how to do well in upsr

7/28/2019 How to Do Well in Upsr

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Presenter:

Pn hjh umi salmah bt zachariah

Guru besar sk air kuning, kampar

Former guru cemerlang baHASA

INGGERIS SR


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Objective type

No. of Question - 40

Marks - 40 marks

Time - 50 minutesSection - 5 sections

Section A Vocabulary- 10 questions

- 10 marks


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Section B Social and language

expressions (graphic withspeech bubbles)

- 5 questions

- 5 marksSection C - Grammatical items

- 10 questions

- 10 marks


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Section D Text Completion

- 5 questions- 5 marks

Section E Reading Comprehension

questions ( 2 passages oflinear and non-linear)

- 10 questions

- 10 marks


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Section AHow to master your vocabulary ????????

- Read a lot of books (story books),magazines- Make dictionary your best friend- Speak English with your teachers, friends, brothers, sisters,

parents- Make your own dictionary- Listen to English songs- Always watch English Cartoon/English Movie- Play English games with your friends

e.g. Happy family, Scrabble, Spelling Bee,Vocabulary Congkak, One to Many,Get vocabulary everywhere, word maze, word puzzle


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Example of One to Many

aeroplane1. rope tali2. ear - telinga

3. plane datar

4. lane lorong

5. ape - beruk

6. one - satu

7. pole - tiang8. pale - pucat

9. peel - kupas

10. loan - pinjaman


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Example of word maze

Find ten name of things in the classroom

E R A S E R E A B T

M U P C H A I R C A

F L P E N C I L D BA E N T P H N L U L

N R S B W A K A S E

H R M A K L A M T A

D I A G F K D P E N

B L A C K B O A R D


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ANSWER

E R A S E R E A B T

M U P C H A I R C A

F L P E N C I L D BA E N T P H N L U L

N R S B W A K A S E

H R M A K L A M T A

D I A G F K D P E N

B L A C K B O A R D


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GET VOCABULARY

EVERYWHERE

Situation 1:

You are now at the market. List down thename things that you can see.

Situation 2 :

You are in the zoo. List down the name ofanimals that you can see.

Situation 3 :You are in the supermarket. List down thename of things that you can see.


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How many words you shouldmaster?

What are the words?????- Name of animals- Name of things/objects- Name of plants- Name of fruits- Name of clothing- Name of places- Name of vegetables


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Name of Buildings

Name of Climate

Name of Festivals Name of Games/Sports

Name of Occupations

Name of Food

Parts of the body Parts of the buildings

Young of animals

Home of animals

Family Relationship

Days of the week

Months of the year


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Numbers

Mode of Transport

Action Verbs Antonym

Synonym

Hobbies

Direction and location

Events

Currency

Musical Instruments

Collective nouns


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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

We use collective nouns when we talk about agroup of people, animals or things.

e.g. a bouquet of flowersa choir of singersa bunch of bananasa troop of soldiersa flock of birds/sheep

a band of musiciansa school of whalesa swarm of beesa library of booksa fleet of cars

a crew of sailorsa gang of thievesa shoal of fisha litter of kittens/cubs/puppiesa herd of cattle/goats/cows


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SECTION B

SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS

A. To greet someone :

Hi!

Hello, _______Good morning, _________

Good afternoon, ___________

Good evening, ___________Good night, ___________


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B. To greet someone during

festivals or on special occasions :

Selamat Hari Raya

Happy New Year

Happy Deepavali

Merry Christmas

Happy Birthday

Happy Anniversary

Happy Holidays

Selamat Hari Gawai

Happy Teachers Day


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D. To congratulate a person :

Congratulations!

Well done!

Great!

Wonderful!

Excellent! Fine! Keep it up!


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E. To thank :

Thank you. Thanks.

Thank you for _______

To reply

Youre welcome

Dont mention it. Not at all.


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F. To apologize :

Im sorry. Im very sorry.

Sorry, I _______

G. To repeat somethingyou did not hear :

Pardon.

Pardon me.

I beg your pardon.


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H. To make a request :

May I __________ ?

Could/Can I _________?

Would it be alright if I ________ ?

To agree to a request :

Of course.

Certainly. Why not?


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Section B - Social Expressionsand Language Usage

How to choose the most suitableanswer??????

1. Look at the picture and try

to identify:(a) the relationship between

the two speakers.

e.g. mother son,

shopkeeper customer

coach player

teacher pupil

between two friends, etc


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b) the place in which the dialogue takes place

e.g. sports day, in a bus, canteen, library,

classroom, shop, along a road,at the entrance to , dining room,

hall, kitchen, hospital, market, etc

c) the action by one or both the speakerse.g. waving hands, receiving a prize,

looking at an object, holding a

telephone, carrying object, etc.


