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SPM ENGLISH 1119
SPM ENGLISH 1119
3 assessments
Semester 1 Public Speaking
Semester 2 Individual/Pair work (Presentation)
Semester 3 Pair/Group work (Presentation)
10) Read the question. The paragraph mention will indicate from where the
answer can be found.
11) Always take notice of the WH questions.
- What = Apa (Benda) - Why = Kenapa (Sebab)
- Who = Siapa (Orang) - How = Bagaimana (Cara)
- Where = Mana (Tempat)
12) It will also leave a clue through wording.
Most of the time, you can lift your answer straight away from the text but
REMEMBER
a) DO NOT WRITE WORDS THAT ARE NOT RELEVANT to the question.
b) b) MAKE SURE THE GRAMMAR IS CORRECT
10) For the last question, usually wants Ss using own words.
Just CHANGE a FEW WORDS into WORDS THAT HAVE the SAME MEANING.
YOUR TURN
1)Poem
a) You must study your poem. If you dont it would be difficult.
b) Read the question.
c) Answer it using correct word and grammar because if it is wrong
grammatically, marks will not be awarded.
d) Do not quote the lines from the poem unless the question asked
you to identify which line that shows.....
LITERATURE
2)Short Story.
a) You must remember the storyline and the characteristic of all the
characters.
b) Read the abstract given because most answer would be from the
text.
c) When you lift your answer, do not include parts that are not
relevant.
d) When it asks for opinion, answer with Yes or No first, then give your
Reason
PAPER 1 DIRECTED WRITING
DIRECTED WRITING
An essay which Ss need to fulfill the requirements of the question
within 45 minutes.
Total 35 marks
DIRECTED WRITING
First 10 minutes :
1. Read question
2. Identify format
3. Identify content and elaboration.
REMEMBER,
even though 14 contents/points being given,
ALWAYS
ELABORATE for each content.
DIRECTED WRITING
How to elaborate
1. Describe the point.
2. Give a reason(why or how)
3. Give an example or effects
For example;
thick smoke released by factory
The thick black smoke is being released to the air every Friday as it is
unfiltered. This brings to a lot of breathing problems to the villagers.
DIRECTED WRITING
Beside the format, always remember the audience. Who are you and
the essay is for whom. This is because different audience will bring
different tones. For example,
a letter to a friend describing what you did during the holiday would
be different to a letter to your mother asking her to let you go for a trip
an article to the newspaper would be different to an article in the
school magazine.
YOUR TURN
CONTINUOUS WRITING
This essay is being marked through impression.
Therefore, you need to impress the examiner with your story and it
also need to be flawless.
WHY these essays are the ones easiest for you to write and score?
A story is not as boring as an article
If, you dont have any ideas, you can use ideas from novels,
magazines or sample essays that you read or from movies, drama or
advertisement you watch or from songs that you listen to.
Usually, there would be at least 3 questions that are for these types
of essay.
CONTINUOUS WRITING
In order to get good grades of more than 30 marks over 50, all of your
simple sentence structure must be grammatically correct.
Simple sentence does not mean a very short sentence like below.
The book is in the drawer. or
The flowers smells nice. or
My family have never been able to agree. or
A love letter was slipped under the door.
CONTINUOUS WRITING
E)IDIOMS
1) Shut up Maggie! You really cannot keep secret.
Shut up Maggie! You really have a big mouth.
2) The students were listening carefully as I taught English.
The students were all ears as I taught English.
3) The robbers were heavily armed
The robbers were armed to the teeth.
4) The newly married couple are deeply in love with each other.
The newly married couple head over heel.
YOUR TURN
1) She/drop/glass
2) Ali/win/singing competition
3) Nora/hear/news
4) Son/receive/result
5) Player/injure/match
LITERATURE
In a group of 5 people, you are going to answer and write your short
composition for Q34.