Challenge for the HKDSE — Paper 3 [4] Module 2 Bridging Across

Contents
Module 2 Cultures of the World
Bridging Across
z Core Vocabulary and Expressions (p. 33)
z Skills Revision: Sequence, ranking and order of importance (p. 33)

Transcript
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Vocabulary and Expressions (Track 5)

Appetite Balanced diet Beverage

Cuisine Dairy products Food paradise
Food poisoning Fruit and vegetables Herbs and spices
Ingredients Junk food Noodles
Pasta Processed food Ready meal
Recipe Rice Sauce
Seafoodd Snackk Tasteless/Bland
Tasty/Delicious/Yummy Vegetarian

Skills Revision
Sequence, Ranking and Order of Importance
Listening for sequence
            

Second
Lastly
First Secondly
At last
Firstly Next
Finally
First of all Then
Eventually
To begin with After that
In the end
In the beginning Afterwards
Last of all
Later

            

Past Now Future
Yesterday At the moment Tomorrow
The day before At present The day after tomorrow
Last week/month/year Now Next week/month/year
Today

             

In the morning In the afternoon In the evening At night

Dawn Day break Dusk Sunset
Previously At the same time Simultaneously
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 Listening to identify ranking and the order of importance
Examples of words and phrases that indicate ranking
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Examples of phrases/expressions that indicate the order of importance

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 Revision 1 (Track 6)
Listen to a discussion about arranging photos for a photo essay. Write the correct numbers to
indicate the order of the photos to be shown in a slide show. Also, write down the title of the
photo essay.

Hong Kong — A a colourful and b yummy food paradise

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 Revision 2 (Track 7)
Chris has talked to an owner of a supermarket chain about the food products sold in his
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Track 18 Time: 03:50

Announcer: Revision 1.
Listen to a discussion about arranging photos for a photo essay. Write
the correct numbers to indicate the order of the photos to be shown in a
slide show. Also, write down the title of the photo essay.
Shirley: Good morning, Joe. I’ve got your email with all the beautiful photos.
Thank you very much.
Joe: No problem.
Shirley: I’m thinking that we should create a photo essay using the photos.
Joe: That’s a good idea, a photo essay on food. So, do you have a specific a b
title in mind?
Shirley: Hmm … I have two ideas. The first one is ‘Hong Kong — The colours
of food’.
Joe: Okay, and what is the second idea?
Shirley: My second idea is ‘Hong Kong — A colourful and yummy food
paradise’.
Joe: A colourful and yummy food paradise … I like this one better.
Shirley: Okay, so, we’ll set the title of the photo essay as ‘Hong Kong — A
colourful and yummy food paradise’.
Joe: Yes, that’s good.
Shirley: Right … there is a total of six photos. I want to know in what order you
want them to be in the photo essay.
Joe: c Hmm … I think we should start with a photo that everyone in Hong
Kong can easily identify with.
Shirley: Seafood? Hong Kong people love seafood very much.
Joe: Hmm … no, I prefer the photo of street snacks. Street snacks can be
found everywhere in Hong Kong. They look colourful and yummy!
Shirley: e That’s true. What about the second photo? Fruit?
Joe: Yes, that’s what I was thinking … all the colourful and beautiful fruit
we can buy in Hong Kong. You know, Hong Kong is a lucky city. We
import so many different kinds of fruit from all over the world.
Shirley: Yes, I know … and they are sold at reasonable prices.
Joe: That’s right. That’s one reason we don’t have any excuses not to eat
h fruit and vegetables. Oh, talking about vegetables, I think the third
photo should be the one showing all the organic vegetables at a farmers’
market in Hong Kong.
Shirley: Good idea. Fruit and vegetables … they go hand in hand.
Joe: f After that … the fourth photo … maybe the seafood one?