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2. Read the words spoken by one ofthe speakers, From the words, try

to identify :a) the purpose of the words

spoken by one of the speakers

- Is the speaker* making a statement .

* asking a question

* exclaiming a word


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b) the second speakerspossible

answer

Could the response :

* be positive or negative

* must it containinformation

* show politeness


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SECTION C & D

GRAMMAR

How to master your grammar ????

- Read a lot of books, magazines,

cartoons, articles, posters- Do a lot of exercises on grammar

- Learn grammar 10 minutes a day

- Group discussion with friends

- Play a lot of language games of grammar.


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What are the grammar youshould know ?

1. Articles

2. Conjunctions

3. Pronouns Personal

- Possessive- Reflexive

4. Prepositions

5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

- much, many, a lot of,

a little, a few,

several, some,

plenty of , etc


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6. Question Words

- What, Who, When, Where,

Which, Why, Whose, Whom,How

7. Adverbs

- Tell how the action is donee.g. walk slowly

run quickly

listen carefullyplay happily

sing sweetly


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10. Subject-verb agreement

Pronouns Present Past Future

I am/have/do was/had/did shall/will

You are/have/do were/had/did will

He is/has/does was/had/did will

She is/has/does was/had/did will

It is/has/does was/had/did will

They are/have/do were/had/did will

We are/have/do were/had/did shall/will


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11. Modals

e.g. can, shall, could,should, may, might, etc

12. Tenses

- Present- Past

- Future

* simple* continuous

* perfect


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Punctuation

. Full stop

, Comma? Question mark

! Exclamation mark

CL Capital letter

SECTION E


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SECTION EWhat are the comprehension

passages you should know ???1.Time-table2. Schedule

3. Plan

4. Map5. Graph

6. Charts Bar chart

Pie chart7. Recipe

8. Menu


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9. Note/Memo10. Messages

11. Postcards

12. Poster13. Picture/Pictures

14. Method/Process

15. Book Review/Book Report16. Extract of story/Stories


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17. Poem18. Notice

19. Announcement

20. Advertisement21. Label

22. Report

23. List24. Form

25. TV/Radio Programmes


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26. Duty roster

27. Diary28. E-mail29. Speech

30. News report31. Factual32. Narrative

33. Dialogue34. Telephone Conversation35. Letter formal & informal


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Subjective type

- 3 questions (1,2,3)- 40 marks

Time - 1 hour 15 minutes


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Question 1- Sentence Construction

(Based on the givenwords and graphic)

- Write complete

sentences based on apicture with the wordsgiven

- Write 5 sentences- You are advised to

spent about 15 minuteson this question

- 10 marks


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QUESTION 2- Information transfer

- Fill in 10 blank places- 15 marks- Spend about 25 minutes on this

question

QUESTION 3- Note Expansion- Write sentences in a

paragraphs form based on aseries of visual stimuli- 15 marks- Spend about 35 minutes on this

question.


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Question 1

- Read the instruction carefully.

- Study the picture given.- Ask yourself :

i) Who are in the picture ?

ii) What are they doing ?

iii) What other things that

you can see in thepicture?

iv) Where are they ?


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- Study the words given.

What are the words ?

Words given are nouns,verbs, adjectives andprepositions.

e.g. Nouns - Encik Hamid,

family, eggs,

food, farm,

teacher, pupils,

picture,

Year 6 Lily, etc


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Verbs - ate, collected, sat,

feeds, hanging,

arranging, dusting,

drinks, playing,

stands, etc

Adjectives colourful, cute,tame, loving, busy,

caring, scared, etc

Prepositions in, near, by, etc


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How to construct

sentences?For nouns add adjectives.e.g. i) girl

hardworking/ pretty girl

ii) familyhappy/poor/rich/big/

caring/small family

iii) food

delicious/tasty food

iv) story book

interesting/colourful story

book


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- For verbs add adverbs

e.g. i) walk

walk quickly/carefullyii) play

playjoyfully/happily

iii) crycry bitterly/sadly

iv) write

write neatly/clearlyv) ate

ate hungrily/greedily

Be careful of the


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Be careful of thefollowing :

SPELLING

PUNCTUATION GRAMMAR

WRITING


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Example of Question 1

boys walking park man sitting

tree reading newspaper scared run away


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Plan your sentences :

NOUNS VERBS OTHERS

Boys walking park

Man sitting tree

Man reading newspaper

Boys scared

Boys run away

C t t t


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Construct sentences :

1. Two boys are walking around happily in

a beautiful big park behind their house.

2. There is a fat man sitting on a bench

under a big shady tree.

