SAMPLE 1: FORMAL LETTER The Secretary, Art Club, Sekolah Menengah Sultan Idris Shah, Jalan Hang Setia,

35000 Ipoh The Manager, Haryati !atik "actory, 5#, $ersiaran Ta%akal, &5000 'uala Terengganu +ear Sir, $er(ission to ,isit "actory -n behal. o. the Art Club (e(bers o. (y school, %e %ould like to re/uest .or per(ission to 0isit your .actory ) The details o. the 0isit are as .ollo%s1 ) * +ate1 2th -ctober )0*3 ) ) Ti(e1 & 30 a ( to *0 30 a ( ) 3 3u(bers o. 0isitors1 22 students and 3 teachers ) 2 Transport1 Chartered bus

5 Septe(ber )0*3

3 The ob4ecti0es o. the 0isit include learning the skills o. batik printing Many o. our students are in "or( "our and %ould like to take up ne% skills .or their batik printing pro4ect ne5t year Hence, %e %ould like to e5pose our (e(bers to the art o. batik printing 2 6e %ould also like to purchase a .e% pieces as sou0enirs and gi.ts "or your in.or(ation, (ost o. us ha0e ne0er been to Terengganu and this %ill be our .irst 0isit Hence, I a( 0ery sure that (ost o. us %ould be interested in buying sou0enirs to take ho(e I hope %e %ould be gi0en discounts .or the sou0enirs purchased 5 I hope you %ill be able to grant us per(ission to 0isit your pre(ises 6e are %illing to accept an alternati0e date i. the proposed date is not con0enient to you Thank you 7ours .aith.ully, Saddamia Rauddah . 8SA++AMIA 9A:++AH; The Secretary Art Club Sekolah Menengah Sultan Idris Shah

SAMPLE 2: FORMAL LETTER Soo 6ee 'i(, "or( 2 !estari, SM' Jati, 0&*00 !edong, 'edah <ncik A(ir !in Johar, The $rincipal, SM' Jati, 0&*00 !edong, 'edah +ear Sir, $oor Conditions at the School Canteen -n behal. o. the students o. SM' Jati, I %ould like to bring to your attention the poor conditions o. our school canteen ) "irstly, the %orkers in the school canteen are e5tre(ely rude They like to shout loudly at the students .or no reason !esides, there is a lack o. hygiene The %orkers do not %ear caps to co0er their hair They also use dirty aprons %hile cooking or ser0ing .ood 3 Moreo0er, the .ood is prepared and ser0ed under .ilthy conditions The canteen is s%ar(ed %ith .lies This can pose a health risk as .lies are kno%n to be carriers o. diseases such as cholera There are le.to0er .ood on the tables and .loor This has attracted stray cats to our school canteen 2 Another issue is regarding the price o. .ood Although there is a good 0ariety o. .ood, the prices are too e5pensi0e A plate o. .ried rice and a glass o. syrup cost 9M2 50 %hich is as costly as any ca.= in to%n Most students cannot a..ord the high prices and this (ight be a burden on the( 5 6e hope that the school authorities %ill look into these proble(s and take e..ecti0e (easures to o0erco(e the( Thank you 7ours .aith.ully, Wee Kim . 8S-- 6<< 'IM; "or( 2 !estari SM' Jati

