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English Score A+ in SPM ENGLISH 1119/1ENGLISH 1119/2

ENGLISH PERFECT SCORE

SPM 2014

MODULE 1

PAPER 1 DIRECTED WRITING [35 marks]

Wr itte n b y: Cikgu Mar zuqi Mohd S a lle h

M.S c . Ed US M

Edi te d b y Cikgu Suh a ili, B. Men a g eme n t (hon s) Ed US M

Credited by Sir Marzuqi M. Salleh Professional Master in Education


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English Score A+ in SPM

TOT AL MARKS FO R DIRECTE D WRITING

ENGLISH 1119/1ENGLISH 1119/2

As p ects Marks Forma t 3 Con ten t 12

Language 20 TOT AL 35

P ast Years Qu est ion

Year Fo rmat Task 1997 An art ic le f or sc hool new s paper To in f o rm st uden ts abou t the na ture c lub and

per s uade them to join . 1998 A f o rmat letter to the Manager of a f actor y To re qu est a vis it f or your sc hool c on s umer

club . 1999 A re po rt to the prin cipal To in f o rm the prin c ipal abou t the poor

condi tion and s er vice s or the librar y. 2000 An in f o rmat ion letter to your mo ther To ask f or s ome mone y to bu y a bir thda y gift

f or your bro ther . 2001 An art ic le f or your sc hool maga zine How c ope with st re ss 2002 A ta lk to other st uden ts Road S a f e ty 2003 A f o rma l letter to your tea cher To state the c hoice made by your c lass on a

trip a fter the end-o f -year e xamina tion and giverea s on s f or the c hoice .

2004 A re po rt f or the prin cipal To w r ite on matters in your sc hool which c ouldbe impro ved

2005 A letter to a f riend (inf ormal le tter) To d escr ib e your e xperien ce s a t a three-da you tdoor c amp .

2006 A letter to a f riend (inf ormal le tter) To gi ve reas on s why he /s he would ma ke agood Head P re f ect

2007 A ta lk to st uden ts To gi ve a ta lk on a re f eren ce boo k tha t isus e f ul f or s e condar y st uden ts

2008 An art ic le f or a sc hool maga zine To w r ite a n art ic le abou t your f riend . 2009 A re po rt to the prin cipal To gi ve reas on s f or the lack of intere st in

s por ts and pro vide s ugge st ion s t o over comethe problem s.

2010 A letter to your c ou s in To te ll him /her abou t the bene f its of theNa tional S er vice P rogramme and toe n c ou ra g e him /her to go .

2011 A s p eec h to Red Cre sc en t S ocie tymember s

To in f o rm them on how to manage a s p ra in e da n kle .

2012 A letter to younger s ist er (inf ormal le tter) To a d vise her on how to s pend her mone ywis ely.

2013 A letter to the Town Coun cil (f ormal le tter) Co m pl a in t abou t poo r c ondi tion in IndahRe crea tional P ar k.

2014 Re po rt /art ic le /s p eec h/ ta lk



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1 .You are unhapp y with the poor c ondi tion and s er vice s of your sc hool librar y. Wr ite a re po rt to your prin cipal . You mu st us e the no te s given below .

Rude librarian Ins uff icien t s pa ce O ld f urni ture O ld and torn boo ksFaul ty media equipmen tS hor t borrowing period

When writing the repor t, y ou s hould remember :to pro vide a title to us e all the no te s given the elabora te the no te s

Exam pl e a n s w er 1

To: The P rincipal of S ekolah Menengah S ain s B er tam

The P oor Condi tion s A nd S er vice s By T he Librar y

My name is A hmad B in Mohd . Ali. I am ver y unhapp y with the

condi tion s and s er vice s pro vided by our sc hool librar y. T his is a s eriou sma tter and s hould be s olved a s s oon a s po ss ible .

F ir st of all, the lib rar ia n s are very r ud e . The y often sc old us

when we re turn the boo ks la te al though we pa y the f ine . It is hard to

s ee them s mile . S o I hope you will do s ome thing abou t this.

There is in s u ff ic ie n t pl ace to s it a nd rea d . O ur sc hool ha s

abou t 1000 st uden ts. T he librar y is t oo s mall . W e ha ve to st and and s it

ou ts ide the librar y along the c orridor to read boo ks or new s paper .

Be s ide s, t he librar y ha s old f u r ni tu re . T he c hair s are all rusty

and s ome e ven bro ken . T he table s are s ha king and migh t f all one da y.

The ra cks are ver y old . W e are a f raid if would f all an ytime . I reque st t he

sc hool to bu y new f urni ture .

Apar t f rom tha t, our librar y is f illed with old a nd to r n boo ks ,

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which are no t s uitable f or the st uden ts. S ome of us ha ve a sk ed the

tea cher in c harge to bu y new book s bu t he s aid the librar y ha s f inan c ial

problem s.

Other than tha t, t he me di a e quip me n t is fa ul ty . T he st uden ts

canno t a cce ss c ompu ter s an ytime the y wan t. T he tele vis ion c anno t be

s witched on . W e hope tha t t he sc hool will bu y a new tele vis ion or repair

the old one .

F inally, t he st uden ts are no t s a tisf ied with the bo rr owing p er iod,

which is t oo s hor t. W e c an onl y borrow the re f eren ce boo ks f or two

da ys. W e c an borrow the st or y boo ks f or one wee k. W e hope the librar y

would e xpand the borrowing period . T his is all I would like to c omplain

abou t. I hope you will look into this ma tter a s s oon a s po ss ible .

Repor ted by,

( Ahmad bin Mohd . Ali)

St uden t f rom f orm 5 A,

S M S ain s B er tam ,

P ulau P inang .

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2 . Imagine tha t you were ver y diss a tisf ied with the f ood and s er vice a t an e xpen s ive re st auran t where you en ter tained your f amil y. Wr ite a letter of complain t to the re st auran ts managemen t. Include the f ollowing poin ts:

- Rude wai ter s - P oorl y c oo ked f ood - Unh ygieni c c ondi tion s- W rongl y totalled bill - Noisy s urrounding s - O ld and un com f or table f urni ture

In your le tter you s hould : - st a te your c omplain t - elabora te on your c omplain ts - a sk t he managemen t to re ct ify the c omplain ts

- e xpre ss y our though ts abou t dining a t the re st auran t again


Lot A13 Taman Berja ya ,

Nibung Tebal ,

14300 N.Tebal ,

P ulau P inang .

The Manager ,

S ea s on s Re st auran t,

J alan S impang Ampa t,

13500 S impang Ampa t. 09 SEPTE MBE R 2013

Dear S ir ,

Complain t Abou t Uns a tisf a ctor y F ood And Re st auran t S er vice

I wis h to expre ss my diss a tisf a ct ion abou t the f ood and s er vice a t your

e st abli s hed and well-known re st auran t. O n behal f of my f amil y, I would

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like to rais e a f ew poin ts regarding this ma tter . My f amil y and I had

dinner a t your re st auran t on 08 S ep tember 2013 to c elebra te my

mo ther s 50 th bir thda y. W e e xpe cted to ha ve a grea t time a t your

s ea f ood re st auran t bu t un f or tuna tely we did no t.

2 . Your wai ter s t rea ted us rudel y and incon s idera tely. W e had t o wai t

f or abou t hal f an hour be f ore we c ould order an y f ood . Th e wa iter

s po ke to u s r ud e ly whilst t aking the order s. I n f a ct, he sc olded my

mo ther who wan ted to ha ve a c up of tea withou t s ugar . He c laimed tha t

the re st auran t doe s no t s er ve s uch a drin k. F or your inf orma tion , my

mo ther ha s diabe te s and is t r ying to a void taking s ugar y f ood and drinks.

3 . T he poo r ly c oo ke d f ood wa s als o un s a tisf a ctor y. W e were

s urpri s ed to f ind ou t tha t the roa st c hicken and f is h tha t we had ordered

were st ill raw and inedible . T he mu s hroom s oup ta st ed a bit s our and

the f ried prawn wa s over coo ked . W e made a c omplain t abou t the f ood to

your wai ter s and c oo ks bu t no f ur ther a ct ion wa s t aken .

4 . B e s ide s, t he poorl y s er ved f ood we als o f el t un com f or table with the

dir ty and unh ygi e ni c c ondi tion s a t your re st auran t. T he f ood wa s

grea sy. T here were s ome c a ts wandering s ear ching f or f ood . T he s e bad

condi tion s are harm f ul a s t he y migh t ge t f ood poi s oning and other heal th

problem s.

5 . I nearl y lost RM57 a s a re s ult of the w r ongl y to ta lle d bill I wa s

given . It wa s my s ist er who no ticed the unrea s onable price of the f ood .

Then , we re coun ted the bill and f ound tha t ou t it wa s wrongl y c alcula ted .

