CONTINUOUS WRITINGSENTENCE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE Topics: Self Family People Activities Events Incidents Places Senses Feelings SP eNonaens Instruction: Write three possible sentences to convey the idea given (in Malay). If you do not have the exact vocabulary for any of the words, you may slightly change the idea given. Example’ Idea given: Keputusan ujian saya menghempakan. a. My test result is disappointing. b. | failed in my test. | was sad, c. My test result was very bad. PRACTICE 1: SELF 4.4 Saya gemar makan makanan ringan. love eating fast food. ‘Other possible options: 11.2 Hobi saya adalah bermain permainan video dan mendengar muzik. My hobbies are playing video games and listening to music. ‘Other possible options: a. b. c. 1.3 Cite-cita saya adalah untuk menjadi seorang doktor. My ambition is to be a doctor. Other possible options: a. b. °, 1.4 Saya lemah dalam Metematik. Jam weak in Mathematics. Other possible options: a b °, 1.5 Harga bg itu berpatutan. The price of the bag is reasonable. Other possible options: A b. 143PRACTICE 2: FAMILY Instruction: Complete each of the sentences based on the starting line given or/and write three different possible options to complete the sentence, 2.1 Love my mother. She is ... 2.4 My grandparents ... 14PRACTICE 3: PEOPLE (e.g. Friends, Teachers, Idols) Instruction: Write three possible sentences to convey the idea given (in Malay). If you do not have the exact, vocabulary for any of the word, you may change the idea given. 3.1 Saya amat meminati guru saya. | admire my teacher very much. Other possible options: a b. o Instructior ‘Complete each of the sentences based on the starting line given, 3.2 Ihave a lot of friends. They are a. b. «. 3.3 | like Justin Bieber so much. | like him because. 3.4 Mr. Fazlee is my English teacher. He's ... a b. as3.5 Nurul is my gitfriend. She is ... a b. < PRACTICE 4: ACTIVITIES (e.g. shopping, camping) Instruction: Complete each of the sentences based on the starting line given or/and rite three different possible options to complete the sentence. 4.4 Last weekend, my friends and | went to a shopping complex .. 4.2 | attended my friend's open house during the last Hari Raya. a b, 6, 4.3 Last week, my friends and | joined the school’s language camp ... 164.5 | lke to play football. PRACTICE 5: EVENTS Instruction: Complete each of the sentences based on the starting line given or/and write three different possible options to complete the sentence. 5.1 Yesterday, my school celebrated Teacher's Day. 5.2 It was my birthday. 5.3 Our school had just organised the annual Sports Day. a », c 5.4 It was my first date. I... 3475.5 It was school holidays. PRACTICE 6: INCIDENTS Instruction: Complete each of the sentences based on the starting line given or/and write three different Possible options to complete the sentence. 6.1 Alf fell off from his bicycle. He 1s6.5 It was raining heavily outside. | PRACTICE 7: PLACES Instruction’ ‘Complete cach of the sentences based on the starting line given. 7-1 I want to go to Korea because a b © 7.2 Last night, | went to a night market. It was 7.3 My school a b. 1497.5 My village is ... PRACTICE 8: SENSES Instruction: Complete each of the sentences based on the starting line given or/and write three different possible options to compiete the sentence, 8.1 The fan is not working. |... : 8.2 We were on top of Mount Kinabalu. We saw 1508.5 The weather is really hot. PRACTICE 9: FEELINGS Instruction: Complete each of the sentences based an the starting line given or/and write three different possible options to complete the sentence, 9.1 I lost my cell phone. | . 9.3 My beloved cat, Cici went missing. |. a. b. « 9.4 Last week, my friends and | went for an outing. We ... a. b, 1st9.5 | scored straight A's in my SPM examination, 152PARAGRAPH WRITING PRACTICE Topics: Solf Family People Activities Events Incidents Places Senses Feelings Senonhens PRACTICE 1: SELF Task 1: weit ur favourite hobby. Your paraaraoh should be at least 30 word: Start your paragraph with: “My favourite hobby is Task 2: Things ike about my life (SPM 2000). Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: "The first thing | ke about my life is..." 153Task 3: My dream car (SPM 1999). Your paragraph should be at least 70 word: Start your paragraph with: ‘My dream car is...” 184PRACTICE 2: FAMILY Task 1: Large families make happy families (SPM 2001). Your paragraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: "Ihave really big family. Task 2: ‘Should parents give children more freedom? (SPM 2012) Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “Parents should/should not give children more freedom.” Task 3: amily is more important than friends. Do you agree? Your paragraph should be at least 70 words Start your paragraph with: “Yes, | agree that family is more important than friends." (or the ‘counter argument) 155PRACTICE 3: PEOPLE Task 4: A famous person you admire (SPM 2011). Your paraaraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: "My idol is...” Task 2: Friends (SPM 2003). Your paragraph should be at least 50 words Starl your paragraph with: “Friends are important.” Task 3: My perfect future husband or wife (SPM 2008). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: “My perfect future husband/wife..." 156PRACTICE 4: ACTIVITIES Task 4: Imaaine you are moving to a new house. Describe the last day in your old house (SPM 1997). Your paragral uld be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: “I looked at my old house and...” Task 2: Deseribe an outing with your friends (SPM 2012). Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “My friends and | went to...” Task 3: Describe how you spent a free day when the weather was bad (SPM 2001), Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: “It was raining really heavily 157PRACTICE 5: EVENTS Task 1: Write about a language camp that you joined last month, Your paragraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: “I recently joined a language camp." Task 2: Describe a festival celebrated in your area (SPM 2004), Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “We celebrated...” Task 3: Describe an important family celebration and how you felt about it (SPM 2014). Your paragraph should be at least 70 word: Start your paragraph with: “It was my grandmother's birthday.” 158PRACTICE 6: INCIDENTS Task 1: You just had a fight with your sister. Write aboul what happened. Your paragraph should be at least 30 words, Start your paragraph with: “I had a fight with my sister.” Task 2: Write a story that ends with: “If only | had listened to his/her advice" (SPM 2003). Your paragraph should be at least 50 words, Start your paragraph with: "/ had an accident when..." Task 3: White @ story with the tille: An Unexpected Visitor (SPM 2006), Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: “! was waiting for the bus when. 159PRACTICE 7: PLACES Task 1: Write about your recent vacation. Your paragraph should bo at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: “Last weak, | had a vacation. I went fo...” Task 2: You have been given a chance to visit a country of your choice, Which country would you choose and why? (SPM 2003) Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “/ would like to visit..." Task 3: Write a letter to a penfriend describing some interesting places in your village, town or home state (SPM 1998). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words, Start your paragraph with: ‘Dear__, there are my interesting places here in...” 160PRACTICE 8: SENSES Task 1: sori forgettable incident that you saw on your way home from soht Your paragraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: ‘On my way home from school, | saw...” Task 2: be joyable weekend you have experienced (SPM 2003). Your paragraph should be atleast 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “I enjoyed my weekend with...” Task 3: Beauty (SPM 2009). Your paragraph should be at le Start your paragraph with: "ike..." 161PRACTICE 9: FEELINGS Task 4: Deseribe a day at schoo! when you were unhappy (SPM 1998). Your paragraph should be at least 30 words, Start your paragraph with: “It was a day when...” Task 2: Desoribe what makes you happy and explain why (SPM 2015). Your paragraph should be at least 50 words, Start your paragraph with: ‘I was happy that day because...” Task 3: The day lost my temper (SPM 1999). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words Start your paragraph with: “The day I lost my temper was..." 162ESSAY WRITING PRACTICE Write a composition of about 350 words on each of the following topics: Hs Describe an interesting day in school. 2. Write a story about someone who promotes a healthy lifestyle to his or her own family, gas Aeene Begin your story with: “i is very good if family members can ..." Why is having a good family important? Is internet important? Discuss. Where there is a will, there is a way. Describe someone who shows strong determination in his or her life. Describe a visit to a public place with your family members. How do you appreciate your friends? Is shopping a fun activity? United we stand, divided we fall. Describe when this was true to you. . Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Share your experience that highlights the importance of taking actions in achieving your goal. 163CONTINUOUS WRITIN AMPLE SENTENCES/ PARAGRAPHS / ESSAYS SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE. Topics: Self Family People Activities Events Incidents Places Senses Feelings SPNOPEONS PRACTICE 1: Self 4.1) Saya gemar makan makanan ringan. | love eating fast food Possible options: a. | like to eat pizza, burger, and chicken chop. b. like to eat. | like to eat pizza, burger and chicken chop. c. | love Coca Cola. | love to go to McDonalds, 1.2) Hobi saya adalah bermain permainan video dan mendengar musik. My hobbies are playing video games and listening to music. Possible options: €. | like to play video games. | like to listen to music. b. I like to play video games but I do not lke to read books. | ike to listen to music. . My hobby is playing video games. | like to play Clash of Clans, Plants vs Zombies and Temple Run. | also like to listen to music. | like to listen to Justin Blober and Selena Gomez. 