*& Septe(ber )0*3

SAMPLE 1: SPEECH / TALK

>ood (orning to our principal, lecturers and .ello% students 6elco(e to the ne% college ter( I a( 3u?ul "ikrie Ah(ad, the head M$$ o. 9anaco ,ocational College This (orning, I %ould like to re.resh your (e(ory about our college regulations especially regarding attire and conduct Al%ays be dressed neatly in your uni.or( co(plete %ith black shoes and socks to create a good i(pression +on@t .orget to %ear your (atric card tag 7our hair should be short and neatly co(bed !oys should al%ays keep their hair short >irls are allo%ed to keep long hair but it should al%ays be neatly co(bed and tied 3o one is allo%ed to %ear 4e%ellery I. you do, then your 4e%ellery %ill be con.iscated In addition, you cannot use (akeAup 7our nails should al%ays be kept short 9e(e(ber, no nail polish is allo%ed 9egarding your sel.Aconduct, al%ays be punctual 9espect your lecturer and pay attention in class 9e(e(ber, no loitering around and playing truant I. you don@t co(ply %ith the college rules, you %ill ha0e to .ace the (usic Bast ter(, se0eral students %ere suspended or e5pelled .ro( college .or .ighting, s(oking and other serious o..ences Handphones are banned I. you use your handphones during the lesson, they %ill be con.iscated These regulations are (eant to create a positi0e i(age and en0iron(ent .or the college There are, o. course, so(e black sheep %ho %ill break the regulations +o not be in.luenced by the( Instead, set a good e5a(ple .or others Thank you A) EXERCISE 2B: SPEECH / TALK (2) A 0ery good (orning to the principal, teachers and .riends I am 3a4%a Bati., the president o. the Health Club in SM' Tan4ung !unga Today, I %ould like to present a speech on ho% %e can prepare .or e5a(inations Most o. us %ould ha0e butter.lies in our sto(ach %hen e5a(inations are dra%ing near 6e can be so ner0ous that %e %ill not be able to .ocus or concentrate on our stu !es and re0ision There.ore, I %ould "!#e to share %ith you so(e tips on ho% to handle such situation "irstly, it is good idea t$ (ake short notes This %ill (ake it easier to re(e(ber so(e o. the !mp$rta%t points 7ou do not need to rea the %hole te5t This %ill sa0e you ti(e &r$'s!%( through thick books )$u can dra% (ind (aps to prepare your short notes I% a !t!$%, you need to ha0e enough sleep 3or(ally you s*$u" ha0e at least # hours o. sleep T*!s %ill enable your (ind and body to rest I. you ha0e su..icient hours o. sleep, you %ill not .eel "et*ar(!+ the ne5t (orning, but .resh and alert Another point !s asking /uestions 7ou should not ,ee" shy to ask /uestions in class I a( sure all teachers %ould be happy to ans%er your /uestions pertaining to %hat is being tau(*t This %ill +"ear any doubts that you ha0e 7ou can also ask -$ur .riends to help you "inally, you can organi?e a group discussion '!t* your .riends Make sure that the group is not t$$ big Ot*er'!se all o. you %ill di0ert your attention to other discussions A group discussion ,$sters tea(%ork bet%een you and your .riends It enables you to !.! e your ideas and 0ie%points In this %ay, you %ill be able to understand the lesson &etter/ So, as you can see, you do not need to %orry about ,a+!%( e5a(inations I hope you %ill .ind (t*!s/t*ese) tips use.ul Al%ays re(e(ber %here there is a %ill, there is a %ay >ood luckC

