POEM REVISION; ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

SYNOPSIS

This poem his about a persona who reminisces the time he/she spends when in a village. There are many things that are now luxury to her such as listening to the melody of the flute itself, gazing at the evening rays, collecting dew drops, or enjoying the fragrance of flowers. The village is now unpopulated as many have moved to the city. Now that she has moved on with her life, she wonders whether the flutist is still playing the flute. This is because, there are many challenges in the world today such as the world is dying, the unemployment issue and the people are disunited because of different political views.

THEMES

Family commitments
Priorities in life
Neglect of one’s duties

MORAL VALUES

We should be aware of our family commitments and carry them out properly.

Everyone has priorities in, life and we should know what is important and what is not.

Following a hobby is good but there is a time for work and a time for play.

Descriptive Essay ; A HAND PHONE

INTRO ;  - Today, mobile phone has become popular to everybody since it is very convenient - ubiquitous - not only for rich - 



BODY ;  The most advantage of having a mobile phone is you can communicate to your family and your friends no matter what where you are. For instance, you can contact easily to your friends by calling or sending messages everywhere without electricity. 

It is maybe the main reason why almost all people today choose to own a mobile phone. From the customer’s point of view, it is obvious that mobile phones assist you in business a lot, such as, make schedule of working, surf the internet, and keep in touch with their companies. 

Moreover, you can relax with mobile phone’s applications, for example, play games, listen to music, or chat with your friends.



On the other hand, there are also disadvantages.

Using a lot mobile phone can harm your brain, particularly teenager and children who are under 16 years old. If you use mobile phones too much, you will get bad effects like dizzy, blood-brain barrier, or ears problems.

In addition, when you use mobile phones while you are driving, you will get an accident. It is essential not good for you and others. 

Moreover, “radiations emitted from the phone are dead harmful for the eardrum”, has proved by many scientist.


p/s ; Please expands details about the above points in 4 paragraphs in the body......


In conclusion,..................................................................................

Peaceful Gary Oppa 2013, Saranghae Gary!

Yeah!!, Song Ji hyo sleep just like that,so cute. Then Gary read the book finding ways how to make Ji hyo awake,.......;) So natural and peace Gary the way he's reading......so cute!!

So natural huh!!.  Just be a real couple both of you. Fans all over the world are waiting for the real couple to get married......

       NO RUNNING MAN WITHOUT MONDAY COUPLE, GARY OPPA FIGHTING!!

I and my father OR my father and I OR what?

The answer is = Both are okay, Depends on the sentence/situation

*    My dad and I watch TV.
Me and my dad watch TV =   Both are correct, but which one make sense?. So, which one you prefer?

I watch TV  OR  Me watch TV......... Which one is better?, So?

*   My dad and I went to the store.
She bought ice cream for me and my dad.

Take the other person (in this case your dad) out of the sentence and see if it still makes sense. So if your dad wasn't in the sentence, "I went to the store" would still be fine, so would "she bought ice cream for me."

*   Mom made a pie for me and my dad.
Mom made a pie for me.                                 

Mom made a pie for I and my dad.

Mom made a pie for I............................................ Which one is better?

 

DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY -SPM SPOT QUESTION?

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING 

2004 Describe a festival celebrated in your area.

2005 Describe the biggest challenge in your life.

 2006 Describe an enjoyable weekend you have experienced

2007 Describe an embarrassing experience in your life.

 2008 Write about a person who has worked hard to succeed.

 2009 Describe an unforgettable incident that you saw on your way home from school 

 2010 Describe the most popular student in your school.

 2011 Describe A famous person you admire

 2012 Describe an outing with your friends

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For 2013 - How about describing an object or place / 

Building??

    = Practise a lot of writing regarding the object / building / place.

    = Example ; 

                 1.   Hand phone

                 2.   A newspaper

                 3.   Internet

                 4.   A flower

                 5.   The beach

                 6.   My village / My hometown

                 7.   A palace

                 8.   A famous market in my area

                 9.   A historical building in Malacca

... AT LEAST YOU PREPARE WITH A PRACTISE...

DESCRIBING AN OBJECT/TOOL/SPM ESSAY

How to describe an object/tool/thing?.

Let say you got a topic' handphone', how you going to write about it?. You just practise writing  'A television'.

It's very simple, You already practised 'A television'. When you get a different topic like A handphone or A computer, or A book....... Just change the physical characteristic of it, and mostly are remain the same!!

Please remember that ; The thesis sentence should convey your overall impression of your subject. Does it make you happy? Is it attractive or ugly? Is your object useful?Each topic sentence should introduce a new part or stage of your chosen topic.


Read the paragraph below,..... then guess the topic, It describe an object, 

what that object?