3. He is reading a newspaper loudly.

4. The two boys are scared to see the man

because he looks very fierce.

5. So they run away quickly without looking

back.

QUESTION 2


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QUESTION 2INFORMATION TRANSFER

HOW TO ANSWER????1. Read the question

carefully.

2. Note down all theinformation given.

3. Study the picture/s given-some information may be in

the picture/s.4. Fill in the blanks be more

careful of the spelling and

punctuation.


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5. While writing make sureyou write your choice and

give good reasons for yourchoice.- be careful of your

* spelling* punctuation* grammar* writing

6. You can write:* Simple sentences* Compound sentences* Complex sentences

Some useful vocabulary for


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Some useful vocabulary forQuestion 2

*Price- cheap

- expensive

- low

- high

- reasonable- affordable

- good

* Pl


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* Place- suitable- interesting- dull- popular- busy/quiet

- clean/dirty- frightening- small/big- airy

- beautiful- spacious- comfortable- convenient


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* Food- favourite

- clean- healthy- nice

- delicious/tasty- balanced diet- junk food

- nutritious- good


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* Colour- colourful

- interesting- light- dull- favourite- beautiful

* Offer

- good- interesting- useful- free

- valuable


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* Prize- good

- interesting- valuable- worthy- many/ a lot

- useful

* Date/Day/Time- suitable

- valuable- punctual- free- the best


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* Personality- good looking- handsome/beautiful/pretty

- smart looking- honest- trustworthy- responsible- polite

- brave- well-behaved- helpful- clever/intelligent- hardworking- faithful- kind/ kind hearted- respectful- shy- humble- obedient

* f t s


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* featuresbody - tall and thin/ short and

fathair - long/short/curly/wavyeyes - small/big/beautiful

nose - pointed/flat/beautifulmouth - big/small/beautifulface - oval/round/beautiful

age - same /older than/younger than

hobby - good/interesting/same

Reasons that can be used in


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Reasons that can be used in

Question 2

1. Advertisement(a) Things

- items- price

- offer- place- who advertise- to whom

- date/time/day- discount- made from- made in


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b) Place- name of the place- offer- facilities- price- who advertise- to whom- date/time/day- discount


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2. Books / Magazines- Price

- Picture- Author- Publisher

- Specialty- Number of pages- Characters

- Moral value/s- Offer- Place where you can get it


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3.Food/Drinks

- type of food/drinks

- price

- place/location

- time- offer

- content of the food

- nutrient- name of restaurant

- type of meal

4 S i t


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4. Society

- name of the society

- fee

- place

- when is the meeting- person in-charge

- activities

- advantages

- offer


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5.Choosing a friend/leader

- who- age- hobby

- feature- characters- activities- likes and dislikes- place where he lives


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7. Choosing transport

- name of transport- type of transport

- place/destination

- time arrival & departure- fare

- facilities- offer

- route

8 Ch i t


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8. Choosing a pet- name of pet- feature

* face* fur/feather* mouth

* eyes* tail* legs

- habitat

- colour- type of animal tame or wild- group of animal mammal, reptile, bird,

insect, amphibian


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9. Choosing clothing/shoes/bags

- name- size

- colour

- price

- made in

- offer- place

QUESTION 3


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QUESTION 3NOTE EXPANSION

HOW TO ANSWER ????1. Read the question carefully.

2. Study the pictures given and ask

yourself:i) Who are in the pictures?

ii) What are they doing?

iii) What other things that you can

see?iv) Where are they?

v) Is there any moral value/s?


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3. Study the words given.What are the nouns given?What are the verbs given?What are the adjectives given?When is the event?

4. Plan your essay.

e.g. evening parents went town walked stalls

* Where to start and where to stop?* How many sentences you are going

to write?evening parents went town / walked stalls /

5 While writing :


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5. While writing :

Be careful of:

* SPELLING* PUNCTUATION

* GRAMMAR

* WRITING6. Write :

* Simple sentences

* Compound sentences

* Complex sentences


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3 TYPE OF SENTENCES

Simple sentences

e.g.

1. The boy is crying.2. She is reading a book.

3. They are playing football.

4. Is Hilmi sleeping?5. I ate fried rice.

C d t


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Compound sentences:e.g.

1. Ali chased the cat but itmanaged to escape.2. I like to eat rambutans

and my sister likes to eat durian.

3. It is a hot day and I am thirsty.4. We asked him to come but he

refused.

5. Pak Hamid is watering the plantsand Mak Minah is helping him.

Complex sentences :


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Complex sentences :e.g.

1. The man whom you saw lives nearthe flats.2. Here is the book that worth

reading .

3. They visited the spot where theaccident took place.

4. While he was on his way to

school this morning he saw anaccident.


