ENGLISH WRITING MODUL NEAR MISS CEMERLANG

SECTION A

(10 marks)

Study the notes below and use the information to complete the text.

Road Safety Campaign

Prizes: Date:
Cash and hamper 1st March to 5th March

Activities:
 Poster drawing Objective:
competition To raise safety awareness
among the pupils.
 Quiz

Based on the notes given complete the text below with the correct information.

Next week is the Road Safety Week. Sekolah Kebangsaan Tamil Saraswathy will be

conducting a ______________________________________________ (1). It will be

carried out from the 1st March ______________________ (2). The objective of the campaign

is to raise ____________________________(3) among the pupils. The activities carried out

during the campaign are ___________________________________ (4) and quiz. The

winners will carry home _______________________________________. (5)

 SAMPLE OF FORMATTED ESSAY (SECTION B ii)
Format 1 Personal Email

Situation?

1) Invite a friend/ pen-friend for a birthday party

2) Tell a friend/ pen-friend about an incident/ activity/ event
3) Tell a friend/ pen-friend about your hobby/ past time
4) Tell a friend/ pen-friend about your favourite _____
5) Tell a friend/ pen-friend about a place/ destination
6) Reply to friend’s /pen-friend’s letter

Recipient’s
e-mail address To : ravi@yahoo.com Date :
Sender’s From : siva@yahoo.com Time :
e-mail address
Topic Subject : Family Day

Salutation Dear Ravi,

Beginning How are you? My family and I will go to Sekayu on

15/7, for a family day.
17
Middle Many activities will be held on that day. We will
take part in the three-legged race, tug-of-war, and
water balloon toss game. We want to win, so we have
practiced the games at home. My father went to the
gymnasium to build his muscle.
44
Ending It will be a memorable gathering. Wish you can
come with me.
12
Complimentary Best regards,
Closure
Sender’s name Siva
Word count 73 words
 Format 2 Official Email

Situation?

1. Ask permission from __________ for an outing/ visit

2. Ask permission from __________ to use the premise
3. Inform the headmaster/ teacher/ coach about absence from school/
school’s activity

Recipient’s To : meena_skt@yahoo.com Date :

e-mail address
Sender’s From : arun@yahoo.com Time :
e-mail address
Subject Subject : Absence from School

Salutation Dear Puan Meena,

Beginning I am Arun, your student of Year 6 Kambar. I can’t go to

school tomorrow,Wednesday because my grandfather
20 is sick.
Middle My parents received the bad news just now. We are
feeling blue. My father decided to visit him tonight. He
is being hospitalized for diabetes.

25
Ending I hope my grandfather will recover fast. I will come
to school on Thursday. Bye for now.
21
Complimentary Best regards,
Closure
Sender’s name Arun
Word count 71 words
 Format 3 Greeting Card

Situation?

- Wishing Happy Birthday to someone

- Wishing someone who is sick to recover
- Bidding farewell for someone that will leave/ transfer
- Congratulate someone on his/her promotion
- Congratulate someone on his/her success

Salutation Dear Sumathi,

Beginning How are you? I hope you are in the pink.

10
Middle Puan Leela told us this morning about you. I am
deeply sorry to hear that your father is sick. I
understand how you feel at this moment. Please be
strong. I pray your father will recover fast.
37
Ending If you need my assistance, please let me know.
Remember, I am just a stone throw away. Send my
best regards to your family.
24
Complimentary Best regards,
Closure
Sender’s name Varoon
Word count 73 words
 Format 4 Postcard

Situation

- You are abroad, visiting an exciting place

Salutation Dear Kamal,

Paste
Beginning I have a brilliant time here. My family Stamp
and I are in Bandung, Indonesia. Here
14

Nitesh,
Hotel Mundok,
Bandung,
Indonesia.
Middle We have visited many places.
Yesterday, we went to Tangkubang
Parahu. I have never seen volcanoes
before. I took some pictures, and I
will share with you. We are in Pasar
Baharu now. I see many unusual
things here. I want to buy some for
you. We will fly home tomorrow.
51
Ending I can’t wait to share stories with you.
I wish you were here.
13
Word count 80 words
 Format 5 Personal Letter

Situation

- Similar to e-mail

Sender’s 123, Jalan Mangga,

address 09000 Kulim,
Kedah.

Date 12 June 2018

Salutation Hi Yusof,

Beginning I have received your letter. I am sorry to hear that your

area is being hit by a dengue outbreak.
20
Middle Dengue can be prevented by many ways. Firstly,
you must make sure your house is clean and tidy.
Secondly, you must use aerosol spray to ward off the
mosquitoes. Thirdly, you must wear a long T-shirt, long
pants and socks. Never expose your skin to mosquito
47 bites.

Ending I hope the information helps. You can surf the

internet or go to the nearby hospital for more details. I
23 pray for your safety.

Complimentary Best regards,

Closure
Signature Your signature
Word count 80 words
 Format 6 Official Letter

Sender’s The English Society,

address SJKT Saraswathy,
08000 Sungai Petani ,
Kedah.
Date 12 June 2018
Recipient’s The headmaster,
Name & SJKT Saraswathy,
Address 08000 Sungai Petani ,
Kedah.
Salutation Dear Sir,

Topic Permission to Visit an Orphanage Centre.

