SEMINAR TEKNIK MENJAWAB PMR 2011 BAHASA INGGERIS

PRESENTED BY: PN. ROSSHAHIDA BT. S. ABDUL KADIR SMK PADANG SAUJANA

PAPER 1
1. SECTION A : 2. SECTION B : 3. SECTION C : 4. SECTION D : 5. SECTION E : Q1 Q10 Q11 Q18 Q19 - Q24 Q25 Q34 Q35 Q40

SECTION A
FEW WORDS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED :
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

INCREASE MINIMUM MOST HIGHEST MAJORITY MORE THAN TRUE

X X X X X X X

DECREASE MAXIMUM LEAST LOWEST MINORITY LESS THAN NOT TRUE / FALSE / INCORRECT

SECTION B
GRAMMAR :.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT SINGULAR VERB WITH S/ IS/WAS/HAS/DOES FORMULA : S I A H
EXAMPLE : 1. SHE DRINKS MILK EVERY MORNING. 2. IT IS RAINING NOW. 3. ALI WAS WATCHING TELEVISION WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG. 4. HE HAS FINISHED HIS BREAKFAST. 5. LAILY DOES HER HOMEWORK IN THE LIBRARY .

SECTION B
GRAMMAR :.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT ( CONTINUE) PLURAL VERB WITHOUT S/AM/ARE/WERE/HAVE/DO FORMULA : T I W Y
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: 1. THEY PLAY FOOTBALL EVERY EVENING. 2. I AM GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. 3. WE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE KEY. 4. YOU WERE WRONG! 5. MY FRIENDS HAVE GONE TO THE LIBRARY. 6. LAILA AND TASYA DO NOT LIKE DURIAN.

EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

NOUN PRONOUN VERB ADVERB ADJECTIVES PREPOSITION CONJUNCTION EXCLAMATION

PHRASAL VERBS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

BREAK DOWN CALL OFF COUNT ON CUT DOWN DEAL WITH GIVE UP LOOK INTO PUT OFF PUT OUT TURN DOWN TURN UP WORK OUT

- SPOIL, STOP, COLLAPSE - CANCEL - DEPEND ON - REDUCE - HANDLE - SURRENDER, STOP TRYING - CHECK, EXAMINE, INVESTIGATE - POSTPONE - EXTINGUISH - REJECT - COME, ARRIVE, APPEAR - EXERCISE, SOLVE, CALCULATE

IDIOMS / IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

1. At the crack of dawn very early in the morning 2. Burning the midnight oil - study until late at night 3. Once in a blue moon rarely, very seldom 4. In the pink healthy, fine 5. A stones throw - very near 6. On cloud nine very happy 7. Out of the blue suddenly 8. In a twinkling of an eye very quickly eye 9. Butterflies in my stomach very nervous 10. At the eleventh hour at the last minute 11. A red letter day an important day 12. Just around the corner coming soon

SECTION D
READING COMPREHENSION
1.

NON LINEAR TEXT ( 4 Qs )

2. LINEAR TEXT ( 6 Qs )

LITERATURE FORM 1
YEAR 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 POEM The dead Crow The Lake Isle Of Innisfree Lifes Brief Candle The dead Crow The Lake Isle Of Innisfree Lifes Brief Candle Lifes Brief Candle The dead Crow The Lake Isle Of Innisfree SHORT STORY Off Bunga Telur And Bally Shoes How Dalat Got Its Name The Pencil Off Bunga Telur And Bally Shoes How Dalat Got Its Name Off Bunga Telur And Bally Shoes The Pencil How Dalat Got Its Name The Pencil

PAPER 2
SECTION A GUIDED COMPOSITION 2. SECTION B SUMMARY 3. SECTION C - LITERATURE
1.

GUIDED COMPOSITION

How to answer. 1. Read Q carefully. Understand the task. 2. Understand the notes given@main points 3. Plan your essay - jot down other points - arrange in logical order - decide on correct tense 4. Elaborate points 1 point should have at least 3 sentences. Ask Wh-Qs, What?Why?How? Wh5. Continuity of ideas use connectors, linkers. 6. Avoid contractions and check mistakes.

