1. ARTICLE

You recently attended a leadership camp organized by your school. At the camp, one of your friends was chosen as the best group leader. You have been asked to write an article about your friend for your school magazine.

Write your article based on the information below.

name age family background school attended

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best best speaker for cooperativecamp debate

voted the most

Certificate of Achievement

RM500

When writing the article, you should remember to give a suitable title to give your name as the writer to use all the information given to provide an ending to add two other reasons why your friend was chosen that your readers are students of your school

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Friend’s details

Reasons Why he/shewas chosen

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I recently attended a leadership camp organized by my ………………………

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Firstly, one of my friend’s details is her/his name is ……………………………..

Secondly, her/his age is …………………………………………………………………………………

Thirdly, her/his family background is …………………………………………………………………

Fourthly, the school she/he attended is ……………………………………………………………..

There are four reasons why he/she was chosen as the best group leader.

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She/He was also chosen as the best group leader because she/he was ………………

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Besides that she/he was also chosen because she/he ……………………………………..

Moreover, my friend received two awards. The first award she/he received

was ……………………………………………………………………………. . The second award

she/he received was ……………………………………………………. .

In conclusion, I am proud to have a good friend chosen as the best group leader. I

hope that ………………………………………………………………………………………

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C7- best speaker forcamp debateC8-voted the most cooperative

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Paragraph Contents Guided questions for elaboration

Introduction(Para 1)

Provide background information of leadership camp

Date and venue of the leadership camp

Example: Who/What society organizes the

leadership camp When was the camp held? Where was the camp held?

Content(Para 2)Friend’s details

C1 – nameC2 - ageC3 – family backgroundC4 – school attended

Example: What are the parents working as? What is the name of the school What class is your friend in?

Content(Para 3)Reasons why he/she was chosen

C5 –responsibleExample:

Who is she/he responsible towards? How does she/he show her/his

responsibility?C6 – caring Example:

Who is she/he caring towards? How does she/he show that she/he

is caring?

C7 – best speaker for camp debate Example: In what activity was she/he chosen

as the best speaker? What are her outstanding abilities?

C8 – voted the most cooperative Example: Why was she voted as the most

cooperative group leader? What are her outstanding abilities?

Content(Para 4)Awards received

C9 – Certificate of AchievementC10 – RM500

Example: When was the certificate awarded? Who gave away the certificate and

money Conclusion(Para 5) hope/ wish

Example: organizer will organize similar camp

next year hope you will get the award

2. INFORMAL LETTER

Your younger sister is studying overseas. You have decided to write a letter to advise her on how to spend her money wisely.

Use the notes given below to write your letter.

When writing the letter, you must remember to:

lay out the letter correctly (address, greeting, closing) use all the notes given remember that your letter is to your younger sister

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shopping list- necessary items

compare prices- cheaper brands

budget- what you can afford

buy during sales- discounts

own cooking- cheaper

leisure time activities- think about cost

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Dear ……………………..,

How are you? I’m fine and hope you ‘re fine too. I’m writing this

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Firstly, is prepare a …………………………………………………………………………………

You only buy ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Secondly, is do …………………………………………………………………………................

It is better to buy ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Thirdly, is make a …………………………………………………………………………………..

It is better to buy ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

Fourthly, I would suggest you to ………………………………………………………….

It is because you are going to get more …………………………………………………………….

Next, I strongly suggest you do your ……………………………………………………..

It is because it is ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Not to forget, do plan your …………………………………………………………………..

It is good to …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Well, that’s about all for now. I hope ………………………………………………….

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Your sister,

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C3- compare prices

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C6- what you can affordC7- buy during sales

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C10-cheaper

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Closing ( hope / wish)

F3 – sign off

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F3 – signing off

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Paragraph Contents Guided questions for elaborationsIntroduction(Para 1)

Enquire about your sister’s health

Enquire how her life is Express your hope for her

How is she doing over there? How are her studies? What do you hope for her?

Content (Para 2)

C1 – shopping listC2 – necessary items

Why should she prepare a shopping list? How often to prepare a shopping list? What are the examples of necessary

items? Where can she buy the necessary items?

