 2019_1.3 | Social Issues | Online Scams | Discuss | whether online crime is a serious problem in Hong Kongwhat type of online crimes students should worry about mosthow students should protect themselves |
| 2019_2.1 | Popular Culture | Fortune telling | Prepare a project | why people like going to fortune tellerswhy fortune telling is an important part of Chinese culturewhether fortune telling will remain popular in the modern world |
| 2019_2.2 | Popular Culture | Apple Screen Time Control | Hold a meeting | whether parents should control students' screen timeadvantages and disadvantages of Apple Screen Time Controlwhether software like Apple Screen Time Control is the best way to limit students' screen time |
| 2019_2.3 | Sports Comm. | Development of sport in Hong Kong | Prepare a project | whether Hong Kong is successful in international sportwhether sport is important to Hong Kong peoplewhether Hong Kong can learn from other countries to improve sports |
| 2019_3.1 | Popular Culture | Social media | Prepare a project | whether young people in Hong Kong use Facebookwhat advice you would give people about using Facebookwhether social media will continue to be popular |
| 2019_3.2 | Workplace Comm. | Gender pay gap | Discuss | whether there are differences in job performance between men and womenwhy women are generally paid less than menhow the gender pay gap could be reduced |
| 2019_3.3 | Social Issues | Cheating at school | Discuss | why students cheatwhether cheating is a common problem in schoolssuitable ways of dealing with the problem |
| 2019_4.1 | Social Issues | Living in densely populated urban areas | Prepare a project | which letter you agree withother situations when crowded places cause problemshow to deal with these problems |
| 2019_4.2 | Popular Culture | Unusual English names in Hong Kong | Discuss | how students choose their English namewhat type of names you think are suitable and unsuitablewhat problems unusual names cause |
| 2019_4.3 | Social Issues | Person of the year 2019 | Discuss | what can be learned from role modelswhy some students may not select the nominees listedother potential nominees |
| 2019_5.1 | Social Issues | CCTV | Discuss | advantages of CCTV camerasdisadvantages of CCTV cameraswhat rules there should be about the use of CCTV cameras in school |
| 2019_5.2 | Social Issues | Studying in mainland China | Facilitate a Q&A session | why Hong Kong universities want to develop in mainland Chinawhat problems Hong Kong students may face studying on the Mainlandwhat advice to give to students thinking about studying on the Mainland |
| 2019_5.3 | Social Issues | Space travel | Write an essay | why people are so interested in space travelwhether space tourism will become popularwhether there are better ways to spend money |
| 2019_6.1 | Debating | Selective killing to control animal numbers | Prepare a debate | why governments use selective killing to control animal numbersother methods of controlling animal numberswhether or not you support culling |
| 2019_6.2 | Popular Culture | Translation devices | Discuss | the advantages and disadvantages of using translation deviceswhether translation devices should be allowed at schoolwhether learning languages is still important |
| 2019_6.3 | Popular Culture | Problems caused by selfies | Discuss | why selfies are so popularthe dangers caused by taking selfieswhy people are willing to take such risks |
| 2019_7.1 | Popular Culture | A Hong Kong drink | Discuss | a suitable name for the drinkwhy this name would be suitablehow else the government could promote the drink |
| 2019_7.2 | Social Issues | Using e-payments as lai see | Write an essay | why people are using e-payments for lai seewhether real money will remain popularwhat other changes to the Lunar New Year people might dislike |
| 2019_7.3 | Social Issues | Inequality in Hong Kong | Write an essay | whether Hong Kong really is an unequal societywhy unequal societies may have problemspolicies that would make Hong Kong a more equal society |
| 2019_8.1 | Social Issues | Co-living | Discuss | the advantages of co-livingthe disadvantages of co-livingwhat rules you think co-living accommodation should have |
| 2019_8.2 | Social Issues | Homeless people sleeping in McDonald's | Prepare a project | what problems homeless people facewhy they go to McDonald'show this affects McDonald's |
| 2019_8.3 | Social Issues | Political leaders | Hold a summer course | what skills a political leader needs in today's societythe strengths and limitations of older leaderswhether age should be a factor in choosing a leader |
2018
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
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| 2018_1.1 | Social Issues | Providing a domestic helper for all elderly people | Discuss | why the government suggested the ideathe advantages and disadvantages of the ideaany other ways to help elderly people who live alone |
| 2018_1.2 | Popular Culture | The decline of TVB | Prepare a project | why TVB was so successful in Hong Kong in the pastwhy there is a fall in the number of viewerswhether TVB can be successful again in the future |
| 2018_1.3 | Social Issues | Text messaging between teachers and students | Discuss | why students and parents want to text teachersthe advantages and disadvantages of students and teachers texting each otherwhat schools can do to improve other means of communication between students and teachers |
| 2018_2.1 | Social Issues | Bike-sharing services in Hong Kong | Discuss | the advantages of bike-sharing servicesthe problems of bike-sharing services and possible solutionsother sharing services that could be introduced in Hong Kong |
| 2018_2.2 | Popular Culture | OCamp | Discuss | the advantages and disadvantages of having an Ocampactivities that would help new students get to know each otherhow to organise the activities |
| 2018_2.3 | Social Issues | Giving money to students | Discuss | the advantages and disadvantages of the schemewhether students will spend the money wiselywhether it should be available for all students in Hong Kong |
