COMPOSITION WRITING AIMS:
To understand the different writing text-types. To read the question and respond to the task correctly. To use all the information given to make the composition interesting.
Understanding Different Text-types
Types of Compositions
Processes and Procedures
Speeches Reports
Descripve Wring
Leers
actual !exts
Narraves Dialogues
Expressing Opinions
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Types of stmulus
#raphic $aterials Short Notes
Reports
Pictures
Dialogues
Posters
%dverse&ents
Leers
$aps
EXAM INFO o
Writing is tested in Paper . !tudents are given " hour #$ minutes to answer
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the questions. There are three sections to answer. !ection % is guided writing. !ection & is a
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summary question' and !ection ( is the literature component. The marks awarded for each section are as follows ) !ection % -#$ marks* section &-"$ marks* and !ection (-"$ marks.
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,ead ,ead the questi question on carefu carefully lly and and identify identify the the task. task. Use all all the the informat information ion given given to your your composition composition.. Plan your compositio composition n y writing writing out a rief rief outline outline first. first. Use a varie variety ty of of senten sentence ce struc structur tures. es. Use words words you are famili familiar ar with with.. Write what what you you feel. feel. Do Do not not write write to impr impress. ess. Plan your time well well with with enough enough time left left over over to edit your your composition. 3. 4ook at some some good models models of writing. writing. !tudy how sentenc sentences es are arranged in a logical manner in a paragraph.
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Types of stmulus
#raphic $aterials Short Notes
Reports
Pictures
Dialogues
Posters
%dverse&ents
Leers
$aps
EXAM INFO o
Writing is tested in Paper . !tudents are given " hour #$ minutes to answer
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the questions. There are three sections to answer. !ection % is guided writing. !ection & is a
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summary question' and !ection ( is the literature component. The marks awarded for each section are as follows ) !ection % -#$ marks* section &-"$ marks* and !ection (-"$ marks.
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,ead ,ead the questi question on carefu carefully lly and and identify identify the the task. task. Use all all the the informat information ion given given to your your composition composition.. Plan your compositio composition n y writing writing out a rief rief outline outline first. first. Use a varie variety ty of of senten sentence ce struc structur tures. es. Use words words you are famili familiar ar with with.. Write what what you you feel. feel. Do Do not not write write to impr impress. ess. Plan your time well well with with enough enough time left left over over to edit your your composition. 3. 4ook at some some good models models of writing. writing. !tudy how sentenc sentences es are arranged in a logical manner in a paragraph.
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Points to remember when expanding short notes
,ead the notes carefully car efully to understand the story s tory.. 5xpand the notes into correct grammatical sentences. (heck that the sequence of events in the story is in the correct order. %dd details speech wherever appropriate. %dd details and extra information. 6ive names for the characters in the story and descrie them. !tate the name' day and place where the event took place. Descrie the actions in the story vividly. 7rgani8e your story into paragraphs. %dd a suitale conclusion for your story where appropriate.
What to add
%rticles e.g. a' an' the' etc. 9elping vers e.g. is' are' was' were' etc. Pronouns e.g. ' he' she' they' etc. Possessive pronouns e.g. my' my' his' her' their' etc. Prepositions e.g. to' in' aout' through' y' on' etc. !equence connectors e.g. Then' %fter that' 4ater' !oon' 7ne day' :ext' etc. !entence connectors e.g. and' ut' so' ecause' etc. Useful vers e.g. started' decided' tried' wanted' egan' etc. Words to descrie desc rie feelings e.g. happy' happy' sad' disappointed' surprised' etc. Words to descrie people and manner e.g. kind hearted' annoying' shifty-eyed' patient' stealthily' reckless' etc. Direct speech e.g.; Thank goodness you
she exclaimed. ;4ook out= There he shouted.
Techniques of Elaboration
Use W9 ?uestions @ where' what' why' how' how' when' who' etc Use direct speech. Use idioms' provers and other expressions. Use sentence connectors @ logical and sequence.
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Aou are the president of the 5nglish and Deating !ociety of !+B &ukit !inar. Aou have een invited to give a speech on ;The mportance of 5nglish in Today at the spee#h in not !ess than "$% words. school assemly. Using the short notes elow' write your spee#h
5ngli 5nglish sh @ useful useful in pursui pursuing ng furthe furtherr studie studiess @resear @research ch and assignments 5ngl 5nglis ish h is neces necessar sary y when when we start start work workin ing g @ inte interv rvie iews ws'' interaction' writing letters
Greet the audience
% very good morning to 5ncik +a8lan snin' the headmaster of !+B &ukit !inar' Puan 4im Tin +ei' the senior assistant of !+B &ukit !inar' and 5ncik Thilaga !ani' the teacher-in-charge of Pupil
Introduce Introduce the topic topic at the beginning so that your speech can can be easily followed.
n conCunctio conCunction n with the 5nglish 5nglish Week' wish to talk on the importance of 5nglish in today
Use simple language. Your tone should be formal. Make sure the the facts are are accurate. accurate.
Put the facts in logical order order..
Conclude with an expression of thanks.
5nglish is a language used all over the world. %s students' we should make sure that we master the 5nglish 4anguage y the time we leave school. f we wish to further our studies' knowing that research materials materials in universities' universities' liraries liraries and on the internet internet are in 5nglish' it will e a ig prolem for students who are not good in 5nglish to look up reference materials. %t the workplace' 5nglish is needed for communication. When we meet meet up with client clients' s' we someti sometimes mes speak speak in 5nglish. 5nglish. 5ven during during interviews' interviews' 5nglish is spoken. spoken. The interviewers interviewers want to find out how well we speak in 5nglish. n today
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4ook at the pictures elow carefully. Use them to help you write a farewell speech honouring your teacher who is leaving the school.
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Use these notes to help you write your speech) paying triute interesting lessons spend time thank her dedication' hard work
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) Today' oday' we are paying triute to Puan :orma who will e leaving our school. t is a sad day for us' as Puan :orma has een more than an outstanding teacher. !he has een our friend and advisor as well. %ll of us enCoy Puan :orma< :orma
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&ORM'( (ETTER WRITING Samp!e "
The utsal (lu in your school wants to organise a 0-a-side utsal tournament. Aour school does not have a court' so you need to use the indoor courts elonging to the local council in your area. %s the secretary of the clu' write a letter to the municipal council authorities to request permission to use the courts in their hall. n your letter' mention the following)
:ame of the tournament Purpose of organising the tournament Date and time of use :umer of courts needed 7ther information @ rental charges Aour composition must not e less than "$ words
ender ender !ddress
+uhammad %rief in &asri' The utsal (lu' !+B Taman +elewar' 313$$ +ersing' Eohor.
