DESCRIPTIVE WRITING 1 - MY HERO

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 DESCRIPTIVE WRITING 1 - MY HERO

1. APPEARANCE

thick/white
eyebrows

straight hair
broad/flat

nose

thin lips
broad shoulders
red lips muscular
well-built
stout

1a. Fill in the table with the appropriate words .

Build Appearance

1b.
Complete the sentences with the suitable words from the above box.

1. Kanang anak Langkau was a handsome man.

2. He had ………………………… hair.

3. His eyebrows were …………………….

4. He had a ………………………… nose.

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 5. He was …………… and ………………..

6. He had ………………….. …..shoulders.

7. His lips were …………….. and ………………..

8. He was very …….………………...

2 : CHARACTERISTICS

2a. Find the opposite meaning of words below.

WORDS ANTONYM
selfish

lazy

responsible

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 hesitant

strict

brave

honest

weak

2b. Complete the table with words which describe positive and negative qualities.

POSITIVE QUALITIES NEGATIVE QUALITIES

2c. Complete the sentences with the appropriate conjunctions ((although, if, but,
because )

1. My uncle is an old man ......................................... he is very energetic.

2. Ahmad is a helpful boy …………………………… he likes to help his friends.

3. …………….you are diligent and study hard, you will be able to pass your examination .

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4. Madam Jane is a responsible teacher ……………… she never fails to complete her

task.

5. The selfless rescue team had to brave the fast rising water to save the children

…………… they knew it was very dangerous.

FEELINGS

dislike angry

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 grateful happy

shocked sad

3a. Write the synonym of the words below.

Words Synonym

grateful

shocked

sad

happy

angry

dislike

3b. Complete the sentences with the appropriate adverbs.

1. I felt ……………….sad about my hero’s death.

2. She felt …………………. angry with herself for making such a stupid mistake .

3. The news of Lady Diana’s death made the whole country feel ………….. shocked and

sad.

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4. We would be ………………… grateful to all the teachers for their help.

5. The subjects of the country were ………………. happy to welcome their beloved king.

6. Puan Radha ……………………….. dislikes spinach.

3c. . Read the text and fill in the blanks with ‘is, was, has or had’.

I have a hero. He is Kanang anak Langkau. Kanang anak Langkau ……………….. born in

1945 in Julau, Sarawak. .He ………….. a Malaysian Hero. He ………….. a

Sergeant Major of the Malaysian Army . Kanang …………. tall and….……….. a well-built

body. His body ………… tough and he …………….. stout, too. He ………….. very muscular

and ……………… broad shoulders. It …………….. no doubt that he ……………. a hero! .

Despite his broad and flat nose, he ………….. actually a handsome man with thin red lips .

Kanang ….……………straight hair but it ………………. already white. He ………….….

awarded the ‘Panglima Gagah Berani and Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa’ medals by the Yang

di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah on 3 June 1981. He died at the age of 68 at the

Sarawak General Hospital. He ……………. buried on 6 January with full military honours at

the Heroes’ Cemetery at Jalan Budaya, Kuching.

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 DESCRIPTIVE WRITING 2 - AN
IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE

DISCRIPTIVE WRITING 2 - AN IMPORTANT PERSON

1. APPEARANCE

pointed blue wavy curly

rosy

small chubby Red lips pimpled sleek

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1a. Word association

Look at the picture below. Write words associated with each picture.

eyes

cheeks

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hair

nose

mouth

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1b Rearrange the words in the table below to form a complete sentence.

Alia nose has pointed a

rosy cheeks are Her and chubby
hair thick wavy Her is black and
pair has a She of blue eyes
Her are red lips

i.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ii.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

iii.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

iv.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

v.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. LIKES AND DISLIKES

Camping Indoor games

Surfing internet Reality shows
Watching documentaries Cheese cakes
Computer games Cats
Playing basketball

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2a. Complete the SVO Table below by using the words/phrases given.

s v o
i Alia to go camping at the beach.
ii. loves to surf the Internet .
iii. She prefers

iv. playing basketball every evening.

v. Alia dislikes
vi. cheese cakes .
vii. She cats because they have a strong smell.
viii. doesn’t like

3. CHARACTERISTICS

3a. Identify the words which describe positive and negative qualities.

sulky responsible childish helpful hardworking

Write the correct words in the correct columns .

Positive (+) Negative ( - )

3b. Complete the sentences below with the appropriate words.

1. Alia is a jovial girl . She does not stay ………………….. for long.

2. Sometimes, she is quite ……………............. . She will lock herself up in her room

when her mother scolds her.

3. She is a ………………… daughter. She always helps her mother to do the

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 chores at home.

4. Alia always makes sure her homework is done before she goes to bed. She is really a

…………………. student.