The total wa s s uppo s ed to be RM120 bu t the c alcula tion made by the

ca s hier s howed RM177 .

6 . Ano ther problem tha t s poiled our e vening wa s t he noi sy

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s u rr ounding s , e s pe cially the yelling of wai ter s and wai tre ss e s c alling

name s and ta king order s f rom the c ust omer s. B e s ide s t his, t he loud

mu s ic and noi s e c oming f rom the kitchen als o c on tribu ted to this

un s a tisf a ctor y s itua tion . W ha t more dis appoin ting were the de f e ct ive

f an s and air- condi tioner s ? The wea ther wa s v er y humid and there were

a lot of people in the re st auran t. T here are als o old a nd un c o mf o rta bl e

f u r ni tu re in your re st auran t.

7 . Hereb y, I would like to ma ke s ugge st ion s t o help you s olve t he s e

problem s. F ir st of all, I s ugge st t ha t you look a t your re st auran t and

ma ke s ure no more c a ts and other st ra y animal s are on your premi s e .

You s hould als o train your wai ter s and c oo ks t o pro vide good s er vice and f ood to c ust omer s. It would be be tter to us e a c alcula tor to a void

mist a ke s in totalling the bill. You need to repair the de f e ct ive f an s and

air- condi tioner s immedia tely. Last bu t no t lea st, c leanline ss s hould be

main tained in all par ts of your re st auran t. I hope tha t you will look into

the s e c omplain ts and ta ke immedia te a ct ions. It is v er y impor tan t to

remember tha t The Be tter The S er vice , T he Be tter The Bus ine ss .

Than king you in ad van ce f or your c o-opera tion .

Your s f ai thf ully,R odz ia na

(RODZIAN A R AZALI)

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3 .You are the P re s iden t of the E nvironmen tal Club of your sc hool . You ha ve been

reque st ed by y our prin cipal to give a s pee ch during sc hool a ss embl y. Y our s p eec h is in

conjun ct ion with the Love your E nvironmen t c ampaign . Us ing the no te s below , write

your s pee ch .

o Colle ct wa st e ma terial and s epara te

o S end to re cyc ling c en ter s/ Collec t old new s paper s

o P ost er c ompe tition

o Do no t litter


A v er y good morning I bid to the prin cipal , P n. Aqilah bin ti Ahmad ,

s enior a ss ist an ts, t ea cher s and f riend s.

I am Izz air y bin Az mie , proudl y st anding here a s t he P re s iden t of

the E nvironmen tal Club , and am reall y honoured to be given thisoppor tuni ty to talk to all of you toda y. I n c onjun ct ion with the Love your

Environmen t c ampaign , I would li ke to ta lk a bou t th e act ivities to b e

carr ie d ou t to s how th at w e lo ve ou r e n vir on me n t.

As st uden ts, it is our re s pon s ibility t o keep our en vironmen t

clean . W e pla y a v ital role in pro te ct ing our en vironmen t. A lot of wa st e

can be reu s ed s uch a s bo ttles, c an s, and new s paper s. T here f ore , e ver y

morning we will go around t he sc hool c ompound and c oll ect a ll w aste

mater ia ls . T hen we mu st s epara te the s e wa st e produ cts in diff eren t

garbage bag s. T he s e garbage bag s will then be s en t to Re cyc ling

Cen tre .

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The ne xt a ct ivity is c ollect ing old new s paper s f rom our home .

You are reque st ed to c oll ect old n e w s p a p ers and bring them to

sc hool e ver y morning . T he c olle ct ion c en tre will be the sc hool c an teen .

There will be s omeone f rom the c lub who will be in c harge of the

collect ion . P lea s e ma ke s ure tha t you tie the new s paper s into bundle s

be f ore handing them in.

Ano ther a ct ivity t ha t will be held is t he po ster c o m p et ition .

Anyone intere st ed mu st regi st er with Lim May Ma y f rom F orm 5 Mulia.

The c los ing da te of s ubmi ss ion is t he 10 th Mar ch 2011 . T he theme of

the po st er s mu st f ollow the theme of our c ampaign . T he f ir st prize

winner will ge t a boo k vou cher of RM200 , the s econd prize winner will ge t a boo k vou cher of RM100 , and the third prize winner will re ceive a

boo k vou cher of RM50 .

F inally, I wis h to give a word of reminder to you all. P lea s e do

no t litter . W e mu st a void the habi t of throwing rubbi s h indisc rimina tely.

We mu st alwa ys remember tha t a c leaner en vironmen t would en s ure a

happier and heal thier lif e . I would like to ma ke an appeal f or f ull

coopera tion f rom all par ties t o ma ke this c ampaign a s ucc e ss. W ith

tha t, than k you .

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4 .You f ind tha t man y of your f riend s are under a lot of pre ss ure . T he y s pend mo st oftheir da y st ud ying and appear to s uff er f rom st re ss. Wr ite a n art ic le f or your sc hool new s le tter on how to c ope with st re ss.

Include the f ollowing poin ts: Regular e xer cis e Hobbie s

Wor k in group sBalan ced meal sEnough s leep St ud y sk ills

Make a c he ck -listS ee k ad vice Talk to your f amil y

List en to mu s ic Coun s ellor s

Game

Coping wi th S tress

by W ira Mohamad

The phenomenon of st uden ts under pre ss ure is e viden t f rom the

beha viour of tho s e st uden ts a ff e cted . I am a st uden t and I know when

my f riend s are under pre ss ure . S ome of tho s e a ct ive one s will s uddenl y

turn pa ss ive . So me will b ec o me too qui et whil e s o me te nd to g et

a ng ry fast .

There are man y wa ys one c an ge t rid of st re ss. F ir st ly, st uden t,

e s pe cially t eenager s, mu st go f or re gul ar exerc ise . A brisk walk in the

par k would relea s e a lot of ten s ion . St uden ts s hould pla y f oo tball ,

ho cke y, ba sk e tball and badmin ton to redu ce st re ss. Exer cis e is als o s aid to rela x the bod y mu sc les and keep you

calm . St uden ts mu st ha ve hobbi es s uch a s reading , c ollect ing st amp s,

f is hing or liste ning to m u s ic of your c hoice . T he s e leis ure a ct ivities

help keep st uden ts f ree f rom sc hool-rela ted st re ss.

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There f ore , st uden ts s hould plan a time- table . T he y c an als o

wo rk in g r oup s to s olve s ome of their a cademi c problem s. B e s ide s

ma king f riend s and disc uss ing c er tain iss ue s, group disc uss ion s c an

help impro ve st ud y sk ills . O ne of the s e is t he abili ty t o make a c h eck-

list of all the a ct ivities planned and c arried ou t. T his in turn will ma ke

st ud ying more e ff e ct ive and a void unne ce ss ar y pre ss ure .

St uden ts s hould als o ha ve b a la n ce d mea ls and e nough s lee p .

The s e are s aid to be ba s ic t o heal thy live s. St uden ts, e s pe cially tho s e

in e xamina tion c lass e s, mu st s leep and ea t well be cau s e a heal thy

bod y c rea te s a heal thy mind . Howe ver , the pro ce ss of going to s leep

can s ome time s be diff icult. Hen ce , it is ne ce ss ar y t o seek a d vice f rom

tho s e whom we trust and love . Coun se llo rs in sc hool are help f ul bu tyou c an alwa ys ta lk to you r fam ily f ir st. Howe ver , if no thing wor ks,

there is a need to s ee k t rea tmen t f rom the rele van t au thori ties. Y ou ma y

be s urpri s ed bu t a f riend of mine s aid tha t sc reaming a t the moun tain s

and laughing your hear t ou t c an ta ke awa y st re ss.

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Sec t ion A: Direc ted Wri t ing

[35 m a r k s ]


You a r e the p r esident o f the Engli sh Language Society in you r school. You noticed that mo st o f

you r fr iend s ar e str essed about the SPM examination s. W r ite a sp eec h on ho w to cope with the

pr oblem to be delive r ed du r ing an a ssembly.

W AYS TO DE AL W ITH E XA M ST R E SS

Early p re para t ions

Eat nut r itious f ood

Do r egula r phy sical activitie s

Attend motivational talk s or semina rs

La st m inut e p re para t ions

Think po sitive

Take a sho r t b r eak

Have an ea r ly night

When wr iting you r sp eec h you should r emembe r to:

add r ess the audience

use all the content point s given

give example s / f ur the r detail s f or each content point

add any r elevant in f or mation o f you r own

wr ite in pa r agr aph s

end the s peech app r op r iately



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[35 m a r k s]

[T im e sugge sted : 45 m inute s]


You a r e the Head Pr ef ect o f you r school. You r eceived many complaint s fr om the student s

conce r ning the school canteen. You have decided to wr ite a re por t to the p r incipal to complain

about the condition s of the canteen. W r ite you r re por t based on the in f or mation belo w.