HOW TO GET AN A ESSAY

USE : 1. ADJECTIVES RED, BIG, PARKER. 2. ADVERB LOUDLY, HAPPILY. 3. TRANSITIONAL LINKERS MOREOVER, FURTHERMORE, BESIDES THAT. 4. SEQUENCE CONNECTORS FIRST, NEXT, THEN, AFTER THAT.. 5. PROVERB 6. PHRASAL VERB 7. IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION

SAMPLE INTRODUCTION INFORMAL LETTER How are you? I hope you are in the pink. pink. My family and I are as fit as fiddle. fiddle. Thank you for your letter which I received a fortnight ago. I am sorry for the late reply. I ago. reply. was busy preparing for my mid year examination. examination. Now, everything is over. So, I over. take this golden opportunity to jot down a few words for you. I hope you will enjoy you. reading my letter. letter.

SAMPLE INTRODUCTION SPEECH / TALK

A very good morning to the respectable principal, dedicated teachers as well as my lovely friends. As the friends. president of the English Language Society, I am really honoured today as I have been given this golden opportunity standing on this beautifully decorated stage to deliver an important speech entitled Healthy Lifestyle. I hope everybody will hold your Lifestyle. tongue and listen to my speech attentively. attentively.
Ending : Thank you for lending your ears. ears.

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS 1

PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPLE a) The principal is giving his opening speech on the stage. b) My principle in life is to do my best in whatever I undertake. PRACTICE, PRACTISE a) The band is meeting this evening for a practice. practice. b) We must practise more frequently if we want to improve.

QUIET, QUITE a) You have to be quiet in the library. b) She is quite satisfied with the service

THAN, THEN a) Mr. Lee is taller than Mr. Raju. b) I washed the clothes and then cleaned the house

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS 2

BESIDE, BESIDES a) Maimun sits beside Laily in the class. b) Besides tennis, he is good at football. IMPORTANT, IMPORTANCE a) It is important to drink a lot of water. b) Please list down the importance of vitamin C. ITS, ITS a) The dog will bite you if you pull its tail. b) Its such a long walk to the waterfall. AFFECT, EFFECT a) Smoking will affect your health. b) What is the effect of pollution?

GUIDED COMPOSITION
YEAR 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 ESSAY 1 Giving Opinion Informal Letter Giving Opinion Talk/Speech Picture Series ( Report ) Informal Letter Picture Series Speech Article Picture Series ESSAY 2 Article Picture Series Describe a map Article -

SUMMARY: HOW TO ANSWER

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Understand question and passage - read question then read passage to get general idea of it. Locate content points List out the content points. Condense the text by - using a generic word (mango, apple, orange - fruits) - Leaving out unnecessary details. - Using own sentences Maintain Cohesion - use transitional linkers - use sentence connectors

SAMPLE COLUMN
1 7 13 19 25
31

2 8 14 20 26 32 38 44 50 56

3 9
15

4 10 16 22 28 34 40 46 52 58

5 11 17 23 29 35 41 47 53 59

6 12 18 24 39 36 42 48 54 60

21 27 33 39
45

37 43 49 55

51 57

SUMMARY 1

Content points 1. Eating carrots 2. Including hemp seed oil in the diet 3. Including fatty acid 4. Taking vitamin C 5. Taking blueberries, rich in Vitamin A 6. Blinking 7. Looking at green object

SUMMARY 2

Content points 1. Learn about Mathematics and Science 2. Learn about the importance of food 3. Learn social skills 4. Teaches the importance of cooperation 5. Cooking is a great joy 6. Enjoy companionship of cooking 7. A lovely past time

LITERATURE
POTATO PEOPLE 2. PRISONER OF ZENDA
1.

NOVEL
YEAR QUESTION 2002 CHARACTER Describe an interesting character 2003 EVENT Describe an interesting event 2004 THEME Write on a theme 2005 MORAL VALUE Write on ONE of the Moral Values
(i)

Honesty

(ii)

Responsibility

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

ENDING Explain why you like or dislike the ending CHARACTER write how 2 characters work together to obtain success INCIDENT write about an incident that you think is important CHARACTER + VALUE write about a relationship between friends CHARACTER Describe a good quality that you admire in a character

THANK YOU
GOOD LUCK & BEST WISHES