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"ecipient !ddress
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The President' The +unicipal (ouncil' 313$$ +ersing' Eohor.
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alutation
Dear !ir'
ub$ect
,equesting Permission to Use the ndoor (ourts
Introduction%purpos e of the letter
7n ehalf of the ootall (lu' wish to request permission to use the indoor courts at the +ersing +unicipal 9all.
&ody ' name and purpose of tournament
. We intend to hold our annual Taman +elewar 0-a-side utsal for the students of our school. The purpose of this tournament is to encourage healthy competition among the students and to promote firm friendships.
#ate and time
#.We wish to use the courts from " +arch until 0 %pril $$3 from .$$ p.m till 1.$$ p.m
(umber of courts
"ental and re)uests
Conclusion
other
/.%out $ teams will take part in this tournament' so we need to use four courts per day. 0.Bindly let me know the rental and if a special rate can e given to students. We would also appreciate it very much if the (ouncil could kindly sponsor drinks for the events. We hope to receive a favourale reply soon.
Gi*e thanks
Thank you.
igning off
Aours sincerely'
ignature (ame #esignation
+uhammad %rief !ecretary The utsal (lu
Samp!e $ Your school Science Society wants to organise a trip to PEP bread factory. As Secretary of the Science Society, you have to write to the Manager to ask for permission to visit. n your letter, you
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have to mention! " date and time of trip " si#e of the group " purpose of trip " re$uest for factory tour %hen writing your letter! " use all the notes given • elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting " make sure it is not less than 120 words
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SM& Sultan smail '( )alan Abdul Samad, *+'(( )ohor ahru, )ohore.
-he Manager, PEP actory, )alan Park, /'0(( &uala 1umpur. '0 )une '((* 2ear Sir, Permission to Visit Factory -he Science Society of my school wishes to organise a trip to your factory. As the Secretary, am writing in to ask for permission for us to visit your factory. %e intend to visit on +0 )uly, '((*. '. -he group consists of fifteen people including two teachers. 3ur teachers are Miss etty 1im and Puan Aminah. %e will be leaving the school at * a.m. and should arrive at your factory at ++ a.m. As we are coming by bus, we would appreciate it if the guard allows our bus into the compound. %e also need to park our bus at the parking lot. 4. %e would also like to see how bread is made in your factory. So, we would appreciate a factory tour. -his will enable us to see the process of making bread. -he society members will be doing a pro5ect on bread making after the visit to your factory. would appreciate an early reply to give us time to make the necessary arrangements. -hank you.
organise consists including compound factory tour enable necessary arrangements
Yours faithfully, Daniel Hakim 62A7E1 8A&M9 Secretary of Science Society SM& Sultan smail
Samp!e ) *o+ want to app!y for the position of sa!es #!er,- .ased on the res+me be!ow/ write a !etter of app!i#ationC,
'PP(IC'TION &OR EMP(O*MENT
Position applied for :ame %ddress Telephone :o %ge !ex +arital !tatus :ationality ,ace ?ualifications
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!ales (lerk +ohammed %riff &in shak /' Ealan !elat' 00"$$ Buala 4umpur $#-002/133 "3 +ale !ingle +alaysian +alay "FFF @ !B &ukit !elat @ UP!, $$/ @ !+B &ukit !elat @ !P+' 6rade with credits in &ahasa +alaysia Proficiency n 4anguages) 6ood spoken and written 5nglish and &ahasa +alaysia Working 5xperience ) Part-Time !ales %ssistant' riendly Departmental !tore G$$# @ $$/H ,eference ) 5ncik :ordin !hukri 6eneral +anager riendly Departmental !tore 4ot ""' Ealan 0I1 /1$$$ Petaling Eaya T54) $#-20/11" 5nclosed
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% copy of !P+ results and school testimonial
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When writing your letter) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) Dear !ir' %pplication or The Position 7f !ales (lerk would like to apply for the aove position in your company. am an "3-year-old male and am still single. . completed my UP!, in "FFF at !B &ukit !elat and my !P+ in $$/ at !+B &ukit !elat. otained a 6rade in my !P+ with credits in &ahasa +alaysia' 5nglish' +athematics' !cience and 9istory. can speak and write well in 5nglish and &ahasa +alaysia. #. %lthough do not have full-time working experience' worked as a part-time !ales %ssistant at riendly Department !tore for slightly more than a year. /. f you wish to otain information aout my conduct' please contact my former employer. 9e is 5ncik :ordin !hukri' the 6eneral +anager of riendly Departmental !tore. 9is address is 4ot ""' Ealan' 0I1' /1$$$ Petaling Eaya and his telephone numer is $#20"/ 11". have enclosed with this application a copy of my !P+ results and my school testimonial. 0. hope you will consider application and grant me an interview at a time and date convenient to you. assure you that' if am successful in my application' will perform my duties to the est of my aility. Thank you. Aours faithfully' +ohammad %riff in shak
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IN&ORM'( (ETTERS
Aour friend is sitting for her P+, soon. Write a letter in not less than "$$ words' giving her advice on how to study smart. Aou can elaorate on the following notes) -time management- understanding concepts- relating main topics to facts- charts' graphs or maps- study consistently- not in fits and starts- not to urn midnight oil Sa&ple 1
!ddress
3' Ealan Padi ,ia &andar &aru Uda' 3"$$$ Eohor &ahru' Eohor. 3.0.$$3
#ate
alutation
+pening remark
,laboration of content points
Dear Eay' 9ow are youJ Aou must e usy preparing for the P+,. Well' do not tire yourself out. f you study smart' you can enCoy life and still do well in your studies. Time management is your first priority. irst' list the activities that you have to do every day. Then' allocate time for each activity. &e realistic' otherwise' you will e very disappointed if you fall short of your set target later on. (onsider your attention span'too. Aou do not need to study hours at a stretch. Take short reaks. They will do wonders. %s you get adCusted' demand more of yourself. :ext' try to understand all concepts and do not Cust memorise facts. Draw charts' graphs or maps relating to the main topics to the facts that support them. This way' not only will the presentation e clearer when you revise' it will also facilitate memory work. Don
Conclusion
hope my suggestions will prove helpful to you. Beep me informed as to how you are progressing. wish you all the est.
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he ending salutation depends on the relationship between the writer and the recipient such as /yours sincerely01 your cousin1 /your best friend01 /lo*e01 etc.
