PAPER 1

~ 40 multiple choice questions

• Graphic stimuli
• Cloze passage
• Comprehension
•Linear
•Non-linear
• Phrasal verbs & Idiomatic
expressions / proverbs
~ 1 hour
 PAPER 2
~ 1 essay
~ 1 summary
~ 1 question on novel
“The Prisoner of Zenda”
OR
“The Potato People”
~ 1 hour 30 minutes
• 30 marks
• You are advised to spend about
40 minutes on this section
 OBJECTIVES
• To assess whether the students are able to
write an appropriate response using the
stimulus / notes given using appropriate
language.
– TASK : To use suitable language to
write an appropriate
response on the given
stimulus / notes
– FORMAT : A suitable format so long as
the task is fulfilled
• Read the rubric given and understand the
requirements of the question
• whether you are asked to write a report, recount / narrative, descriptive, pictorial
stimuli, give opinion, formal letter, message, an article, informal letter etc.
• Identify the verbs
• action verbs / non action verbs
• Construct sentences using the pictures
and notes as your guidance
• write in paragraphs
• elaborate the notes given and use the pictures
as your guidance
• use interesting expressions if possible
•* idiomatic expressions, proverbs, slogans, etc

•
• REMEMBER TO WRITE THE TITLE & THE
WRITER
• USE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE / MODALS
* when making suggestions
• LOGICAL REASONS
• INTERESTING
• Able to interest readers’ arouse
• REMEMBER TO WRITE THE TITLE & THE
REPORTER
• USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
• DESCRIPTIVE
• FORMAL LANGUAGE
• Able to interest readers’ arouse
• REMEMBER TO STATE OWN STAND IN THE
INTRODUCTION
– clear & specific
• PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS ON CERTAIN ISSUES
• TRY NOT TO LIFT SENTENCES /OPINIONS GIVEN IN
THE RUBRIC
• ELABORATE ON THE GIVEN FACTS
- Give logical reasons
- Support with examples / evidence
• USE CORRECT TENSE
– Present tense
• SIMPLE & EFFECTIVE CONCLUSION
• USE CORRECT FORMAT
– INTRODUCTION
• Address the audience appropriately
• State the purpose of the
– Title
– BODY
– CONCLUSION
• Thank the audience
• Sum up the main points
• CONVINCING FACTS / LOGICAL OPINION
• SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS WITH DETAILS
• MOTIVATIONAL / PERSUASIVE
• A NARRATIVE COMPOSITION
• RELATE AN INCIDENT AS IT HAPPENED / SEEN
• NARRATE THE EVENT IN ORDER AS THEY
APPEAR USING THE PICTURES & NOTES
• INVOLVE PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW
– “I”, “me”, “my”, “mine”
• USE APPROPRIATE TENSE
~ Past Tense
• USE INTERESTING EXPRESSIONS TO MAKE THE
STORY INTERESTING
• SETS OF NOTES / PICTURE SERIES WHICH GIVE AN
OUTLINE OF :
– story, situation, description, recount
• ELABORATE THE NOTES TO THE REQUIRED
LENGTH ACCORDING TO THE SEQUENCE
• USE VERBS, ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS OR
DIALOGUES TO AROUSE THE READERS’ INTEREST
• USE APPROPRIATE TENSE
– tense given in the notes
• LINK THE IDEAS
– use sentence connectors / sequence connectors
– gives continuity & smooth flow to the story
• DESCRIPTIONS OF LIVING THINGS, PLACES AND
EVENTS
• SOMETIMES WE NEED TO PROVIDE AN ENDING
• USE VERBS, ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS TO
DESCRIBE CLEARLY / AROUSE THE READERS’
INTEREST
• WHEN DESCRIBING A SCENE / EN EVENT:
– what you saw, heard, felt, tasted and touched, smelt
– the feelings about the scene, event, person. thing
• USE APPROPRIATE TENSE
~ Past Tense
• Present tense is used when describing scenes, things and
characteristics of people who are still exist
• OBSERVES DETAILS AND INTERPRET PICTURES
• STIMULI:
– poster, advertisement, article, notice, series of pictures
• USE APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY, ADJECTIVES AND
ADVERBS, LINKERS & ADD RELEVANT DETAILS TO
AROUSE THE READERS’ INTEREST
• USE APPROPRIATE TENSE
– PAST TENSE : recounts & picture series
• Present tense is used when describing scenes, things and
characteristics of people who are still exist
– PRESENT TENSE : articles
 WRITTEN TO PROCESSES OR PROCEDURES OF
MAKING SOMETHING BASED ON THE FLOW CHART
GIVEN

