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Past .ears/ +uestion Year 1997 199# 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Format &n article for school newspaper Task To infor" students about the nature club and persuade them to o!n" & for"at letter to the $anager of a To re0uest a &!s!t for %our school factor% consumer club" & report to the pr!nc!pal To infor" the pr!nc!pal about the poor cond!t!on and ser&!ces or the l!brar%" &n infor"ation letter to %our mother To as# for some mone% to bu% a b!rthda% g!ft for %our brother" &n article for %our school maga'!ne (ow cope w!th stress & tal# to other students )oad *afet% & for"al letter to %our teacher To state the cho!ce made b% %our class on a tr!p after the end+of+%ear e,am!nat!on and g!&e reasons for the cho!ce" & report for the pr!nc!pal To 1rite on "atters !n %our school wh!ch could be !mpro&ed" & letter to a fr!end /!nformal letter0 To descri2e %our e,per!ences at a three+da% outdoor camp" & letter to a fr!end /!nformal letter0 To gi3e reasons wh% he2she would make a good (ead 3refect & tal# to students To gi3e a tal# on a reference book that !s useful for secondar% students &n article for a school maga'!ne To 1rite an article about %our fr!end" & report to the pr!nc!pal To gi3e reasons for the lack of !nterest !n sports and pro&!de suggest!ons to o&ercome the problems" & letter to %our cous!n To tell h!m2her about the benef!ts of the 4at!onal *er&!ce 3rogramme and to encourage h!m2her to go" & speech to )ed Crescent *oc!et% To infor" them on how to manage a

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members & letter to %ounger s!ster & letter of Compla!nt

sprained an#leTo ad3ise her on how to spend her mone% w!sel%"

1"You are unhapp% w!th the poor cond!t!on and ser&!ces of %our school l!brar%" Write a report to %our pr!nc!pal" You must use the notes g!&en below" )ude l!brar!an 5nsuff!c!ent space 6ld furn!ture 6ld and torn books Fault% med!a e7u!pment *hort borrow!ng per!od 8hen wr!t!ng the report9 %ou should remember: to pro&!de a t!tle to use all the notes g!&en the elaborate the notes E6a"ple ans1er 1 To: The 3r!nc!pal of *ekolah $enengah *a!ns ;ertam The 3oor Cond!t!ons <nd *er&!ces ;% The L!brar% $% name !s <hmad ;!n $ohd" <l!" 5 am &er% unhapp% w!th the cond!t!ons and ser&!ces pro&!ded b% our school l!brar%" Th!s !s a ser!ous matter and should be sol&ed as soon as poss!ble" F!rst of all9 the li2rarians are 3er7 rude- The% often scold us when we return the books late although we pa% the f!ne" 5t !s hard to see them sm!le" *o 5 hope %ou w!ll do someth!ng about th!s" There !s insufficient place to sit and read " 6ur school has about 1000 students" The l!brar% !s too small" 8e ha&e to stand and s!t outs!de the l!brar% along the corr!dor to read books or newspaper" ;es!des9 the l!brar% has old furniture" The cha!rs are all rust% C C4 E4 C1 E1 )1 )4 Introduction

and some e&en broken" The tables are shak!ng and m!ght fall one da%" The racks are &er% old" 8e are afra!d !f would fall an%t!me" 5 re7uest the school to bu% new furn!ture" <part from that9 our l!brar% !s f!lled w!th old and torn 2oo#s 9 wh!ch are not su!table for the students" *ome of us ha&e asked the teacher !n charge to bu% new books but he sa!d the l!brar% has f!nanc!al problems" 6ther than that9 the "edia e0uip"ent is fault7" The students cannot access computers an%t!me the% want" The tele&!s!on cannot be sw!tched on" 8e hope that the school w!ll bu% a new tele&!s!on or repa!r the old one" F!nall%9 the students are not sat!sf!ed w!th the 2orro1ing period* wh!ch !s too short" 8e can onl% borrow the reference books for two da%s" 8e can borrow the stor% books for one week" 8e hope the l!brar% would e,pand the borrow!ng per!od" Th!s !s all 5 would l!ke to compla!n about" 5 hope %ou w!ll look !nto th!s matter as soon as poss!ble" )eported b%9 ========== /<hmad b!n $ohd" <l!0 *tudent from form .<9 *$ *a!ns ;ertam9 3ulau 3!nang" ) C9 E9 C! E! C8 E8 E

