MOTHER NATURE

SM SAINS TAPAH

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

E-BULETIN

MOTHER NATURE

Prepared by:
Muhammad Afiq Hakimi Bin Ahmad Fuad
Muhammad Danial Haikal Bin Kamarizal
Muhammad Danial Haikal Bin Shahrizal

Amazing Animals

People might think that what makes us different from animals is our ability to think and to
build friendship with others,but in fact animals are capable of more extraordinary things than

people might imagine. Find out why……….

▪ Big Love

In many culture, elephants are seen as a symbol of wisdom and are known for having an excellent
memory. They have the largest brain of all land animals and their intelligence is evident in their ability to
learn, use tools and even their sense of humour. They are very social animals and although they live in
herds, they spend their lives in pairs devoted to a best friend. These friendship between elephants are well-
known, but in an elephant sanctuary in the United States, an unusual friendship blossomed.

Tarra, an Asian elephant, chose Bella, a dog, as her best friend. They odd pair loved spending all their time
together, eating, sleeping and playing. Then one day, Bella had an accident. For the entire three weeks it
took her to recover, Tarra waited outside the sanctuary office. She was free to wander the 2022 acres but
she was loyal to her friend and chose to wait for Bella to get better. It just shows us how animals don’t
consider differences when they choose their friends.

KEEP IT GREEN!

a) Save water

b) Kill two birds with one store

How eco-friendly are you at home? We tend to waste a lot of energy, which is not
particularly good for the environment. Well, a new showerhead has been designed to
help us out in two different ways. Firstly, it is a light for the shower, powered by the
water used while having a shower. This means that you don’t need to have the
bathroom light on, which saves electricity. It is easy to install and has another
interesting feature. You must have found yourself in a situation where you step into
the shower and the water is either too cold or too hot. Well, this showerhead has an
indicator which glows blue or red when the water is too cold or too hot, and turns off
when the water has reached the right temperature and needs no more heating. It’s
sure to be a future in homes all over the world in the future.

Grammar Infinitive without to

To-Infinitive • After modal verbs:-
Can you tell me what’s wrong?
• To express purpose:- We may go to the cinema tonight.
He called to wish me happy birthday!
• After the verbs let and make:-
• After certain verbs,example:afford:- Fay always makes make laugh.
Laura needs to buy a new car. My brother doesn’t let me drive his car.

• After the object of certain • After would rather and had better:-
verbs,example:allow:- I’d rather go to the cinema tonight.
You’d better tell me the truth.
It was Glen who persuaded me to apply fo this
job.

• With too and enough:-
The soup is too hot to eat.

• After the structure it+be+adjective:-
It’s difficult to read his handwriting .

• After certain adjectives,example:afraid:-
At last he was free to do for your holiday?

• After verbs followed by a question word
except why:-

Have you decided where to go for your holiday?

GRAMMAR

 Modal verbs + have + past participle Example

We use……

may / might + have + past participle to express possibility in the I may have seen the film, but I’m not sure.
past.

could + have + past participle to express that something was You were lucky. You could have been hurt.
possible in the but didn’t eventually happen.

must + have + past participle to express a positive deduction I must have left my wallet at home.
about the past.

can’t / couldn’t + have + past participle to express a negative You can’t have met their parents. They live in the US.
deduction about the past.

needn’t + have + past participle to express absence of necessity You needn’t have brought anything.
in the past.

would rather + have + past participle to express preference I’d rather have gone shopping than sightseeing. It was tiring.
about the past.

should + have + past participle to express regret about We should have come home earlier.
something that didn’t happen in the past.
Danny shouldn’t have told you that. It was supposed to be a
shouldn’t + have + past participle to express regret about secret.
something that happened in the past.

Vocabulary

Pharsal with phrasal “up” and “down”

Phrasal verbs with up and down often include a literal meaning of vertical movement
(↑↓) or increasing (↗) and decreasing (↘). These usually have no object (example 1) or
are separable (example 2) - learn more about no object and separable phrasal verbs

here.

1. I lay down on the floor. (↓ downwards movement)
2. Please turn down the music. (↘ decrease volume)

Please turn it down.

Example Meaning

We put up lots of pictures ... • put (sth) up = display sth (e.g. on a wall) so it can be seen
... but then we had to take them down. • take (sth) down = remove sth (e.g. from the wall)

Prices of strawberries go up in winter ... • go up = increase in value or amount
...but they go down in summer. • go down = decrease in value or amount (temperature,

Slow down! You're driving too fast! price)
Please don't speed up every time there's another car nearby.
• slow down = do something at a slower speed
Sarah grew up in Scotland. • speed up = do something at a faster speed
Her parents died when she was 4, so her grandmother
brought her up. • grow up = become older, from child to adult
• bring (sb) up = care for a child until it is an adult
She got up from her desk to answer the phone.
Please get down from the wall - it's dangerous to walk on that. • get up = rise after sitting or lying
• get down = come down from something, descend
The music's too loud. Please turn it down.
I can't hear the music. Please turn it up. • turn (sth) down = decrease the volume of sth
• turn (sth) up = increase the volume of sth
I went down to Australia to see my cousin.
My dad took us down to Australia to see my cousin. • go down (to) = travel south (or to a lower place)
• take (sb/sth) down (to) = take sb/sth south (or to a lower

place)
(note: you can also go up / take sb up if you are travelling
north or to a higher place)

Idioms Amazing
Animals

Idioms Keep It Green

QUIZ

 Choose a, b or c

 My dad was attacked by a of bees last summer.
c. School
a. Swarm b. Flock

 The children up all the tomatoes to make a salad yesterday, so we need to
go to the supermarket to buy some more.

a. Ended b. Turned c. Used

 I thanked him for the offer but it down.

a. Put b. Cut c. Turned

 He may be a bit annoying but at he gets the work done.

a. Latest b. Least c. Last

 Working out three times a week is to our health

a. Luxurious b. Dull c. Beneficial

QUIZ

 Circle the correct words

 What / How awful weather!
 Alice is so / such a delightful person.
 What / How hot is it today!
 This hotel is so / such luxurious.
 These are so / such impressive paintings.
 What / How beautifully she sings!
 The sea here is so / such shallow.

Awesome Word

Example of Malaysian Animals

Endangered species