| 2018_3.1 | Social Issues | Doing nothing | Prepare a talk | whether students have enough free timethe advantages and disadvantages of students doing nothinghow you will explain to parents the value of letting their children do nothing |
| 2018_3.2 | Popular Culture | e-sports festival in Hong Kong | Organise a festival | advantages of holding an inter-school e-sports festival at your schoolpossible problems that may occurhow to promote the festival |
| 2018_3.3 | Workplace Comm. | Being a firefighter | Give a presentation | what skills and qualities are needed to be a good firefighterthe advantages and disadvantages of working as a firefighteractivities that you could organise to help students learn about the job |
| 2018_4.1 | Popular Culture | Hong Kong music scene | Discuss | why older people criticise the younger generationwhether you think the criticism is fairwhat is the biggest challenge for young people nowadays |
| 2018_4.2 | Social Issues | Hong Kong and Taiwan | Discuss | the differences between Hong Kong and Taiwanthe advantages and disadvantages of going to live in Taiwanthe most important factor in deciding whether to move to Taiwan |
| 2018_4.3 | Social Issues | Attendance policies in universities | Discuss | the advantages and disadvantages of HKBU's attendance policywhether you think the policy will be successfulwhether it could be applied to secondary schools |
| 2018_5.1 | Sports Comm. | Rex Tso | Write a letter | why Rex would be a suitable speakerhow to persuade Rex to come to your schoolwhether boxing should be promoted in secondary schools in Hong Kong |
| 2018_5.2 | Social Issues | TV talent show | Discuss | why talent shows are popularthe advantages and disadvantages of taking part in talent showswhether parents should let their children take part in talent shows |
| 2018_5.3 | Social Issues | Improving the waterfront | Propose facilities | what people might enjoy doing at Victoria Harbour frontwhat facilities might be suitable for Victoria Harbour fronthow the new facilities could best be promoted |
| 2018_6.1 | Social Issues | Drones | Discuss | why drones are popular and usefulwhat problems drones might causewhat rules there should be about flying drones in Hong Kong |
| 2018_6.2 | Debating | Internet censorship and fake news | Prepare a debate | arguments for the motionarguments against the motionwhich side would be easier to argue |
| 2018_6.3 | Social Issues | Student dating | Discuss | whether you agree with the no dating rule adopted in Chinathe advantages and disadvantages of secondary school students datingguidelines or advice schools should give students about dating |
| 2018_7.1 | Poems & Songs | Music therapy activities | Discuss | whether a gong bath would be suitableother music therapy activities that might be suitablehow to promote music therapy at your school |
| 2018_7.2 | Social Issues | Paperless classrooms | Discuss | how schools can become paperlesswhat challenges there will bewhether you think it will be successful |
| 2018_7.3 | Workplace Comm. | Employment traps | Organise an activity | the advantages and disadvantages of summer workhow to raise awareness of employment traps for studentssummer jobs that would be suitable for students |
| 2018_8.1 | Social Issues | Animal therapy | Discuss | the advantages and disadvantages of animal therapywhat types of animal would be most suitable for a schoolhow the animals could be looked after and help the students |
| 2018_8.2 | Social Issues | Cashless society | Discuss | why many shops prefer people to pay by phonewhat problems a cashless society may causewhether Hong Kong should be cash-free in the near future |
| 2018_8.3 | Social Issues | City farms | Discuss | the benefits of renting a piece of farmlandwhether students in your class would be interested in having a class farmhow to organise a class farm |
2017
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
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| 2017_1.1 | Workplace Comm. | Working in Shenzhen | Discuss | advantages and disadvantages of working in Shenzhenwhether this will become a popular trendadvice for people who would like to work in Shenzhen |
| 2017_1.2 | Social Issues | Giving money to parents | Write a reply to a blog entry | reasons people give money to their parentswhether this tradition should continue in Hong Kong todayother ways people can show respect to their parents |
| 2017_1.3 | Popular Culture | Book fair | Discuss | why the Hong Kong Book Fair is popularwhether Chinese martial arts literature was a suitable themea possible theme for the future |
| 2017_2.1 | Social Issues | Importance of Cantonese in Hong Kong | Prepare a project | problems non-Cantonese speaking people may have if they live in Hong Kongadvantages if they learn Cantoneseways to help people who do not speak Cantonese feel more connected to Hong Kong |
| 2017_2.2 | Popular Culture | Ice bucket challenge | Discuss | why the Ice Bucket Challenge was so successfulother online activities you could hold to raise money for charitywhether your suggestions would be popular |
| 2017_2.3 | Social Issues | Weather signals | Prepare a project | the advantages of the current warning signalspossible problems caused for families, schools and businesses by the current signalspossible improvements to the current system |
| 2017_3.1 | Social Issues | Emotional Quotient | Prepare a presentation | what problems students face which affect their emotionswhy EQ is importantways your school can help students to develop emotional intelligence |
| 2017_3.2 | Popular Culture | Reading cultures and smartphones | Provide suggestions | what young people currently like about librariesreasons many young people don't use librariesnew activities that might attract more people to use libraries |
| 2017_3.3 | Social Issues | Road accidents and car safety | Discuss | why the number of accidents has fallen in Hong Kongsome common causes of road accidentswhat people should do to make sure they are safe while using the road |
| 2017_4.1 | Social Issues | Outdoor music performances | Prepare a project | why the elderly enjoy singing in parksproblems with having outdoor music performancesways to overcome these problems |
