A sample of a report report writing for a school magazine. magazine. National Day Celebration SMK Simpang Rengam held a grand National Day celebration on 3st A!g!st this year at Kl!ang Stadi!m. "istory Cl!b# as the organiser had done a great $ob. %he celebration began with a march past by the school band. %he boys in the band p!t on red !niform and a cap. %hey played bea!tif!l m!sic. &'eryone appla!ded lo!dly when they entered the stadi!m and wal(ed past the a!diences. %his was followed by the raising of Malaysian flag. &'eryone stood !p straight and pro!dly sang o!r National Anthem and patriotic songs accompanied by the m!sic played by o!r talented school band. %hen# a few c!lt!ral shows were performed by a gro!p of st!dents. %hey came !p on a platform b!ilt in the middle of the stadi!m and danced traditional dances li(e )zapin* and )inang* gracef!lly. Another gro!p of st!dents also came !p and sang some traditional songs li(e )ghazal* and )lag! asli* sweetly. %he celebration ended with rhythmic gymnastics. +!r school,s gymnasts p!t !p some of their gymnastic acts accompanied by classical and modern m!sic. %hey !sed colo!rf!l ribbons and hoops. -t was fascinating. &'erybody incl!ding o!r &d!cation District +fficer who came to gi'e closing speech was speechless. %he National Day Celebration wo!ld not be forgotten for many years to come. Reported by Amir!l "a(imi "a(imi Secretary of "istory Cl!b/
S0&&C" S0&&C" Keep simple and polite! 1ood morning teachers and friends# -# -hsan "adi as the 0resident of the &n'ironment Cl!b wo!ld li(e to tal( abo!t*"ow to 0rotect the &n'ironment* 2irst of all# each one of !s can start by not littering. e sho!ld throw o!r r!bbish into the r!bbish bin instead of anywhere we li(e. +nce - went strolling at a par( nearby my ho!se b!t was disappointed at the sight of r!bbish.- saw many empty cans and plastic wrappers lying aro!nd.%hey do not only spoil the bea!tif!l par( b!t they are the best breeding place for aedes mos4!itoes. Another way of protecting Another protecting o!r o!r en'ironment en'ironment is by (eeping (eeping o!r o!r ri'ers clean. clean. e can play o!r o!r role by not throwing r!bbish into the ri'ers. Meanwhile the factories can stop d!mping their to5ic waste into them. 0lastic wrappers which made !p 67 percent of the r!bbish can endanger the fish and other a4!atic li'es while to5ic waste can (ill them. e# h!man will conse4!ently s!ffer as we rely on the ri'ers for food and water.
Moreo'er# farmers sho!ld a'oid open b!rning in their farming practice beca!se it pol!tes the air.+pen b!rning can lead to haze which contains poisono!s gases s!ch as carbon dio5ide and s!lph!r dio5ide. %hese gases can ca!se many serio!s diseases. Children who breathe the poll!ted air may s!ffer from asthma and some people may e'en s!ffer from rashes and eye8 diseases. 2inally# we can practice the 3R9 Re!se# Red!ce and Recycle. &'ery ho!sehold sho!ld aim at red!cing the amo!nt of r!bbish thrown.%o achie'e this aim #each member of the ho!sehold can ref!se plastic carriers when he goes shopping."e can bring a recyclable carrier or a special shopping bag.%he ho!sehold members can e'en re!se some items li(e glass $ar as a 'ase and cans as coin bo5 or as a pen holder.+ld newspapers can also be recycled into new papers or re!sed in paper crafting. -f :Re!se#Red!ce and Recycle: are p!t into practice #the amo!nt of r!bbish thrown and the amo!nt of energy !sed to prod!ce some of the recyclabe items can indeed be red!ced. Clearly# each one of !s can contrib!te towards the conser'ation of o!r en'ironment and o!r efforts sho!ld be contin!o!s.0rotecting o!r en'ironment means ens!ring the e5istence of o!r f!t!re generation. ith that# - than( yo!.
