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A) EXERCISE 1: FORMAL LETTER Sample Question: You are the secretary of the Art Club in your school. One of the activities planned is visiting places of interest. Write a letter to the manager of a batik factory seeking permission to visit the premises. NOTES Haryati Batik Factory 44 members 3 teachers Proposed date and time Transport by bus Proposed activities learn skill Buy some pieces - souvenirs
When writing your letter: use all the notes given. elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting. make sure it is not less than 120 words.
Sample Answer: Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase. Choose the phrase from the table below. Then, REWRITE the letter in the examination pad. request for permission Transport learning the skills of batik printing Dear Sir The details of the visit 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. expose our members to the art of batik printing to grant us permission would be given discounts The Secretary, Art Club, Sekolah Menengah Sultan Idris Shah, Jalan Hang Setia, 35000 Ipoh. For your information to purchase Thank you the proposed date is not convenient to you 5 November 2011 Numbers of visitors take up new skills interested in buying souvenirs Yours faithfully The Manager, Haryati Batik Factory, 56, Persiaran Tawakal, 85 000 Kuala Terengganu.
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_________________________________, _________________________________, _________________________________, _________________________________. _______________, Permission to Visit Factory On behalf of the Art Club members of my school, we would like to ________________________________ to visit your factory. 2. ____________________________________________ are as follows: 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3. Date: ______________________________ Time: ______________________________ ________________________: 44 students and 3 teachers ________________________: Chartered bus 5 September 2011
Many of our students are in Form Four and would like to ______________________________________ for their batik printing project next year. Hence, we would like to ____________________________________.
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gifts._________________________________, most of us have never been to Terengganu and this will be our first visit. Hence, I am very sure that most of us would be _____________________________________ to take home. I hope we ____________________________________ for the souvenirs purchased. 5. I hope you will be able _________________________________ to visit your premises. We are
willing to accept an alternative date if______________________________________________________. _______________________. _______________________, Saddamia Rauddah (SADDAMIA RAUDDAH)
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POINTS
Party specially organised to congratulate Chosen the correct person represent school Salim well read, intelligent prefect Good preparation before contest When writing your speech: use all the notes given. elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting. make sure it is not less than 120 words. Honour to the school
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well-read hit the nail on the head Thank you Congratulations Principal, teachers and fellow friends
Good morning to the _____________________________________________________________. As the Head Prefect of this school, __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ on behalf of the school and Prefectorial Board. This party is specially organized to congratulate Salim bin Ahmad ______________________________________ in the District Quiz Contest, held recently. _______________________________________. Before we sent the particulars of Salim to take part in the District Quiz Contest, the Prefectorial Board had several prefects in mind. But__________________________________, we decided to send Salim to represent our school. We have_________________________________________. We know Salim is a ________________________ and intelligent prefect. He has always been the top student since Form One. Salim contest. __________________________ Salim, for bringing honour to our school._____________________. told me that before he participated in the Quiz Contest, he had to ______________________________. He read up the relevant topics which he sensed will come out in the
C) EXERCISE 3: OPINION
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Sample Answer #1: Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase. Choose the phrase from the table below. Then, REWRITE the letter in the examination pad.
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Although twice the content of Vitamin C takes quite a while on the other hand
Furthermore local fruit are better than imported fruit not so fresh cheaper, fresher and contain more nutritional benefits
I firmly believe better for consumers packed and refrigerated anytime and anywhere
(Option #1 Agreeing with Ranjits opinion) I agree with Ranjit that _____________________________________________________________. Local fruit are not only delicious but they are _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. Since we can get most local fruit __________________________________, they are much cheaper. Imported fruit, _____________________________, are most expensive because they have to be transported to our country. Sometimes, the imported fruit are also_________________________. This is because these fruit are ____________________________________ before they are exported from their countries of origin. It also ______________________________ for the fruit to reach our country. _______________________, local fruit such as guavas and rambutans have higher Vitamin C content than most imported fruit. ____________________ many believe that oranges are a good source of Vitamin C, research has proven that our local fruit has ___________________________________. Local fruit also have other nutritional benefits and are ___________________________________. Thus, ____________________________ that local fruit are a much better option than imported fruit. Sample Answer #2: Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase. Choose the phrase from the table below. Then, REWRITE the letter in the examination pad. detrimental to health easily available unhealthy side effects easily available, do not have unhealthy side overindulging I believe that imported fruit have more benefits
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(Option #2 Agreeing with Suzanas opinion) __________________________ Suzana that imported fruit are better than local fruit. This is because imported fruit are________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________. Most local fruit are ___________________. Therefore, we could only enjoy them during _______________________________. Imported fruit such as apples, oranges, kiwi fruits and grapes are ___________________________ at the markets and supermarkets all year round. Thus, we can eat these fruit ________________________________. Furthermore, eating too much imported fruit such as apples, oranges, grapes and pears will not have any _______________________________. However, _________________________ in local fruit such as durians, rambutans, mangosteens and langsats can make us fall sick. Some local fruit such as durians and bananas also contain fat, which can be _______________________________________. Finally, although imported fruit may be a bit more expensive than local fruit, there is a ________________________________. One can ________________________ eating the same types of fruit all year round. Therefore, imported fruit from other countries enable us to get a taste of ____________________________________. In conclusion, ____________________________________________________________________. D) EXERCISE 4: ARTICLE Sample Question: Your English teacher has asked you to write an article about Very Special People. Based on the notes below, write the description of these people.
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Sample Answer: Underline the correct answer. Then, REWRITE the letter in the examination pad. Very Special People BY: SITI SARAH BT ABDUL RAHMAN
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