Beginning The English Society has planned to visit Seri Batu

Orphanage Centre on 21 July 2018 at 9.00 a.m. Puan
13 Sumathi will accompany us.

Middle 1. We want to clean and tidy up the premise, help the

underprivileged children on their studies and share
some stories with them. We hope we can contribute
something for them.

44 2. We would like to ask for your permission and some

budget too.

Ending 3. We hope we can contribute something for the

children. If you need clarification, you can talk to
20 Puan Sumathi.

Complimentary Best regards,

Closure
Signature Your signature
Designation Secretary,
English Society,

Word count 77 words

 Format 7 Speech Text

Situation
- Speech during farewell party
- Speech during Teacher’s Day
- Speech during Reunion Party
Greet the Good morning to the headmaster, teachers, and
audience friends.

Beginning We are gathering here today because Puan Mages will

(Purpose) leave us soon.
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Last week, we received a shocking news. Puan
Middle Mages who is our class teacher will transfer to her
(Information) hometown. Puan Mages is very dear to us. She helps
48 us to read, write, spell and act. We will miss her very
much.
Ending Puan Mages, we would like to apologize if we had
(Wish/ Hope) hurt you. We wish you all the best and please never
20 forget us. With that, I thank you.

Word Count (79 words)

Another Speech Text

Good morning to teachers and friends,

I am Zahra. Today, I am going to talk about ‘Safety at School’.

There are many ways we can do, to make sure we are safe at school.
Firstly, obey the school rules, never disobey them. Secondly, talk to
teachers when you bump into a bully incident. They will come for a
rescue. Thirdly, if someone tries to get money from you, report it
immediately to the headmaster and your parents.

As saying goes, ‘prevention is better than cure’. With that, I end my

speech. Thank you.

(84 words)
Format 8 Notice/ Poster/ Advertisement

SEKOLAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN KALAIVAANI

NOTICE

DATE: ___________________
Child Safety and Protection Carnival
Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Kalaivaani is organising
________________________________________.

Date: ________________________
Time: ________________________
Venue: _______________________

Many interesting activities will be held. There will be:

___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________

Let’s make our school and community safe.

Contact

Encik Bala
Project Coordinator
 Practice Makes Perfect!

Your pen-friend, Ariana from Indonesia would like to know about Malaysian
cuisines. She would like to taste some when she visits Malaysia in October.
Write an e-mail to her. Tell her about at least three foods that she might
enjoy during her visit.

From : rani@yahoo.com Date : 15 September 2018

To : ariana@yahoo.com Time : 8.50 p.m.
Subject : Best Malaysian Food
Hi Ariana,
How are you? Do you like eating Malaysian cuisines? I want to let you
know about the most famous Malaysian Food.
You can try on Nasi lemak. It is delicious. It is served with spicy
sambal and fried anchovies. You can eat the fluffy chicken rice. It is
served with fried, grilled or steam chickens. There are varieties of sweet,
spicy, savoury delicacies. They are very tasty.

Don’t forget to taste them during your visit.

Bye for now, see you!

Best regards,
Rani
Your friend, Micheal, from the United States would like to know about
papaya tree and its uses. He would like to learn about the multipurpose
tree. Write a letter to him, telling him about at least three uses of the
papaya tree.

46,Jalan Desa,
Taman Desa Jaya,
08000 Sungai Petani,
Kedah
21 June 2018
Dear Micheal,
I hope you are in pink. Do you know a papaya tree? It is a special tree.
We can use its flowers, leaves and fruit in many ways.
The flowers are white and used in traditional medicine. The leaves
can be used to treat dengue fever.
The ripe fruit can be eaten raw. It can be process to make beauty
products.
You can surf the internet to get more information about this tree. Bye
for now, wish you were here.

Best regards,
Naven
 Section B(ii)
(12 marks)
Brace map on the ways of appreciating others.

buy from shop

gifts
hand-made

present a flower
or a bouquet
flowers
give flower pots
or seeds
Ways of
Appreciating Others
do chores
offer help give ideas or
support

express say thank you

gratitude give greeting
cards

Your friend is going to take part in a speech competition. She wanted to give a
speech on the ways of appreciating others.

Write a letter to your friend to give her ideas on the points she can use in her speech.

Write your answer between 50 and 80

Section C

The series of pictures below describe an incident. You may use all the words to describe the
pictures. Write your answer in the space provided.

– school – early – practice –

hockey tournament

– walking – woman – roadside –

helped – road
– grateful – thanked – helping –
happy

Helping words:

excitedly weak good deed busy on cloud nine

practice makes perfect wrinkled hands on the way cross lend a hand
 Write a story based on the picture below. You may use the words given to help you.
Write your answer in the space provided. Write your story between 80 and 100 words.

busy house chores wiping

noise window panes ladder

cooking fan rake

Last week, Arvin and his family …………………………………………………..

Essays with guiding questions

Look at the picture carefully. Write a composition about “Michael’s Lost Puppy”.
Use the questions below to guide you.

QUESTIONS

 What kind of pet does Michael own?

 What is the pet’s name?
 What does the pet like to do?
 When and how did the pet get lost?
 How did Michael feel? Describe his feelings.
 What did he do after that?
 Where else did he go to search for his pet?
 How did he find his pet?
 How did the puppy look when Michael found him?
 How did Michael feel after that.