Aours sincerely'
Sarah Anne
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magine that you and your family are taking a holiday at the ,oyale ,esort. Write a letter to your est friend and descrie the resort' with the help of the map elow.
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) Dear KKKKKKKKK' 9ello=
Samp!e ) Study the situation below and answer the $uestion that follows.
Write a leer to /our pen pal telling hi&0her aout /our est 2riend3 4ou &a/ use the 2ollo5ing notes in /our leer3
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tall, elegant and pretty curly hair, round face friendly, helpful average family clever and hard-woring wants to become a doctor
n your letter, describe your best friend. %hen writing your letter!
use all the notes given elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not less than +'( words
Vocabulary :+'(, )alan 2atin 8alimah, 1arkin 1ama, *(40( )ohor ahru, )ohor. '' )uly '((;
2ear
m writing to Elegant
you to tell about my best friend as you requested in your last letter. My best friend is Siti Muha#a inti Sheikh ?ainal. She is tall, elegant and pretty. She is +: years old and studying in the same class as me. Eli#abeth has long curly hair and a round face. She also has a golden smile that can cheer you up when you>re feeling down. oth her father and mother are teachers. She is clever and hard@working. Although Siti is considered as one of the best students in my class, she is never proud of herself . n fact, she is willing to help
heer you up eeling down onsidered Proud of herself
everyone. 8er ambition is to become a doctor because she hopes to save lives and improve
improve the $uality of the medical profession, as a whole. %ell, that>s my best friend Siti Muha#a. 8ow about yourself,
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Samp!e 0 You saw the pen pal>s column in a maga#ine and you decide to write to one of the people looking for pen pals. %rite a letter to the person describing yourself and your interests. nclude other relevant information. %hen writing your letter!
elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not less than +'( words
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Vocabulary :+'(, )alan 2atin 8alimah, 1arkin 1ama, *(40( )ohor ahru, )ohor., Malaysia. '+ August '((*
pen pal>s column
2ear iona, 8ow are you= saw your name and address in the pen pal>s column of -een 1ife maga#ine and would like to be your pen pal.
recreation park
am fifteen years old and my birthday is on +; 2ecember. have two
adventure
brothers, but have no sisters. wish had a sister with whom can talk to surf
and share my interests. love playing badminton and cycling. belong to our school badminton
similar
team. -here is a recreation park near our apartment and will ride my bicycle every evening. also like to read. My favourite books are those on adventure and science fiction. also en5oy books written by Enid lyton and &hadi5ah 8ashim. %hen >m bored, like to surf the internet or play computer games. %hat do you like to do= 2o you have similar interests= hope you would like to be my pen pal and would write to me soon. f so, then in my neBt letter, will tell you more about myself and about Malaysia. hope to hear from you soon. ye. Yours sincerely, Nur Izzati
Samp!e 1 1ook at the picture below carefully. Pretend that you are the accident victim, a passer@by or any of the rescue workers. %rite a letter to your friend describing what happened.
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Your letter should be more than 120 words!
:+'(, )alan 2atin 8alimah, 1arkin 1ama, *(40( )ohor ahru, )ohor. '+ August '((* 2ear Arina, 8ow are you= >m sorry for not writing earlier. was $uite busy preparing for my eBams. 8ow is everything in &emaman= 1ast Saturday, there was an accident near my house. was returning home from the shop when saw it happening, right before my eyes. A car was going down the road at great speed. Suddenly, a motorcycle cut into the path of the car. -he motorist swerved to avoid the motorcyclist, but his car sidded. Coing out of control, he gra"ed a pedestrian standing on the pavement, before crashing into a large tree at the side of the road. -he crash was so terrible that the headlights and the windscreen were shattered. -he motorist was badly in#ured. -he pedestrian was slightly in5ured as he fell to the ground. 8e had cuts on his arms and head, and was bleeding slightly. -he motorcyclist escaped unhurt. 8e sped off at once. Someone called an ambulance and it arrived soon after. -wo ambulance attendants attended to the motorist immediately, while another bandaged the pedestrian>s wounds. -he motorist and the pedestrian were then sent to the hospital. t was a terrible accident and the first have ever witnessed. t wasn>t a pleasant sight and hope don>t have to see another. wish you all the best in your studies. 2o write to me soon. ye. Yours sincerely,
Amira Fareeza
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Vocabulary
great speed swerved avoid skidded gra#ed pedestrian pavement shattered badly in5ured wounds witnessed
Aour younger rother wants to know how chocolate ice cream is made. With the help of the pictures and notes given' write out your explanation in not less than "$$ words. -ngredients $$ grams utter "$$ grams sugar " cup milk " egg
" talespoon chocolate talespoons glucose talespoons gelatine
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+easure ingredients Pour mixture @mixing owl- eat thoroughly %dd egg when mixture creamy- mix again Use spoon @ fill up tray with mixture Put tray in free8er-when mixture hardens-take out 6et flat sticks-press into ice-cream- cut into required si8e
Mode! 'nswer
Introduction
#escribe the process or procedure in a logical and systematic way. Use imperati*es if you are gi*ing instructions
Passi*e forms can be used
irst of all' measure out the ingredients. +ake sure the ingredients are carefully measured or your ice-cream will not set. %fter this' put the utter' sugar and glucose into a mixing owl. Use an electric eater to eat the mixture. When the mixture is quite creamy' eat the egg into it. Whip the mixture again' until the egg is thoroughly mixed. 6radually add the milk. :ext' add in the chocolate' followed y the gelatine. When the mixture is well mixed' pour it into a tray which is aout "0 cm long' 0 cm wide and 0 cm deep. Put the tray into the free8er. (ut the chocolate ice-cream into the si8e you want. 6et flat sticks and press a stick hori8ontally into each of the pieces you have cut. inally' place the tray in the free8er once more until you are ready to serve the ice-cream.
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Samp!e $ You are a member of the Cardening lub at school. 2uring the semester, one of the things you learnt was how to plant vegetables. EBplain the process to a friend. You may use these notes to guide you!
clear the soil of grass, stones and loosen soil add manure to the soil dig hole $ plant the seeds water $ every day a wee - see saplings two months $ can harvest the vegetables
%hen writing out the process!
use all the notes given elaborate on the given notes to give it more details make sure it is not less than +'( words
Planting your own vegetables is a great way to get a constant supply of fresh vegetables. t is $uite easy to plant vegetables.
Vocabulary constant supply suitable spot
irst, prepare a suitable spot in your garden. lear the soil of grass and stones, and loosen the soil. -his is to help the vegetables grow easily. Add the recommended manure to the soil.
