English Paper 2

Section C

By Haslinda Midy
Note Expansion
- My Way of Teaching
 Section C requires pupils to write
paragraphs based on a set of pictures.
Some points to remember :
Who
• Introduction Where
When
What
Why
How

• Body Consists of 2 or 3 paragraphs

Expand the notes given
Add your own information
Add new words and phrases
Add describing words or phrases
Write long and short sentences

• Closure State your feeling

Give moral values
 First, pupils should know …
Regular verbs in present and past tenses, for examples :
Present Tense Past Tense Present Tense Past Tense
thank thanked scare scared
ask asked watch watched
walk walked return returned
look looked call called
report reported wait waited
switch switched surprise surprised
start started pass passed
continue continued knock knocked
promise promised advise advised
happen happened cycle cycled
park parked help helped
decide decided reach reached
enjoy enjoyed pack packed
 Pupils should know …
Irregular verbs in present and past tenses, for examples :
Present Tense Past Tense Present Tense Past Tense
go went leave left
hear heard become became
catch caught bring brought
begin began tell told
take took buy bought
see saw throw threw
fall fell spill spilt
come came make made
wear wore feel felt
run ran win won
build built sing sang
wake woke put put
feed fed swim swam
 Pupils should also know ..
Verbs ‘to be’, ‘to have’ and ‘to do’
Present Tense Past Tense

is was

are were

has had

have had

do did

does did
Don’t forget the sentence structures
Subject Verbs ‘Wh’
His parents went out to their friends’ gathering
Walter was left alone at home
He did not go with his parents
He was having some English homework
He felt tired
He watched a programme at the television
He heard a loud crash
His mother asked him to go to the grocery shop
Egberth walked to the shop
He bought a packed of sugar
 Let’s begin with the ‘Introduction’
Paragraph 1 makes up the introduction. Before writing, study the picture carefully.
Introduce the people from the picture by giving them names.Then write, answering
these questions:
- When?
- Who? night – alone – parents –
- Where? loud crash – scared
- Why?
- What?
- How?
For example:
Walter is twelve years old and likes to help other people. He is kind and responsible
boy. He lives with his parents and always listens to his parents advices. Last
Saturday night, his parents went out to their friends’ gathering, so he was left alone
at home. He did not go along with his parents because he was having some
English homework to do, given by his teacher. After doing his part of his homework,
Walter felt tired and decided to relax for a while before continuing to the next topic,
so he watched a programme at the television. While he was watching his favourite
programme, suddenly he heard a loud crash from outside the house. He became
scared as he was alone at home.
 Body
The body is often made up of paragraphs 2 and 3. Expand upon the notes given.
Use your own words to make complete and correct sentences.
- Add your own information. Add new words and phrases. Add describing words or
phrases.
- Write long and short sentences. (Simple and compound sentences)
- Check your tenses, spelling and punctuation. Examples:

looked – break in – window – called –

police

Creeping slowly to the window, he looked outside the window and saw
someone breaking into his neighbour’s window. His neighbours were not at home
as they went for a holiday abroad. Without a moment to lose, he quickly called the
police station with the house telephone and reported the thief to the police in
charge. A little while later, a police car came and waited for the thief to come out of
the house.
 Body

thief – climbing – siren – car –

caught – thanked

As the thief began climbing down from the window, the police
switched on the siren from the car. The thief was surprised and started to run
but was caught and handcuffed quickly by the policeman and was put inside
the car to be brought to the police station. The policeman thanked Walter for
his bravery and honesty as well as his help in catching the thief.
 Closure
State your feelings.
- example: Walter is brave in taking quick action.

Give a moral value.

-example:. Walter is a good and helpful boy.