2" 5mag!ne that %ou were &er% d!ssat!sf!ed w!th the food and ser&!ce at an e,pens!&e restaurant where %ou enterta!ned %our fam!l%" Write a letter of compla!nt to the restaurant>s management" 5nclude the follow!ng po!nts: + )ude wa!ters + 3oorl% cooked food + ?nh%g!en!c cond!t!ons + 8rongl% totalled b!ll + 4o!s% surround!ngs + 6ld and uncomfortable furn!ture 5n %our letter %ou should: + state %our compla!nt

+ elaborate on %our compla!nts + ask the management to rect!f% the compla!nts + e,press %our thoughts about d!n!ng at the restaurant aga!n

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The $anager9 *easons )estaurant9 @alan *!mpang <mpat9 13.00 *!mpang <mpat" Bear *!r9 Compla!nt <bout ?nsat!sfactor% Food <nd )estaurant *er&!ce 5 w!sh to e,press m% d!ssat!sfact!on about the food and ser&!ce at %our establ!shed and well+known restaurant" 6n behalf of m% fam!l%9 5 would l!ke to ra!se a few po!nts regard!ng th!s matter" $% fam!l% and 5 had d!nner at %our restaurant on 0# *eptember 2013 to celebrate m% mother>s .0th b!rthda%" 8e e,pected to ha&e a great t!me at %our seafood restaurant but unfortunatel% we d!d not" 2" Your wa!ters treated us rudel% and !ncons!deratel%" 8e had to wa!t C1 E1 Introduction 09 *A3TA$;A) 2013 )4

for about half an hour before we could order an% food" The 1aiter spo#e to us rudel7 wh!lst tak!ng the orders" 5n fact9 he scolded m% mother who wanted to ha&e a cup of tea w!thout sugar" (e cla!med that the restaurant does not ser&e such a dr!nk" For %our !nformat!on9 m%

mother has d!abetes and !s tr%!ng to a&o!d tak!ng sugar% food and dr!nks" 3" The poorl7 coo#ed food was also unsat!sfactor%" 8e were C4 E4

surpr!sed to f!nd out that the roast ch!cken and f!sh that we had ordered were st!ll raw and !ned!ble" The mushroom soup tasted a b!t sour and the fr!ed prawn was o&ercooked" 8e made a compla!nt about the food to %our wa!ters and cooks but no further act!on was taken" -" ;es!des9 the poorl% ser&ed food we also felt uncomfortable w!th the

d!rt% and unh7gienic conditions at %our restaurant" The food was greas%" There were some cats wander!ng search!ng for food" These bad cond!t!ons are harmful as the% m!ght get food po!son!ng and other health problems" ." 5 nearl% lost )$.7 as a result of the 1rongl7 totalled 2ill 5 was

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g!&en" 5t was m% s!ster who not!ced the unreasonable pr!ce of the food" Then9 we recounted the b!ll and found that out !t was wrongl% calculated" The total was supposed to be )$120 but the calculat!on made b% the cash!er showed )$177" 1" <nother problem that spo!led our e&en!ng was the nois7

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surroundings9 espec!all% the %ell!ng of wa!ters and wa!tresses call!ng names and tak!ng orders from the customers" ;es!des th!s9 the loud mus!c and no!se com!ng from the k!tchen also contr!buted to th!s unsat!sfactor% s!tuat!on" 8hat more d!sappo!nt!ng were the defect!&e fans and a!r+cond!t!onersC The weather was &er% hum!d and there were a lot of people !n the restaurant" There are also old and unco"forta2le furniture !n %our restaurant" 7" (ereb%9 5 would l!ke to make suggest!ons to help %ou sol&e these

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problems" F!rst of all9 5 suggest that %ou look at %our restaurant and make sure no more cats and other stra% an!mals are on %our prem!se"

