BENGKEL SKOR A SPM (ENGLISH) 12 JANUARY 2023

EN MUHD SHAFIQ BIN ABD AZIZ, POSTGRADUATE MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UUM

TIPS AND TRICKS

Paper 2 (Writing) Part 2 (ARTICLE ESSAY)

Analyse thoroughly
- Look for sentences/phrases that require you to give an answer (usually the
WH sentences)
- Underline all of them
- Determine what will your answer be to those questions
- Pay attention to singular/plural/how many answers you need to provide

Write in paragraphs
- Make sure your writing is coherent and in paragraphs
- Use CEE (content/elaboration/example) to write
- Start with an intro
o Essay – stating facts, general knowledge related to the topic
- Use CEE (content/elaboration/example) to write the body
- Write using different sentence structures – simple, compound, complex
- Connect sentences/ideas/words using linkers/sequence connectors/cohesive
devices
- Write a conclusion

Always refer to ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

C – Content
(answer ALL questions given)
CA – Communicative Achievement
(the right tone, in paragraphs, introduction, conclusion, straightforward ideas, easy
to understand)
O – Organisation
(linking words, cohesive devices - nowadays, frankly speaking, firstly, secondly,
overall, sometimes - well-organized ideas, coherent)
L – Language
(spelling, grammar, vocabulary, use of language)

“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” – Alfred Mercier

BENGKEL SKOR A SPM (ENGLISH) 12 JANUARY 2023
EN MUHD SHAFIQ BIN ABD AZIZ, POSTGRADUATE MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UUM

PART 2 – Question 2 (TRIAL KELANTAN 2022)

Your class has been discussing the benefits of having outdoor activities. Your
teacher has asked you to write an essay on it.
In your essay, you should write about:
• most common outdoor activities
• the benefits of having outdoor activities
• which activity suits you most
Use all the notes above and give reasons for your point of view.
Write your essay in 125-150 words in an appropriate style.
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“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” – Alfred Mercier
BENGKEL SKOR A SPM (ENGLISH) 12 JANUARY 2023
EN MUHD SHAFIQ BIN ABD AZIZ, POSTGRADUATE MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UUM

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“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” – Alfred Mercier

BENGKEL SKOR A SPM (ENGLISH) 12 JANUARY 2023
EN MUHD SHAFIQ BIN ABD AZIZ, POSTGRADUATE MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UUM

PART 2 – Question 2 (TRIAL SBP 2022)

Your class has been discussing eco-friendly products. Your teacher has asked you
to write an essay on it.
In your essay, you should write about:
• an eco-friendly product you use in your daily life
• reasons how the product helps to save the environment
• a way how the product can be promoted to the community.
Use all the notes above and give reasons for your point of view.
Write your essay in 125-150 words in an appropriate style.
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“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” – Alfred Mercier
BENGKEL SKOR A SPM (ENGLISH) 12 JANUARY 2023
EN MUHD SHAFIQ BIN ABD AZIZ, POSTGRADUATE MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UUM

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“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” – Alfred Mercier

BENGKEL SKOR A SPM (ENGLISH) 12 JANUARY 2023
EN MUHD SHAFIQ BIN ABD AZIZ, POSTGRADUATE MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UUM

LINKERS/COHESIVE DEVICES/SEQUENCE CONNECTORS

�Connectors of �Connectors of �Connectors of �Connectors of

Sequence Contrast Cause & Effect Opinion

�First of all �By contrast �For �By contrast

�By the time �Nonetheless �So �Nonetheless
�Eventually �On the other hand �Consequently �On the other hand
�At last �Notwithstanding �Therefore �Notwithstanding
�At the end �Despite this �Contributes of �Despite this
�Furthermore �Apart from �Brings about �Apart from
�Further �Otherwise �For this reason �Otherwise
�Finally �Unlike �Comes from �Unlike
�Moreover �Whereas �Is the result of �Whereas
�Another �However �Due to �However
�In addition �Yet �As �Yet
�Also �Despite �Since �Despite
�In conclusion �Even so �Because �Even so
�To summarise �But �Result in �But
�Firstly �Although �Because of this �Although
�Secondly �Though �Leads to �Though
�Thirdly �Even tough �Causes �Even tough
�Later �On the contrary �Owing to �On the contrary
�Then �Nevertheless �As a consequence �Nevertheless
�Subsequently �In spite of of �In spite of
�Next �Because of �Hence �Because of
�Afterwards �Unlike �Thus �Unlike
�And �In contrast to �Stems from �In contrast to
�In the end �While �Is due to �While
�Soon �Conversely �Us caused by �Conversely
�First �Instead �Accordingly �Instead
�Second �Alterna�vely �That is why �Alterna�vely
�Third �In order to
�Finally �In order that
�Meanwhile �Thereby
�After �Similarly
�Before �Seeing that
�Due to the fact
that
�On account of

“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” – Alfred Mercier

BENGKEL SKOR A SPM (ENGLISH) 12 JANUARY 2023
EN MUHD SHAFIQ BIN ABD AZIZ, POSTGRADUATE MA IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS, UUM

LINKERS/COHESIVE DEVICES/SEQUENCE CONNECTORS

�Connectors of �Connectors of �Personal Opinion �Connectors of

Addition Conclusion Comparison
�I think
�Further �In sum �I believe �Similarly
�Furthermore �In brief �I feel �In the same way
�As well as �Briefly �In my opinion �Likewise
�Last �In short �In my view �As with
�First �In outline �As far as I know �Equally
�Second �In the long run �It seems likely �Just as … so too
�Equally �For the most part �It seems to me �A similar x
�As well �After all �In my experience �Another x like…
�Besides that �In essence �I believe that �Just as
�What’s more �On balance �As for me, I think �In similar way
�Except for �Overall �If I am not �In similar manner
�For example �By the large mistaken �Resemble
�Along �Consequently �What I mean is �As
�Likewise �Hence �I’d say that �Similar to
�By the same �So �Personally, I think �In common
�Still �Then �As well as
�Along with �Therefore �Same as
�In line manner �Thus �Just like
�Added to �As a result �The same as
�And all �To conclude �As … as
�And �In conclusion �Equal
�Also �Finally �In comparison to
�In addition �Evidently �Also
�Too �To sum up �By the same token
�Moreover �On the whole
�Besides �Summarising
�Additionally �In closing
�Not only … but �All in all
also… �By and large
�Then �All things
�Again considered
�Finally �In summary
�And then

“What we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” – Alfred Mercier