PMR - Essays

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Prepared by: Mr. Eugene Joseph

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PMREssays-Informal Letter

-Speech-Reports-Article

-5 Wives & 1Husband

By: Mr. EJ


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FORMAT OF A SPEECH/TALK

Good morning to the principal, teachers and fellow students. I am

honoured to be given this opportunity to talk on 'Health is Wealth'...................................................................................................................................

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Thank you.

FORMAT OF AN INFORMAL LETTER

66, Lrg. 8,

Diamond Park,

08000 Sungai Petani,Kedah.

22 SEPT 2007.

Dear Yati,

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Yours sincerely,

Ani

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FORMAT OF A REPORT

A VISIT TO OLD FOLKS' HOME

At 8.30 a.m., 40 students and.............................................................................

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Reported by

Christine(Secretary of Drama Club)

FORMAT OF AN ARTICLE

Health is Wealth

Which is more important? ..............................................................................


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...............................................................Written by,

Eric

FORMAT OF A NEWSPAPER REPORT

ESCAPE OF ORANG UTANSUNGAI PETANI, Thursday:........................................................................................

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FORMAT OF A STORY

It was raining heavily. ......................................................................................

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FORMAT OF A RECOUNT

As I was walking home,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Guidelines

Informal letter

Greeting / Salutation

Dear is most often used. You can use for everyone,from your mother to a new pen-pal.

My dear - is used if you have a close relationship with

someone, like your family or best friend. Dearest and My dearest - are usually used only for

people you love.

Opening Remarks

How are you? I hope you are fine.

What a surprise to hear from you. I received your letter yesterday / a few days ago

How are you? I am sorry I couldnt write earlier.

Closing Remarks

That will be for now. I hope to hear from you soon.

Please send my warmest regards to your family.

Do write soon. I shall write again when I have time.


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Format:


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Sample Question:


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SECTION A

You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on this question.Study the information below and answer the question that follows.

Your school celebrated Teachers Day last week. You are writing a letter to a friend to

describe this special occasion.

Use these notes in your letter:

Assembly at 7.30 am

Speech by principal gave advice to students

Aim of celebration show appreciation to teachers

Speech by head prefect

Activities carried out games class parties - concert

When writing yourletter :

you may use all the notes elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting

add any other relevant information make sure it is not less than 120 words

(30 marks)

How to write? How to gain points?......

5 Wives/ 1 Husband

- Why - How

- Who- What- When- Where-

Use it:

1 Assembly at 7.30 a.m.* Where did the assembly take place?

* Who attended the assembly?

* Was anybody invited? Who?

2 Speech by principal gave advice

to students

* What was the main message of the

speech?

* What advice did the principal give?

3 Aim of celebration show


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appreciation to teachers

* Why do students have to study hardand develop good qualities?

4 Speech by head prefect

* What was the content of the message?

5 Activities carried out games

class parties - concert

* What games were played?

* What did the winners get?

* What was the food prepared?* What did you have in the concert? Singing?

Dancing?

Sample Answer 1 (Simple but clear)

**Note the simple connectors e.g. After that, Then, After 12 noon, Finally.

123, Jalan Ibrahim,08000 Sg. Petani,

Kedah.

20 September 2009Dear Maslinda,

How are you? I hope you are fine. My family and I aredoing just fine.

My school celebrated Teachers Day last week. Many

students came that day. The (assembly started at 7.30 a.m.)The chairman of the PTA (PIBG) also came. We sang Negaraku

and the state anthem.(lagu negeri)

After that, (the principal gave a speech. He advised us) to

study hard and be good students. He also told us that the (aim ofthe celebration was to show appreciation to teachers.) We should

thank our teachers.

Then (the Head Prefect gave a speech.) He thanked the

teachers for their help and advice.After 12 noon, the teachers and students played various

interesting (games) like football, throwing balloons and othergames. The students won most of the games. We won hampers.

My class bought a big cake for the (class party). Finally, we had a

(concert). I took part in the concert. I sang Michael JacksonsBeat It. We were very happy that day.

How about the Teachers Day celebration in your school?


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Do tell me about it in your next letter. Take care and bye.

Your friend;Mei Ling

Sample Answer 2:

(Adapted from Peraks English Language Modul 2009)

123,Jalan Ibrahim,08000 Sg. Petani,

Kedah.

20 September 2009

Dear Indra,

How are you? I hope you are fine. My family and I are doing just fine.

