Friday, March 31, 2017

Panduan Menjawab Section B, Kertas 2, 1119/2 Bahasa Inggeris SPM

Teks: Rozanah Zakaria

Section B adalah section yang dikatakan paling 'mudah' dalam kertas 2, Bahasa Inggeris SPM.
Ya, section ini agak 'mudah' sebenarnya jika dibandingkan dengan bahagian-bahagian lain dalam kertas 2 ini.

Jom tengok apa yang 'mudah'?
Lihat juga nanti apakah 'trick' yang mungkin membuatkan anda 'terperangkap' jika tidak berhati-hati di bahagian ini.

1) Ejaan atau spelling amat PENTING bagi bahagian ini.

Jaga spelling dan capitalisation anda. Apa itu capitalisation? Maksudnya kena tahu bezakan yang mana perlu ditulis dengan huruf besar dan yang mana perlu ditulis dengan huruf kecil. Sound simple, tapi ramai SPM candidates yang cuai part ini, menyebabkan markah hilang.

2) Jawab hanya apa yang ditanya.

Jika ditanya 'date', jawab 'date' sahaja, jangan ditambah 'time' atau  'day'. Unnecessary extra information juga menyebabkan markah anda ditolak.

3) Unsur HOTS

Saya yakin semua pelajar maklum tentang hal ini. Eleman HOTS atau KBAT ini menjadi elemen wajib merentasi semua matapelajaran sekarang ini.

Bagaimana menjawab soalan-soalan sebegini?

Pastikan anda gunakan ayat yang diolah dari teks yang diberi atau gunakan ayat sendiri.
Biasanya soalan aras tinggi memerlukan anda faham teks yang diberi, kemudian membuat andaian atau kesimpulan berdasarkan maklumat yang diberi.

Jadi, sudah faham requirement Section B?

Sekarang, cuba buat latihan yang diberi guru anda, lihat samaada anda boleh mencapai perfect score 10/10 setiap kali latihan.

Jika tidak, banyakkan latihan sehingga anda berjaya mendapat perfect score ini!

Selamat maju jaya!

Improving Vocabularies

Text: Rozanah Zakaria

For one to improve his writing in English Language, he has to read a lot. Yet, reading alone without proper techniques will only leave one with the vaguest idea of what he has read.

So how to read effectively?

1) Determine your purpose of reading; whether you are looking for new ideas or new words.

2) Refer to the questions (for exam paper) before you read a particular pragraph.

3) Highlight important points/sentences related to your purpose of reading the text.

4) Ensure that you read a topic about something that of your interest.
This way, you will find reading less taxing thus assist you in understanding the topic better.

Happy reading darlings! 😘

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Indicator

Teks: Rozanah Zakaria

Guna signal, please!
Penat aku tunggu nak keluar simpang.

It's very simple,
don't think you are the only person on Earth using the road.

Thanks!

Aku kalau geram, marah - aku makan (makanan), with the hope, takdak orang yang kena makan.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

A Start to Good Writing

Text: Rozanah Zakaria
Photo: Rozanah Zakaria

      A good piece of writing is like ice cream of many flavours, you will never be       
             bored with varied choices.

There's two essential elements for one to produce a good piece of writing:

1) a strong foundation in grammar
2) a good set of vocabularies

Master these two, you will find your path to writing a masterpiece an easy task.

👍🏻

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Mastering Summary Writing

Text: Rozanah Zakaria
Photo: Rozanah Zakaria
Writing is like drinking the right tea for your specific needs. *wink*

As simple as it looks, summary can be a complicated matter if you are not careful of its techniques.

One of it is:
- be extra careful not to include unnnecessary details in the writing.

How to be sure of that?

Well, read and reread the questions many times to ensure you get the correct understanding of them.

Until the next tip, happy writing! 😍

Teacher Rozanne