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English Form 4 KSSM Answers

embarrassing experience when I was in Form 2 vividly. My Practice 11
memory flashed back to the classroom at the end of the long For: Ms Lee Yi Xuen, the teacher advisor of the school prefect
school corridor. board.
It was a quiet morning and the final exam was around From: Low Lin Hui, the head of school prefect board.
the corner. The teacher was teaching us some answering Subject: A Visit By the International Students
techniques in the class. Out of the blue, I had an upset
On 23 July 2020, a group of international students
stomach. The urge was getting stronger and stronger as the from Thailand visited our school. The duration of the visit
clock on the wall was tick-tocking. However, I refused to skip
the class as I did not want to miss the important lesson. Finally, was 2 days and 1 night. There were a total of 20 of them.
the recess bell rang and the teacher wrapped up the lesson. Their ages ranged from 15 years old to 17 years old. Their
At that moment, I could feel that the pain was almost beyond accommodation was the student hostels.
my endurance. The visit of the international students was arranged with
I made a beeline for the toilet. Unfortunately, I was the purpose of establishing healthy international relations
unaware that I had rushed into the female toilet. Once I between Malaysian students and Thai students. Besides,
pushed the door open, I was shocked to see some girls mutual communication between students can be improved
standing in front of me. The blood drained from my face and during the visit.
I did not know what to do. After a few seconds of silent and The visit was filled with a number of interesting activities.
awkward pause, the panic-stricken girls shouted loudly. Their On the first day, an ice-breaking session was held in the
shriek could be heard from every nook and cranny of the school hall in the morning. During the session, students from
school. At that moment, I just wished that the ground would Thailand and Malaysia had to play some fun games to break
open up and swallow me. down the barriers. At night, a cooking lesson was held. Both
I quickly apologised to them and went to the male Thai students and Malaysian students cooked their traditional
food, then they shared it with each other. The next day, we
toilet hurriedly. For the next few months, I could hear
giggling behind my back. Nonetheless, I joined my friends took the international students out
in laughing at my awkward experience too as I believed for a tour around the city. We visited different interesting places
facing the problem head-on was the best solution. From this such as the floating mosque, the temple on the mountain and
experience, I learn that we need to be brave when we find the old town, which is the World Heritage Site.
ourselves in a predicament. On the third day, all of the students gathered in the school
hall to bid farewell to the international students. During the
Practice 10 farewell speech, the representative of Thai students invited us
to their school next year. The principal accepted the invitation
An Inspiring Man readily as he believed this trip would be an eye-opener for the
Mr Bakri was a responsible policeman. Although he students and broaden their horizons. Overall, the visit of the
looked fierce and stern, he was actually a very helpful man. international students was a huge success as students from
He always volunteered to take care of his neighbours’ houses both sides had acquired a lot of new knowledge. It is hoped
when they were away for holidays. Besides, he always that similar programmes will be organised again next year.
organised many activities to foster a close rapport among the
residents in the neighbourhood. He was like the magnet that Practice 12
pulls everyone together. Therefore, everyone in the community For: Ms Look Yen Ting, the teacher advisor of Environment
respected him. Club.
One day, Mr Bakri was driving home after work. It was From: Lim Jia Chien, the president of Environment Club.
raining cats and dogs. Mr Bakri stopped his car at the traffic Subject: A Clean-up At School
light, enjoying the pitter-patter of the rain on his car. An A clean-up was organised at school on 12 May 2020.
unusual sight caught his eyes. An old woman with an umbrella The participants of this programme included all teachers and
was crossing the road. The old woman was so feeble that students. The clean-up was from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. The
she was unable to walk properly in the strong wind. Out of clean-up was organised because the cleanliness of the school
the blue, there was a motorcyclist speeding down the road had been deteriorating recently. In addition, some stray dogs
from afar. The motorcyclist did not notice the old woman due were sighted in the school occasionally. The dogs had messed
to the heavy downpour. When the motorcyclist noticed the old up the school when they were looking for food in the rubbish
woman, it was already too late. The motorcyclist immediately bins.
hit the brake pedal, the tyres screeching loudly while leaving
The programme of the clean-up started with a speech by
a long back trail on the road. However, the motorbike failed the principal. In the speech, the principal thanked the teachers
to stop in time and rammed into the old woman. and students for dedicating themselves to keeping the school
The old woman was thrown into the air before hitting the clean. Then, the teachers divided the students into a number
road with a loud thud. Within minutes, blood oozed out from of groups. Each group was tasked with cleaning different
her head. Despite the critical situation, many people refused locations of the school such as the corridor, the library, the
to give the old woman a helping hand. Without dilly-dallying, classrooms, the canteen, the garden and the field. In the
Mr Bakri carried the old woman into his car and rushed to the meantime, some students were given the job of planting trees
hospital. Although the old woman succumbed to her injury and flowers in the garden while others were painting murals
in the end, her family still thanked Mr Bakri for his help. Mr on the walls of the classrooms.
Bakri’s selflessness had put many people to shame. He was
indeed an inspiring man. The teachers and students put all the rubbish in plastic
bags. Then, they took the plastic bags to the dumpsite by

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