C omp lai nts on th e ca nt een

Food

Not nut r itiou s

Not ta sty

Limited choice s

Too expen sive

Cleanline ss

Food expo sed to f lies

Dir ty cutle r y

Clogged and smelly d r ain s

Wo r kers

Rude

Poo r pe rsonal hygiene

Not enough wor kers

When wr iting the re por t , you should r emembe r :

- to give a suitable title

- to u se all the in f or mation given

- to add tw o oth er comp lai nts of you r own

- to p r ovide an ending

- to indicate you r name and po sition



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[35 ma r k s]

[Time sugge sted: 45 minute s]


You a r e not satisf ied with the condition s in you r neighbou r hood. You would like the Distr ict

Council to take immediate action. Wri te a lett er of complaint to the Distr ict Off ice r to exp r ess

you r dissatisf action r ega r ding thi s matte r . You should include the f ollo wing point s in you r lette r :

r ubbi sh dumped along r oad side

playg r ound not maintained

r oad s with pothole s

str ay cat s and dog s inc r easing in numbe r

clogged and smelly d r ain s

long and uncut g r ass

When wr iting the lette r , you should r emembe r to:

include all the point s given

elabo r ate on all the point s given

lay out the lette r co rr ectly



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PAPER 1 CONTINUOUS WRITING

[50 marks]

CATEGO R Y DES CR IPTIO NS FO R THE ASSESS MENT OF CONTINUOUS WRITING

La ngu a g e 20 marks

Mark ra ng e Descr ip tion o f cr iter ia A

44 - 50 The language is en tirely a cc ura te apar t f rom ver y occ a s ional f ir stdra fts s lips S en ten ce st ructure is v aried and s ophi st ica ted s how s t he candida te is able to us e variou s ty pe s of s en ten ce s t o achie ve a par ticular e ff e ct. Vocabular y is wide and us ed with pre cis ion .

P un ctua tion is a cc ura te and help f ul to the reader . S pelling is acc ura te a cross t he f ull range of vocabular y us ed .P aragraph s are well-planned , ha ve uni ty and are linked . The topic is addre ss ed with c on s ist en t rele van ce . The intere st of the reader is arou s ed and s ust ained throughou t the writing .

B38 - 43

The language is a cc ura te ; occ a s ional error s are ei ther minor or f ir stdra ft s lips. S en ten ce s s how s ome varia tion of leng th and type , including s ome comple x s en ten ce s. Vocabular y is wide enough to c on ve y intended s hade s of meaning with s ome pre cision P un ctua tion is almo st alwa ys a cc ura te and generall y help f ul S pelling is nearl y alwa ys a cc ura te P aragraph s s how s ome e viden ce of planning , ha ve uni ty and are us uall y appropria tely linked . The pie ce of writing is rele van t to the topic and the intere st of the reader is arou s ed and s ust ained through mo st of the c ompo s ition .



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CONTINUOUS WRITING


As p ects Marks Forma t

50 Con ten t

Language TOT AL 50

REMINDERS

Qu est ion Fo rmat poin ts Con te n t poin ts Ela bo rat ion poin ts

La ngu a g e poin ts

FO RM AL LETTE R

1 . Addre ss of the s ender

2 . Addre ss of the

re cipien t 3 . Da te 4 . S alu ta tion 5 . Heading /tittle 6 . Clos ure 7 . S igna ture 8 . Name and po st of

the s ender

Include all the given c on ten tpoin ts

G ive de tails /e xplain s /s ugge st ion s

20 mar ks -a cc ording to criteria

INFO RM ATLETTE R

1 . Addre ss of the s ender

2 . Da te

3 . S alu ta tion 4 . Clos ure 5 . S igna ture 6 . Name of the s ender




REPO RT 1 . T itle 2 . Addre ss3 . S igna ture 4 . Name of the write 5 . P ost of the write




ARTICLE 1 . T itle 2 . Name of the write

Include all the given c on ten t

poin ts

G ive de tails /e xplain s /

s ugge st ion s

20 mar ks -a cc ording to

criteria TALK/SPEE CH 1 . G ree ting 2 . Introdu ct ion /opening

s pee ch 3 . E nding






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COHESIVE DEVICES


Coh es ive d ev ices Fun ct ion Exam pl e F irs t l y, s ec ondl y, f ir st, s ec ond , f inall y, last l y, f or one t hing , t o begin wi t h, ne xt

To s how the logical order ofidea s or time s equen ce

Fi rst ly, the Interne t pla ys an impor tan t role in the world ofcommuni ca tion .

Al s o, s imilarl y, f ur t hermore , li k ewi s e , moreo v er

To link idea s t oge ther .t he Interne t a ls o s a ve s t ime a sme ss age s c an be deli vered in a ma tter of s e cond s.

Beside s, ot her t han t ha t, apar t f rom t ha t, on t op of t ha t, in addi t ion

To add idea s and to link the new idea s t o the pre viou sidea s

Bes id es , the Interne t als o s a ve time a s me ss age s c an be deli vered in a ma tter of s e cond s.

T hi s i s be c au s e , t hi s i s due t o t he f a ct t ha t

To pro vide a rea s on to illust ra te an idea s pro vided earlier

Thi s is b eca u se the In terne t off er sea sy and ine xpen s ive wa ys t o communi ca te s uch a s e-mail s,me ss enger , c ha tting ,tele con f eren c ing and blogger .

I n s um , in s hor t, in c on c lus ion , t o c on c lude , all in all , ov erall , t o s ummari z e

To s ummari ze idea s ei ther a tthe end of s e ct ion s or to e xplicitly st a te tha t the e ss a yis c on cluding

In c on c lu s ion, it is undeniable tha t Interne t bring s us man yad van tage s.

W hi c h i s t o s a y, in ot her war s, t hi s i s

To rein f or ce the pre viou s idea by e xpre ss ing it in a s lightlydiff eren t wa y to ma ke it more e xplicit

In o th er w ar d s , the Interne t help sto promo te st uden ts learning .

F or e x ample , f or inst an c e , s uc h a s, namel y, s pe c i f i c all y

To pro vide an e xample in order to illust ra te an idea

. t he Interne t off er s ea sy and ine xpen s ive wa ys t o c ommuni ca te s u c h as e-mail s, me ss enger ,cha tting , tele con f eren cing and blogger .

Con s equen t l y, t hu s, a s a re s ul t, hen c e , s o, t here f ore

To demon st ra te tha t the f ollowing idea is a re s ult ofthe pre viou s idea

Th eref o re , I st rongl y dis agree with the writer s opinion s which were publis hed in your edi torial c olumn .

On t he ot her hand , on t he c on t rar y, in c on t ra st, al t erna t i v el y, c on v er s el y, by c ompari s on , ins t ead , inst ead of

To s ignal diff eren ce s or al terna tive s be tween two idea s

Instea d, we s hould ma ke f ull us e of the Interne t to bene f it man kind .

T hough , howe v er , ne v er t hele ss, in s pri t e of t ha t

To st a te an oppo s ing idea How ever , I do agree up to a cer tain poin t with the writer tha t the Interne t ha s t he po ten tial to dist ra ct st uden ts f rom their st udie s.



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LIST OF USEF UL IDOMS/P HRA SES


1 . Abs en ce ma ke s t he hear t grow f onder (We miss our f riend s and rela tives more

when the y are awa y) eg . S he us e to quarrel with her s ist er bu t now , s he miss e s her . It is a c a s e ofab s en ce ma ke s t he hear t grow f onder .

2 . All and s undr y (e ver ybod y, all type s of people) eg . T he go vernmen ts new rule con cern s all and s undr y.

3 . As diff eren t a s nigh t and da y

(comple tely diff eren t) eg . T he twins s ist er ma y look alike bu ttheir manneri s ms are a s diff eren t a snigh t and da y.

4 . B ed of ros e s (a happ y, c om f or table s itua tion) eg . Lif e is no t alwa ys a bed of ros e s. Attime s, it c an be c hallenging too .

5 . B oiling poin t

(when one is v er y angr y)

eg . W hen he repea ted the mist a ke f or the third time , t he tea cher s rea ched the boiling poin t.

6 . Co st a bomb (ver y e xpen s ive) eg . His new bungalow hou s e c ost a bomb .

7 . Curr y f a vour with s omeone (to s wee t talk/pre tending to be nice to s omeone f or own s ad van tage) eg . S ome st uden ts ha ve been c urr ying f a vour with the new f orm tea cher .

8 . Cu t your c oa t a cc ording to your c loth (adju st t he s pending e xpen s e s acc ording to the mone y one ha s )

17 .F rom c radle to the gra ve (throughou t one s lif e)

eg . W ha te ver you learn now , you s hould remember it f rom c radle to the gra ve .

