myself mashudi misban srk seri utama (71 – 76) smk sg besar (77 – 81) ungku omar polytechnic (82 – 84) 85 – 86 ? kota bharu teacher’s 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-upWHO 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

DIRECTED WRITING

CONTINUOUS WRITING

KNOW THE DETAILS OF YOUR PAPERHOW LONG (TIME)

MARKS FOR EACH QUESTION

Distribution of time

45 minutes 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) FormatMarks 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 won’t 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 WRITING To produce an essay in

accurate language.

To respond relevantly & creatively – (emphasis) based on a candidate’s ability.

REPORT SPEECH/TALK

LETTERS

DIALOGUES

MINUTES OF MEETINGS

MESSAGES

PROCESSES/PROCEDURES

ARGUMENTATIVE

TYPES OF WRITING DESCRIPTIVE

NARRATIVE

FACTUAL

ARGUMENTATIVE

REFLECTIVE

Write WH questions what – who – where when – why - how

Use the words given in the questions…

arrived – chalet – checked –in – unpacked

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Generate IDEAS

What happen? trip Who arrive – my friends and I … Where – at the chalet When – at ten o’clock Why – to visit the National Park

How – by bus We went there by bus

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Generate IDEAS

The sentence…My friends and I arrived at the chalet at ten o’clock.

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

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR

MISTAKES?

Common mistakes #1

PRONOUNSSpelling 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 & ALSOalso 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

StringingTo 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 MAXIMUM MARKA…………….B…………….C…………….D…………….

TOTAL

15 MARKS10 MARKS25 MARKS25 MARKS

75 MARKS

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

A

REPORTS CHARTS

MESSAGE

CARTOON STRIPS

SIGNS

PREPOSITIONS GRAMMAR

SINGULAR / PLURAL ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS

TENSES

SECTION B To transfer relevant information

accurately from one text-type to another (INFO - TRANSFER)

Q 16 – 25 (10 QUESTIONS)

SECTION C(Reading & Comprehension) To demonstrate and understanding

of 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.

DetailsRepetitionLengthy expressionsAdverbs 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, co-pilot)

TWO WORDS

1. Contractions(didn’t, don’t, It’s, I’d except can’t)

2. WYSIWYG* ice cream

(counted as TWO words)* ice-cream

(counted as ONE word)

GRAMMAR comes FIRSTWords 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)

PARAPHRASINGOriginal Text:

The house was totally destroyed in the fire.

LIFTINGThe house was totally destroyed in the

fire.(Wholesale copying from the original

text)

Original Text:The house was totally destroyed

in the fire.REORGANISINGThe 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]

SINGLE-WORD SUBSTITUTION (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 destroyed in the fire.REPHRASING (RP)

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 IIand

* the efforts made to improve it

Step 1:

Hold on to the Hold on to the KEY WORDSKEY WORDS

‘‘challengeschallenges’’& ‘& ‘effortsefforts’’

Step 2:

Look for the main points from each Look for the main points from each paragraph. paragraph.

11stst and 2 and 2ndnd sentence sentence normally will be the main normally will be the main

points.points.

Step 3:

Keep asking yourself…Does this sentence answer the questions ‘challenges’ and ‘efforts’?

Tip: Go by paragraph

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 DLITERATURE 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.

LITERATURE

SHORT STORIES POEMS(Q32)

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