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nfort!nately# she fell asleep while waiting for the water to boil. S!ddenly# she heard people sho!ted ?fire@ 2ire@ ?. She realized that she had to get o!t her ho!se fast. A neighbo!r bro(e into the ho!se and p!lled her o!t to safety. %he fire spread all o'er her wooden ho!se 'ery fast. A few neighbo!rs managed to sa'e some of her belongings. %hey sa'ed her washing machine and sofa set. Some other neighbo!rs tried to p!t o!t the fire. %he fire brigade was called b!t arri'ed late beca!se Kamp!ng Damai is located abo!t 67 (ilometres away from the fire station. Ne( =ah,s ho!se was b!rnt down completely b!t the 'illagers were glad that their fa'o!rite neighbo!r was safe.
%he neighbo!rs and e'eryone li'ing in Kamp!ng Damai promised to reb!ild Ne( =ah,s ho!se. &'eryone collected some money to help Ne( =ah. Ne( =ah was gratef!l to her (ind neighbo!rs. "er h!sband and son were called home immediately.%hey were relief that Ne( =ah was safe and !nh!rt.%hey were gratef!l to li'e in a 'illage f!ll of people with )golden heart*.
(Nizam Adzhar bin Chalmen)
Chia Meng Hui, SMK Kayu Ara Pasong, 8200 Pon!ian, "ohor# $n %amlan bin Parmin, Prin&i'al, SMK Kayu Ara Pasong, 8200 Pon!ian, "H% 2 Mar&h 202 *ear Sir, Poor +uali!y o -ood and Ser.i&es a! S&hool Can!een As Head o !he Can!een Pree&!s, / ish !o &om'lain abou! !he 'oor 1uali!y o ood and ser.i&es by our s&hool &an!een# 2# -irs! o all, !here are se.eral &om'lain!s abou! !he la& o .arie!y in ood# 3he menu is !he same e.ery day# As a resul!, s!uden!s ge! bored o !he same ood# S!uden!s also say !ha! !he ood ser.ed is !as!eless and &old# -ood should be &ooed and ser.ed 'i'ing ho!# /n addi!ion, !he ood sold is unheal!hy# A! !imes i! is oily and a! o!her !imes i! is !oo sal!y# /n !he long run our heal!h ill suer as e may end u' i!h high blood 'ressure or high &holes!erol# Some!hing needs !o be done abou! !his si!ua!ion#
4# / ha.e also no!i&ed !ha! !he ood 're'ared is unhygieni& &ondi!ions# Mos! o !he !ime &ooed ood is le! un&o.ered and !he .ege!ables are ashed on !he dir!y loor# %e&en!ly many s!uden!s ha.e allen ill i!h ood 'oisoning# 5# +ui!e o!en !he &u!lery, !ha! !he orers say has been ashed, is oily# 3his sim'ly 'ro.es !ha! !he &u!lery is no! ashed 'ro'erly# 6# Se.eral s!uden!s ha.e &om'lained !ha! !he &an!een orers are rude# 3hey bar a! !he s!uden!s or no rhyme or reason# /n addi!ion, !he orers are &areless hen re!urning !he &hange# S!uden!s are o!en shor!7&hanged# 3his mus! s!o'# # Ano!her &ri!i&ism / ha.e agains! !he orers is !ha! !hey are no! 'ro'erly dressed# 9hen handling ood, orers are re1uired !o ear a'rons, &a's and glo.es !o ensure &leanliness is main!ained a! all !imes# 9e ho'e !ha! !he s&hool adminis!ra!ion ill a!!end !o our &om'lain!s and !ae ne&essary a&!ion a soon as 'ossible# 3han you# :ours ai!hully (Chia Meng Hui)
Sample Question Your class went on a four-day trip to Taman Negara during the last school holidays. With the help of the notes you made in your diary, write an account of the trip. 24thpril ! gathered at school compound ! left at ".## a.m ! chec$ed into hostel.