18 .G ive a big hand (to c lap /applau s e) eg . Ev er ybod y ga ve a big hand a fter the dan cer s f inis hed their beau tif ul per f orman ce .

19 .G ive a pa t on the ba ck (to prai s e /congra tula te s omeone)

eg . Although Lim did no t e xcel in hise xam s, his paren ts ga ve him a pa t on the ba ck f or tr ying hard .

20 .G reen with en vy(f eeling ver y en viou s ) eg . If you bu y a new car , your neighbour s will be green with en vy.

21 . Ha st e ma ke s wa st e (doing s ome thing in a hurr y will s poil the

wor k)

eg . S he wa s in s uch a hurr y tha t s he s pilt the milk on the f loor . Has te ma ke swa st e .

22 . In ho t wa ter (in s eriou s t rouble) eg . T he prin cipal c augh t him red-handed vandali zing . Now , he is in ho t wa ter .

23 .O n the do t (a t e xa ct ly the righ t t ime) eg . W e are e xpe cted to be a t there a t2 .30 on the do t.

24 .O n one s high hor s e (ver y arrogan t/proud) eg . S he ha s been on her high hor s e e ver s ince s he wa s admi tted to the pre st igious



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eg . T ha t s hir t is t oo e xpen s ive , s o I ha ve to c ut ma y c oa t a cc ording to my c loth.

9 . Dream c ome true (a wis h ha s c ome true)

eg . Ha ving you a s a f riend is a dream come true .

10 . Dyed in the wool (hold s c er tain prin ciple s/ belie ve sst rongl y s ince s mall) eg . F or a per s on dyed in t he wool , it wa sdiff icult f or him to c hange his idea s and value s.

11 .E a t humble pie

(to be apologe tic when pro ven wrong) eg . You ll ha ve to ea t humble pie if you re pro ved wrong .

12 .Ev er y noo k and c rann y(e ver ywhere) eg . T he y s ear ched e ver y noo k and crann y f or the miss ing boo k bu t to no a vail.

13 .F all on dea f ear s

(did no t pa y a tten tion to ad vice /warning) eg . T he tea cher s ad vice to him s eemed to ha ve f allen on dea f ear s.

14 .F ew and f ar be tween (Ver y f ew /limited) eg . G ood job s with brigh t c han ce s f or promo tion are f ew and f ar be tween .

15 .F is h ou t of wa ter (s omeone who is un com f or table with the s urrounding s ) eg . I wa s like a f is h ou t of wa ter a s I wa sno t f amiliar with the pla ce .

16 .F rom A t o Z (to know e ver ything in de tail) eg . You s hould know the de tails of the topic f rom A t o Z.

uni ver s ity.

25 .P ride and joy. ( A s pe c ial obje ct t ha t is s omeone s love and pride)

eg . T he t able tha t he built on his own , ishis pride and joy.

26 .S ha ke like a lea f. (to tremble with f ear) eg . T he bo y who wa s c augh t st ealing ,wa s s ha king like a lea f.

27 .S how one s t rue c olour s. (to s how one s t rue c hara cter) eg . He pre tended to be generou s bu t he

s howed his t rue c olour s when he re f us ed to dona te mone y to c hari ty.

28 .S ee red . (to be come ver y angr y) eg . My mo ther s aw red when s he c augh tme c oming home la te a t nigh t.

29 .Thick and f a st (come s in grea t number s and f a st ) eg . Off er s t o help the traged y-st rick en

f amil y c ame thick and f a st.

30 .Tom , Dick and Harr y.(an ybod y) eg .W e do no t wan t an t Tom , Dick and Harr y to en ter the hall .

31 .W a ys and mean s. (me thod s or wa ys t o do s ome thing) eg . T here are wa ys and mean s ofma king mone y through bu s ine ss deal s.

Abs en ce ma ke s t he hear t grow f onder



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TYPES OF WRITING


N ARR ATIVE ARGUM ANTATIVE DES CR IPTIVE FA CTU AL

WRITE A STO R Y ST ATE THEIR

VIEWS DES CR IBE A

S CENE/EVE NT, PL ACE, PE RSO N

BASE D ON FACTS

S AMPLE O UTLINE FO R ESS A Y

HOW TO GET EXCELLE NT RES ULTS IN THE EXAMINATION

TITLE

In tr odu ct ion A. B a ckground inf orma tion B. F ollow a f ew guideline s t o ge t good re s ults

Bod y A. I mpor tan t to pa y a tten tion to c lass

1 . T o under st and teacher 2. W ill no t miss v aluable inf orma tion 3 . T o take no te s t o st ud y and re vis e

B. St ud y throughou t c las s and no t be f ore e xam 1 . B e come c on f us ed be cau s e too mu ch to st ud y2 . P ani c lead s t o st re ss 3 . St ud y a t ele ven th hour too la te

C . P repare time table 1 . T o alloca te time e ff ect ively 2 . T ime is no t wa st ed on other a ct ivities3 . St ick t o sc hedule to ge t bene f it

Con c lu s ion A. Can a chie ve s ucc e ssB. F ollow guideline s

In tr odu ct ion (P 1)

P ara g ra ph 2

P ara g ra ph 3

P ara g ra ph 4

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Exam pl e 1


HOW TO GET EXCELLE NT RES ULTS ON YO UR EXAMINATIO N

Thoma s E dis on , one of the world s leading inven tor s on ce remar ked tha t geniu s wa s two per c en t ins pira tion and nine ty-eigh t

per c en t per s pira tion . He wor ked ver y hard often 20 hour s a da y

doing hundred s of e xperimen ts be f ore he c ould produ ce an inven tion .

As a st uden t, do you wor k a s hard a s E dis on to a chie ve s ucc e ss in

your st udie s, by ge tting e xcellen t re s ults in your e xamina tion? Do you

know how to do it? Here are a fe w guid e lin es you ca n f ollow to

e n s u re th at you do very w e ll in you r exams .

Fi rst ly, it is im po rta n t th at you p ay atte n tion du r ing c lass .

This is t o ma ke s ure tha t y ou under st and wha te ver ha s been taugh t. If

you talk with your f riend s or da ydream when the tea cher is t ea ching ,

you will miss v aluable inf orma tion . Do no t depend on your f riend s t o

e xplain the par t of the c lass t ha t you ha ve miss ed . T his is be cau s e

the y them s elve s migh t no t ha ve under st ood it. B e s ide s, y ou need to

con cen tra te on the c lass t o ta ke down no te s which will help you to st ud y and re vis e f or te st or e xam s.

S ec ondl y, you m u st st ud y th r oughou t th e year a nd no t ju st

b ef o re exams . A last -minu te prepara tion will ma ke you c on f us ed

be cau s e you ha ve s o mu ch to st ud y in s uch a s hor t t ime . T his migh t

lead to pani c and e ven tually st re ss. T o pre ven t this f rom happening to

you , pu t in regular hour s of priva te st ud y throughou t the year . Do no t

lea ve it un til the ele ven th hour . By t hen it will be too la te .

Fin a lly, you s hould p re p are a t imeta bl e f o r rev is ion. You need

to ha ve a st ud y sc hedule or a plan of wor k f or ea ch da y s o tha t your

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time will be alloca ted e ff ect ively. A t ime table will en s ure tha t you do no t

wa st e your pre ciou s t ime on a ct ivities t ha t are no t rela ted to st ud y.

Howe ver , ha ving a good plan will no t bene f it you , unle ss y ou st ick t o it.

You ha ve to wor k s mar t s o a s t o ge t excellen t re s ults in your

e xamina tion . T o wor k s mar t mean s wor king hard and en s uring tha t

there is a syst em in your st ud y. If you f ollow th e guid e lin es gi ve n

a bo ve , you will d ef ini te ly ac hi eve s u ccess in you r exam in at ion.

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Traff ic jams h ave b ec o me on e o f th e as p ects o f Ma lays ia n lifesty les . Wh y do you thin k thi s is s o? Disc u ss .

Mala ys ia is well known f or a number of thing s like good f ood ,

beau tif ul bea che s, t alle st building , f riendl y Mala ys ian s and no t

f orge tting terrible t ra ff ic jam s. Y e s, t ra ff ic jam s ha ve be come one of the

a s pe cts of Mala ys ian lif e sty les. I n f act, s ome of us e ven us e tra ff ic

jam s a s our e xcus e when we are la te in s ubmi ss ion of a ss ignmen ts.

Why are we pu tting up with the s e tra ff ic jam s ? Th ere are ma n y

reas on s f o r thi s ph e no me non o f traff ic jams in ou r lives .