| 2017_4.2 | Social Issues | Legal age for various activities | Discuss | why the government has age limits for people getting tattooswhy the age limits differ for different activitieswhether any age limits should be changed |
| 2017_4.3 | Social Issues | Students withdrawing from society | Discuss | why some young people avoid social contactwhy this is a problem for them and their familieshow to overcome these problems |
| 2017_5.1 | Social Issues | Spoilt and over-protected parents | Prepare a project | what children might learn in a boot campwhether boot camp would be popular with Hong Kong parentsother methods to encourage students to be more independent |
| 2017_5.2 | Social Issues | Foods affecting moods | Discuss | foods in schools which are good or bad for your moodwhether school menus should only offer healthy foodthe benefits of having mood-enhancing foods |
| 2017_5.3 | Debating | Good teachers and educational success | Prepare a debate | arguments for the motionarguments against the motionwhich side would be easier to argue |
| 2017_6.1 | Popular Culture | Influence of iPhones | Prepare a project | how smartphones benefit peoplewhy sales of iPhones did not grow in China in 2016whether iPhones will continue to be successful in China |
| 2017_6.2 | Social Issues | Online games | Discuss | the benefits of playing online gamespossible activities for the Online Games Dayproblems you may face setting up an Online Games Day |
| 2017_6.3 | Workplace Comm. | Working holidays | Give a presentation | the advantages of going on a working holidaywhether the type of jobs in the advertisement are suitable for Hong Kong studentsother types of jobs that are suitable for students |
| 2017_7.1 | Social Issues | Blood donations | Organise an event | why giving blood is importanthow to encourage students to take part in the eventsuitable times and places for the event |
| 2017_7.2 | Popular Culture | Tourist attractions in Hong Kong | Discuss which option is suitable | what attracts tourists to Hong Kongwhat each picture represents about Hong Kongwhich photograph should be chosen for the cover of the travel book |
| 2017_7.3 | Debating | More bus lanes in Hong Kong | Prepare a debate | whether buses are a convenient form of travelwhether bus lanes are a suitable solution to traffic congestionother solutions to the traffic congestion problems |
| 2017_8.1 | Workplace Comm. | Age discrimination in Hong Kong | Prepare a project | advantages of allowing older people to workadvantages of not allowing older people to workwhat can be done to reduce discrimination against older people |
| 2017_8.2 | Social Issues | Fines and penalties | Discuss | whether the elderly cleaner should have been finedwhether fines and penalties stop people litteringany problems that fines and penalties cause |
| 2017_8.3 | Sports Comm. | Night hiking | Organize a trip | why night hiking has become popular with studentswhat you should or should not take on the tripany problems you may face on the trip |
2016
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016_1.1 | Social Issues | Charity work outside Hong Kong | Discuss | the benefits of students doing charity work outside Hong Kongthe concerns of doing charity work outside Hong Kongwhether charity work outside Hong Kong should be a requirement at secondary school |
| 2016_1.2 | Workplace Comm. | Starting own business | Discuss | whether Spacebox is a good business ideaways the business idea could be improveddifferent ways to advertise your business |
| 2016_1.3 | Social Issues | Learning through play | Write an essay | games that you played when you were youngerthe advantages and disadvantages of allowing children to play at schoolwhether learning through play should be a regular part of a child's education |
| 2016_2.1 | Social Issues | Phone scams | Give a presentation | the different types of scamspossible victims of scamshow to avoid being a victim of scams |
| 2016_2.2 | Popular Culture | Street art | Discuss | images Bao Ho should include in her paintingan appropriate location for the paintinghow Bao Ho might help the school celebrate the Open Day |
| 2016_2.3 | Social Issues | Young adults living with parents | Discuss | the benefits of living at home with your parentsthe disadvantages of living at home with your parentsother ways young adults can be independent while living with their parents |
| 2016_3.1 | Popular Culture | Educational computer software applications | Discuss which option is suitable | which of the four apps above is the most useful for studentswhat other kinds of educational apps Hong Kong students may needwhether there are any disadvantages of using apps for schoolwork |
| 2016_3.2 | Social Issues | Poor image of Hong Kong taxi drivers | Discuss | reasons for the dramatic rise in complaintspossible steps to improve the behaviour of taxi driversways to promote Hong Kong taxis to tourists |
| 2016_3.3 | Debating | Wild animals | Prepare a debate | arguments for the motionarguments against the motionwhich side would be easier to argue |
| 2016_4.1 | Social Issues | Computer programming in secondary schools | Discuss | whether students should learn history and geography at schoolwhether compulsory programming should be taught at primary schoolother subjects that can help students develop logical thinking and creativity |
| 2016_4.2 | Popular Culture | After-school hangouts | Give a presentation | the importance of socialising after schoolwhich of the suggested places would be most popular with Hong Kong studentsother places where students can socialise |
| 2016_4.3 | Popular Culture | Private kitchens | Prepare a school project | the advantages of private kitchensthe disadvantages of private kitchensthe impact private kitchens may have on the restaurant industry |
| 2016_5.1 | Poems & Songs | Busking | Reply to a letter to the editor | whether you agree or disagree with the writer's point of viewhow to improve the quality of busking in Hong Konghow the government can encourage busking |
| 2016_5.2 | Social Issues | History Week | Organise an event | which period you would chooseimportant features of that periodwhat events you would organise in the school |
