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Task A : Read the text below and take note of the details.
Ipoh :- A 77-year-old man from Tambun here pulled a 10.6 tonne bus using only his
body's 'magnetic force' yesterday. T.L. Liew placed a steel contraption under his
armpit, hooked it to a chain, with the other end tied to the bus. He then pulled the
bus for 3.4 metres in less than a minute.
Even I am surprised by my extraordinary ability. In several days' time, I will
be celebrating my 77th birthday, he said after completing the extraordinary feat at a
charity home for disabled children here.
Liew began to make headlines at the age of 60 when he managed to stick
various household appliances made of steel onto his body without any aid. At
yesterday's event, his friend, K.T. Tan, 78, also lifted various objects, including
stones weighing 33 kg that stuck to his body. Tan said he discovered his body had
magnetic force four years ago and besides steel, wood could also stick to his body.
According to newspaper reports, Liew's magnetic force was not due to
magnet or electricity but because his skin had extraordinary sucking force.
Task B : Group work. Based on the details you have noted in the text above, answer
the questions given below.
1) Where did the event take place?
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2) What did T. L. Liew's succeed in doing?
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3) Explain what Liew did before he pulled the bus.
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4) How heavy was the bus?
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5) How old would Liew be in a few days' time?
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6) Why was Liew in the headlines when he turned 60?
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7) What reason has been given for Liew's extraordinary feats of energy?
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8) What did K. T. Tan do at the same event?
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9) What is extraordinary about Tan's body?
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10) How long has Tan been doing his feats of strength?
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Task A : Read the news reports below and take note of the details.
Newspaper report 1 - 150 lose homes to fire
Kajang:- About 150 people lost their homes and belongings when fire razed their
houses in Taman Indah here this morning. The fire started in one of the houses
and spread very quickly to the neighbouring houses. One of the victims, Mr Lee
said that he was parking his car when he saw smoke billowing from the house
which was about four doors away. Most of the residents were away at work.
Newspaper report 2 - Neighbours rally round to catch thief
Port Dickson:- Good neighbourliness is still very much alive as shown by the
villagers of Kampong Bakti. A 21-year-old man was caught breaking into Puan
Norlina's house last night when she was preparing the children for bed. He had
entered through the back door and was about to enter Norlina's room when she
spotted him. She screamed for help and the man tried to escape through the
window. The villagers overpowered him and handed him over to the police.
Norlina thanked her friends and neighbours and said she was grateful they came
to her aid so quickly.
Task B : Group work. Based on the details you have noted in the text above, answer
the questions given below.
Newspaper report 1
1) Where did the fire take place?
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2) How many people would have to look for homes?
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3) Where was Mr Lee?
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4) What did he see from where he was standing?
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5) Where were most of the residents when the fire broke out?
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Newspaper report 2
6) Where did the incident take place?
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7) What is the meaning of 'good neighbourliness'?
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8) What was Puan Norlina doing when the thief entered her house?
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9) How did the thief try to escape?
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10) What two things did the villagers do?
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Task A : Read the text below and take note of the details
When love is a note
Three decades of writing to loved ones has made Sally an expert on just how
precious the written word is. She is known for her beautiful handwriting. She is
an old hand at decorating letters and envelopes. Her gesture shows the emphasis
she places on adding just the right touch for the recipient.
Sally has a wooden chest filled with hundreds of cards which are neatly
sorted in clear plastic and labelled according to the occasion, like 'Birthdays',
'Farewells', 'Friendships' and 'Festivals'. She loves bookshops and specialty paper
shops where she can buy specially designed cards. After attending a party or
event, she always sends handwritten 'thank you' cards. Friends appreciate this,
especially since the card is decorated with stickers and sprayed with perfume.
Finding a card with a nice cover is easier than finding one with the right
words that are meaningful to the recipient. This is why there's nothing like a
handwritten message. She sends a colourful card to friends who are sad or going
through a hard time.
Apart from her chest of cards and collection of old correspondence, Sally
also boasts a fine collection of books and journals.
Task B : Answer the questions that follow.
1) What do the words 'written word' refer to?
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2) How long has Sally been writing letters?
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3) To whom does the term 'old hand' refer to?
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4) What is Sally an old hand at?
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5) Why does Sally decorate her letters and envelopes?
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6) How does Sally label or arrange her cards?
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7) What does Sally do after a dinner party?
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8) What should one do when looking for cards?
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9) Besides letters, what does Sally collect?
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10) What do you feel about writing letters to friends?
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Task A : Read the text below and take note of the details.

