FINAL TERM SCHOOL HOLIDAY 2017 ASIGNMENT

FINAL TERM SCHOOL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

SPEAKING 800/2 – EXERCISES ON BRAINSTORM+ORGANIZE IDEAS

* Do mind-map

* Write key words/phrases 

Read the situation below and brainstorm for ideas.

EXERCISE 1 

Many youths these days are into computer games. It is said that such games encourage the player to explore different ways of learning and thinking. Do you think playing computer games is good or bad? Discuss with your friends.

Task A: In your opinion, you think that playing computer games is bad for our health and a waste of money. Elaborate.

EXERCISE 2

Read the situation below and brainstorm for ideas. 

Many electronic gadgets have been invented to improve our lifestyles in this technological era. Which electronic gadget do you think is the most useful for today’s modern lifestyle?

Task A: You think that the laptop is the most useful electronic gadget for today’s modern lifestyle. Elaborate.

EXERCISE 3

Read the situation below and brainstorm for ideas. 

As an IT expert in the banking sector, you are invited to share your opinion on the pros and cons of Internet or online banking to the public.

Task A: You think that Internet or online banking provides convenience. Elaborate

Write a whole script for each exercise

Steps to carry out:

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SPEAKING 800/2 – TASK A (INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION)

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO TACKLE THE SPEAKING PAPER TASK A

STEP 1 – Understand the situation

It is really important for the students to read and understand the given situation. If they do not understand the situation, then they would not be able to proceed with the speaking task. Therefore, students need to read carefully and analyse the situation. Do not forget to underline key words

STEP 2 – Brainstorm Ideas

Brainstorming is a very useful way to gather ideas about a particular topic or group of related topics. It can help us collect and produce a wide range of ideas stemming from a particular topic.

As you brainstorm your ideas, you need to plan and organize your ideas in a systematic and organized way. Jot down at least 3 main points for your ideas in clusters using keywords.

DO NOT WRITE YOUR IDEAS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! You will tend to read your sentences instead of speaking out your ideas.

Use mind-map, circle map, brace map to organize your ideas. Always remember to have example(s) in each of your point to help with your elaboration.

STEP 3 – Organize ideas

Presenting your ideas in a systematic and organized way will increase the effectiveness of your presentation.

Introduction – Greet your examiner & state your suggestion/opinion/point of view

Body – Present main point (Explain, give reason, provide example)

– Present second point (Elaborate, give example

– Present third point (Explain, give example)

* Remember to use linkers/connectives for cohesiveness; make use of useful expressions throughout your text where appropriate.

Conclusion – Summarize your points, thank the examiners.

ESSAY FOR MUET ( WRITING EXERCISES)

QUESTION 2 – CONTINUOUS WRITING

1.      Mobile phones are one of the most positively viewed inventions in the technological era. Considering that fact a serious question arises - Are there disadvantages of using a mobile phone? Give your opinion.

             

QUESTION:  Write one introduction paragraph  for the question above.  Not less than 60 words.

 

2.   Global warming, now, is an important issue concerning by many countries. Global warming is affecting us  in many aspects -  in rising in sea level and rising temperature, as the consequences, it is also affecting the economy over the world.

 

QUESTION:  Write one paragraph  on how global warming is affecting the economy of the world.  Not less than 50 words.        

Tourism brings more advantages than disadvantages. Discuss.
QUESTION:  Write one conclusion  paragraph  for the question above.  Not less than  50 words.

Should smoking be banned in public places? Discuss

People should not be given the privilege to smoke in public places. I have the right to walk down the street or sit in a restaurant and not be a victim of second hand smoke. The 2006 report of the U.S. Surgeon General noted that the only way to protect non-smokers from the dangerous chemicals in second-hand smoke is to eliminate smoking indoors. Thus, smoking in common areas has become a sensitive and large issue when dealing with personal rights, but of course it also affects everybody’s quality of life.

QUESTION:  Introduction paragraph has been given.  Write at least 3 paragraphs to elaborate your content points.

QUESTION 1

Of late there have been reports of studens who have been disrespectful to their teachers in the Klang valley.  As a writer for a magazine on social problems , write a short article on this issue.  Integrate all the information given below.

 

Types of disrespectful behaviour	Physical violence on teachers	Threats on teacher’s safety	Scratching of teachers’ car	Prank calls
No of cases in 2007	30	45	10	50

REASONS FOR MISBEHAVIOUR

·         Lack of attention ·         Lack of parental supervision ·         Peer pressure

QUESTION:  Write one introduction   paragraph  with overview and overall   trend.

QUESTION  3

You are a junior reporter writing for a business magazine.  You have been asked to write a short article on the 2007 World Airline Awards.  Your article should intergrate all the information given below.  You should write 150 – 200 words.

                                                           
                             World Airline Awards 2007

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2007
Rank	Airline	Rank 2006
1	Singapore Airlines	7
2	Thai Airways	4
3	Cathay Pacific	3
4	Qatar Airways	6
5	Qantas	2
6	Malaysia Airlines	9
7	Air New Zealand	18
8	China Airlines	10
9	Emirates	5
10	British Airways	1

(Source: http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2007/AirlineYear-2007.htm)

                                           World Airline Awards 2007
 

Best Cabin Staff	Malaysia Airlines
Best Inflight Entertainment	Emirates
Best First Class	Qatar Airways
Best Business Class	Singapore Airlines
Best Economy Class	Korean Air

The data was gathered using a range of input sources: -          Online Customer Surveys -          Business Research Group Interviews -          Customer Telephone Interviews -          Selected Passenger Interviews

 

QUESTION:  Analyze the information given in the stimulus

September 2017 Revision on Trends II

Let's try the questions below!

