SPM REVISION

1119 ENGLISH 2013

Prepared by Chong Fei
Ying

Paper 2 (section A- MCQ)

Be careful with the use
grammar
Revise on the idioms you
have learnt
Highlight the key word in the
question
Which is the correct
statement?
Which is wrong?

Basic
Rules for
Grammar
Prepared by
Chong Fei Ying

Rules for Tenses

P1
Present tense (+s or -s)
[for now, facts or habits]

P3
Past (+ed or spelling
change)
[for stories that are over]

P2
Process (+ing)
[takes time to
complete]
P4
Participle (=ed,
spelling change or
+n)
[for perfect tense
and passive
sentences]

P1

has/have
goes/go
gives/give
chooses/
choose
buys/buy
flies/fly
sings/sing
cuts/cut
puts/put
becomes/
become
smiles/smil
e
explains/
explain

P2

P3

P4

having
going
giving
choosing

had
went
gave
chose

had
gone
given
chosen

buying
flying
singing
cutting
putting
becoming

bought
flew
sang
cut
put
became

bought
flown
sung
cut
put
become

smiling
explaining

smiled
explained

smiled
explained

Rules for Tenses in Malay

P1

P2

sekarang

sedang (imbuhan me-)

P3

P4

telah

imbuhan di-

kicks/kick - kicking - kicked - kicked

tendang - menendang - telah tendang - ditendang.

a) to + ori
to give (correct)
to gives, to giving, to gave, to
given (wrong)

b) to + be + P4
to be taken (correct)
to be take, to be takes, to be
taking, to be took (wrong)

c) modals: + ori
can/cannot/may/must/mustn't/should/sho
uldn't/will/would etc modals

can swim (correct)

can swims, can swimming, can
swam, can swum (wrong)

d) modals + be + P4
must be discussed (correct)
must be discuss, must be
discusses, must be discussing
(wrong)

e) by + ing

by taking the bus (correct)

by takes, by take, by took, by
taken (wrong)

f) for + ing
for demonstrating (correct)
for demonstrate, for demonstrates,
for demonstrated (wrong)

3H + been + P2 or 3H +
been + P4
3H + been + P2
has been taking (correct)
has been take, has been takes, has been
took (wrong)
3H + been + P4
has been taken (correct)

P2 is used if the process takes a

long time,
P4 is used if it is a passive

QUIZ
1. A) The child is talking to a boys.
B) The child are talking to boys.
C) The children is talking to a boy.
D) The children are talking to a boy.
2. A) She take him to school every day.
B) She takes him to school every day.
C) She taking him to school every day.
D) She taken him to school every day.

QUIZ
3. A) The instructions is give by the teacher.
B) The instructions is given by the teacher.
C) The instructions are given by the teacher.
D) The instructions are giving by the teacher.
4. A) The lady has sing a sad song.
B) The lady has sung a sad song.
C) The lady had singing a sad song.
D) The lady have singing a sad song.

QUIZ
5.

A) His results have improved by take

extra tuition.
B) His results have improved by takes
extra tuition.
C) His results have improved by taken
extra tuition.
D) His results have improved by taking
extra tuition.

6.

A) These ingredients are for make some

cupcakes.
B) These ingredients are for made some

QUIZ
7.

8.

A) You should dress neatly.

B) You should dresses neatly.
C) You should dressed neatly.
D) You should dressing neatly.

A) The victim must be take to the hospital

immediately.
B) The victim must be takes to the hospital
immediately.
C) The victim must be taken to the hospital
immediately.
D) The victim must be taking to the hospital
immediately.

QUIZ
9. A) I like to shop.
B) I like to shops.
C) I like to shopped.
D) I like to shopping.
10. A) The books has been return to the shelves.
B) The books has been returned to the
shelves.
C) The books have been return to the
shelves.
D) The books have been returned to the
shelves.

Paper 2 (section B- Information

Transfer)
No spelling error!
December, not Disember/
August, not Ogos
Capitalize when it is needed
(Month, Name of Place)
Remember and understand
some common questions:
Date, Time, Venue ,
Accommodation, Fee, How
to apply, Participant

Paper 2 (section C- Reading

Comprehension and Summary)
Intelligent guessing
Fast reading for the first time just to skim
for the main ideas for each paragraph.
Read the question
Read the text again to scan for the
answer.
Be careful with the hints given like From
paragraph 3, which word suggests, which
word has the same meaning, where, why,
how, who, when
The last question required your critical
thinking skill
Use your own words for the last
question.

