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 Why is it important to
learn writing?

Writing is important because

it is one of the language skills tested in
the examination.
 BA S IC
WR IT I NG
 SENTENCE
CONSTRUCTION
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I like travelling.

They bullied me.

Swimming is my hobby.

The box is heavy.

A cat is under the tree.

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 Class Common Proper
person boy Ali
thing chocolate Cadbury
animal cat Puteh
plant flower Hibiscus
Drawing
activity contest
Contest
time day Sunday
 Class Common Proper
place state Terengganu
building shop Mydin Mall
animal cat Puteh
event holiday Hari Raya
person doctor Dr. Harris
Singular Noun Plural Noun

a boy two boys

an elephant many elephants

a flower a lot of flowers

an idea few ideas

an activity some activities

an egg four eggs

a school three schools

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 Uncountable
Countable Noun Noun
bird milk
flower tea
people water
fish coffee
fruit sugar
activity oil
city sand
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Class Example

a staff of teachers
people
an army of soldiers

a herd of elephants
animal a brood of chicken
a flock of birds

a bouquet of flowers
thing a stack of books
a bale of cotton
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 Rules of Personal Pronoun

Person Singular Plural

1st I We

2nd You You

3rd He
They
She

Others Singular Plural

i.e. animal It They
Helping Verb Main Verb

Verb-to-be Regular verb

Verb-to-have Irregular verb

Verb-to-do Verb tenses

Modal verb
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 Example Function
I can help you. Ability
Can I help you? Permission
I can do it. Possibility
He could come. Possibility
Could you help me? Request
May I help you? Permission
 Example Function
He may have come. Possibility
He might come. Possibilty
He might have come. Possibility
We shall do it. Possibility
We should do it. Obligation
I should have done it. Expectation
He ought to go. Advice
You must go. Obligation
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Infinite Past
Past Tense
Verb Participle
play played played
walk walked walked
water watered watered
jump jumped jumped
bake baked baked
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Infinite Past
Past Tense
Verb Participle
eat ate eaten
cut cut cut
take took taken
see saw Seen
go went gone
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Ouch! It hurts. Exclamatory

Can you help me? Interrogative

Put that book here! Imperative

Aziz went to school. Declarative

 Subject-Action Verb

Subject-Action Verb-Direct Object

Subject-Action Verb-Adverb

Subject-Linking Verb-Adjective

Subject-Linking Verb-Nominative

Subject-Action Verb-Indirect Object-Direct

Object
Example:

• Ali read.
• My family and I rested.
• The pupils sat and read.
• My family and I rested and ate.
Example:

• Ali took my pencil.

• Ali took my book and pencil.
• The cat is eating fish.
• Mohan went to the market.
• The frog leaps into the pond.
Example:

• The girl is dancing gracefully.

• The pupils are reading silently.
• The mouse ran quickly.
• Ali always plays computer games.
• Elena sang melodiously.
Example:

• The girl is Melissa.

• They are fire fighters.
• The teacher is Encik Rahman.
• Serena Williams is tennis player.
• Zara and Elena are siblings.
Example:

• She is kind and helpful.

• The man is muscular.
• The boy is clever.
• The fox is cunning.
• The boxes are heavy.
Example:

• The boy feeds the cat fish.

• My father gave me a pat.
• Ayu fed her rabbit carrots.
• My father me some sweets.
 Kenyir Lake.
(where?)
Milah and her last Sunday.
went to
family (when?)
for a picnic.
(why?)
Subject Verb 4W1H
 there
(where?)
They went
by bus.
(why?)
Subject Verb 4W1H
 were as happy as a
They
feeling clam.
Subject Verb Adjective
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Basic Basic
 They arrived at the lake.
(where?)
They saw a shady spot
(what?)
+ Subject Verb Adjective
Ali, who is playing football
wears a blue jersey with
,
his friends.
Clause 1 Clause 2

Ali, who wears a blue jersey, is playing

football with his friends.
Ali, who wears a blue jersey, is playing
football with his friends.

Pity of the cat, Serena Williams took it

and fed it fish.

Because it was already late, Ayu left for

school without taking a bath.
 How to Stretch a Sentence?
Who are they?
What activity are they doing?
Where does the activity take place?
When does it happen?
Why do they do the activity?
Let’s Practise
 S V 4W1H

There is a desert.

Many animals live in the desert.

Cactuses grow in the desert.

The Sun shines brightly.

The desert is hot.

 Making the Sentence
Better!

You can describe the noun.

Example:
Many animals live in the desert.

wild hot and dry

Adjective
 Making the Sentence
Better!

You can describe the action.

Example:
Many animals live in the desert.

solitarily
Adverb
 Making the Sentence
Even Better!

You may infuse your sentence with

figure speeches like idiom, simile,
proverb and sayings.
List of idioms
List of similes
List of proverbs
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 Series Pictures

Aishah traditional relatives

family rendang Friend
Hari Raya cookies open house
forgiveness delicious happy

Aishah and her family were at home. They

were celebrating Hari Raya. Aishah …..
 A Composite Picture

• Who gathered at the hall?

• Why Ali and his friends gathered at the
hall?
• When did the event start?
• What did Ali bring?
1
Organize your idea.
Use story board or mind map
to plot the story.
2
Write 15 – 16 basic
sentences. Use +SV4W1H table
 3
Revise your sentence. Introduce strong
words and phrases

4
Check your grammar,
spelling, and punctuation
5

Count the words. If exceeds, remove the

weakest sentences.
Parts of a Story
 Beginning

Name the character.

