Techniques of answering

English language
SPM
PAPER 1
Why do we need to score in
Paper 1?
Marks – 85
Writing test
It tests your ability to write good English
Apply your knowledge in delivering
the topics/ contents
Directed writing
Nothing impossible,
just unfamiliar

- Chinese saying
Year Format Scope
2010 Informal letter Encouraging cousin to take
up National Service
2009 Report The lack of interest in sports
among students
2008 Article Write about a friend who
was chosen as the best
student
2007 Talk Science reference book that
is useful for secondary
students
2006 Informal letter Give reasons to friend why
he/she would make a good
Head Prefect
2005 Informal letter Tell friend about your three-
day outdoor activity camp
 Focus
Issues
Discipline problems
Students’ co-curricular activities
Current issue
Things revolve
Campaign in school among students
Experience of students
Environmental problems
Health
Science & technology
People
Moral or aesthetic values
 SPM 2009
Write a report for the Principal on the lack of
interest in sports among students in school.
Format - report
Address the principal
Title
Reported by
(f1-f3)
 Format (f1 & f2)
30th July 2011

To: The Principle,

SM Seri Jenan.

Ref: Reasons for students not

interesting in Sports
 30th July 2011

To: The Principal,

SM Seri Jenan.

Ref: Reasons for the Lack of

Interest in Sports among
Students
Introduction
I am conducted a survey to
get reasons for the lack of interest
in sports among student in the
school. There were 40 students
interview in the survey. The
findings of the survey show there
were 3 mains reaons for the lack
of interest given.
 I had conducted (past perfect)
survey to identify (vocabulary)
reasons for the lack of interest in
sports among students (PLURAL) in
the school. There were 40 students
interviewed (passive)in the survey.
The findings of the survey show there
are (present T) three mains reasons
(Sp) for the lack of interest shown
(voca.)
Reason 1 – (c1)
students
- attitude
-lack of time
 The first reason was the (c1)
student attitude in sports.
They said that it was a
wasted time. If they take
too much attention in sports,
they will lack of time to
study.
Elaboration?
Your answer
Your answer
Suggestion
The problems mentioned by students
can solved with this following suggestion.
Firstly, teacher should told students
about the benefits/ importance of taking
part in sports. Teachers need to stress
that sports make our body strong and
health. If we are health we study better.
– The second reason is their parent.
Most of students’ parents emphasizes
on academic performance especially in
public examinations. Parents would
send their children t0 tuition classes
rather to the school field. However,
they said that their parents want them
to concentrate on their studies. Taking
part in sports will not give them
good job.
 Can you
identify the mistakes
in the paragraph?


 The third reason the students gave is
related to sports facilities and equipment.
First, there is not enough equipment for
everyone. Students have to take turns to
use the racquet or hockey sticks which
waste a lot of their time. Many get bored
waiting while some lose interest and
eventually do not attend practice at all.
Second, students stated that the field and
courts were not maintained well. They
could not practise well or enjoy
themselves
 The problems identified through the survey can
be overcome with the following suggestions. First,
teachers could talk to their students about the
benefits of getting involved in sports such as
keeping the mind and body fit and healthy and
learning essential values such as teamwork.
Teachers should also talk to parents to help them
understand the importance of sports in helping to
create well-rounded students.
 Second, the school could allocate more funds to
help improve the facilities and buy more equipment
so everyone can have opportunity to participate. It
will also be good idea employ qualified to employ
qualified trainers or coaches to help students to
enjoy each game better.
Third the school could organised more competition
to get students interested in participating in sports.
Competitions are always fun so this would be a good
way to encourage students to take an interest in
sports. In addition, the school could offer attractive
prizes to encourage participation and reward
students for their performance.
 Conclusion
I believe the suggestions are
good measures to encourage
students to take part in sports. I
hope the students will realize the
importance of taking part in
sports .
Closing :
Thank you.