My article of clothing is with me at all times.   It consists of a 3cm circular base and two separate straps, each 6cm long connected by a metal clasp.   These two straps and a clasp are then connected to the top and bottom of the base.   The straps are outlined in hard rigid silver, looking as my uncle's smoothly brushed gray hair.   Through the center of the 2cm
wide straps is a 1cm in width gold strip.   The gold looks as bright as a gold chalice from my local church.   The clasp is a hard silvery gray such as that which borders the straps.   The letters 'SEIKO' are clearly placed on the clasp in raised lettering.   The clasp looks 3cm long when in the closed position, but when opened it extends to 11cm as two more 4cm metal
pieces open outward.

    The face of the object is encircled with a gold color, gold as the trim on my father's Cadillac.   Inside the gold trim, the background is a black color.   The black is like the black rubber on my car's Cooper tires. Towards the top of this face, there is a number 12, the bottom has a number
6, and the leftmost number has a number 9.   Each of these numbers are raised in lettering in a gold color.   On the rightmost side, there is a 1/2cm x 1/5cm sized box.   This box is then further separated in two parts. 2/3s of the box is devoted towards showing the current day's first 3
letters, now showing a THU for Thursday.   The remaining space of the box is set aside for the date of the month.   In this box the number 14 is shown. Both, the day and the date, are in white colors.   This white is like a white hospital gown, starched and cleaned.   The face of the object has 56 small lines all facing from the outside of the circle towards the middle. These gold lines are equally separated all aro the face of the object.

.............................................Is that a watch? ...............................................

OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO WRITE LIKE THIS ; 

Introduction = General idea about television

In your body - 
Parag 1 = physical appearance of the tool or object - size, height, weight, colour, price, where to get/buy?, who use it?, etc....
Parag 2 = special appearance - what is the special details about it?, Why do people like it? What is advantage of TV?..Give two reason with details.......
For example ; The use or advantages of television are sharing information, learning tool,...... explain in details about these two use of Television
Parag 3 = Another two advantages of TV and explain in details with example
Parag 4 = Tell the reader about the disadvantages of Television - at least you have 3 disadvantages and explain briefly

Conclusion = Sum up ideas in the body, or suggestion or comment

Take a pen and paper, try write an essay about A TELEVISION

Kepentingan ABM dan Teaching aids

Mengikut penyelidikan yang telah dibuat oleh pakar-pakar alat pandang 

dengar, konsep kefahaman dan pengetahuan yang diperolehi oleh manusia, 

75% adalah diperolehi melalui deria pandang , 13% Daripada deria dengar , 

6% Daripada deria sentuh, 3% Daripada deria rasa, 3% Daripada deria bau. 

( Mok Soon Sang, Lee Shok Mee : 1986

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Bermakna, para pelajar lebih cepat faham, lebih mudah ingat, dan lebih cepat menguasai sesuatu matapelajaran yang menggunakan ABM yang boleh mereka lihat dan saksikan dengan mata.

Sebab itu, pelajar yang sentiasa menumpu mata dan fikirannya ke arah pengajaran guru, ke arah whiteboard, kearah ABM yang ditunjuk oleh guru lebih mudah mengingat dan memahami pelajaran berbanding pelajaran yang bermain-main ketika guru mengajar. 

Pelajar yang sentiasa peka kepada pengajaran guru, dia juga akan menggerakkan psikomotor tangan nya mencatat atau menyalin apa2 nota dan apa sahaja yang ditulis oleh guru pada whiteboard semasa sesi penerangan nya dalam kelas.Jangan ambil ringan kepada contengan guru pada whiteboard, kadang-kadang kita akan dapati ada ilmu yang sangat berguna dalam contengan guru itu. 

maka, tiada lah ruginya kita mencatat apa yang ditulis beliau pada whiteboard semasa sesi kelas.

daripada

deria rasa

,

3%

daripada

deria bau.

 

( Mok Soon Sang, Lee Shok Mee : 1986 

IDIOM FOR YOUR ESSAY

 

The correct use of idiomatic expressions will earn you merit points when you write your essays.

1 ace
Get an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc.
I heard that Susie aced the test yesterday
2 As easy as a pie 
very easy
The test was as easy as a pie.
3 at the eleventh hour 
at the last minute; almost too late.
He finished the project at the eleventh hour and he nearly lost his job.

4 all ears
eager to hear what someone has to say.
Tell me about your latest trip overseas. I’m all ears.

5 be broke
be without money.
I need to borrow some money. I am broke.

6 be on the go
be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).
I am very tired. I've been on the go since 5 in the morning.

7 beat
exhausted; very tired
I need a break after this. I'm beat!"

8 beat around the bush
evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer.
Stop beating around the bush! Just tell me what happened to my car.

9 bite off more than one can chew
take responsibility for more than one can manage.
Mrs Lee finds it difficult to finish all her work. She has bitten off more than she could chew!"

