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Keeping In Touch

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56, Jalan Damai, Taman Rasa, 54200 Seremban. 2 June 2000.

Dear Nai Tuck, How are you?__________________________________ not since I last wrote in January, in fact. I hope you are all right and that your silence doesn't mean that you have been ill. What have you been doing these days? I suppose that, like me, most of your time is taken up with revision for the examinations. I seem to have been revising the same things ever since December. Last month, we had the Mid-Year Examinations and I was fifth in class. Mr Wong, my form teacher, says I should try harder as I obtained only three distinctions and four credits. He feels that ________ ________________________________________ in the PMR examinations. I felt really happy when I heard that. ___________________________________________________. Guess what? My father got a promotion recently. He is no longer Assistant Manager. Now, he is the Branch Manager of Lee Bank, Seremban. We were all ____________________________________. Of course, his salary has increased, too. Therefore, Father says he will take us on a holiday after the PMR examinations. We have always wanted to go to Pulau Langkawi but it was just too expensive for the whole family. Now, we can afford it. Isn't that great? I met Mohan last week. He's doing very well in his new school. He _________________________. He is no longer the noisy, fun-loving person we used to know. He seems to be quieter and more serious. He doesn't spend much time on games any more. In fact, he has given up playing for the state football teamwhich I feel is a real waste. He says he wants to concentrate on his studies. Mohan wants to be a doctor and he __________________________ if he wants to get a scholarship. As you know, his family is not well-to-do. His father told him that if he wishes to further his education, he would have to get a scholarship. I hope _____________________________________. He is a very nice person and will make an excellent doctor. Well, I have to stop now. I have plenty of work to do. Please do write to me if you have the time. I ___________________________________. Without you and Mohan in school, life seems so boring. Best Wishes, Wai Meng

Find the words from passage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A long time Occupied All As Delighted stopped

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Answer these questions 1. When was the Mid-Year Examination held? 2. What is Wai Mengs fathers job? 3. How has Mohan Changed? 4. What is the meaning of well-to-do 5. How did Wai Meng feel when his dad had been promoted?

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6. According to your opinion, how should we do in order to obtain scholarship?

Learn the words invitation gratitude Vocabulary Practice

encouragement sympathy

condolence appreciation

thanks concern

congratulations apology

1 You lost your wallet and your friend gave you some money for your bus fare home. 2 Your friend met with an accident and is now in the hospital. You are worried about him. 3 You are going to have a birthday party. You want your friend to attend it. 4 Your friend has failed his driving test. You want him to keep on trying. 5 Your friend's grandmother has passed away. 6 Your teacher has been giving you extra classes to help you in the subjects you are weak in. 7 Your friend has just been chosen as the Headgirl of the school. 8 Your friends visited you while you were ill. 9 Your friend sprained his wrist and is in pain. You feel sorry for him. 10 You borrowed your friend's book and accidentally lost it.

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Simple Present Tense 1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

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2. For facts.

3. For habits.

. 4. For things that are always / generally true.

Writing Essay
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Yusni is studying in Australia. The pictures below show what happens when she posts a letter to her cousin in Kuala Lumpur. Look at the pictures carefully and then write out the story clearly

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