DSE English 5** Core Vocabulary · Paper 1 Academic Words
High-frequency academic words for Paper 1 reading, with examples, shadowing and quick quizzes.
1 Passages · 6 Cards · 2 Quizzes · 2 Shadowing
Reading1
卷一閱讀理解多取材於學術文章，這類詞彙就是文章的骨架。先把它們拿下，讀文章時就不必頻頻停下來猜字。
Vocabulary cards6
無處不在的；隨處可見的
Smartphones have become ubiquitous in Hong Kong, even among primary school students.
智能手機在香港已無處不在，連小學生也不例外。
減輕；緩和
The government introduced new measures to mitigate the impact of air pollution.
政府推出新措施，以減輕空氣污染的影響。
使惡化；加劇
Heavy rainfall exacerbated the flooding in low-lying districts.
暴雨加劇了低窪地區的水浸情況。
普遍的；盛行的
Mental health problems are increasingly prevalent among teenagers.
心理健康問題在青少年之間日趨普遍。
實證的；以觀察或實驗為依據的
The claim lacks empirical evidence and therefore remains disputed.
該說法缺乏實證證據，因此至今仍有爭議。
典範；模式
Online learning represents a paradigm shift in modern education.
網上學習象徵現代教育模式的範式轉移。
Practice questions2
Q1 Which word best completes the sentence? "The new policy failed to ___ the problem; instead, it made it worse."
句意是「不但沒解決，反而令問題惡化」，exacerbate（使惡化）最貼合；mitigate 是減輕，語意正好相反。
Q2 In academic writing, "empirical evidence" most nearly means evidence based on ___.
empirical 指以觀察或實驗所得的實證，而非推測或權威說法，是卷一議論文的高頻考點。
Shadowing practice2
The ubiquity of social media has transformed the way teenagers communicate.
社交媒體的普及，徹底改變了青少年的溝通方式。
Policymakers must mitigate the adverse effects before the situation is exacerbated.
決策者必須在情況惡化之前，減輕相關的負面影響。