You should also tra!n %our wa!ters and cooks to pro&!de good ser&!ce and food to customers" 5t would be better to use a calculator to a&o!d m!stakes !n totall!ng the b!ll" You need to repa!r the defect!&e fans and a!r+cond!t!oners !mmed!atel%" Last but not least9 cleanl!ness should be ma!nta!ned !n all parts of %our restaurant" 5 hope that %ou w!ll look !nto these compla!nts and take !mmed!ate act!ons" 5t !s &er% !mportant to remember that DThe ;etter The *er&!ce9 The ;etter The ;us!ness>" Thank!ng %ou !n ad&ance for %our co+operat!on" Yours fa!thfull%9 Rodziana /)6BE5<4< )<E<L50

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3"You are the 3res!dent of the An&!ronmental Club of %our school" You ha&e been re7uested b% %our pr!nc!pal to g!&e a speech dur!ng school assembl%" Your speech !s !n con unct!on w!th the FLo&e %our An&!ronmentG campa!gn" ?s!ng the notes below9 wr!te %our speech" o Collect waste mater!al and separate o *end to rec%cl!ng centers2Collect old newspapers o 3oster compet!t!on Bo not l!tter

E6a"ple ans1er < &er% good morn!ng 5 b!d to the pr!nc!pal9 3n" <7!lah b!nt! <hmad9 sen!or ass!stants9 teachers and fr!ends" )1

5 am 5''a!r% b!n <'m!e9 proudl% stand!ng here as the 3res!dent of the An&!ronmental Club9 and am reall% honoured to be g!&en th!s opportun!t% to talk to all of %ou toda%" 5n con unct!on w!th the FLo&e %our An&!ronmentG campa!gn9 I 1ould li#e to tal# a2out the acti3ities to 2e carried out to sho1 that 1e lo3e our en3iron"ent<s students9 !t !s our respons!b!l!t% to keep our en&!ronment clean" 8e pla% a &!tal role !n protect!ng our en&!ronment" < lot of waste can be reused such as bottles9 cans9 and newspapers" Therefore9 e&er% morn!ng we w!ll go around the school compound and collect all 1aste "aterials" Then we must separate these waste products !n d!fferent garbage bags" These garbage bags w!ll then be sent to )ec%cl!ng Centre" The ne,t act!&!t% !s collect!ng old newspapers from our home" You are re7uested to collect old ne1spapers and br!ng them to school e&er% morn!ng" The collect!on centre w!ll be the school canteen" There w!ll be someone from the club who w!ll be !n charge of the collect!on" 3lease make sure that %ou t!e the newspapers !nto bundles before hand!ng them !n" <nother act!&!t% that w!ll be held !s the poster co"petition" <n%one !nterested must reg!ster w!th L!m $a% $a% from Form . $ul!a" The clos!ng date of subm!ss!on !s the 10th $arch 2011" The theme of the posters must follow the theme of our campa!gn" The f!rst pr!'e w!nner w!ll get a book &oucher of )$2009 the second pr!'e w!nner w!ll get a book &oucher of )$1009 and the th!rd pr!'e w!nner w!ll rece!&e a book &oucher of )$.0" F!nall%9 5 w!sh to g!&e a word of rem!nder to %ou all" 3lease do not litter" 8e must a&o!d the hab!t of throw!ng rubb!sh !nd!scr!m!natel%" 8e must alwa%s remember that a cleaner en&!ronment would ensure a

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happ!er and health!er l!fe" 5 would l!ke to make an appeal for full cooperat!on from all part!es to make th!s campa!gn a success" 8!th that9 thank %ou" )

-"You f!nd that man% of %our fr!ends are under a lot of pressure" The% spend most of the!r da% stud%!ng and appear to suffer from stress" Write an article for %our school newsletter on how to cope w!th stress" 5nclude the follow!ng po!nts: )egular e,erc!se (obb!es 8ork !n groups ;alanced meals Anough sleep *tud% sk!lls $ake a check+l!st *eek ad&!ce Talk to %our fam!l% L!sten to mus!c Counsellors Hame Coping 1ith Stress b% 8!ra $ohamad The phenomenon of students under pressure !s e&!dent from the beha&!our of those students affected" 5 am a student and 5 know when m% fr!ends are under pressure" *ome of those act!&e ones w!ll suddenl% turn pass!&e" So"e 1ill 2eco"e too 0uiet 1hile so"e tend to get angr7 fastThere are man% wa%s one can get r!d of stress" F!rstl%9 student9 espec!all% teenagers9 must go for regular e6ercise" < br!sk walk !n the park would release a lot of tens!on" *tudents should pla% football9 hocke%9 basketball and badm!nton to reduce stress" A,erc!se !s also sa!d to rela, the bod% muscles and keep %ou calm" *tudents must ha&e ho22ies such as read!ng9 collect!ng stamps9 f!sh!ng or listening to "usic of %our cho!ce" These le!sure act!&!t!es C4 C1 C14 Guide state"ent Introduction )1 )4