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Shirley: Joe, there is another very colourful photo of all the herbs and spices
available in Hong Kong. I think that one should go after the vegetables.
Joe: Okay … herbs and spices play an important role in Chinese and Asian
cooking.
Shirley: That’s right.
Joe: d Hmm … the next photo has to be the seafood one, Shirley.
Shirley: Okay Joe, I agree. Now the mouth-watering roast goose as the last g
photo.
Joe: You know I love roast goose and Hong Kong has the best roast goose.
It’s a personal favourite and that’s why I want this photo in the photo
essay.
Shirley: No objection … good, we’ve got the order of the photos. Now, we’ll
need your captions for them.
Joe: Oh, I haven’t finished the captions yet. Can I give them to you by the
end of the week?
Shirley: Before 5.00 pm, Friday. Is that okay?
Joe: That sounds good.
Shirley: All right, thanks a lot for the beautiful photos.

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Track 19 Time: 04:23

Announcer: Revision 2.
Chris has talked to an owner of a supermarket chain about the food
products sold in his supermarkets. Note down the five most popular
food items and their popularity ranking. Also, note down the profit
ranking of these items.
Alice: Chris, how was the interview with the supermarket owner yesterday?
Chris: It went well and I’ve got some interesting information for you about
what sells well and what items make higher profits. Well, if you’re
ready I will give you the info for the article you’re going to write.
Alice: Yes, very good. Hmm … let me get my note book first … okay, I’m
ready.
Chris: All right … hmm … I’ll start with beverages like soft drinks, mineral
water and teas.
Alice: Okay.
Chris: Beverages are among the top selling items. They rank the third among
the top five. Mr. Chu, the owner of Easy Life Supermarket, said that
soft drinks are especially popular in summer.
Alice: i Is selling drinks very profitable?
Chris: Yes, the only more profitable item than beverages is snacks, like potato
chips, chocolates, sweets …
Alice: I’m not surprised, people in Hong Kong love snacks … all sorts of
snacks.
Chris: g h Yes and that’s why snacks top the chart in the popularity ranking.
They’re the most popular item by far. In fact, they’re also the most
profitable.
Alice: Right, no wonder they are usually on display right under our noses!
Chris: Yes, that’s right, when you go into a supermarket, snacks are always in
noticeable and easy-to-reach places.
Alice: l Okay. And what items are less profitable?
Chris: Well, dairy products are the least profitable, like milk, butter, cheese …
items like that.
Alice: Least profitable!
Chris: Yes, Mr. Chu explained that the main reason is because dairy products
usually have a very short shelf life.
Alice: I see.
Chris: j k Yet, the interesting thing is, they’re fifth on the top five popularity
ranking list.

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Alice: That’s very interesting, I always thought that Hong Kong people are
not big consumers of dairy products.
Chris: I was a bit surprised too! I suppose our eating habits have changed!
Alice: d e Hmm … anyway … what about vegetables and other fresh foods? Are
they popular?
Chris: Yes, they do make it to the top five. They’re in the fourth position.
Alice: I’m glad that they are popular.
Chris: Well, we all like fresh foods. And thanks to the massive public health
campaigns by the government, people are eating more vegetables.
Alice: That’s really good!
Chris: Yes. There is one downside for selling vegetables and fresh foods
though.
Alice: They perish quickly.
Chris: Yes, they don’t last and that’s the reason why they’re also not very
f profitable. In fact, Mr. Chu said the profit of selling them was only
slightly better than dairy products.
Alice: So, in the scale of 1 to 10 for profitability, where do they lie?
Chris: 9, just above dairy products.
Alice: Oh … interesting, just above dairy products in both popularity and
profitability ranking. Chris, of all the items you’ve mentioned …
you’ve forgotten to tell me, what item is the second most popular?
Chris: No, I haven’t forgotten. I was about to tell you. Processed food is the a b
second most popular type of item on the list.
Alice: Processed food … like ham, luncheon meat …
Chris: Yes, convenience food.
Alice: Processed food usually has a long shelf life … so they must be quite
profitable.
Chris: c Yes, indeed. Its profitability ranking is just below beverages, in the
scale of 10, it’s a 3.
Alice: I see.
Chris: But Mr. Chu reminded me that the supermarkets do not make a lot of
profit on the whole because of the high rent.

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