1.3) Cita-cita saya adalah untuk menjadi seorang doktor. My ambition is to be a doctor. Possible options a. | want to be a doctor. b. When | grow up, | want to be a doctor. ©. I dream ta be a doctor. 1641.4) Saya lemah dalam Sefarah. am weak in History. Possible options: a. I don’t understand History. b. I get 27% in History. «. | always fail in History. 1.5) Harge beg itu berpatutan. The price of the bag is reasonable, Possible options: a. The price of the bag is good '. The bag is cheap. The price is low. . The bag is only RM10. Itis a good price. PRACTICE 2: Family 2.1) Hove my mother. She is ... a. very kind. b. so beautiful ©. caring and loving. 2.2) My father is very rich. He a. has twenty cars, b likes to buy expensive things. c. has a big business. 2.3) My brother is very handsome. a. He looks like me. b. He looks like a movie star. ©. Many people like him. 152.4) My grandparents ... a. live ina village. b. are very old. ©. are very kind. 2.5) [have a happy family. a. We love one another. b, We have fun together. c. We always spend time together. PRACTICE 3: People (e.g. Friends, Teachers, Idols) 3.1) Saya amat meminati guru saya. | admire my teachee ety iridenpoyy 2jpe Possible options: een a. | likeeeg:teachensasmuch:))5) b. | really like my teacher. . | lovesmyitespehetees: 3.2) [have a lot of friends. They are a. Ali, Ah Chong and Ravi, b. very handsome. c.verykind and friendly. qvAIYIN isn 4.3) ke Justin Biba so much | ike fk because. a. he is very popularMAIVIN Wioit9g Nak. beheis very hot. ‘gg yeyStny yeawniise c. he is very cute, ; 3.4) Mr. Faziee is my English teacher. He is ... a funny and caring. b. very sporting en ©. QOOd ARTIS Y NW MIG) 1653.5) Nurul is my girfriend. She is a. really beautiful b. so pretty . very friendly PRACTICE 4: Activiti s (2.9. shopping, camping) 4.1) Last weekend, my friends and | went to a shopping complex. a. We watched the latest movie at the cinema. b. We bought new clothes. c. There were many people at the mall, 4.2) lattended my friend's open house during the last Hari Raya. a. I helped my friends to prepare the food b, Imet many classmates there. ©. Late a lot of traditional food. 4.3) Last week, my friends and | joined the schoo!’s language camp. a. We had many language games. b. We had drama, spelling and vocabulary competitions. c. We did many fun activities together. 4.4) Ms, Aina was teaching English. My friends. a, were sleeping. b, were talking loudly, ©. did not pay attention at all. 4.5) | like to play football... a. play football at the field. ». enjoy playing football with my friends. ¢. start to play at 5 p.m 167PRACTICE 5: Events 5.1) Yesterday, my school celebrated Teacher's Day. a. | was really busy doing much work. b. Students were very happy. c, Teachers enjoyed themselves. 5.2) It was my birthday. a. My friends came to my house. b. My parents gave me a present. . was really happy to celebrate it with my friends. 5.3) Our school had just organised the annual Sporls Day, a, Many athletes were there. b. The students really enjoyed themselves. c. Teachers and students were busy. 5.4) It was my first date. |. a. felt really nervous. b. could not wait to go out with my girlfriend c. wore the nicest dress/suit, 5.5) It was school holidays. a, My family and I went to Pulau Langkawi b. Iwas really excited to go for a holiday. . My friends and I went to the cinema to watch @ movie, PRACTICE 6: Incidents 6.1) Alf fell off from his bicycle. He ... a, broke his arm, b. injured himsetf, «. hurt his knee. 1636.2) Fadhii did not go to school yesterday because a. he was sick, b. of the heavy rain. ; ¢. he woke up late, 6.3) A fire broke out in my village earlier today. a. Many people were injured. b. Many houses were burnt. . The villagers were really scared. 6.4) | met a cute girl at Starbucks. a. | asked for her number. b. We smiled at each other. ©. | bought a cup of coffee for her. 6.5) Itwas raining heavily outside. | a. didn't feel like doing anything. b. slept all day. ¢. couldn't go anywhere, PRACTICE 7: Places 7.1) | want to go to Korea because .. a. Korea is a beautiful country. b. want to meet my favourite K-pop singer. ©. | like to watch their drama and listen to K-pop songs. 7.2) Last night, | went to a night market. It was .. a. very busy. b. really noisy. «. full with people. 1687.3) My school .. a. is very big. b. is nice and clean. c. has many blocks. 7.4) My house ... a. Is very large. b. has two rooms. . is very comfortable. 7.5) My village is ... a. far from the city. b. very beautiful c. very nice. PRACTICE 8: Senses 8.1) The fan is not working. | a. feel so hot. b. am uncomfortable. c. must buy a new fan. 8.2) We were on top of Mount Kinabalu. We saw... a. a beautiful scenery. b. the most beautiful view. «. the sunrisefa rainbow, 8.3) Last schoo! holidays, | went to Pulau Langkawi a. There were many tourists there. . | sawa lot of shopping malls. ©. Ifelt very excited to go to the beach. 