My school celebrated Teachers Day last week. Activities on that daystarted at 7.30 a.m. First we had an assembly in the school hall. The principal

and all the teachers were seated on a colourful and nicely decorated stage.The school principal gave a speech. He reminded students to study

hard and develop good qualities. This is our way of showing our appreciation to

our teachers for their hard work. At the end of the speech, we clapped loudly to

show our appreciation to our teachers.Then the Head Prefect delivered a speech. He thanked the teachers for

their endurance and compassion all this while. He also recited a poem entitled

KASIH GURU. This was followed by our class parties. At the parties, we ate

the food that we had brought such as fried noodles, cakes and sandwiches. Wealso sang, danced and played indoor games. I enjoyed playing the Musical

Chairs.

After 12 noon, some outdoor games were played. That was the mostexciting event of the day. Teachers and students played various interesting

games like sack race, football, throwing balloons and other relay games. The

students won most of the games. The final event was a concert. Popular songswere rendered by some students and traditional dances were performed by the

Cultural Club. By then, we were all tired but happy because we had had a

whale of a time that day.

How about the Teachers Day celebration in your school? Do tell meabout it in your next letter. Take care and bye.

Your friend;

Azmilia

ESSAY TYPE 2:- SAMPLE 2- WRITING AN ARTICLE

You are the president of the English Language Society of your school. Inconjunction with English Language Week you have been asked to write an

article for the English Language Newsletter. Based on the notes given below,

write an article on The importance of the English Language.THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE


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International language

Official language in business and major international meetings

Used in the internet

Important to know the language in age of technology Many books written in the English

Take effort to improve.

Apply what you have learnt:

Why

Who

What

When

Where

How

Possible Idioms?.............................

Write an article on How to Save the Environment for your school bulletin. Use the notesbelow to help you to write the article.


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HOW TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT

Tips to protect the environment:

Save watero wash car do not use hose

o collect rain water

o turn off tap after use

Save energy

o switch off appliances not in useo do not watch television late at night

o use energy-saving bulbs

Protect the air

o car pool reduce pollutiono use public transport

o impose heavy fines factories pollute

When writing yourarticle:

o you may use all the notes giveno elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting

o add any other relevant information

o make sure it is not less than 120 words

Put it in the essay now :


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Intro:

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1st Para:

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ESSAY RECOUNT OF A STORY

Using the pictures and notes below, write a story. Give a suitable title as well as an

ending to your story.

Samad 15-year-old boy failed his PMR - persuadedPMR not focusing by friends - sell pirated DVDs

played truant videoarcades karaoke lounges

company of misbehavedstudents

One day sell DVDs raidby police managed toescape continued selling DVDs


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Later caught red-handed jailed threemonths fined RM5,000

?Whats the conclusion?

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Why

Who

What

When


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Where

How

Sample Answer:

Turning Over a New Leaf

Samad was a 15-year-old boy. Although he would be sitting for his

PMRexamination in a few months, he was not focusing on his preparation.

He often played truant, preferring to spend his time at video arcades and

sometimes at karaoke lounges. He keeps company of misbehaved

students like him.Thus, it was not surprising that Samad failed his PMRexamination.

Soon his friends persuaded him to sell illegal DVDs along a busy street.

One day, when he was selling DVDs, there was a police raid. He managed

to escape. It was a close shave. However, he was not scared. He

continued to break the law by selling the DVDs.He carried on his illegal trade until he was caught red-handed on the

same street later. He wasjailed forthree months and fined RM5,000 for

breaking the law.

After completing his jail sentence, he was released. He regretted his

actions and vowed not to do it again. He promised his parents not to commit

offences anymore but to change to a better person. Since then, Samad

actually turned over a new leaf and became a hard-working and honest boy.

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Perak Paper 2 : 2010 : Section A


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Opening paragraph your introduction

* When was the Co-curricular Day held?

* Who organized the event?

* What time did it start?

1 Opening ceremony speech

* Who delivered/gave the speech?

* What was the aim of having Co-curricular Day?

2 Stalls food and drinks

* Who set up the stalls? /Who prepared the food?* What were sold?

* Were you involved?

3 Games outdoor and indoor

* Give examples of games* Which was the most popular game?

4 Exhibition societies and clubs

* What were exhibited?

* Who were in charge?* Where was the exhibition held?

5 Competitions uniformed unitsand societies

* What kinds of competition were carried out?

(cooking? pitching tents? marching?)* Who won?

6 Closing ceremony prize-giving

* Who gave away the prizes?* When did it end?

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