help keep students free from school+related stress" Therefore9 students should plan a t!me+table" The% can also 1or# in groups to sol&e some of the!r academ!c problems" ;es!des mak!ng fr!ends and d!scuss!ng certa!n !ssues9 group d!scuss!ons can help !mpro&e stud7 s#ills" 6ne of these !s the ab!l!t% to "a#e a chec#<list of all the act!&!t!es planned and carr!ed out" Th!s !n turn w!ll make stud%!ng more effect!&e and a&o!d unnecessar% pressure" *tudents should also ha&e 2alanced "eals and enough sleep" These are sa!d to be bas!c to health% l!&es" *tudents9 espec!all% those !n e,am!nat!on classes9 must sleep and eat well because a health% bod% creates a health% m!nd" (owe&er9 the process of go!ng to sleep can somet!mes be d!ff!cult" (ence9 !t !s necessar% to see# ad3ice from those whom we trust and lo&e" Counsellors !n school are helpful but %ou can alwa%s tal# to 7our fa"il7 f!rst" (owe&er9 !f noth!ng works9 there !s a need to seek treatment from the rele&ant author!t!es" You ma% be surpr!sed but a fr!end of m!ne sa!d that scream!ng at the mounta!ns and laugh!ng %our heart out can take awa% stress"

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Section A: Directed Writing [35 marks] You are the president of the English Language Society in your school. You noticed that most of your friends are stressed about the SPM e aminations. !rite a speech on ho" to cope "ith the problem to be deli#ered during an assembly. WAYS TO DEAL WITH EXAM STRESS

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Early preparations $ Eat nutritious food $ %o regular physical acti#ities $ &ttend moti#ational tal's or seminars Last in!te preparations

$ (hin' positi#e $ (a'e a short brea' $ )a#e an early night !hen "riting your speech you should remember to* $ address the audience $ use all the content points gi#en $ gi#e e amples + further details for each content point $ add any rele#ant information of your o"n $ "rite in paragraphs $ end the speech appropriately

Section A: Directed Writing [35 marks] [Time suggested: ,5 minutes]

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You are the )ead Prefect of your school. You recei#ed many complaints from the students concerning the school canteen. You ha#e decided to "rite a report to the principal to complain about the conditions of the canteen. !rite your report based on the information belo". "o plaints on the canteen /leanliness -ood e posed to flies %irty cutlery /logged and smelly drains

-ood .ot nutritious .ot tasty Limited choices (oo e pensi#e

!or'ers 0ude Poor personal hygiene .ot enough "or'ers

!hen "riting the report# you should remember* 1 to gi#e a suitable title 1 to use all the information gi#en 1 to add t$o other co plaints of your o"n 1 to pro#ide an ending 1 to indicate your name and position

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English Perfect Score Modules Paper 1 C%NTIN,%,S WRITING (!5 "ar#s$

C%NTIN,%,S WRITING (P&PER 1* +uestion No- 4$ &spects Format Content Language T%T&' Mar#s .0 !5