| 2016_5.3 | Social Issues | Negative effects of electronic devices | Discuss | the negative effects of electronic devices on young peoplewhy developing social skills is importantwhether young people should be encouraged to have more face-to-face interaction |
| 2016_6.1 | Social Issues | Making Hong Kong a more walkable city | Design a campaign leaflet | the challenges people face when walking through the streets of Hong Kongsuggestions for improving the street conditions for pedestrianscontent and organisation of the leaflet |
| 2016_6.2 | Social Issues | Singaporean laws | Discuss a proposal | some reasons why the Government would like to implement these lawspossible consequences of implementing these lawsthe fairness of the punishments mentioned in the article |
| 2016_6.3 | Workplace Comm. | Hong Kong-themed coffee shop in Shanghai | Prepare a presentation | what items you could sell in the coffee shopwhat you would like to promote about Hong Konghow you would decorate the coffee shop |
| 2016_7.1 | Social Issues | Treating Hong Kong children at schools as winners | Write an essay | the pros and cons of giving trophies to losing teamswhether learning how to lose is an important lesson to learnwhether certain competitive games should be discouraged at school |
| 2016_7.2 | Popular Culture | Emoticons | Discuss | the advantages of using emoticons to communicatewhether an emoticon is a good choice for Word of the Yearwhether picture-based language will grow more or less popular in the future |
| 2016_7.3 | Social Issues | Meditation training in secondary schools | Discuss | why it might be necessary to teach students meditationways it could be introduced into schoolspossible problems faced by schools |
| 2016_8.1 | Social Issues | Twins in schools | Prepare a school project | possible content for the projecthow you are going to get the information you needhow you could present your project |
| 2016_8.2 | Popular Culture | Students' behaviour on social media | Discuss | whether it is important to present a good image on social mediawhat is acceptable behaviour on social mediaother problems young people have using social media |
| 2016_8.3 | Sports Comm. | Bicycle safety in Hong Kong | Give a talk | how to be safe when cycling in Hong Kongthe advantages and disadvantages of the gadgets advertisedwhich two you would recommend |
| 2016_9.1 | Short Stories | Encourage reading of literature | Discuss | whether fewer people are interested in reading literature than beforewhether short story vending machines will encourage people to read more literatureother ways to promote the reading of literature |
| 2016_9.2 | Social Issues | International Left-Handers day | Organise activities | some of the frustrations that left-handed people experiencehow these difficulties can be overcomeactivities you may organise for the event |
| 2016_9.3 | Social Issues | Texting lanes | Discuss | the problems caused by using smartphones while walkingwhether texting lanes can help to solve these problemsother ways of making people aware of the dangers of texting while walking |
2015
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
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| 2015_1.1 | Popular Culture | Tools for taking selfies | Give a talk | why selfies seem to be so popular among young peoplethe advantages and disadvantages of the gadgets advertisedwhich two you would recommend |
| 2015_1.2 | Popular Culture | Digital memory boxes | Discuss | the purpose or theme of your memory boxthings your school could put insidehow to get as many students and teachers involved as possible |
| 2015_1.3 | Sports Comm. | Youth Olympic Games | Organise activities | which of the above activities you think would be most suitable for school studentswhat other activities could be held based on the values of the Youth Olympic Gameshow to get more people in the community involved in these activities |
| 2015_2.1 | Workplace Comm. | Doll hospital | Discuss | why people want to repair their old toyswhether a doll hospital business in Hong Kong would be successfulhow a doll hospital could be marketed |
| 2015_2.2 | Workplace Comm. | Professional courses for senior students | Discuss which option is suitable | how the four courses can benefit studentswhat difficulties may be encountered if these courses are introducedwhich course would be the most popular among students |
| 2015_2.3 | Workplace Comm. | Young female astronaut | Plan an invitation | why you would like to invite Alyssawhat you would like Alyssa to talk aboutany other activities that could be included in Alyssa's visit |
| 2015_3.1 | Social Issues | Bring Your Own Device policy | Discuss | the benefits and problems of this policyhow to prevent such problemsin which subjects mobile devices would be most useful for students |
| 2015_3.2 | Workplace Comm. | Top jobs in the world | Organise a workshop | what skills students need for the five jobswhether you think these jobs would be popular among studentshow to make the workshop interesting |
| 2015_3.3 | Social Issues | Endless City | Discuss a proposal | what other facilities should be included in the Endless Citythe pros and cons of living in the Endless Citywhether a similar proposal would be popular in Hong Kong |
| 2015_4.1 | Workplace Comm. | Writing online | Prepare for an article | the advantages of writing onlinethe problems faced by online writerswhether there should be censorship of what is published online |
| 2015_4.2 | Workplace Comm. | Gen Y school leavers | Design a workshop | whether you agree with the description of Gen Y in Question 1which measures taken by employers in Question 2 would be most popular with young employeeshow to make the workshop interesting |
| 2015_4.3 | Social Issues | Study tour to Antarctica | Discuss | whether Antarctica would be a suitable locationwhat difficulties students could face if they went to Antarcticahow to choose students to join the study tour |
| 2015_5.1 | Debating | Compulsory military service | Prepare a debate | arguments in favor of compulsory military servicearguments against compulsory military servicewhether it would be a good idea to introduce compulsory military service for women |