B) EXERCISE 0: OPI1IO1

(Opt!$% 21 3 A(ree!%( '!t* Ra%4!t5s $p!%!$%) I agree %ith 9an4it that local .ruit are better than i(ported .ruit Bocal .ruit are not only delicious but they are cheaper, .resher and contain (ore nutritional bene.its Since %e can get (ost local .ruit anyti(e and any%here, they are (uch cheaper I(ported .ruit, on the other hand, are (ost e5pensi0e because they ha0e to be transported to our country So(eti(es, the i(ported .ruit are also not so .resh This is because these .ruit are packed and re.rigerated be.ore they are e5ported .ro( their countries o. origin It also takes /uite a %hile .or the .ruit to reach our country "urther(ore, local .ruit such as gua0as and ra(butans ha0e higher ,ita(in C content than (ost i(ported .ruit Although (any belie0e that oranges are a good source o. ,ita(in C, research has pro0en that our local .ruit has t%ice the content o. ,ita(in C Bocal .ruit also ha0e other nutritional bene.its and are better .or consu(ers Thus, I .ir(ly belie0e that local .ruit are a (uch better option than i(ported .ruit (Opt!$% 22 3 A(ree!%( '!t* Su6a%a5s $p!%!$%) I agree %ith Su?ana that i(ported .ruit are better than local .ruit This is because i(ported .ruit are easily a0ailable, do not ha0e unhealthy side e..ects and co(e in %ider 0ariety Most local .ruit are seasonal There.ore, %e could only en4oy the( during certain periods in a year I(ported .ruit such as apples, oranges, ki%i .ruits and grapes are easily a0ailable at the (arkets and super(arkets all year round Thus, %e can eat these .ruit any ti(e %e %ant "urther(ore, eating too (uch i(ported .ruit such as apples, oranges, grapes and pears %ill not ha0e any unhealthy side e..ects Ho%e0er, o0erindulging in local .ruit such as durians, ra(butans, (angosteens and langsats can (ake us .all sick So(e local .ruit such as durians and bananas also contain .at, %hich can be detri(ental to health "inally, although i(ported .ruit (ay be a bit (ore e5pensi0e than local .ruit, there is a %ider 0ariety to choose .ro( -ne can get bored eating the sa(e types o. .ruit all year round There.ore, i(ported .ruit .ro( other countries enable us to get a taste o. an array o. di..erent .ruit In conclusion, I belie0e that i(ported .ruit ha0e (ore bene.its than local .ruit

C) EXERCISE 7: REPORT

T*e A+t!.!t!es Carr!e Out B- Stu e%ts O, SMK Ser! Pera# 8ur!%( T*e S+*$$" H$"! a-s ,arious acti0ities are usually carried out during school holidays As .or students o. SM' Seri $erak, they pre.er D*Eto tra0el, go ca(ping, %ork partAti(e, read, hangAout %ith .riends and %atch tele0ision In a sur0ey carried out, it is .ound that the acti0ity pre.erred by (ost students is D)E%atching tele0ision This acti0ity carries the D3Ehighest percentage, %hich is 20F Most students .ind this acti0ity D2Erela5ing and reduces stress As (any people belie0e that school holiday is the ti(e to rela5, %atching tele0ision is said to be the best cure .or D5Estress and tension -n the other hand, an D#E outdoor acti0ity %hich is ca(ping, is also a .a0ourite a(ong (any students o. SM' Seri $erak *GF o. the students pre.er going ca(ping during the school holidays !oys usually DGE indulge in outdoor acti0ities as they .ind it interesting and ad0enturous There are (any uni.or(ed units in SM' Seri $erak that organi?e outdoor acti0ities such as D&E ca(ping and 4ungle trekking -utdoor acti0ities are good as they DHE help build con.idence and coAoperation a(ong participants D*0E 9eading and %orking part ti(e ha0e the sa(e percentage, %hich is *5F Many students pre.er to %ork partAti(e because they %ould be able D**E to sa0e (oney .ro( the %ages recei0ed to buy things that they like These students usually co(e .ro( an D*)E a0erage background %hose parents are (ostly .actory %orkers Ho%e0er, students %ho co(e .ro( a D*3E better background and al%ays pass %ith .lying colours, pre.er reading during school holidays These students D*2E belie0e in early preparations .or any (a4or e5a(ination Ho%e0er, there are also students %ho take up reading in order to rela5 These students pre.er reading D*5E nonAacade(ic (aterials such as .iction books and (aga?ines D*#E Tra0elling is an acti0ity carried out by only *0F o. SM' Seri $erak students These students co(e .ro( D*GE %ellAtoAdo .a(ilies and tra0elling has beco(e a co(pulsory agenda .or the( during the school holidays Students %ho tra0el during the school holidays say that D*&E they learn a lot about .oreign custo(s and culture %hene0er tra0el to other countries D*HE Bast but not least, 3F o. the students pre.er D)0E to hangAout %ith their .riends during school holidays They en4oy loa.ing at shopping co(ple5es as they belie0e that D)*E it can help the( (ake (any ne% .riends Ho%e0er, it is 0ery ob0ious that (any students do not like loa.ing as this acti0ity D))E is regarded as unhealthy and not bene.icial D)3E In conclusion, (ost students o. SM' Seri $erak pre.er acti0ities %hich are D)2E use.ul and could help the( to rela5 a.ter %orking so hard in school 9eported by1 Nur Ain 83ur Ain Hidayah;