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2%thpril ! hi$ed up &unungTahan ! lush green 'ungle ! (eautiful scenery
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2)thpril ! canopy wal$ ! 4## metres long ! e*citing to wal$ 2% metres a(o+e the ground
2"thpril ! pac$ed things ! got ready to go home ! e*hausted (ut happy
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uring the /rst semester holidays, my class organi0ed a trip to Taman Negara in 1ahang. ur class teacher, 1n. 3aimun, accompanied us on the trip. n 24 pril, all the students gathered in the school with our (ags. The (us arri+ed promptly. t was a 42-seater air-conditioned (us. lthough the 'ourney was /+e hours, we did not feel tired. s soon as we arri+ed at our destination, we chec$ed into a (udget hotel.
fter a good night5s sleep, we were ready for the most e*citing e+ent ! the clim( up &unungTahan, the highest pea$. lthough the hill slopes were steep and 'agged and the hi$e up was a real challenge, we were e*cited. We en'oyed the cool, crisp mountain air. The +iew of the lush green scenery and the +ariety of e*otic 6ora and fauna was a real treat. n fact, the scenery was so (eautiful that we stopped to ta$e some photographs. The ne*t day, we (raced oursel+es for another challenging acti+ity ! the canopy wal$. lthough some of us were at /rst reluctant to wal$ at a height of 2% metres a(o+e the ground, we ga+e in after much persuasion from our class teacher. t was a real thrilling e*perience to +iew the green 'ungle canopy. The rustling of the lea+es and the sounds made (y the animals sounded li$e a strange musical piece. The ne*t day, we pac$ed our things and left for home. We slept during the entire 'ourney as we were e*hausted. Ne+ertheless, it was a +ery e*citing trip.
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sweep 8 mop8 floor •
clean 8 d!st 8 windows
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rearrange des(s 8 chairs 8 f!rnit!re
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set !p reading corner
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paint walls
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School Compo!nd paint m!rals 8 walls
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decorate 8 notice boards
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plant 8 flowers 8 herbal p lants
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clear clogged drains
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Model Essay A clean and bea!tif!l school is 'ery important. %his is to ens!re that teaching and learning will ta(e place. St!dents can rela5 and en$oy the acti'ities carried o!t in school. %hey can also feel comfortable with the clean and bea!tif!l en'ironment. %here are many ways to bea!tify o!r school. 2irst of all# we ha'e to clean the classrooms by sweeping and mopping the floor. e sho!ld also clean the d!st on the window panes. e can !se a feather d!ster or a wet cloth to clean the windows. %o ma(e s!re that e'eryone ta(es part in cleaning the class# we sho!ld prepare a d!ty roster. %his is beca!se we can di'ide the $obs e4!ally. Secondly# we sho!ld also bea!tify o!r class. All the chairs and des(s sho!ld be arranged properly so that o!r class loo(s neat and tidy. A reading corner with 'ariety of reading materials will be 'ery !sef!l. -f we ha'e e5tra f!nd# we can paint the walls of o!r class. %his will ma(e o!r class more cheerf!l and cond!ci'e. e sho!ld also (eep o!r school compo!nd clean. e m!st clear the clogged drains so that the water can flow smoothly and there will be no !npleasant smell. e can also bea!tify o!r school by painting m!rals on the wall and decorate the notice boards with information abo!t school or coc!rric!lar acti'ities. 0lanting flowers and herbal plants can ma(e o!r school en'ironment fresh and bea!tif!l. Moti'ational phrases and slogans aro!nd the school compo!nd can create positi'e atmosphere th!s enco!rage learning. 2inally# we sho!ld enco!rage e'eryone to (eep the school clean and bea!tif!l. e sho!ld all ta(e part and be responsible in (eeping o!r school clean and bea!tif!l.
3H$ %A/=9A: CH/=*%$N SYNOPSIS 7o(erta 8 9o((ie:, 1eter and 1hyllis li+ed in ;ondon with their lo+ing parents. They were happy and contented. ne day, two strangers came to their house and too$ their father away. fter this sudden e+ent, the children and their mother mo+ed to a small house in the country. There was a railway line near their new house. The children (ecame friends with the people who wor$ed at the railway. They en'oyed wa+ing to the passengers on the <.%am train. n old gentleman who tra+elled on the train always wa+ed (ac$ at them. This gentleman (ecame their friend. The children had se+eral ad+entures with the railway. They
stopped the train when a landslide co+ered the trac$s. They also sa+ed a (oy who was hurt in the train tunnel. The children often thought of their father . Then 7o(erta 8 9o((ie : found out why their father was ta$en away. She wrote to the old gentleman for help. With his help, their father /nally returned to the family. Character : Roberta @ Bobbie •
Responsible
=+idence She ta$es charge and gets her si(lings to thin$ of a way to get their mother the things the doctor said she must ha+e when she is ill. • Brave =+idence She runs onto the railway trac$ to stop the train when a landslide co+ers the railway line. • Determined =+idence She is determined to get help so that she can help her father who is in 'ail. She tells the old gentleman a(out him and with the gentleman5s help, her father /nally returns to the family. Themes 1
1 The importance o! !amil" love
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9o((ie and her si(lings ha+e lo+ing parents. fter their father is ta$en away, 3other is +ery sad (ut she does not tell the children and the children do not as$ >uestions so that their mother will not (e upset.