| 2015_5.2 | Workplace Comm. | Introducing robots into service industry | Write an article | advantages of using robotsreasons why people might be against using robotsother industries that could benefit from using robots |
| 2015_5.3 | Social Issues | Most essential items for living in Hong Kong | Discuss | which items might be different from those in the British surveyhow the order might be different in Hong Konghow different generations might differ in their choices |
| 2015_6.1 | Popular Culture | Youth leadership training camp | Discuss which option is suitable | which of the above camps is more suitable for studentsthe criteria for selecting students to join the campwhat concerns about the camp need to be addressed |
| 2015_6.2 | Social Issues | Upcycling | Organise a campaign | which item to upcycle and whydifficulties you may facehow to sell your upcycled product |
| 2015_6.3 | Social Issues | STEM subjects in Hong Kong | Prepare a meeting with parents and teachers | the reasons why fewer girls than boys are attracted to STEM subjects and STEM careerswhat schools and universities can do to encourage more girls to study STEM subjectshow to persuade parents to let their daughters do STEM subjects |
| 2015_7.1 | Popular Culture | Dialogue in the Dark | Discuss which option is suitable | the benefits of each of the eventsfurther details you would like to know about eachwhich event you would choose |
| 2015_7.2 | Social Issues | Hong Kong Open Photo Contest | Discuss | the benefits of taking part in the competitionwhich theme you would recommend to your schoolwhat sort of things you could take photos of |
| 2015_7.3 | Popular Culture | Student of the Year Awards | Interview an awardee | what students can learn from Pok-manother aspects of his life you would like to find out abouthow to make the article more interesting |
| 2015_8.1 | Popular Culture | Celebrity and crime | Discuss | whether you agree with the punishments given to celebritieswhy famous people who commit a crime are sometimes treated differentlywhether you would still support a celebrity even after he or she has committed a crime |
| 2015_8.2 | Debating | Starting formal schooling before the age of six | Prepare a debate | arguments for the motionarguments against the motionwhich side you would prefer to take |
| 2015_8.3 | Popular Culture | William Sargent | Discuss which option is suitable | which activity you prefer and whyhow you would promote your chosen activity in your schoolquestions to ask William Sargent |
| 2015_9.1 | Popular Culture | YouTuber stars | Discuss which option is suitable | the pros and cons of each choicewhat you would like the YouTube star to talk aboutany other activities that can be included in the visit |
| 2015_9.2 | Popular Culture | Standing desks | Prepare a presentation | advantages of standing desksdisadvantages of standing deskshow to make the presentation interesting |
| 2015_9.3 | Social Issues | Adopt-a-grandparent programme | Discuss | what the grandparents could do and whythe benefits of such a programme for the student and the schoolhow you might organize the programme |
2014
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014_1.1 | Popular Culture | Writing emails | Give a talk | whether young people write emails in their daily livesthe challenges young people may face when writing formal emailsthe advantages of using email over other forms of communication |
| 2014_1.2 | Workplace Comm. | Airport ambassadors | Discuss | why the Airport needs Ambassadorswhether being an Airport Ambassador would be difficult for young peoplewhat qualities/skills/characteristics are necessary to be a good Airport Ambassador |
| 2014_1.3 | Social Issues | Helicopter parenting | Write a letter to the editor | the qualities of good parentswhether helicopter parenting is goodother complaints young people have about the relationship with their parents |
| 2014_2.1 | Popular Culture | Taking food photos | Prepare a project | why some people love taking photos of foodany negative effects of taking photos of foodhow to put together a blog about food photos |
| 2014_2.2 | Popular Culture | Street culture | Give a presentation | why some people think street culture is negativereasons why street culture is becoming more popularhow to change people's attitudes towards street culture |
| 2014_2.3 | Social Issues | Hong Kong and Switzerland | Give a talk | how Hong Kong compares with Switzerland in the four points mentionedwhether Hong Kong's ranking should be higherhow Hong Kong can improve its happiness ranking |
| 2014_3.1 | Popular Culture | Slang words | Prepare a project | useful sources for collecting words commonly used by teenagersways to decide what words to include in your dictionaryhow to present the information for the dictionary in an interesting way |
| 2014_3.2 | Social Issues | Finnish education system | Prepare for a discussion | the most positive aspects of Finland's education systempositive aspects of Hong Kong's education systemwhich characteristics of Finland's education system would not work in Hong Kong |
| 2014_3.3 | Social Issues | Construction of a ferris wheel | Discuss | whether Hong Kong needs a tourist attraction along the waterfrontwhether a ferris wheel would be an ideal tourist attractionhow the land could be developed for other purposes |
| 2014_4.1 | Social Issues | Cyber-spying on kids | Give a presentation | whether parents should access their children's social media accountswhy parents want to monitor their children's online activitieswhy some children may not want their parents to be their Facebook friends |
| 2014_4.2 | Popular Culture | Culture of using coupons | Discuss | the types of coupons students normally usethe reasons why people like to use couponsany potential disadvantages of couponing |
| 2014_4.3 | Popular Culture | Superheroes Society | Discuss | which of the three superheroes would best represent the societyhow to attract new members to joinwhat activities the society could organize |
