PT3 English Writing Guide

You plan to take your friend out for a dinner to one of these restaurants. In about 50 words, write an e-mail to your friend In your email :   

State the restaurant you plan to take him/her to Give reasons to support your choice Add other relevant information to make your writing interesting

Follow the following steps: To : ………………………………………………………….. From : ………………………………………………………….. Subject : …………………………………………………………..

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Write your greeting: Examples: o Hi, how are you? o Hi, Farah. o How are you getting on? Write the purpose (refer to the question) Examples: o I plan to …………… o I am writing this email to ………….. o I would like to ……… Write the reasons (from text) Examples : o We can enjoy best Malaysian cuisine. o Their local specialities are spicy fried rice, nasi lemak, chicken rendang and traditional cakes. Provide own reason: Example: o I heard that they have the best rendang in town. We should try it. Closing: Example : o Hope to hear from you soon. Bye.

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Practice 1 :

Question 7 : Writing a recount

During the school holidays, you went on a camping trip with your friends. However, you lost your way while camping. Using the pictures and notes below, write a recount on what had happened during the trip.

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Use all the notes given Suggest two safety measures need to be taken during a camping Write between 120 to 150 words

Useful words : - Hit the road - Pitched / set up - Armed - Amazed - Trudged - Frantically Form sentences using the words given

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Ordeal Grateful Getting dark

Paragraph one. 1. school holiday – my friend – I – camping trip ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Gunung ledang …………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. arrived – campsite – 10.00 a.m. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. followed – narrow trail – jungle ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. look – good spot – set up – tent. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6. tent – waterfall …………………………………………………………………………………….. Paragraph two ( After that, ) 1. explored – jungle ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. amazed - flora and fauna ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. few hours – realised – lost ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. felt - exhausted ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. found – cave – put up a night – getting dark ………………………………………………………………………………………

Paragraph three ( The next morning, ) 1. tried – way back ……………………………………………………………………………................ 2. walking – two hours – river ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. followed – direction – river ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. suddenly – saw – native – waved – him ……………………………………………………………………………………… Paragraph four 1. led – village …………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. gave – food – drinks …………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. police station ……………………………………………………………………………………

4. parents – waiting – police station ……………………………………………………………………………………… Paragraph five 1. tips – safe camping ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. First, - prepare – food – drinking water ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Next, ………………………………………………………………………………..

It was school holidays, Peter, Rahmad and I decided to go on a camping trip. We left early in the morning and reached our campsite in Hutan Lipur, Pahang around noon. When we arrived, we followed a narrow trail leading into the jungle. We wanted to look for a good spot to set up camp. Finally, we pitched our tent near a waterfall. After cooking our first meal, Peter suggested that we explored the jungle. So we armed ourselves with several bottles of mineral water, a small penknife and a torchlight. We were amazed at the various flora and fauna found. However, after a few hours, we realized that we had lost our way. We had also finished the last few drops of our mineral water. We were now feeling exhausted. Fortunately, we came upon a cave. We decided to put up a night there as it was getting dark. The next morning, we were eager to find our way back. So we set out to determine the direction of the rising sun and went westward. After walking for about two hours, we came to a river. We trudged along the river bank, following the direction of the river. By then, we were overcome with exhaustion. Suddenly, we saw a native catching fish. We shouted and waved frantically at him to get his attention. The native saw us and signaled to his friends. They came to help us and led the way to their village. We were given some food and drinks, and after that we rested. The following morning, the village headman took us to the police station to make a report. We could not wait to head home. We were tired but relieved our ordeal in the jungle was over.

This incident thought us a valuable lesson. We learnt that we need to take a few safety measures when camping. First, we need to inform the nearest police station or the park ranger about our camping to avoid any untoward incident. Second, it is important for us to bring sufficient food and camping equipment such as torchlights, compass, map and pocket knife. This will help us in any emergency.