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER REVISION ON DESCRIBING TRENDS

Recall How Much You Know

 

Do you know how to use all the words above?

Do you you remember the prepositions used above?

 

 

 

 

some words describing basic trends

 

 

 

 

you have been using the structures above, right?

 

 

other ways of describing trends

 

 

 

 

 can you analyse the graph?

this is another graph to analyse

 

 

 

 

can you compare the data?

 

 

here is another one to solve!

 

opposite trends?

 

HOW TO WRITE A FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY

Click the link below and watch this video attentively:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tim9oNx1clU



MUET Paper 3 July 2012 Answer Analysis

Let's discuss in detail:

Question 1

The answer is False. 



68% of the students failed to answer Question 1

Justification:

Students missed the word ‘Why’ in the rubric. Referring to paragraph 1 below, the paragraph does not tell why Malaysians remain brand loyal.

Question 5


The answer is False.

84% of the students failed to answer Question 5

Justification:

Paragraph 8, Line 27 shows cosmetics recorded the lowest percentage (28%) but lines 27 and 28 says (Expenditure for staple food items, on the other hand has stayed consistent). This shows that staple food items are the least affected items.

Question 14

The answer is cautious.

68% of the students failed to answer Question 14

Justification:

Paragraph 8 states that...more work was needed to show a direct relationship between ageing and physical activity. So, it shows that he is very cautious about the matter.



Question 15

The answer is B ...Obama uses it well but he could still improve.

72% of the students failed to answer question 15

Justification

Paragraph 3 tells that he is  very skilful at using the teleprompter but there is a little flaw (weakness).


Question 18

The answer is B, skilfully.

72% of the students failed to answer this question

Justification

The answer needs knowledge in vocabulary. It is quite hard for the students to guess the meaning since the probable meanings are quite multiple.


Question 25

 The answer is B, highlight the role of extended apprenticeship in the mastery of adult skills.

80% of the students failed to answer this question

Justification:

In Paragraph 3, Lines 29 and 30 state that... their long apprenticeship (extended apprenticeship) had given them abilities for efficient action, planning, control and inhibition (the skills stated are those of adult's...Paragraph 1, lines 14 and 15).

Question 26

The answer is B; school has extended the period of childhood.

76% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification:

Most of the sentences (underlined in red) in Paragraph 4 state that school has extended the period of childhood (infantile).

Question 27



 The answer is C ; the writer's intention is to argue that schooling makes people smarter

60% of the students failed to answer this question.



Justification:

The sentences underlined in red support that schooling makes people smarter.

Question 28



 The answer is C; there can never be a balance between the benefits of learning and mastery of skills.

60% of the students failed to answer this question.



Justification:

The sentences underlined in red show that the balance between schooling and apprenticeship can never be achieved.

Question 29

 The answer is A ; a dilemma

60% of the students failed to answer this question

 Justification:

Paragraph 6 ends with two questions which show expression of uncertainty or dilemma.

Question 30

The answer is B;  the type of fish is more important than the weight

76% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification:

Daniel Pauly has cleared the misconception (about the meaning of amount of catch). He continues to explain this by quoting examples in lines 9, 10 and 11.


Question 31

The answer is D; measured the microscopic organisms  required to make a pound of a type of fish.

72% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification:

Paragraph 2 Lines 18 to 23 show that the microscopic organisms consumed by fish will give the accurate amount of total catch. 

Question 34

The answer is D; introduce the idea that fish stocks may not be as over-exploited.

68% of the students failed to answer the question.

Justification:
The underlined sentences in red show that Ray Hilborn disagrees with Daniel and claims that the world's fish stock is not over-exploited as he has claimed.


Question 35

The answer is D; farmed fish are fed with by-products of smaller fish.

72% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification:

The sentences underlined show that there is a problem in aquaculture as the feeding comes from smaller fish which results in a serious impact on the volume of prey fish.



Question 37

The answer is C; eat many varieties of farmed fish.

62% of the students failed to answer this question

Justification:

Seafood print advises consumers to eat SOME; not many varieties of farmed fish

Question 38

The answer is D ; students were interviewed concerning their attitude towards online and offline friends

68% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification

The respondents were not interviewed, they sat for personality tests



Question 40

The answer is C ; is not different from that of the 1970s. 

84% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification

Lines 21, 22 and 23 in Paragraph 3 show that Jeroen Boschma agrees with the study conducted by University of Western Ontario that found out that Generation Whatever looks very similar to youth from the mid-1970s. 
In lines 28, Joroen declares that he believes as much.


Q. 41

The answer is B; know how to access information.

68% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification:

Lines 28 to 32 in Paragraph 4 explain that today's youth know how to access information.

Question 42

The answer is D; through technology, today's youth have been actively engaged in helping others.

68% of the students failed to answer the question.

Justification:

Lines 38 to 40 and 44 show that technology has become a medium for youths to help others in need globally.  

Question 43

The answer is B, I and IV; We demonstrate a different kind of intelligence and We are worse-off in social skills.

 

60% of the students failed to answer the question.

Justification:

Lines 45 and 46 state that the human population has demonstrated a different kind of intelligence.

 Lines 57, 58 and 59 we are worse-off in social skills.

Question 44

The answer is C; We become insensitive to human suffering.



68% of the students failed to answer this question.

Justification:

Lines 60 states that changes come with some adverse effects.

Lines 63 and 64 support the statement above which explains human insensitivity.