In thi s aff lu e n t s o c iety , owning a car is no t im po ss ibl e

d ream . Most of us are able to own a c ar be cau s e of the low a ff ordable

inst allmen ts sc heme s off ered nowada ys. B uying a c ar is indeed a

ne ce ss ity. B e s ide s, nowada ys it is v er y c ommon to s ee a f amil y with a t

lea st t wo c ar s. T he s e of cour s e ha ve c on tribu ted to the large number of vehi c les on the road s.

Ano th er fact o r c on tr ibu ting to th e in creas ing traff ic jams is

Malays ia n s are no t in th e h a bi t o f car pooling. In man y wa ys, we

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are c on cei ted s elf is h lots a s we do no t wan t to c rea te incon venien ce

f or our s elve s and als o no t to trouble other people . T hough t we are

aware of the bene f it of car pooling to redu ce tra ff ic jam s, we are st ill f ar

f rom ge tting our s elve s t o embra ce the pra ct ice of car pooling .

Next , Malays ia n s are imm un e to th e traff ic jams . The y ha ve

be come a par t and par cel of our live s. Most of us will just s hrug our

s houlder s and a cc ep t the f rust ra tion s of being c augh t in the t ra ff ic jam s

a s s ome thing tha t c anno t be a voided . Ev en when there is t he ea s e of

tra velling in our Ligh t Rail T ran s por t (LRT) which ha s been hailed a s

the s olu tion to redu ce t ra ff ic c onge st ion , man y of us st ill pre f er to t ra vel

in the c om f or t of our own c ar .

In c on clus ion , t ra ff ic jam s will c on tinue to be par t of our lif e sty le

f or year s t o c ome , if our men tality f or c om f or t, c on venien ce and s oc ial

st a tus remain s t he s ame . W e need to c hange our a ttitude if the

problem of tra ff ic jam s is t o be alle via ted . We n ee d too to c h a ng e ou r

m ind set a nd try to make u se o f th e publi c tra n s po rtat ion system

o r to car- pool wh e n ever w e ca n.

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Th e Ch a lle ng es th at tee n a g ers face in life tod ay .

The t eenager s of toda y f ace a rapidl y c hanging world with man y

challenges . T he y are c on f ron ted with man y s oc ial iss ue s in lif e . T he s e young people are a t st age of their live s where the y ha ve a s en s e of

critical per s pe ct ive in wha t the y s ee across t he world . Challenge s

come in variou s f orm s: negle ct, peer pre ss ure , iden tity problem s,

drug s, ea ting dis order s and other s. Ou r young p e opl e n ee d to b e e n

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c ou ra g e to g r ow to b e p r odu ct ive c itize n s o f th e c oun try bu t f irst ,

w e n ee d to know th e c h a lle ng es th at th ese tee n a g ers face on a

d a ily b as is .

It is g e n era lly b e lieve d th at th e tee n a g er years are

c h aracter ize d b y re b e llion a nd c on f u s ion, th e n ee d f o r s o c ia l

acce p ta n ce b y on e s p eers as th e tee n a g ers str uggl e to d ef in e

th e ir id e n tity to g et a f o c u s in life . This is pro ven to be one of the

bigge st c hallenge s t ha t teenager s will f a ce toda y. T he y e valua te the

per f orman ce s a cc ording to the judgmen ts of other s and when the y f all

s hor t, t he y are angr y, depre ss ed and t he y blame t hem s elve s f or f alling

s hor t of the expe cta tion of other s. Y oung people , who dre ss diff eren tly,think diff eren tly. T he y a ct diff eren tly and ma y be c on s umed with s elf -

reproa ch , an xie ty and f ear . T he y think tha t to be a cc ep ted , the y mu st

like the other s. T he y then st ruggle to be like other s and often end up

unhapp y and st re ss ed be cau s e the y are no t able to keep up the

charade .

Bes id es p eer p ress u re , o th er c h a lle ng es face d b y tee n a g ers in c lud e p ers on a l matters o f th e h eart . Be cau s e

teenager s are growing up be tween the st age of being no t qui te adul ts

and no t being c hildren , the y ha ve a roller c oa st er of emo tion s buried

deep within them . B eing in love and f alling ou t of love is a c hallenge

f a ced by teenager s t oda y. A lthough the teen year s off er new

e xperien ce s and c hallenge s t ha t c an be e xc iting , this period of time

can als o be st re ssf ul. T he st re ss of adole sc en ce is one of man y f a ctor s

tha t c an ma ke young people unhapp y. B e cau s e teenager s f ace

hormonal change s, t he s e c an a ff e ct t heir mood s. T o be able t o handle

the diff eren t mood s wing s is als o c hallenging to the teenager s.

Teenager s ma y be come pre ss urized , st re ss ed ou t or wor s e , be

depre ss ed .

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Bes id es th at , th e bigg est c h a lle ng e face d b y ma n y

tee n a g ers is th e n ee d to s u ccee d aca d em ica lly. St udie s are a

major c hallenge f or mo st t eenager s and this is by no mean s ge tting

ea s ier with t he st iff compe tition in t he world of edu ca tion . St uden ts are

be coming s mar ter and the drive to be the be st is t he c on st an t

challenge f aced by man y teenagers .

To c on clude , all of us need to re cogni ze the s e c hallenge s

f a ced by the young people and we ha ve to f ind wa ys t o help them

over come their problem s. T he teenager s who are going through

diff icult and tough time s need po s itive , c aring people who c an st eer them to the righ t dire ct ion s o their live s c an be s haped into s ome thing

po s itive and meaning f ul. Tee n a g ers , like a ll o f u s , s o met imes ju st

n ee d h e lp a nd guid a n ce a nd ears to liste n to th e ir p r obl ems .

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Fo rm ing st ud y g r oup s is a n effect ive w ay f st ud ying. Gi ve you r

opinion s .

Forming independen t st ud y group s is a c ommon phenomenon in

pol yte chni cs, c ollege s and uni ver s ities t he s e da ys. T his c on cep t is als o

promo ted by the local sc hool au thori ties a s re s ear ch ha s pro ven tha t

th ere are ma n y a d va n ta g es to b e d er ive d wh e n st ud e n ts di sc u ss

less on s in g r oup s .

Fi rst ly, st ud y g r oup s h e lp st ud e n ts to g a in im po rta n t va lu es

th at ca nno t b e litera lly ta ugh t in c lass . In st ud y group s, st uden ts

depend on ea ch other f or s uppor t. T he f ai th and trust pu t on member s

in group c rea te the bond and bind them toge ther . Member s ha ve to be

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commi tted to one ano ther a s long a s t he y are par t of the group . It is

this interdependen ce tha t increa s e s t he e ff e ct ivene ss of a st ud y group .

P un ctuali ty is ano ther ground rule tha t all member s c ome and go a s

the y like , the bond will be bro ken and the group will s lowly s ink.

S ec ondl y, st ud y g r oup s p r o m o te act ive in teract ion am ong

st ud e n ts . This is heal thy a s t hrough intera ct ion st uden ts are able to

re vis e less on s t ha t were t augh t in c lass and help ea ch other in s ubje ct

area s. Less on s which are no t under st ood or c overed well in c lass c an

be tra s hed ou t with f riend s. T his en courage s a ct ive learning and

st uden ts are able to internali ze c on cep ts and idea s be tter in the long

run . Ov er time st uden ts be come no t just good c ommuni ca tor s, bu tgood list ener s a s well.

Thi r dl y, S tud y g r oup s h e lp st ud e n ts b ec o me effect ive

team pl ayers . G enerall y, st uden ts would like to belong to a group the y

are c om f or table with and ha ve f ai th in. In a st ud y group st uden ts ha ve

to t rain them s elve s t o ha ve a po s itive mind s e t and to c on tribu te idea s.

This c hallenge s st uden ts t o increa s e their knowledge and to prepare

them f or c hallenging ta sks in their c areer s la ter on in lif e . If member s

are nega tive , lazy and no t c ommi tted , the y ma y be reje cted by

member s. B eing e ff e ct ive team member s help s prepare st uden ts f or

the wor kf or ce too . Companie s t he s e da ys e xpe ct emplo yee s t o

coopera te and wor k well in group proje cts.

In c on clus ion , t he abo ve poin ts s how us t ha t st ud y group s ha ve

man y ad van tage s t o off er the st uden ts. A ll tea cher s s hould en courage

and guide their st uden ts t o f orm st ud y group s. It may take you r time

g ett ing a dju ste d to g r oup st ud y, bu t o ver time you will f ind it

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Exam pl e 5


Ga ng ster ism h as b ec o me a p r obl em in ma n y sc hool s th ese d ays .

Disc u ss .

Gang st eris m is be coming a growing problem in sc hool s t he s e da ys. A lthough e ff or ts ha ve been ta ken by sc hool au thori ties t o c urb

this problem , un f or tuna tely, it st ill e xists. T his ine vitabl y a ff ects t he

tea ching and learning pro ce ss of the st uden ts. It is n ecessary to f ind

ou t th e reas on s wh y st ud e n ts g et in vol ve d in g a ng ster ism a nd to

loo k f o r w ays to s ol ve thi s p r obl em .

