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Chapter 1 (Page 2) Father: Okay, that sounds good. By the way,
Deejay: Hello and welcome to Deena’s Chat do you want to go to your cousin
Time with Teen Students! It’s time Lisa’s wedding this weekend? You
again for New Year resolutions. If can stay at Aunt Lina’s house. I’m
you’d like to share yours with us, just sure you don’t mind squeezing in with
call 33775544. Hi, who’s there? your cousins.
Amira: Hi, Deena. Happy New Year! I’m Mirza: Could I stay at Uncle Ahmad’s house
Amira from SMK Perhentian. I’m not instead?
very good at speaking English, so this Father: All right then. We’re going for a picnic
year I’m going to join the English the day after. You can join us. You can
Language Drama Club to improve my leave your tablet at home for a change.
speaking skills. Mirza: But how will I take pictures?
Deejay: That’s a great New Year goal, Amira. Father: You can use my smartphone. Now,
I’m sure you will enjoy being in the change into your sports attire. I’ll see
Club. All the best to you! We have you at the badminton court in thirty
another caller on the line. Hello? minutes. I’m leaving the office soon.
Aiken: Good morning, everyone! It’s Aiken Mirza: Okay, Dad. I’ll be there.
here from SMK Kuching. I’m going
to change my diet in order to lead Chapter 3 (Pages 26 & 27)
a healthier lifestyle. From today A The Environment Club in our school carried
onwards, I’ll be visiting the gym and out a survey for the students to identify the causes of
cutting down on fizzy drinks, junk floods in our country. Forty per cent of the students
food and sugar. said that drainage system is the major reason for
Deejay: Sounds like you’re off to a healthy floods. Next, twenty per cent of the students thought
start for the new year, Aiken. Keep it that pollution causes floods. Fifteen per cent of
up! Who’s next? the students said that bad weather causes floods.
Wei Hoong: Hello, Deena. I’m Wei Hoong from Another fifteen per cent of the students were of the
SMK Gurun. My resolution is to join opinion that dam break causes floods. Finally, ten
the school football team. I plan to per cent of the students said that floods are caused
train hard and be selected as a school by other reasons.
player. The students also gave four effects of floods.
Deejay: Oh, we have an aspiring football They felt that the most serious effect of floods is
player here! Good luck, Wei Hoong! loss of human life. The second effect of floods is
Hope you make it to the team. loss of property. Another effect of floods is loss of
animals and crops. People in the countryside suffer
Chapter 2 (Page 14) a lot because they cannot save their animals and
Father: Hello, Mirza, can I talk to you for a crops. Lastly, the students said that another effect
few minutes? of floods is diseases. The polluted water will cause
Mirza: Hi Dad! Could we talk later? I have to waterborne diseases, such as cholera.
get 50,000 points in the Battle of the
Underworld. B Good morning everybody. Thank you for
Father: How long have you been on this inviting me to talk about emergency evacuation
game? You’re spending too much during flash floods. The timing is right as we have
time on online games. Your grades just experienced severe flash floods and thousands
are suffering. of people were evacuated. Evacuate your house if
Mirza: I know, Dad. I’m almost done. water rises above the safe level. Follow these steps
Father: How about a game of football this for a safe evacuation.
evening? I mean the real football. A • First, you must follow orders and leave your
bit of exercise and fresh air is good house immediately. It is important to leave the
for your health. flooded areas quickly.
Mirza: You know I don’t like football. Could • Second, wear protective clothing and sturdy
we play badminton instead? shoes. You can prevent cuts and injuries.

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