1ater, dig a hole and plant the seeds. 2ifferent vegetables may re$uire
recommended dig a hole ratios manure
different ratios of manure. onsult an eBpert on this, if you re$uire more details. -he hole should be about : to 0 inches deep. Make sure you water the plants every day, eBcept on rainy days. %ithin a week, you will see saplings growing. After two months, your plants will be fully grown. You can begin to harvest your vegetables after that.
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2es#ripti3e Writing Samp!e "
Using the information in the fact sheet' write a composition on Tan !ri Dato< Bhir Eohari. %dd suitale information to make your composition more interesting.
:ame Aear of &irth Place of &irth !pouse ,esidence ,ole +odel %chievements
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&a#t sheet Tan !ri Dato< Bhir Eohari "F## Bedah Puan !ri (hristine Bhir Buala 4umpur Tunku %dul ,ahman Worked with the late Tunku to fight for ndependence* &ecame the country
!ample %nswer)
Tan !ri Dato< Bhir Eohari was orn in Bedah in "F##. 9is role model was the late Tunku %dul ,ahman' the first Prime +inister of our country. Tan !ri Bhir worked with Tunku to fight for the independence of +alaya. That was what our country was called at that time. %fter ndependence' Tan !ri Bhir ecame the first +inister of 5ducation. %lthough he is already 22 years old' Tan !ri Bhir is still an active man. 9e is the Nice (hairman of a pulic listed company. %n animal lover' he is also the President of the World Wide und or :ature and the President of the +alaysian Ooological !ociety. Tan !ri Bhir is married to Puan !ri (hristine Bhir. They live in Buala 4umpur.
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t is a sunny !unday afternoon and many people are at the each enCoying themselves. Two little girls are uilding a sandcastle under the shade of a colourful each umrella. !ome children are having a lot of fun playing with a each all. % family has rought askets of food for a picnic on the each. % woman with a ig straw hat is sipping a refreshing drink and reading a storyook under a swaying palm tree. :ext to her is a man sunathing on a each chair. 9e seems to e taking a nap. !ome people are swimming and splashing around in the calm sea. t is indeed a cheerful scene of people relaxing' and having a good time at the each.
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Aou and your family went to the circus. Descrie what you saw at the circus.
Use these notes to help you) air-conditioned tent middle of field colourful lights crowd of old and young two-hour show exciting' skilful' daring
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) +y family and went to a circus recently. The huge air-conditioned circus tent was pitched in the middle of a large field. % section of the field was used as a car park while another area was filled with food and drink stalls. 4ong strings of colourful lights encircled the tent. The atmosphere was festive' almost carnival-like. The crowd' consisting of old and young' streamed into the tent Cust efore the performance was due to egin. nside the tent was a large performance area surrounded y rows of wooden chairs. &y the time the performance started' almost every seat was occupied. The and at a corner of the tent played cheerfully throughout the performance. There were many acts during the twohour show. !ome of them were really exciting as the performers were very skilful and daring. The trape8e act and the hilarious clowns got the most applause from the crowd. The circus performers' including the animals' wore da88ling costumes. %t the end of the performance' all the performers gathered to take a final ow. %fter a last round of applause' the crowd left the tent.
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4ook at the pictures elow. magine that you are the air stewardess in the pictures. Use the notes to write a description of your Co.
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
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!ample %nswer) am an air stewardess. work with a crew that consists of a pilot' a co-pilot' a flight engineer' stewards and other stewardesses. &efore the passengers come on oard' check that the aircraft is tidy and that noody has interfered with the safety equipment' such as the life Cackets and oxygen masks. When the passengers oard the aircraft' stand at the door to welcome them. direct them to their seats and help them to put their ags in the luggage compartments aove their seats. &efore the aircraft takes off' make sure that the passengers have fastened their seat elts. 7nce the aircraft is in the air' attend to the passengers< needs' such as getting them newspapers and pillows. Then serve them food and drinks. &efore the aircraft lands' make sure that all the passengers are properly seated. When the aircraft has touched down' stand at the door again to say farewell to the passengers.
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4ook at the pictures of a +alay wedding. magine that you are either the ride or the groom or one of the guests who attended this wedding. Use the notes given to descrie the event.
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wedding ceremony and entertained ride and ridegroom in matching costumes took photographs
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
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!ample %nswer) 4ast weekend' attended the wedding of my neighour
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Writing o+t Instr+#tions
4ook at the pictures. They show what you should do to keep your house safe if you are going away for a long period of time' leaving your house empty. &ased on the pictures and notes' write your instructions.
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stop delivery of newspapers keep ladders inside house switch on porch light inform neighours you will e away
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) " $ ) 0
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nform your newspaper vendor to stop delivering newspapers to your house when you are away. +ake sure there are no ladders outside the house. Beep them in the house. 4ock all windows and doors properly. !witch on the porch light. f you have a low voltage light in the house' it is advisale to switch it on' too. +ake sure that the light is visile from outside the house. nform neighours that you are going away' and ask them to keep an eye on your house during your asence. %sk them to report to the police if they see any suspicious characters hanging around your house. f there is a telephone numer or address where you can e reached in the event of emergencies' give it to your neighours. 4et the police know that you are going away so that they may patrol the area around your house more frequently. C"*
Gi3ing 2ire#tions Samp!e "
Use the map to write directions from your house to the 8oo. nclude all the landmarks in your directions.
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) 9ere are the directions to the 8oo. rom my house' turn left and go down the road to the T-Cunction. Then' turn right into Ealan &esar. There are rows of shops on the left along Ealan &esar. 6o along Ealan &esar until the first turning on the left. The turning is at the end of the shops. There is a post office at the opposite corner. The turning leads to a roundaout. Turn left at the roundaout into Ealan !ekolah. There is a end along this long road. %t the end of Ealan !ekolah is a traffic light Cunction. % school is on the left of the road and a hospital is on the right. Turn right into Ealan Utas and then take the second turning on the left into Ealan 9utan. %t the turning into Ealan 9utan' there is a ig car park on the left and a museum on the right. The 8oo is at the end of Ealan 9utan.
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%ample 2 7otes! You are sending your sister to the bakery to buy a birthday cake for your mother>s birthday party. As your sister does not know the way, you write out a map for her. Dsing the map below, give her the directions to the bakery. %hen writing your directions! " use all the notes given • elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting " make sure it is not less than 120 words
Vocabulary t is easy to get to Sim akery from our house. So, listen to my directions carefully. rom our house, walk along the main road, )alan Abu. )ust walk on till you come to a roundabout. At the roundabout, turn left. You will be along )alan &ing. %alk along the road. You will pass a wet market and a school field on your left. -he market is one of the biggest in the town. You will not miss it. After passing the market and school, walk on. You will then come to a -@5unction. 7ow, you have to turn right. You are along a lane. t is $uite bumpy. Ahead of you is a row of shophouses. Sim akery is in the middle of the row. have ordered the birthday cake. 8ere is the receipt. Show the receipt to the salesgirl. She will give you the cake.