Content (Para 3)

C3-compare pricesC4 – cheaper brands

Why should she compare prices? What are the benefits of comparing

prices of goods? Why choose cheaper brands? How much can she save by using the

cheaper brands?Content (Para 4)

C5 –budgetC6 – what you can afford

Why is it important to make a budget? When should she make a budget? Why should she buy only things that she

can afford?Content (Para 5)

C7 – buy during salesC8 - discounts

Why should she buy during sales? How much money can she save? What are the ranges of discounts

offered?Content (Para 6)

C9 – own cookingC10 - cheaper

What are the benefits of doing her own cooking?

How much money can she save? What are the examples of food she can

cook for herself?Content (Para 7)

C11 – leisure time activitiesC12 – think about cost

Why should she plan her leisure time activities?

What are other less cheaper leisure time activities?

Where can she go to do these activities?Conclusion(Para 8)

Closing ‘I have to pen off now.’ State your hope/ prayer for her

3. TALK / SPEECH

You have been asked by your teacher to give a talk on a reference book that is useful for secondary school students. You have decided to talk about a science book.

Use the following notes about the book to write your talk.

Details of the book Reasons why the book is useful

Title – Science Made Simple

Author – Sharifah Shazana

Publisher – Bunga Publications

- attractive presentation- clear explanations- helpful diagrams- variety of exercises- sample answers- practice question papers- useful tips

When writing the talk, you should remember:

- to use an appropriate greeting and closing- to state the purpose of the talk- to use all the notes given- to give two other reasons of your own- that the talk is for school students

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and friends. I have been asked to give a talk on …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Firstly, is the details of the book that I have decided to talk about.

The title of the reference book is ……………………………………………………………………..

While the author of the book is …………………………………………………………………………

The publisher of the book is ………………………………………………………………………………

Next, there are many reasons why the book is useful.

Firstly, the book has ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Secondly, the book has …………………………………………………………………………………….

Thirdly, the book has many ………………………………………………………………………………

Apart from that, the book offers a ……………………………………………………………………

In addition, the book provides ………………………………………

Not only that, it encloses ………………………………………………………………………………..

On top of that, the book also gives many ………………………………………………………….

Besides that, the book …………………………………………………….

Lastly, the book ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

In conclusion, …………………………………………………………………

I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

With that, I ……………………………………

F1 – Greeting

F2 – Purpose or title of talk (from the rubric)

C1- Science Made Simple

C2-– Sharifah Shazana

C3- Bunga Publications

C4- attractive presentation

C5- clear explanations

C6- helpful diagrams

C7- variety of exercises

C8- sample answers

C9- practice question papersC10- useful tips

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F3 – thank you

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Closing(hope/wish)F3 – thank you

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Para Contents Guided questions for elaborationIntroduction(Para 1 )

Greeting Purpose of speech/ talk

What are young going to talk about? Why have you decided to talk about it?

Content(Para 2)Details of the book

C1 Title- Science made Simple C2 Author- Sharifah ShazanaC3 Publisher – Bunga Publications

What does the title of the book reflect? What other books have the author

written about? What related information do you know

about the publisher?Content(Para 3)Reasons why the book is useful

C4 - attractive presentationC5 - clear explanationsC6 - helpful diagramsC7 - variety of exercises

Why do think the presentation is attractive?

Are the explanations followed by examples?

Are there many diagrams? Are the diagrams colourful? Can the exercises reinforce learning?

Content(Para 4)Reasons why the book is useful

C8 - sample answersC9 - practice question papersC10- useful tips

What is the benefit of sample answers? Why are practice question papers

necessary? How many practice question papers are

enclosed? Why are the useful tips important? What kind of students will find the

examination tips useful?Content(Para 5)Reasons why the book is useful

C11 - own reasonC12 – own reason

Why is it useful? How can it help you? Where can they get it? What is the price?

Conclusion(Para 5) End of speech/ talk

(hope/wish) What do you hope the students will

do? Include the expression ‘ strike while the

iron is hot’

4. REPORT

Disciplinary cases have been an ongoing problem occurring in many schools nowadays. As the head Prefect of your school, you have been asked by your teacher to write a report about the problems and suggestions to solve this matter.