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Cohesi3e de3ices Firstly, secondly, first, second, finally, lastly, for one thing, to begin with, next Also, similarly, furthermore, likewise, moreover Besides that, other than that, apart from that, on top of that, in addition This is because, this is due to the fact that )unction To show the log!cal order of !deas or t!me se7uence To l!nk !deas together E6a"ple )irstl7* the 5nternet pla%s an !mportant role !n the world of commun!cat!on" ="the 5nternet also sa&es t!me as messages can be del!&ered !n a matter of seconds" ?esides that9 the 5nternet also sa&e t!me as messages can be del!&ered !n a matter of seconds" This is 2ecause the 5nternet offers eas% and !ne,pens!&e wa%s to commun!cate such as e+ ma!ls9 messenger9 chatt!ng9 teleconferenc!ng and blogger" In conclusion* !t !s unden!able that 5nternet br!ngs us man% ad&antages" In other 1ards9 the 5nternet helps to promote students> learn!ng" =" the 5nternet offers eas% and !ne,pens!&e wa%s to commun!cate such as e+ ma!ls9 messenger9 chatt!ng9 teleconferenc!ng and blogger" Therefore* 5 strongl% d!sagree w!th the wr!ter>s op!n!ons wh!ch were publ!shed !n %our ed!tor!al column" Instead* we should make full use of the 5nternet to benef!t mank!nd"

To add !deas and to l!nk the new !deas to the pre&!ous !deas To pro&!de a reason to !llustrate an !deas pro&!ded earl!er

In sum, in short, in conclusion, to conclude, all in all, overall, to summarize hich is to say, in other wars, this is

For example, for instance, such as, namely, specifically

To summar!'e !deas e!ther at the end of sect!ons or to e,pl!c!tl% state that the essa% !s conclud!ng To re!nforce the pre&!ous !dea b% e,press!ng !t !n a sl!ghtl% d!fferent wa% to make !t more e,pl!c!t To pro&!de an e,ample !n order to !llustrate an !dea

!onse"uently, thus, as a result, hence, so, therefore

To demonstrate that the follow!ng !dea !s a result of the pre&!ous !dea To s!gnal d!fferences or alternat!&es between two !deas

#n the other hand, on the contrary, in contrast, alternatively, conversely, by comparison, instead, instead of

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To state an oppos!ng !dea

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To put !deas together and to show that the% are on an e7ual le&el

@o1e3er* 5 do agree up to a certa!n po!nt w!th the wr!ter that the 5nternet has the potent!al to d!stract students from the!r stud!es" 5nformat!on from &ar!ous f!elds such as bus!ness9 educat!on9 sc!ence and enterta!nment from all o&er the world !s not onl7 eas!l% obta!nable 2ut most of !t !s also free of charge"

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5ntroduction <" ;ackground !nformat!on ;" Follow a few gu!del!nes to get good results ?od7 <" 5mportant to pa% attent!on to lectures 1" To understand lecture 2" 8!ll not m!ss &aluable !nformat!on 3" To take notes to stud% and re&!se ;" *tud% throughout semester and not before e,am 1" ;ecome confused because too much to stud% 2" 3an!c leads to stress 3" *tud% at ele&enth hour too late C" 3repare t!metable 1" To allocate t!me effect!&el% 2" T!me !s not wasted on other act!&!t!es 3" *t!ck to schedule to get benef!t

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E6a"ple 1 @%W T% GET EACE''ENT RES,'TS %N .%,R EA&MIN&TI%N Thomas Ad!son9 one of the world>s lead!ng !n&entors once remarked that gen!us was Ftwo per cent !nsp!rat!on and n!net%+e!ght per cent persp!rat!on"G (e worked &er% hard Ioften 20 hours a da% I do!ng hundreds of e,per!ments before he could produce an !n&ent!on" <s a student9 do %ou work as hard as Ad!son to ach!e&e success !n %our stud!es9 b% gett!ng e,cellent results !n %our e,am!nat!onC Bo %ou know how to do !tC @ere are a fe1 guidelines 7ou can follo1 to ensure that 7ou do 3er7 1ell in 7our e6a"s)irstl7* it is i"portant that 7ou pa7 attention during lecturesTh!s !s to make sure that %ou understand whate&er has been taught" 5f %ou talk w!th %our fr!ends or da%dream when the lecturer !s teach!ng9 %ou w!ll m!ss &aluable !nformat!on" Bo not depend on %our fr!ends to e,pla!n the part of the lecture that %ou ha&e m!ssed" Th!s !s because the% themsel&es m!ght not ha&e understood !t" ;es!des9 %ou need to concentrate on the lecture to take down notes wh!ch w!ll help %ou to stud% and re&!se for test or e,ams" Secondl7* 7ou "ust stud7 throughout the se"ester and not Cust 2efore e6a"s- < last+m!nute preparat!on w!ll make %ou confused because %ou ha&e so much to stud% !n such a short t!me" Th!s m!ght lead to pan!c and e&entuall% stress" To pre&ent th!s from happen!ng to %ou9 put !n regular hours of pr!&ate stud% throughout the semester" Bo not lea&e !t unt!l the ele&enth hour" ;% then !t w!ll be too late" )inall7* 7ou should prepare a ti"eta2le for re3ision- You need Main point Effect Main point Ela2orate E6a"ple Effect E6a"ple Thesis state"ent Main point Ela2orate Introduction

