myself

mashudi misban
srk seri utama (71 76)
smk sg besar (77 81)
ungku omar polytechnic (82 84)
85 86 ?
kota bharu teachers college (87 89)
sk binjai jaya (90 apr 94)

myself
sk tebok jawa

(apr 94 96)
ipsi (95)
otago university
(97 98)
kusess (99 2000)
smk tar putra
(01 Mar 09)
smk munshi abdullah (mar 09 now)

Betty Barter bought a

butter, but the butter
that Betty Barter
bought was bitter, so
Betty Barter bought a
better butter to make
the bitter butter,
better.

Twist your tongue more

If a woodchuck could chuck

wood,
how much wood could a
woodchuck chuck,
If a woodchuck could chuck
wood?

Warm-up
WHO YOU ARE
WHERE YOU ARE
WHAT YOU DO

DO YOU KNOW?
WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?
a. There is a MAS plane in the air.
b. There is an MAS plane in the air.
c. Everyone is / are happy with the results.
d. Someone is / are using my computer.
e. Nothing is / are impossible if we try hard.
f. Anything is / are possible in this world.

SPM 2013

CODE : 1119/1

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KNOW THE
DETAILS OF
YOUR
PAPER
HOW LONG (TIME)
MARKS FOR EACH

QUESTION

Distribution
45 minutes
of /time
35 - planning
think / to imagine
- make a framework
- edit / make changes /
rearrange

10 to write

TECHNIQUES FOR ANSWERING THE SPM

ENGLISH PAPER (PAPER 1)

DIRECTED WRITING
Students are expected to spend about

forty-five minutes, expanding on given

notes.
For this section, imagination and
creativity do come into play because
even though certain facts are given,
they serve as a mere guide. You are
required to do at least 3 major things:

What are the 3 things?

Use the right format for your

writing
Include all the facts given in
the question
Elaborate or provide your
OWN but relevant details) on
these given facts.

Know your marks

From the total of 35 marks
awarded:
15 are for CONTENT and
20 is for LANGUAGE USE.

CONTENT
There are 3 important
aspects in awarding of
marks for content.

a) Format
Marks awarded are usually in the
range of 2-3. Make sure you read
the instructions carefully. You may
be required to write an informal
letter, a formal letter, a speech, an
article or a report. In each case,
you must thoroughly realize how
important it is that you suit the
right format to the questions.

b) Inclusion of Given Facts

Certain facts are given in the question
itself. Usually 6-7 marks are awarded if
you include ALL the given facts in your
writing.
Do not leave even a single one.
Write each fact in a complete sentence.
No marks will be given for phrase @
meaningless sentences.

c) Elaboration
About 6-7 marks are awarded if you add
details of your own to make your writing
more interesting. No details - no marks !
Remember, one extra sentence or two is
usually enough.
The details must be relevant, suitable and
interesting too.
You need to invest a little time and
imagination here so that your writing wont
be "dry and dull".

LANGUAGE
The remainder 20 marks are allocated for
language use.
Make sure that grammar, spelling and
punctuation are as error-free as possible.
Write shorter sentences if you are not too sure
about grammar.
Avoid words that you do not know how to
spell. Revise the spelling of simple words like
"sincerely", "faithfully", "fine", "thank you", and
other such frequently used words.

Question 2
Continuous writing
Free writing
Length: 350 words
Duration: 60 minutes
Thinking Part: 45 minutes
Writing Part: 15 minutes

CONTINUOUS WRITIN
G
To produce an essay in

accurate language.
To respond relevantly &

creatively (emphasis)
based on a candidates
ability.

REPORT
LETTERS

SPEECH/TALK
MESSAGES

MINUTES OF MEETINGS
DIALOGUES

ARGUMENTATIVE

PROCESSES/PROCEDURES

TYPES OF WRITING
DESCRIPTIVE

NARRATIVE

FACTUAL

ARGUMENTATIVE

REFLECTIVE

Generate IDEAS
Write WH questions

what who where

when why - how

Use the words given in the

questions
arrived chalet checked in
unpacked
23

Generate IDEAS
What happen? trip
Who arrive my friends and I
Where at the chalet
When at ten oclock
Why to visit the National Park
How by bus

We went there by bus

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The sentence
My

friends and I
arrived at the chalet
at ten oclock.
We went there by
bus.

