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so Ming cleaned his wound and he rested at the beach while the
Chapter three friends went out to the sea for a swim.
3 Listening and Speaking and decided to swim out to the sea. The currents were quite strong
They started splashing water on one another. Subra got bored
but Subra was a good swimmer. Soon he was out of sight. Meanwhile
Ming and Soon became tired. They decided to go back to the beach
LISTENING to see how Rashid was doing but they were unable to find Subra.
Thunder clouds gathered in the sky and within seconds strong
waves hit the beach. From a distance, Soon spotted Subra waving
Formative Practice for help. The waves were too strong for him and it was impossible to
Part 1 swim to Subra. Desperately, Soon shouted for help.
• No, I don’t think so as this may endanger his life and it is
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B better to get somebody who can swim to help his friend.
Part 2 Part 3
6. B Obtain a form
7. F Draw lots
8. A Get the officer to sign the form Budget
9. E Submit the completed form
10. C Collect your food voucher
Part 3
11. A Poster drawing competition Planning
12. C All students of Sekolah Menengah Rini Time a school trip Distance
13. C To raise awareness on how we can care for the environment
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15. B Reduce the use of plastics
Part 4 Purpose
16. Gamelan and nobat 19. Social performances
17. To convey messages 20. Traditional and western
18. The kompang Sample answer:
Part 5 Budget
21. 11 April 2020 24. reduce stress Budget would be an important consideration. We have to take
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into consideration factors like transportation cost and cost of
22. Form three students 25. Five hours accommodation if we have to stay overnight. The budget allocation
23. Summary writing skills would enable us to plan how many students can take part in the trip
or how much the school can subsidise for every student.
SPEAKING
Time
Part 1 Time is an important consideration because we need to know how
Students’ own answer much time we have before we can decide on the destination for the
trip. If the time allocation is short then the trip would have to be a
Part 2 Task 1A short one and it should not be too far away.
Sample answer Distance
One weekend, Rohen was having a relaxing day at the beach. This is an important consideration because we have to account for
The beach was unusually quiet as the day was getting cloudy. As the price of the transport and the mode of transport. If the place is
very far, then more planning would be involved as we need to hire a
Rohen was listening to his favourite song, he noticed a bottle being bus. This would also mean that the trip would cost more.
washed to the beach. Curious, Rohen took the bottle and noticed that
there was a piece of paper in it. Carefully, Rohen pulled out the rolled Purpose
piece of paper. When he saw the message was saying, ‘Please help The purpose of the trip is of major importance. It would determine
me. I am stranded on a little island’, Rohen sprang into action. the destination of the trip. If the main purpose of the trip is to allow
With the bottle in one hand, Rohen ran as quickly as his legs the students to bond together and have fun, the destination could be
could carry. Sweat trickling down his forehead shrouded his vision but a beach or a holiday resort. But, if the purpose is education, then a
he ran on. Upon reaching the police station, he immediately showed more suitable place would be planned.
the police the bottle with the message in it.
Without wasting any time, two policemen took Rohen out to Summative Practice
sea to an island that was near the beach. Not long after they had Practice 1
set out, shrieks of children’s voices could be heard at the turn of the
shoreline. Rohen was feeling exultant at the thought that he would be Good morning to the Principal, teachers and all my dear friends.
saving someone’s life. As the motorboat went near the island, they I heard that many of our students have been absent from school
could see a multitude of bottles with messages floating in the water because of fever. Today, I would like to stress that students should
and a group of children shrieking in delight. take care of their health, not only physically but also mentally. This is
• Yes, I think he did the right thing because it is better to be because a healthy body is connected to a good, healthy mind.
I’m sure you know that in order to be healthy, you need to
safe than to be sorry. eat good food. Good food can provide nutrients for the body and
Part 2 Task 1B the mind. Examples of good food include food rich in protein such
as meat, fish, eggs and milk. You also need to eat vegetables like
Sample answer tomatoes, carrots, brinjals or cauliflowers. You can also try nuts and
Rashid and his friends Subra, Ming and Soon were at the green, leafy vegetables as well as dark chocolate which are good for
beach for a swim. Just as they were walking towards the sea, Rashid your brain.
tripped and crimson red blood began to flow. He was clearly in pain

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