8) EXERCISE 9A: ARTICLE (FACTS 3 :SE PRESE1T TE1SE)

H$' Stu e%ts Ca% A+*!e.e Su++ess 6hat is success to a studentI Is it scoring straight A@s in e5a(inationsI +o you de.ine success by %inning (any (edals and trophiesI To be truly success.ul, a student (ust strike a balance in all aspects o. li.e Mental, physical, spiritual and e(otional %ellAbeing are i(portant As a student, %e ha0e to put in e..ort and hard %ork to understand and re(e(ber %hat %e ha0e learnt 6e should study hard and recall in.or(ation Ho%e0er, you should not (erely (e(orise .acts and nu(bers Bisten attenti0ely in class and co(plete the ho(e%ork the teachers ha0e assigned you 7ou should 4oin coAcurricular acti0ities Acti0e participation in clubs and societies helps you to pick up ne% skills as %ell as (eet ne% .riends Sports and ga(es help to build tea( spirit and leadership 6ithout a healthy body, it is i(possible to succeed in other areas Thus, one should al%ays take ti(e to rest, rela5 and recuperate 9e(e(ber to ha0e ti(e .or .un, .riends and .a(ily A balanced diet, good sleep and regular e5ercise are 0ital .or good health In short, hard %ork and good health are keys to achie0e success in li.e 6ritten by1 Aleya Ali E) EXERCISE 9B: ARTICLE (TELLI1; EXPERIE1CE 3 :SE PAST TE1SE) A Tr!p T$ Ta!" Is"a% +uring the last holidays, the 3ature Club o. SM' $arit !esar %ent on a trip 6e decided to spend a .e% days on Tail Island -ur ai( %as to rest and rela5 a.ter so (uch o. hard %ork and studying .or the $M9 e5a(ination 6e %ere 0ery e5cited -n the .irst day, %e took a .erry and reached the southern tip o. the island early in the (orning The boat(an %as kind enough to direct us to !andar Tail 6hen %e reached !andar Tail, %e had a good break.ast o. Jteh tarik@ and Jnasi le(ak@ The people there %ere help.ul They told us about the interesting places to 0isit A.ter break.ast, %e tra0elled along the eastern side o. the island and ca(e to a lo0ely stretch o. %hite sandy beach 6e s%a( in the crystal clear %ater 6e sa% beauti.ul corals and .ish in the deep blue sea At ) 00 p ( %e continued our 4ourney 6e had to cross a ri0er by boat $ak Abu, the boat(an %ho .erried us here in the (orning, took us across the ri0er !y the ti(e %e reached 'a(pung :tara, it %as already dark 6e decided to ca(p out .or the night That night, %e slept like logs .or %e %ere e5tre(ely tired a.ter such a long day The ne5t (orning, %e headed .or a bay %here %e could %atch turtles co(ing to shore to lay eggs 6e had to pass a ri0er to get there 6hen %e reached there, a %ildli.e o..icer told us that turtles only co(e to shore to lay eggs during the night So %e stayed up that night It see(ed like a 0ery long %ait but our patience %as re%arded 6atching turtles laying eggs %as indeed an interesting e5perienceC The ne5t day, %e e5plored so(e ca0es in the hills The stalactites and stalag(ites %ere 0ery unusual .or(ations Again, %e ca(ped out under the clear, starA.illed sky The .ollo%ing day, be.ore da%n, %e packed and trudged along to !andar Tail %here $ak Abu ro%ed us back to the (ainland It had certainly been an ad0enturous holiday 6ritten by1 Ah(ad Ai(an

F) EXERCISE <: RECO:1T (:SE PAST TE1SE)