Describe the character.
Set time and place.
Set mood.
 Set the Character

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Set the Character
Set the Character
Set the Character
Set the Character
Set the Character
Set the Character
+ Subject Verb 4W1H
This is a story about
Lisa.
She is a smart and
clever person
 Setting

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 Ask Questions

Where did the action take place?

When did it happen?
What event was it?
How did the characters feel?
What the weather was like?
+ Subject Verb 4W1H
It was 18 November
2017.
Lisa and were at the school
her hall.
parents
 + Subject Verb 4W1H
On her had Speech Day.
that school
day,
Lisa was thrilled
because she
would get
present.
 Middle

Write events before the incident

Write events during the incident
Write events after the incident
Use sentence connectors to link the
paragraphs.
 + Subject Verb 4W1H
The event started at 8.30 AM.
After Pupils and sang The
a teachers National
prayer, Anthem and
State Song
 + Subject Verb 4W1H
Next, The gave his speech.
headmaster
After the began.
that, ceremony
A little the emcee called Lisa to the
later, stage.
+ Subject Verb 4W1H
Mira received a trophy
and a
certificate
She beamed a smile.
Her friends cheered her too.
 End

What was the lesson learnt from the

story? Did the incident impact the
character? How did the character feel
about the incident?
Write number of words at the bottom of
the page.
 + Subject Verb 4W1H
After the they ?? her
ceremony
Mira was as proud
as a
peacock
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Beginning
 Describe the Characters

+ Subject Verb 4W1H

Mira is my friend.
Five doors
She lives away from my
home
outdoor
She likes
activities.
 Set the Story

+ Subject Verb 4W1H

Last Mira and Sekayu for a
went to
Sunday, her family picnic.
Mira and
were excited.
her sister
 Beginning

+ Subject Verb 4W1H

The
moment a shady spot
Mira’s
they found under a tree
father
arrived by the lake.
there
Then, they ate some snacks.
 Source: MyBooks

Middle
 Middle

+ Subject Verb 4W1H

After having Mira and a few
saw
their meals, her sister ducks.
While Dayana
into the
was feeding she slipped
lake.
the ducks,
 Middle
+ Subject Verb 4W1H
shocked so
she cried
Mira was
like a
baby.
into the
Seeing the Mira’s lake and
jumped
incident, father saved
Dayana.
 Source: MyBooks

End
 End
+ Subject Verb 4W1H
Fortunately, the lake is not deep.
Thankful
Mira was her sister
was safe.
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 Instruction:

Read the notice and answer

the following question in the spaces
provided.
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List three details from the notice above.

i. Date : ……………………………………………………..
ii. Place : …………………………………………………….
iii. Contact Person : …………………………….
iv. Fee : ……………………………………………………….
v. Organizer : ………………………………………….
vi. Topic of a talk : ……………………………
List three details from the notice above.

i. Date : 27 May 2017

ii. Place : SK Selesa/ School Hall
iii. Contact Person : Puan Laila Misran
iv. Fee : RM25.00
v. Organizer : Caring Club
vi. Topic of a talk : Healthy Life, Healthy
Living
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From : Date:
me@yahoo.com 24 March 2017

To : Time :
friend@yahoo.com 9.30 a.m.

Subject :
The Benefits of Exercising
Salutation
Dear friend,

Introduction.
Greeting : How are you?
Expectation : I hope you’re fine.
Purpose : I’d like to share with you about
the talk.
Topic Sentence : Exercising has many
benefits.
Main Idea 1 :
It can build up muscle and reduce the
waistline.
Supporting Detail 1 :
If you work out regularly, you will be as fit
as a fiddle.
Main Idea 2:
Exercising can longer the lifespan.
Supporting Detail 2: ?

Main Idea 3:
It can strengthen our immune system.
Supporting Detail 3: ?
Expectation
I hope you can exercise at home.
Looking forward to hearing more from
you.

Complimentary Closure
Your friend
Me
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 Rule 1
When you have a blank in front of a root verb
Example:
Ali ______ finish his work quickly.
Maya wants ______ eat.
Possible answer
1. Modal – can, could, will, would, shall, should,
may, might, must
2. Do (not), does (not), did (not)
3. to
 Rule 2
When you have a blank in front of the –ing verb.

Ali ___taking his family for a picnic.

Possible answer
1. am, are, is (present tense)
2. was, were (past tense)
 Rule 3
When you have a blank in front of the participle
verb.
1) Karim ____ taken the book.
2) He _____ kidnapped.
3) The car ____ brought last year.
Possible answers
1. have, has (present tense, active)
2. had (past tense, active)
3. am, are, is (present tense, passive)
4. was, were (past tense, passive)
 Rule 4
When you have a modal, followed by a blank and
then a participle verb or the –ing verb.

1) The notes must __ written by Ali.

2) English can __ taught in an interesting way.
3) I would ___ going with you.
Answer : be
 Rule 5
When you have a verb-to-be (am, is, are, was,
were) followed by a blank, and then the
participle verb.
1) The food is ____ eaten by Ali.
2) The food was ____ cooked by her.
3) The food was ___ kept by him.
Answer : being
 Rule 6
When there is ‘have, has, or had’ followed by a
blank and then the participle verb or the –ing
verb.
1) Our books have ____ taken.
2) The floor has ____ cleaned.
3) We had ___ taught….
Answer : been
 Rule 6
When there is ‘have, has, or had’ followed by a
blank and then the participle verb or the –ing
verb.
1) Our books have ____ taken.
2) The floor has ____ cleaned.
3) We had ___ taught….
Answer : been
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