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to ha&e a stud% schedule or a plan of work for each da% so that %our t!me w!ll be allocated effect!&el%" < t!metable w!ll ensure that %ou do not waste %our prec!ous t!me on act!&!t!es that are not related to stud%" (owe&er9 ha&!ng a good plan w!ll not benef!t %ou9 unless %ou st!ck to !t" You ha&e to work smart so as to get e,cellent results !n %our e,am!nat!on" To work smart means work!ng hard and ensur!ng that there !s a s%stem !n %our stud%" If 7ou follo1 the guidelines gi3en a2o3e* 7ou 1ill definitel7 achie3e success in 7our e6a"inationE6a"ple 4 Traffic Ca"s ha3e 2eco"e one of the aspects of Mala7sian lifest7les- Wh7 do 7ou thin# this is soD Discuss$ala%s!a !s well known for a number of th!ngs l!ke good food9 beaut!ful beaches9 tallest bu!ld!ng9 fr!endl% $ala%s!ans and not forgett!ng terr!ble traff!c ams" Yes9 traff!c ams ha&e become one of the aspects of $ala%s!an l!fest%les" 5n fact9 some of us e&en use traff!c ams as our e,cuse when we are late !n subm!ss!on of ass!gnments" 8h% are we putt!ng up w!th these traff!c amsC There are "an7 reasons for this pheno"enon of traffic Ca"s in our li3esIn this affluent societ7* o1ning a car is not i"possi2le drea"- $ost of us are able to own a car because of the low affordable !nstallments schemes offered nowada%s" ;u%!ng a car !s !ndeed a necess!t%" ;es!des9 nowada%s !t !s &er% common to see a fam!l% w!th at least two cars" These of course ha&e contr!buted to the large number of &eh!cles on the roads" &nother factor contri2uting to the increasing traffic Ca"s is Mala7sians are not in the ha2it of car pooling- 5n man% wa%s9 we are conce!ted self!sh lots as we do not want to create !ncon&en!ence

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for oursel&es and also not to trouble other people" Thought we are aware of the benef!t of car pool!ng to reduce traff!c ams9 we are st!ll far from gett!ng oursel&es to embrace the pract!ce of car pool!ng" Ne6t* Mala7sians are i""une to the traffic Ca"s- The% ha&e become a part and parcel of our l!&es" $ost of us w!ll ust shrug our shoulders and accept the frustrat!ons of be!ng caught !n the traff!c ams as someth!ng that cannot be a&o!ded" A&en when there !s the ease of tra&ell!ng !n our L!ght )a!l Transport /L)T0 wh!ch has been ha!led as the solut!on to reduce traff!c congest!on9 man% of us st!ll prefer to tra&el !n the comfort of our own car" 5n conclus!on9 traff!c ams w!ll cont!nue to be part of our l!fest%le for %ears to come9 !f our mental!t% for comfort9 con&en!ence and soc!al status rema!ns the same" 8e need to change our att!tude !f the problem of traff!c ams !s to be alle&!ated" We need too to change our "indset and tr7 to "a#e use of the pu2lic transportation s7ste" or to car<pool 1hene3er 1e canSu" up Effect E6a"ple Main point Ela2orate Effect