Th e ma in ca u se f o r g a ng ster ism , es p ec ia lly in m o st

sec ond ary sc hool s , is p eer p ress u re . St uden ts, e s pe cially a t lower

s e condar y level , are s ome times c oer ced into s ubmi tting to their

s enior s. T he s e st uden ts are a f raid tha t if the y do no t s ubmi t

them s elve s t o their s enior s, t he y ma y be hara ss ed , bullied and e ven

ph ys ically harmed . T he s e s eniors be come gang st er s who normall y

targe t mee k and ins e cure st uden ts and lure t hem with mone y. Little do

the s e pre ys reali ze tha t the y are un con sc iou s ly being initia ted into

be coming gang member s t hem s elve s. T his cyc le goe s on and one traged y lead s t o ano ther .

Ano th er ca u se f o r g a ng ster ism is th e in f lu e n ce o f th e ho me

on st ud e n ts m ind s . Re s ear ch ha s s hown tha t st uden ts f rom bro ken

home s are vulnerable to the s e a ct ivities. T he s e da ys, with bo th

paren ts wor king , st uden ts lack paren tal love and c are . T his is

compounded if paren ts bicker and f igh t all the time while the y are a t

home . All the s e ma y lead to ins ecurity in st uden ts. W hen this happen s,

the s e inno cen t v ict ims f all pre ys t o the nega tive a ttra ct ion s handed to

them by gang st er s. I n tere st ingly, one c anno t den y tha t the bond

among gang st er s, e ven a t a young age , is s olid and st rong .

In tr odu ct ion

Th es is

stateme n t

Ma in poin t

Ela bo rate

Exam pl e

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Th e fam ily a nd th e sc hool pl ay im po rta n t r ol es in c u r bing

thi s p r obl em . F ir st ly, paren ts s hould ta ke f ull re s pon s ibility of their

children and their daily mo vemen ts. Care and a tten tion s hould be

given to c hildren a t home to boo st t heir s el f e st eem and to a ss ure

them tha t their home is t heir s a f e ty z one . T here s hould als o be good

communi ca tion be tween paren ts and c hildren . A par t f rom tha t, paren ts

ha ve to ma ke it a poin t to vis it their c hildren s sc hool s often enough to

ge t f eedba ck on their c hildren s per f orman ce s. I n this wa y, st uden ts

will f eel belonged and valued and will no t be threa tened by t he ta ct ics

us ed by gang st er s.

In s hor t, t he re s pon s ibility to c urb gang st eris m f alls on the s houlder s of paren ts t oo . T he home s hould be s a f e ty ne t f or st uden ts

no t just in happier time s bu t als o during diff iculties. Tog et h er wi th th e

sc hool s , p are n ts ca n h e lp to re du ce o r eve n to e lim in ate

g a ng ster ism o ver t ime .

Main poin t

Ela bo rate

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Exerc ise 1


P aren ts s hould allow teenager s t o ma ke their own de cis ion s. Disc uss.

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Exerc ise 2


S ucc e ss c ome s t o tho s e who wor k hard . Do you agree?

Make a n in t r o d u c t io n

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SPM 2014

MODULE 2

PAPER 2 Novel: Catch Us If You Can

(15 marks)

S CORE: 9 - 10

BAND DES CR IPTO RS : Respon s e - rele van t to s pe cif ied ta sk.

E labora tion s given - well - s uppor ted and linked with e viden ce or knowledge f rom

te xt.

Main and s uppor ting idea s - rele van t to s pe cif ied ta sk. Idea s - c learl y pre s en ted , well - organi s ed and ea s ily under st ood .


M.S c . Ed US M

Edi te d b y Cikgu Suh a ili, B.Man a g eme n t (hon s) Ed US M



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Novel: Catch Us If You Can


Bil. Qu est ion s Task

1 . Ch aracter you like be st C h aracter

2 . Even t tha t tea che s y ou an impor tan t m o ra l less on M o ra l v a lu e

3 . Ch aracter you sy mpa thize with C h aracter

4 . Mem o ra bl e even t E v e n t

5 . Lo ve is im po rta n t in a fam ily . How is s hown in the no vel you ha ve read?

M o ra l v a lu e

6 . The main c h aracter s de termina tion C h aracter

7 . Ch aracter in the no vel tha t you loo k up to C h aracter

8 . Wha t h a pp e n s at th e e nd of the no vel . W hy t he ending is ei ther h a pp y o r sa d .

Plo t

9 . Who a c h aracter ha s t o ma ke a di ff ic ul t d ec is ion . Did h e make th e r igh t d ec is ion?

C h aracter

10 . Whi c h p art of the st or y do you like mo st ? Plo t

11 . Eve n t tha t ma ke you angr y. E v e n t

12 . Whi c h c h aracters ha ve a nega tive impa ct? C h aracter

Marks a w ar d e d are as f ollow s:

As p ects Marks

Con ten t 10

Language 5

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Eleme n ts o f th e No ve l


Th emes Ch aracters Challenge s of growing up and c oping with re s pon s ibility

Love , c ompa ss ion and f amil yrela tion s hips S ocial re s pon s ibilities and publi cawarene ss. P ower and au thori ty.Genera tion gap S ocial bia s

Ma in c h aracters Ror y McIntos h

G randa McIntos h Darren

M in o r c h aracters Val J e ss up Mr F ole y, Dr Nicol Darren s mum , T on y, T e ssS amm y, Ty rone and Rub y Bernie , his wif e , and daugh ter Zara Rab , Annie , Norma , Nicola J e ff McIntos h

The mad bun ch of the Ca st le St ree tChildren s home . Mo ra l va lu es Messa g e

Love and c are of f amil yCompa ss ion and kindne ssRe s pon s ibility Religiou s pie ty No t to be judgmen tal Main taining f amil y rela tion s hip sTrust

Appearan ce ma y be de ceiving

In is impor tan t to love , c are f or and pro te ct f amil y member s. Re s pe ct and c on cern f or other s and their righ ts is impor tan t. Communi ty and s ocial wor ker s need to be s en s itive and c aring . Fai th in the A lmigh ty is e ss en tial.P rejudi ce s in s ocie ty mu st be

corre cted . Synopsis Sinopsis

Catch Us If You Can is a heart-warmingstory of love between Rory and his grandfather. Onanother level, it is a story of adventure and escape.Granda is dependent on his grandson, Rory,because he is forgetful and often misplaces things.Rory is very good to his Granda and doeseverything possible to make him comfortable. Oneday, Granda sets the flat on fire. Soon after, Rory istaken into foster care and his Granda is sent to care

home. Rory hates being away from Granda andthink of escape plan. Their attempt to escape is noteasy as their pictures are in the newspapers andaired on television. Their journey is full ofunexpected twists and turns and a number ofpeople help the young boy and his ailinggrandfather

Tangkap kami jika kamu boleh , ialah hati-Pemanasan Kisah Cinta antara Rory dan datuknya.Pada peringkat yang lain, mengisahkanpengembaraan dan melarikan diri. Granda hanyabergantung kepada cucunya, Rory, kerana diaseorang pelupa dan kerap kali tersalah meletakbarang. Rory sangat baik dengan Granda dan diamembuatkan datuknya senang. Pada satu hari,Granda membakar di flat. Tidak lama selepas itu,

Rory dimasukkan ke dalam rumah anak angkat danGranda dihantar ke rumah penjagaan. Rory bencidengan tangkapan Granda dan fikir untuk melarikandiri. Percubaan mereka untuk melarikan diri bukanlahmudah kerana gambar-gambar mereka telah tersebarluas di televisyen dan surat kabar. Perjalanan merekapenuh dengan ranjau yang tidak dijangka dansebilangan orang telah membantu Rory dan datuknyayang sedang sakit



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How is t he th eme lo ve s hown in the no vel you ha ve read? S uppor t you an s wer with clos e re f eren ce to the te xt.

How is th e th eme lo ve s hown Paragraph

I ha ve read the no vel Ca tch Us If Y ou Can , written byCa therine MacP hail . It is an intere st ing no vel . O ne of the main theme sof the no vel is love .

Introduction

F ir st and f oremo st, G randa ha s been taking c are of Ror y e ver s ince his mo ther pa ss ed awa y and his f a ther walked ou t of their lif e .G randa s ee s t he need s of Ror y in sc hooling and goe s t o s ee the class t ea cher whene ver being c alled .

Evidence +Example

On top of tha t, Darren give s t he ke y of his mom s c ara van to Ror y in the G rea t Esc ape . Ty rone agree s with her mo ther Rub y to

help Ror y and G randa in their journe y be cau s e he c ould empa this e with Ror y and his G randa .

