You are concerned over the implications and long-term health effects of the haze.
Write an article to the local newspaper expressing your concern based on all the notes
below.
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From: Penilaian Topik Vista SPM/Sasbadi/2009
In spite of government’s clear call to students to study English well, many students still
show very little interest in studying the language. As Chairperson of the English
Language Society, you are going to try to persuade the students to study the language
by writing an article in the school newsletter. In the article you have to tell the students
the importance of studying the language. Your article is given in the point form below:
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From: Spot on Model Compositions and Summary/Oxford Fajar/2007
Julia Selamat
Julia Selamat
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Write Better Compositions and Summaries for SPM 1119 English/Oxford Fajar/2006
As a class project, you have been asked to write a book report. You decide to write a
report of a book you have just read.
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DIRECTED: REPORT – Report to Principal
You are very disappointed by the conditions and services provided by your school
canteen. You decide to write a report to inform your school principal about the poor
conditions and services of the canteen. These would include:
Reported by:
Malik
Malik bin. Mohd Jalil
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The President,
Bandar Baru Sentol Council,
Kompleks Utama,
07200 Bandar Baru Sentol 16 JUNE
2011
Dear Sir,
Uncollected Rubbish and Clogged Drains
I am writing this letter is to attract your attention to the above title. As the representative
of the community, I am calling to tell you that the 300 odd residents living in Taman
Sentosa are extremely unhappy about the lackadaisical attitude of the local town
council towards the uncollected rubbish and clogged drains in our area.
2. The rubbish in our area has not been collected for more than a week. The
rubbish is supposed to be collected on alternate days but this has not been the case.
The town council workers collect the rubbish according to their own whims and fancies.
The uncollected garbage has attracted not only flies and mosquitoes but also wild
dogs which had attacked the residents on several occasions. These stray animals also
scatter the rubbish and make the roads dirty and smelly. As a result, residents have
to bear the discomfort of stench from the garbage and risk their health.
3. We are also disappointed with the town council workers for not clearing the
clogged drains which are filled with rubbish. The drains would usually overflow when
there is heavy rain and the rubbish would then flow into the compounds of our houses.
Besides, putting up with the unbearable stench emitted from them, the residents have
to spend hours cleaning their compounds of rotten vegetables, food leftovers and other
rubbish.
4. Due to dengue outbreak recently, we are really concerned about the residents’
health especially the children. Fogging service also was not done accordingly to the
schedule. The fogging authority only did their job whenever a case of dengue aroused.
They even fogging the neighbourhood late at night that caused us to leave the
residents. They need to consider the residents who have babies and also to those who
need to wake up early in the morning for work. The fogging also caused the people to
have breathing problem when we were not told the exact time of fogging.
5. We have made numerous appeals to the Municipal Council to look into our
complaints but to no avail. We have been putting up with this predicament for more
than a week. We hope the health authorities would do something to check these health
hazards.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Raju
(RAJU a/l MANIAM)
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DIRECTED: FORMAL LETTER: Letter of Application
You came across the following advertisement for the post Accounts Assistant Clerk.
Do remember to:
- use the formal letter
- use all the points given
- elaborate each points given
The Manager,
Lim and Sons Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.,
Lot 123, Interstate Industrial Area,
76 001 Nilai,
Negeri Sembilan 18 JULY
2010
I wish to apply for the post of Accounts Assistant as advertised in The New Strait Times
dated 15th July 2011.
3. I would like to work in Nilai as I intend to further my studies and get professional
qualification. I have registered with a college in Nilai to do ACCA on part-time basis.
With this high additional education level and knowledge, I can perform better in
applying the accounts knowledge in the future job.
4. I can assure you that I am capable person who can work independently. I am
able to handle full sets of accounts, up to three sets at a time. I am interested in working
with a company like yours as I feel I can grow well with the company. I am a team
player, adapt easily to any working environments and can work with people from all
works of life.
7. I look forward to hearing from you and I am fully prepared to attend an interview
at any time convenient to you.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Raju
(RAJU a/l MANIAM)
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Your friend in Singapore has written to you to inform you that his cousin in Penang
was down with dengue fever. He would like to know the situation in Malaysia as he
plans to bring his family over for the holidays in June. Write a letter to brief him about
the current situation.
Do remember to:
14 January 2011
Dear John,
How are you? I’m sorry to hear that your cousin had dengue fever. This
problem seems to have become very serious all of sudden. We always feel that the
problem is not our concern until someone close to us is affected.
My neighbour’s daughter who was in Standard 6 last year could not sit for
UPSR examination because she was down with dengue fever on the eve of the exam.
Fortunately, the authorities gave her an exemption so she is now in Form One. There
were also a few students taking the examination in the hospital.
According to the news, students made up nearly 30 per cent of the 1 500
suspected cases over the first three weeks of the year. About 53 per cent of 621
confirmed cases last year comprised children and youth under the age of 24. These
statistics are quite worrying. This has prompted the health ministry to increase checks
on aedes breeding grounds in school and public areas. The construction sites are
largely to blamed. The problem is made worse by the rainy season. The stagnating
water attract the mosquitoes to lay egg and breeding on the areas.
The authorities have taken various steps to control the situation. Fogging has
been carried out in many public areas and most of the housing estates. Contractors at
the construction sites have been instructed to take appropriate actions and warned to
clean up. They could be fined up to RM 3 000 for breeding aedes mosquitoes. Lot of
campaigns through the television, radio and newspapers were taken to make people
aware of the issue and take precaution rather than cure them.
Before the long holidays for the Chinese New Year, schools all over Malaysia
carried out a clean-up campaign of the school compound. The residents’ association
in my housing are also organised a family day clean-up of the housing estate. There
were huge piles of rubbish especially old tyres and containers littered by the hawkers
near the might market site.
The situation in Malaysia has improved since the end of January. There have
been no reports of new cases of dengue. So, don’t worry. You can bring your family
for a holiday here in June. I’m looking forward to seeing them again.
Send my regard to your mom and dad. Do take care.
Yours sincerely,
Harun Din
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DIRECTED: SPEECH
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