Give proverbs or idioms (optional)

- example:. ‘no pains no gains’

For example:

Walter was glad to have helped the policeman to save his neighbours’
belongings from being taken by the thief. Later that night when his parents came
home, he told them of the incident. They praised Walter for his deeds and bravery
in taking the quick action by telephoning and informing about the thief to the
police station. Walter is indeed a good and helpful boy.
 Some examples

Egberth is twelve years old and lives in Kampung Limbahau Papar. He is an obedient and careful boy
who always listens to his parents. He also likes to help other people and very polite to elders too. Last
Sunday, Egberth’s mother asked him to go to the grocery shop nearby his house to buy some sugar. He
walked to the shop as it was just a few blocks from his house. Reaching the shop, he bought a packet
of sugar and returned home a few minutes later.
As he was walking home slowly by the side of the road, he saw a boy who was cycling
recklessly as he passed by him on the road. As he continued walking, suddenly a bicycle knocked him
from behind. It was the same boy he had seen earlier. The boy had lost control of his bicycle while
cycling, so he knocked Egberth and they both fell on the road immediately.
Egberth who was carrying the packet of sugar that he bought earlier was thrown together
with the sugar onto the ground. When he looked around him, he saw the sugar had spilt on the ground.
He then looked at the boy who had also fallen off from his bicycle, shocked of what had happened.
The boy apologized to Egberth for what had happened. He promised to Egberth that he will never ride
recklessly again and also promised to replace the sugar that had spilt on the ground.
Egberth advised the boy not to play the bicycle on the road again. It was dangerous and one
might get hurt if one had an accident like what had just happened. The boy thanked to Egberth and
went to the shop to buy the packet of sugar and gave it to Egberth. Then the boy walked home limply
with the bicycle because he had hurt his leg.
 Some examples

Farid – cycled – stream – near brought – nets– plastic bag – small bottles – feed – change
house happy water
Farid and Halim are best friends. They usually play and study together. They always do their
school activity together. One Saturday morning, Farid and his friend, Halim woke up early in
the morning and took their bath. They had breakfast together. After that, they went to a stream
near their house. They cycled slowly to the stream because it was a breezy afternoon. It made
their journey less tiring. They wore caps because it was a hot and blazing day.
Farid and his friend brought their nets and plastic bags. They also brought two
bottles of mineral water and some sardine sandwiches. Upon reaching the place, they parked
their bicycles under a shady tree. Then, they looked for a suitable spot to catch fish.
They went to the stream to catch the fish. After a while Farid caught some fish. He put them
into the plastic bags. The boys were very delighted and happy. Later, they decided to go home.
They packed everything and cycled home.
When they reached home, they put the fish into small bottles. They feed the fish
everyday. They also change the water regularly. They enjoyed watching the fish swim as
graceful as swans in the bottles. It was an unforgettable experience for them.
 Practice 1(a)

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 Possible answers to practice 1
Every year, Azmi’s school will hold the School Sports Day. Each time he will take
part in the events. Last Saturday, Azmi’s school held the annual sport’s day. At each
corner of the field, there were tents set up by the teachers for the participants to get
ready. There were buntings all around the field. There were also flags posted at
each tent. There was a large crowd who were standing around the field to give
support to their teams.
Before the events started, some of the athletes did their warm-up
exercises before they took part in any of the events. Azmi took part in the 100
meters event. When he was called to the starting point, he was so excited but at the
same time, he felt nervous. He ran very fast that he won the event.
At the end of the sport’s day, the headmaster gave the trophies to the
winners. Azmi was selected as the best athlete in the men’s event because he won
more gold medals than the other athletes. He was so proud to represent the school
to the next inter school sports events. His effort to keep fit during the training
session had indeed given him the motivation to win his favourite event. As the
saying goes, ‘make every effort to do something’.
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 Practice 4(a)

boy scouts – camping –

waterfall – reached –
surprised – dirty -

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 Practice 4(b)

- left – picnickers – scout

master – instructions –
collected - burnt

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 Practice 4(c)

pitched – tents – cooked –

dinner – campfire – played –
games – sang

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Good luck