SMK SIMPANG RENGAM
DATE: 25/8/2009
Instruction: Read the letter to newspaper below and fill in the blanks with suitable words listed in the box below.
skilled raise soon bear co-organised
immediate scheduled housewife cheerful housewife
A Letter to Neswpaper “Appeal For Donation”
SIMPANG RENGAM,Thursday- A toddler aged 2 , is in need of 1) ________________help from the good samaritans. Ng Chee Ling, a bubbly 2) _______________ beautiful baby is suffering from a hole in the heart. Her father, a 3) ____________ labourer who worked at construction site could hardly afford to pay for her RM 25,000 surgery which has been 4) ____________ to take place at the end of this month at Johor Specialist Centre. This little girl cannot wait for a surgery at the National Heart Institute as there is a long queue.
For her mother,a 5) ________________, who has to stop working to look after her, may not be able to see her baby again if a surgery is not done as 6) ____________ as possible. In tears, she says that she cannot 7) _____________ seeing her daughter gasping for breath each time she walks many steps.
Those who wish to 8)_____________,may do so by sending cheques to
Welfare Department
News Bulletin
Jalan Perwira 2
Taman Perwira
86200 Simpang Rengam
Or call 019-777222
The Public can also come to a fund-raising bazaar at Jalan Perwira 2, Taman Perwira. The bazaar is 9) ______________ by News Bulletin and The Local Kindred Club will take place this coming Saturday and Sunday. The purpose is to 10)___________ as much money for Ng Chee Ling and others who may need help in the future.
Monday, August 17, 2009
SMK SIMPANG RENGAM
DATE: 23/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below .Change the underlined verbs into past tense form.
Fire
Last Friday, a fire 1) breaks out in Kampung Damai. It happened when everyone was fast asleep.
Nek Jah, the house owner,2) is alone in the house. Her husband and son had gone to Kuala Lumpur for a few days to sell their farm produce. Nek Jah 3) has a long day at her farm and so was very tired. She 4) wants to drink a cup of coffee before she went to bed. She 5) takes a kettle full of water and left it to boil.
Unfortunately, she 6) falls asleep while waiting for the water to boil. Suddenly, she 7) hears people shouted ‘fire! Fire! ‘. She realised that she had to get out her house fast. A neighbour broke into the house and 8) pulls her out to safety. The fire 9) spreads all over her wooden house very fast.
A few neighbours 10) manage to save some of her belongings. They 11)save her washing machine and sofa set. Some other neighbours tried to put out the fire. The fire brigade was 12) call but arrived late because Kampung Damai was located about 80 kilometres away from the fire station.
Nek Jah’s house was 13) burn down completely but the villagers were glad that their favourite neighbour was safe.The neighbours and everyone living in Kampung Damai 14) promise to rebuild Nek Jah’s house. Everyone 15) collect some money to help Nek Jah.
Nek Jah was grateful to her kind neighbours.
Her husband and son were 16) inform immediately. They were relief that Nek Jah was safe and unhurt.They are grateful to live in a village full of people with “golden heart”.
DATE: 23/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below .Change the underlined verbs into past tense form.
Fire
Last Friday, a fire 1) breaks out in Kampung Damai. It happened when everyone was fast asleep.
Nek Jah, the house owner,2) is alone in the house. Her husband and son had gone to Kuala Lumpur for a few days to sell their farm produce. Nek Jah 3) has a long day at her farm and so was very tired. She 4) wants to drink a cup of coffee before she went to bed. She 5) takes a kettle full of water and left it to boil.
Unfortunately, she 6) falls asleep while waiting for the water to boil. Suddenly, she 7) hears people shouted ‘fire! Fire! ‘. She realised that she had to get out her house fast. A neighbour broke into the house and 8) pulls her out to safety. The fire 9) spreads all over her wooden house very fast.
A few neighbours 10) manage to save some of her belongings. They 11)save her washing machine and sofa set. Some other neighbours tried to put out the fire. The fire brigade was 12) call but arrived late because Kampung Damai was located about 80 kilometres away from the fire station.
Nek Jah’s house was 13) burn down completely but the villagers were glad that their favourite neighbour was safe.The neighbours and everyone living in Kampung Damai 14) promise to rebuild Nek Jah’s house. Everyone 15) collect some money to help Nek Jah.
Nek Jah was grateful to her kind neighbours.
Her husband and son were 16) inform immediately. They were relief that Nek Jah was safe and unhurt.They are grateful to live in a village full of people with “golden heart”.
SMK SIMPANG RENGAM
DATE: 22/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below and fill the blanks with suitable words listed in the box below.
Helping words
enjoyed collected swept flooded gave interesting temporarily distributed take donation
Helping Others
Last weekend, there was a continuous heavy rain for almost three days in Kampung Delima and the village was 1) ____________. The flood victims were moved 2) _______________ to the village community hall which was situated not far from their village.