10 blow one's top
become extremely angry.
My father blew his top when he found out I had taken his car without his permission.

11 burn the midnight oil
study/work all night or until very late at night.
Johan is not ready for the test. He will have to burn the midnight oil."

12 call it a day
stop work for the day.
The labourers call it a day after working for five hours on the field.

13 can't make heads or tails of something
can't understand something at all;
find something confusing and illogical.
I cannot make heads or tails of your notes. Were you sleepy during the class?
14 catch one's eye 
attract one's attention/interest.
This colourful advertisement caught my eye when I was in the bus.
15 change one's mind
decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier.

David did not go to Australia. He changed his mind when he heard that his mother is ill.
16 cost (someone) an arm and a leg cost a lot;
be very expensive.
This car costs him an arm and a leg. He has to get another job to help pay for it.
17 couch potato 
someone who spends too much time watching TV.
You are becoming a couch potato. You need to get out and do some exercise.
18 Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched) Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened.
I think you should not count your chickens until they’ve hatched. Wait till the boys win the competition this Sunday.

19 drop someone a line
write to someone
Do drop me a line when you have time.
20 drag one's feet delay;
take longer than necessary to do something.
Why are you dragging your feet? You should have finished your homework by now.
21 an eager beaver 
a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.
Rahim is an eager beaver. He is the first to volunteer for any job to be done.
22 feel blue 
feel sad and depressed.
Rita is feeling blue because she has not heard from her boyfriend for a long time.
23 fire someone 
dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance. Lokman might be fired if he continues to be late for work.

24 get it
understand something (often negative).
I don’t get it. Could you please explain it to me again?
25 get on one's nerves
irritate someone; make someone upset.
His constant chatter is getting on my nerves. Please tell him to keep quiet.
26 get out of hand:
become out of control; become badly managed.
The situation is getting out of hand. The relief centre can only hold forty people but we have one hundred people to care for.

27 give someone a hand 
i. help someone.

ii. applaud someone
Please give a hand to the poor old lady. She is trying to cross the road.
The gardener has done a wonderful landscaping job. Let’s give him a hand.

28 Hard-headed
have one's hands full stubborn; inflexible; unwilling to change.

It’s pretty difficult to get Simon to change his mind. He is hard-headed.
29 have one's hands full 
extremely busy
Peggy usually has her hands full in the beginning of a new school term.

30 in the black:
profitable; not showing a financial loss.
The company is back in the black after suffering from great losses the last two months.
31 in the red:
unprofitable; showing a financial loss.
The company is in the red. We have to stop some of the workers if the situation continues.
32 keep an eye on
check something regularly.
Please keep an eye on the children while I go to the bank.
33 keep one's fingers crossed
hope for the best.
He is keeping his fingers crossed while waiting for the results of his interview.
34 lend someone a hand
help someone.
Can you please lend a hand at the relief centre for the flood victims?

35 live from hand to mouth 
survive on very little money; have only enough money
to pay for basic needs.
Ros and the children live from hand to mouth after the fire destroyed their house.
36 make a mountain out of a molehill
make something seem much more important than it really is.
Susila is making a mountain out of a molehill. I am sure the boys are perfectly capable of looking after themselves.

37 make up one's mind
decide what to do
Moses has to make up his mind whether to continue his studies or take up a job.
38 on the dot exactly at a given time.
If you do not come on the dot, we will leave without you.
39 (on the) cutting edge
using the most recent technology
This car boasts of having a cutting edge technology. It has a computer and tracking system.
40 pull someone's leg tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something that's untrue.
She pulled my leg when he said that he had quit his job to get married.

41 Rain or shine
no matter what the weather
"We're leaving for Cameron Highlands, rain or shine."

42 rain cats and dogs
Rain heavily
It’s raining cats and dogs now. You better leave later.
43 read someone's mind:
know what someone is thinking.
I can read your mind. I know you are very hungry and I have ordered pizza.
44 rub someone the wrong way
irritate someone
I cannot stand Robert. He seems to rub me the wrong way every time we discuss something.
45 sleep on it take some time to think about something before making a decision.
You should sleep on it first and we will discuss again tomorrow.
46 To make his own bed; now let him lie in it.
Someone has caused his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.
He insisted that he should take up the project alone. So, he has made his own bed, let him lie in it.
47 under the weather
ill; unwell.
Susan was feeling under the weather yesterday, so she decided not to go to work."
48 until you're blue in the face
forever
You can advise him until you're blue in the face, but he won’t change his ways.
49 wet behind the ears inexperienced and naive.
I do not think Suresh is suitable for this project. He is still wet behind the ears, having only joined us last month.
50 wishy-washy:
without an opinion of one's own.
You better check with the other members. John can be wishy-washy at times

some example of FORMAL LETTER

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Rajvind Gill,
10, Jalan Jujur,
Taman Jayadiri,
68000 Ampang,
Selangor

The Director,
Ampang Jaya Municipal Council,
Bangunan Mentari,
Ampang Jaya,
68000
SELANGOR.