E6a"ple The Challenges that teenagers face in life toda7The teenagers of toda% face a rap!dl% chang!ng world w!th man% challenges" The% are confronted w!th man% soc!al !ssues !n l!fe" These %oung people are at stage of the!r l!&es where the% ha&e a sense of cr!t!cal perspect!&e !n what the% see across the world" Challenges come !n &ar!ous forms: neglect9 peer pressure9 !dent!t% problems9 drugs9 eat!ng d!sorders and others" %ur 7oung people need to 2e en courage to gro1 to 2e producti3e citiEens of the countr7 2ut first* 1e need to #no1 the challenges that these teenagers face on a dail7 2asisThesis state"ent Introduction

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It is generall7 2elie3ed that the teenager 7ears are characteriEed 27 re2ellion and confusion* the need for social acceptance 27 one/s peers as the teenagers struggle to define their identit7 to get a focus in life- Th!s !s pro&en to be one of the b!ggest challenges that teenagers w!ll face toda%" The% e&aluate the performances accord!ng to the udgments of others and when the% fall short9 the% are angr%9 depressed and the% blame themsel&es for fall!ng short of the e,pectat!on of others" Young people9 who dress d!fferentl%9 th!nk d!fferentl%" The% act d!fferentl% and ma% be consumed w!th self+ reproach9 an,!et% and fear" The% th!nk that to be accepted9 the% must l!ke the others" The% then struggle to be l!ke others and often end up unhapp% and stressed because the% are not able to keep up the charade" ?esides peer pressure* other challenges faced 27 teenagers include personal "atters of the heart- ;ecause teenagers are grow!ng up between the stage of be!ng not 7u!te adults and not be!ng ch!ldren9 the% ha&e a roller coaster of emot!ons bur!ed deep w!th!n them" ;e!ng !n lo&e and fall!ng out of lo&e !s a challenge faced b% teenagers toda%" <lthough the teen %ears offer new e,per!ences and challenges that can be e,c!t!ng9 th!s per!od of t!me can also be stressful" The stress of adolescence !s one of man% factors that can make %oung people unhapp%" ;ecause teenagers face hormonal changes9 these can affect the!r moods" To be able to handle the d!fferent mood sw!ngs !s also challeng!ng to the teenagers" Teenagers ma% become pressur!'ed9 stressed out or worse9 be depressed" ?esides that* the 2iggest challenge faced 27 "an7 teenagers is the need to succeed acade"icall7- *tud!es are a ma or challenge for most teenagers and th!s !s b% no means gett!ng eas!er w!th the st!ff compet!t!on !n the world of educat!on" *tudents are

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becom!ng smarter and the dr!&e to be the best !s the constant challenge faced b% man% teenagers" To conclude9 all of us need to recogn!'e these challenges faced b% the %oung people and we ha&e to f!nd wa%s to help them o&ercome the!r problems" The teenagers who are go!ng through d!ff!cult and tough t!mes need pos!t!&e9 car!ng people who can steer them to the r!ght d!rect!on so the!r l!&es can be shaped !nto someth!ng pos!t!&e and mean!ngful" Teenagers* li#e all of us* so"eti"es Cust need help and guidance and ears to listen to their pro2le"sE6a"ple 8 )or"ing stud7 groups is an effecti3e 1a7 f stud7ing- Gi3e 7our opinionsForm!ng !ndependent stud% groups !s a common phenomenon !n pol%techn!cs9 colleges and un!&ers!t!es these da%s" Th!s concept !s also promoted b% the local school author!t!es as research has pro&en that there are "an7 ad3antages to 2e deri3ed 1hen students discuss lessons in groups)irstl7* stud7 groups help students to gain i"portant 3alues that cannot 2e literall7 taught in class- 5n stud% groups9 students depend on each other for support" The fa!th and trust put on members !n group create the bond and b!nd them together" $embers ha&e to be comm!tted to one another as long as the% are part of the group" 5t !s th!s !nterdependence that !ncreases the effect!&eness of a stud% group" 3unctual!t% !s another ground rule that all members come and go as the% l!ke9 the bond w!ll be broken and the group w!ll slowl% s!nk" Secondl7* stud7 groups pro"ote acti3e interaction a"ong students- Th!s !s health% as through !nteract!on students are able to

