PMR ESSAY - INFORMAL LETTER

Sample Question : Your brother spends too

much time on the Internet and has done badly in
his PMR Trial Examination.Your mother has asked
you to write a letter advising him how to divide his
time wisely.

DON'Ts
Stay Up Late - Chat -Internet
Too Much - Time - Online games
DOs
Have A Timetable - Study - Surf Internet
Use Internet - Gain Knowledge
Whenwritingyourletter,
Youmayusethewordsandphrasesgivenabove.
Elaborateonyourwritingtomakeitmore
interesting.
Youmayaddotherrelevantinformation.
Makesureitisnotlessthan120words.
Howtoanswerthisquestion

Usethe6W1Hmethod
Readthequestioncarefully
Usetheinformationgiveninthequestiontowrite
youropening.
Useallthepointsgiven.
Don'tforgettoaddyourownpoint(s).
Writeatleast200250wordsastimepermits.

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[Simple Style Essay Sample]
322C,TamanDanauMaluri
53300KualaLumpur.
20August2013.
DearVince,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Please send my
regardstofatherandmother.Imissyoualldearly.I
heardthatyoudidnotdowellinyourrecentPMRTrial
Examination.Motherphonedmeafewdaysagoandtold
meaboutit.Fatherandmotherarereallyworriedabout
youspendingtoomuchtimeontheInternet.So,Iam
writingthislettertogiveyousometipsonhowtodivide
yourtimewisely.
Firstofall,youngman,don'tstayuplate.Don't burn
yourmidnightoil chattingontheInternet.Gotobed
early.Ourbodyneedsatleast8to10hoursofsleep
everyday.Enough sleep will enable your mind to stay
sharpandproductivethenextday.Therefore,insteadof
sleeping around 1 to 2 a.m. in the morning, call it a
nightaround10p.m.
Next,don'tspendtoomuchtimeplayingonlinegames.
There is nothing wrong in playing online games but

whenitaffectsyourstudiesthenyoushouldputabrake
toit.Myadviceisleaveallyouronlinegamingactivities
untilyouhavefinishedyourPMRExamination.Focus
onyourstudiesfirst,youcancontinueplayingonceyou
havefinishedyourexamination.
Draftoutastudytimetabletohelpyoumanageyourtime
wisely.Onthetimetableallocateonetotwohourstosurf
theInternet.Now,remember,theInternetcontainsalot
ofusefulinformationforeveryone.Itcanbeusedtogain
knowledgeandtosiftthroughforinformationusefulfor
yourPMRExamination.
Finally,joinsomeoutdoorphysicalactivitiesratherthan
just being holed up in the house in front of your
computerthewholeday.Gocyclingorwalkingaround
thepark.Playfootballorbadmintonwithyourfriendsin
theevenings.Physicalactivitieshelpkeepyourbodyand
mindhealthy.Youneedahealthybodyandmindtodo
wellinyourPMRExamination.
IwishIcouldwritemorebutIhavetostopherefornow.
Ihavetoprepareformynextweek'sfinaltermsemester
examination.Ihopeyouwilltakemyadviceandmend
your ways. I wish you all the best in your PMR
Examination.Hugsandkisses.
Yourlovingsister,
BerniceGabriel.
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(The sample essay above is roughly more than 350

wordsandIhaveused5idiomsintheessay)
1. Burn Your Midnight Oil
doing
something(working)forverylonghours.
2. Callitanighttoend(stop)whatoneisdoingat
night.
3. Putabraketoittostopanactivity.
4. Siftthroughtoremovesomethingfromsomething.
5. Holed up hide and wait / just staying put in a
place.