Use of English

Format of News Commentary

Write the date on which you do your NG Tsz-chung (25)
commentary, and your name, class Secondary 6A
and class number.
28th September, 2007

Affix the news article. Write the

source AND date on which such
news was released underneath the
article. South China Morning Post, 17 September, 2007

Skip 2 lines after writing the

source and date on which the
news was released. Afterwards,
Vocabulary: find at least 8 words/phrases in
1. amid (prep) in the middle of (sth); among the article, and write the part of
speech each of the
2. resembling (v) being like or similar to words/phrases belongs to and
meaning of it. In addition, use a
red pen to underline all those 1
words/phrases in the article.

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3. pathogenic (adj) causing disease

4. culled (v) killed
5. contain (v) keep (sth/sb) under control
6. ruled out (phr v) excluded sb/sth
7. mutate (v) undergo alternation
8. pandemic (n) disease occurring over a whole country or the whole world

Summary: Skip 2 lines after writing the

particulars respecting the
From September 5 till now this year…… words/phrases you have
underlined in the article.
Afterwards, write about 80 words
to summarise the news. You may
write on alternative lines or every
line.

…… The government has agreed to offer the victims with substantial financial aid totalling
288, 100 yuan.

Comments: Skip 2 lines after writing the

summary. Afterwards, write
Unexpected deaths of thousands of ducks…… about 60 words to comment on
the news. You may write on
alternative lines or every line.

…. Only by doing so can we keep a pandemic at bay.

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