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re&!se lessons that were taught !n class and help each other !n sub ect areas" Lessons wh!ch are not understood or co&ered well !n class can be trashed out w!th fr!ends" Th!s encourages act!&e learn!ng and students are able to !nternal!'e concepts and !deas better !n the long run" 6&er t!me students become not ust good commun!cators9 but good l!steners as well" Thirdl7* Stud7 groups help students 2eco"e effecti3e tea" pla7ers- Henerall%9 students would l!ke to belong to a group the% are comfortable w!th and ha&e fa!th !n" 5n a stud% group students ha&e to tra!n themsel&es to ha&e a pos!t!&e m!ndset and to contr!bute !deas" Th!s challenges students to !ncrease the!r knowledge and to prepare them for challeng!ng tasks !n the!r careers later on !n l!fe" 5f members are negat!&e9 la'% and not comm!tted9 the% ma% be re ected b% members" ;e!ng effect!&e team members helps prepare students for the workforce too" Compan!es these da%s e,pect emplo%ees to cooperate and work well !n group pro ects" 5n conclus!on9 the abo&e po!nts show us that stud% groups ha&e man% ad&antages to offer the students" <ll teachers should encourage and gu!de the!r students to form stud% groups" It "a7 ta#e 7our ti"e getting adCusted to group stud7* 2ut o3er ti"e 7ou 1ill find it re1ardingE6a"ple ! Gangsteris" has 2eco"e a pro2le" in "an7 schools these da7sDiscussHangster!sm !s becom!ng a grow!ng problem !n schools these da%s" <lthough efforts ha&e been taken b% school author!t!es to curb th!s problem9 unfortunatel%9 !t st!ll e,!sts" Th!s !ne&!tabl% affects the teach!ng and learn!ng process of the students" It is necessar7 to find out the reasons 1h7 students get in3ol3ed in gangsteris" and to loo# for 1a7s to sol3e this pro2le"Thesis state"ent Introduction Su" up Effect Main point Ela2orate E6a"ple Effect E6a"ple

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The "ain cause for gangsteris"* especiall7 in "ost secondar7 schools* is peer pressure- *tudents9 espec!all% at lower secondar% le&el9 are somet!mes coerced !nto subm!tt!ng to the!r sen!ors" These students are afra!d that !f the% do not subm!t themsel&es to the!r sen!ors9 the% ma% be harassed9 bull!ed and e&en ph%s!call% harmed" These sen!ors become gangsters who normall% target meek and !nsecure students and lure them w!th mone%" L!ttle do these pre%s real!'e that the% are unconsc!ousl% be!ng !n!t!ated !nto becom!ng gang members themsel&es" Th!s c%cle goes on and one traged% leads to another" &nother cause for gangsteris" is the influence of the ho"e on students/ "inds- )esearch has shown that students from broken homes are &ulnerable to these act!&!t!es" These da%s9 w!th both parents work!ng9 students lack parental lo&e and care" Th!s !s compounded !f parents b!cker and f!ght all the t!me wh!le the% are at home" <ll these ma% lead to !nsecur!t% !n students" 8hen th!s happens9 these !nnocent &!ct!ms fall pre%s to the negat!&e attract!ons handed to them b% gangsters" 5nterest!ngl%9 one cannot den% that the bond among gangsters9 e&en at a %oung age9 !s sol!d and strong" The fa"il7 and the school pla7 i"portant roles in cur2ing this pro2le"- F!rstl%9 parents should take full respons!b!l!t% of the!r ch!ldren and the!r da!l% mo&ements" Care and attent!on should be g!&en to ch!ldren at home to boost the!r self esteem and to assure them that the!r home !s the!r safet% 'one" There should also be good commun!cat!on between parents and ch!ldren" <part from that9 parents ha&e to make !t a po!nt to &!s!t the!r ch!ldren>s schools often enough to get feedback on the!r ch!ldren>s performances" 5n th!s wa%9 students w!ll feel belonged and &alued and w!ll not be threatened b% the tact!cs used b% gangsters"

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5n short9 the respons!b!l!t% to curb gangster!sm falls on the shoulders of parents too" The home should be safet% net for students not ust !n happ!er t!mes but also dur!ng d!ff!cult!es" Together 1ith the schools* parents can help to reduce or e3en to eli"inate gangsteris" o3er ti"eSu" up

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