NOTETAKING EXERCISE 1

Rewrite the notes below as complete sentences.

i. 2016 = > 40% grads. get job esp. in KL, Png. & S’wak.
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ii. ↑ countries w/ disabled ppl (2015) – esp.UK, India, HK & Nepal.

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iii. Asthma – frequency ↑ 13 % to 358 mil people, number of deaths ↓ > than ¼.
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iv. M’sia 2010- >15mil elderly gen. compared 2009.

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v. TNB - Loss ↓ 2015 = 5.1 mil. esp. Nov = 1 mil.

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vi. Now = children → 7 ½ hrs. per day – in front screen (e.g. TV, v.games, PC).
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ANSWER KEY

i. 2016 = > 40% grads. get job esp. in KL, Png. & S’wak.
In 2016, less than forty percent graduates get job/were employed especially in
Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Sarawak.

ii. ↑ countries w/ disabled ppl (2015) – esp.UK, India, HK & Nepal.

There is an increase in the number of countries with disabled people in 2015,
especially in United Kingdom, India, Hong Kong and Nepal.

iii. Asthma – frequency ↑ 13 % to 358 mil people, number of deaths ↓ > than ¼.
The frequency of people with/suffering from asthma has an increase of 13
percent to 358 million people, with the number of deaths drop to more than a
quarter.

iv. M’sia 2010- >15mil elderly gen. compared 2009.

There is more than 15 million elderly generation in 2010 compared to 2009. _

v. TNB - Loss ↓ 2015 = 5.1 mil. esp. Nov = 1 mil.

Tenaga Nasional Berhad had a total loss of 5.1 million in 2015, especially in
November where they lost 1 million.

vi. Now = children → 7 ½ hrs. per day – in front screen (e.g. TV, v.games, PC).
Nowadays/presently/currently children spend 7 and a half hours everyday in
front of the screen, for example watching television, playing video games and
using the personal computer._
NOTETAKING EXERCISE 2

Rewrite the notes below as complete sentences.

i. 24% S.Koreans ↑18 yrs.old drink coffee = 2 cups/day = $1,000. spent/yr.

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ii. Med. study in UK = w/in 5 yr. of 1st stroke, risk for 2nd ↑ > 40%.
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iii. 2003- 2012, obese child. (2- 5yr.old) 18% → 14%

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iv. 2013, ppl eat 5 servings of veg.; ≥ 4 days per week; Jhr (68%), M’ca (63%), Png
(62%); , T’ganu (53%) & Prk (54%). 
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v. Fac. of ICT operating hrs. = 8.30 a.m- 5 p.m, Mon-Fri. 1-2p.m = break.

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 vi. WW II – Jpn took ctrl of sev.SEA countries inc.M’sia, S’pore & Viet.

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ANSWER KEY

ii. 24% S.Koreans ↑18 yrs.old drink coffee = 2 cups/day = $1,000. spent/yr.
24 percent South Koreans above 18 years old drinks two cups of coffee everyday/per
day, where they spent 1,000 dollars every year/annually/yearly.

ii. Med. study in UK = w/in 5 yr. of 1st stroke, risk for 2nd ↑ > 40%.
A medical study in United Kingdom found that within five years of a first stroke, the
risk of getting a second stroke increase to more than forty percent.

iii. 2003- 2012, obese child. (2- 5yr.old) 18% → 14%

From 2003 to 2012, the percentage of obese children between two to five years old
decrease/drop from eighteen to forteen percent.

iv. 2013, ppl eat 5 servings of veg.; ≥ 4 days per week; Jhr (68%), M’ca (63%), Png
(62%); , T’ganu (53%) & Prk (54%). 
In 2013, people eat five servings of vegetables more than four days a week. Johoreans
eat the most with 68 percent, followed by Malacca (63 percent),
Penang(62percent), Terengganu (53 percent) and Perak (54 percent).

v. Fac. of ICT operating hrs. = 8.30 a.m- 5 p.m, Mon-Fri. 1-2p.m = closed.
 The operating hours of Faculty of Information Communication and
Technology is from 8.30 am to 5 pm, Mondays to Fridays and closed between 1
to 2 pm.

vi. WW II – Jpn took ctrl of sev.SEA countries inc.M’sia, S’pore & Viet.

During World War II/Second World War, Japan took control of several
South East Asian countries including Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.