15 SEPTEMBER 2009

Dear Sir,

Poor Maintenance of Taman Jayadiri

I am writing this letter on behalf of the residents of Taman Jayadiri to complain about the dismal conditions we have been putting up with for the past three months.

2. One of the main grouses of the residents concerns uncollected rubbish (point 1). Initially, rubbish was collected three times a week. However, since June this year the garbage collectors have only been coming once a week. Our litter bins are always filled to the brim and we have no choice but to leave our bags of rubbish next to the bins. The rotting waste causes a terrible stench (point 2). Worse still, stray cats and dogs scatter the rubbish (point 3) while looking for food. This is not only unpleasant but also unhealthy.

3. Most of the drains in Taman Jayadiri are clogged (point 4) with rubbish resulting in the water becoming stagnant. It is not uncommon to see plastic bags, bottles and dry leaves in these drains. There is an urgent need to clear these drains as the stagnant water is an idealbreeding ground for mosquitoes (point 5). The residents are worried as there has been a sharp increase in dengue cases (point 6) in the last two months.

4. The street lights along several roads are also not working (point 7). This has caused several accidents at night (point 8), mostly involving motorcyclists as they are unable to see in the dark. Unfortunately, the dark streets have also led to another problem – an increase in crime (point 9). Several residents, especially women, have fallen victim to snatch thieves.

5. The one and only playground in our area is also not well-maintained (point 10). The grass is overgrown (point 11) as it has not been cut for almost three months. Besides, the playground equipment is damaged (point 12). Many of the see-saws and swings have been spoiled by vandals.

I hope the council will look into our complaints and take prompt action to solve our problems.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

RajvindGill
(RAJVIND GILL)

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DIRECTED WRITING; A SPEECH

Still need ; an introduction, 4 parag. in the body, a conclusion.

When writing your speech, you should remember to:

• address your audience
• state the purpose of the speech
• use all the points given
• end your speech appropriately

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Introduction ; An opening speech...introduce yourself and state the purpose of your speech

Example ;  A very good morning to our beloved principal, Pn Laila Mohd Noor, senior assistants, teachers and all of you, friends. On this glorious morning, I, Ahmad Zaki, the recipient of this year’s “Best Student Award” am going to give a talk on “How to Become a Successful Student”. In my speech, I am going to share with you some tips on how you can be a successful student.

 Then, divide your points given in the question paper into the paragraphs in the body equally. Don't forget TO ELABORATE EACH POINTS IN DETAILS.

Next,  make very short summary about the topic, might be in three sentences before leaving the stage.

Example ; Please keep in your mind all my notes on how to become a successful student in future.I think I have to stop here. I hope you have found my talk helpful. Thank you for listening attentively.Thank you very much.

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Example of a speech ; You are the head prefect in your school. At the beginning of the new school term, you have been asked to remind students about the school regulations. Write out your speech using the notes below:-

ATTIRE:-
School uniform	-neat -wear white shoes and socks
Hair	-boys - short -girls - short or long - long hair must be tied up
Nails	-short
Make up-is not allowed in school!
CONDUCT:-
-No loitering	-No handphones
-No jewellery	-No smoking
-Be punctual	-Respect teachers
-Pay attention in class	-No playing truant

Good morning to our principal, teachers and fellow students. Welcome to the new school term. I am Amirul Ashraf Mohamad, the head prefect of SMK Raja Long. This morning, I would like to refresh your memory about our school regulations especially regarding attire and conduct.

To create a good impression, always be dressed neatly in your school uniform complete with white shoes and white socks. Don’t forget to wear your school badge and name tag.

Your hair should be short and neatly combed. Boys should always keep their hair short. Girls are allowed to keep long hair but it should always be neatly combed and tied. No one is allowed to wear jewellery. If you do, then your jewellery will be confiscated. In addition, you cannot use make-up. Your nails should always be kept short. Remember, no nail polish is allowed.

Regarding your conduct, always be punctual. Respect your teacher and pay attention in class. Remember, no loitering around and playing truant. If you don’t comply with the school rules, you will have to face the music.

Last term, several students were suspended or expelled from school for fighting, smoking and other serious offences. Handphones are banned. If you bring handphones, they will be confiscated. 

These regulations are meant to create a positive image and environment for the school. There are, of course, some black sheep who will break the regulations. Do not be influenced by them. Instead, set a good example for others.

Please keep in your mind all my notes on how to be the best student who aware with school regulations all the time. I think I have to stop here. I hope you have found my talk helpful. Thank you for listening attentively. Thank you very much.