The Girl Guides and Boy Scouts from my school helped the flood victims. I was one of them. We had collected some food and 3) _________________ from students and teachers in our school before we left for the shelter.
Firstly we 4) __________________ the food and drinking water to the victims. Each family received three cans of sardine, a packet of rice, five packets of sugar and some drinking water. We also 5) ______________ them some money and new clothes to wear.
Then, we helped to clean the hall. Some of us 6) _____________ and mopped the floor. Later, we 7) _____________the rubbish around the hall compound. We also cleaned the toilets and wiped the windows.
In the evening, we helped to 8) _____________ care of the children because their mothers were too busy cooking. Some of the Girl Guides told 9) ________________ stories to entertain the children. The children really 10) _____________ listening to the stories.
At the end of the day, we were glad that we had the chance to help the flood victims. It was an experience that we would never forget.
DATE: 22/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below and fill the blanks with suitable words listed in the box below.
Helping words
enjoyed collected swept flooded gave interesting temporarily distributed take donation
Helping Others
Last weekend, there was a continuous heavy rain for almost three days in Kampung Delima and the village was 1) ____________. The flood victims were moved 2) _______________ to the village community hall which was situated not far from their village.
The Girl Guides and Boy Scouts from my school helped the flood victims. I was one of them. We had collected some food and 3) _________________ from students and teachers in our school before we left for the shelter.
Firstly we 4) __________________ the food and drinking water to the victims. Each family received three cans of sardine, a packet of rice, five packets of sugar and some drinking water. We also 5) ______________ them some money and new clothes to wear.
Then, we helped to clean the hall. Some of us 6) _____________ and mopped the floor. Later, we 7) _____________the rubbish around the hall compound. We also cleaned the toilets and wiped the windows.
In the evening, we helped to 8) _____________ care of the children because their mothers were too busy cooking. Some of the Girl Guides told 9) ________________ stories to entertain the children. The children really 10) _____________ listening to the stories.
At the end of the day, we were glad that we had the chance to help the flood victims. It was an experience that we would never forget.
SMK SIMPANG RENGAM
DATE: 21/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below and fill the blanks with suitable words listed on the left side.
Helping words
unhygienic
impolite
light
middle-aged
scratching
ignored
critism
queued up
customers
hawker
The Dirty Hawker
One day, I was feeling very hungry because I had only a 1) ________lunch. So, I went to a burger stall just a short distance away from my school , to buy myself a special meat burger. There were already two 2) ____________ at the stall. One of them was 3) ___________________woman and the other a girl.The woman was the first on line. I 4) ______________ behind the girl and waited for my turn.
The 5) ____________________ was making an “egg banjo” for the woman. First, he put two halves of a bun on the hot pan. While waiting for the bun to be ready, the hawker started 6) ___________________ his head with both hands. After he had a good scratch,he removed the bun and then put the fried egg in between the bun with his dirty fingers. He had not bothered to wash his dirty hand before touching the food! The woman was obviously very upset. She scolded the hawker for being so 7) _____________________.
The hawker could not accept 8) _________________. He shouted back at the woman and chased her away!
The girl and I were shocked to witness his 9) __________________ behaviour .
We left the stall hurriedly.The hawker called out to us but we 10) _______________him.
Since then, I have never bought food from that rude and dirty hawker.
DATE: 21/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below and fill the blanks with suitable words listed on the left side.
Helping words
unhygienic
impolite
light
middle-aged
scratching
ignored
critism
queued up
customers
hawker
The Dirty Hawker
One day, I was feeling very hungry because I had only a 1) ________lunch. So, I went to a burger stall just a short distance away from my school , to buy myself a special meat burger. There were already two 2) ____________ at the stall. One of them was 3) ___________________woman and the other a girl.The woman was the first on line. I 4) ______________ behind the girl and waited for my turn.
The 5) ____________________ was making an “egg banjo” for the woman. First, he put two halves of a bun on the hot pan. While waiting for the bun to be ready, the hawker started 6) ___________________ his head with both hands. After he had a good scratch,he removed the bun and then put the fried egg in between the bun with his dirty fingers. He had not bothered to wash his dirty hand before touching the food! The woman was obviously very upset. She scolded the hawker for being so 7) _____________________.
The hawker could not accept 8) _________________. He shouted back at the woman and chased her away!
The girl and I were shocked to witness his 9) __________________ behaviour .
We left the stall hurriedly.The hawker called out to us but we 10) _______________him.
Since then, I have never bought food from that rude and dirty hawker.
School Holiday Assignments
SMK SIMPANG RENGAM
DATE: 21/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below and fill the blanks with suitable words listed on the left side.
