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English Form 1 • 2 • 3 Answers
Doing exercises is a must for good health. You must also Practice 4
get enough rest and sleep. Both are usually neglected by students
who claim that they are busy with homework and studies. You must English Language Club,
squeeze in time for exercise. Take a brisk walk to the canteen, go SMK Intan Baiduri,
up the stairs or go jogging during the weekends. You must manage 31000 Ipoh
your time well so that you can have a rest in between studies. If Perak.
possible, sleep for at least six to seven hours so you will feel fresh
the next day. Puan Marlin Abdullah,
As for good mental health, it is wise if you can share your Sejati Consultant,
feelings and problems with parents or siblings. Choose a reliable Jalan Merbok,
friend if you are not comfortable with talking to your family members. 41000 Seksyen 7,
It helps to relax your mind. Stress can affect your health physically Shah Alam,
and mentally. SELANGOR. 12th FEBRUARY 2020.
Therefore, I wish that everyone will be responsible for your
own good health. You will certainly feel good and happy. Thank you Dear Madam,
for listening.
Invitation as a Guest Speaker
Practice 2 SMK Intan Baiduri is having its English Week which has been
Good morning principal, teachers and fellow students. In an annual activity for many years. As one of the activities, we are
conjunction with Health Week, I would like to speak on a topic related planning a motivational talk for the students. As a successful former
to health, which is the importance of cleanliness in our daily lives. student, we are very pleased to invite you as a guest speaker.
It is everybody’s responsibility to practise good hygiene and
keep the surroundings clean. There should not be dirt, dust, stains 2. A talk on building self-confidence can be good to motivate all the
or bad smells. Maintaining cleanliness is an essential part of healthy students at your alma mater as now you have your own counselling
living. Having good personal hygiene helps to improve our personality company. You, yourself can set a very good example for the students.
by keeping us clean externally and internally. 3. We plan to have the talk on the 3rd of April, 2020. However, if you
It is necessary to maintain the cleanliness of our surrounding already have a commitment on that date, please inform us and do
areas, too. Therefore, our house, school and the environment where provide other dates that you are available.
we live should also be clean.
With the help of cleanliness, we can keep our physical and 4. It will be an honour to have you as your expertise and reputation
mental health clean, which will make us feel good. It can prevent is known nationwide.
dangerous diseases like typhoid and hepatitis. Keeping the 5. Please contact me to let me know about your response. Your
surrounding area clear of mosquito breeding grounds can prevent consideration is greatly appreciated and we look forward to greeting
diseases caused by mosquito bites such as dengue. you in the school. Thank you.
Maintaining cleanliness can nurture a good character by
practising good habits. Consequently, it helps the body and mind Yours sincerely,
to feel at peace as well as create good and positive thoughts in the Emilia Ahmad
mind. Now that everyone knows the benefits of cleanliness, I hope (Secretary of English Language. Club)
to see our school and its surroundings clean. Let’s hope it will be
achieved in the near future and I thank all of you for lending me your Practice 5
ears. Sample Answer
10, Lorong 4/8,
Practice 3 Section 2,
Sample Answer 40000 Shah Alam,
I love outdoor activities. I always join hiking, trekking and Selangor.
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camping trips organised by the school. Sharing this interest are two 23 December, 2020.
of my close friends who also take part in our school activities. Dear Crystal,
Last holiday, the three of us decided to go camping on our own.
How are you? I hope you have recovered from your fever. It
I asked my cousin and his friend to come with us because they had was really unfortunate that you were down with fever at the same
more experience in camping. We decided to go to a camping site in time as my sister’s wedding. Let me tell you about some of the
Ulu Mengkuang, near Taiping. customs and traditions.
The place was quiet except for the sound of flowing water from
Before the big day, we had to make some preparations. We
the river. I could see a small waterfall too. There were still large trees cleaned the house and tidied up everything. A beautiful dais for the
around which made the air fresh and cool. As we reached the place in newlyweds was also built in one corner of the house. There was also
the afternoon, we decided to have our lunch first before starting work. a photo booth in front of the house.
Immediately after, we set up the tents and arranged our belongings. The next morning, my sister was in a white baju kurung. It was
Then Azim my cousin, gave us tasks to do along with instructions
that we had to remember. He reminded us not to wander around or for the solemnisation, a compulsory ceremony for marriages in Islam.
The bridegroom was in white baju Melayu, accompanied by friends
go swimming in the river alone. These were safety measures if we and family members who arrived punctually. They also brought gifts for
wanted to enjoy our camping trip. After that, my friends, Sazli, Fitri the bride which included the dowry, a gold ring, a chain with pendant,
and I went to have a dip in the river. The water was so cold although shoes, a handbag and perfume. There were five gift trays and the bride
the weather was quite hot. side returned the gifts in seven trays. Among our gifts were a watch, a
Everyone worked together to prepare dinner. We brought
camping stoves so we were able to cook rice and boil some eggs. shirt, shoes, personal care items, a wallet and a belt.
After the solemnisation ceremony, the bride and bridegroom
Swimming made us hungry and we finished all the rice which was changed into another wedding attire. Both, seated at the dais, looked
meant to be fried for breakfast the next morning! Luckily, we brought beautiful and radiant in grey ‘songket’. ‘Songket’ is cloth woven with
a few loaves of bread. gold or silver thread. There was also a ‘silat’ performance when the
The next day, we had some activities. The five of us went
trekking up the river. Then we grilled some fish for our lunch and for bride and bridegroom were having their lunch. ‘Silat’ is a form of
Malay martial arts. Last but not least was the food served for the day.
dinner, we roasted a chicken. Azim and his friend went to town to buy The guests were treated to ‘Biryani’ rice eaten with chicken, beef and
the fish and chicken. There was no fish in the river so we could not cucumber salad. There was also fruit salad and porridge for those
do any fishing. who did not want to eat rice.
That was an experience that my friends and I enjoyed very
It was certainly a memorable day for our family, especially
much. We hope to go on another camping trip at another place if we for the bride. We took a lot of photographs with the bride and the
have the time and the money.
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