Use the notes given below to write your report.

Problems: smoking bullying gangsterism vandalism playing truant theft

Suggestions counselling session parents’ attention motivational talk ongoing monitoring public caning suspension from school

When writing the report, you should remember to:

address your report to the principal provide a title include your name use all the notes given

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A Report …………………………………………………………………

Disciplinary cases have been ………………………………………………………

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Firstly, one of the problems is ……………………………………………………..

Next, the problem is …………………………………………………………………………………..

Thirdly, the problem is ………………………………………………………………………………

Furthermore, ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Lastly, the disciplinary problem is ……………………………………………………………….

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One of the ways to solve the problem is ………………………………………

Next, this problem can be solved through ……………………………………………………

Besides ……………………………………………………………………… could also be done.

Furthermore, ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

from the parents and teachers should be done continuously. Besides, we can

overcome this problem through ……………………………………………………………………..

Moreover, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

can be carried out.

In conclusion, the above are the problems of disciplinary cases

and ways to overcome them. I hope …………………………………………………………..

C1- smoking

C2- bullying

C3- gangsterism

C4- vandalism

C5- playing truant

C6- theft

C7- counselling session

C8- parents’ attention

C9- motivational talk

C10- ongoing monitoring

C11- public caning

C12- suspension from school

Closing

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Closing

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Paragraph Contents Guided questions for elaboration

Introduction(Para 1)

Provide a general view on the topic

Provide statistics on the problem

Mention the trend of the problem

What is the major concern of disciplinary case occurring especially in your school?

How does it affect the school environment? How serious is the problem in Malaysian

schools? What is the growing trend?

Content(Para 2)Problems

C1- smokingC2- bullyingC3 – gangsterism

What are the causes for students to be involved in such disciplinary cases?

Why do such cases happen? Who are likely to be affected in such cases? How does it affect you as students in that

school? When and where do such wrongdoings

happen? How often do these wrongdoings happen?

Content(Para 3)Problems

C4 – vandalismC5 – playing truantC6 - theft

Content(Para 4)Suggestions

C7 – counseling sessionC8 – parents’ attentionC9 – motivational talk

What are the ways to prevent such cases from spreading around?

Who are responsible to prevent disciplinary cases from worsening?

Why is it important to monitor the students’ progress (peer influence)?

What will happen to the students if they failed to follow the school rules?

Who should the ongoing monitoring? Why should public caning be carried out? How long the students should be suspended

from school?

Content(Para 5)Suggestions

C10 – ongoing monitoringC11 – public caningC12 – suspended from school

Conclusion(Para 6)

Closing

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Include ‘Prevention is better than cure’ Include ‘It’s no use crying over spilt milk’

5. Formal Letter( A Letter of Complaint )

Your neighbourhood park, Teruntum Park used to be very popular among families, joggers and cyclists. Recently, you realized that less people have been frequenting the park. Write a letter to the Kuantan Municipal Council to highlight some of the problems that you have noticed and give a few suggestions on how to improve the aesthetics of the park, and how to increase recreational opportunities and safety.Use the notes below to write the letter.

Problems uncut grass rubbish littering broken signboards dirty toilets poor security enforcement insufficient parking space inadequate litter bins

Suggestions to Overcome Problems hire more workers put up new signboards enforce stricter laws create more parking space put more litter bins

When writing the letter, you should remember: to lay out your letter correctly to use all the notes given to write in paragraphs that your letter is to the Kuantan Municipal Council

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The Enforcement Officer,………………………………………..

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Dear Sir,

COMPLAINT ABOUT________________________________

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2. There are seven problems about the park. The first problem is ………

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The third problem t is ………………………………………………………………………………………. .

The fourth problem is …………………………………………………………………………………… .

3. Apart from that, the next problem is ………………………………………………… .

Besides that, ………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

Moreover, ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. .

4. I would like to put forward five suggestions to overcome the problems.

My first suggestion is …………………………………………………………………………………….. .

The second suggestion is ………………………………………………………………………………. .

The next suggestion is …………………………………………………………………………………... .