National Day Celebrations in SMK Tangkak
Helping words
gathered
attractive
applause
colourful
participated
loudly
celebrated
programmes
patriotic
performed
The National Day was 1) ______________________in a grand manner in SMK Tangkak this year. A variety of 2) __________________were arranged for the great celebration.
The events started early in the morning. All the students, teachers and parents 3) ________________ at the school field. The first event was the march past accompanied by the school band. Students from various uniformed clubs and societies 4) _______________ in the march past. The students looked smart and marched proudly in their uniforms.
The second event was the raising of the National flags. This was done by the head prefect. The National Anthem was played 5) _________________. The students, teachers and parents sang many 6) _________________ songs.
A number of cultural shows were also held. Students showed their talents in singing and traditional dances. The dances were 7) _________________by students of all races such a the Malay, Chinese and Indians. They wore 8) __________________ costumes and danced gracefully.
The final event for the day was the rhythmic gymnastics performed by students of lower forms. The crowd gave a big 9) __________________ for their wonderful performance. Everyone felt happy as the music played and the ribbons and hoops used by the students were very 10)__________________
The events ended in the afternoon and everyone went back home happily.
DATE: 21/8/2009
Instruction: Read the composition below and fill the blanks with suitable words listed on the left side.
National Day Celebrations in SMK Tangkak
Helping words
gathered
attractive
applause
colourful
participated
loudly
celebrated
programmes
patriotic
performed
The National Day was 1) ______________________in a grand manner in SMK Tangkak this year. A variety of 2) __________________were arranged for the great celebration.
The events started early in the morning. All the students, teachers and parents 3) ________________ at the school field. The first event was the march past accompanied by the school band. Students from various uniformed clubs and societies 4) _______________ in the march past. The students looked smart and marched proudly in their uniforms.
The second event was the raising of the National flags. This was done by the head prefect. The National Anthem was played 5) _________________. The students, teachers and parents sang many 6) _________________ songs.
A number of cultural shows were also held. Students showed their talents in singing and traditional dances. The dances were 7) _________________by students of all races such a the Malay, Chinese and Indians. They wore 8) __________________ costumes and danced gracefully.
The final event for the day was the rhythmic gymnastics performed by students of lower forms. The crowd gave a big 9) __________________ for their wonderful performance. Everyone felt happy as the music played and the ribbons and hoops used by the students were very 10)__________________
The events ended in the afternoon and everyone went back home happily.
Friday, July 31, 2009
TOPIC: A HOLIDAY TRIP
Your task:
Write an article about an interesting place you have visited for your school magazine.
You may use the notes and the pictures below to help you. Please refer to the sample given earlier to write your composition.
Pre-writing
Introduction
Where do you normally go for holiday? Where is it? How far is it from your hometown?
Paragraph 2
Where do you normally stay? Is the rental reasonable? What are the facilities provided at the accommodation?
Paragraph 3
Why do you like to visit the place? What are the interesting spots there? Describe one of your favourite spots.
Paragraph 4
What are the activities that you like to do there?
Conclusion
How do you feel? Would you go there again? Why?
WORD POWER- words that can help you to write a good clear composition
Adjectives used to describe places.
• beautiful
• fascinating
• wonderful
• enchanting
• exciting breathtaking
• popular
• well-known
• famous
• fantastic
Adjectives used to describe feeling.
• happy
• excited
• thrilled
Other useful words/expressions
The island is located on the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia.
The distance from my home to Port Dickson Beach Resort is about 40 kilometres.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Composition question
You have been asked to give a speech entitled “How to Keep Fit and Healthy” during Health Week in your school.Based on the notes below,write out your speech. Elaborate on the notes given to make your speech interesting.
Get enough sleep
- 7-8 hours a day - rest your mind and body
Drink a lot of water
- 6-8 glasses a day - get rid off toxin
- do not drink coffee,tea and carbonated drinks
Eat well
- nutritious food- say no to junk food
Practise good personal hygiene
- wash hands after visiting the toilet- before meals
Do regular exercise
- strengthens bones and muscles
- reduces the risk of osteoporisis
Take supplements
- take certain vitamins
- daily multi-vitamins-higher resistance against infections
Your speech must not be less than 120 words
Get enough sleep
- 7-8 hours a day - rest your mind and body
Drink a lot of water
- 6-8 glasses a day - get rid off toxin
- do not drink coffee,tea and carbonated drinks
Eat well
- nutritious food- say no to junk food
Practise good personal hygiene
- wash hands after visiting the toilet- before meals
Do regular exercise
- strengthens bones and muscles
- reduces the risk of osteoporisis
Take supplements
- take certain vitamins
- daily multi-vitamins-higher resistance against infections
Your speech must not be less than 120 words
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