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i ES Tey =a age CIID, O-—-cm ae O) Listen to a radio segment on the advantages and disadvantages of a smartwatch, "sah 1 “When it comes to wearable technology, smartwatches have taken centre stage in the last few years. Maybe youve [een thinking of buying a smariatch for gute some tine but still unsure whether you relly need such a device, To help youmakean informed decison, we il dics the Smartwtch pos cos 1 int smarvatch promotes rly ites. Asie tom big pedometer, most sartatches an ack acti, | nutsion, ad estorer burnt Some can so monitor hear rate and Moos pres, These data ca help you reach you nes [goals faster aswell ave an overview of your overall eal, Alo, newer marvatches ave lot of sensors that make fess king easier. Some even have dedicated workout modes sucha walking cunning, awinming cycling, weight iting, and 0 | 1 Asother essential function of a smartwatch isto show notifications so users can have quick access to them. Receive ! [e-mail noteations cal tet, ctenda alerts, news alerts, an so mich more. You ca even recive Facebook natiations. Noneedto takeout our phone from your bagor pocket. After eadng the notification, youcandeclde whether take further | actonorjustignore it Isyery convenient especiallyiyou'e inameetingor dingsometing sell importan. | Hlaweer sartwatch ane quite expensive The moe affordable ones ae priced no less than RM300, while high-cnd | modes can cost upto RMI, 00, Kyo re ona tight budget, you may be conterplatingfbuyng asmarwatch seal worth or | 1 #beterojststktoyoursmarpone, 1 “Another smartwatch negatives the need to charge. Unlike atypical wath, smattwatch requires charging jst ike your | pone. With peal use, charge shoud las uptotwo day, but wth more extensive se, i may na ven make rough day [ withoutrequirnga charge oft hours |.___lasonclaon asmarvsch does moreihansltin. non ink the aranagesoxtneighthedacaniages | | wort ssi iy thetpeofpsonwoisconsos ou nes ana ) Rearrange the pictures in the correct order — 2 1 Listen to theradio segment again. ice the conect answer. 1 Whatisthetopicofthe radio segment? 3. Asmartwatchisconvenientfor people who are A Theprosandcons ofa modern gadget A havinganillnss. B_ The biggest worry for users ofa wearable B) alwaysonthego, technology © lazy todocxtrawork © Thebenehiisandrsksofasmartwatch 2 What is one feature of a smartwatch that is 4 What is the range of price for the finest, top tenetical to people who have an active smodelsmartwatch? liestyie? A Around RM300 @® Fitnesstracker BR Below RM 1,000 B_ Timeand dateindicator © More than R1,000 C Quickaccessto notifications 18 Oat Sanang 80 Bra WED), OE Here are some useful gadgets for pupils. Discuss the suggested gadgets and which gadget you think is the most necessary for pupils. GED uti vay Flexible oe a Smartpen (ome (2 reading i light “) ( > (can backpack P<) cancelling | penton } You may use some ofthe expressions below in your discussion. Giving opinions As far as I'm concerned. In my opinion In my view From my point of view ‘The way I see itis (that) ‘Tomy mind Well, [reckon (that) 1 (strongly) believe (that) 1 (honestly) think (that) 1 (realy) fee! (that) Personally speaking, | believe ‘As for me, Treckon Asking opinions What do you think/reckon? Do you see what I'm getting at? Do you knowisee what I mean? Do you agree with me? Would you go along with that? Would you agree with me that ‘What are your thoughts on that? Don't you think (that) ..? (at Sarg en, re. (16756) Agreeing 1 (totaly) agree with youthat couldn't agree more, Vd go along with that. Teel the same. You're absolutely right. Absolutely/Definitely/Exactly No doubt about it ‘That's @ good point /I sce your point. see where you're coming from, Disagreeing Imafraid I disagree. don't agree with you/that. Td be inclined to disagree. ‘That's not the way Ise it. I dont think so. /T don't fee! the same. Partly agreeing see your point, but Tkind of agree with yourthat. Tagree with you to an extent, however, You make a good point, but 19 CEE, Dmg CELT sotiion Jaitids Read the tex below and answer the questions ‘The Famous Industrial D Do you have an iPad, iPod, iPhone, a smartwatch, or a Mac computer? If you don't, you probably know someone who has one. Steve Jobs made the Apple company that ereated these things that are ‘now such an important part of the lives of millions of people. He was born on February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, When he was a boy, he had a special hobby. He liked to take apart televisions and put them back together again. He was a very good pupil in school and even skipped a grade. After he finished grade four, he went into grade six, and in 1972, when he was seventeen, he graduated from high school. He then