On top of that …………………………………………………………………………………………….. .

My last suggestion is ………………………………………………………………………………… .

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F5 – Subject of Letter

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C1 - uncut grass

C 2- rubbish littering

C3 - broken signboards

C4 - dirty toilets

C5 - poor security enforcementC6- insufficient parking spaceC7- inadequate litter bins

C8 - hire more workers

C9- put up new

I trust that you will view this matter seriously and take whatever action that

may be necessary to make the park a more pleasant place for our residents.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

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C11- create more parking spaceC12- put more litter bins

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Paragraph Contents Guided questions for elaboration

Introduction(Para 1)

(From rubric) What is the name of the park? What do you notice about the park

recently?Content (Para 2)

Problems

C1- uncut grassC2-rubbish littering C3-broken signboardsC4-dirty toilets

What is the danger of uncut grass? What animals are found lurking in the

grass? Examples of rubbish strewn in the park. How many signboards are broken? What is the importance of signboards? Who do you think break the signboards? Why are the toilets dirty?

Content (Para 3)

Problems

C5- poor security enforcementC6- insufficient parking spaceC7- inadequate litter bins

Are there any security guards at the park? How big is the parking space? How many vehicles can be parked there? How many litter bins are there? Where are these bins placed?

Content(Para 4)

Suggestions

C8- hire more workersC9-put up new signboardsC10-enforce stricter lawsC11-create more parking spaceC12-put more litter bins

What kind of work can the workers do? Who should put up the signboards? What information must the signboards

contain? Why should the authority enforce stricter

laws? Why should the authority create more

parking spaces? How many bins should be put in the

park? Where should the litter bins be placed?

Conclusion(Para 5)

Closing State your hope for the authority to do

MARK SCHEMESection A : Directed Writing

1. ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

To test the candidates’ ability to: read and comprehend the rubric use the information to fulfil the task write with useful ideas within the framework of the question use clear and accurate standard English, using a style and tone appropriate to the task

2. The objective above are rewarded as follows:FORMAT - 3 marksCONTENT - 12 marksLANGUAGE - 20 marks TOTAL - 35 marks

3. AWARDING MARKS FOR LANGUAGE

Marks are awarded for:(i) Accurate English(ii) Style and Tone appropriate to the task

** Candidates need not use exact words given in the stimulus. However, own language must

convey the same meaning.

A19-20

Excellent

Language is accurate except for first draft slips No grammatical mistakes Effective use of varied sentence structures Vocabulary is sophisticated and precise Spelling and punctuation are accurate and helpful Paragraphs have unity and are well-linked

B16-18Good

Language is almost always accurate Sentence structure is varied and interesting Wide vocabulary Spelling and punctuation are accurate Paragraphs have unity Appropriate tone and style

C13-15

satisfactory

Language is largely accurate Simple structures are used without errors Errors occur in complex structures Vocabulary is adequate Spelling and punctuation are generally accurate Written in paragraphs but ideas may not be linked Appropriate tone and style

D10-12Fair

Language is sufficiently accurate Patches of clarity when simple structures are used Some variety in sentence structures Adequate vocabulary but lacks precision Spelling of simple words and punctuation are generally accurate Paragraphs have some unity Tone and style are sometimes appropriate

E7-9

Unsatisfactory

Meaning is never in doubt Errors are sufficiently frequent and serious Some simple structures may be accurate Vocabulary is limited and simple but not precise Spelling errors in difficult words Paragraphs lack planning Tone and style are appropriate

U(i)4-6

Poor

Meaning is fairly clear Many serious errors – mainly SWE (single word error) A few simple structures are used correctly Errors in spelling of simple words Paragraphs may not be used Tone and style hidden in density of errors

U(ii)2-3

Meaning is blurred Multiple word error (MWE)

U(iii)0-1

Almost unrecognizable as pieces of English Whole sections may make no sense

Exercise 1

DIRECTED WRITING

Sample question from 1119/1 (Bahasa Inggeris SPM 2010)

Section A : Directed Writing

Your cousin has been chosen to take part in the National Service Programmeand is worried about going. You have decided to write a letter to tell him/herabout the benefits of this programme and to encourage your cousin to go.