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The children always wor$ together to sol+e pro(lems, for e*ample when their mother is ill and needs special food and when they ha+e to sa+e the train.
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The children and their mother face pro(lems (ra+ely. 3other does not show how sad she is and wor$s hard to pro+ide for the children.
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When a landslide co+ers the railway trac$s, the children act with courage to sa+e the train from a terri(le accident.
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$amil" love and lo"alt"
The children show their lo+e for their mother (y not as$ing >uestions a(out their father. They are loyal to their father and ne+er forget him.
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+indness and compassion The station master lets 1eter go when he learns that the family is too poor to (uy
coal. ,
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The children are (ra+e to confess that they ha+e ta$en the coal and they also tell their mother that they as$ed a stranger to get the things the doctor as$ed them to get for her.
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I WONDER . Answer the following 4!estions
ho is the person in the poem . hat does the word wonder mean 3. hat is the tone of the poem E. here is the persona in the poem F. hy is the poet always wondering abo!t the nat!re G. Name two things that the persona wonders in the poem 7.hat poetic de'ice is >?!he !rees !o !ae a res!@
u!!ested ans"ers . Childyo!ng boyboy . >ns!renot s!re 3. &arnestc!rio!s E. +pen placepar(gardenfield F. ants to (now how s!ch things happenalertssensiti'e of s!rro!ndings G. Any two themes H. 0ersonification 6. Appreciate nat!renat!re is bea!tif!l c!riosity of a child towards the nat!reaware of s!rro!ndings
"&-R C+ND-%-+N-N1 . hat is the poem abo!t . hat is the symbol of modern life 3. hat is the symbol of olden life E. hat did the persona highlight in the second stanza F. ho are in'ol'ed in the poem G. hat is the tone of the poem H. 1i'e two moral 'al!es that yo! (now from the poem. 6. hich type of life wo!ld yo! prefer to li'e in 1i'e a reason. J. hat do these symbols represent / 0aper fans b/ Air cons c/ Money u!!ested ans"ers . Abo!t life modernolden/past lifepresent life . Air consfa5eslong distance calls 3. 0aper fans E.
G. Serio!snaL'eeager H. Any s!itable answer 6. Any s!itable answer J. a/ paper fans8simple lifeb/ air cons8 present lifemodern lifec/ money8 new 1od in present lifematerialistic
%"& R-&R Read the poem and answer the 4!estions that follow. . hat is the theme of the poem . %he word he? in the abo'e poem meansO 3. %he Ri'er is ha'ing the 4!alities of h!man beings. hat is the poetic de'ice !sed E. hich stanza tells yo! that %he Ri'er is threatening F. hat is the tone of the poem G. hat word tells yo! that %he Ri'er is angry H. hy does the poet compare %he Ri'er to a wanderer or a tramp 6. hat is yo!r opinion abo!t %he Ri'er
u!!ested ans"ers . %he $oys Nat!re bringsNat!re is both beneficial and destr!cti'eNat!re has its simplecharms%he Ri'er is a nat!ral so!rce of lifeaccept any other s!itable answer/ . Ri'er 3. 0ersonificationmetaphor E.
. hat type of life do we ha'e today 3. hatdoes the word leis!re? mean E. "ow can we appreciate the Nat!re F. ho is the persona in this poem G. State the acti'ities that yo! can do d!ring leis!re;a/b/ H. %he e5pression as long as sheep or cows is !sed as aO 6. hat ha'e yo! learnt from the poem u!!ested ans"ers . Co!plet . I!sy life 3. Restrela5en$oy E.