How to GENERATE
ideas?
Refer to the topic (what is
required / what is needed)
Think of all the VERBS

related to the topic

26

DO YOU
KNOW
YOUR
MISTAKES?

Common mistakes #1

PRONOUNS
Spelling of pronouns:

i,u
Should be...

I, you

Common mistakes #2
USE OF CONTRACTIONS

I'm, don't, couldn't

Should be...

I am, do not, could not

Common mistakes #3

MODALS & ALSO

also can, also will,
Should be...
can also, will also

Common mistakes #4

use of have
Have also many trees
Have lots of

There are many trees

There are lots of

Common mistakes #5

I used with a group of

people

I and my family...
I and my friends...

Common mistakes #6

USE OF CONNECTORS:
Besides that,

Besides,

Common mistakes #7
Stringing
To combine more than 3 simple
sentences in a sentence.
Example:
Encik Ali, who is a very wealthy
man, lives in a big mansion
with his two wives and 10
children.

Common mistakes #8

After TO, MODALS and

NOT

To going
Can cooked

LANGUAGE
ACCURATE STANDARD

ENGLISH
STYLE & TONE

APPROPRIATE TO THE TASK

For Narrative / Descriptive Essay

You can begin your essay

by using;
a dialogue
sounds
setting
character

Argumentative/ Factual/
Discussive/ Debative

D Definitions
E Explanation
S Statistics
C Comparisons
E Examples
N Narrative
S Saying / Quotation

2004
a) Describe a festival celebrated in your area.

b) Write a story ending with: We had never laughed

so much in our lives.
c) My ideal school
d) How can we help promote tourism in Malaysia?
e) Clothes

GOOD COMPOSITION
1. Clearly states opinion and supports

it with reasons.
2. Uses concrete, logical reasons &
examples to support opinion.
3. Responses is relevant to specified
task.
4. Ideas are clearly presented and
easily understood.

5.Conveys original ideas & arguments.

6.Uses excellent language that is clear

and suitable in tone.

7.Uses interesting expressions &
vocabulary.
8.Well-organised in structure and flow.
9.Hardly any structure, grammar, spelling
& punctuation errors.
10.Consistent tense used throughout the
essay.

WEAK COMPOSITION
Response irrelevant to the task.
Uses language other than

English.
Unfocussed, illogical, incoherent
and disorganised.
Ideas are not clearly presented &
developed.
A lot of spelling mistakes

WEAK COMPOSITION

A lot of punctuation mistakes.

Writes incomplete sentences.
Uses inappropriate words.
Leaves out articles (a, an, the)
Uses exaggerated expressions.
Does not use capital letters.
Uses foreign language expressions
or phrases. Example: Adios,
Sayonara

CODE : 1119/2

SECTION
MARK
A.
B.
C.
D.

MAXIMUM
15
10
25
25

TOTAL

75 MARKS

MARKS
MARKS
MARKS
MARKS

SECTION A
To

demonstrate
an
understanding of READING &
COMPREHENSION skills and
sub-skills at recognition level.

REPORTS

CHARTS
CARTOON STRIPS

MESSAGE

PREPOSITIONS

SINGULAR / PLURAL

SIGNS

A
GRAMMAR

TENSES

ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS

SECTION B
To transfer relevant information

accurately from one text-type to

another (INFO - TRANSFER)

Q 16 25

(10 QUESTIONS)

SECTION C

(Reading &
To demonstrate
and understanding of
Comprehension)
reading & comprehension skills &
sub-skills at recognition level.

To apply comprehension skills to

select the relevant information.

Use language competently to convey

meaning.

SUMMARY WRITING
To select & retrieve information

from a given text source.

To use the information in the
passage given to display an
understanding of the task.
To organise specific information
from the passage coherently.
To be able to paraphrase effectively
& concisely.
To present the information in
accurate language.

