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Speech

SAMPLE 1: ROAD SAFETY

Your school is organising a road safety campaign. As one of the committee members of the
campaign, you have been asked to give a talk to the students about road safety tips.

ROAD SAFETY TIPS

Pedestrians

● pedestrian crossing
● look before crossing
● use overhead bridge
School bus

● wait until the bus has stopped

● queue to board the bus
● no standing on the steps
Motorcyclists or cyclists

● focus on the road

● obey all signs and traffic lights
● ride or cycle single file
● make sure vehicle in good condition
● suggest 2 OTHER SAFETY TIPS for motorcyclists or cyclists
When writing your talk you must:

Use an appropriate greeting

Use all the notes given

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State the purpose of your talk

Suggest 2 OTHER SAFETY TIPS for motorcyclists or cyclists

End your talk appropriately

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Good afternoon to the principal, teachers and students. Our school is organising a road
safety campaign. As one of the committee members of the road safety campaign, I would like to
share some road safety tips to all of you.

Firstly, pedestrians should use a _______________________(C1) when crossing the

road. You must _______________________________(C2). You should
__________________________________(C3) when there is one.

Next, when you are taking the school bus, you must remember to
___________________________________________(C4). You should
____________________________________(C5). You also have to sit properly on the bus.
Remember, you must ________________________________(C6) of the bus.

Lastly, as a motorcyclist or cyclist, you must _________________________________(C7).

You must _________________________________(C8). You must
___________________________________(C9). Apart from that, you must make sure that your
__________________________(C10) with working brakes and lights. You must also
_________________________________________(C11) like helmet. You should
___________________________________(C12).

These are some road safety tips that you should practise. With that, I end my talk. Thank

you.

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Report

SAMPLE 2: REPORT ON SCHOOL TRIP

The members of the Geographical Society of your school visited a rubber estate plantation to see
how rubber tapping is done and rubber is processed. As the Editor of the school newsletter, you
are required to write a report about the visit.

DETAILS OF THE VISIT

Date

Numbers of students on the trip

Name the rubber estate

Objectives:

Introduce to participants on how rubber is processed

● Instil a sense of appreciation of the hard work of a rubber tapper

What you did at the estate:

● Welcomed by the plantation manager

Tour into the rubber estate –given safety gears

o Demonstration on:

o Video of the factory machines

● how tapping is done

● How latex is processed – graded and packed

o Video of the factory machines

o Tour along the gallery walkway in the plantation area

∙ Benefit - Great experience

(GIVE ONE BENEFIT OF JOINING THE TRIP)

When writing your report, you should remember to:

Give a title

State the writer’s name

Use all the notes given

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Give ONE BENEFIT you gained during the trip

End your report appropriately

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A Visit to a Sunshine Rubber Estate

___________________(C1) the members of the Geographical Society visited a

rubber estate plantation known as ____________________ (C3).
___________________________(C2) participated on this trip. The objectives of the trip were to
________________________(C4) (and / as well as)
________________________________(C5). We arrived at our (destination/ the plantation) at
9 a.m. We were welcomed by the plantation manager who was Mr Edward Lim. He took us to
the cafeteria and we were offered some light refreshments like drinks and snacks.

The first activity was a _______________________(C6). Before the tour we

were given safety gears. At the big rubber estate, there was a ____________________(C7)
and _________________________(C8). Apart from that, there was a demonstration on how
the product is graded and packed. The following activity was watching a
_____________________________(C9). In the last activity we had
_________________________________(C10). It was an interesting activity.

This trip gave a lot of benefits to the members. Besides gaining hands-on
___________________________ (11), the members
_______________________________(C12). It was an educational trip.

Reported by,

Alison Nair
(Alison Nair)

Secretary of the Geography Society

SMK Bandar Seri Andalas

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Formal Letter

SAMPLE 1: LETTER OF PERMISSION

You are the secretary of your school’s Nature Club. Your club has decided to visit the Ayer Keroh
Forest Reserve during the next holidays. You intend to spend two days and one night on the
hills. Write a letter of permission to the principal to ask for permission to visit the forest reserve.