began his studies in Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, but dropped out after six months, Deciding to quit was not at all easy. Tt was difficult, but as Jobs later said, "Thad no idea what I wanted to dowith my life." Two years later in 1974, he travelled to India, and while there, he learntabout Buddhism. After Steve Jobs returned to the United States, he found a job asa video game designer at acompany called Atari, and two years after that, in 1976, when he was only twenty one years old, he created his own ‘company, Apple Computer, with his friend, Steve Wozniak. Steve Jobs later got married in 1991 and had fourchildren, Unfortunately, doctors discovered that he had cancer in 2008, and in 2011, he died at the age ofonly 56, (Adapted from: hups:iiwwa:biography.com|business-figureisteve jobs) Complete the following able. Choose no more than five words and / or a number from the tex for each answer. For each question, write your answer in the space provided on your answer sheet. ‘The Famous Industrial Designer Name of the person fp Stvedobs Name of the company jp Apple Computer Place of origin fs Sn Francico, California ‘Age when he graduated from high schoo! [# Seventeen ‘Year when he went to India we His first job 6 Mideo game designer His business partner 7 Steve Woah Cause of deuth jp cer OSOSC~—SCSS 20 EE ELD lori! Yee Cr Planning Before writing letter, weneedtoplanand ask ourselves ‘questions by using the Wise Men questions. Q Whereareyouwrtingtheleter from? @ Whoareyouwritingto? Whenare you wrtingthisleter? @ Whatistheletersbout? @ Why are you writing theleter? @ How should the recipient respond? ‘Then, jst down he main ideas and some supporting, details for your letter and organise them into the respective paragraphs. [Name of sender [Address of sender Name of recipient [Address of recipient Date (15 MAY 2023) ‘Dear Sir/Madam, (Salutation) ‘Subject of Letter ‘The first paragraph should be short and state the purpose of the letter. Forexample, the purpose of the letter could be to make a complaint an enquiry, ora request. 2. ‘Thebody paragraphs should contain therelevant {information behind the purpose of writing this leer Keep the information straight to the point and concentrate on organising it in a dear and logical ‘manner rather than expanding too much, Remember topatanumberin onto! thebody paragraphs 3, The last paragraph should state what ation you ‘expect the recipient to take, For example, the action ‘you expect from the recipient could be to give you a refund orsend you information “Thank you Yours faithfully (Sign off) Serah (SARAH WONG) (at Sarg Sn, Be. (516756) TIPS & TRICKS 1. Usethes Wise Mentoplan yourleter. 2. Jotdown yourmain ideas and supporting details or ‘your letter 3 Alwaysconsider- + Whoyouszewrtingto + Whatisyourrelationship withthem + Thepurposeoftheletter Always writein fll sentences, Always writeina formal and diret style. Always writeina professional and courteous tone Ensuretheformatof the ettris correct hd Raa Form Sida Sekolah Menengah Sana ara, ous Kedah — Sauna soa @ (6680 Yan 9 = pase @ cipal Cnn Onbcratt teppei erenguh Sujata nd et gS SS aa P Ny pol hve sho pn pte whe Png fod cate Tey dost ut whe fod tconetine gan sam sah Tk ‘epee wuld gute hel seinen sen enon 1 Wetepth onl uteri wlbk mater aac ‘Thank you. 6 ‘24 FEBRUARY 2003 Yours sincerely Flo Rata (AHMIRAHMAN) 2 CID ceercse The Science Club of your school wishes to visita seience musewn in your county In about 10-0 words, write a letter containing the detail of your programme tothe Museum Director You may use the notes below to help yo GDI tues), \ pac) \. andtime ] \ ovis Wrteyourleter. ~ SNK Ca, “Hom, Chk National Science Museum Sn ‘The subject above i refete, Tam Farah Kioo, te Secretary of Selene Cub rom SMC Chukal wing to sok your permison fo vit the 2___The vse planned to be conducted on 15 September 202, There wil be 60 pup and 10 teachers joining the vst, We pan 10 fe ein tthe muscu, ‘alighten pops to farther tee tudes in Seace seca, 5 __Trmlooking forward ogeiting your rep Your attention is bihlyaporeente Thankyou Yours aly, (FARATTEHOO) Sesrtay ofSeence Gu | 2 ©nt Sanna San ond gr6r569 | Ouick Notes J GF cena ty 1. ‘Going tis used when we talk about actions that zravebeen planned ear. Use going to+ infinitive 2. “Will isused when wemakea promise Use will infinitive Grammar Exercise pe Underline the conect verb. He is going to (mect, meets) the doctor that is in charge of hismother. They will (Cell, tells) you about the game that they willplay tonight She is going to (read, reads) the book that is siventoherbyherirend We are going to (jump, jumps) into the ‘swimming pool assoon aswe reach there. Felicia will (end, lends) you the book that you want 6 Twill (donate, oxphanage, onates) all my old clothes to the 7 Ken is going to (ride, rides) his bicycle to get to thenewly opened park. | ick Notes J EB bre cuestons EE iterature Y Language Awareness EX) nes GTQ GEL teil (Gtids) CEXELIY sotution Guide Examples {@) Lamgoingtostudy formy exam, (©) Daniels going to help his father wash the car this evening. @ ® Nextmonth, my family willvist Singapore, Underline the error and write the correct word. 1. Itlookslikeitiswill rain. (__g0ing to 2 Lamwillbringthe carbackto you. (_f0i0'0_) 3. Father goingtobringyou the food. (__will _) 4) Thecatgoingtosleep anywhere.