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Pi#toria! Composition
4ook at the pictures elow carefully. Pretend that you are the girl or the oy. Use the notes given to descrie what happened. +ake your description as interesting as possile.
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feeling hungry urger stall hawker scratching his head woman scolded him for eing dirty walked away
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) 7ne day' was feeling hungry ecause had only a light lunch. !o' went to the urger stall Cust a short distance away from my school' to get myself an Legg anCo<. There were already two customers at the stall. 7ne of them was a middle-aged woman and the other' a girl. queued up and waited for my turn. The hawker was making a urger for the woman. irst' he put two halves of a un on the hot pan. While waiting for the un to e ready' the hawker started scratching his head with oth hands. %fter he had had a good scratch' he removed the un and then put a piece of urger on the pan with his fingers. 9e had not othered to wash his hands efore touching the food= The woman was oviously very upset. !he scolded the hawker for eing so unhygienic. The hawker shouted ack at the woman and chased her away= The girl and looked at each other' shocked. We left the stall hurriedly. The hawker called out to us' ut we ignored him. !ince then' have never ought food from that rude and dirty hawker. C"-
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Samp!e " Read the dialogue et5een the t5o o/s and ans5er the 6ueson that 2ollo5s3
(im
) *ello, &mar! +hat too you so long to come to the phone
&mar
) was cooing lunch for my younger brothers and sisters!
(im
) .ooing/ h, you softie! hats a womans #ob!
&mar
) hats not true! +e should learn to coo so that we can help our 3others when they are busy!
(im
) +ell, thin that is a womans #ob! &fter all, we are brought up to play different roles, arent we
%hom do you agree with= %rite an argument on the issue. n your argument, eBplain the reasons for your stand. %hen writing out your argument!
use all the facts given for the choice made elaborate on the given facts to make it more interesting make sure it is not less than +'( words Vocabulary agree with Amar that boys should learn to cook. t is not true that eBclusively
cooking is eBclusively a woman>s 5ob. -o be able to cook has many advantages. irstly, we can help our mother to cook when she is busy. -his will lessen our mother>s burden so that she can
advantages lessen burden
have more time to relaB and to spend time with us. Secondly, we can learn to be more independent. %e do not have to depend on hawker food, or to go hungry when our favourite eateries are closed during festive seasons, or when we live alone. %e can also cook our favourite dishes. y cooking our own meals, we can also cultivate healthier eating habits, instead of having to tolerate greasy
independent hawker food eateries festive seasons cultivate greasy cut@throat
high@calorie hawker food or eBpensive cut@throat restaurant food. ooking our own food means having our meals at home. n this way, we
time@consuming
can save on time and transport. Coing out for food can be $uite time@ consuming having to get dressed, driving there, looking for a parking lot and finally sitting down for hours while waiting for the food to come. %ith all these advantages, think, although agree that men and women are brought up to play different roles, they can also share a common useful hobby such as cooking.
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s future depends very much on his education. %hile sports are important to build a healthy body, education will give you a bright future. t is true that professional sportsmen and women make a lot of money from sponsors. Athletes also do sign multimillion dollar deals with multinational companies. t is also true that one can be very comfortable with these endorsements. ut what happens when the athlete is in5ured= %ould these sponsors still be interested in offering millions of dollars= %hat happens to the athlete>s future then= t is safer to have an academic $ualification to fall back on. You can always make a living as a professional. t is true that athletes are offered scholarships to go to university. -he athlete has to have good academic results to be offered a scholarship. You cannot eBpect a company or the state to sponsor your education if you are not a good student. %hichever way you look at it, your future is more secure if you have a sound education. Sports are important and a good and healthy way of spending your time. 7evertheless, you should always pay more attention to your education.
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%ample 4 You and your friends are discussing the advantages of various sports. You are telling your friends about the advantages of swimming. ased on the notes below, write your argument.
%hen writing your argument! Dse all the notes given. " Elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting. " Make sure it is not less than +'( words.
Vocabulary Swimming is a good form of eBercise. t can make a person strong and healthy. Many students are la#y and do not do any form of eBercise. -his makes them fat and unhealthy. -hey will then fall sick easily. . . Swimming is a good way to pass the time. Many students do not know how to spend their time wisely and they end up loitering in supermarkets and malls. -his is bad because they may get involved in unhealthy habits, like smoking and drug@taking. eing involved in sports, especially swimming, can prevent this from happening. Swimming is not an eBpensive sport to take up as it does not need any eBpensive e$uipment, unlike s$uash or tennis. -he only e$uipment you will need for swimming is a pair of swimming trunks or a swimming suit. urthermore, we can go swimming at a swimming pool, river or even the sea. Cood swimmers can participate in swimming competitions. -hey can win gold medals for their school, district or even their country. n this way, they are able to bring glory to the school, district or country.
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,ead the dialogue etween the two students elow. Who do you agree withJ Provide reasons to support your answer. %dd any other interesting comments. %imi ) !moking should e anned in all pulic places. &akar ) - think that
!ample %nswer) agree with %imi. %lthough smoking is anned in many enclosed places that have airconditioning' such as cinemas' government offices' shopping complexes and restaurants' think the an should extend to all pulic places. This may sound harsh to smokers and they may argue that they are also entitled to their rights. 9owever' they certainly do not have the right to put other people
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5eport +riting %ample 1 You attended a camp organi#ed by the . %rite an article on the talk given during the camp.
Your article should include the following points!
date of the camp venue of the camp participants, guests and visitors the title of the tal the contents of the tal $ importance of sports and games suggestions and comments on the tal and the camp
%hen writing your article!
use all the notes given elaborate on the notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not less than +'( words
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2uring the first semester break, attended a camp in -apah organized by the
V.&678&59 attended organized represent
participants from twenty schools. 2uring the camp, the Youth Leader of the -apah
Youth Leader
Sports and
Cames>. )ust like the saying FAll work and no play makes )ack a dull boy’, Encik Abdul
dull boy rightly incorporated
Sports and games make our bodies strong and healthy. A strong and healthy body is a good defence against illness. %hen one is actively involved in physical activities, one strengthens the heart and lungs to work efficiently at all times, especially when working under stress. Cames also promote muscles, eye and brain co-ordination as in a game of tennis and badminton. -his improves one>s sharpness and alertness of the
defence involved efficiently under stress promote co-ordination improves alertness
mind and body, especially in the face of danger or emergency. Sports and games also build up one>s character. hildren learn about such
courage unselfishness
virtues as courage, love, understanding, tolerance, unselfishness, discipline,
patience, goodwill and patriotism, through sports and games in school. n this way, sports and games prepare them to take their rightful places in society as good citizens when they grow up. Everyone was very much enlightened by the talk. -he camp was a success as everyone was brought to a new awareness of the importance of sports and games.