It %as school holidays, $eter, 9ah(ad and I decided to go on a ca(ping trip 6e le.t early in the (orning and reached our ca(psite in Hutan Bipur, $ahang around noon 6hen %e arri0ed, %e .ollo%ed a narro% trail leading into the 4ungle 6e %anted to look .or a good spot to set up ca(p "inally, %e pitched our tent near a %ater.all A.ter cooking our .irst (eal, $eter suggested that %e e5plored the 4ungle So %e ar(ed oursel0es %ith se0eral bottles o. (ineral %ater, a s(all penkni.e and a torchlight 6e %ere a(a?ed at the 0arious .lora and .auna .ound Ho%e0er, a.ter a .e% hours, %e reali?ed that %e had lost our %ay 6e had also .inished the last .e% drops o. our (ineral %ater 6e %ere no% .eeling e5hausted "ortunately, %e ca(e upon a ca0e 6e decided to put up a night there as it %as getting dark The ne5t (orning, %e %ere eager to .ind our %ay back So %e set out to deter(ine the direction o. the rising sun and %ent %est%ard A.ter %alking .or about t%o hours, %e ca(e to a ri0er 6e trudged along the ri0er bank, .ollo%ing the direction o. the ri0er !y then, %e %ere o0erco(e %ith e5haustion Suddenly, %e sa% a nati0e catching .ish 6e shouted and %a0ed .rantically at hi( to get his attention The nati0e sa% us and signaled to his .riends They ca(e to help us and led the %ay to their 0illage 6e %ere gi0en so(e .ood and drinks, and a.ter that %e rested The .ollo%ing (orning, the 0illage head(an took us to the police station to (ake a report 6e could not %ait to head ho(e 6e %ere tired but relie0ed our ordeal in the 4ungle %as o0er

;) EXERCISE =A: I1FORMAL LETTER (;I>I1; A8>ICE 3 :SE PRESE1T TE1SE)

5, Jalan $ara(es%ara, GG000 Jasin, Melaka *# January )0** +earest Ah(ad, I hope you 1) are as .it as a .iddle and not too ho(esick All o. us are .ine back ho(e although %e 2) m!ss ha0ing you around I especially (iss you as I no longer ha0e anyone to 0) p"a- bad(inton %ith In your last letter, you 7) t$" (e that you@re ha0ing so(e di..iculties in your ne% school As you (ay already kno%, li.e in residential school 9) !s 0ery di..erent .ro( ho(e It is (ore di..icult and you (ay <) ,a+e (any proble(s =) H$'e.er? don@t .ret too (uch because all these proble(s can be o0erco(e "irst, (ake sure that you organise your ti(e @) '!se"- because ti(e is gold +i0ide your ti(e .or doing ho(e%ork, studying, A) 'as*!%( clothes and so on I suggest that you ha0e 1B) a ti(etable So, you (ay .ind 11) !t easier to .inish all that you ha0e to do and still ha0e so(e .ree ti(e .or yoursel. 3e5t, please do be care.ul 12) !% your choice o. .riends There 10) are bound to be so(e bad hats around So, (ake sure that you@re not 17) !%,"ue%+e by the %rong set o. .riends Stay a%ay .ro( any unhealthy 19) a+t!.!t!es such as s(oking or drug abuse These 1<) *a&!ts %ill only lead to disaster and 4eopardi?e your studies 7ou %ill 1=) meet .riends .ro( 0arious cultures and backgrounds So, please keep 1@) a% open (ind +on@t 1A) &e"!tt"e anyone else@s belie.s or traditions At the sa(e ti(e, don@t .orget all that you ha0e 2B) "ear%t at ho(e The (ain reason you %ere sent there 21) !s to help you get better results and hope.ully a scholarship 22) T*ere,$re? concentrate on your studies and do %ell in your e5a(inations This is your best chance to 20) a+*!e.e your a(bitions +on@t be shy to consult your teachers i. you 27) *a.e any proble(s %ith any sub4ects 7ou@re ad0isable to study in group so that it %ill be (uch easier to ha0e discussions SM Sains Mu?a..ar Syah is distinguished .or 29) !ts stateAo.AtheAart .acilities, (ake .ull use o. the( Study in the library %hene0er you can because 2<) !t5s co(.ortable and (ore conduci0e There 2=) are (any re.erence books you can look at 7our school is also 2=) eCu!ppe %ith the latest co(puters So, you can 2@) use the internet con0eniently not only to carry out school tasks or pro4ects but also to 2A) (a!% as (uch kno%ledge as possible !esides, play ga(es no% and then I kno% your school 0B) *as tennis and bad(inton courts $erhaps you should 01) ta#e up one o. these ga(es 02) P"a-!%( ga(es is not only a .or( o. e5ercise but it is also a %ay .or you to rela5 $lus, a healthy body 00) +reates a healthy (ind Bastly, you should 07) ,$""$' the school rules 3e0er break any rules The rules (ay 09) seem tireso(e but they instill sel.Adiscipline and are good .or character building I. you 0<) &rea# the school rules, you (ay be suspended or e5pelled 6e %ould be 0=) !sapp$!%te i. such a thing %ere to happen I hope (y ad0ice %ill 0@) *e"p you to sol0e your proble(s $lease %rite %hene0er you 0A) *a.e ti(e 6e are all an5ious about you and eagerly %ait .or 7B) -$ur letter I %ill pen o.. here Take care and goodbyeC 7our lo0ing brother, Lutfi

