Includes four tasks focused on the theme of the Hong Kong Airport . Candidates must follow instructions provided in the recording and their Question-Answer book to complete various short-response tasks.

To see how high-scoring candidates organized their "draft content" into final answers, view the 2013 HKDSE English Language Paper 3 Samples marking scheme points for one of these tasks, such as the Task 10 Editorial? 2013 HKDSE ENG Paper 3 - B2 QA Book | PDF - Scribd

High-stakes items require recognising paraphrases:

Take advantage of the initial 5-minute study phase to actively read through the Part B Data File. Anticipate what information is missing before the speaker starts talking.

“April tenth,” the voice said, and there was a line of something like a smile in the cadence. “If anyone finds this, don’t look for me where you think to look.” The tape hummed as the speaker laughed softly, as if sharing a private joke. They described a house with peeling blue paint, a willow tree that scraped the window when the wind came from the north, a shelf of books marred by coffee stains. Then the voice stopped being descriptive and became purposeful. “I left pieces,” it explained. “Not for grief, not for escape. For truth.”

If you are outside Hong Kong and cannot buy the physical CD, the official HKEAA e-Past Paper platform offers a paid subscription for digital access to the 2013 paper and its audio.