Monday, May 7, 2012

Conjunction

Conjunction is a connectors is a functions


  •  that  combines a word with other word. 
  • A phares and other phares
  • And  a sentence with a sentence

There are many word in English that can be categorized as conjunction. Among the words that you can use as conjunction words is


  • and
  • as
  • if
  • yet
  • because
  • before
  • so 
  • or
  • but 
  • since
  • although
  • while
  • for
  • unless
  • until 
  • therefore
Vocabulary

e.g 1. She is fat but she can run
 
     2. Ramlah and I are good friends


Here are some exercise that you can try and complete it.

1.  Tell her to speak loudly ___________ she will not be heard

2. She washed the dishes _______ wiped them

3. It was raining  ____________ we did not go out

4. She came late ___________ the teacher scolded her

5. You can either finish your work today  __________ tomorrow

6. She looks tired _________ she is sick

7. He said that he was thirsty _______ he asked for a hot drink

8. The pupils are happy ___________ next week  they are going to visit Cameron Highlands

9. Which one do you prefer this one ___________ that one?

10. You eat a lot of food _________ you are not fat.



Thursday, May 3, 2012

How To settle this confusion???

I bet most of you guys who had problem in settling the summary essay, okay here are some of the information that perhaps can help you in summary writing.

Introduction

1. You will be given a fairly lengthy extract to summarize

2. The summary you need to write must not exceed 130 words

3. The summary may be a general summary of the extract or may require a certain aspect of the extract, 
    for example the reasons for or the results of an incident or event


Guidelines

  1. Read the passage through several times until you can get the main message of the write
  2. Make rough notes of the passage. You could first underline the main points and supporting details.
  3. Arrange the notes in the right order and join them up so that they read smoothly
  4. Use connectors to maintain flow and continuity
  5. Do not include examples and irrelevant remarks
  6. Do not include your own ideas in a summary
  7. Check for length. If it is too long, you have included unnecessary details and if it is too short, you have probably left out some salient points
  8. Do not leave out auxiliary verbs like " was " or articles like " a" or " an" to shorten your summary
  9. Do not copy out chunks of the original passage. Use your own words as far as possible
  10. Check for accuracy of ideas and language
  11. State the number of words at the end of the summary

When writing an essay expressing viewpoints, each step must be logically linked to the previous one. Here is a list of the more commonly used logical and sequence connectors. There are usually used at the beginning of a sentence.

On the continuation I will prepare several connectors for you to used in your writing. Until then..


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Use your brain while it's still fresh..:)

Salam, 


It has been quite some time I didn't write anything in this blog, sorry because of my hectic routine. Hopefully for those who had step in my new blog will be pleasured with all of the information written here. I hope you will like it, so as for today there are another thing that I would love to share. On how to expand your ideas in mind map method..try it I bet you will find it easy to do.


Every time in you examination, you will be having two piece of paper which is written paper. Today I would share with you the method that I use to do during my school time..


Example of questions :


Describe a place of tourist interest.


What you should do before writing the essay :


1. Create a mind map


Mind Map 


                                                                                  Zoo Negara




        Wild animals    __________   Place of tourist interest _____________ other creatures 




                                                                        Show times and facilities




2. Make  notes 


    Notes 


- Name of the place 
- Zoo Negara
- Animal - attractions
- Caged animals
- Look pitiful, restless
- Many visitors take pictures
- Birds also attract attention
- Zookeepers feeding animals 
- Bathing animals
- Show time - performances
- Cafe' - drinks, snacks
- Souvenir shops
- Fascinating place for local and tourists
- Pride of country




3. Plan an essay outline


Inroduction - Zoo negara - place of tourist interest - wild animals, birds


Main body - Animals, activities going on
Paragraph 1 - Animals in cages, seem cruel
Paragraph 2 - Birds - fro bird lovers to take pictures
Paragrapah 3 - Zookeepers feeding animals
Paragraph 4 - Perfomances  of animals
Paragraph 5 -- Souvenirs to buy 


Conclusion - Zoo,  besides tourist place - pride of country




Okay that's it. I hope that you will be able to get the picture of what had been stated here. This draft is for you to segregate your information in manners. Which come first and what to come last. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO READ MORE..AND MORE AND MORE ...:) OKIE..:)