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Achievement
Task Report, Exercise 1 Report and Exercise 2 Report show the learner's performance in the reading comprehension activities on Reading Cycle Day 2, 3 and 4 respectively. They contain a table comparing the learner's given answers with the correct answers. They also provide a detailed question analysis that shows the explanations and related competence for each question.
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Grammar Assessment 1 Report and Grammar Assessment 2 Report show the learner's performance in the two Grammar Assessments on Grammar Cycle Day 9 to 10. They provide a detailed question analysis that shows the explanations and related grammar item for each question.
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The table with the values 'cumulative % in class' and 'cumulative % in form' and 'cumulative % in HK' reflects your performance level relative to other learners in the same class/form, or in Hong Kong. Relative performance can fall into four different categories, 'unsatisfactory', 'fair', 'good' and 'excellent', denoted by the colours grey, pink, white and yellow respectively.
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Objective Analysis Report shows your overall performance in the questions that test on the subskills under the main skill focus of a cycle. A subskill that yields the best result is likely to be your strength in this aspect, and vice versa.
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Mini-practices are merely a form of immediate remedial assistance in the Intervention system. They are not main activities in a cycle. Therefore, your performance in these practices does not generate any diagnostic reports.
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Award System and Scoreboard
Send an email to et-english@hket.com with the following information: 1) Personal information (i.e. your username, full English name, home and mobile phone numbers, postal address and email address) and 2) Selected item information (i.e. item name, item code and quantity). All applications will be processed within two weeks. A confirmation letter will be emailed to inform you of when the item(s) will be ready for collection or mailing. Or, a failure notice will be emailed to you if the item(s) selected is/are out of stock. Award items are either delivered by mail or picked up in person.
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You can earn credits in the following activities:
- Reading Cycle: Tutorial, Listening, Task, Exercise 1 and Exercise 2
- Writing Cycle: Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2 - Grammar Cycle: Sentence Structure Tutorial, Grammar Tutorials 1 – 3, Grammar Assessment 1 and Grammar Assessment 2 - Vocabulary Cycle: Vocabulary Game You can earn 10 credits for each correct answer on the first attempt. On the second attempt, you can earn five credits. In Revision, you can also earn one credit by achieving higher than the passing rate (60%) in the aforementioned activities. The more revisions you finish, the more credits you can earn. If you start a thread in the Forum, one credit will be awarded to your account. You can also earn one credit each time you reply to a thread. If your published article is voted as the Best Writing of the cycle, 1,000 credits will be awarded to your account. top
Yes. All credits earned will automatically expire on 1 July every year and cannot be brought forward to next year.
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All applications will be processed within two weeks. Your credits will be deducted once the award redemption is confirmed.
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Your number of credits is not increased right after you have completed an activity because the system will only refresh the value the next time you log in.
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Credits are earned on the first and second attempts. In contrast, points of score are only earned on the first attempt. Thus, it is often the case that you do not earn an equal amount of credits and points of score after you complete a task.
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Your points of score are not increased right after you complete an activity because the system will only refresh the value the next time you log in.
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If you start a thread in the Forum, one credit will be awarded to your account. You can also earn one credit each time you reply to a thread.
If your published article is voted as the best writing of the cycle, 1,000 credits will be awarded to your account. top
All topics and their replies are examined by our system administrators. The rules and guidelines are made to ensure that the Forum is a safe place for exchanging ideas and opinions. ET-English reserves the right and has full discretion to refuse the posting of any messages or to edit or delete any messages in the Forum. Your messages will be deleted if:
1) you post any messages containing foul language, sexual and violent content, personal attacks or any other inappropriate language which is offensive or insulting to other people; 2) you post in Chinese or other non-English languages; or 3) you post any articles, pictures, etc that breach the copyright law. Always give your sources and the URL where appropriate. Posts which infringe on copyright will be deleted. top
ET-English welcomes users to post links to third-party websites related to English learning, but reserves the right to remove your link if:
1) it is a broken link; 2) the web page contains or directly links to gambling, violent, sexual, offensive or discriminative content; 3) it links to non-English websites, to other pay-to-view or subscription sites; or 4) it leads to unsolicited advertising. Posting of inappropriate links aimed at promoting a site is not allowed. top
We will provide a marking service in the near future, which will come in a separate package with a surcharge. Before the service is available, your texts published in the Publishing Room are reviewed, commented on and voted for by other ET-English users.
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All members are welcome to vote for their favourite article from each assigned writing topic. At the bottom of each topic, you will see the ‘Vote’ button. Just click the button and you will give a vote to the author. Four weeks after the scheduled completion day, the article with the highest score (50% from the votes and 50% from the editorial board of ET-English) will be selected as the Best Writing of the cycle.
Note: Each member can vote only once in each cycle of assigned writing. Please do not post your new article under an existing topic; start a new one. Otherwise, members cannot vote for your article. top
You should evaluate a piece of writing based on the following aspects:
Content 1) Does the text achieve its purpose? 2) Is it written from the reader's point of view? Are the reader's needs and interests addressed? 3) Are the ideas convincing? Are they in line with the purpose of the text? 4) Is there sufficient and relevant information to support the main idea? Language 1) Are there a variety of sentence types, lengths and beginnings? 2) Are most of the sentences clear and understandable? Are there long run-on sentences or fragments that make the text difficult to read? 3) Is the grammar accurate? Is the text free of grammar problems? 4) Is there too much shifting of tenses that confuses readers? 5) Is the word choice precise and varied? Are the same wordings repeated throughout the text? 6) Are there any redundant words or phrases? Are there any phrases that can be replaced by single words? 7) Are all grammatically equal elements of sentences matched (including verbs, nouns, clauses, plurals and tenses)? 8) Are any abbreviations and acronyms not defined? 9) Are the level of formality and tone appropriate? Are they consistent throughout the text? 10) Is the text free of problems in punctuation, capitalisation and spelling? Organisation 1) Is the opening paragraph attention-getting? 2) Is the format acceptable? Does the organisation reflect the purpose of the text? 3) Are the ideas clear and well-developed? Is the connection between ideas clear? 4) Are ideas and details arranged in an effective order? Is there a logical flow? 5) Is the paragraphing appropriate? Does each paragraph have a clear focus? 6) Do the heading and sub-headings clarify the sections of the text? 7) Are connective devices used appropriately to provide coherence to the text? 8) Is there coherence between paragraphs? Should some parts of the text be switched around? top
You should comment on:
1) what you think is the best about the text 2) how you think the text could be improved top
Here are some tips to guide you in making comments:
1) Be specific. 'Rubber stamps' such as 'interesting' and 'boring' are too general to be helpful. Point to specific places that show what you mean. 2) Be respectful and considerate of the writer's feelings. Keep in mind you are trying to help from a reader's point of view. Avoid judgmental language. 3) Be constructive. Don't overwhelm the writer with too many comments. Stick to the most problematic things. A list of negative comments is very depressing. 4) Be reasonable. Don't suggest that the writer rewrite because you don't agree with the point of view. 5) Be nice and kind. Give enough information to explain your response. Keep your comments impersonal and don't command. 6) Use language that is more supportive. For example: - Use 'and' rather than 'but' – 'It's an interesting idea, and (rather than 'but') here's another way to think about it.' - Avoid using 'should' – Use 'consider changing …' rather than 'I think you should change…' 7) Reread your comments to make sure they are easy to understand and make sense before posting. top |
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