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For a good piece of writing

You can add

Similes Proverbs

Idioms

Similes


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Similes as beautiful as the rainbow

as proud as a peacock

as big as an elephant as busy as a bee/ an ant

as clear as crystal

as cold as ice

as deep as a well

as fast as lightning

as green as grass

as happy as a child

as hungry as a wolf

as loud as thunder

as white as snow

as slow as a tortoise/ a snail as silent as the grave

as stupid as a donkey

as sweet as honey/ sugar


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PROVERBS

What is a proverb ??????

-A proverb is a short

saying containing words

of advice, warning orwisdom.

Example of Proverbs


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Example of ProverbsA friend indeed is a friend indeed

All that glitters is not goldAn apple a day keeps the doctor away

Better late than never

Charity begins at home

Honesty is the best policy

Many hands make light work

Practice makes perfect

Slow and steady wins the race Too many cooks spoil the broth

Two heads are better than one

Where theres a will, theres a way

IDIOMS


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IDIOMS

What is an idiom ????

An idiom is a phrase or sentence

in which simple words are used toconvey a special meaning.

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Example of Idioms:

A black sheep : a- good-for-nothingperson.

e.g. Hilmi always causes trouble in his

family. He is a black sheep in the family. A snake in the grass : a secret enemy

e.g. I thought she was my friend until shebetrayed me. Only than I did know thatshe was a snake in the grass.

Apple of the eye : someone dearly loved

e.g. He is the apple of his mothers eye.


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From A to Z : from the beginning to the

end.e.g. She studied the subject from A to Z.

Once in a blue moon : very rarely.

e.g. I go to the cinema once in a bluemoon.

Now and then : from time to time

e.g. We do visit the library now and then. With flying colours : to be very

successful; to do very well

e.g. She passed the examinations with

To lend a hand : to help


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To lend a hand : to help

e.g. My car has broken down. Can you

lend me a hand? To rain cats and dogs : rain very

heavily

e.g. It was raining cats and dogs thismorning.

To sell like hot cakes : to be sold offquickly

e.g. The books sold like hot cakesbecause they were very popular.

To talk big : to boast

e. . Dont talk bi . I know who ou are.

Th b t t it


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The best way to write :

Use these ideas to

make your essay

more interesting

use adjectives

and adverbswhere possible

e.g. tasty food

run quickly

use similes,proverbs, idioms,

expressions

add a little twist

that is, something

unexpected

Be careful! You must pay attention to


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as you write, or when you are

checking through your composition.

the main tense

used in the

composition

subject-verb

agreement

punctuationspelling

Dont forget to plan your time !


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Don t forget to plan your time !

5 steps to follow :Read the questions and instructions properly

Plan what youre going to write (use a mind map)

Organise your ideas into paragraphs

Write the composition

Check your answer

Example essay for question 3:


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Example essay for question 3:

Picture 1 night Salim sleeping

- crash woke up - rushed

window

Picture 2 ran outside dark

accident peoplehurt telephone

Picture 3 ambulance police

arrived proudhelp - victims

ADJECTIVES


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accident

ADVERBS

- sleeping soundly

- ran quickly

- hurt badly- woke up quickly

SIMILES

-ran as fast as lightning

- proud as a peacock

NEW INFORMATION

- location of Salims

house

- type of vehicles

involved in accident- possible reasons

for accident

ADJECTIVES

- coolnight

- loudcrash

- terrible accident

- youngpeople

- localpeople

- large ambulance

- injuredvictims

TWIST

- Salim himself

meets an accident

as he is running

out of the house

after calling foran ambulance

adjective


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One cool Sunday night, Salimwas sleeping soundly in his room.

His house was at the junction of

a busy road.Suddenly, he heard a loud

crash. He woke up and rushed

quickly to his window. When hesaw what had happened, his face

turned pale. He looked like he

had seen a ghost.

adjectivenew information

adverb

other

expressions


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Salim ran outside quickly. Itwas dark but he could see that a

terrible accident had happened.

Two cars had crashed head-on.Some young people in both cars

were hurt badly. He suspected

that both cars had been speeding.

Salim ran as fast as lightning

into his house to telephone the

local police and the ambulance.

adverb new information

simile

adjective

Other expressions adjective


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He dashed out again.

Unfortunately, as he was runningdown the road, he tripped over a

rock and fell down. Poor Salim!

He hurt his leg and his right arm.Within five minutes, a large

ambulance arrived. The young

people were taken to the hospital.Salim felt as proud as a peacock

because he had helped the injured

victims.

twist

simile


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thats all from me.

Best of luck and mayAllah bless you.

Hope success willalways be with you.

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