H) EXERCISE =B: I1FORMAL LETTER (TELLI1; EXPERIE1CE 3 :SE PAST TE1SE) 5, Jalan $ara(es%ara, GG000 Jasin, Melaka 3* July )0** My dear :ncle !ob, (1) H$' are -$u and AuntieI I hope that both o. you are (2) #eep!%( 'e"" Thank you so (uch .or (0) -$ur su((est!$% to 0isit the Highlands tea plantation 6e had such an (7) e%4$-a&"e a% e u+at!$%a" trip As %e (9) r$.e up to the plantation resort, through the ro%s o. tea plants, %e (<) 'ere a'estru+# by the 0astness o. the plantation land There %ere ro%s and ro%s o. tea plants like (=) a sea $, (ree% "ea.es, as .ar as the eye can seeC 6e (@) sta-e at the Highlands Tea >arden 9esort .or a night The .irst thing %e did %hen %e arri0ed %as to (A) ta#e a t$ur o. the plantation on the back o. a lorry 6e chose to (1B) t$ur &- lorry because in the open 0ehicle, %e could al(ost touch the (11) tea "ea.es as it slo%ly %ea0ed its %ay bet%een the lo% tea shrubs The s(ell o. .resh tea lea0es (12) 'as !%.!($rat!%(D Then the lorry took us to the tea .actory %here %e (10) "ear%t a&$ut tea drying and the di..erent grades o. tea (17) At t*e e% $, t*e t$ur, %e had a.ternoon tea at the ca.= %here there %ere so (any delicious cakes and pastries, so(e (19) ma e ,r$m tea "ather ga0e us a (1<) (ra% treat 6e could choose anything %e %antedC (1=) Ee &$rr$'e bicycles .ro( the resort and %e %ent cycling to the plantation %orkers@ settle(ent They %ere 0ery .riendly as %e passed their houses and they (1@) 'a.e 'arm"- at us The ne5t (orning be.ore %e le.t, %e got up 0ery early to %atch the %orkers (1A) p"u+#!%( tea "ea.es They %orked so (2B) ,ast a% *ar Soon they %ere %alking %ith (21) ,u"" "$a s o. tea lea0es to the collecting lorries 7ou kno%, :ncle, this trip has been an (22) e-eF$pe%er .or (e 6hene0er I drink tea no%, I %ill al%ays re(e(ber the tea shrubs and the %orkers %ho %orked so hard at the (20) tea p"a%tat!$% Thank you once again .or your suggestion <0eryone truly en4oyed the(sel0es 6e really (27) *a t*e t!me $, $ur "!.es (29) Se% m- re(ar s t$ Au%t!e :ntil then, byeC 7our niece, Delyla