Use the following notes to write your letter.

develop good habits make new friends learn leadership skills/responsibility exciting activities see different parts of Malaysia be independent gain new experiences teamwork strengthen love of country keep fit and healthy learn survival skills discipline

When writing the letter, you must :- lay out your letter correctly (address, greeting, closure)- use all the notes given- remember that your letter is to your cousin

MARK RANGE DESCRIPTION OF CRITERIAA

19 – 20Excellent

The language is accurate apart from occasional draft slips. Sentence structure is varied and shows that the candidate is able

to use sentence length and type to achieve an intended effect. Vocabulary shows some sophistication and is used with

precision. Punctuation is correct. Spelling is correct across the whole range of vocabulary used. Paragraphs have unity. The tone is appropriate – formal, courteous and suitable to

address the intended audience.

B16 – 18Good

The language is almost accurate but there may be more minor or first draft slips

Errors may also arise from more ambitious structures which are imperfectly understood.

Sentence show some variations in length and type, including the confident use of complex sentences.

Vocabulary is wide enough to show intended meaning. Spelling is nearly always accurate.

The tone is formal and appropriate to intended audience. The reader is satisfied that a genuine attempt has been made.

C13 – 15

Satisfactory

The language is largely accurate to communicate meaning clearly to the reader.

Simple structures are used without error; mistakes may occur when more

Sophisticated structures are attempted. Vocabulary is adequate to convey intended meaning although it

may not be sufficiently developed achieve precision. Sentences show some variety of length and structure although

there is a tendency to repeat some sentence types, giving it a monotonous effect.

Punctuation is generally accurate although errors may occur in more complex uses.

The speech is written in paragraphs which show some unity, although links may be absent or inappropriate.

The tone of the speech is fairly formal but lapses into formality may occur.

Slang or formal language is used from to time.

MARK RANGE DESCRIPTION OF CRITERIAD

10 – 12Fair

The language is sufficiently accurate. There will be patches of clarity particularly when simple

structures are used Mistakes will occur when more complex sentences are used. There may be some variety of sentence length and type but this

may not be successful in enhancing meaning or arousing interest.

Vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision. Simple words spelt correctly, but errors may occur when

unfamiliar words are used. Punctuation is generally correct but does not enhance or clarify

meaning. Sentence separation errors may occur.

The speech is written in paragraphs which may show some unity in topic.

The style may fail to achieve the informality required for this task. Lapse in slang or formal language may occur consistently.

E7 – 9

Unsatisfactory

Meaning is never in doubt, but single errors are sufficiently frequent and serious to hamper precision and speed of reading.

Some simple structures will be accurate but accuracy is not sustained for long.

Vocabulary is limited and either too simple to convey precise meaning or are imperfectly understood.

Simple words will usually be spelt accurately but mistakes will occur when more difficult words are used.

The speech will have paragraphs but these lack unity and links are incorrectly used or the speech may not be paragraphed at all. There may be errors of sentences separation and punctuation.

The tone may be appropriate for a formal piece of writing addressed to an audience.

U (i)4 – 6Poor

Meaning is fairly clear. The reader feels that the correction of ‘single word’ errors may

produce a piece of fairly accurate English, but the incidence of error is high and will definitely impede the reading.

A very few simple structures are used accurately. Vocabulary may not extend beyond a simple range of words that

are inadequate to express intended shades of meaning. Paragraphs will sometimes be used correctly but sentence

separation errors may occur. Paragraphs may not be used, or if used, show a lack of planning. There may be frequent spelling errors. The style may not be appropriate to that of a speech.

U (ii)2 - 3

Sense will usually be decipherable, but some of the errors will be multiple, requiring the reader to re – read and re – organize before meaning becomes clear.

Whole sections of the speech may make little or no sense. Unlikely to be more than one or two accurate sentences.

U (iii)0 - 1

Scripts in this category are entirely impossible to recognize as pieces of English.

Whole sections of the speech may make no sense at all or are copied from the task.

Award ‘1’ mark if some sense can be obtained. The mark ‘0’ should only be awarded if the speech makes no

sense at all from the beginning to the end.