Paper 2 (section C- Reading

Comprehension and Summary)
If the passage is using I as the
subject, you cannot use I, me,
mine, you SHOULD change to
The writer, he/she, his/her,
him/her.
Remember to write the 10 words
given in the summary.
Underline before and after the
lines given in the summary
question.
Write in 130 words

Paper 2 (section D- Literature)

POEM
Be careful with words like line,
phrase, sentence, word
2011: In The Midst of Hardship
(Form 4 Poem)
2012: Nature (Form 5 Poem)
2013: He Had Such Quiet
Eyes
Are you still paying
your
flute?

Paper 2 (section D- Literature)

POEM

Video Time!

Paper 2 (section D- Literature)

NOVEL- THE CURSE by LEE SU ANN
For The Curse, make sure you read and
study the question
select an event you like the most and
provide reasons
Remember you need to put personal
point of view or opinions to score in
this question.
Introduction students should state the
novel and the author
You are allowed to answer the questions
using present tense or past tense. But,
bear in mind you have to be consistent
in using one form of tense throughout
your response.

Paper 1 (section A- directed

writing)
Make sure you use all the
points given (C6+6,
C10+2,C12)
Add one to two elaborations
after the point given.
Memorise all the format
(formal letter, informal letter,
article, report, speech)

Informal Letter
No. 5, Jalan Kesuma 5,
Taman Tasik Kesuma,
43700 Banting,
Selangor.

20 March 2012
Dear Raniya,

Your sincerely,
Suriya

Informal Letter
Closing Yours sincerely (for friends, pen-pals, etc.),
Your loving daughter, etc.
Do not use Yours faithfully as it is used for formal
letter.
It's been quite some time I have not written to you.
How are you getting on?
How's life? I hope you are in the best of health. How's
my beloved Uncle Johari? I miss him too. The reason I
write this letter is to tell you about

I guess I have to have to pen off now. Hope to see you

in the next letter. Please convey my love and regards
to my uncle and aunty. Take care!
Well, thats all for now. I have to pen off. Hope you
enjoy reading it. Do write me a long letter next time.

Formal Letter
Zain Isma,
32, Jalan Laksamana,
Taman Mega,
86000 Kluang,
Johor
The Principal,
SMK Kayu Ara Pasong,
82010 Pontian,
Johor.

8 NOVEMBER 2013

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Poor Maintenance of Taman Jayadiri
I am writing this letter on behalf of./ I, the monitor of 5 Indah, on behalf of my classmates, would like to complain about
2. One of the main problems of the residents concerns uncollected rubbish (point 1). Initially, rubbish was collected
three times a week. However, since August this year the garbage collectors have only been coming once a week. Our
litter bins are always filled to the brim and we have no choice but to leave the bags of rubbish next to the bins. The
rotting waste causes a terrible stench (point 2)
3.

We would like to appeal to your sense of fairness and hope prompt action will be taken regarding these matters./ I hope the council will
look into our complaints and take prompt action to solve our problems.
Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

NORLISSA
(NORLISSA BT DUSUKI)

Report
Report on A Community Service
To

: Madam Kwok
The Library Teacher
SMK Sungai Tong.
From: Malik bin Abdul
Date : 24 March 2013

Reported by,
Malik
(Malik bin. Mohd Jalil)
Secretary
Library SMK Sungai Tong

Article
The Importance of Studying English
written by Chong Fei Ying
It is a big concerned for teenagers nowadays as they are unaware of
the importance of English language as they tend to ignore to learn the
language. Students attitude towards the language is also crucial to make sure
that these teenagers can face the future world better by learning English
language as it is an international language.
First and foremost,..
Secondly, we should.
Besides,.

Based from all the above elaboration, I hope that students will see the
importance and realise how importance the language is for their own future.
Although it is a second language in our country, it is now a main language all
over the world.

Speech
A very good morning to our beloved
principal, Pn Laila Mohd Noor, senior assistants,
teachers and friends. On this glorious morning, I, Gary
Tan the recipient of this years Best Student Award
am going to give a talk on How to Become a Successful
Student. In my speech, I am going to share with you
some tips on how you can be a successful student.
Good morning to the principal, teachers, and fellow
students. I am honoured to stand here to give a
speech / talk. My speech / talk is entitled

I have to stop here. I hope you have found

my talk helpful. Thank you for listening attentively.

Paper 1
(section B- continuous writing)
Write 350 words
Take 5 minutes to check your answer after
you write.
From today onwards, read 5 essays every
day! (memorise some useful phrases,
meaningful vocabularies and interesting
storyline)
If you choose to write narrative essay,
make sure you have interesting
storyline!
Use of transition words in all your essays
(Firstly, next, then, furthermore, moreover,
besides, other than that, finally)

MOTIVATIONAL
VIDEO
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