Presented by:

Mdm. Audrey Koh Sui Ean

B. Education (TESL) (Honours) UK
 Writing carries 30%
• 2nd most important component
• Divided into 2 sections
• Section 1:
Report Writing (40 mins x 40 marks)
* MPM examiners count every single word and make a double slash (//) at the
200th word, no penalty for going over the word limit but it is self-penalising
as the 201st word onwards will not be considered.

• Section 2:
Academic Essay (50 mins x 60 marks)
 Let’s start with Question 1

Report writing tests

understanding of
non-linear stimuli (graphs)
and synthesizing it into
linear form (composition).
 What’s the Formula for Q1?
1. TITLE (usually found in the question)
2. INTRODUCTION Paragraph 1:
Introduction (What do the stimuli show?)
Overview (What is the general trend/controlling idea?)
3. BODY Paragraph (1 or more):
Key Features (More Syntheses)
(What are the outstanding info linking the graphs?
4. CONCLUSION Last Paragraph:
Summary (Mention the main trend again – it is
actually a ‘terbalik’ version of Overview)
 WR Q1 FORMULA:
Introduction has
2 parts =
Optional,

Title
2 sentences only!
get from
question
Write out the titles of
each stimuli in the
question and make
sure there is a
timeframe
I+OV The overview is only
one sentence that
tries to explain the
(year/month) MOST OUTSTANDING

KFs
feature/trend of ALL
the stimuli
Don’t confuse FEATURES
with KEY FEATURES, Single sentence only.
NO SPECIFIC number of
points for ANALYSES &
SYNTHESES. Multiple
paragraphs allowed.
VO It looks like the OV but
‘TERBALIK’, high band
students will be able to
rewrite the OV in a fresh way
 Useful Vocabulary to describe the
FOUR (4) MAIN TRENDS
1) 2) 3) 4)

∙rise ∙fall/drop •stable/ •erratic

∙gain ∙loss stabilise •fluctuating
∙increase ∙decrease •constant •unstable
∙improve ∙depreciate
•consistent •inconsistent
∙escalate ∙deteriorate
∙incline ∙decline
USEFUL ADJECTIVES
∙high/higher/ ∙low/lower/ •slight/steady/gradual
highest lowest •sharp/steep/drastic
∙more than ∙less than •doubled/tripled/quadrupled
•record high/record low
∙most ∙least
 MPM:
✔ Stick within the word limit of 150 – 200
✔ Use varied synonyms to show your
Vocabulary Power
✔ Inc. +/- 3 Analysis (Interpretation within
data)
✔ Inc. +/- 5 Synthesis (Comparison between
data from different stimuli)
✔ OV & Summary should be related.
 Report Writing Marking Scheme:
Band 6 Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task 20 – 19 18 – 16 15 – 13 12 – 10 9–7 6–0

Fulfilment

Language & 20 – 19 18 – 16 15 – 13 12 – 10 9–7 6–0

Organisation

TOTAL 40 – 36 36 – 31 30 – 25 24 – 19 18 – 13 12 – 0
Question 2: Academic Essay
What we look for in an essay:
• Quality of Arguments
– logical, mature ideas
• Ideas and Evidence
– support your points
(elaboration & examples)
• Communicative Quality
• Vocabulary and Sentence Structure
 Academic Essay Tip No. 1:
STEP 1: BRAINSTORM
It is very important to make a list
of ideas/main points. You may
use various techniques to
develop argument/content:
1. List
2. Mind map
3. Table, etc.
Academic Essay Tip No. 2:
STEP 2: ORGANISE
You MUST write
in an academic style, 5
paragraphs.
1. Introduction
2. Body (min x3)
3. Conclusion
RECOMMENDED for BANDS 3 - 6
1. INTRODUCTION ( x 1 paragraph)
- Introductory Statements
- Thesis Statement
2. BODY: 3 – 5 points( x 3-5 paragraphs)
- Topic Sentence
1. Support Basic guideline:
2. Support 70 words per paragraph,
3. Support i.e. at least 350 words.
(Concluding sentence)
3. CONCLUSION ( x 1 paragraph )
- Closing statement
- Restate thesis
- Final comment
RECOMMENDED for BANDS 1 - 3
INTRODUCTION( x 1 paragraph, 70 words)
1. Current situation
(Nowadays,… In today’s era of …)
2. Stand
(In my opinion, I think/agree/disagree that…)
3. Outline (Last sentence of Intro: Thesis Statement)
(In this essay, I will discuss 3
reasons/strategies/suggestions which are
____________, ___________ & __________.)
 1ST Argument ( x 1 paragraph, 70 words)
1. Main Idea
(First sentence of para: Topic Sentence)
(Firstly,… First and foremost,…)
2. Reasons
(This is because…Moreover,…)
3. Examples
(For example,… and so on.)
4. Mini conclusion
(Therefore,…)
2ND Argument ( x 1 paragraph, 70 words)
1. Main Idea
(Secondly,…The second reason is…)
2. Reasons
(This is due to…In addition,…)
3. Examples
(For instance,… and many more.)
4. Mini conclusion
(Thus,…)
3RD Argument ( x 1 paragraph, 70 words)
1. Main Idea
(Finally,…Last but not least…)
2. Reasons
(This means that… Furthermore,…)
3. Examples
(Take for example,… and others.)
4. Mini conclusion
(Hence,…)
Counter-Argument ( x 1 para, 70 words)
1. Main Idea
(However/ In contrast/ On the contrary/
Conversely,…)
2. Reasons
(This is because… Additionally,…)
3. Examples
(For example,… and so on.)
4. Mini conclusion
(In short,…)
CONCLUSION ( x 1 paragraph, 70 words)
1. Repeat Points
(In conclusion/In a nutshell,
the 3 reasons/strategies/suggestions
I have mentioned above are…)
2. Repeat Stand
(In my opinion, I still strongly believe
that…)
3. Recommendation
(Our government should…/We should…)
 Are there any other ways
to answer the question?
Agree (100%) Disagree (100%) Impartial (50-50/ 40-60)
(5 paragraph format) (5 paragraph format) (6 paragraph format)
1. Intro 1. Intro 1. Intro
2. Agree 1 2. Disagree 1 2. Agree 1
3. Agree 2 3. Disagree 2 3. Agree 2
4. Agree 3 4. Disagree 3 4. Disagree 1
5. Counter Argument 5. Counter Argument 5. Disagree 2
6. Conclusion 6. Conclusion 6. Conclusion

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 Writing Marking Scheme
(Question 2)

Band 6 Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1

Task 30 – 27 26 – 23 22 – 19 18 – 15 14 – 11 10 – 0
Fulfilment

Language & 30 – 27 26 – 23 22 – 19 18 – 15 14 – 11 10 – 0
Organisation

TOTAL 60 – 53 52 – 45 44 – 37 36 – 29 28 – 21 20 – 0