(__will_) 5 Alex is will study at the library with his friends, going to 6 You arewill spend the money foolishly, (£0188 10 7 We going to eat at the new café tomorrow. (will _) 8 The teachers going to have a dinner together afterthis,(__will__) 9 They are (going to_) ive atthe hotel during the eamp. GS tutvrict Gide’ Indirect questionsare used when talking toa person we donot know well orin professional situations 1. Use inversion on direet questions to make indirect questions. Could you tell me+ where the stadium is? 2. For yes/no questions, add if and change the word order toa normal positive sentence Do you know ++ he is the teacher? (Oat Sarg Se, Be. (16756) Examples Diredt Question Tnalvect Question [Do you know where te| busstopis? Tndivect Question [Can you tell me if she is marieg? lwhereisthebusstop? Dire Question lisshemaried? 23 Grammar Exercise Complete the indirect questions below with your own OO rords Revrite the questions below into indirect questions. 1. Do you know what __he said to the person 1 Didhe eat outside yesterday? waiting outside 7 Doyouknowifhe ate outside yesterday? oe 2. When didthe book disappeat? 2 Can you tell me why _seislooking sad Couldyou tell me when the book disappeared? and tired 3. Did they arriveat the placeon time? 3. Could you tell me if_ bag is taken from ‘Doyouknowif they arrived atthe place on time? ‘my room EEL scttion Gide! GREET test, EEN sotiton etic Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the space provided. Hybrid technology for vehicles (0) has existed in cars for over ten years. Among one of the first ‘mass-produced hybrid vehicles is Toyota Prius, It (1) utilise an electric motor and an internal combustion engine to provide power to the wheels. (2) With doing so, the electric motor can assist the engine (3) for ‘move the vehicle, This way, less fuel is used to propel the car forward. Electricity for the eleetrie motor is then recharged when the vehicle (4) apply its brakes. This recovers S) loses energy and turnsit into usable ‘lectrical power. There are many hybrid vehicles in use today, and this shows electric-assisted hybrid ‘engines as (6) an replacement to fucl-powered combustion engines. Itis seen asa small but (7) signifies step inprovidinga sustainable environment for (8) we future generation, 0 have 6 a 1 utilises 7 significant 2 By 8 our 3 to 4 applies 5 lost 24 Aw Sannin Sn. Bs. (86796) _ EES in Action EX) ese 2 (EE Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or expressions from the Newsbreak poem. a ~ fo Ctunned at port >) C vert) Coritnoutacreste) © scootbooks >) SS et tt) Cm Coma The boy reaches home and hugs and kisses the persona (1)__lovinely. He offers to help her with (@)_some little jobs _ She is taken aback and wonders to herself, (3)_f0" goodness sake what's this? He looks like a different person, as his face is clean for once and is clothes are (4)_Without a crease _ He had saved his luncheon money. Looking at him with a puzzled look, she marvels that he does not drop bis (5)_school books __ and displays a quiet behavior; there is no (6)___shricking, childish treble like a lamb compared to the day before when he was & rebel. The persona is sure the person standing in front of hershowing (7)_H0 raze oF hullabaloo _ must be a stranger. She looks at him closely and thinks he might behavingaconcussionoris(8)__stunnied «t sport Ah. then, shesces he (9) reason He hasbrought backhis(10)_SCH001 port Asshe said, wonders ill never cease. List the differences in the child's behaviour before and after he obtains the school report. Based on the poem Newsbreak and the pictures, what differences can you find in the boy? BEFORE, AFTER The child was defiant like a rebel yesterday. The child is obedient like a lamb today. The child drops his school ‘books on the floor. The child does not drop any of his school books on the floor. The child never helps with the house chores, The child helps to do some litle chores. The childs clothes are crumpled, “The child’s clothes are neat without any crease. "The child was himself yesterday. The child is like @ stranger today. sew at Saring en. he (18756) 25

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