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%ample 2 %rite an article on the topic, G8ow to 8ave a Cood
*ow to *ave a :ood 5eationship +ith 9our Parents 8ow often do you hear of parents complaining that teenagers are rebellious and refuse to listen= 8ow many times have you, as teenagers, complained that your parents are not at all understanding or are Fcontrol freaks>= t is often that we hear these complaints. %ell, here are some suggestions for you to have a better relationship with your parents. irst of all, we have to show our parents that we are disciplined and responsible young people. -o do this, we must behave responsibly. %e need to act in a more mature manner and carry out our duties well. 3bedience to parents is important. t does not mean that, 5ust because we want to do our own things, we should be disobedient. f we listen to our parents and do what they ask us to do, they will not nag us that much.
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rebellious control freaks
behave responsibly carry out our duties matured manner obedience disobedient nag
out after dark
disapprove forbid miserable
shouting back
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Secretary !
-he nteract lub was really active last year.
-reasurer !
Yes, that>s why we attracted so many new members. %e had so many pro5ects both in and outside the school.
Secretary !
%e had so much funI
magine that you are the Secretary of the nteract lub. You decide to write an article for the school newsletter, describing the interesting pro5ects the lub was involved in last year to attract more students to 5oin the nteract lub. Dse these notes to help you write your article!
%hen writing your article! " Dse all the notes given. " Elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting. " Make sure it is not less than +'( words.
Sa&ple Essa/ Vocabulary -here are good reasons why the nteract lub attracted so many new members last year. %e actively carried out various pro5ects, starting off with Social 7ight, a gathering to welcome new students. -hat evening of games, singing and dancing was en5oyed by one and all, with calls to make it an annual event. 3ur neBt pro5ect was the gotong-royong campaign for the school, which saw all the students and teachers participating. -o make the campaign more interesting, pri#es were given away to the teams that gathered the most rubbish and the most number of items for recycling. Everyone agreed that it was a fun way to clean up the school. -hen we had a great time visiting the old folks> home. %e brought along home@cooked food prepared by our members. %hile the old folks were en5oying the food, we entertained them with songs. After that, we played some games with them. -he last pro5ect for the year was a picnic for poor children at the 1ake Cardens. Everyone had such a good time that it lasted several hours longer than it was supposed to. or the coming year, the nteract lub has lined up even more eBciting pro5ects. %e invite students to be members so that they will not miss out on the fun.
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magine you are one of the members of the -een lub. Your club conducted a gotong-royong activity at the &ung Melor playground. %rite a report describing what you did during the gotong-royong activity. Make your description as interesting as possible. Dse the poster to help you write your report.
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5eport on the een .lub Gotong-Royong at
Vocabulary .
3n '; )une this year, the -een lub conducted a gotong-royong at the &ung Melor playground. About fifty of the members, with two club advisors, gathered at the playground at *.4( a.m. -he playground was in a bad condition. -he grass was very long. -here was rubbish everywhere, even on the slides and under the swings. %e divided our duties and got to work. %e mowed the grass. -hen, we swept and cleaned the grounds. 3ne group painted the swings, slides and seesaws. 3ur advisors helped them. After that, we fiBed some new large litter bins at the playground. Another group planted pretty plants and flowering shrubs along the sides of the field. inally, we fiBed a large sign at the edge of the playground. -he sign read, F&eep our playground clean.> %e finished our work at 0.4( p.m. -he playground looked pretty, neat and tidy. %e were all very tired but satisfied. %e had done a good 5ob and a good deed for the community.
conducted advisors bad condition slides mowed fiBed litter bins flowering shrubs edge satisfied community
%ample = Use the notes to help you interpret the charts. Write a composition ased on your interpretation.
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65:D5, &oys /$ 6irls 1$ 5T9:( 6,7UP (hinese /$ 7thers 0 +alay 00 %(5 &elow "$ years old "$ ""-"0 years old 1$"1-$ years old #$ PU&4(%T7:! :ewspapers 10 +aga8ines 0 !toryooks"$
nsights) " 2$ of students in Peninsular +alaysia claim to read at least one pulication a week. $ 6ood reading haits are most evident in the following groups) a 6irls +alays c "" @ "0 years old ) %mong pulications' newspapers are most widely read. So+r#e 4 "667 St+dent S+r3ey Report
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer)
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The charts are on the reading haits of students. !eventy percent of the students in Peninsular +alaysia claim to read at least one pulication a week. (hart % shows that the numer of female readers is 1$ and male readers' /$. t is quite clear that more girls than oys like to read. (hart & shows that at 00' the +alays make up the highest numer of readers. :ext' comes the (hinese at /$' followed y other races at only 0. (hart ( divides the readers y age. +ost readers fall under the ""-"0 age group' which is 1$ of the total numer of readers. n second place are the readers in the "1-$ age group. They make up #$ of the total numer of readers. :ot surprisingly' the youngest age group of "$ and elow makes only "$ of the total numer of readers. inally' (hart D shows the types of pulications that are read. %t 10' newspapers are the most popular. :ext are maga8ines at 0' followed y storyooks at "$. The figures were extracted from the L"FF3 !tudent !urve
%ample > % speaker from the 5nvironmental !ociety came to your school to talk on the suCect' L!ave 7ur 5nvironment<. &ack in class' your 5nglish 4anguage teacher asked you to write a report for your school maga8ine to inform the readers aout how to keep the environment clean.
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Use the information elow to help you write the report 6ive reasons why it is important to help keep our environment clean. Useful words) pollution' sickness' good health' nature S'8E O9R EN8IRONMENT Use litter ins Beep drains clean Beep rivers clean !top open urning
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) %ll of us should play our part in helping to keep the environment clean. 7ne of the good haits we should practise is to always throw litter into litterins. There are litterins all over town' y the roadsides and in shopping areas. Aet some people are either indifferent or too la8y to use them= People should stop throwing things into the drains. % lot of hawker stalls are guilty of treating drains as garage dumps. We should also sweep the drains in our own compound to ensure that they are not clogged. ,ivers are also often treated like dumping grounds for unwanted things. This ad hait and apathetic attitude must change. f our rivers are clean' there will e more fish in them. People who go swimming or fishing in these places will have a etter time. 7pen urning should e stopped' so that the air will not e polluted. %ll kinds of fumes are released into the air' which can endanger our health. Beeping the environment clean will keep us all in etter health. We can also enCoy neater and more eautiful surroundings.
