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Prepared by: -Nurul Musratulniza Iryanie &Putri Amera Syahirah

EDITOR’S NOTE

Hello everyone! It’s now 2021! Welcome to
a new year! The school obviously has
already started. We know it’s hard for us to
still normalise the new form of teaching,for
sure but we think some of us has already
getting used to it. We hope everyone is
focusing and thriving in their online
classes. We know we didn’t get to feel a
school environment and class atmosphere
but it’s the best for us for now until the
pandemic, covid-19 stops. We hope that
the SPM students are doing their best as
well. We wish they’re acing their exams!
Stay safe and be happy!

Regards,
Iryanie and Putri Amera

STORY TIME!

The Obstacle In Our Path

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid himself and watched to
see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and
courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many people loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything
about getting the stone out of the way.

A peasant then came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and
straining, he finally succeeded.

After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables,
he noticed a purse lying in the roa d where the boulder
had been.

The purse conta ined ma ny gold coins a nd a note from
the King expla ining tha t the gold wa s for the person
who removed the boulder from the roa dwa y.

Mora l of the story: Every obsta cle we come a cross in
life gives us a n opportunity to improve our
circumsta nces, a nd whilst the la zy compla in, the others
a re crea ting opportunities through their kind hea rts,
generosity, a nd willingness to get things done.

MEANING OF WORDS

Give a word that is connected with each definition.
1. A secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring.
2. A deceptive outward appearance.
3. A meeting at an agreed time and place.
4. A fact, situation or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
5. Show a quality or feeling by one’s acts or appearance; demonstrate.
6. Set someone free from imprisonment, slavery or oppression.
7. See an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
8. Not easily convinced or having doubts or reservations.
9. Not allow to be seen or hide.
10. Only average quality or not very good.

PARTS OF SPEECH (GRAM M AR)

GRAMMAR DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE

Bombastic words Marked by or given to speech or writing that is given -Beautiful: stunning -big: colossal
Conjunctions exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means. -busy: bustling -clean:pristine
Pronoun -clear: crystalline -dirty: filthy
Preposition
Adjective A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to also, and, but, because, conversely,
Verb coordinate words in the same clause. consequently, equally important, finally.
The words you substitute for specific nouns when the
reader or listener knows which specific noun you’re ~ Finally, I have my own room.
referring to. I, you, us, them, those
- Hana has always loved fashion. She announced
that she wants to go to fashion school.

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or With, despite, about, within, at, towards,
a pronoun and some other word or element in the rest concerning, across, over
of the sentence.

Descriptive words that modify nouns Charming, cruel, fantastic, gentle, huge

A word that shows action. Eat, sleeps, cook, read, jump, swim.
- She is cooking for dinner.

KEY W ORDS AND CONCEPTS

using have unusual his when at higher

Bjorn Geirr Harsson, a 76-year-old retired geophysicist and government surveyor had found out that Finland would
be celebrating the 100th anniversary of its independence from Russia in December 2017.

He then decided to do an extremely ____1____ birthday present from Finland. Harsson had always been puzzled
by the location of Norway’s border with Finland ____2____ he flew over a large fell, known as Haiti, which straddles
the two countries. Finland’s highest point, at 1,324m, is a mountain spur ____3____ the fell. Yet, the fell’s summit, just
across the border in Norway is ____4____ 1,365m high.

Harsson realised that by moving the border just 40m into Norway, Finland’s ____5____ point would be seven
metres higher. He then wrote to Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and suggested that ____6____ country could
make a gift to Finland of the “barely noticeable” 0.015 sq km of territory.

The local mayor, Svein Leiros and other politicians also ____7____ written to the government expressing their
support for the plan. Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said that she is looking into it. As Leiros puts it, the peak would
be “a wonderful gift to our sister nation.”

INSTEAD OF USING ‘BUT’

• Yet • All the same
• Nevertheless • Just the same
• Nonetheless • At the same time
• Even so • Be that as it may
• However • Though
• Still • Although
• Notwithstanding • Still and all
• Despite that • Withal
• In spite of that • Natheless
• For all that • Howbeit

IDIOMS IN ACTION

GET YOUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER

If you say to someone "put your own house in order", or "get
your own house in order", you think they should solve their
own problems before telling someone else how to solve
theirs.
~ Youshouldput yourownhouseinorderbeforetellingotherpeoplewhat to
do.

~Ianhasplentyof problemsof hisown, soheneedstoget hisownhousein
order before he starts tellingother people howtolive their lives.

BEEN IN SEVENTH HEAVEN

 being glad
 to be happy about something
 in state of extreme happiness
 attaining a state of endless bliss
 eternal joyousness
 amused to a large extent

~Nicole Kidman was in seventh heaven when she received the
awardforthebest actress.

~Afull dayinaresort withall threemealsisjust seventhheaven.

STRAIGHT SHOOTER

 someone who speaks the truth
 speak honestly and straightforwardly
 an upright or plainly spoken person
 someone frank and forthright

~Sheisastraight shooter, andit’sarefreshingchange.

~Thecompanywasindeepwater, sothechairmancalledameeting
forthefollowingmorning. It wastimeforsomestraight-shooting.

CRACK THE WHIP

If a person in authority cracks the whip, they make
people work hard by being strict.

~We’dbetterget someworkdone, orhe’ll crackthewhipwhenhe
getsback fromhistea break.

~Myfingersaresosorefromall thesewingtoday. Thesupervisor
was really cracking the whip because we’ve missed the delivery
dateforthisorderof coats.

ROCKET SCIENCE

 something very difficult to understand
 something that’s not simple to do
 something overly complex

~Myteacherwouldalwayssay that thereisnothinglikerocket science
inyourlife. Youcandoanything.

~Learningthemathematic isequivalent of rocket scienceforme
always.

IT’S TIM E FOR RIDDLES, QUIZ AND JOKES!!!!

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1.What has to be RID D LES 3. What can you
broken before you can break, even if you
use it? 2. What is always in never pick it up or
front of you but can’t touch it?
4. What can’t talk but be seen?
will reply when 6. What belongs to
spoken to? 5. What is black when you, but other people
it’s clean and white use it more than you?
when it’s dirty?

QUIZ ON SCIENCE AND HISTORY

JOKES FOR YOU!!!!

AW ESOM E W ORDS TO CHEER YOU UP!!!!

ANSW ERS

MEANING OF KEYWORDS AND RIDDLES QUIZ ON SCIENCE
WORDS CONCEPTS 1. The study of outer space
1. An egg 2. 600 to 1300 degrees
1. Shenanigans 1. unusual 2. The future 3. Core
2. Facade 2. when 3. Promise 4. Venus
3. Rendezvous 3. using 4. An echo 5. An animal that naturally preys
4. Circumstance 4. at 5. Chalkboard
5. Manifest 5. higher 6. Your name on others
6. Liberate 6. his 6. Zn
7. Witness 7. have 7. Tastes
8. Sceptical 8. Carbon dioxide
9. Conceal QUIZ ON HISTORY 9. The iris
10. Mediocre 1. 1914 10. Magnesium
2. c) 1950s
3. White
4. c) France and England
5. Tok janggut
6. Portuguese

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