Evidence +Example

Apar t f rom t ha t, Rab give s s hel ter t o Ror y and G randa k nowing tha t the y are in trouble . Norma and her daugh ter , Nicola allow Ror yand G randa to st a y overnigh t a t their hou s e .

Evidence +Example

To s um up , the theme love is s hown be tween the main chara cter , Ror y and the people s urrounding him tha t is hisgrand f a ther , his be st f riend , Darren and the new f riend s like Ty rone and his f amil y, Rab and f riend s. It is t rue tha t Love doe s no t c oun t and A f riend in need is a f riend indeed !.

Con clus ion

In the novel that you have studied, which characters do you like most ?

Whi c h c h aracters do you like m o st Paragraph

I ha ve read the no vel Ca tch Us If Y ou Can , written byCa therine MacP hail . I like Ror y the mo st a s c ompared to other chara cters .

Introduction

F ir st of all, he is a young bo y who is v er y a tta ched to his aging grand f a ther , G randa . His dedi ca tion in ta king c are of G randa impre ss e s me a s it s how s t ha t he is a c aring and ma ture bo y f or hisage .

Evidence +Example

Be s ide s, his c ourage and de termina tion to remain uni ted and clos e to his G randa e ven when f a ced with de s pera te s itua tion s isendearing . T his is e s pe cially c lear when G randa wa s admi tted to the old f olks home a t Ra chnadar and Ror y be came ver y up s e t.

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This s how s t ha t he is a c aring per s on . A no ther trai t tha t ma ke sme like Ror y e ven more is helples s and c luele ss in dealing with the s imple st of s itua tion s. Ror ys s ac rif ice and c ommi tmen t toward s hisgrand f a ther reall y ma ke s him my f avouri te c hara cter of the no vel .

Evidence +Example

To s um , it is c lear tha t I like Ror y be st be cau s e of his po s itive value s, st reng th and de termina tion .

Con clus ion

W rite abou t a c h aracter you sy mpa thize with /admire . G ive rea s on s f or your c hoi ce .

A c h aracter you sym p at hiz e wi th/ a d m ire Paragraph

From the no vel Ca tch Us If Y ou Can , written by Ca therine MacP hail , t he c hara cter I sy mpa thize with/admire is Ror y. T here are man y reason s why I c hoo s e him .

Introduction

The f ir st rea s on I c hoo s e Ror y is be cau s e he wa s a loving grand s on . Ev er s ince his grand f a ther had no t been well, Ror y too kcare of almo st e ver ything . He would ma ke s ure tha t G randa too k hismedi c ine e ver y da y. He would als o bu y f ood f or G randa during hissc hool lunch brea k. T o Ror y, G randa wa s e ver ything and he loved hisgrand f a ther ver y mu ch be cau s e a fter his mo ther died , G randa wa sthe onl y per s on who brough t him up .

Evidence +Example

Ano ther rea s on is be cau s e Ror y wa s a bra ve bo y and a cted like a s a vior to his grand f a ther . F ir st, when he knew tha t hisgrand f a ther would no t last long a t Ra chnadar , t he re st ing home , he

planned an e sc ape f or bo th of them . He ran awa y f rom the orphanage in Ca st le St ree t and s a ved his grand f a ther f rom Ra chnadar . T hiss how s t ha t Ror y is bra ve and c ared ver y mu ch of his grand f a ther .

Evidence +Example

In addi tion , Ror y is als o a high risk t a ker be cau s e he ran awa ywith an old and s ick grand f a ther . His plan almo st c ost him hisgrand f a ther s lif e when a t one poin t, his grand f a ther c ollap s ed and f ain ted while the y were e sc aping f rom a hou s e of Rab s f riend ,Norma . He re ceived the new s f rom Nicola , Norma s daugh ter tha t her mo ther had gone to t he police t o repor t t heir where abou t. T here f ore ,Ror y and G randa ran awa y again . He planned to ta ke his grand f a ther to Liverpool with an inten tion to reuni te with his long lost f a ther .

Evidence +Example

Ba s ed on the rea s on s and e viden ce f rom the no vel , I reall ysy mpa thize with/admire Ror y. F rom the beginning un til the end of the st or y, he had to f a ce s o man y problem s. Howe ver , in the end he managed to s a ve bo th him s elf and his belo ved G randa . He wa s als o uni ted with his own f a ther and his f amil y.

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De sc ribe wh at h a pp e n s at th e e nd o f th e no ve l. Ex plain how you f ind the ending ofthe st or y. S uppor t your an s wer with c los e re f eren ce to the te xt.

wh at h a pp e n s at th e e nd o f th e no ve l (Plo t) Paragraph

Ba s ed on the no vel tha t I ha ve st udied , Ca tc h U s i f Y ou Can

by Ca therine MacP hail , a t the end of this no vel , Ror y had a grea ts ho ck in his lif e when he though t tha t his grand f a ther wa s dead be f ore he a t last me t his biologi cal f a ther and toge ther with his grand f a ther ,the y bo th re con ciled with J e ff McIntos h , Ror ys f a ther , his st epmo ther and his t wo s ist er s. Ror y then had a happ y t ime with his new f ound f amil y.

Introduction

When G randa f ain ted a t the bu s s hel ter while on their run ,Ror y ran awa y to ge t help , lea ving G randa a t the s hel ter . He re ceived a help f rom a st ranger who re cogni s ed him f rom the new s on the tele vis ion . He and his grand f a ther were ta ken to the ho s pital bu t on their wa y, a man whom Ror y t hough t a policeman in plain c lothe s s a tbe s ide him in the pa trol c ar and he la ter f ound ou t tha t the man wa shis f a ther .

Evidence +Example

Ror y s pen t the ne xt f ew da ys with his new f ound f amil y while a ttime s v is iting his grand f a ther who wa s re covering a t the ho s pital . Hisf a ther s wif e , K aren wa s k ind a s s he c ame and a sk ed Ror y to go and st a y with t hem while G randa wa s ho s pitalis ed . He als o f ound ou t tha the go t two little s ist er s, Ronda 5 , and Av a , 3 . G randa loved the granddaugh ter s s oon a s he s aw them e ven though he wa s st ill mad a t

his s on .

Evidence +Example

Ror ys dad wa s an apologe tic man . He a sk ed f or f orgi vene ssf rom Ror y and G randa e ver y now and then . He wa s s orr y abou tlea ving his s on awa y with his f a ther be cau s e he c ould no t a cc ep t t he ins ults f rom his f a ther . He a sk ed Ror y to give him a c han ce to be a good f a ther and a good s on to his ailing f a ther . T he y were given a f la tand help s c ame around ever y day which made him wonder why no tbe f ore? But he reali zed tha t he had f ound wha t he had loo king f or .

Evidence +Example

In con clus ion , I f ind tha t the ending of the no vel is a joyf ul one .This is be cau s e Ror y had f ound wha t he had been looking f or , a f amil y of his own and a c om f or table lif e f or his grand f a ther . It is v er ycon venien t to f ind tha t Ror y c ould f orgi ve e ver yone who had c au s ed him pain and f ear of los ing hope . I am als o happ y to c heri s h the f riend s hips t ha t Ror y had built with the people he me t along his

journe y: Rub y, S amm y and Ty rone ; Norma , Nicola , Annie , Rab ; no tf orge tting his e ver good budd y, Darren .

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Choo s e a n eve n t in the no vel you ha ve st udied which you f ind to be th e m o st mem o ra bl e . G ive rea s on s f or your c hoice and with c los e re f eren ce to the te xt, dis cussthe e ven t.

An eve n t in th e no ve l you h ave st udi e d whi c h you f ind to b e th e m o st mem o ra bl e .

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The no vel I ha ve st udied is Ca tc h U s If Y ou Can by Ca therine MacP hail and I f ind the mo st memorable e ven t is when Ror y and hisG randa had to go awa y f rom Darren s mo ther s c ara van a fter Darren s en t him a me ss age telling him tha t the au thori ty had known where Ror y and his G randa were .

Introduction

It is a memorable e ven t be cau s e f rom t here Ror y and G randa st ar ted to ha ve more intere st ing ad ven ture s. F or inst an ce , Ror y had to urge his grand f a ther to mo ve f as ter and in doing s o , he c ould s ee itwa s v er y f unn y be cau s e G randa wa s t r ying hard no t to s how hispani c. G randa wa s als o f orge tting his s hoe s which Ror y had t o s ho ve the s hoe s t o his f ee t while wrapping his c oa t and sc ar f around him and als o bu ttoning his jack e t a s well. Ror y had als o no t f orgo tten hisgrand f a ther s t hing s inc luding the f ood and warm c lothe s.