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Samp!e :
Write a news report on an accident using the following points. amily drive @ tragedy @ child killed (ar hit another car @ oy flung out of car @ hit head on cur Police investigating @ other motorist lodged a police report
he headline is the title
Todd!er 2ies 2+ring &ami!y 2ri3e
Put in the place and day.
Petaling Eaya' !aturday.
3rite in the introduction the main idea of the report.
% couple and their three-year-old son took a drive around the neighourhood' looking for a suitale nursery for the oy. The drive ended in a tragedy when the child was killed in an accident in Ealan "/I here.
Gi*e details as to what happened. Place the e*ents in logical order.
The oy' +alcolm Eohn' was thrown out of the car when another car coming from the opposite side' hit the side of his car. The car went into a spin and the father' Eohn Thomas' F' lost control of the vehicle. The car hit lamp-post and turned turtle at the Cunction. +alcolm was thrown out of the vehicle and was found some 3 metres away. 9e had hit his head on the cur and died instantly.
Use the past tense to recount the facts.
9is mother' 5sther ,aymond' 2' who suffered cuts and ruises on her face and ody' said that they had taken +alcolm along on the drive as the oy loved going for drives.
Use the simple past tense. Use indirect speech.
% Petaling Eaya district police officer said that investigations were underway. 9e also said that the other motorist had lodged a police report.
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Aou are the !ecretary of the 5nvironmental !ociety in your school. Write a composition on how the memers of the !ociety can help to improve the environment of the school and its compound. &elow are the points you must use in your essay. GaH GH GcH GdH GeH
clean the compound make and put up signs paint classrooms look after school garden put up articles
Aou are to include in the essay one suggestion of your own that is different from the points given aove. Aour suggestion must e aout how to improve the environment of the school. Aou may egin your essay like this) ! clean school with a pleasant en*ironment will encourage students to work hard and impro*e2.. When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) % clean school with a pleasant environment will encourage students to work hard and improve the school results. !tudents need a conducive environment to study in. Therefore' it is important that the school and its compound e kept clean. think that one of the first things the 5nvironmental !ociety memers should do is to clean the compound. The ruish must e thrown away. f necessary' extra ruish ins should e provided. &esides this' the memers should put up signs such as QBeep the !chool (leanQ and QDon
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?arrative +riting %ample 1 %rite a story based on the following notes!
3orning $ 8a#im $ fishing $ river $ crocodile $ caught him $ shouted $ villager $ saved 8a#im $ in#ured $ sent $ hospital $ ten days $ thanful $ alive
%hen writing your story!
use all the notes given elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not less than +'( words
3ne morning, 1a5im was fishing at the river. t was a clear morning and a cool bree#e was blowing. 8e felt very relaBed. After a while, 1a5im felt a tug on his fishing line. 8e pulled his line in and was pleased with the large fish that he had caught. )ust then, he saw a log floating towards him. As 1a5im turned to look, something powerful hit him and he fell into the water. -he neBt minute, he felt something biting strongly into his shoulder. rocodileI 1a5im had been caught by a crocodileI 8e feared for his life and
Vocabulary cool bree#e tug fishing line log floating feared praying
started shouting for help, praying that someone would hear him. 1uck was on his side. A villager, on his way to the farm, heard 1a5im>s screams. %hen the villager reached the river, he only saw the thrashing of the
thrashing dragged stout stick
water, at first. -he crocodile had dragged 1a5im below the surface. Fould it be a crocodile=> the villager wondered. 8e picked up a stout stick and starting
surfaced
beating the water. -he neBt moment, 1a5im and the crocodile surfaced. -he villager hit the crocodile. 8e kept hitting and hitting. inally, the crocodile let go of 1a5im. -he villager $uickly dragged him out of the water. 1a5im>s shoulder was bleeding badly and the flesh there was in shreds. -he villager sent 1a5im to the hospital in his 5eep. 1a5im was in the hospital for ten days before he was finally discharged. 8e was thankful to be alive and to the villager for saving him.
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%ample 2 Dsing the notes below, write a story of not less than 120 words! Elaborate on each point. Make your story as interesting as possible.
+ saw young boy @ walking @ street ' a few big boys @ surrounded 4 hit young boy @ pushed down : grabbed wallet @ pocket @ ran away 0 young boy crying @ leg bleeding / took young boy to house @ dressed wound - took him home Vocabulary Encik Asri was driving home from work last Saturday, when he saw a young boy of about ten years old. -he boy was walking along a deserted street. Suddenly, a few big boys appeared and surrounded him. -he big boys looked mean and cruel. -hey began to hit the young boy. 3ne of the big boys pushed down the young boy and then kicked his leg. Another mean looking boy grabbed the young boy>s wallet from his pocket. -he big boys laughed loudly when they found the wallet. -hen, they $uickly ran away. Encik Asri turned his car into the deserted street. -he young boy was crying. 8e was holding his leg which was bleeding. Encik Asri $uickly took the young boy, Steven, to his house. 8e dressed Steven>s wound and then took him to the police station to make a report. -he police promised to look into the matter, as soon as possible. After that, Encik Asri took Steven home. Steven thanked Encik Asri for his kindness.
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Vocabulary 3ne day, when was on my way home from school, saw an old man trying to cross the road. -here was heavy traffic on the road at that moment as it was lunch time for most people. ars were passing by non@stop and were honking away loudly. -he old man stood by the roadside for $uite some time, waiting for the traffic to slow down. t would certainly take a long time for him to cross the road. decided to offer my help to the old man. told him that it would be much safer and faster if helped him to cross the busy road. -he old man thanked me for my kindness, but he said that he would prefer to cross the road himself. -here was nothing much that could do if he did not need my help. 8owever, the least could do was to wait for him to cross the road, to make sure that he reached the other side safely. After a while, the traffic began to slow down and the old man slowly crossed the road by himself. stayed behind a while longer to watch him. stood there until the old man was out of my sight. truly admired his independence.