| 2014_5.1 | Popular Culture | International Film Day | Organise an event | whether or not international films will appeal to studentsthe benefits of holding an International Film Daywhich of the three movies to choose for the opening film |
| 2014_5.2 | Workplace Comm. | Career in studying dinosaurs | Prepare for a guest's visit | aspects of his life and career people would be interested inquestions to ask Dr. Xuany other activities that can be included in Dr. Xu's visit |
| 2014_5.3 | Social Issues | Common health mistakes | Organise a workshop | how common these health mistakes are in Hong Kongthe top three mistakes to choose for the workshophow to make the workshop interesting |
| 2014_6.1 | Sports Comm. | Team sports | Give a presentation | the benefits of playing team sports compared to individual sportsthe disadvantages of playing team sports compared to individual sportshow team sports can be promoted in Hong Kong |
| 2014_6.2 | Social Issues | E-books vs traditional books | Discuss | the benefits of e-textbooksthe benefits of traditional textbookshow e-textbooks could change the way people learn |
| 2014_6.3 | Social Issues | Debt from tertiary education | Write a letter to the editor | expenses tertiary students facethe problems of having a loanwhether getting a degree is worth the cost |
| 2014_7.1 | Social Issues | Compulsory courtesy class | Discuss | whether courtesy classes should be compulsory or notwhat can be taught in courtesy classeswhich age group of students would benefit the most |
| 2014_7.2 | Popular Culture | Impacts of LEGO on young people | Prepare a project | whether LEGO is popular among young peoplereasons for its popularity compared to other toyspros and cons of playing with LEGO figures with different faces |
| 2014_7.3 | Debating | Advertising | Prepare a debate | positive effects of advertising on societynegative effects of advertising on societywhat products should not be advertised |
| 2014_8.1 | Popular Culture | Super-sized food | Organise a stall | whether super-sized meals are becoming popular in Hong Kongthe pros and cons of using super-sized meals to attract customerswhat food your group could super-size in order to attract customers to your stall |
| 2014_8.2 | Popular Culture | Jeremy Lin | Organise a workshop | activities to do in the workshopquestions to ask Jeremy Linwhat students could learn from Jeremy Lin |
| 2014_8.3 | Social Issues | Addiction to technology | Give a class presentation | why some Hong Kong teenagers are addicted to technologypossible signs of being addicted to technologyany tips or advice for overcoming technology addiction |
| 2014_9.1 | Workplace Comm. | Summer internship | Discuss which option is suitable | why some teenagers would be keen to join the Hong Kong Police Forcewhich job duties in the Public Relations internship your group would prefer to dobenefits of the Public Relations internship compared to other jobs |
| 2014_9.2 | Workplace Comm. | Customer service in Hong Kong | Prepare a project | why good customer service is importantwhether or not customer service in Hong Kong is getting worsehow customer service can be improved |
| 2014_9.3 | Social Issues | Study time | Join a forum | the benefits of having Study Time in Hong Kongthe negative effects of having Study Timewhether Study Time could be implemented in Hong Kong |
| 2014_10.1 | Social Issues | Amount of power given to children | Prepare a discussion | whether Hong Kong children have too much powerthe positive effects of disciplining childrenthe negative effects of disciplining children |
| 2014_10.2 | Sports Comm. | Teenagers and dancing | Give a presentation | whether Hong Kong teenagers like dancingwhat teens can learn from dancewhat activities can be organized to promote the group |
| 2014_10.3 | Popular Culture | Subscribe to a magazine | Discuss which option is suitable | the pros and cons of choosing each magazinethe magazine to be chosenother types of magazine the library should subscribe to |
2013
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
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| 2013_1.1 | Popular Culture | Learning English outside classroom | Give a presentation | how you could learn English through YouTube and other social networking siteswhat other ways you can think of to learn English outside the classroomadvice to give to students who are new to learning English by themselves |
| 2013_1.2 | Social Issues | Compulsory cooking class | Discuss | why young people usually do not know how to cookthe benefits and problems of having compulsory cooking classeswhat should be taught in these classes |
| 2013_1.3 | Social Issues | Achieving long life | Give a short talk | which four of the eight factors to include in your talk and whywhich rule is the most important for achieving a long lifeactivities that can be included in the Live Well Week |
| 2013_2.1 | Workplace Comm. | Apprenticeship programmes | Discuss | the differences between apprenticeships and traditional schoolingwhether Hong Kong students and parents would be open to the idea of apprenticeship programmeshow to get support from employers to take part in apprenticeship programmes |
| 2013_2.2 | Social Issues | Empty shop project | Write a letter | the benefits and problems of organizing empty shop projects in Hong Kongwhat activities would be best for Hong Kong empty shop projects to holdhow to encourage companies and charities in Hong Kong to organize empty shop projects |
| 2013_2.3 | Popular Culture | Strange food in Hong Kong | Produce a brochure | other kinds of strange Hong Kong food to include in the brochurewhy tourists may find these local foods strangehow to make these foods more attractive in the brochure |
| 2013_3.1 | Popular Culture | Unusual activities to keep fit | Organise an event | which of the activities in the extract above would be most suitable for a Health Awareness Fun Daypossible problems when organizing the Fun Dayother unusual activities to include in the Fun Day |
| 2013_3.2 | Social Issues | Living in Hong Kong | Improve a website | what teenagers need and want to know about living in a new placethe information from the above guide that you want to keephow to make the website more attractive |
