2022 DSE English paper 1 Part A 1. i) C [67] ii) C [83] iii) D [75] 2. hotly tipped [80] 3. C [54] 4. i) declining book sales [79] ii) (industry) players struggle to make a living/earn a living [71] 5. comic industry will disappear/is dying//(comic industry has) no future [37] 6. juggle [65] 7. i) artist [30] ii) illustrations//artwork//work [14] iii) sidejobs [68] 8. C [71] 9. struggling [66] 10. i) Not Given [82] ii) True [87] iii) False [77] 11. Summary Correction [25] [24] [50] [52] [50] i) Elphonso Lam believes that the comic book will continue to gain Lose ii) revenue because original comics can be available at high costs. It is no//zero iii)easy to call yourself a comic artist as long as you have access to a publisher. Website//computer iv) If you get enough readers clicking on your online comics, you may become √ v) a traditional comic artist regardless of the quality of your work famous//successful //popular 12. Yes Evidence: anyone can be a comic artist (all you need is a website)//easier to be popular/famous/access more readers//need not (labour for years to) acquire skills to draw comics and to secure opportunities in the profession. or No Evidence: poor quality//collapse/decline of comic industry [52] 13. (a) toxic storm [38] 14. i) distribution [23] ii) vendors [29] iii) dwindling [20] 15. convenience store chains [25] 16. C [63] 17. a bigger market (if he succeeds)//prospect(s) of greater gains if he succeeds//a smaller/shrinking market in Hong Kong [54] 18. i) (first) as a writer [21] ii) roles [44] iii) licensing digital content//branching out to other sides of the business//digital content//animation//switching to different markets (or mediums) [21] iv) CEO [34] 19. A [63] 20. (to show how) culture and history/culture/history is unappreciated in Hong Kong//(to show) people in Hong Kong do not treasure/appreciate their culture and history/culture/history [61] 21.Lam/Elphonso is pessimistic/unsure/uncertain about the future of the (comic) industry//doesn’t foresee/see/think that there will be any improvement in the (comic) industry anytime soon [20] 22. i) creative//innovative//creative and (more) innovative//diversified//diverse [45] ii) have not updated their kung (-) fu(-) style (comics) [19] iii) connected//globalized//connected and globalized [34] iv) (making) money (but/and not history/culture) [63] 23. C [41] 2022 DSE English paper 1 Part B1 24. D [60] 25. i) JOB A [84] ii) JOB C [27] iii) JOB C [81] iv) JOB B [32] 26. Design skills Knowledge of property management Social media skills Kitchen skills [26] [78] [87] [28] JOB A √ √ JOB B √ JOB C √ JOB D √ √ 27. advance [26] 28. JOB A Evidence: provide(s)/create(s) (creative) designs (for the image of the retail brand)//create(s) graphics (for social media accounts) [62] 29. (a) new group of workers//(a) person with a number of jobs//(a) slasher//someone who is X/Y/Z [53] 30. (because of) (the) unstable job market//(as a form of) safe-keeping their own incomes [66] 31. (a/any) slasher (with multiple sources of income)//a person with a number of jobs/multiple jobs [23] 32. it/being a slasher/slashing can make/makes him/her/one (more) employable//he/she can be (more) employable [31] 33. A [48] 34. working on her/your/Emma’s/reader’s own business//slashing//being a slasher [13] 35. i) risks [57] ii) time [40] iii) cash flow//confidence [57] 36. they/(many) employers/recruiters/headhunters do not believe/disbelieve young people’s/slashers’ ability(ies)//young people/someone their age have/has a (wide) variety of skills//a (wide) variet of skills are (deeply) ingrained in slashers/young people//disapprove of individuals who have worked multiple jobs at the same time [20] 37. (the/those/these) characteristics//the typical behaviour patterns [16] 38. i) NOT mentioned [68] ii) NOT mentioned [44] iii) Mentioned [51] iv) NOT mentioned [41] 39. i) D [39] ii) E [57] iii) B//D [61] iv) F [32] v) A [62] 40. D [47] 41. (many) employers//recruiters//head hunters//bosses//(job) interviewers (of corporation(s)/organisations/companies) [21] 42. craftsman: Agrees [68] girlartisa: Disagrees [71] bellaneil: Disagrees [44] i) creative talents//artist//craftmen//artists and craftsmen [36] ii) (very) fulfilling//interesting//on the rise//nothing new [54] iii) no choice [21] iv) (slasher) experience [58] v) patronised [43] vi) make a living//survive [53] 2022 DSE English paper 1 Part B2 43. i) (high-level STEM) research [50] ii) consumers [58] iii) essential [73] 44. (the) engine [30] 45. AI/AI software/smart machines and humans/human beings/workers/employees/people [44] 46. over the long haul [52] 47. B [66] 48. the fact that AI (is) (being) used by small businesses//the fact that all business(are being)(can be) transformed by (the) implementation/use of AI//(the) implementation of/application of AI in small businesses [21] 49. i) hire/employ most people in the US [34] ii) in real time [30] iii) no extra hours/time labouring over the books//no other expert(s)/expertise in/of finance, accounting or human resources//no hiring of experts//no hiring of any other expert(s) in finance [24] 50. i) privacy can/could be/is safeguarded/protected [22] ii)discrimination [90] iii) bias(es) in algorithmic(-)decision making can/could be overcome(in emplyment practices) [18] iv) (the) role of human judgement [66] v) (smart) machines/AI can outthink us/humans/human beings //(certian elements of) human judgement(s) is/are (still) indispensable [32] 51. (suddenly) injects/is (suddenly) injecting bias(es) into everyday life (en masse) [22] 52. decisions/predictions/judgement(s) made by AI is/are not objective//still have/has bias(es)//AI is not as objective as people (may) think it is/seems/appears to be [4] 53. i) resume(-)screening [21] ii) all sorts of biases//human biases//bias(es)//favouritism [55] iii) human gatekeepers [32] 54. i) those/people at the top levels of bank/banking industry [11] ii) prevent redlining//prevent discriminating/discrimination [22] 55. legally on the hook [53] 56. i) (loan) applications [33] ii) (the most) creditworthy borrowers [40] 57. ubiquity [80] 58. (the) consumers, shareholders (and) (highly prized) AI (technical) talent(s) [11] 59. C [62] 60. i) Liability from misuse √ [41] ii) (issues) in autonomous vehicles [35] iii) industry(-) specific panels (of experts) [23] 62. big tech companies/business leaders refuse responsibility for AI’s harmful consequences (while/and) fighting government oversight [17] 63. the (social and) ethical implications of new technologies/technology [8] 64. i) D [47] ii) E [52] iii) B [56] iv) D [50] v) A [72] vi) C [70] 65. B [62]