Prepared by, (f3)

What did you see?
Robbery
A fire
An accident
Section B
1. Describe an
unforgettable incident
that you saw on your
way home from school.
(descriptive writing)
You are a reporter and you happen to be at the scene of a road
accident. By expanding on the notes given below and adding relevant
details. Write a report of the accident for the local English daily. When
writing the report, remember to set out the report correctly. Include
any other information which you consider relevant.
-a passenger alighted from a bus
-a motorcyclist overtook the bus from left
- the motorcyclist rammed into the passenger
- a man hurt while motorcyclist escaped from the scene
- someone telephoned for the ambulance
Retired teacher victim of hit-and-run
BATU PAHAT, Wed – A passenger who alighted from a
bus was hit by a motorcycle in a –hit-run accident
which occurred along Jalan Permata earlier today. Mr
Tan Kim Tee, a retired school teacher, was on his way
to the bank to cash a cheque when he was struck and
thrown ten metres. He never reached his destination.
According to eyewitnesses, Mr Tan has just stepped off
when the motorcycle, a racing model, overtook the
stationary bus illegally from the left and hit him. The
motorcyclist did not even pause to look as Mr Tan was
flung to the side of the road.
 Mr Ganesh, 60, a hawker who operates a teh tarik stall near
the scene of the accident, described the accident as appalling.
“ The poor fellow was groaning by the road. I think one of the
passengers in the bus came down to help him. I quickly used
my hand phone to telephone the hospital.”
Mr Yap See Huat, 35, the passenger who administered first
aid to the victim said the motorcycle had been following the bus
closely for some time as traffic heavy. According to him, the
motorcyclist was very impatient. He kept swerving from side-to-
side, trying to overtake the bus. He must have thought it was a
golden opportunity when the bus stopped to let Mr Tan alight.
“ I think Tan has been war he must have broken at least two
bones in his left leg. He looked very shaken.” Mr Tan has been
warded in General Hospital and is reported to be in a stable
condition. Later today, police arrested a 23-year-old man in
connection with the incident.
Organising your ideas
What happened?
When?
How did it happen?
How many people involved?
Describe the scene and what people (at the scene) did
The feelings
– the victims
- the rescuers
- yours
- the crowd?
 Narrative writing
4. Write a story ending
with “ …we said
goodbyes and went our
separate ways.”
 A Trilogy of Love
From the moment we met in early spring,
as she stepped out of her car and threw her
hair back, I knew I was in love. “Her long dark
hair, her beautiful smile…when she says “hi”,
I’m faint for a while”. While gazing into her soft
beautiful eyes as she spoke, I couldn’t help but
notice her laughter that accompanied that
mystifying beauty. “Her laughter echo’s, the
silence awakes…her beauty abound.. just
makes my heart ache..”
 She told me she was from the
mountains in Kentucky and how much
she loved and wanted to return some day.
“She comes from the mountains, A
place she calls home…This place she
loves, where she’s not alone…” I knew
this was a woman like no other woman in
my life. ” She’s into my life like a song
and a prayer…never before, it just
wasn’t there..”
 In the days that followed, as we strolled in the
park immersed with spring fragrances, I knew I
would never be the same. “My life has changed
like flowers in June…A new day is here, “smell
the lilacs in bloom.”
I found her not only beautiful but intelligent
and I couldn’t stop thinking of her. “As your beauty
comes into focus.. My thoughts are yours, forever
yours”.
The more I got to know her, the happier I
became. “For no one has made me happier, filling
my life as completely… As you had made me,
caressing me with your smile when our eyes
meet..”.
 Closing
And now, even though it pains me to think
of her, I will continue to love and honor her
because hope and love are good things and
good things never die. “Now, as the sun settles
into night, loneliness reigns, oh! the pain…”
“All I have left is a song and a prayer…
sometimes I wonder what all I can bear…” After
that moment we said our goodbyes and went
our separate ways.
Beauty
According to Gibran;
"Beauty is eternity; gazing itself in mirror."
But since beauty lies in ‘the eyes of the
beholder', everybody has his own perception of
beauty. The quotation is indeed based on the
universal pillar of wisdom but 'what indeed is
beauty“. Maybe it is the beauty Princess Diana
that captured the heart of people of England or
maybe it is the glamorous face of Juliet that
shook the core of Romeo.
Shahjahan. Of course, no getting away from
the top most models of the world who have
mesmerized the people. Is beauty a
mysterious woman with long dark silky hair,
hazel eyes, dimpled red cheeks, rosy lips,
straight back, noble bust and an attractive
face? To me these ideas hold no importance
and are simply fake.
 The general idea of mob relating to beauty
is always a damsel. This is where I object. Why
always an attractive girl has to be a model of
beauty. "Why not a cute child with a worriless
face? “
Nature, in my view, has bestowed upon
children every droplet of beauty. Children do
not do Yoga, eat fresh vegetables or practice a
dimple studded smile to make their way into
the hearts of the people. A poet has very
rightly observed;
 A poet has very rightly observed;
" The cutest thing the world can see,
A child new born to his mother's glee,
With a profile so cute and tension free,
A grudgeless heart the success key."