PAPER 1: DIRECTED WRITING (35 MARKS)

SAMPLE ESSAY: SPEECH/TALK

THEME: HEALTH ISSUE

A very _____________________ to Puan Normah Nordin, Headmistress of SMK

Taman Indah, teachers and fellow students. As you are aware, our school is organizing a
“Health Week” to raise awareness among students about the need to be more health
conscious. Obesity has been on the rise among young people. As the Chairperson of the
organizing committee, I would like to give a talk on __________________________.

Teachers and fellow friends,

There are many reasons contributing to obesity. Firstly, the continuous

________________ is the main factor for one to be obese. Eating too much
_______________ and fast food such as potato chips, fries and crackers in between meals is
a reason why youngsters are putting on weight nowadays. All this food items contain
___________________ that are not needed by our body and thus are stored as fat.

In addition most young people ____________________ exercising. They prefer to

hang out at shopping complexes or internet cafes rather than exercise. Without proper
exercise they do not work off the extra fat thus become overweight.

Another reason is their ____________________. In most homes, there are maids to

do the house chores. Young people tend to be lazy and less active. They will loosen their
extra weight slower or not at all. The worst part is that having
__________________________ is a very common habit among teenagers nowadays. This is
not healthy at all as after supper they will go to bed thus making them overweight.

However there are many ways for a person to lose weight. Here are some
suggestions on how you can throw away those extra unwanted kilos. Exercise is the key to
lose weight. You should exercise _____________________________ in order to burn the
extra fat that is stored in the body. The easiest exercise you can do is jogging or brisk
walking as it is simple, easy and cheap. All you need to do is to take a brisk walk around the
neighbourhood to lose some weight.

You will also have to _____________________ food. If you eat two bowls of rice for
lunch and dinner, reduce the amount of rice to one bowl. The fact that by lowering the
intake of food that is ______________________ such as sweets, cakes, chocolates and
carbonated drinks will help you lose weight. Other than that, changing
___________________ will also help you control your weight. You have to adopt proper
eating habits in order to lose weight.

Eating a lot of vegetables and fruits instead of junk food helps to reduce your weight.
Eating three meals a day ___________________ will help to reduce weight and to stay
healthy. Alternatively, instead of having three meals a day you can have five
__________________ a day so as not to feel hungry.

Teachers and fellow friends,

Before I conclude, I hope my talk has been helpful. I hope you have gained some
insight about the problem of obesity among young people and learnt ways to control your
weight. ____________________ for your attention.

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