English Language

2C-D Unit 2 Dictation

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H.K. & Kln. Kaifong Women’s Association Sun Fong Chung College

S2 C&D English

Unit 2 Arts for all!

Dictation 3

Part A: 30 marks

Part B: 70 marks

Name: ____________________( )

Class: ______________________

A. Vocabulary (30 marks)

10 vocabulary items will be included in the dictation. (3 marks for each correct spelling)

Your teacher will read out the following words for you. You have to spell the words and write down their Chinese meanings for self reference.

1. tattoo (n)
2. graffiti (n)
3. brilliantly (adv)
4. Arts fair (n. phr)
5. grin (v)
6. drag down (phr v)
7. round of applause (n phr)
8. horrible (adj)
9. magical (adj)
10. memorable (adj)

B. Seen Passage (70 marks)

(Deduct 2 marks for each misspelled word and 1 mark for each punctuation mistake.)

After months of preparation, our annual school play was performed last night. Everyone loved it! When the actors walked towards the front of the stage to bow at the end, the audience stood up and gave them a huge round of applause. This year, we turned Roald Dahl’s famous novel Matilda into a funny stage play. The story is about Matilda, a clever schoolgirl with magical powers. (67words)