Singaporean-born M. Nasir grew up in a working-class society. He

attributed his musical inclinations to his brother who introduced him to the great
artistes of that era. He studied fine arts at Singapore's Nanyang School of Fine
Arts. He taught to survive. He then mixed with dramatists, musicians,
composers, band-boys. He wanted to make music when he understood more
about the world of music
M. Nasir is a doyen in the local music scene. 49-year-old M.Nasir has a
reputation as a reluctant and reclusive star. According to him, he does not enjoy
media intrusion for he feels the media is purely interested in sensation. He
prefers his music to speak for itself. He comes from a background of fine arts
and where religion played an important part. Added to that, he has his own
philosophy in life. He is basically an idealist and in whatever he does, there has
to be an element of honesty. He cannot tolerate pretense. His attitude has allowed
him to thrive as a songwriter, recording artiste and producer for twenty-five
years and even now whatever he does, has a freshness to it. No one should feel
jaded for if the man himself can still get excited when he creates something, then
his fans would feel that same vibrant passion. He realizes that audiences grow up
and their appetites change so one must move with the times. He feels that it is
necessary to be a pacesetter, not simply a follower. No artiste should be trapped
in his 'golden era for then he would not survive.
Today, Nasir who cites traveling as another passion, has work presented
to him every day. He would love to do films. He wants to produce or direct or
even act a small part. We look forward to that day when M. Nasir sits in the
director's chair.
Task B : Group work. Based on the details you have noted in the text above, answer
the questions given below.
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1) Where is M. Nasir's birthplace and how old is he?

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2) To whom does M. Basir attribute his musical inclinations?
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3) How did M. Nasir gain the reputation of being a reluctant and reclusive artiste?
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4) What is M. Nasir's philosophy in life?
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5) How long has M. Nasir been involved in the music world?
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6) What are the three fields of music that M. Nasir is involved in?
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7) Why is there still a freshness in M. Nasir's works?
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8) What does the term 'pacesetter' mean?
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9) What does the statement 'No artiste should be trapped in his golden era' mean?
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10) In the last paragraph, what are M. Nasir's two passions?
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Task A : Read the text below and take note of the details.

The day-to-day life of an ordinary person has changed with the invention
of the telephone. The telephone is a system which converts sound, specifically
the human voice to electrical impulses of various frequencies and then back to a
tone that sounds like the original voice. In 1861, Johann Philip Reiss in
Germany is said to have built a simple apparatus that changed sound to
electricity and back again to sound. But it was unable to transmit most
frequencies and was never fully developed.
A practical telephone was actually invented independently by two men in
the United States, Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell. Both men filed for a
patent on February 14, 1876 with Bell beating Gray by only two hours.
According to the famous story, the first telephone call occurred on March 6,
1876 when Bell who was in one room called to his assistant in another room,
Come here, Watson, I want you. From here Bell founded the Bell Telephone
Company [later AT & T] which grew to be the largest telephone company in the
world.
Here are some interesting facts about the telephone. In the first month of
the Bell Telephone Company's operations in 1877, only six telephones were sold.
When Bell's patent was sixteen months old, there were 778 telephones in use
Fifteen years after its invention in 1878, there were five million phones in USA.
Fifteen years after the invention of cellular phones, there were more than 33
million wireless phone American users.
In 1878, Rutherford B. Hayes was the first US president to have a
telephone installed in the White House. To whom did the Commander-in-Chief
make his first call? Alexander Graham Bell, of course, who was waiting for the
call some 13 miles away from the White House. As Bell was so excited, the
President's first words were supposed to have been, Please speak more slowly.
When Alexander Graham Bell died on August 4, 1922, millions of phones went
dead. In Bells honour, all phones served by the Bell Network in the USA and
Canada went silent for one minute. These days, phones never stop ringing.
Task B : Group work . Based on the details you have noted in the text above, answer
the questions given below.
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Tandatangan : .................................. Tarikh ...........................

1) Explain how the telephone system works.

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2) What did Johann Philip Reiss in Germany build in 1861?
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3) Why was Johann P. Reiss's apparatus not fully developed?
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4) Who was Alexander G. Bell's competitor?
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5) When did Alexander G. Bell file for a patent on his telephone?
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6) When was the first telephone call made and by whom?
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7) What was the statement that marked the first telephone call and to whom was
it made?
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8) What happened in the White House in 1878?
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9) How far away was the call made to and to whom?
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10) What happened to millions of telephones when Bell died and why?
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Catatan Guru : ..............................................................................

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Tandatangan : .................................. Tarikh ...........................

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