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heavy traffic honking away
out of my sight admired independence
%ample ; +rite on your e@perience camping at 6uit er#un +aterfall .amping at 6uit er#un +aterfall 1ast Saturday, the oy Scouts went on a two@day camp to the ukit -er5un waterfall. 3ur bus reached the foothill at eight thirty in the morning. t was not easy trekking up the narrow path to the waterfall, carrying tents, sleeping bags and all the other things we needed for the camp. -he first thing we did when we reached the waterfall was to set up camp. -hen, after a simple breakfast, one group of us went 5ungle trekking while the other stayed back to swim and cook lunch. went with the first group. %e learnt a lot about the plants and animals in the 5ungle during our trek. . %e returned an hour later. 1unch was simple canned soup, fried chicken and bread. As we were hungry, we finished the food $uickly, but promised that when it our turn to cook, we would provide a really fantastic meal. After lunch, the other group went off on their 5ungle trek. %e rested for a while, and then went for a swim in the pool before we started preparing dinner. t was then that we discovered that it was not easy to cook a fantastic meal for twenty people on small portable gas stoves. 8owever, we managed to fry some vegetables and eggs, cook rice and heat up some canned chicken curry. After dinner, we set up lanterns around the camp, sang songs and told ghost stories. y nine, feeling rather tired, we went to bed early. -he sleeping bags were not at all comfortable but we drifted off to sleep after a while. 3n Sunday morning, we had instant noodles for breakfast. -hen we took down the tents. %e spent the rest of the morning swimming in the pool. At eleven o>clock, we packed up the rest of our things and carried them down to the bus. -hen, we had lunch at a roadside stall near the river. After lunch, we went for a walk along the river bank. At three o>clock, we returned to the bus and rode back to school. -he two@day camp was fun@filled and educational. %e, scouts, should go for more camps like these.
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tents set up camp
canned soup provide
discovered portable gas stoves
lanterns drifted off to sleep
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-he pictures show how the kind boy helped the old lady in pain. ased on the pictures, write the story. %hen writing your short story! " use all the notes given • elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting " make sure it is not less than 120 words Vocabulary )effrey was a hardworking student! 7ot surprisingly, he was the favourite student of his teachers. Everyone found him friendly and kind. 3ne day, )effrey was walking home. 3n the way, he saw an old lady sitting on the road. She was in pain. 8e approached her. GMadam, are you all right=H he asked her. G felt weak and fell,H she replied. )effrey $uickly helped the old lady, Puan arida to her feet and hailed a cab. -hen, he took her home. 8er ankle was sprained. So, she had to lie in bed for a whole week. 2uring that week, )effrey visited Puan arida and helped her in whatever way he could. 8e cleaned the windows and mopped the floor. 8e even helped her with the shopping. y the end of the week, she had recovered. Puan arida thanked )effrey and told him she would buy him a new bicycle. She knew that )effrey had always wanted to own one. -hey went to a bicycle shop. 8e picked the bicycle he liked. After that, he went home riding it. So, one good deed deserves another.
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Write a composition on the topic L%n Unforgettale 5xperience.< Aou may use the questions given to help you. GaH GH GcH GdH GeH
When did it happenJ Descrie the experience. 9ow did you feelJ Why was the experience unforgettaleJ What happened in the endJ
When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
!ample %nswer) The dreaded day finally arrived. 4ast night' heard the announcement' ;The P+, results will e released tomorrow> on the television. The minute heard that' my heart sank. went to school to collect my results. +y heart was pounding fiercely. When arrived at school' many of my friends were already there. %ll of them seemed excited and nervous. !uddenly' the door of the staffroom opened and we went to see our respective form teachers to get our results. +y friends and Coined the queue to see Puan ,osnah. ive of my classmates were ahead of me. The first two seemed overCoyed when they got their results. The third seemed shocked. !he stared at the paper' then urst into tears. felt cold all over. was so usy watching her that did not realise it was my turn. The classmate ehind nudged me forward. With shaking lims' approached my teacher. !he handed me the results and smiled. looked at the paper and rued my eyes to make sure was seeing correctly. could not elieve it. had eight %"s. gave a shout of Coy and tears of happiness streamed down my face. felt excited' shocked and happy all at the same time. floated out of the staffroom on clouds of happiness. thought of how proud my parents would e. +y friends gathered around and congratulated me. thanked them and rushed home. will always rememer how my fear turned to Coy. or as long as live' will always rememer that day.
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Samp!e : 1ook at the pictures below carefully. Pretend that you are one of the people who saw the incident. 2escribe what happened. Make your description as interesting as possible. Your description should be more than 120 words!
Vocabulary . was at a shop in a shopping compleB one day, looking for a birthday gift for my sister. -here was a boy standing a few metres away from where was. thought he seemed a bit anBious, but did not pay much attention to him. After a few minutes of searching, found the perfect gift for my sister. was about to head towards the counter when saw the boy putting some things into his pockets. was $uite taken aback, but kept silent. GShould tell a store assistant=H wondered. decided to do the right thing. approached a store assistant $uietly and informed her of the boy>s actions. She immediately called a man who turned out to be the store detective. 8e caught the boy red@handed, with a variety of products bulging out of his pockets, -he boy looked afraid and ashamed. -here were many people around, and as they stared at the boy, he kept his head down. -he store detective telephoned the police and handed the boy over to them when they arrived. felt sorry for the boy. 8owever, shoplifting is a crime, and it is better for the boy to learn his lesson now, instead of when it is too late.
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Samp!e 7
Aou were walking home from school when you witnessed an accident. ,elate the incident to your mother. Use the questions given to help you. Aour answer must e in the form of a dialogue.
Where did the accident occurJ What vehicles were involvedJ 9ow did the accident happenJ What did you doJ Who took the inCured people to the hospitalJ What happened in the endJ
Aou may start your dialogue like this) te*e 4 Mother1 something terrible happened $ust now. I was walking home from school2 When writing your composition) use a!! the points given e!aborate on the given notes to make it more interesting make sure it is not !ess than "$ words
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+other' something terrile happened Cust now. was walking home from school when witnessed an accident. 7h dear= Where did it happenJ was standing at the traffic lights in front of 4ika !upermarket. When the lights changed' the cars started to move. 9owever' a motorcyclist was riding too fast so he could not stop in time. 9e rode straight into a car. 7h' my goodness= What happened to himJ 9e was thrown off the ike and landed on the road. Was he adly hurtJ Aes. think his legs were roken. 9e was screaming in pain. Was the driver of the car hurtJ :o' ut the passenger in his car had cuts ecause of the roken window. What did you doJ immediately ran to a neary shop and telephoned the police. Who sent the inCured to the hospitalJ % passery did. Within a few minutes' the police arrived. They dispersed the crowd and took the driver of the car to the police station.
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