5. She is a ………………………. person. She loves reading whenever she is free.

3c. Gap filling

Read the text below and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the bracket.
Write a title for the text.

Title :…………………………………………………………….

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I have an important person in my life. She is my beloved daughter, Alia. Alia ( is /are ) a

jovial girl. She ( has/have ) a pair of blue eyes. Her cheeks are (rosy/ blue) and

(curly /chubby). She is very adorable. Her (red lips/ thick lips) are very attractive. Alia

(like/likes ) to play basketball with her friends every evening. Before that, she makes sure

she has done her homework. She is really a (responsible/ childish) student. Besides, she

enjoys (watching documentaries/ playing computer games) during her leisure time

because she (love/loves) animals. However, she (dislike/dislikes) cats! She says that

cats (has/have) a strong smell that makes her feel uncomfortable. She also (does not/do

not) like cheese cake. She prefers outdoor to indoor activities. Therefore, she

(hate/hates) chess. Being a teenager, sometimes, Alia is quite (childish/sulky). When she

does not get her own way, she will pull a long face or lock herself up in her room. The

good thing is that Alia does not stay (sulky/ childish) for long. She will smile again and be

her jovial self in no time.

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 DESCRIPTIVE WRITING 3 - AN
UNFORGETTABLE FRIEND

1. APPEARANCE

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 round thin beautiful
blonde short big
oval thick blue
red lips small wavy

1a. Write the descriptive words or phrases

in the correct boxes. Some
words can be used more than once.

Oval : Name of the person

chosen.
Small rectangle : Parts of the face
Big rectangle : Adjectives

2. FEELINGS

Adjectives describe feelings.

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2a. Read the following sentences carefully. Fill in the blanks by using words that
describe a person’s mood, emotion and feelings.

Happy Sad Surprised

Angry Afraid Pleased

i. The players are …………………. because the referee has given a red card to one of

their team-mates.

ii.. Jane is ………………… when she fails to maintain her weight.

iii. The students are ………………. because they have managed to complete their work

on time.

iv. She is …………………… of snakes because they are dangerous.

v. He was……………………… to achieve such good results in his examination.

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3. CHARACTERISTICS

Stylish
famous

Elvis Presley

romantic
popular

3a. Read the following sentences. Underline the verbs.

i.. He wore stylish clothes.

ii.. He taught himself to play the guitar.

iii. He danced gracefully.

v. He sang romantic songs.

3b. TENSES

Write the present tense form of words in the boxes.

Past Tense was taught sang danced

Present Tense as as as

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3c. Change the words in brackets to the Simple Past Tense.

i. My sister …………………….( rent ) a house near her college last year.

ii. They ……………………….( go ) to Langkawi a few months ago.

iii. He ………………………… .( leave ) the school this morning.

iv.. We …………………….. ( call ) the police after the robbery last night.

v. Shaza ………………………( write ) a letter to her mother just now.

3d. Read the text carefully. Fill in the blanks with verbs in the past tense.

Elvis Presley was an American. He …………… an actor and a singer. He

………….famous for rock and roll. He ……..………………. in Tupelo, Mississippi on
January 8, 1935. He …………………. singing in church. He…………………… himself to
play the guitar. He first ………………… on the local touring circuit for country- and
-western music. He …………… stylish clothes and he …………… romantic songs. He
………………. gracefully. Teenagers ………………….. him for his new style. He
…………….. many hits. He ……. …….‘Love Me Tender’, ‘All Shook Up’ and ‘Don’t Be
Cruel’. He ……………….. on August, 16, 1977. He ………….. in Memphis, Tennessee of
drug and alcohol abuse.

3e. Read the text carefully. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to describe
your unforgettable person.

Elvis Presley was an American. He was an actor and a singer. He was ………….for rock

and roll. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. He started singing in

church. He taught himself to play the guitar. He first became ………………… on the local

touring circuit for country- and -western music. He was a …………….. man and sang

romantic songs. He could dance well. Teenagers loved him for his new style. He had

many hits. He sang ‘Love Me Tender’, ‘All Shock Up’ and ‘Don’t Be Cruel’. He died on

August, 16, 1977. He died in Memphis, Tennessee of drug and alcohol abuse.

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Write a composition about your hero.

Start your sentence with

I have a hero named ……………………….

Introduction

 Give a name

Paragrapgh 1

 appearance.
-well-built
broad shoulders

Paragraph 2

 characteristics.
- brave
- determined
-

Paragraph 3

 Why he/she is a hero.

-fight for the country
awarded the ‘’Panglima Gagah Berani and Seri
Pahlawan Medals”

Conclusion

 Lessons learnt from him/her

 Give your opinion about him
- brave
- patriotic

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