8.4) We went to Junjong waterfall for a picnic. 370a. The water was very cold. b. The air was very fresh. ©. The place was really nice. 8.5) The weather is really hot. a. lam sweating b. We fee! very uncomfortable. ©. She feels roally tired. PRACTICE 9: Feolings 9.1) I lost my cell phone. I... a. felt very sad. b. | eried non-stop. ©. got really angry, 9.2) My best friend moved to a new school. | felt a. very lonely. b. very sad. 6. really unhappy. 9.3) My beloved cat, Cici went missing. | a. felt very sad. | cried every day. b. was really worried. c. was seared. 9.4) Last week, my friends and | went for an outing. We a. had a really good time. b. enjoyed our outing so much. had so much fun, am9.5) | scored straight A's in my SPM examination. a. | felt very happy. b. | was really proud. ©. My parents smiled the whole day. a2PARAGRAPH WRITING PRACTICE PRACTICE 4: Self Task 1: Write about your favourite hobby. Your paragraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: “My favourite hobby is..." ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: My favourite hobby is playing tennis. | have been playing tennis since | was 10 years old. My sister likes to play tennis too. | play tennis with her every day. (30 words) Task 2: Things like about my life (SPM 2000), Your paragraph should be et Isast 50 words. Start your paragraph with: "The first thing | like about my life is...” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: The first thing | like about my life is my family. | love my father, my mother, my brother and my sister. My father works hard every day. My mother takes care of me. My brother and sister are really nice. They like to buy me things. | love my family. (51 words) Task 3: My dream car (SPM 1999). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: “My dream cars...” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: My dream car is a Honda Civic. | have always wanted to buy a Honda Civic. | want to buy it for my gitfriend, Madeline. The problem is | have no money. | should work harder to save up money to buy a Honda Civic. | need to study hard if | want to buy this car. Sometimes | dream driving this car. One day, | will buy it (71 words) Glossary: 1. dream car : kereta impian 2. save up: simpan 1mPRACTICE 2: Family Task 1: Large families make happy families (SPM 2001), Your paragraph should be at least 30 words, Start your paragraph with: “I have a really big family.” ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: | have a really big family. | have a mother, a father, four sisters, and five brothers. My father is very handsome. We grow up together ina big house. I love my family a lot. (36 words) Task 2: ihould parents give children more freedom? (SPM 2012) Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “Parents should/should not give children more freedom.” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: Parents should give children more freedom. Children need more time to play. Some of them like to play football. Some play video games. Some like to go shopping. They should not study all the time. They should go out with their friends. They will fee! bored if they study all day. (81 words) Glossary: 1. freedom : kebebasan 2 bored: bosen Task 3: Family is more important than friends. Do you agree? Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: "Yes, | agree that family is more important than friends.” (or the counter argument) Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: Yes, | agree that family is more important than friends. Our family helps us all the time. Our father and mother take care of us. Family will stay with us forever. We always spend time with our siblings. We can share our problems with our family. Friends do not live with us. Friends will not be there for us all the time. I think we should fove our family more. (70 words) Glossary: 1. agree : setuju 2. important : penting 3. siblings : adik-beradik 174PRACTICE 3: People Task 1: A famous person you admire (SPM 2011). Your paragraph should be at least 30 words, ‘Start your paragraph wit “My idol is...” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: My idol is Adele. She is a popular and cute singer. | love the way she sings. She has such a great voice. Every day, | would listen to her songs. | wish | can sing like her one day. (40 words) Glossary: 1. Hol: idole Task 2: Friends (SPM 2003). Your parearaph should be at least 50 words, Start your paragraph with: ‘Friends are important.” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: Friends are important. | need my friends when | feel sad. My friends always make me feel better. | ike talking to my friends. | have a lot of friends. My friends are Ali, Abu, and Chong. Ali is very handsome. Ali and Abu are very friendly. We play football together. (51 words) Task 3: (My nerfect future husband or wife (SPM 2008). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: “My perfect future husband/wife...” Sample paragraph for low-profici ney level students: My perfect future husband will be handsome. He must be @ Korean. He will look like a celebrity. want him to look like G-Dragon. | also went my future husband to be kind, funny, and caring. He ‘must also be rich. | want to go for honeymoon in Seoul, Korea. | want to live in a bungalow. He must know how to cook. | want him to cook for me every day. (73 words) Glossary: 1. future husband : baka! suami a5PRACTICE 4: Activities Task 1: Imagine you are moving to a new house. Describe the last day in your old house (SPM 1997), Your paragraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: looked at my old house and...” ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: | looked at my old house and felt really sad. | cried non-stop. | remember the time | spent in my room. | fought with my siblings there. | also had fun with them every day. We would watch television together. (44 words) Glossary: 1. fought (past tense of fight): bergaduh Task 2: Deseribe an outing with your friends (SPM 2012). Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “My friends and | went to...” ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: My friends and | went to KLCG to spend time together. We visited the shops there. We also ate at KFC. My friends wanted to visit the KLCC park. We saw many cute girls. My friends liked one of the giris. We took a lot of pictures and shared them with our family. (53 words) Task 3: Describe how you spent a free day when the weather was bad (SPM 2001). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: “it was raining really heavily... Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: twas raining heavily outside. | wanted to go out with my friends but | could not. | decided to read my books. | read my new novel. | loved it very much. My friend, Elsa bought it for me. Elsa was my best friend. She was very cute, kind and friendly. Later, | went to kitchen to cook noodles. | liked noodles. | cooked curry noodles. After eating, | slept all day. (74 words) 176PRACTICE 5: Events Task 1: Write about a lanauage camp that you joined last month, Your paragraph should be at least 30 words, Start your paragraph with: "I recently joined a language camp.” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: | recently joined a language camp. The language camp was held in Swiss Inn hotel, Sungai Petani. My friends and | did lots of fun activities together. | was so happy that | could join the camp. (37 words) Task 2: Describe a festival celebrated in your area (SPM 2004), Your paragraph should be at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “We celebrated...” Sample paragraph for low-profi ney level students: We celebrated Hari Raya in my area. A lot of families did open houses. When I went there, | helped my friends to prepare the food. | enjoyed going to open houses because we could eat delicious cookies. | also met many classmates there. We ate a lot of traditional food. Our teachers were there too. (56 words) Task 3: Deseribe an important family celebration and how you felt about it (SPM 2014). Your paragraph should be at least 70 word: Start your paragraph with: “it was my grandmother's birthday.” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: {twas my grandmother's birthday. | love my grandmother so much. We celebrated her birthday every year. This year, we went to Pulau Pangkor to celebrate grandmother's birthday. | bought her a special gift. | bought the gift from Tesco. It was a ring. My grandmother was very happy. We bought her a big chocolate cake. She ate half of the chocolate cake. We sang a birthday song for grandmother. (70 words) Glossary: 1. celebrate : meraikar/menyambut amPRACTICE 6: Incidents Task 4: You just had a fight with your sister. Write about what happened. Your paragraph should be at loast 30 words. Start your paragraph with: “! had a fight with my sister.” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: had a fight with my sister. She took my phone. | did not like it when she took my things, | was very angry. | shouted at her. She shouted back at me and said ! was lying. (89 words) Task 2: Wiite a story that ends with: “if only | had listened to his/her advice” (SPM 2003). Your paragraph should be at least 50 words, Start your paragraph with: “I had an accident when...” ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: [had an accident when | was going to the concert. My mother did not want me to go to the concert. | did not listen to her. My mother did not understand me. | wanted to go no matter what, | planned with my friend, Vince to go there quietly. (81 words) Task 3: Write a story with the titlo: An Unexpected Visitor (SPM 2006). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. ‘Start your paragraph with: “! was waiting for the bus when ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: | was waiting for the bus when a cat suddenly appeared. | love cats. It was @ brown cat that has big white spots all over itself. | was so happy thal the cat came because | was bored. The bus was taking too long. Then | saw a little gil got kidnapped by a man. The man was tall and scary, He drove a red Honda Civic. I shouted for help. (72 words) Glossary: 1. kidnapped : dicutk 178PRACTICE 7: Placos Task abot recent va ir paragraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: ‘Last week, | had a vacation. | went to...” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: Last week, | had a vacation. | went to Langkawi. | went together with my family. Langkawi is a really nice place. | went to Underwater World. | bought a lot of chocolates. There were many tourists. (37 words) Glossary: 1. vacation : percutian Task 2: You have been given a chances to visit a country of your choice. Which country would you choose and why? (SPM 2003) Your paragraph should be at least 50 words, Start your paragraph with: “f would like to visit...” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level student | would like to visit Estonia. | want to go there because | have friends in Estonia, They told me that Estonia is @ beautiful country. The weather is cold toa. | love cold weather. | want to visit their museums. | want to buy the chocolates there. | want to try their traditional food. (65 words) Task 3; Write a letter to 2 pentriend describing some interesting places in your village, town or home state (SPM 1998). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: ‘Dear___, there are my interesting places here in...” Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: Dear Triin, there are many interesting places here in my home state, Kedah. There are paddy fields. The paddy fields are beautiful. The weather is nice too. | want you to come to Kedah. You will love the waterfalls here. We can have a picnic by the beaches too. | can also bring you on a hike up Gunung Jerai. Our traditional food is great. You should try our Nasi Lemak. (71 words) Glossary: 1. waterfall: air terjun 2. hike : pendakian 9PRACTICE Task Describe an_unforgettable incident that you saw on your way home from school (SPM 2009) Your paragraph should be at least 30 words. Start your paragraph with: “On my way home from school, | saw... Senses ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: (On my way home from school, | saw @ cat. The cat was cute. It was brown. The cat came to me. touched the cat. The cat ran away. (30 words) Glossary: 1. incident : kejadian Task 2: Describe an enjoyable woekend you have experienced (SPM 2003). Your paragraph should be at east 50 words. Start your paragraph with: “I enjoyed my weekend with..." Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: | enjoyed my weekend with my friends. My friends are Obama, Hillary and Donald, They were my best friends. We went out shopping at Queensbay. We wented to watch a movie. We went to the cinema. Obama bought tickets for all of us. Hillary bought popcorns. Donald bought drinks. | enjoyed eating free food. (54 words) Task 3: Beauty (SPM 2009), Your paragranh should be at least 70 words. Start your paragraph with: “like. ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: | like my mother. My mother is beautiful. There is no prettier woman than my mother. She uses make up to be pretty. My father loves my mother. My father loves pretty women. Tomorrow is Mother's Day. | will buy my mother a present. She likes chocolate cake. | will also buy chocolate cake. My mother is on a diet. She does not eat too much cake. | have to eet it for her. (74 words) 180PRACTICE 9: Feelings Task 1: Describe a day at school when you were unhappy (S! 1996). Your paragraph should be at least 30 words, Start your paragraph with: “It was a day when...” ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficioncy level students: |t was a day when my favourite teacher left the school. | felt so unhappy. | like her classes so much. She taught me so many things. | hope that she comes back to our school. My friends were sad too. (41 words) Task 2: Describe what makes you happy and explain why (SPM 2015). Your paragraph should bo at least 50 words. Start your paragraph with: ‘/ was happy that day because...” ‘Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: | was happy that day because my friends celebrated my birthday. | have never celebrated my birthday before, They bought me a cake. | felt so loved. My best friend, Jewel gave me a present. Itwas a watch, She knew that I loved that G-Shock watch. | thanked her for the present. (53 words) Task 3: The day | lost my temper (SPM 1999). Your paragraph should be at least 70 words. ‘Start your paragraph with: “The day I lost my temper was..." Sample paragraph for low-proficiency level students: The day | lost my temper was on Thursday. My best friend, Emily was punished by the teacher. Emily is a cute girl. She is very shy. She does not like to talk. A very naughty boy, Aiman copied Emily's homework. Aiman is very bad. He is really lazy. He always copies. The teacher was angry at Emily. He thought that Emily copied Aiman's homework. | got angry and told the teacher the truth. The teacher was angry at Aiman. (80 words) Glossary: 1. temper: kesabaran 1B