| 2013_3.3 | Social Issues | Cyber crimes | Give a presentation | why cyber crimes occurthe importance of protecting ourselves from cyber crimesways to protect ourselves from cyber crimes |
| 2013_4.1 | Debating | Animal cruelty | Prepare a debate | some foods that come from animals which are cruelly treatedarguments for the motionarguments against the motion |
| 2013_4.2 | Sports Comm. | Full contact sports | Discuss | reasons why some people are against full contact sportsthe benefits to teenagers of participating in full contact sportsthe difficulties of introducing full contact sports in schools |
| 2013_4.3 | Social Issues | Simple living | Organise a course | the skills that students will learn from this coursethe benefits and problems this plan will bringwhat other activities to include in the course |
| 2013_5.1 | Popular Culture | Digital devices and their effects | Give a presentation | how using them affects people's brainshow using them affects people's behaviourhow using them affects people's relationships with others |
| 2013_5.2 | Popular Culture | Cluttering | Write an article | reasons why people are unwilling to throw things awaythe effects of having clutter in the homewhat to do with the unwanted items |
| 2013_5.3 | Popular Culture | Luxury brands in Hong Kong | Prepare a project | why international brands want to open stores in Hong Kongthe advantages and problems this bringswhat other information to include in the project |
| 2013_6.1 | Popular Culture | Use of robots at home | Write a report | the services that robots can provide for humansthe disadvantages of using robots in the homewhat other kinds of robots you would like to see in the future |
| 2013_6.2 | Social Issues | Humans living on other planets | Give a presentation | the good and bad ideas from the Mars One projectwhat other issues should be considered when humans live on another planetthe reasons why people may want to move to another planet |
| 2013_6.3 | Debating | Benefits of video games | Prepare a debate | why video games are considered artwhat benefits there are to playing computer gameshow you will argue against the other team's ideas |
| 2013_7.1 | Social Issues | Dogs replace children | Give a presentation | the reasons why many dog owners place so much importance on their petsthe activities they do with their dogs in Hong Kongthe advantages and problems that may arise from spending so much time with their dogs |
| 2013_7.2 | Popular Culture | Cantopop | Prepare for a project | why Cantopop is a suitable topic for the school projectwhat to include in the proposalwhether you agree with the article that Cantopop is less popular today |
| 2013_7.3 | Social Issues | Peer pressure amongst teenagers | Give a presentation | the kinds of peer pressure that Hong Kong teenagers havethe positive and negative influences of peer pressurewhat teens can do when they face peer pressure |
| 2013_8.1 | Popular Culture | Class blog | Discuss | the benefits and problems with having a class blogwhich topics you want to include in your class blogwhat information from the survey you will use to persuade your teacher |
| 2013_8.2 | Workplace Comm. | Solving conflicts | Give a talk | the difficulties people face when working in a groupways to solve or avoid conflicts or argumentsthe benefits of working well in a group |
| 2013_8.3 | Popular Culture | Ideal form of beauty | Discuss | popular beliefs about what is considered good-looking for men and womenwhether the colour of one's eyes is an important criterion in being considered good-lookingwhether or not Western forms of beauty should be considered the ideal |
| 2013_9.1 | Social Issues | Hong Kong's identity and traditions | Prepare an exhibition | what ideas from the above article you want to include in your exhibitionwhat other traditional aspects of Hong Kong culture to includehow to present these things in a fun and humorous way |
| 2013_9.2 | Debating | Banning calculators in primary schools | Prepare a debate | advantages of using calculators in primary schoolsproblems of using calculators in primary schoolswhether or not you agree that calculators should be banned in primary schools |
| 2013_9.3 | Short Stories | Choose English books | Recommend a book | whether you would recommend Hero on a Bicycle for the Reading Clubwhat other kinds of books you would choosethe benefits and challenges of reading fiction |
| 2013_10.1 | Popular Culture | Weird Japanese inventions | Set up a club | what the aims of your society will bewhat will make your society different from the other clubswhich of the above inventions you would use to promote your society |
| 2013_10.2 | Social Issues | Dining and table manners | Prepare a workshop | some kinds of behaviour that might be considered rude at the dining tablesome traditional rules and updated rules on dining mannerswhich rule is the most important one and why |
| 2013_10.3 | Social Issues | Helping children to succeed | Prepare a presentation | ways that Hong Kong parents try to help their children to succeedwhat motivates Hong Kong children to succeedadvice to give parents |
2012
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012_1.1 | Workplace Comm. | Internships | Write a report | how an unpaid internship could be beneficialwhat the challenges would be of being a summer internwhat characteristics a good intern should have |
| 2012_1.2 | Social Issues | Mooncake giving | Discuss | whether the tradition of giving mooncakes is wastefulwhether traditional mooncakes should be replaced with non-traditional versionshow the festival can be celebrated in a more environmentally-friendly way |
| 2012_1.3 | Popular Culture | Cosplay | Give a presentation | whether cosplay is popular in Hong Konghow Hong Kong society views cosplayershow experienced cosplayers can help new cosplayers |
| 2012_2.1 | Popular Culture | Stephen Chow | Organise a festival | aspects of his life and career people would be interested inhow you would get information about Stephen Chowactivities that you could organize |
| 2012_2.2 | Popular Culture | New technological products | Write an article | why people like to use technological productsthe benefits of technological products in our liveswhether all technological products are useful |