Evidence +Example

The e ven t is als o memorable be cau s e Ror y and G randa were alwa ys aler t f or the au thori ty no t to ge t them . He wa s c are f ul no t to le this grand f a ther los e the wa y by ta king and pulling his grand f a ther shand a t him . He als o f lung his hand phone into t he bu s he s be cau s e itwould be us ele ss t o him s ince the phone had run ou t of ba tter y and

there wa s no wa y f or him to c harge it.

Evidence +Example

It is a memorable e ven t be cau s e f rom there Ror y and G randa me t more kindhear ted people who jumped in to give them a helping hand . F or inst an ce , the man and his s on , S amm y and Ty rone whom Ror y and G randa me t a t the loch while the y were f is hing the other da yhelped them by giving them a ride in their c ara van to ge t awa y f rom the c amp s ite which wa s f ull of police and their s ear ch par ty. S amm yswif e Rub y ga ve Ror y and G randa f ood and drinks in the journe y. T hisals o tells us t ha t no t all st ranger s t ha t we mee t are bad people or un kind . W e s hould learn to re s pe ct people in order f or people to re s pe ct us.

Evidence +Example

In c on clus ion , t he mo st memorable e ven t f rom this no vel is t he par t when Ror y and G randa go t awa y f rom the c ara van be cau s e thisha s c au s ed them to f a ce more intere st ing ad ven ture s and en coun tered with s ome k ind-hear ted people like S amm y, Rub y and Ty rone .

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Choo s e a messa g e tha t y ou ob tained f rom the no vel t ha t you ha ve read and s a y wha tyou ha ve learned f rom it.

A messa g e th at you ob ta in e d fr o m th e no ve l Paragraph

In Ca tc h U s If Y ou Can by Ca therine MacP hai , one impor tan tme ss age the au thor c on ve ys is t ha t we mu st s how re s pe ct and con cern f or other s and uphold their righ ts.

Introduction

We are told tha t people like G randa need s pe cial c are and a tten tion . Ror y remember s t ha t t he good da ys when his G randa made toff ee apple s f or him , pu t up Chri st ma s t ree s and c arried him on hiss houlder s a t f oo tf all ma tche s. He remember s G rand s be tter momen tsand there f ore wan ts t o c are f or him now . Ror y hide s G randa ss mo king pipe and drills him on how to beha ve a t P aren ts Nigh t. Ror ytrea ts his G randa with re s pe ct all the time and e ven when he tea s e sG randa , it is done in a kind and humorou s manner .

Evidence +Example

The au thori ties t hink t ha t G randa s hould be pu t awa y in an old f olks home bu t bo th Ror y and G randa think tha t is no t righ t. G randa isunhapp y abou t it and doe s no t wan t to be s epara ted f rom Ror y. I t hin kthe elderl y s hould ha ve their wis he s re s pe cted and be c ared f or a t the s ame time . T he y mu st ha ve proper home help , meal s and medi cal care . T he y ha ve done mu ch f or us be f ore . Now it s hould be our turn to do good f or them . Le t them live their remaining da ys in pride and digni ty.

Evidence +Example

Children need to be given the righ t c are and a tten tion too .When the y be come c arer s, it is harder f or them to enjo y the c hildhood the y are en titled to , go to sc hool and ge t the righ t edu ca tion . S o it isimpor tan t tha t the y ge t t he use of proper s er vice s f rom the au thori ties.The y emo tional need s t oo mu st be addre ss ed .

Evidence +Example

P eople who are diff eren t f rom us mu st be trea ted with re s pe ct.Ta ke the tra veler s f or e xample . P eople look down upon them , bu tthe y ha ve their righ ts t oo and need to be trea ted with re s pe ct and digni ty. T his is an impor tan t me ss age tha t is mo st rele van t in toda ysworld .

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Wha t is t he impor tan t moral value you ha ve learned in the no vel of your c hoice? G ive e viden ce f rom the no vel to s uppor t your an s wer .

Th e im po rta n t m o ra l va lu e you h ave lear n e d in th e no ve l Paragraph

In Ca tc h U s If Y ou Can by Ca therine MacP hail , I learn t abou tcompa ss ion f or f ellow human being s. Man y c hara cter s e xhibitcompa ss ion f or ea ch o ther and ac t in a kind manner be cau s e of their compa ss iona te na ture .

Introduction

Ror y and G randa c are f or ea ch other and there is c ompa ss ion in their a ct ion s. Ror y c are s f or his grand f a ther s well-being and pro te cts him f rom an ything he c onsider s bad , off en s ive or dangerou s.G randa t ries his be st t o help Ror y un f or tuna tely ma ke s mist ake s, bu tthere is st ill c ompa ss ion . He st rongl y s a ys t ha t no grand s on of his isgoing to a home f or a s long a s he is around .

Evidence +Example

Dr Nicol, Val J e ss up , the police and the nur s e a ctcompa ss iona tely toward s G randa and Ror y. T he y are a ff e cted by t he dilemma of an ageing man who is s o dependen t on a young bo y and there f ore do wha t the y think is t he be st. Ev en Darren s mum thinksRor y ha s t a ken on too big a re s pon s ibility and worrie s over him . Mr sFole y, Ror ys t ea cher , wan ts t o f ost er Ror y be cau s e of this s ame rea s on .

Evidence +Example

Darren off er s his mum s c ara van t o t hem be cau s e he c are s f or Ror y and G randa . He warn s t hem abou t the arri val of the police . T on y

and Tom look a fter Ror y in the c hildren s home be cau s e the y know he is mis erable . S amm y, Rub y and Ty rone help pair on their e sc ape be cau s e of their k ind na ture . A ll the other s, like Bernie , Rab , Annie and Norma are c on cerned abou t the pair s well-being . T he y f eel f or bo th G randa and Ror y and do their be st t o ma ke thing s be tter f or them .

Evidence +Example

I think t he na ture of the c hara cter s pro ve s t ha t the au thor thinkstha t being c ompa ss iona te help s y ou lead a good lif e .

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SPM 2014

MODULE 3

GRAMMAR

1 2 3 4 5

TOPI C S

NOUNSP RONOUNSVERBS

ADJE CTIVES ADVERBS

EXT RA

EXE RC ISES 1 EXE RC ISES 2 EXE RC ISES 3 EXE RC ISES 4 EXE RC ISES 5


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1.NOUNS


NOUNS

P e o p l e An i m a l s Thing s Pl aces A ct i v i t i es C on c e p ts

girl

bo y

ca t

f is h

radio

compu ter

Mala ys ia

town

reading

cyc ling

knowledge

gra vity

P r oo frea d th e f ollowing se n te n ces f o r err o rs in c oun ta bl e (s ingul ar o r plu ra l) a nd

un c oun ta bl e noun s . Und er lin e th e err o rs a nd c o rrect th em .

1 . F or ty c hildren s f rom the orphanage were taken on a s igh ts eeing tour s round

P utraja ya .

2 . How man y time ha ve you been to the librar y?

3 . T he s e f lower cost abou t RM 50 .

4 . My f a vouri te c olour are blue and yellow .

5 . I c an f inis h reading this boo ks in two wee k.

6 . S he is s a ving s ome mone y to bu y a new pair of s hoe .

7 . T he f urni ture s in the room looks old .

8 . A k ings and queen live in a c a st le .

9 . Ins e cts ha ve three pair of leg , bu t s pider s ha ve f our pair s of leg .

10 .S hela ha s t hree nie ce and f our nephew .

11 .There are man y intere st ing pla ce tha t you c an vis it in Mala ys ia .

P r oo frea d th e f ollowing p ara g ra ph s f o r err o rs in s ingul ar a nd plu ra l noun s .

Und er lin e th e err o rs a nd c o rrect th em .

A f lea mar ke ts is a pla ce where people s c an s ell thing the y no longer need . T here are

long table a t s ome f lea mar ke ts. T he y ma y pu t price tag on the item s. It em f or s ale a t

the f lea mar ke ts c an st ill be us ed . T he owner ma y ha ve ou tgrown them or the y ma y just

be tired of them . B ut the y will f it s omeone els e , and the y will be new to s omeone els e .

Item a t f lea mar ke t do no t c ost mu ch mone y. S ome people s s ell hobb y proje ct a t f lea

mar ke ts. T here are man y intere st ing thing to s ee and bu y a t f lea mar ke ts. (12 error s )



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Make se n te n ces wi th th e s ui ta bl e noun s .


P e o p l e ( A li and he)

Example : Ali is a good bo y. He is alwa ys helping other s.

Ans wer : Ali is a good bo y and alwa ys help s other s.

An i m a l s (ca t and the y)

Example :

Ans wer :

Thing s (interne t and it)

Example :

Ans wer :

Pl aces (Kuala Lumpur and P enang)

Example :

Ans wer :

A ct i v i t i es (badmin ton and ne tball)

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