2006_03_Session_A_Sample answers
Picture 1
One day, the principal was walking around the school playground. He saw some boys playing soccer. While he was watching, one of the boys fell and hurt himself on the ground. The principal was very concerned.
Picture 2
When the principal got home that evening, he picked up the newspaper and came across an interesting article. It said that grass playground were safer because they caused fewer injuries. The principal thought that he should try it at his school.
Picture 3
Six months later, the school had a new grass playground, and the principal was glad to see the children playing safely.
Picture 4
However, the next summer, there was a sign saying that the playground was closed for annual maintenance. The grass in some parts of the ground had died, and there was a man working on the damaged area. The principal explained to some disappointed students that they would not be able to use the ground for a month.
Notes:
Bolded Text: You can find information in the pictures
Underlined Text: The main point of each picture (Story Flow)
Blue Text: Enriching sentences (detail depiction of pictures & emotions)
A Sample Answer for Questions
No. 1 (Please look at the fourth picture. if you were the principal,
what would you be thinking?)
------- I'd be thinking, "I know this is tough on the children, but
sometimes the grass need to be maintained. They can play
on it when the maintenance is done.
No. 2 ( Do you think sports facilities at schools need to be
improved?)
------- Yes I do. At the school I went to, there was only one small
playground. My friends and I often had to wait for others to
finish before we could use it.
No. 3 ( Do you think parents today are too protective of their
children?)
------- Not at all. Crime is increasing in society, so it's important to
make sure that children are safe. That's why my children
take their cell phones wherever they may go.
No. 4 ( Can the actions of individuals really make a difference in
creating an environmentally friendly society?)
------- I don't think so.The government needs to make laws that
force companies to look after the environment by, say,
recycling trash or using air conditioners less often.
-----------------------------------------------ORIGINAL ANSWERS---------------------------------------------------------
------- I'd be thinking, "I know this is tough on the children, but
sometimes the grass need to be maintained. They can play
on it when the maintenance is done.
------- Yes I do. At the school I went to, there was only one small
playground. My friends and I often had to wait for others to
finish before we could use it.
------- Not at all. Crime is increasing in society, so it's important to
make sure that children are safe. That's why my children
take their cell phones wherever they may go.
------- I don't think so.The government needs to make laws that
force companies to look after the environment by, say,
recycling trash or using air conditioners less often.
A Sample for narration
One day, the principal was walking around the school playground. He saw some boys playing soccer. While he was watching, one of the boys fell and hurt himself on the ground. The principal was very concerned. When the principal got home that evening, he picked up the newspaper and came across an interesting article. It said that grass playground were safer because they caused fewer injuries. The principal thought that he should try it at his school. Six months later, the school had a new grass playground, and the principal was glad to see the children playing safely. However, the next summer, there was a sign saying that the playground was closed for annual maintenance. The grass in some parts of the ground had died, and there was a man working on the damaged area. The principal explained to some disappointed students that they would not be able to use the ground for a month.