WRITING
A GOOD SUMMARY
Understand the passage well.
Read the question carefully.
Select the relevant points.
Write your first draft.
Revise and improve on your first
draft.
Number of words: 130

How to get marks?

10 Content points ------------ 10 marks

(Try to get more than 10 points)

Language --------------------- 5 marks
*Use own words (replace with
synonyms)
*Try to rephrase
*Use linkers (However, Meanwhile,
Moreover, Finally, Eventually)

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YOU SHOULD NOT

Add new information or

opinions.
Change the meaning of the
passage.
Write more than the required
number of words.
Use direct speech.

LEAVE OUT !
Examples, elaborations

and unimportant list.

Details
Repetition
Lengthy expressions
Adverbs and Adjectives

How to count
the words ?

ONE WORD
1. Proper Nouns
(Sungai Besar, The Twin Towers)
2. Abbreviations, acronyms, Arabic
numeral
(K.L., U.N., WHO, UNESCO, 313)
3. Hyphenated words
(five-year-old, happy-go-lucky, copilot)

TWO WORDS
1. Contractions

(didnt, dont, Its, Id except

cant)
2. WYSIWYG

* ice cream
(counted as TWO words)
* ice-cream
(counted as ONE word)

GRAMMAR comes FIRST

Words spelt WRONGLY
* everyday instead of every day
(counted as ONE word but
PENALISED for grammar)
* basketball instead of basket ball
(counted as ONE word but
PENALISED for grammar)

PARAPHRASING
Original Text:
The house was totally destroyed in the
fire.
LIFTING
The house was totally destroyed in the
fire.
(Wholesale copying from the original
text)

Original Text:
The house was totally destroyed
in
the
fire.
REORGANISING
The fire (totally) destroyed the house.
The house was destroyed in the fire.
In the fire, the house was totally
damaged.
[Reorganising the phrases; may
include a single-word substitution or
an ommission of word]

(SW)
The house was completely
destroyed in the fire.
The house was totally
damaged in the fire.
The house was totally
destroyed in the blaze.

Original Text:
The house was totally
REPHRASING
(RP) in the fire.
destroyed

The house was completely

damaged in the blaze.
The house was razed to the
ground.
[Paraphrase was done excellently.
Words in the original text
replaced with own words without
changing the meaning]

Please refer to
the handout
(pp.21-22)

Task:
Write a summary of:
* the challenges faced
by the Malaysian film
industry after World
War II
and
* the efforts made to

Step 1:

Hold on to the
KEY WORDS
challenges
& efforts

Step 2:
Look for the main points from each
paragraph.

1 and 2 sentence
normally will be the main
points.
st

nd

Step 3:

Keep asking yourself

Does this sentence
answer the questions
challenges
and
efforts?
Tip:

Step 4:
Take out the point (s) - exactly as it is written
Example:
Competition from television and foreign movies
caused Malaysian movies to fall by the wayside.
Try your best to change any words OR rephrasing

Example:
The next two decades saw Malaysian movies in
a limbo due to competition from television and
foreign movies.

SECTION D
LITERATURE

To demonstrate an understanding

of reading & comprehension skills.

To respond relevantly to a task.
To apply reading & comprehension
skills.
To understand, to explain & to give
a personal response to the text.

SHORT STORIES

POEMS
(Q32)

LITERATURE
NOVEL (Q33)
(Step by Wicked Step)

List of poems:
1.In the Midst of Hardship
Latiff Mohidin
2. He Had Such Quiet Eyes
Bibsy Soenharjo
3. Are You Still Playing Your Flute?
Zurinah Hassan
4. Nature by H.D.Carberry

List of Short Stories / Drama:

1.QWERTYUIOP
Vivien Alcock
2. The Fruitcake Special
Frank Brennan
3. Gulp and Gasp
John Townsend

LITERATURE
Theme
Character & Characteristics
Plot
Message
Moral value
Setting
Event

FAILURE IS NEVER FINAL

We fail because we accept

defeat and give up too soon!
Lewis
Timberlane

THANK YOU