| 2012_2.3 | Popular Culture | Diary writing | Promote an activity | why it is useful to keep a diaryhow to make a diary interesting and memorablewhich tips you would find most useful for writing a diary |
| 2012_3.1 | Sports Comm. | Cross-harbour race | Write an essay | the popularity of swimming in Hong Kong in generalany potential dangers of swimming across the harbourthe benefits of the race for participants and Hong Kong |
| 2012_3.2 | Popular Culture | Summer study tour | Discuss pros and cons | what skills or knowledge can be gained from study tourswhat difficulties or problems might be encountered on a study tourwhether you would recommend the above programme for your school |
| 2012_3.3 | Popular Culture | Japanese food | Organise an event | which activity would be best for attracting new membershow the event could be promotedwhat other events the club could organize in the future |
| 2012_4.1 | Social Issues | Lack of living space | Prepare a project | how a lack of space affects the lives of Hong Kong peoplehow Hong Kong people cope with having so little spaceany possible benefits of Hong Kong's lack of space |
| 2012_4.2 | Social Issues | Low carbon living | Promote a scheme | what the benefits of such a scheme would bewhat students can do to become involvedhow such a scheme could be promoted |
| 2012_4.3 | Popular Culture | 3D movies | Give a presentation | why 3D movies have become popular in Hong Kongwhether all movies should be changed into 3D formatother effects that can make watching movies more realistic |
| 2012_5.1 | Social Issues | Heritage conservation | Write a letter | why certain buildings should be preservedhow to balance urban development with heritage conservationwhat action should be taken to help preserve such buildings |
| 2012_5.2 | Social Issues | Dolphin conservation | Discuss | why the dolphins should be better protectedhow the threat to the dolphins can be highlighted to the publicwhether protecting dolphin habitats is more important than the development of infrastructure |
| 2012_5.3 | Social Issues | Money management | Discuss | why it is necessary to teach good money management skillswhether showing a cartoon is the best waywhat additional activities could be introduced |
| 2012_6.1 | Popular Culture | Restaurants in Hong Kong | Write reviews | the different kinds of cuisines in Hong Kongthe characteristics of a good restaurantwhat a good restaurant review should include |
| 2012_6.2 | Popular Culture | Reality TV | Discuss | how people of different generations view reality showswhat type of reality shows people preferreasons why these shows are popular/unpopular |
| 2012_6.3 | Popular Culture | Teaching English using video games | Write a blog | any interesting English lessons you've had in schoolany English lessons you've had in school that were not enjoyableadvantages or disadvantages of using video games in English lessons |
| 2012_7.1 | Popular Culture | Home swapping | Discuss pros and cons | what the risks of home swapping arewhat the advantages of home swapping arewhether local culture can be better experienced through home swapping |
| 2012_7.2 | Popular Culture | Trends of toys and games in Hong Kong | Prepare a project | whether traditional toys and games are still popularthe advantages of non-traditional toys compared to traditional toys and gameswhat kinds of toys and games will be popular in the future |
| 2012_7.3 | Workplace Comm. | Career choice | Discuss | the struggles young people face when deciding on a careerwhat criteria are important when making a career choicewhat advice you would give to someone who does not know what job they would like to do |
| 2012_8.1 | Popular Culture | Outdoor music festival | Write a letter to the editor | whether there is a demand for outdoor music festivals in Hong Kongwhether the complaints about noise are a fair concernwhat other events you would like to see held in the West Kowloon Cultural District |
| 2012_8.2 | Social Issues | Plastic surgery | Prepare a project | what kinds of men would seek plastic surgerythe reasons for its increasing popularityany negative aspects of plastic surgery |
| 2012_8.3 | Popular Culture | Memory training | Give a presentation | the benefits of training one's memoryhow one's memorizing ability can be trainedthe types of people who could benefit from having an improved memory |
Practice Paper
3 tasks
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP_1.1 | Social Issues | Teenagers and materialism | Write a letter to the editor | whether teenagers are materialisticwhether teenagers are easily affected by their peershow young children should be educated not to be materialistic |
| PP_1.2 | Workplace Comm. | Summer part-time jobs | Discuss which option is suitable | the skills students would need to do these jobsthe benefits for students who are employed in these jobsother kinds of jobs that may be suitable for students |
| PP_1.3 | Popular Culture | Aliens | Write an article | whether there is life on other planetswhether you believe that aliens have visited Earthwhether aliens would be a threat or a benefit to our planet |
Sample Paper
3 tasks
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| ID | Elective | Topic | Task type | Discussion points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP_1 | Popular Culture | Celebrity and invasion of privacy | Write a letter to the editor | whether the media have too much freedomwhether famous people should have their privacy protectedwhy people like to read magazines for their shocking content and gossip |
| SP_2 | Popular Culture | Body modification / body art | Write a school magazine article | why some teenagers like body art such as tattooing and nose piercingthe medical dangers of body arthow Hong Kong society views people with tattoos and their bodies pierced |
| SP_3 | Workplace Comm. | Long working hours | Prepare a presentation | why Hong Kong people tend to work long hoursthe health and social problems that can be caused by long working hoursthings that people can do to avoid work addiction |