 LANGUAGE
 Present tense
 Use sequence & logical connectors
 Mixture of active (imperative structures) & passive sentences

 ELABORATE ON THE NOTES / STIMULUS GIVEN

 APPROPRIATE ENDING
• A MAP IS GIVEN AND ASKED TO:
– describe what you saw and did during a journey / trip
– describe the places shown on the map
– give directions to certain places in the neighbourhood, town, etc
• STIMULI:
– poster, advertisement, article, notice, series of pictures
• USE APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY, ADJECTIVES AND
ADVERBS, LINKERS & ADD RELEVANT DETAILS TO
AROUSE THE READERS’ INTEREST
• USE APPROPRIATE TENSE
– PAST TENSE : recounts & picture series
– Present tense is used when describing scenes, things and characteristics
of people who are still exist
– PRESENT TENSE : articles
• WRITTEN TO FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMEBERS AND RELATIVES
• FRIENDLY & INFORMAL STYLE
• APPROPRITE FORMAT
– address, date, salutation
– introduction – the main purpose of writing the letter
– body of the letter – paragraphs
– complimentary close
– signature / name
• USE VERBS, ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS TO DESCRIBE
CLEARLY / AROUSE THE READERS’ INTEREST
• WHEN DESCRIBING A SCENE / EN EVENT:
– what you saw, heard, felt, tasted and touched, smelt
– the feelings about the scene, event, person. thing
• USE APPROPRIATE TENSE
• WRITTEN TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, ENQUIRE
ABOUT GOODS & SERVICES, REQUEST FOR
PERMISSION OR APPLY FOR A JOB

• FORMAL TONE & LANGUAGE

– Avoid colloquial expressions, slang or contractions

• APPROPRITE FORMAT
– address (sender’s & receiver’s), date, salutation
– introduction – the main purpose of writing the letter
– subject matter of the letter
– body of the letter – paragraphs
– complimentary close
– signature, name (in capital letters) & designation
 Simple, compound and complex sentences

• SIMPLE SENTENCE
- We cut the grass.

• COMPOUND SENTENCE
- We cut the grass and swept the compound.

• COMPLEX SENTENCE
- We cut the grass, which was long, and
swept the compound, which was dirty.
1. Format
* speech, formal letter, informal letter, article
report, giving opinion, brochure,
descriptive essay & recount
= familiarize the students with the format / Task
should be fulfilled
2. Grammar
* tenses, SVA, word forms, articles,
pronouns, prepositions,
 COMMON PROBLEMS
3. Limited vocabulary
= read more English materials’
practices, use thesaurus / dictionary
= memorise common vocabulary
4. Plain / dull compositions / INTEREST IS NOT
AROUSED
= Use common idioms / proverbs
= Use variety of sentence patterns
 STEPS TO WRITE THE ESSAY
• Layout of the essay:
– Paragraph 1 : Introduction
– Paragraph 2 : Content point 1
– Paragraph 3 : Content point 2
– Paragraph 4 : Content point 3
– Paragraph 5 : Content point 4
~ depends on the points / pictures given
– Last paragraph : Conclusion / Closure

• Use the rubric to write the introduction.

• √ • Merit
• Minor errors
• ____ • Demerit / gross error
• // • Irrelevance / Incomprehensible
• S • Stringing
• R • Repetition
• Ʌ • Omission
• ʅ • Inverse word order
• L • Lifting
 THANK YOU &
ALL THE BEST TO YOU……