In your letter, you should include:

date of your visit

objectives of your visit

number of members going on the trip

duration of your stay

accommodation

types of activities you wish to participate

benefits you gain from the trip

When writing your letter, you should remember to:

lay out the letter correctly

use all the information given

end your letter appropriately

suggest TWO ADVANTAGES of the visit

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The Nature Club,

SMK Sungai Long,

Jalan Laksamana,

75150 Melaka.

____________________________________________________________________________

The Principal,
SMK Sungai Long,
Jalan Laksamana,
75150 Melaka. 17 MAY 2016

Dear Sir,

Trip to the Ayer Keroh Forest Reserve

I am the secretary the Nature Club. The club has decided to visit the Ayer Keroh Forest Reserve
during the next holidays. On behalf of the club, I am writing this letter to seek permission to visit
Ayer Keroh Forest Reserve. We intend to spend______________________ (C4).

We are organising the trip from the ________________________ (C1). About

_______________________(C3) and 3 teacher advisors, Puan Norlela , Puan Ratna and Mr Han
,will be going on this trip. The objectives of the trip are to allow members
to__________________________.(C2) We will be camping at the___________________.(C5)

We have planned some interesting and informative activities during the trip. The
activities are jungle trekking, arts and crafts workshops, nature treasure hunt, slide shows and
bird watching. Jungle trekking will help members to _________________________(C6).
Members will be ____________________________________(C7). The treasure hunt activity will
___________________________day (C8). There will be ____________________________(C9)
and also a bird watching activity, which will be fun and ___________________________(C10)

This trip will help to ________________(C11) and instill values such as teamwork,
______________________(C12).

We hope you will give us the permission to go on this trip.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Melissa

(MELISSA BT AHMED)

Secretary,
The Nature Club

SMK Sungai Long,

Jalan Laksamana,

75150 Melaka

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Informal Letter

SAMPLE 1: BENEFITS OF NATIONAL SERVICE

Your cousin has been chosen to take part in the National Service Programme and is
worried about going. You have decided to write a letter to tell him/her about the benefits of
this programme and to encourage your cousin to go.

Use all the notes below to write your letter.

Discipline

Learn survival skills

Learn leadership skills

Exciting activities

See different parts of Malaysia

Be independent

Gain new experiences

Teamwork

Strengthen love for the country

Keep fit and healthy

(Give another 2 benefits)

When writing the letter, you should remember to:

Lay out your letter correctly (address, greeting, closing)

Use all the notes given

Give another 2 benefits of National Service Programme

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23, Kg Jagung,

06700 Pendang,

Kedah
Darulaman.

17 APRIL 2016

Dear Azlina,

How are you and everyone at home doing? I hope everyone is fine. I heard that you
have been chosen to join the National Service Programme and are worried about going. So,
I have decided to write this letter to tell you about the benefits of this programme to
encourage you to go.

Firstly, when you join this programme, you will train yourself to
be___________________(C1). You can also learn _________________________(C2)like
making fire and cooking in the jungle. You will also ___________________(C3) because
you may be a leader in some of the activities.

Secondly, you should join National Service Programme because there are many
______________________ (C4) like flying fox and abseiling. In addition, you get to
________________________ (C5) because they will bring you to visit places during
weekends.

Another benefit is you will learn to ____________________ (C6) as you need to

do things on your own like washing your clothes. Furthermore, you will
_________________________ (C7) when you try out new things like kayaking and
community service. When you work in groups, you will also learn_______________ (C8).

Moreover, you can _____________________________ (C9) when you listen to

talks about Malaysia. Besides, you can also ________________________ (C10) because
you will have to do some exercises every morning.

Lastly, you should join this programme because you can

_________________________ (C11) like sleeping and getting up early. You will also
________________________ (C12) because the participants are from many schools.

I’ll stop here for now. Azlina, I really encourage you to join the National Service and enjoy
yourself there.

Your cousin,

Hazmiz
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